The New York herald., 1863-08-31
yssias Of .se spee'aeA.,on Of ,ns sn~ss--cun,y.

rmdiEg Of ths eharr.--a;u,tv
And No court does therefore sentence nnn the said
gNnsn John smith, Of First OomtisDy Andrew Sharp
sAoossrs Massachusetts vonatsers 10 be shot deaih
wssh muskeuy a. such time and place The command
isa seserai may Direct wothirds u the court ooncurrng
~ proceedings OF the general court NATAL In tho
ssons cases . having been approved by me dvstn
needins, the following are The orders shereon,-
IDe proceedngs hndngs and ssntsoce In the OF
kivasss VIM iii Company X rweDtieth Massachusetts, 70
vslunseers; Eugene sullivan Company " twentieth Mas.
eechusests Volunteers and John smith rirss Company
Anarsw shsrrthoo.ors, Aassaehursts volansssrs arc
approved The sentence VIII be into execution
the presence OF the division which tho prisoners be-
leng, on Friday the 2ssh insi between the hours II
By command OF Major General MEADE
WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant GensrAl
A RDHWR
1hsse were sentenced 10 be 10 death with mnshet
ri but two. hosever SUFFERED for one vas repvsved-
Dugeno sulliyan--his extreme youth, ths rsquen or
" oneers that his life might he spared his previous
sosA character and the paatng circumstances attend
ng IN crime deciding General Meade suspend ne exc
cssson OF his sentence until the will Of the President
should be known.
Yhe following Ia tho o1ncial ordor-
oysERAL OlDxns-s0 40.
hsADouAs1nns, AMY o. iHs PoronAc,
August 20, 1893 !
fKxtractl
lO.-upon the recommendation OF several ofnceYs Of
hb regiment and o his brigade, division and corps
anders tho execution OF the sentence In The case Of
nsns vounssefa appointed 70 take place
Friday, tho 2sth instant suspended until the plea
sure Of The President Of the United sa,es In the
nade known.
BY command Of MAJOR General MEADE.
wnInns, Assistant Adjutant General
m rRisosxRs.SHnR nsr0Ry.
Al to-day, while the condemned were eating their
last meal visited thsm having received permission 70
DO %, they expressed any desko 70 me- for tho
purpose Of making any request statement for pubca
ton.
ifoond Smith and Hin seated upon boxes They ate
their dinner which consisted Of beesteak, bread and
coffee, with apparent rshsh and good appetite.
They were connned 10 IN old log barn. Two senti.
usIs ~kcpt guard over the prisoners With loaded
Yses and fixed bayoaess. Both glad 500 me;
for both anxious 70 veil me much for publication.
was the rst TO state his history He good looking
man. smart and intelligent. An soon ! eutared the
building WAS struck with this mans ooks and appear
Ha countenance was pleasant and cheerful, tho
features prominent and we'll formed, with ruddy
face and calm, clear eye. His hair and whisksrs
Of sandy color and the latter joined heavy mustachc
leaving the chin closely snavsn thus giving him mill.
tary look. His clothes were very neat and clean His
height was about ive feet nine Uches. 10 my ques.
tons he answered that hn right John Smith.
He Is native of Philadelphia was tailor by trade, and
resided in Boston. Mass, when the war broke odt. lie
was thirty years Of age last February Smith
married man but had no children HIS father and ave
brothers living Bome " the latter bong IN the
vice lie enlisted in Captain Plumbers company OF An.
drew Sharpxhooters about The lst Of December 1902
He said that he in the battle of Fredericksburg
sand did my duty, ~ he officers will say Al aGy
timen About the middle Of January 1853 he deserted
hs company which Vas then at aouth attached 20 the
Fifteenth Massschnss regiment. Hc said that large
numbers dcsertng about that time, and when he
eft his company he did think OF tho consequences.
rho morning that hs deserted he fell into the company
some men who had liquor. lie drank to excsss, and
while intoxicated said that he should like get home
when his new friends answered that that was easy
enough for all that he had got TO do
had The chance. lie SAID thai the men unknown
him, and even Y he knew them be would not expose
them
when ne reached home be did NO, feel sa,pacd and
felt that he ought % sct back 10 the army again and had
made up hs mind 10 70 enter the s-rvice by joining
Colonel frankes artillery regiment, ho had particu
lar friend there This friend advised him eulst
when !, expired II would % rms enough
Aboui,shis time Mr. william ayers carpenter, resid
iuH At wa.iham, Nsesachuseab, was drafted. lie mot
Smith, and proposed psying him The Of three hun.
