, 1865-08-02
C1RA17P FEKGUsON.
The IIcr1cry Of Gucril.n warfare.

The trial Of the rebel partizan leader Champ
Ferguson, now IN progress at Nashville,
Tcnn., develops some Of the blacklist horrors
Of Tic la.c war. Champ boasts Of killing.
more than one hundred Llncolnites By his
owu hand, and the folloFlng evldsnce viii
sufficiently show how he did It:
4lt.. Vina P.,<s tesstatd: nn dsushter or
Wm. rlte. Of Fentss:s connt{s II Tent; as was ~
"a A. fs2s asa esa ca.SS
tIee and YIN. Dclk With them; theJ THE ptizon.
| e1z1 weIe ~ tied Iogashsr By thsiF 4Ens, they
! mother Whcn 1hey came up; thsy entered thegase
! and cbre into the yard uc1s The esaa!es, taksns
the prisoners With thin: one OF thsH came back
| shen heard tttte euus dtss nesr tie etIh:e; one
came to The house and tod ns they had Killed the
! pr,sotcss. We tten vent out sud tasy ps&sad out
az The rate We found the teAd tndies OF tho
S.se, john cr.b.fee, John Williams and Vim.
DelE hing mar the stabst; Mr. Wllhama WA
e e. st.ef 81 &; t. ssSss II i
Ill dead; III one pl,ee In D 1k's shoulder corn
out. Air, Ciaotree cane IS olr nonse about an
aSat o%1 Cd 5i y Ps'se; ba, iii ,esn ssas ~
hae ath I'll Z the sssy lad Cone previously On hs
BsIpe night, and topk ono Of out hotess: We were
~ fEon m1daisht q! ts t:pe tasy sss1saea
r,iso1ef hy Ferguson IN October. ls8a. There
we're twcniy-two II The esnE: saw ~. IAso!
The asy Ine ps sn sna yss
I'D sssiEs Ft,sa.cn sfoSsas "a y tos.: g = -
ro2;ns 1 IS g e
Ee'irs pi=to eut .. b.. ts1t IL md nd .hc ~ t.
: ne III Win tis he'd ,leaaiug over
sscot s I'll m BSasSsi sssesh ss ssa bssa e "a
E tht. Fergnsou put ths pistol dosu to the OF
: rnan'e bend and again shGs h'n. Farguson H.. 4
:. i Ior. h. was IA good ehf!stt.a aud aon'
, r.ekon b nindl 55ing.' At this, time Taeat'
) vile AMI oasghtr came up se1e aiming and c;yina
q tcid hlm that they would rot let him live nit
~ ssoas IL Es: & E;Ss,t$ T.sn,E, i II;
. q be NEs re:foas!ble for 1t. I1e to1k away III q
y money, uud got cd rt1: day..
1ad Alls Z,e1,ry tsons q Jasass Zachary, Th
a Zig f Al our icnss New lear. nirht, 1865. Chami
fe!Eaeen Vith crowd Ct ta. mer; f,eea az az e.
with his pIssol In hia hand and ehot at Ferguson
:. Dc onIy shot orea. Mother tod him not 70 .ho
ie t;s hor.e were l.. na5sr s,a o. ~ e.
i g1stn csnght Peer zicnsrt's pistol, asd thsy r
= IN ernf1e ard fell en- The bed. B5 thie ttnle
j len Zachary got UP aud walked to the doc
= Tnere Were sewers. shoM Aired At him, and be fs
= On the poriteo. Then fetsr Zachary aud Fcr2l
:, son rose ftom the bed AID Feier wsht to8irl Il
l. door, Ferguson tollo%ed hlm, h:Idtng on t9
.. | b,ouse and 5u1kip2 n h10 with something.
,e not see the1 after tnty vent ont 1t the doc
IA Mother than saut the d6sf and sse wsnt tato It
10 k,teh,n With the children; I doa's knew ha
~ ~ 1ong the crowd reHa!ntd thare altes that, hnt
9 was quite wt1lc. Isaw the dead bodies OF Alle
q | a1f Peter Zachary nf1cr they lef1, lying outsI
IT the dous. Allen WAS shot IN the heart, and Il
Of thck part Of his heal was beat TO Jelly. on
f. saw une wound Oh Peles Zachary. IIe wos sh
~ uuder the left esr. ! Kew 'squtre Zathary.
+ fLuad his body In 1ht woods sone time IN 16e
~ sbopt quarter Of mile from his hou.e.
n" waa ahpt II the h4nd and in the head, and his Ii
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