The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-19

lWhollam was io1nd. He had trav
cled eighty miles down the river
and was twice within hail of the
| Union gunboats, bot was afraid &c
make himself known. As soon q,
those two had been brought back.
Andrews was chained hands and
feet, and the irons rivetod on, the
ehacklcs being OF immense weight
and snfiicient to have held an OK =
The whole party were then run of
to Atlanta, Georgia. On the 1,h
Of June Andrews was taken from
the Jail and hung, or rather strau
gled to death. for the tree on which
they hung him was 90 low that
when bis head touched the limb bis
toes touched the ground, and IL was
necessary to dig the sani away in
order that he could be choked -
His irons and shsckles were still on
him.
"After remaining in jail about
seven days, the Provost Marshal
came to our coll and took out the
seven that were tried at Knoxville.
viz: Wilson, Ross and y. G Shan
derrick Of .he 81 Ohio, Slaven and
Robson, 33 Ohio, John Scott, 2lst
Ohio, and William Campbell. citi.
zen OF Louisville, Kentucky. These
we're taken from the cell into en- cd
Joining room. and their sentence of
death was read to thsm, and per.
mission refused them to return to
their comrades before execution.
which took place in half an hour at
ter leaving us. They were hing
with cotton ropes, and two of the
party broke down, and were allow.
ed to live about an hour, and see
them pnt their comrades in coflina.
after which they were again hung
up, and their lifcless bodies passed
our Jail window in about half an
hour.
/ The balance Of the party expected
from day to day to be taken out and
hung. but were not disturbed in
their miserable existence for four
months. In October last, being in.
formed that they were to be tried by
court martial, and expecting no
mercy, they. on the evening Of the
18Th, rushed upon the jailer when
ne brought up their supper. deprived
him Of his keys, released four other
prisoners, and in a body fell upon
the guard and disarmed them
They then scaled the fence and
made for the woods, about mile
distant. The guard pursued, firing,
and the party scattered, every man
Tor himself, except Wood and-Wil.
son. who kept together ard made
their escape. How many we're
shot or retaken they do not know.
Capt Fry, oae of the party stsgger.
ed and fell, after being repeatedly
shot Mt, and was probsbly killed =
Alter being twenty two days in
the woods. Wilson and his comrade
reached the Chattahooche river, and
there found boat. in which they
got to Columbus. Georgia, subsist-
ing on raw catfish and berries on tho
way.
They did not venture into the
city, bnt started for the Gulf coast
and alter eleven days Of suffsring
and hardships, reached Apalachico-
la, and there for the frat time in
seven months beheld the flag Of the
free foa,ing from the United States
steamer Somerset. on board which
they were taken, and treated with
the utmost kindness. From that
vessel they were transferred to the
Stars ard Stripes, ani taken 10
Key West. whence they propose ia
start for Washington, en- route to
Join their regiment.
This narrative 10 rom lntic one,
and rests mainly upon the state
ments Of the two men, but is cor
roborated in measure by General
Prentiss, who in recent speech a,
Washington, alluded to the hang
ing, at Atlanta, Georgi,, of eight
privates of.an Ohio regiment, who
had been sent nv General Mitchell
to destroy a railroad, hut unfortn
nately neglected to cut the wires
and were intercepted by q rebe
lorce from Chattanooga.