New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-05

TRIAL, SENTENCE AND EXECUTION OF
TIMOTHY wF8sTER As A SPY.
from The 7icAmoad Dispatch.
Wespperd d brief synopsis of the proceedings OF
,he cort-rartial that condemned the above person,
IN order TO correct understanding Of tie matter al
kgcd agoinst Inn, and for which he yes'orday, az
.w.rty-,we minutes past eleven O'Clock, suffered the
Axtretne goEalcy Of the law ~ the military camp d.
ih, rev fa.r grounds -
On he al u April the oourt-nartial convened for
,he trial q Timothy Webster as an alien enemy,
Col. Nat faylo, Seiug President OF the same.
Csc,6.. Lurking about the armies and foacsons OF the
V0slso esc,,or'fhat ON the 1t of Fr being alien
sad in vice ofthe UGited States he luTked about
se sss .D cr6cssions Of the Confederate States IN and
"es go Sse6af:os-Tha sboot the lst OF July, 1891
rs,pE being au siieu enemy and IN the service of the
es sa'e dd aEs n -ToaSa -a 'VSIr S IN b se
2isrrtssee qhe rr.souer was defended by Nance sud
Wrsss VITO introduced Of witnesses IN his be
qHe Cc,t, having maturely considered the evi
Serce sddvced and two-thirds concurrlng therein
,bsV find the prisoner guilty Of the charge.
Elrst Ie0fc.tlOr-6uity.
Second SlechCatiOif-NOt guilty.
WnereGuon two.thirds Of The Court coucurring, IT
was sdaoged that the accused "snfer death by
banging"
On tle 9th OF April, the proceedings findings,
cue ser tence Of the Court were approved Icy The
Commanding General Of the Department Of Henrico,
who ordered that the sentence should be executed
vuGer the dIeet.on of tine Provost Marshal, ON te
Got day Of April, between Tie hours CT oaad l.
clock m.
On the announcement Of his approaching fate. The
prisoner, as we hear, grew defiant, thinking, no
doubt, that he would not be hung. lie also sald lie
could make several parties IN The WAY Department
"sbake in their jackets by his revelations, hut he
made none up TO lis last hour Learning on Monday
.ight that HAT there was 10 show for him, he be-
came completely unnerved He was carried - the
Fair Grounds as early as O'clock yesterday morn
iuc by Capt. Alexander, hnt prior to that time re-
teived a visit from the Rev. Mr.. Woodbridge. He
ssked the clergyman 10 Tead the Psalm of David In
vohng vengeance on his enemies lie refused, aud
Webster grew indignant, causing the clergyman to
take an early departure. When brought TO the gall
lows, the prisoner visibly affected by the sight
o. the preparations observable, aud shuddered when
b. looked a. his coffin.
After the rope was adjusted around his neck,
prayer was offered MP by the Rev. NJ ID. Bose. At
the conc tusion, black cap was drawn over bis
eyes he md previously said farewell 10 several per-
tyns standing by. The signal being given, the trg-
Ger that sustained the drop drawn, and il struck
tsainst She uprights with loud sound. Owing 20
detective eottOn-rope, the moose slipped, and Web
ser tei. o. bis back 10 the ground. The hall hung
aud Iaruaiiy-stunned man was eIeedlly Iaised and
sssisied Up, and q rope being ready, be was
soon swinging in accordance with his sentence.
THIS oeearred al I:25 o'clock. Fifteen minutes
later we left the ground, but the body was still sus-
ren6s3. lie died in about one minute.
Webster who had uienty Of gold and Confederate
stse Treasury Noes gave 1t sl TO his wife the night
before kis execution. He was in the employment
Of one Of the departments here letter carrier be-
tween tAis city and MaIyla Ii Ia said-how true
we kncC noi--that he used TO take the letters re-
eeveo here 10 Washington, where they were coiied,
and TIE answers received were served IN Tie same
vay - being used az evidence ,ainst the parties,
As many of them have found TO their cost by suose-
one,t arrest and incarceration In Northern forts.
