, 1862-09-11

tour;ert then asked, "wh,=e division d. vor
belong to Sh 'Jackson's,N was the reoly.
gray confederate uniform favored this idea,
al Q conversation eDsued. As the two trav-
eItd Together the courier observed that there
WIS d1spo.ition on the part Of bis coup1nfoo
TO drop behind, and finally he WAS astonishsd
By pistol presented to his breast, and de-
nanu 5cr the delivery Of the papers he car
1ied in his belt. Having no other resource,
The Latter surrendered the documents, wneu
the spy deliberately shot him in the back and
ran. Soon alter wards the courier was found
hy some OF his friends, and narrated the par
t1cn1aFs Of the affair, describing the man SO
INFINITELY that, when subs. qaeutly arrested,
hs WIS known beyond q peradventure He
Aad, tcr instance, tTo defective front teeth,
Was q pale faced, determined locking and
quick spoken person.
4 search vas ut once Instituted, but fortu-
nately he tell into our hands by his 0 IN fool
lshnt S.. 1t is stated {bu1 I do not youch for
t6at} that this morning the spy rode up to
deh. Jones, who was st the head OF his col
umn, and said: General, au the chief
courier OF Gen. jackson, he desired me to re-
quest you to order your column to be reversed
at once" The order WAS of course given,
and the pretended courier rode AMY. His
ut It exploit was to ride up TO the colonel of
one Ct our regiments aud give him the sams
command he bad eiyen to Jones. Tue colonel
vas shreWd officer, however aud remarked,
am not il the habit &, receiving my orders
from Gen. jackson" swell, sir, those were
my orders nom him to you.'1 aWh1t cav
airy are you from r. The courier nesitated q
moment, and said, "fron the Hampton Le-
gIon:" "In whose division and brigade is
that:" asked the colonel. Tni. confused
bin still more, and he could oaly reply, IL
don't know; have forgotton' Being then
taken into custody and examined, Several pa-
I,ers we're found upon his person written in
short hand and an abbreviated long baud, en-
b1ac1rs the reformation be had Obtained 4
pair Of 1ieutenaut's shoulder straps we're also
concealed in his pocket. Tuese discoveries
otltg made, the man confessed that he WIS a
YarEce, and belonged to the Ueion arnr, but
in the capacity OF an Independent scout. He
admitted further that he h.d observed aud re-
ported the movements OF our army, hut de-
nied having killed the courier. He claimed
tat IL was done by party OF Texans with
whom he vas travt ling.
The various facts being conclusive, the
court martial by which he was tried had little
hesita ion in finding him "guiley,' and sen
ttDciug hin to be hung. The execution took
place This afternoon, uader the direction of
Gen. Evans, in the presence Of his brigade
and large number of soldiers. The pris-
oner was mounted on horse, his hands
tied behind him, aud he was driven
little 1arger than an Ordinary bed
ctr5, then being adjusted, he was ordered to
siano upon the saddle. As he did so q soldier
gave sharp cut to the animal. aud in a second
more the epy was jerking convnlsivelY from
the limb shove him. He met his fite with
s1th what he had accomplished, but to the
last deEitd all participation in the act Of
shooting Ls'nsstSeet's courier. He said he
had IN uncle aud aunt living in Clarke county,
ta-,ard that the latter had made him the Con-
3edate uniform which he wore