The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-01
EXECUTION OF IL RAbs'.
The Crime uuI DemesuOr Of the con"
den,ned His Dying Speech scenes

JorN CAFES BEALL, who was charged
with heing Il rebel guerrilla, spy and
pirate, was hanged at Governors lslaud,
New York, on Friday afternoon Beaii
was hanged in accordance with the find
ing and sentence Of a court martial OF
which Gen Fiji Henry Warren was Pres
ident and which commenced at Fort
LAFAYETTE in January last, but Gen. Dix,
under the sentence, fixed the time and
ulace of execution Boall met his fate
with reckless courage ,-,,,. '
The New York Post gives the following
sketch OF Beall aud his execution: Bealf
was born in Jefferson county, Virginia
and when he was hanged was about thirty
two years old He was elncateolatthar-
lotteyille University, and his FANNY pos
sessed ample fortune, valued, it is SAID,
at n million and half of dollars AT
the breaking out OF the war he. joined
the rebel forces, aud became captain IN
the 9d Virginia Infantry regiment, seryy;,
inc a part of bis time under StoneWall
Jackson.
He remained in that branch OF the rco-
81 service until last year, when he receiv.
ed 4 commission of an acting masters
maize in the rebel navy. and escaping to
Caulda. assisted in September last to
siclc the steamer Phlio Parsons. nii Lake
Erie. After the commission OF various
acts ot atrocity the steamer Island queen
was also seized 10y Beall and his c"nfeder-
ltrs. al of whom had gone on board as
citizens They scuttled the Island Queen,
and subsequently, attempted to get pos
session of the United States steamer
Michigan. with the design, rs II attrl-
wards appeared, of liberating th" lrr"el
prisoners ou .Juhnson's Island. These
men were in the plot, but il was dI>c"v.
cred: aud rhc steamer Michigan captured
the Philo Parsons, with smm' "f he pl
ratrS Rrali escaped and afterwards ulI-
dcrtuoA 10 throw railroad traiu from
thr track near Bniialo. tn tle purpose
of rrhbcrN
In December last Beali was arrested
pra,. %n,rcusinn Bridge by onr dcr"c
ti,cs, aud in February Was G"uFirtrd OF
violating the laws NJ war, IN acting aS
guerrilla ana spy
BraIl was Of Medium size had light
rnlnrcd ham and molIStarhe, blue EYES,
and bis ,omtCnmcc wore pleas.hh t\-
preston He was determined rebel -
| Thoueh person Of much intelligence,
he was almost blindly devoted to the
cause. ol .Iett Davis, and did not scrnPIe
to help il forward 10y any ul"ans III his
| power
Aftcr lii, conviction he was taken from
Fort Lafayette where he had previously
been confined aud placed i'll th" gam
! son - prison in Fort Columbus, on TOY
,rpnrs Island On Wednesday, before
| the tiunlir>i appointed Tor his execution
| L,Vyas out i'm a crn and closely Iuai ded.
During his Imprisonment he has at no
| tim,. been di>uldrrlV but has treated the
officers n, chuIgr oi him with nuliorm
| courtesy. and soutetiincs cohE1sed iiet-
| Is He did not III ANY time waNrr. hut
! declared that hr had done right ana
| that his death would be That ui a pa
! triot
On SATURDAY last Beall's mother ar-
rived here from HarprI's Ferry. near
wher, the family resided, and, obtaining
! a pa~, from Gen Dix. saw the prisoner
She remained with him ior "A consider a /.
| Lle time. but, il is understood, returned
southwark Immediately, and did not see
| him afterwards
Three clergvmen-two of the Roman
! Catholic Church. aud one vi the tpls"o-
pal Rev. d. Weston ,--have visited l'eaIl
by his request; and a few Otheracqnlinf
ance. OF friends have seen him
II appears that BeaIl was rehgous
man, he belonged 10 the Episcopal
| Church. and was once lay member OF
the Diocesan Convention OF his state
Twice today hr took the Sacrament al
niuistered by Dr. Weston. 7a--4--e
Tn the coarse of the morning Beall ex-
pressed a desire 70 have a Photographic
picture of himself made. and his wish
was complied with o.
Shortly before one o'clock Friday at
ternon Captain Talmam, who had charge
of the arrangements for the execution
United States Marshal Murray who was
present byrsquest, and the eSecntio9er,
entered the cell OF the condemned man
He promptly rose and SAID he Mss at
their service. He added that he knew
their errand. and said he wished the
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