Suspicion was first excited against the prisoner by
the s.ylo of his evidence aQalnst Lewls snd scuy
end thele the cat ont OF The bag on hi ater their
conviction. Mrs. Webster, who was arrested along
with he. husband as spy Is sill at Castle Gotwm,
but viii 70 doubt be sent out Of the Coniederacy.
Wobstes is the first man executed Aere IS q Spy.
Peshaps A. would have been better had the business
been corlmerced al an earlier DAY.
AXcTHuR INsTALLMENT or YANKEES.
Fyanq Tie Richmond D.potoa
ds1ohment from Gen. Jaekson's army brought
down b the Central Railroad yesterday twenty. TX
prson.fssXteen Yankees and ter domestic traitors.
Ine laGer were very sluahd and III eIaoie, hang
dog.lO0llng ret Of creatures. Nhlse they Ini 1T
have served the enemy az ses on the aclons o. our
brave boys they could hardly, judging from appear
aDees have inflicted any serious damage on the cause
Of Southern rights by their characteIs or example.
Some q the Yankees were to!efably fir specimens
Of bumSlity hu, IN several Of them the brute stuck
ont 50 ia that il could not be concealed. number
o. them were 50 Ieutolic that their jaIgOn could
hardly be understood
Tie names of the Yankees were james. Ginnis,
Company Z, 81 dMaryhnd; Thos. Eckies Company
II, 6oih Ohio; James L. BaDs, COMPANY !, 18th
Indiana G. Cailey, Company {, let Vermont; j..
II. Abel Company y. LIT Vermont; John b .owu,
Company Il, Let Vermont; 4. T.. Miller, COMPANY
Is. 10, Vermont; G. Van Weller, Company X, 3ltn
I.Aaois; J&ues Moore, C0mpaDy G, Ist Vermont;
C1.s S-iielz, Company i, 5ith NeN-lcsk; Id
ward Haman. Sergeant Company J, Ssh New York;
j. LEATHER ComIa any X, .0th Pennsyiyaila ". T..
johnson, Company L, 9TH Connection; 4. JOhnsOu,
Sonlauy Z, 9TH Connecticut l.. u. Sparkle, Com
peny x, 39th Illinois, VI. a. Chapman, Company
II, 81 Wisconsin.
The following are the names Of the citizen prison.
eIs aud The counties from which they hail. j. Light
NJ Besoe, and Richard buckley, Frederick; j. n.
Aorris, u. Powell ). Collier, Greene; w. Breeder,
+. r. and Beverly Breeau Rockingham; l.. Gaiiug,
Page; A. Hefiin, Fredericksburg; james y. Wicof,
Ch4ries L. Guy, VIM. III. Van Wort, Orange; Sam.
nHsi Rag Iho.. L. Morrison, John Chaltan, and
noses Morrison, SpOtsy lyanid.
ine sixteen Yankee priscneTs were cgrfured on
Saturday .zst bya Coniederaie caysl comraly,
ge'%een Sssits Gap and the Shenandoah l.iyer, IN
rockingham Comfy. A number Of The Ilcegians
were % mace 10 bite the dust, and The survivors we're
.n"seS oy oas cavalry 20 the river, where several
"''' N'0"Ao@ IN attempting 70 recrcss.
HON. JOHN n. BoT-rs sgNT sor'Tu.
me coAo!"ons on which the Hon. John ". Botts
was reletsed from his imDrisnpr1en' :, Cas1io coJ
WIN ty me Conr- oi Inquiry that ev,roired tbe
charge Of disoyal'y preferred aysiost b,~, arc.
ln', that alter being permitted 10 90 ia lie rel.
.enoe Ia neu.I'o, nc eaAl, with sll convenient,
eqeed prepare TO remove 10 location for,Ior soa,b
sLd when the same is nd.cated bv t; :. % oO"'i
approved by the War Department az 81 81 % w y, ~
GoreTDment. IL has already been infine,oa - - -
had no, nr Bolts with bis characterize .bs,;a
Secared himself ne9Iidi IN the present war. he
Court II Inquiry would nave recommended ~ ~;
charge. OF ,his we know nothing, but the ro,E.
t0Gs Of ais release specified above. may be relied