Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-04-18

every CtTcumtthuCt W uWtSttnttOu euu W.T.
'tsre which they could devise.
Three times, iD the progress OF this hor
rible Aogping, IL was suspended, and Mr.
Parrot was asked IL he would not confess
but steadily aud firmly. to the last, hs re.
fused oil disclosures, and it was mol ill
his tormenters we're weary Of their brutal
work that the task Of snbduiug their VIC
tim was abandoned as hopeless. This
youth is an orphan, without father or
mother, aud without any Of tue advantages
IL education. Soon alter the rebellion
broke out, though but eighteen years OF
ege, he left bis trade, aud threw hlwself
inta the ranks Of our armies, rs - volun'
,eer; and now, though still suffering from
the outrages committed on hs person III
the South, he is on his way TO rjoin his
regiment, seeming TO love his country the
IN IRE for ell that he has endured in It's de.
tense.
His subdued and modest manner, while
H.rrating he part he had borue IN lhIs ex
pediiisD, showed him TO be wholly uurOn'
scous Of having done any thug mo'e than to
perform his simp'e duty as u solder. Such
spartan ivrtitude, aud such fidelity TO the
trusts Of friendship and TO the III u>plrsIions
Of patriotism, deserve all enduring reeOrd
IN he archives of the GoveI unrnt, aud
will fud one, am sure in the hearts of
loyal people.
The wenty.two csptives, when secured.
were put INTO the negro jail Of Chsttsn'oga
They occupied n single room. half under
urout d. and but thirteen ieet sqhsre, 80
that there was not epuce enough fur them
ell to he down together, aud part vi
lhem were III cOus, quence, obliged 10
sleep sitting aud lesL,ng against the walls.
The only eD'ranre Was 'brougn Trap
door 10 the ceiling, that was raised twice u
day 10 let down their scsuiy meals, when
were low werei to them IA u bucket.
They had no other light or ven'ilati, II
than That which came through Two sm,l
triple.gra,ed windows. They were cove Ell
with ss ming Yer min, aud the heat Was 50
great that they were often Obhget to sup
themselves of their clolbIng 10 uear II. Adu
10 this, The fact that they were handcunru
and secured 10 each other by trace chalne
about The necks aud pauOcks, IN compan'es
Of Two aud three. Tneii iopd which wus
doled ont 10 them twice day, coUsis.rd Vi
a little -four wet with water aud baked III
the form OF bread, aud spoiled picked oeet.
They had no opportunity of procuring any
supplies from the outside, uor hau they Any
means OF doug SO their pockets baymg
been rfed OF their last ceul by the CohIed,
crate authorities, prominent among WI III
was an officer wearing the rebel uni'o' m Vi
o Major. No part OF the mopey thus bsse
ly taken was ever returned.
During this Imprisonment at Chatta-
noega their leader, Mr.. Andrews was tired
and condemned AS II spy, and WAS suuse-
quenlly executed at AliuUIa, the tn ol
June. They were s'roug and in periect
health when they entered lulS negro jail,
but at The eud OF something mvIe
than three weeks, wheu they we're re
Quired 10 leave II, they were 30 exDaus eu
from the treatment 10 which the! had ueeu
SUI jccied, as scarcely 10 oe aGle 10 "a,k,
All several staggered from ~eakness as
they passed thl ought the streets " the
cars.
Finally, IL Of the number, including The
5 who have deposeJ, auu Mr.. Mason, vi
Company 4, Zls, KtgIme1l Oaiv Foun-
teers, who Was prevented by Iliuess iIum
giving bis eYiutBce, were transferred 10
the prison al Knoxville, Tenn. Ou arrIv
Ing there, seven vi lien we're arraisuei
before court martial, charged WIN UeIng
SPIES. 1heIr triai, vi course Mas suininu'y
They we're peImit,ed ~ be presesi, but uUl
10 bear either the u gumeuS vi their own
counsel or tnat oi lne Judge advocate.
Their council, however, aftel WARDS visit
cd the Prison aud read 10 them lhe written
defense ~bIch be made before the Cuur,
ia their behalf. Tue substance oi that paper
10 ihns stated by QUE vi Tue witnesses Cor.
poral Plttenger:
He (lhe counseD contended that our be
ing dressed in cit zen's clothes MAS 10 hing
more Than What the Confederate G0ye.n-
neut itself had author ,zed, aud was uni,
what ali the gueiriIlas la The C.nI,ueracJ
did on all OCCASIONS When IL would ue un
advantage to the,u TO do So and lie reciI
ed the Instance vi Gen. Morgan hay.ug
dressed his men lis lie uuilu i'll vi our sol
iiers, aud passed them III as being from
she 9Th Pennsy vau,a Cavalry reg,nc nt
aud by that meaUs succeeded III reaSuing
railroad aud destroying II.
This instance wus mentioned 10 show
that our being in cltIzen's clothes, did Do
take from Us the protection awarded /,
Drisoners Of war. Tue plea went Oh fur
.her 10 state that We had told The ubjec
Vi oar expedition That II WAS n purely
military one for The destruction vi culumuul
cation, and AS such, la" iui aceoI ding ~ III
rules OF war.
This just and unansserable presentutI,
OF the case appears 10 have produced l.
appropriate impression. oeseIsl member
of the cUurt-lnaTiial afterwards Called ou Ia
prisoners aud assured tbem that, from III
egideHce against them, 'uey could not b'
eondemHed as spieS (; thai they had com
tor esslaiu known oI jec,, aud not navlu
fingered about or visited any oi their camp
obluIulng OF seeking Iulo' MA ZION, hey coul
not be convicted. SIou LIE. edtier oil u
pfHoners ~eIe IeWosed To Atiantu, Geo
gs, and they left Knoxville under belI'
that their commfaues, who had been trle'
either had been or would Le acquitted.
In the meantlme, however, the view
entertained aud expressed to Them by II
members Of the Court, were overcome,
may be safely ASSUMED. under the prom
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