, 1865-09-19

Trial Of Henry Il. nIu.rudcr ut Lauls-
<1lle-SlItcen Charges OF Murder and
Three Of Rape.

s1lle-Sl1tcen Charges OF Murder and
Three of Rape.
From ihe Louisville Press. 18th.l
The tria, Of Henry D. Magruder, better
known as Bill A1agruder, before the Military
Commission, commenced on Wednesday, the
1Ath. aiagzuder, It will be remembered, vas
caE, in Breckln1idge county Inst spring, by
detachment of the G0th Wisconsin. Ho had
received a severe wound through one Of his
lungs, which had stopped him IN Ills career Of
intamy md lAwlessness, and in this condition
he was captured, with two companions, one Of
whom shortly after exp1atcd his crimes on the
because Of the extreme improbability Of his
recovering from the effects Of his wound. Tho
surgeons who have attended him had regarded
bis recovery as next TO impossible; but he Is
still living, and, In the natural course Of
things, might entirely recover, though not
NOW Il condition 10 be removed from his
cell ut the military prison; By order Of the
fore, the court met in the prisoners cell, and
proceedtd with his trial. The room ia large
and we'll yentilated, and las an air Of cleanli-
ness and comfort about 1t. =: !;
Nocruder looksto be about thirty years of
are. has light brown hair, and wears a light.
morstacl,e. Ills suffering from his wound and
long confinement have had their emaelating
cline upon d cot while the trial was progress
In. lis counsel is Gen. ". C. Whitaker,
late President Of the Commission. Col. Coylc,
Judrc Advocate General, Department OF Ken
tucky, Is the Judge Advocate Of tho Commits
sion, and Col. Harrington Is the Prcstdent.
tlcations Of murder against lin, and three Of
But one witness was examined on Friday.
The prosecutions, We Understand, Is about
through. Below is tho testimony Of 'Alphonso
Kirk In relation to the murder Of Capt.
Mccormick and Surgeon shisk, Of Penn
sylyanla regiment, In December last:
AuapEn or GAIT. a'CoRzucK AND DIR. Eu1nE-
Alphonao Kirk, farmer, living near Tay y,orsyille,
heinz sworn, ieattGed. Wns at 31r. Gnsssbys
hou:e in The latter part Of 9eccmoes, lsSs, when
tTS efs ps Fsaa saa saso se
the brother q Capt. Mccormick, a colonel. had
been sick at Grisgby,s 6oueo eb9at year bssose
that an the Captain I'D At n M nrGiaers ,hs hssqs
young ladies and gentlemen were in the parlor ;
shs 4s e'c ps6z
b. thc fergant :; they hsd not been in twenty min
ases when ths blscE woman cane IN and sid .he
eGS:s r. .sea sd ebs g ss y
window, but she did rot know @ ", hut That
ia ia ,he gue:riiia. had .ald :" thss, Sera
Two damned Yankee horses" and then CON-
uaenced jumping over the fence md the house w1s
rnsrounded before The Federal officers Mew ani-
Thing sbort it; went ont end saw soEne, Of them
run around .bs honse; knew come Of ths Euedl-
tas; Of them werc of Pratts tuen; shitk wan
ted to surrender; Lyons command YVES reported IN
The country, and there ras good many Fedesa]
Eo1diers at naristoNn, sent there TO meet him; !;
Surgeon Shl1k and Capt Mccormick hsd Just cone
Up md had come ont to sec A1ts- GHSgpyH iasnifT;
the surgeon wanted TO surrender, an1 Thought they
wou]d be treated as prisoners Of war; MrEortnfck
ssId as would never II spsrsnsE; te gae1l1as bolt
one end Of the ball and tne guett1aa At The ether;
The two Federal soldiers had come out Of the t4ay
room into the trout room; don't know whether
clothes g. moi. but ssser INC gneIiIlas lelt weat
into the room and found The BEDS all torn 10
pieces; don't know who did it; the gneri!as may
be did IN looking after them; think th,y
Captain Mccormick went iato Tho tamsly
room agaln, and they were shooting at him there
he came out into the hall aud said TO Mrs. Grtgsby,
tthey have ehot mo all to pieces, and he Tell down
at her feet, md she asked them not to ehoot him
that dry; he WIS In tho house; could not eay
whether he shot eny or not: there was, 70 many
shooting; there were good many people in The
house who had surrendered. but theF could not get
out The guesil1as were betwesn tho negro cabins
md the house, and they were afraid that some Of The
people IN the hnasa would be shot and they had to
look ont for thenselses think Magrndor was
house fsst; know; 5fsuiman; be mas ihere, I
think he came IN with Mnsruder; sew Dr. Shtrk
md Capt. McCor1n1ck aiter the euerlns lcr they
and mas lying on The foor with the apple In h.s
hand; Mccormick WIS ehot twfcs ]u the face, I
hnd seen Maysuder often before that fn TaI!ors.
vile; couldn't tell how they were dressed On that
al different times that could not keep Inc run ot
them. think Mccormick fired once.