, 1864-01-28

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house, where. he was recognized by one OF
bis victims, and soon thereafter sent to Col
umbus for trial.
The charge made agafnst Lane was, gen
orally, of being q member Of Edwar DIS guer'
illn gang, and the specifications to the num-
ber Of six or seven set forth particularly the
various criminal acts of which he
hnd been guilty. A portion Of tho speclaca-
tions the commission was net able to SUBJ
stahtlate, from the mysterious disappearance
when Wantel.
The Military Commission held the case OF
young Lane in dellhe1ation nearly month,
and every pains was taken 10 clearly define
the extent Of the prisoners guilt Col. W.
7. Shaw, Of the 18th Iowa Volunteers, was
the President Of the Commission.
As before stated, the Military Commission
d Edmund's bushW hacking band and specla'
cal1y guilty Of stealing a lorse Of q man
named Farmer, OF Weakly county. Tcnness ee,
In July last It was also clearly shown, BY
competent witnesses that Edmund s gang; to
which Lane WIS. attached had at one time
murdered man In the county mentioned, be.
cause lie saw fit to resist thelr attempts to
Lions upon his property. In July the young
man visited the house Of another man, robbed
it Of clothing, watch and shawl aud carried
OF the son Of the owner, saying they were
going 10 hang him to the first convenient
LIMB. They did not hang the lad, however,
lis Wnc home eoon afterwards. It was not
clearly shoWu TINT Lane Was accompanying
the g.ug Wlcn't tlo man spoken Of was mur-
Certd, hut On the occasion of the robberies
his participation was we'll established. In
regard to taking the horse Of Mr. Farmer; the
evidence was e1Flicit, It seems that Lane
first called at Farmers house, ascertaincd
that he had the horse, made some Inquirtes
about it, and the next day came again and
took the animal away. The gang was tracked
to Paris, Kentucky, and they robbed and
plundered as they travelled. hsrdly passing a
plantation or house that they did not seize
something Of value or commit some act oi
violence.
II WIS FARMER Who recognized Lane In the
Pnducal Generals home, and through his tes-
tlmony and that Of bis nelghbors, he Wos sent
to Columbus for trial before the Military
To follow up tho career Of Edwnras' gang
would prove q matter of 6upererogation.
Suffice it, that during the summer and full OF
1sG3, the members Of the caba1 were the ter
ror of West Tennessee md Southwestern,
Kentucky. Their trick was often marked In
the blood Of innocent and peaceablc citizens.
Dcso1ation, robbery, and all acts Of violence
and horrible cruelty followed in their wnke.
They robbed to the amount of thousands Of
dollnrs, where none Of their victims were
too we'll of. They took from poor and
itch alike. leaving their names to be exccra-
led by young and old, women, men and chill
drcu-for none were safe-few escaped their
rnyenous onslaughtB
Upon the trial 1nue plead stguilty'' to the
charge ofstcaliDg Fnrtner's horse, and "not
guilty" upon the remaining specifications Of
tie Indictment But 1t was shown beyond
Eo o1c1 rfn lint In n IL far
from the rebels, who had deserted for the
purpose Of taking the chances as u robber
md a marauder, and the Court thus found
him guilty and sentenced him to be hanged.
The finding of the Commission was sent to
Gen. S. 4. Hu1lbut, at Memphis, last month,
and On Thursday last retulned to Columbus
With the sentence fully approved md an order
attached, comm anding the execution to take
place on Friday, the sd yesterday between
the hours Of sunrise and noon Of that day.
In accordance with this order preparations
were Immediately commenced by Capt. j.
u. Williams, Provost Marshal Of the Dis
trict for the prompt fhlfillment of its proyis-
Ions The platform back Of Fort Quinlby,
upon which the six negro murdcrcr6 were
hung last season, was put in repair, and
everything arranged for the execution that
experience and Judgment could suggest. =.
During the night Of Thursday the fact that
Gen. Hurlburt had approved the verdict Of
A41| NOA001es1OA VIVID NQluMQUICsllEu u Lie
prisoner. he received it with coinposurc,
but begged that 1t might be postponed ten
days to nllow him preparation to meet lis
Gtc, letter was Written by one Of the
prisoners for Larc-who could not himself
read OF write-to Gen Smith, asking the
If soldier nj the hands Of bsnyc men, aud
not the death Of Il lelon by the rope aud
gallows. or course Cen Smith Ind not tie
power, had lte the desire, to change Gen.
