The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-24

The dispatch day before Yesterday con-
fains card from Lieatenant Coddineton rel
alive 60 my statements in regard to Champ
Ferguson. in which he comes 70 the relief
Of Mr.. Rogers, who is greatly agitated be-
cause he was 90 badly beaten in his account
of the execution. The Lieutenant SAYS I
had one inieryieW with Champ but Mr..
Rogers was the only person who had pri-
vste interview. stated in my report that
! only saw the prisoner once, and that
goa the remainder through other parties.
All my account Of his interview with bis
clergyman; his desire for civil trial I;
bis remarks relative to Col Blackman to
DR.. Paul to shooting the old man Wood and
many other facts, got then and as to
their correctness, / appeal to Lieutenant
Coddington himself; a. ] also appeal 10 ali
who we're present at the execution for the
fidelity Of my report Of that.
But how did get other parts Of the eon-
fessiou? Remember, reader, there is no
attempt 10 deny that mine is, in sub
stance correct. end 1 never claimed anything
else. How got 8 part Of it, I viii now
staies how 7 got the other part, I shall ever
keep secret. Lieutenant Coddington, and
], were in the Penitentiary on Thursday
bJforc Mr.. Rogers came; and while the barber
was shaving the prisoner, Lieutenant Cod
dington look me IN back room Of the Pen
stentiary, and told me 50 that might publish
a., al he could remember Of the statements
Of the prisoner to Mr. Rodgers. put the
questions 10 the Lieutenant, 10 regard 10
esch specification, and he gave me all that
be could remember about il.
The nature Of the information was Of
very great value, regarding some points.
took notes. a. the Lieutenant detailed mat
tiers, as far as he could remember, and l
have them yet.
Through the Lieutenant, learned that
Champ Acknowledged TO killing Lieutenant
Smith, Messrs. Frog, Slower, johnson, the
Tour Zacherys, and some others; as also his
denial Of the killing Of the nineteen East
Tennessee soldiers. The Lieutenant, as far
as he could recollect, also gave Champs !
excuse for killing these men, though with !
the exception Of two or three of the muir
ders. he had forgotten the main circum-
stances What I got from the Lieutenant, |
however, enabled Inc to pursue my invosti
CATIONS still further, aud so pursued them.
But 60: a much full er, and more hccu-
rate statement elsewhere; but who the psr,y /
wa who gave ii to me, shall aot s,yi and |
whether or not he violated confidence, /
neither knew nor care. was after an
item: didn't question the party o. 10
whether he was, or was not violating cont
druce
Lieutenant Coddington says h. took notes,
but that he gave them TO no reporter, he
cause of the desire Of Mr. Ferguson. lie
mover cujoined me not to publish anything |
he gave me, but did say he had some more,
that he could not give.
Mr.. Rogers boosted al around that he 1
would have the confession of Ferguson ex-
elusive Of other papers. on Wednesday
before the execution, be boosted that he
WIS going out to gei it; and he made this
b1sst ia public places; and one 30 leaky, /
shouldn't get excited, If his secrets do oe
cssioually come cut. admit he had the /
only formal confession; but ] bad the /
Subsistence, as I stated in my introductory; |
and daiter myself that my whole report |
was shqltly superior to that in Tho
pIsrArcH-"lnd that's what's the natter
UNION REroRTER.