New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-09
Descrter. to be Executed 49, 4 Ueprieve -
Their Hearing Under Sentence, and on
the News OF Aespifc.


Special Cou..ysnsssss Of Tbss. Y. Tbuss
Abn oyEGz PoT0sAc. June lslo
One of thoso horrors, the execution Il men who
deseri, was to have been perpetrstcd 10 day IN The
I'd Diyision, 5,h Corl., commanded b. Gen. Sykes.
Enos Day and Philip HsrIroG, Co. C, 51h New
York lDuryee's ZouAye,l. tDd Carlos Harrington,
Co. f. 10th New-York. wero sentenced 10 be thot
nj noon Tho two former AverTed y at they euis'cd
s.t August under the promise Of Capt. Carr and
Major Hull recruiting officers. No. II White t,rsei,
New-York, tbs, tboy should be discharged at the
ex pirston Of the two yosTs term Of service Of The
regiment and return home with i. They aver that
Lieut.. McGowan OF the 7th Regular Infantry made
the same statement. but required them 10 sign II
declaration 10 serve three year, ~ matter Of
FORM" with which they unsaspectirgly complied.
On their regiment returning recently they insisted
on accompanying il, Lut were Transferred 10 the
l;6ih New-iork with Il uumber OF Others eimilArly
tiiuated. Determined on securing tie nights they
imagined Themselves entitled 10, they deserted and
ere arrested. D,ly is IL yeais Of ase, and hes u
wife and three chldfen. Before eDli.ilng he worked
with bis father, VINO ia builder in Eleventh. av-
epue, corner kiflioth street. NosYork. Margr0f
10 20 years ole, and was formerly "a clerk in the
,hoe establishment Of Burt Broe- IA Park place.
Harrington conDts 81 Year, Is from U;ca, aud Wa
4 boa "a Ar on the Erie Csnsl. lie tkon prisoner
!
tran,f rrod TO Camp Parole by our Government,
until bis exchange could DO effected, lie deserted
rom there TO Wei, h'S bone.
The graves Of the uniodunates were dug, and
their cofius arrived last evening. Upon these they
were TO eli, bhuGiolaed, with open breasts, while
seven men, ~ sN PAGES were 10 point t1er muskets
at each, aud lire.
Arriving IN lour tefore their doom, l visited
them. Surrounded by tquad. they were in small
open space of tue woods, with wrists and ankles
ILL IL. a.. a.
shd circuuscrbsd movement OF the feet. HRf-
rington was SEATED the ground, dic'a'ng letter
to IA comraGe, 10 re cent home. Margron was TO-
Ginning berldc him. ubcOnooIneoly list-ning These
men were 10 die in Lour. They might, 10 Ill APP
pearhn 9, have been INDUCING III the io!est of camp
talk. DAILY walked festl-ssy az aud down. l Wa.
iutro daced aud he entered very readily iuto
raii IA. He chief concern Wan leaving siain ~ on
tie name of Lis children; oihtrwi6e he felt orim nj
the JfosI ect Of ceatt lie did not believe IN hell
ana 4 cling thu. lie had endeavored through life 10
iu1ct TO tAu on biz chargc or, lie had faith ia bcug
pen'l, de 4, with by his Maker. lie had always
one into battle without the slightest iCea Of beng
killed Ind The pre- ent presouoe Of death wRs new TO
him thou. e still hoped for a reprleve. lie de.
-,rbtd I'll uey his mode Of enlistment, and ~ Dis
eoqueuce upon lie Jns Ice re.n'd quite orgetful 81
tbr impending future. lie wa- room joined hy Mar
pson whom ,urO iy led to hear what wBh going on.
WI crtiie coOiusss be answered al quesiiOlo ah 10
lie r,sdeiice and former occupation, aud Cllmtd H.
fully with Days Temarke. lie too hoped.
,Lsll never give up hope, raid lie, " until ~ Lit.
They were then joined 10y HdrIineton, who had
tpI.hed HE octation. "Give US chew OF tobacco,
raid he 10 DAILY and answered nlI questions with an
oquanimity equal to the rect. 1h,y soTed would
DO tL.ir IL, iuOI.s justice III IBE .iHuhf. aud baoe
me .,Leerfully good.5y, rs left them, promising TO
return coon. They were soldiers, and n.eD, every
inch. There was no claI lain Oh the spot, nor did
hey inquire for ole.
A relii,ye bad arrived early this morning from
Washington; und NJ - O'Clock Lieut.. Vance, lie
Infantry, commanding The division Provost Guard,
with Lieuts. fhTnsworlh aud Wagner, proceeded 10
The IIi.Oners. lie detail Of men for the execution
formed III line; and, pacing them, Lieut.. vance
called the three men before hIm. We oiieu hear OF
ewooniurs or eXtIavagant demonstrations from men
cond, mned o death when hearing Of u rcpicve.
war curious 10 watch The effect. Had tue grief or
fear of there nen been strong, reaction
would have been correepondingly violent. As
they Lad been cllL1, tlo news scarcely moved
mulcle Of their iac,s. hey were Ali attention 10
lie IIeutepanis words, mich were lew; aid, at
The close they smiled nervOu,ly, with an % I'm glad
TO hear IT," " Had you not iDtuitOn ~ said l,
''of not being shot Something oil TIE nOr' shih
DAILY aud Harrington; but still things looked very
mcertln. :" | lelt 1t early tins morning., SAID
Marvfo.r, from Tie Smile Of Lieut.. Farusworh
wh,, he came to u.s. "Aie We rIill TO wear these
,mpus tnid they, looking at their nanlcle'. I'LL
funiler oIders," raid Lieut.. Vance, WHO directed II
tent 10 Le ii ched Tor their accommodation. though
hearing that their repreve was ouly temporary, they
tad tui faith in us duration, aid turned gladly 10
their .eats. " They are the Lappiest men III THIS
army to day, that's very clear, SAID Il "exeep',
orthau, those that IRE beng mustered out saii
ra,n.woub. with a iurtivo emile. The prisoners
will probably DO sent " tue Rip Laps 70 work On