New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-31
A rEpgvrsEE EXECUTION.

f,os The PdImsr0 mo Co'h'sr',
a,, issf the lNh inst, Witnessed 20

our turbulent social life.
II will be remembered By onr readers that On toe
OCCASION Of Poiters descent upon Painyra, re cap
srr,d among other persous an Old and highly re-
,peced resident of this city, by name Andrew Alb
man qh,s person formerly belonged te ihe 80 Mis-
sour Cavalry, though too old TO enuuIe III Wv naIu
sbps Of very active duty. lie was wherefore oe'aied
A Lind Of eDeciai or extra Provosts Marshal
guard or c,cerone making himself generally useiui
h variety Of ways 10 Tho military OF tho place.
Being an old resident, and widely acquainted with
The people OF The place and vicinity, he was
srsouentiy called upon for information touching the
Nalty OF men, viii he always gave 10 the extent
es HE ability though acting, we believe, in all such
ses with great cHrdor, and actuaIed solely by
,usclcn,ous desire " discharge HE whole duty 10
p Government
lis know ledge Of tho surrounding country was
sho Of bis being frequently called upon TO aes
ae guido 70 scouting parties sent out 10 arrest DIS
loya persona So efficiently and successfully did he
&C in these various capacities, that be won the Nv
ter hatred If all the Rebca Ia tins city ana Ncuhy'
and they only awaited the coming OF ih'oTaoe Np-
portnnity 10 CAtiiy their desire for revenue. Inc
Opportunity cane at last, when Porter TOOK ialmy
ra. Thas Che villiane, with poIers assent, sitiaief
their thirst for bis blood by The deliberate aud PFC
determined murder OF their helpless Nc,iui, no tray
sal man doubts. When they killed him, or how,
where. aro Items of The at not vet revealed .
epublic Whether he was eiabbed at midnight
che dagger of ihe assassiD, or shot q, mldday by
6 rifle Of The kueri.ja Whether he was hung AID
Is body hidden tenemb the scany roll Of sons oak
thckot OF left food ion hogs 10 fatteD upOni or
ether Ike the il.fatei Wheat, his taroat was "
ed from ear to eeT snd his body sunk beneath the
aye--Ne know not. Bat thai he was fouly,
nselessly, murdered, Il is useless 20 attempt 10
When Gen. Mcneil returned to Palmyra, after
NteveDf, aud ssCerisiDef the circumstance under
loh AllsUan had been abducted, he caused 10 be
Ged at Ell due dehberatiOn, tho following notice:
PA,aIR,, No. Oct 2. 1852.
Josyps ( PeRTER; Sr-Anors Alsman, an aged G. Ien
Psiuy,., and non.comoaiant tsSug been carried rom
a
and good order Of the ate of Mssoui which band
dew Aismsn Is Is,ars,d uaIsrmes TO his family within
days from date who have belonged 70 ,aud
.In@sS Of ,as ussd ss.s ard Who az now cs.tody
will be shot as meet reward iOf 'hsir crimes aIncnr
tbety. aud. Il not returned, Pe'unptVey siding ia h'
YOu PROMPT attention 70 isis will save mg:h 'nssrirs
he"''' &C. p,o,o,, Ger M, ~ W.,or
Per order ef Brig. Gen. Commanding MeN,is column.
A written duplicate OF tLis notice he caused 10 be
placed m The han6s Of tbe wife Of Joseph c. Porter,
q her residence in Lewis County, who |, was well
brown war IN frequent communication with her
husband. The notice wss published widely, and IS
)r,er was IN Northeast Missouri during the whole /
tie len drys snoees tent 70 The date OF the notice
is impossible that with ell his varied channels Of
iuforna ion, he remained uuopprised Of Gen. Me- /
Eeils Def ordination IN the prem ses
Many Rebels believed The whole thing was simply |
Intended sc a scare-decl,ring that Mcneil did not
dare ~ 10 carry ont the threat.
