The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-01

ExEcpziox.-Jourdan c. Mosely was
hung yesterday at u O'Clock, haviag
been sentenced to death by General
Court Martial held at Tullahona on the
18th Of last April, for the murder Of
three persons, assault with intent to
XIII, robbery, and for being a guerrilla,
Of all Of which crimes he was found
guilty. Mosely was Of fine personal
appearance, about six feet in height,
dark hair and eyes, well formed, and
evidently possessing great physical
strength. He was born at okalona,
Miss, and was about q years of age.
There were but few persons present
beside the officers and guard, as Gen.
Thomas has ordered that none shall be
admitted except the necessary witness
es. No citizens were admitted except
the representatives Of the city press
A few minutes bsfore noon the pris-
oner came into the yard, with his arms
piaioned sad bareheaded, but walking
with free, firm step. As he assembled
the fatal seaiiold, there was no tremor
or emotion, and he looked to be almost
Indifferent as TO his fate. The fatal
moose was passed over his head, and the
white cap partly adjusted, when the
proceedings of the Court Martial, the
charges, specifications, fndings, and
sentence, we're read by the officer in
command, and he was asked if he had
anything to say. In clear, firm voice
he spoke, saying
Gentlemen: 81 am a Confederate
soldier. have always been a Confed-
crate soldier and / shall die one. am
innocent of numbering those men, and
i'll had been allowed 10 get my witness
es ! conld have proved myself innocent.
was when captured, with my superior
officer, and acting under orders from
the Commanding General. | DO not
fear TO die. have been true soldier
to my country and her cause ! have
n-ger disgraced Il have done nothing
but my duty 1 enlisted in the Confed-
crate service in Oklahoma, Miss, in jan
uary or February, 1862, I disremember
which ] have meyer been anything
but true soldier. was tried as a
citizen of Tennessee. / am not citizen
Of Tennessee but native Of Oklahoma
Mississippi, where lived up to the time
that / entered the Confederate service"
Here he paused, and when asked by
the officer commanding if that was all,
answered, ~ believe that is all that ]
have to say" A briefprayer was then
offered by chaplain present, the fatal
cap was drawn over his impassive face,
that had taken its last look Of earth,
the word was given, the drop fell, and
the quiveSing body was suspended in
the air. The fall was sufficient to have
broken the neck and caused 4 painless
death, had not the rope become mis-
placed, the knot coming almost upon
the back of the neck. For FIVE minutes,
life struggled with death, but in vain
the neryeless limbs became motionless :
the guerrilla Mosely had gone to answer
for his misdeeds before q higher tribu-
nal than any on earth After hanging
for twenty minutes, the body was cut
down and placed in a plain coffin, to be
given in charge Of his afflicted mother.
Such WAS the merited fate of Jourdan C.
Mosely guerrilla, of bold and daring
courage, man whose talents directed
in the right channel, would have won
for him an enviable name. As it is, he
passes from remembrance, or if not
forgotten, is called to mind as one who
raised his hand against his country and
who met with a traitors death.
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