The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-02

of the c. S. army have violated
no laws OF Great Britain or Canada.
STATEMENT OF c. MOD WALLACE.
am native of Kentucky, but at
the ncipiency of the war now pending
between the United States and the
Confederate States, was living in the
state Of Texas, one Of the Confederate
States Of America.
Whatever / may have done at St.
Albaus, / did as Confederate soldier,
and in obedience to the order, and UNI
der the instructions of Lieut. b. II,
Young, a commissioned officer Of the
Confederate States Of America, my
commander at that time.
have not violated any law Of Cam
ada or Great Britain.
STATEMENT OF a. G. nRUCE.
1 am native Of Kentucky and a
Confederate States soldier My term
has not expired. | was made prisoner
in june last by Federal troops and
made my escape from car whilst be
ing carried as such to Yankee prison
at Rock Island joined Lieut. Young
at Chicago last August have viola
ted no laws of Canada or Great Bn-
tain Whatevcr ! muy have done in
the so-called United States has been
an act of war, as my government the
Confederate States,a are at war with the
Yankees, and | owe allegiance to 1t and
am sworn to do my duty as a soldier
l am told that / am accused Of having
= shot Morrison at st Adams If | had
shot him it was nv duty TO do so.
am taken for a comrade who did do it.
who is not here | do not say this to
secure myself but rs it is the truth
Justify the act az an act Of war
though Morrison was not aimed at, but
the armed man who skulked behind
, him | have lost kindred in tins war
Ia cousin brutaliy murdered in Camp
Douglas, whilst unalmed and doing
nothing to provoke it. Yankee plum
dermg and cruel atrocities without
PARALLEL, provoked the raid on st. Al
bans as a mild retaliation
GREGG STATEMENT
was born and reared in the State
: of Kentucky. l am a Confederate sol
r der My term OF service is not yet
e expired | owe no allegiance o the
United States Government Whatever
e | may have done in st. Adams in the
d month Of October last, was done in
j. military duty, as Confederate soldier,
J., acting under orders of Lieut. Young,
(, c. S. A.
~ NJ. spuRRS STATEMENT.
d I am native of Kentucky Am an
= enlisted soldier Of the Confederate
e army, aud my time has not yet Elk
PRED. owe no allegiance to theso-cal-
" led United States but to the Confed-
: crate States OF America | was held
O rs a prisoner of war in Yankee Bias
le tile. and by brbing Yankee pa
W triat and by daring, escaped. After
"a wards was engaged at different times
IA with soldiers Of the aforementioned
IS army a doing duty in the YANKEE
'd States Last summer at Chicago,
q plated myself under the command o
ar Lieat Young. / was in the State.
ty when the rand on 81. Albana, VT, WA
&c made BY Lieut Young and others
s. What I may have done at st Albans
I'd did as soldier Of the Confedcrat,
States army ana in accordance will
sc oraers from Lieut. Young Of sac
r. army in doing this | have violate,
be no law Of Canada or Great Britain.
ad have lost kindred and have had kin
r. dred plundred.
au s. + IAcErY's STATEMENT
j
in With the permission of your Homo
m have only to say that am natiy
Int of the Confederate States to whic
ne Government l now owe. allegiance
adj have been thrown upon this Govern
IL ment not designedly but by the fol
he tunes of war | have violated no la,
en- Of this country Or of Great Britain
unless it be unlawful for n Confedere
on ate soldier, driven by the hard fate c
he war to ask the protection of the Brit
al lsh flag. | am soldier of the Con
ais fcderate States army, having been re
or cognised as such by the so-called Unit
elf ed States Government from the fac
he of having been held as prisoners {
N. war-my command now being held a
ed prisoners of war at Camp Douglas
ft ILL.,, from which place made my e.
en- cape through the mercenary character
OF those gallant fn,teeS-a people VIII
make war for plumber and are happ
when they make war on women an
'r- children, | have, during the captiyit
ny of my command, been detailed fo
rs special service inside the enemy
IL lines, under the command of Lieu
n Bennett H. Young. / owe no alleg
7 ance to the quasi government, til
ne United States Whatever / ma
use have done, it has been done under tn
,n ~, authority of my Government, and
~ the order of its commissioned officer
49, prompted by sense of duty which
F" owed to my country, my Government
- and my fallen comrades,
~ JAS. A. DoTY S STATEMENT,
Or l am Confederate soldier. VIII;
l may have done at ST. Adams was /
order of Lieut., Young, an officer
M the army Of the Confederate States.
if The case will be resumed on Tue.
cir day, the 18th December, at the Com
ne House in Montreal when the occnea