The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-16

;uarters WAC presented unusu, appearances
they had on citizens ovcrcba Federal rcgn-
,atr.n ran,S IT caps. TIE, were coverA
ed with willie flannel Lavcioc' They wece
side arms, ard showed h,gh in.ciii5euc"- One
claimed 10 hc Il Cr,nei ~ i:c L. ). a., am.
called himself Col Alstir; ;he' "lii~:- cii'.d
t,iinscit MAJOR Dunlap. All BOA r.lr. ,cn',rg
Themselves ~ Inspector Gcne'..'e Il tho l.. :
A. They repre- .itegi lat tn"y ~ e.. a"w o;r'
nn an expedition ia this d, Pa,tnicli', nsp"ci,
in. the tutIrs,s and d,tr,sccr a,r,i ii, ~ dp.-
;,e Tore Yesterday iiay nai' been overhane.t
by .he enemy aIi'! '"st t:'':ir c'r's au;i l:r cs.
Iicv ,xii.bitci ,iIIcial papers it'.fn trcUvt"i
Ro.ccrars. ;.n! also IT, I'll t'ic War DcfnFi;! ~
"a, Washin;, on. confirming the rank and b:I-,-
ness Thc-r were all ,ht {" Col. Band. AID
Al DIRT s,.,s' led Ain o' ;heir hunc-iy. ihcy
ASKED iii. tnin,icl 10 loan i!crn So ~ tH..y
nad c',ats a;.d II" money 10 buy thea. Gel.
Bt.r,l leaned III, III the MONEY. an! tuuh Il.
AustIn's i.,,'A "a. X. just at dark TT s',rtc,..
sayir. they Acre going To Nashville, at. t".'~
that way. Ju- t to soo, as 'i,u'r nots'S u" -
ore turned the Ihoug Ut I'll ihr.r hrii rpt'~
struck Cot Barre, isc lays, Ike iiur..': .'''i,.
and lie ordered Ccl. Watkins, ci ;hc 80: IA
tutky cavalry. wlo " - s',E,i!r-; -. II 49,:
them imrne,ila.c!y. i.ut tirY w.r" cH;u-c at
lightning speed. cu Wa'n. II, ha; It. i!:I..:
70 cal! . guard. and only with ~, ur.is!t" nr
set out on the chase. Tie "lJeic'i ~. "'t.rf y
10 unsing hs clrh.I':. .iiI'i ., wn'n J." Ia
CoioneI) nailed rhem they s:tpr"d .fy o':--
,lclou5 uno;i"us, IL nr, y'; ti.,ni ,,ti.UIi w.,u
,r;- for au or,icr. licy w'r. uv.rt.sk.n about
o,,.-ihis.i 81. g.. :nit. from he:c. t.rr'i Vat
ATS toiI ,.,ra Tia, 'u. :;ii.. wanted -
,.,uc t,.Jt!,.s .uJ.uIl,', g. ,l,m .',i .as.ci
..,uI return. Ih!- tirt I.p!I,c., 90 Il.
,.., N"i.'" :i:'Is Ii.uc" rH cIi,t at
'I i.ttcs- %. = 3. ~ ar ana ~" d.~t.,t.co III y
.iaI io-iravcl. au.l Col. W.IK'n, led .hei, to
his tent. w'icf" - l!,>eG :, r1iu"! guard ost :;
,iicIn !; Ifot 'iit one 81 tIoi:, ~ iup;' !
u iae, '..c ,tr,i q tnc door i..lt ~, = cNc',
s;,,nr.c,i III ' wrsc =: iaoLc:s Col Watkins
,,.,,n. 'ii.iri, Thought them To tOi. H,td nu!or
-rroi- ga i. They al once niani'c-tcd Sr' AT
iucss. ami prctctde.i ,grca; u.d!s r.,t.U:,
a ..LI Ii'!- nc..;cd. Co. Barr! ifdii>t. t..d
t!lcru rnat hc ha4 Ills susp.cIrus oi ,h-.:r 'vuc
character and Ii!at ;hcy should, Il !"ya, Il, ct
I" II" Necessary Cation. iii'y wcr" >cr!