dred dollars substiiute, pre- erring 10 do this
persuasion pc took tho money and agreed to 60 a
substitute. shough be did not want ~ 70 such. He
gave his nsene ~ Thomas Waters. He says that his
Intentions good a. the time bat they the ocers)
Colonel Frankie 10 be mustered into Bic regiment and
the Colonel gave BIN the following note W the Provost
H1ADouArKas, srooxp MAaAcwrsrr1s voruMxn.s.
Bsav AsniIsRr, Bcsros, August I. 1884
~ @. HgRRicK, Provost Marshal sixth district, Mass
SUI Anformed that . substitute by she name Of
Thomas Waters ~ under your charge II would greatly
the said wAters mag be allowed JON my regiment
This 70 be wnhed for he hAs most intimate
friend 10 th regiment. have the honor TO be,
Coz soSEs FRANKIE.
JosgrH fmxs, First Lieutenant and Acting Adlussnt
The following added 70 the letter by Captain nsr.
rick Provost Marshal and forwarded 70 General fevens
commanding the fort al Long isaad, Boston harbor.
lAwnRScx, August g. 1893
This Waters | have no doubt is worthy aud DC.
serving lie has conducted himself with strict integrity
and propriety since he was e0stsd. Consistent with
the interests d the service hope he may gratnei in
hn wish 70 be pu, IN Colonel frpslss regiment:
captain and Provost Marshal, sixlh dstrict, mass
General Dr,ens respectfully declined interfering Ia the
fer any sho was appointed TO be seut TO the Army
Hgrorrs ~ IN ON cosy,o
Accordingly, two weeks AGO last saturday, he with
about hundred others, started Tor the Army the
Potomac with orders 10 report " In. NDteeush NAsa
eh sets regiment but Judge o, his surprise When he
found himself face - face with hs old comrades the
company o. Andrew Sharlshootsrs having daring hrs
absence been sAsferred from the Fifteenth 10 th. Nine
lie uas Immediately recognized sna arrested the lieu.
tenant u the shsrrshooers say that be had doubt
thas al ~onld oc right but that he wanted him back
These fcts h. sad he stated before The ooar, martial
Dut they looksi 10 duersut Ugh, " shat do and
10 SAID thai tbs Judge Advocate bad asked bin
Il ho nd lot tho muney uhEee hundred dolarsl
A. homo. or had brought Il sith him smith al
rc44rei e give q for the Oressnt ~ the Judge Aays
ostt 70" mtusy ml III be used 20 brtBc The guard
he as very Bd grant about lhls m1ney lie aid III
waq assei the day before the trial what would have
done sitA the money, and tod them thst they
ssna J back ~ the from wbofn received a bai
naw earn that u viii be handed to Tho govern
rneut They have go " he sad, "the thrs hundred dol.
iafs anl my llc oo When ! WIS brought before The
Judge advocate be asked whether drafted ~
! supetfutes told bin, that came at rabstlute
III asked me bow nueh mouey ! received | tsid him
lbree hundred dollars bat, sad 1. vli ~ngy refund
thaa mouey II can b. scot back to my oDmpaay. Tho
Judge Advocate sad thai thai enough bat that
ia nj help the crime, and sdded, thai sieah
thousand dollars and " caught and gives u %. decs
not help his crime any. pod him that DID not.
and very sorry that had done ~hal hsd bot that
could not be helped now. thsn sad, 'Judgr there
any -sy "a Witch can BE- hspei BY my reiuudns the
money ~l DO So Aod Soud like Tor you W 90 shat
yoa ior me- He promised that b. would. Al the
court martial stated thai innocent of wlfa dessr
too, 40 Intended v back, and thai the nrst
opportunity 20 do 90 and thought would be lbe
90 long an wAs 10 The ssrvics
smith says that when he Deserted he 70 B1~tn
n his friends, aud remained r~rs ny tb. q bis
ming s~ay a. Substitute. that iniersfed ~sh
him and that no one sad word 10 him about hs deer
too and that he had tear q bslnS ARRESTED . as
Ills a<t words me b@g0rs IA y u \