The New York herald., 1863-08-30
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LIZ. He.ry ThemPson's Despatch
49,. sscosp ARnr Cosrs.
Fs,pAY EvESlso, August q 1865
upcUros Of A piss.:ss .
rss sssrsooa hvs.. ry Bainia dItyy TO witness the
sxsoason q c~vase jesse MAJ berry o. Company tror
-nsr,y Company NJ seventy-nrst Ponnsyivania voun
Aeers ryrst California regimcnt.
fhs following the d-tsis;-
AREN'T II RSiJ cAn
'on tns u1ah or October, 1851 this regiment was sta
iiooed II P,oiesvie Md. At night wnen the rolls Of the
~dercn, companies called. Jesse Mayberry of
pany A. was absent Three days passed. and May berry
being std, missing. bis dropped from the rolls
aud ne reported a deserler.
rags merged into weeks and weeks into months until
twenty one had passed. and, nothing having heard
OF him darsug that tme Jesse Mybcrry and his crime
swers forgotten by nearly every person in the army
sn tho meantme his regiment had distinguished tssIf
Navtsg been engaged in almost every baltic which the
Rslans Army Of the Potomac fought from Balls Bluff 70
Getiysburg. AZ the time OF his deserton II numbered
pixssa huad red aDi forty nsn; ons hnndsod
aadsixty report FOR duty. .@st y.
On lhc peninsula Companies and were Consolidated
I'm ths 6sh dsy OF July LssassnsDt eosoae Kochcrs
t~Cr. Of The Seventy hrss Psnnsyivsna, received
oscehat Jesse lsybsrry had been arrested IN Phils-
Sspts -and forwarded TO tho provost marshal of tho
sdistouy ynder whose charge no world rsmain ns his
trial byss<rt martial should psaco and lis septcucs
be hnswn. A. last tho order arrived, aod tho nnd
ssug Il tho coupt was "5uiGyr-thc seueucc-- IS
"To M sHor 10 DEATH WITH xUsxnRv"
Tue order arrived At the division bcadquarters Tbe
psopsr heard tho terrible read with nrpess
&has really WONDERFUL ~fie had doubt made up
his mind tothc worst, knowing full well that death 10
tho penalty for the crime OF dsseron Lieutenant Black
semmanderor the provcst gusrd responsible Tor his
security sser he delivered into bis custody, and
gaard placed him night and dny. kow that he.
was doomed. the guard doubled, watching him con
stanty with loaded muskots and HKsd bayoosts This
morning received permission 70 visit the prisoner. II he
desired 10 for the purpose Of making any state
eus for publication He said that ho would ike 70 sec
fouud him lying upon the ground on his rubber
the shade Of the brush in front OF the quarters
.~of the provost guard As approached he made
motion preparatory 70 rising on his fcet; but told
him 70 ,sy still, and. bending over, asked him II he
wished me TO publish any statement requcst the
ooomus Of the HERALD and whether he had any word u
send 70 hs friends. or warning to others He said:
al do not think that justice has been done mo, this
asked him hs had anything else to say. "Yes," be
sanswnred, s.you may fay thnt warn all from desert
s!A.a,:a'os mores1
"Msy ask how old you ares"
.'Twouty years old the 9th Of next October"
.Yes. wife and three children"
t,Where d. thoy liveY'
"PhitadeatNhia.'
"what business you 10 before you enlsteds"
"a waterman -
tunate man. and, did not wish 10 take up Of his
time, shook HIM BY the band and bade him goodbye.
MS APPEARANCE.
Mayberry. when nrst saw him, was lying down, ap
parenty quiet and uaSoncerned As any one around
s% .s as aa "a S On a % SSe @ oa aT
bai vest coat and his shirt WAS OF clean mnsln
Nth rod and white q OTIS His hsghs was about i've
with pale face. dark har and mustache, was cieanly
shaved showing the promineot chcck bones and thin
Sace rfe eyes were smai sunk far In the head, and
very restless Peyo0d this the frequent wplng 0! his
brow with his handkerchief and an occasional sigh,
red on 10 slow voice and scarcely above whisper.
think thashss suifersGs, mentally, were fearful
fHE PRISONERS cHARAcTxR IN CAMP.
now weot to the quarters Of the seventy nrst Penn
sylvana regiment for the purpose Of making Inquiry
% hs character camp while member Of 1t. Leuteu
Colonel hochersperger tor the sergeant Of Com
pasyc He belonged formerly TO tho sans oompany a.
Mayoerry He said that the prisoner had always borne
Here learned for the iirss time petition had
General Meade By the members of Company
c, begging that hts NE might be spared and that the
docueot had TINS morning arrived back TO tho rcgmens
cliniaS % interfere IN toe case.
As Epsn
nsds prsuasasOry TO ne moving Of the second division
20 u placo OF execusa Nay berry was eating bs din
whAs eating upon ths srond 10 the same place
whsrs bad seen him In he morning. IN afew msuents
"s ~ o rscsss tns hem drank he 3. 70 .ss drsss threw
the latter The cup 10 tho soldier and qusty
cc ss e
frcat o. the quarters Of ne provost guard but ne pr
dd not " M s'cs Ss from 0ss.a aSs ~ s9s 90
wss ane view Of The osussry arocod and the cams
OF ~ second division could be plainly seen
NJ ~ him..
yards distant. Msybsyry would occasionally cast
his syss this direction, the landscape aroocd and
shsn glsnce from face face along the crowd before
hm, which numbered ever arhundred.
AZ tweo,y minutes past two O'Clock the chaplain, the
uear Tho nrissnsr The after saw him ana offered hs
hand winch tho chaplain kadiy pressed. Not word
che teas and down. when conversation OF
fifteen minutes passed between them the doomed
man listening rcvereDty 70 what the man Of God Wa
As ,hey emerged from The ,eut the eyes Of both fe
,orp~ which with music and banners ding
LEFT of the prisoner bst feet He watched then
sshsr Dr,ssdes followed, with their battle nass and
cooss dying. forming bright aud beautiful spectacle
ssx ca io tic express purpose Of wtnessog scens Of
horrwthe shooting u former comrade IN cold bicod
tsoa the carrying out Of ne sentence for this crime
has nov become an actual military necessity.
sDU o. souAxr.
Over the bi and across the road to the OF the
orouer tho troops have moved nud they arc form
ns tho three sides cf square between the First
1ivisoo and tho corne headquarters. IN nei TO the
leit OF both Hero viii leave them for lev momepts,
reo,o ths prsoner, and 70 short time will show you,
wha tho fourth side OF tbe square lett opcu for
nothing there but pile OF earth and deep hole
from where the earth was dug.
yu,ZRAI rR0 -EssfoN.
Scarcely had the last regiment marched up the hin
paa prisoner before another military party rather
2rocosson. might walking slowly from small
,anp II ew ien,s sisssied about nry yards down the
1ti to tbs left of the read
Tnsrs pomo paeeantry here. for no seei
~. 1 mai. in ia
smalinc1s and lack Of btaty, that gay
which hal Just preceded vet how much more sugges
two, twelve men, beaded by sergeant.
Tho purity dressed the regular military unfosm u
Tho unsct Tn. twelve had each short r. Dc
II hts shoulder but bayouet could bs either
lhelr or he