The ten dsye elapsed, and no tidiogs came Of the I
murdered Aismsn. Ii 10 not our intention 20 dwell /
q length uDon tine details of this transaction. Tie
tcD$h day expired with last Friday. On i1atday 10
Rebel prisoners, already IN caeOdy, were selected /
10 pay with their lives The penalty demanded. The
names q the men 80 selected were or iolows
Willis Baker, Lewis County, Ibos. Humslon,
Le~is County Morgan Bixler, Lewis County |
John Y. nePbesiers, Lewis County; Herbert
Hudson, Rails County; John NJ. Wade, Rails /
County; Marion Lair, Ralls Comfy Capt. Tbos.
A. Snider, Monroe County EieaL,r Lake, Scot
hnd County; Hiram Smith, Knox Comfy.
These parties were inio med Gu Fridey evening,
ihst unless Mr. Allcman returned TO bis family
BY o'clock on the following day, they would all
be tBct al tDat hour.
somrosnre or Indifference. The Rev. jas. g. Green.
of .bis city, remained with them during that night,
o. their spiritual adviser, endeavosing 10 prepare
shom for their sudden entrances into the presence oil
fhsiF Maker.
A little after O clock o. II, The next day, three
Goyernmenr-wagoDs drove ~ the jail One con-
tanned four aud each Of the others three rough board
collins. The condemned men were conducted IRON
The prifOn anf seated IN the wag0ns-one upon each
coffin sufficient guard Of SOLDIERS accom- anied
eu and the oavacade started for the fatal grounis
Proeee ding east 20 Min street, the coTiege turned
and moved slowly souihward IN far as Malone Nv
cry stable Thence turning east u entered The Han
nitsl road pursuing II nearly 20 tie residence 81
Col Jas. CuibersOn. There throwing DOWN the
fences they turned nOTthwsrd, entering tie fair
eroupd. mali a nile east Of the town on The west
side ard driving within the circular amphithchtrcai
riDg paueed for Inc final contamination Of Tie scene
The zen CoIns were removed from the wagons
and placed in row. slS or eight ieet apafi, iorlSl
q lii north and south about fifteen PAGES east 81 The
central IagOda BIusc stand ia The center oil the
ring. Each coffin was placed UPON the ground with
ils foot wet aud bead easi. Thirty soldiers OF The
I'd NJ. \. NJ. were drawn mp m single hue, e'beDc-
bg north aud sOuth, scBg the row II coflns. Ans
hne OF exeCu,iOners ran Immediately at The eas base
Of he pagOda, leaving space between thfm ana Jne
toiiins OF twelve OF thirteen PAGES: Reserves were
drawn uD ~ lie Upon either iiank OF these e&ecu-
boneiB.
The arrangements completed, the doomed men
snslt upon ;Ie gTass between their collins and lho
soldiers while the Rev. z. n. Rhodes offered NJ %
PRAYER At the conclusion Of this each prisoner
took his seat upon the foot Of hs collin, facing the
musk ia which ia few moments were 70 huucl /
ibern into eternity. They we're nearly all firm und
undann'ed. Two or three only showed Ggns OF
uepidaon.
Ire most noted Of the ten vas Capt. Thomas 4.
eldner Of Monroe Comfy wboae capture az Shelby
several weeks siuce. he wac now elegantly at
tired in a sui, 81 black br0adcio'h, with white vest.
q luxurious growth Of beautiful halr rolled down
upon HE shoulder, which, with he tine personal
appearance, could not bat bring to MUD the band
Yorne bu, vi,iors Abs,lonn There WAC nothing es-
iecially worthy Of note in the appearance OF the
v,hsrf. One Of them, Willis B3ker Of LOWS
Couaiv was proven 70 be the man who last year
,ho, anl killed. Mr. Ezekiel Pratte, bis Union neigh
Dor, 10 r Williamsto IN, in that county. All the
others were Rebel0 OF lesser note, the particulars
Of whose crimes we are no, familiar win. n
few miuates after O'clock, Col Strachan,
Provor hgIslal-C enersl, and the Rev. Mr'
Rhoads shook hands with the prisoners. Two
Of them accepted bsndages for their eyes-ail The
rest refused. huudrcd spectators had gailered
around ile ampmiheater 70 witness the impressive
scene. the t'iFloss Of death Dervaded the place.
Tb, or or In command now s,enu.d forOf.r d and