.,ir,! IL .itIsiy, and were III "A great hurry l..
sei off. col. !;iiid t"Ii th.rn that they were
n,ldcr arrest. and lic rhpu,d hr!d them pli-n-
u"r- until he Mas Iuily tai,scd tir,t they
wcr" villa, thry rurp"Ite tu H.. He it!l;r =
.iarriy Ill, Sraplici I" !'cn Eus:cra'.s au,l
rcceI:ci til: a;:-wrr HAT IL iurv o,tftt9 81
.ias >,lct no II II r!ric ...rv .. such ir ",
nis cu.t.l"S. ~ I'D h. ''t-'.
LHn, tr'nTc '..s n Il w.i t-r:,. we'd,
however every ,nr ~ho hat aa opI'or;u'nty
e. th.:t tie, sl'i,r :intri - the w,,.
ti.ey gave Ir..Iucnt :.'.J d,-tnct cvI:e,c, oi
1t 'Iciiy. A!tor !n:, ,i.SIa.rn - IN. al
which IL did about L. u ciuc!. jmI.im.i,t) y
s,arch %. their pcrsous Mas ord. red. 10 This
the MAJOR cnrtscntcd without oppositon, hut
the Colonel Protested agaIi,s; il. ani even ,ut
his haud 10 hi. arius. But re. istance WAS
usel. ss and butli submitted Wien the Ma
lor's sword was drawn iicm The Fcabbud
ri. IL
LII. w. G.. Peter, 1. :. a AT this discovery
Col. Baird remarked, "Geniiemen you have
played this Id WELL ~ J." said Lieut.
Peter, "aad IL cane near beiny Il perfect sue
cess They then confessed tnc wnole matter
aud upon further search various papers SHOW
ug their guilt wero discovered upon thcir
persons. Lieut.. Peter was { ,usi to have on
/. rebel cap. s1,crc;ed by '.,e white t,,n c!
liz yeiock -
| > Col, Baifd Immediately tclesrar ry,c,l the
facts Ia Gen. koseci ans, and ASKED wlia. he
should do, aud III sl,urt time received an
order to try them Ny drum head couri
martial, aud II found guii;y hany U.,0. iu,0sa
Ot0tety. The court Was Convened, and bcicrC c
ia, Ii ,.ht tie Case was decided, and the priron
erV informed that they must prepare for in.
mediate death 10y hanging.
Al day light n.en were detailed 20 make a
scaiiod.. The prisoners were visited ~ the
chaplain OF the t51n ll;iuois, who, upon thv
! {, quest admIaiatercd the sacraInen; to them
! fh..y also wvotc some letters to their ircii,..
and deposited their Jeweiry, silver cups, nd
other va.I,nies for Transmission to the. n
i..iis.
Ire gailnus was constructed hy wild
cherry tree not iat from the fspOt and in a
very pubic Place. Two Iolc, lrMus dang
| !ins from the beam. rcschihg within "a, < i.
icc' oi tho es"'u4l iuie after n,ne ocioch
~ Nj. the whore garrison was M irsl,.i!ed
| arn'Ii.l the place of execution III soietsn sad
| hess. Two poplar collins were iyi,ig i,.w
>frrt away. Twenty mInntcs past B,ne The
s"a'i, con iuc;cl tbs ;'rlso,srs 10 tlc sc:,n !
| they walked firm ana sicady. it uoruind.
iui OF Niie fcaiiui prcc'p,cr which :hcy were
approaching. The guards iii ,licn the
honor l" IN .rSh with arms reversed.
Arrived at The llAce Of execution. they
sieil ei npon tuc piatIoIu of the car and
| took their respective places. The Proves,
Marshal. Captain Ale cXai!'!cr. then i;cl linen
handkerchief Over the iace %! each and adj.
iuetcd the ,pes. They then asked the rrivi.
iegc of bidding \ last farewell. which being
| granted. they icuIc'Iy embraced each other
his over. tbs curt moved from Tnd.r them
i and they hnn:, in The air. What :. fearful
penalty. They swung of at 9:3O--in two
| nuIutrs the Lieutenant .ocascd To struggle.
| The >Coionc caught hold of I'll. rope witt,
both Lends aud ra4fci himself w nj ,lrce
| rsinuie';. ant cct-cl - struggle 1T five min
nies. .\t s'x minutes D:. Forester Surgeons
9th ken'ncky cavalry. aud Ds Moss IS IN
| Illinois infantry. and myself, who had been
detailed TO examine the bndics, approached
them and f"'nHi ths pulse Of both full and
strong Al scvcn mnJ:e, the Colonel
shrugged his thonldere. Tho pulse of each
con.ihned In beat seventeS, Innnies. and n,
tw ant ~ fYin.I tos o..