New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-26
Military AnRirs.
EXECUTION OF TWO DESERTERS AT FORT WAR
REN, BOSTON HARBOR.

REN, BOSTON HARBOR.
Privates Charles Carpenter and Matthew
Rilcy alias John Roach two unassigned recruits OF the
Vermont volunteers suffered the extreme penalty Of
military law on Friday last at Fort Warren, Boston
Harbor for the crime Of deserOn. They deserted the
service il December 1868. Carpenter after deserting
disguised himself and commenced business as bounty
or substitute broker Riley one Of his confederate
an enlsting and deserving. They were found together
when arrested, the continued association lud,cathg
that hev were in league for the commission OF further
crime They convicted and sentenced 20 hc shot
on Friday pr y, before general court martial thai
met on January 80 at Long Island, Boston Harbor'
which sentence was approved by Gen DlA. MA.
Cabot was charged with the execution OF TINS ordef.
which was carried INFO effect ut quarter Dei0fc
O'Clock in tue afternoon. The prisoners were both
Catholics and accompanied 10 their place OF exc.
cutiOn by the Rev. Patrick V. MOicc who renamed
with them till q few minutes before their death.
Line was formed at o'clock at tho fort and marched
out through the saly port around 40 inc leIIcrh IN
the following Order under command Oi Lieut. JOln b.
Bacihedcr, Band OF lst Artillery playing the D,ad
March. Sriug party consisting OF twenty men; the
prisoners, manacled together, accompanied u! tAer
spiritual adviser; escort Of IS prVaIes WITH Two
non commissioned officers, with arms reversed Wheh
the procession arrived Oh the terrcpeh Tue sentence
was read to the prisoners and they we're theh asAeu
they desired to say anything ana On I,pf is "a t,,
negative the order given 10 hIe, ana Inc Two INCA
fell instantly dead Riley being pierced by seven balls
in the region Of the heart and Carpenter with six all
but one in the locality. Riley WAS - years oil
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In relation 20 these eases Gen. Dix ordered:
The MsioGenera commanding approves Of the proeerd
inss hsdns'i 1 m,y siy ss Join Rdseh unassigned
recruits for the Vermont Volunteers.
iro, /, he military code They were confedeir'rd
with three other 20 enlist obtain the bounty ana de
allegiance to It. The recruiting oicr' wore w.itei o 'h,
intention but, uotwi hssuding every Pecauon u"y sue
Fctirg theiy ec.ps Carpenter, amer his de-eron dyed
~ r and oihe fwise dsgifed himself and commenced TIE
bn,ness Of bounty and substitute broker Riley Wa one Of
Ii confederate. in cisg and deserving, and they were
found together when they were arrested we 49,
citation indicating hs ey were easurd 'oss'ei io "e CUM
il in All countries one ofthe most fsgent Of mill
tary crimes IT rs coinpJnga a, ~ tb@ nscos laI
Government and cowsrdly aDihuoii'h. W ~" A. I, - a.
In seasons Of public peril puts on IT. daihfs' uy II ~ ~
ia as ne guilty pc P,fi 4. sS s.n ,'A' ~
,t c.e, vas with the base and pIened
ila;ed pgrPod o. li5y vico Of tie cony followed
bV an immediate Tepudiaon 81 ~ AZ Pei.Gu @ -. H.
a. H. ,ort aiu, IL desperate eh,Its Of Its sneInts TO
destroy H. class cf men. regardless oi ai mora
and of IN The instincts Of nonor and pa,ron are
Themselves into tie service Tor ibs PiPoie % - ~,
mercsuary profit Out Of the pubic ~ i,od -,
ling AN exampc Of falsebood and inhdely cslcnteu 70
Dissolve all tie ties which should olna Ia 10 ~
together in the hour Of adyersity and peril u ~ Que 90
cause Of public Justice tlgt this example should be az
proysouco Of deseton should be eheea'G "a bs
infection Of the highest penalty Of the law restrain GU "
Major General commanding hereby Sn, Grmarss the
Of DEATH when Il shall be deliberately A. G
such after fair and 1upaTtd ua ana "hs
iodgbm.nt the crime shall have been clearly proved HOW
ever painful the duty every con.deat oil Puohc
and public policy demands that 1t shall be inhenoy ~,
Prvstes GaTpentsr AID Riley sas Roach Will be sho 70
death At Fort Warren ia the bafbor Of Boston, Mass on r
day the 22d day Of April inst between the hours OF
aud 2 clock afternoon The Commanding Ohcer al ron
Warren Is charged with the execution Of this sentence
| By command OF Ma Gen. DIX
ID. 4. VAS buren,. Colonel and A. A. q.
OMcia-OKo. EICKsrEDT, Aid Camp
RECRUITING IN THE CITY.
/ Col. NG.c..s auG nls t.a9, aL0 have been