EurlLnt's decree, ind the young prisoner
was duly Informed that be raust be ready by
the hour Of ten 3cstLrdhy to be iakcn forth
from bis prison, no more to return alive, aud
tint bis death muet take place upon the gal-
LOWE. Therefore Lane summoned clergy
man, md passed q few hours With him, aud
then retired to rest
Owing 10 the mud and slippery condition
OF the heights back Of Columbus, your cor
respondent did not arEiyo upon the ground
until the prisoner had taken his position up;
on the platform where he was SO shortly to
launch forth upon the une1plored eternity.
When VIC first saw him Lane was standing,
his face to the east. fronting Rev. DR.. Beatty,
Chaplain of the 3ath New jersey regiment,
and at lis left hand, It: Chas. B. Throop,,
Deputy, Provost Afarrha1, OF his right well.
known Detective officer, listening camly to
ing up for his future welfare, The prisoner
was young, apparently about %, and OF me
dium stature, hair dark and Wary, eyes OF
Moustache. He was clad ID the Uniform of a
Confederate soldier, new buttcrnut co1orcd.
1orE-skirted ffock cont, butternut pants, d
black felt Int, and his hands coyered with
white.cotton gloves he exhibited but slight
symptoms OF uneasiness, and in fact had as
cCnded the ladder to the fatal trap with as
firm tread as though marching upon dress
Faredc.
Around the foot Of the eollows were first
Hanged the District Provost Marshal and Ills
assistants, Coils. Lawrence and Adams of the
forces acting as guard, then guard of mount.
the hollow square, a detachment OF the 3lth
New Jersey infantry ard the 1st Battalion Of
the End Tennessee {colored)1 heavy artillery,
all armed with .londe0 muskets. Fronting
tic gn1lows stood q mule team attached to an
1rIny wagon containing the plain wooden
coffin upon which the prisoner had ridden to
the place from the prison. ,,500'7. .
At the conclusion OF The prayer, Chaplain
Beatty asked if the prisoner would be allow
Cd to speak to those surrounding him, and
permission being granted by Provost MarBhnl
Williams, Love spoke, in flrm but-rathcr
low voice, substantially MS fo1lows:
GE%71nnES AND so1pHEs: I am brought hero
TO die, ard to die az thief and murderer when
lp1o1est that, from the 1rat, l have erer been n
Wi rcement a. ost nelss tc loGga
from this place. ard at Shiloh, and ut Pittsburs
la1dire. III was wrong IN ibis fighting, aud ioi;
krows that did not know was wrong. I do not
blame any Federal officer or Federal soldier for my
death. Their array is composed Of brave and gen.
e;tnn men. And have received none but the
klndcst treatment Fiucc have been prisoner
No Union soldier do charge with my blood. 1t
rrsts At the door Of three men Of my district in
West Tcpnt ssee, who are rebels when tie rebels
arc in power, hut Federa1s when the Federals are
utout. ard Whoee only object is to make money
out e boih eides, at whatever cost TO those sur
there Is civil difficulty, which occurred before
10 my death. These men swore my life nway, and
!he whole truth had been told before the Military
Int Guild have been found to hare been ! regular
ss slditr In the Confederate service, and my ex-
cl.:EGc could haTe been brought about I blame
They stay, At bone to make money. ont Of both
rebels ard Fedcrnle. Thcy are too Biz cowart1s TO
fight for either side
Eut an Will!ng to ole, ready to die-to dls as
that ttan die as becomes a man. I thank God
my heart has changed. It is not like those OF the
men who lave conspl1ed against NO. which are as
te.ieve that am going to that heaven to which
dear father vent more than seven years ago,
Ind where ehsll be Joined BY ny brothers aid
y respectable position In Tennessee Ieame by it
honestly, though did not work to obtain It. And
s ID
" any Of the men who have sent me here. l hATo
l.en faithful soldier, ard would advise all
those around nc, a4d those on the ether side,-
would ask that when am dead, my body be
bnrieC--n It cannot be gent home to my people, or
1t ieast to Union City, where they can reach IT,
Man 5Gad s 'S hsas 9Ss1ay ay na M Il
cd Oi my fate End allowed to do 60, / know fhey