Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-05
Another Victim Of the Copper.
head Conspiracy.
Execution Of Reuben Stout.
Startling Revelations Of the
Condemned.

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condemned.
In obedience to the order of Maior-Gen-
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Der Tor the execution OF frivate heuoeh
Stout, Company II, 6Oth Indiana Voun
teer Ipfautry. convicted of desertion and
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Previous to the execution, the prisoner
made the following very important, confess
sion.
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STATEMENT OF THE fhi'oNhN'
was born in Berks county, Pennsylva-
MIA, where lived until was over twenty
one years of age. then married and re-
moved to Clinton county, Indiana. in De-
cember, 1861, enlisted with Capt. Schlin-
nlerhorn in what was expected TO be cav
| airy company. The cavalry regiment was
never raised. l was made TO believe by an
officer that my enlistment held me to go in
to the infantry service. thought, rather
than be forced | would enlist voluntarily
| put down my name to go IN 20 IL, 6Uth
Regiment Indiana Infantry. Afterl found
out the deception practced on me, was
unwilling to go with my Captain, who. l
thought, deceived me, and had some hard
feelings against him about 1t. l yielded,
however and went with the company; and
I take pleasure in saying the Captain afore-
snid always used me well. by some neg
lect, was never sworn into the service,
however, though my Colonel gave orders to
have the mustered and sworn in. | stayed
with my company and regiment until No
ven:ber 25th, 1862, when we got a furlOugh
l to 90 home-the regiment having been cap
tured at Crane river Kentucky, and parol-
ed as prisoners of war We were sent to
indianapolis to be exchanged and draw
arms again. All the mon Of the regiment
| got iurloughs for few days to go home to
their friends. | went home and stayed out
my time, and then started to 20 to my reg
nmept. | went as far as Lafayette--my
wife and her sister going with me as far as
Dayton, Indiana. took sick at Lafayette,
and stayed there about five days. My faith
er-in-law then took me home to his house to
stay till got we'll After had been there
about two weeks was advised by various
persons not to 20 back to the army--they
said this was only an Abolition war; and
advised me to stay at home and they would
protect me. was induced to go to a meet
ing Of the so-callcd Knights Of the Golden
Circle, and was made member Of that or,
gunization. The obligations Of the order
bound us to do all we could against the war
Ito resist draft, if one should be made,
and likewise to resist and oppose all confis-
cation or emancipation measures, in every
possible way. We were sworn to stand by
, each other in all measures OF resistance. We
were pledged to do all we could to prevent
another man or dollar going from the State
for the further prosecution OF the war. l
met with this secret meeting several times
and entered into their views aud plans.
stayed about four months with my fath-
er in law. and then went to see my brother,
ner Delphi. Ind. On the second eyelng at,
ter my arrival there, Solomon Huffman and
man named McAfee came to my brother
house was up stairs, about to 20 to- bed.
My brother and family, and my wife, were
down stairs. One OF the men asked IT NJ
mon Stout was there. My brother said NO
such man was there. lie asked him him II
, his brothers wife was not there. My broth,
or answered she was. He asked my wife 1t
0 her husband was IN the house. She an
i swered no. he asked my, brother some
thing, to which he replied that my wife had
: not understood his question. He then said;
: You are all set ofd--d Co,ppeerheads' and
It we get him, this will be the last time fol
r. him. The other man said: ASK no favor'
!, Of these d-d Copperheads. II We get hin
a we will shoot him."
When he said this became alarmed fo
my life, aud eccked my pistol and stepped Z I,
= the door at the head OF the stairs as Hui
man was about to come up with candle il
: his hand l told him TO- step back and
y would Cnma daWn. but IL he mn1a auof he
9 step up, stairs | would shoot, him. IL
y changed the light from one hand 20 the 9th
v er, aud made as ifto draw a, pistol from hi
g pocket Or belt. then fired upon him, an'
y he tell back exclaiming. "Oh, God! In
II killed!' tie was carried out, and neye
. saw him after he tell. , t' !
:. was led by evil cOunsels, and my con