The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-10

Il ia ~ vot t9 RI vs. ISL. Sps$ him
ton City. he Wrote to Gen. Dix and b his
son, the major-to the latter returning thanks
for gentlemanly 2treatment- Lar well as to his
mother, sisters and.friends. These letters Mr.
Tallna4 declined ta sKhlihbit, for which We
At ii O'Clock Tallman sent to his cell cap
mackerel; he ate like laborer, and then the
clergyman was called ill., This was the Rev,
s, Weston. of the Seventh New York Infantry.
who had been delegated by Rector DIX, Of
Trinity Church, to ATTEND toathe obsequies.
This he did in full robes, as Beall was rigid
Episcopalian, though many Catholic priests
had addressed him letters, all Of which be had
Then the Provost entered his cell II John
lie said. 'HI must pinioni you.n The prisoner
talked half sardonically from this time for
ward. Whether it was strange despair, .
calm disgust or one of those 9inexplicable re-
vulsions Of feeling which come to the best Of
Us, may be only guessed. 1t any rate, the last
moments Of hislife were aloof from sympathy
he neither begged 1t nor demanded it; he
only said; obedient to an inquiry: q" Tie me
tightly spare no pains" His two Baltimore
friends were present, and he took their hands.
4" God bless you, John, said one of them, but
there were no tears. --lis .i1i ,1l-Ji;St
Meanwhile,a gallows had been erected on
the souther!y slope of the island, within few
yards OF where, not long ago, q deserter was
This ghnstly edifce had been standing since
Thursday night. 1t was court gift to the
United States from the Tombs. The notches
on the ground piece, within the closet, were
two in number, showing the succession of vic
tins. It stoodupona dip of landscape, within
sight Of the citadel of Castle William, and of
the many coy tenements Of resident people-
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! vanishing to the ,Narrows. I'm -,
At twelve O'Clock the most variegated and
characteristic crowd ever seen out OF, Dante,
was assembled around the machine of death
officers of staff and of the regular and volun-
teer service, sick soldiers in pale blue breeches
and miserable civilian laborers in gray and
mud, reporters in struggling boards and sort
par erceuence, to whom torture had more fas.
cination than stock-swindlng or merchandise,
and. the ordinary attendance OF bar room; elect
ors and professionals at large. The river side
began to be sprfnkled with row.boats and
three tugs and two boats rode up at noon
crowded with death-devourers. Then the
hundred and ninety, two thirds Of whom were
drummers and musicians m They played some
popular airs and formed In open Square around
the gibbet while the civilians smoked cigars
/ on the gallows floor and talked gossiply:
At last the prisoner was brought up, and
those spectators who had hung back followed
him in an Open-mouthed way, They brought
him over hill, down slope, and 60 on to the
gallOws HewOre, Provost Tallman's mantle,
his own worn gray brooches, brownish walk
ing coat, unblacked shoes, and the black death
cap on his head--the moose upon his neck. As
he came along he talked of the sunshine once,
and said he supposed he should see itnOmOre.
The chaplain was on his right Marshal Murray
N his left tUQ1va aOldinrc fnI10wod Him Eic
pinioned arms could not be seen beneath his
MANTLE; He walked like o. man. though "a
rebel. There was no death-march; the re-
porters were gathered in "a little knst; the
privileged spectators stood opposite; the rag,
tag, and ,hobtal clustered afar; the recruits
were all huddled upon the hollow battery
women and invalids stood; upon the paTapet OF
Castle William a babyor two played upon the
great guns and laughed chubbily atthe scene;
the sky was clear, but the turf was soft and
cold. ------- = - ~
Beall sathpon the chair beneath the drop.
Lieutenant .Keyser read the finding of the
During this reading Beall stood half the time
close by the chaplain then helpulled his chair
toward him with his foot and satdoWn. He
bad pallidly sallow face thin, sloping in hol-
low outline duwnto his ihe Jaws; bis hair was
brown; he had thin moustacbe and beard 3,
his eyebrows and eyes were very light he
took no notice of any spectator, bat his eyes at
sensitivelY, but interestedly; and now and
then sneers like snaile passed over his lips,
at the iteration of I" guerilla" but when the;
clause accusing him Of the railroad scheme was
read, he quietly shook his head nND man
ever persisted more paaedly ), his black cap lut1
tered in the wind, at the end be rose, - if d.
vining that The long list Of charges and specif1
with his foot, stood erect beneath the drop.
Dr.. Weston approached him and read the
service for the dying He closed bis eyes rev.
erently, and listened; at the end he uttered
" Amen" .}i!.t4SbE Je $50 ;0QGgid{l / !
The Provost Tallman walked up to him
%6s one Of ss Ma5shss Or the SHERIFF. Daasn
9 ,nvtS|ss said TAlmans do you wish to Soy
Il Beall half turned, anda shade Of bitter feel
iSg passed over his countenance. he spoke
in allow telling tone: 8'S'J''a 4.ios
Z "Iprotest against the execution Of this sem
vice and defense Of my country. 81 have moth.
Few but the reporters heard this. The
mans death was the least dramatic in the
world. As the man Isascs was talkinglto him
= :. Giye y body to my oro,hsr-in.law b
= Then, at nod from Isaacs, the provost lieu.
tenant raised his sword; the man at The eye.
hole saw II and dropped his axe; downfall the
great weight land at . jerk, up in the air rose
BeaT. Once bis left leg lifted, his BODY heaved
often convulsively; when they cut him down
his neck was stretched about ten inches, but
his eyes were wide open, and the blueness Of
death lay only ON his lips! rfasana;T
His bier and coffin had been beside the gal
lows. They placed him in It, and to-day viii
be given to his friendsy ) : +re.g
9 Hanging in the air. there was eth a,dignity
about him, which, call 1t "pluck, or "grit,P
or bravado, made, all respect him. Even
Isaac said: :" He is manor was"
About, two thousand spectators in all saw
this execution. photograph of the dead
His viii Is minute and specific. p Let those Of
Us who must die for the right side, do as well
as he who died for the wrong side