Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-05-21

..lmpressive Scene Preceding the
Last Act--Instantaneou OF
their Death.
From the sundusky Register, Of May 10Th
Yesterday afternoon the sentence passed
upon WIN. Corbin and 7. p Mc(lraw, con.
victed BY court martial assembled at Gin
cinnati, Of recruiting for the Confederate
army within the lines Of the United States
forces and Of carrying mails and information
to the rebels, was executed on johnson y
Island, depot of prisoners Of war, near San.
dusky. The execution was. strictly p.ilitary,
none being allowed on the Island except the
soldiers, pfhcors OF the Government and re-
porters for the press.
In the morning the Island was picketed
by Lieut.. Wells, and the prisoners in the
yard restricted to close quarters about the
buildings occupied by them, by Lieut.. Gar.
yer, officer of the day.
At. p. NJ, the battalion formed under
command Of Captain T. FL Linncll, and
marched by flank from the parade to the
south side of the Island, fronting the bay,
and formed in line of battle. At 20 min.
utes past one the prisoners, securely bound
and under guard of the execution party,
accompanied.by their escort and Chaplain,
left the prison and proceeded to the place
OF execution.
The prisoners rode in two horse wagon,
seated upon one of their coflins, their spii .
itual adviser, Rev. r. McCune, chaplain of
the post, sitting between them, and the
band playing dead march. So soon as
they reached the place OF execution, on the
beach on the south side Of the Island, they
were taken from the wagon and seated on
their coffins in front of the battalion. The
battalion immediately formed a hollow
NJ I;a,,, ue1loL pa,y, u4uer COMMAND
shai oo,,ru;r v".uoeVs, se.ng rroyos' war
e., - .Ls pos'ou inhineunatey III
osonr, " asJ .I1 iao.ns .Ie prisoners, .neir
p;o,so a"u Snap" n.aG a'oenu'ng tnem, Ma)or
,he r;rh, a"' ''"n oo0'pyi"s positioh 10
VII" d;S,,.. p.;
e'ane i Daney theh reau the proceed
Wer,;ai ,,ps ah a"u p oen'I"oe NJ y, ene Oour.
fosmasd hnn;da "oh ,io ne isev. ~. McOune slepped
"f on o Jos;ea d"e e. oohuelnnee ,h anu saiu:
% ro,,'na - .Is;. ~. ny .nose un'ol.unate men
H. .. .nei a snass Iii ~. ~ 'IG colhula6uer OF
n;,b %I pUhb, ,UhH a"t , W dn .ne oncers anu men
~ III L;,,ID L"Hn 'uoy nase nau ii'erc1urse ior
.o;und nH n"InesS s;n anu sympathy .hey nave re.
oInS S'hoo h tnor airvai heIe. 1 am also
.hat H. oy aneu, ~ say 70 all 10 attendance
ana. .ney dle i1rglving al enemies and ac'
IuGIo,o' anu III ioSe auu cnaTty WIN al men,
Inenesihns .n ~ .me uoSpel OF Jesus Chrlst, and
sa,.;ny sna. 10y naye peen mus iar consoled ana
:u'.deu oy ns 1ru,ns' anu tnat, trusting
~ .ne merry Vi you tnrougn Cnrlst, they
lSTe w. tSDu TS nope II eternai me.
,ss;onod anS apde .uen, in an earnest, I'M
H. Ra,.,oou " auu te'sen. lnanner, lnVoKeo tne
n,o"o nis VI "ra0e 'or 'ne unfortunate crimi-
"T, H. ,r,c-,,, =,
p,nmost pIis Muu'hs "e,o 'nsn is pl,nuiolueo, tne
,,i v.I,. .. IL "a, save ehe necessary cohl
p1 "na rauh ~ ;ne ;1 eHeod'on party ana Mcuraw
IT, Iu Gu;np Unun pa'? .ne penal.y vi .helr acis.
a;n.o ~. n.'"s was ins'an'aneous, so that the
A. ranor, 'iaess TSa setn,eu h e', 20 MAKE put one
,oREEs ooEn 81 az ~: Ien pun len oack upon tneir
no al no, ""uueu ,."n "..nou. s.ruggle. Oorpi9
G ,,s;oo NV 'Ao'e '"'o'e "c"'a" gaspeu
WINS.
oeanS % oUd H. W.T.? Ho;, eHsm,.dea eI nv 'ne gu
.aj;nn onn;n a uo,It lornu eHtLnc., the oa'-
;n,o asan ,3roH r;h ~ l,ne Oh oa,Ile DroEe
"no,o ,n,o uO,um . a'sI. II ir9". anu 'haIche9 10
,o..oh n.a, .,"., y. .n1 Sa oanu playhg .he dead
tha Ua.ad pa'. na 80" u1"u ooues' and thence 70
~ Cd. nf Gnn,.v,I mn1ao poy Has uLs'pisseu.
wers Sel;vorod 30 sn;a,d 10 .e 'he % ooulGs
,nto M u.ou 80 W I',Gnu VI 'ue ueceased,
Cai naMnss ~ ~ IT, H. .H1n S;n ~ oIarSe
An ,ha y.rn,oaa; ss LIZ ny.
tint H., Il. H.
an% roaao, o.on. Sv'euin alu Impressive,
mon ~ whon, as tha o,uum up'n .ne eiacerS ana
tence Of ,ha Cnmr, tuu 'asyns ou: o. tue sen
;nn noo,rraS ra ~ . a wac TcniIl,i.,eu. Noth-
sos%n;,u f "r !" uoranKe .ne oreet OF mar the
The f;r;n. N waa ,pou,bu ae % y, '"S ~ Tocaslon'
cn,;on s ,,as," m"n n;.s mo,.y VI "J'e. me exc
J:u;Ja Ja Pay mtS en consisted oi .n'r,y,two men
he;na raServa "' ~ TTtuu;, wv vi tne sduaus
a;ans ~ aaah "o s,A.1on sho's hreu,
ops nan '", IL "hn' ,aa s, oooneu rs 'he snpt OF
war ware a" fa"r,aam =" h ,n9 sixteen nuskets there
ho;na Sans liz Ta',s l anu .orly TWO ouckshot'
osch % 81 SetHa ,Ha oa,,s anu one snots for
t;on of # ,ho | hOJ;os ooiu'nou !, , Uppa exalnlna-
Svs of ,ho hajis I ",a y sh, Ias iouau ,hat twenty
,ha h.n,s, no o",'s e anu sno! hau takeh eHect
faw ,I1 ;nches es'' vi eacn' "''h'n circle of a
'0E RotS S NC; , f
nosaa and II 'sonels soiie appeaIeu peiiectiy com
innm poaou "Eo T oo,ec.eps anu met ther tate ,ike
mva n;ua. ~ ro' III stseral usys previous they had
Theu .,p up u" nopos vi rei,r,eve OF pardon
E"oS Ely a,e of % tnea ,,ea's reeua'yand slept we'll
E.,ia I' ,uh;,a ~ tnsnt .ook cup oI c9mee Dut
fne1 .',e ~n'.o oe,ote ms execution. Ihey mani
i;s'Su Suoas sLea' n usaL oi GRATITUDE Tor the
Shu"E;s Mha.Ia; .us. na1 oeen shown tnem by the
pa'; - u VI. ,. os: VINO mas Deeh 9nre
thttluk uttCHtlUU>, anu IOr the Ilev