The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-31
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From the Louisville journal. l6th.

| ton would take place in few hours. He wa,
under the impression that he would be shot
but when he was told that he would be hung
| he manifested little uneasiness by sigh and
uttering "Oh!" After the first tidings Of hil
fate he was very calm and collected. When h(
| fully realized his condition he knelt with hi
minister In prayer, and requested him TO pray
| with him. After instruction and confession 81
| faith In the church, he requested to be baptized
| This ordinance was administered an hour be
fore his execution, after he had declared that
he had no malice against any one, and loved
write letters to his sister, aunt, cousin, and 9
young lady of this State, having lock Of his
hair ca! of and pladed In each letter.
| He declared that he was not guilty of one.
| tenth of the outrages that he was charged with,
| and that the Louisville Journal had done him
| great injustice. He positively declared that he
| was not present at all when those negro SOL
diers were killed near Simpsonville, but wa
| far from the scene, and wounded at the time.
! He also denied being present when Kalfus and
Roberts were killed, and said it was Marion
and his men who did it. He stated that he
held q captains commission from Colonel Jack
Allen, and was Confederate soldier. He re-
| quested Mr.. Talbot that his body should be
sent to his aunt, in franklin, KY, and be
buried by the side of his tather and mother,
In his uniform, or, if that would not be per.
I
l. DESCRIPTION OF SUE GuNDY.
Marcus Jerome Clark, alias Sue Mundy, was
nearly six feet high, straight and remarkably
| well built, and we think would weigh about
one hundred and sixty pounds. His com,
plexion was fair, long dark hair, which touched
| his shoulders, and beautifully shaped mouth,
and, in short, was very handsome man. His
whole demean0r was firm and polite, and he
bore the air of man OF culture and gentle
manly refinement. He said he would have
been twenty-one years old next August, and
would die before his manhood, and yet he had
been man to his country" He wore black
velvet cap, black or dark blue jacket with
one row Of Kentucky State buttons, a pair of
dark cashmere pants, and a pair of old boots
cut in imitation of pair of shoes.
THE GALLows.
Notwithstanding the result of the trial was
kept secret, a very large crowd gathered at the
place of execution, on Broadway, near Eigh-
teenth street. The gallows was a hastily: con-
structed affair. The material was the same
that was used in the scaffolding on which Ma.
than Marks, the guerilla, was hung some
months ago, and was built precisely like the
other. The platform or trap-door was sup
ported BY props rope attached to the lower
end. A rough wooden coffin was brought and
placed under the scaffold a half hour before the
- ARRIVAL OF SUE MUNDY. -, y1,u
She was conveyed from the military prison
in carriage, accompanied by her spiritual ad.
wiser, under strong guard, and arrived at the
place of execution about a quarter of O'Clock,
preceded by martial music. 1t required several
minutes to form the troops in proper order,
the prisoner, in the meantime, remaining in
the carriage his lips moving as if prayiut. q
white handkerchief up to his eyes, and his
head leaning against the side Of the carTiage.
Z. 80 THE EXECUTION.
Capt. George Swope, of the 9Th Indiana cav
airy and Provost Marshal, had charge of the
execution. The prisoner was conducted to the
gallows in company with the minister Both
knelt and offered up prayear, aftes which
tention to this His eyes were half closed, and
his lipe continually in motion, evidently offer.
ing up his last petition to God. :" Lord have
mercy upon my poor soul" seemed, from the
motion of his lips, to be his prayer. He was
asked If he had anything to say, to make it
ual adviser in q very low voice, scarcely au-
dible: 80. - - Z. :.
/ am a regular confederate soldier, and have
served In the confederate army four years. I
fought under Gen. Buckner at Fort Donelson,
and belonged to Gen. Morgan's command when
he entered Kentucky. I have assisted, and
taken many prisoners, and have always treated
~.
and cut of from my command. I,have been
in Kentucky ever since. | could prove that /
am regular confederate soldier, and l hope in
and die for the confederate cause ..-
A white cap was then placed over his face,
and at the word three the prop was pulled from
under the trap. The fall was not more than
three feet, and did not break his neck: like
the other victim he choked to death. We have
| seen great many persons hung, but never be-
| fore did we witness such hard struggles and
| commissions. 1t was feared for time that he
would break the lashings. His suffering, how.
| ever. were of short duration. Thus ended the
career Of the notorious Sue Mundy.
| He was left hanging some twenty minutes
before he was cut down. Immediately 9
crowd gathered around the body, some trying
to cut off button, others snatching at the
| cord to secure piece as memento. a rumol
was started that his jacket contained lot O
greenbacks, carefully sewed in the lining. Ac
| cordingly, before he was placed in the coffin,
general search was Instituted, but nothing wa
| found.
As an evidence that he did have a heart ant
| a felIow-feeling in his bosom, we append let
ter to young lady of this State, written in tn
| military prison o few moments before he wa
taken to the place of execution:
/ my DEAR-I have to inform you of the SAL
fate which awaits your true friend, am t,
suffer death this afternoon at o'clock
love; and, as stand upon the brink of tn
grave, tell you do truly, and fondly, aud for
ever love ysu. ! am ever truly yours.
IN Jerome CLARK"
AN EXCITING SCENE.
/ Before the prisoner was cut down from tn
/ gallows, the crowd began to disperse, AMI
Broadway soon was jammed with a living
floating mass Onward flowed the stream, an
as the bead of the disordered column arrives
opposite the military prison, furious bul
took a firm stand in the middle of the street
and stubbornly disputed the passage of tn
crowd. He lowered mis- head and threatene
to gore all who came in his way. His horn
were quite formidable, and the argument b
! presented was quite pointed. Some of the I'D
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