The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-27

tnscr from him. After this he 01Grcd ppiiecm~n
tl5 5o in eoh II be sllos~l To ,ecsia tn" p.ios.
an'hor,,, INV ming 10 tsko tho rcsrnu.iiiity ~
dctarins lrh d,r--,ic chAIncicr iufr"i 'hs rti'-
nn"' over ~ The military authorities who confined
him IN tors isIa,..c. On tho i'h of I.n'
uarv military court vss convened amt ahsr
psicnt inv,s,i ssi'on Ro,ert Cobb kcnur,ly -.~
touhd guilty oi 'ertng A. ~ tgy" and violHtinS ihi
lh-' Of VA" Tho evidence proving thst ~,
uhs az officer IN To Confederate army. futind xithtt
tho Initci Statcs n riy'rs' drcss snd that nstsat
Of being a. he slcr,i "u ''.r riiy NJ Ncv YnrS for
the purros" Of having sood tuc. and tryre to
the bic, tnde" h- here for te rurrn.o Of Arin<
tho CITY, AMI te'tro,ins tho u,s Of inuoceut ncu
combataut'. After fair tria, frequently po,poue-i.
the prisoner, who W. d,icnd'd O., Ru-.-,cu. W.
stoufhton, found guilty vt el tho charges
and spccfosiienA Tho Court sentenced him q,
be hanscd, and General liz, in 'prorins the
sentence ordered ths execution tn take u-lrr
AZ Fort Lafayette, on Satuday, Nan g ,th. i>,,.
rho prisoner vss notified of M. sentence hu' r..
colved It With incredulity. treating with coniour1
and profanity every attempt made IN induce hrn ~
preT.ro Tor another -oth. kev Nt. Burke, WORTHY
Episcvpl clorsy man stationed At or Hamilton ira
quoutly visited kennedy IN his ccu bni obtained
admission from the prisoner in to he ,'tn
IN i.ndcriner future liio Tue culprit decAi~t
himself ms'cTiast and constantly expected 10 cs-
capc from confinement. ON one occnsou he heated
uosor rod hot and stEmp'cd tl burn tho lork on
from the door of hA cell. The gunrd due>
ooy' rod this operation, a. o." cater = strict-
watch kopt over ti'1. tlc occupied h,s
leieuro time in writing to in,nd., arf onoN grots
TO the rlo'idout AZ iug ior pardon. Su'tc1uenuV
he wroe 10 O. 'p ph for auur1,e Nriih'r ro,pe'.
vSs srNnted, aud Kennedy s,ill tcwai1" rcckoss "
his approaching doom. The di.,o'urcs hc m'de ~
,sriou. uucr, concerning hm,elG -iop that he s.s
.gT .Rnva -. - Iss
rl,nicr ov uins uhty cr more nesro's Emh.rr p~sst
BY debts when tho var broke ont he hccaniea 1',r%
htc. eater, aud entered Captain one ut tho ir's
regiments mustered into the Confederate srr,tc- TN
Louisiana. The iortdne- OF var made him prisnnaI.
and reporter, tbou r. o'clock saturday sst-
dtsi saw lin IN condemned cell AZ FnTi lAiAyrtts.
where preparations going on Tor tho eIerutinn-
Although the proof " hi. cnnucctio1 with ihs p'ns
IN burn tho ho,cs Of this cty -ufcieu,- tho IN.
thoritcf cu 'cayofci In various WAYS N obtain rnrS
the prisoner positive admission OF hi' guilt For
this purpose, on FRIDAY evening, Col. Rufko and su
accomplished reporter Of one of Mo citv popcrs, hv
porui-,ion rni direction Of Go,crsl piv, visited tbs
ptir1ncr IN iis cell Aucr some preliminary
saon, KENNEDY made the follow Ing statement hicb
! nAy b" taken ~ his
| ,o~ttp-o-.
Afcr nv otrape f.om lohu-on'. le',ud ven, n.
rect TO CauedA, whcre met uumlcr of Confederate
onl,ei,, They H' 90 ne q vac r,'lins 70 40 ~ an
- tNl tuu. aHd. ~ e.. II ~ tu the service Of
| country" To which they replied "lts all right"
hut no iutustiu1 uH 10 ~ nature, did ash
Tor ANY. was - 4rtlr alter cent o. Nrw York, vhere
| STAYED some time. There wor" eig'It of M in thu
~ II, ami alter Nc ,d h'cu ~ hr'iv tlfcc v'"hs.
were told thai the object Of the r1icditlon 10
IetsiHte uron a." Noith for the Htroclc, Of eh"ri-
| dan ~ th" shenandoah Valley. II was originally
intended 10 s"t hIC IA tho gis ou the night Of tho
Presidential election, but ~ the pho 9horus -aT
| not l"psWd' it ,-m p,-iloncl upth the nishs
Who ionnod tho odrnsl art,, two he'd 10 Canada.
| leaving but T1 vsat inst stoppns nt ih" Rel
| mont Huusc. IA FULTON street hut aterward moved
int9 fincr street ls't hi' io inu, h"i 10 ~ mth"r
| g. hamums Museum, lnvuWN llg,ch ltmmanT
uc1 rnt on. Had lhr cni. 81 nt done ~ dii, y.
| BIZ Joke on the lIo apartment. knov that an ~
he hung Tor setting iiC 20 iHruutn's Museum, hut the
| iart ~ that the lhnif Was rimpE a pcSirr- Nte.
| Tor the nero uu ~ tuv thiul, cnpn'd y hottie Ot
knew V' IL wo1au W. @ NV t Vi, irc % u wS' o sc had NED
that letofc aud had At one in shout nrud'i tn
| Mu-euu sna 1T on hto b, uc.r- Accidoui, AItcr
| hsl iccn drinking, and lus' Tor ne igu Of cara
Aur ,ct,nr hlc ouiy ioui p'lros wAaci ,he s,rc..
| the Elchnnrc IIotol lhrie We ali met the noIs
Ta hcf' bGt So o ts no,i Of H., d. IN he onaS.
| r.giiut tie I.p"rS sliIc Nh, ee'r,pWs wh" were
eau. 10, and II caught 'tpcCod 20 DIE. ltHi dona
20 then it would nave been n lisht hui think now
.ss', aud y'ly rpi Nas To fet sl.ciy &c .ors ths
| hr,ier I wrs ie-tl'e. however sud san'od to re-
!
| uuit, Just tr ,ic ~ trarncd the city he r,or!ved
al intuatiou tAt the detectives vcfc OL the lopk-
The carS d.dat notice me .Fun, hut tc6t on, md
VIM arrested IN the d1pot ~ wish 20 Hey that ths
| killing Of women and ,udfrn vns the ihai thns 80
thourht oi We wanted to let thc poop Of the Nolth
undors'aud and iei that th"r ar NO sides 20 thi.
| vGr, Rud that they chlit be- rolling in wealth Hnt
! r0u tort while a. tho South are h-aiinR all thH
hArdships ana priyhtiwl' 10 'ttii"'o" i9r sher-
ftnv pruperty the lve- ~ wotu,u and children,
althou.h tAat would oil ,Uurso lGve ioiloSsd m the
| train
This va tnten down bv the reporter IN the prc.encI
Of o.. Burke HuI after hrhp read 40 the pulpuef,
| VA forwarded To- t'en. Dix 'hc noAt morning.
The prisoner, gho had slcnt lut litlo dJrin' ths
night WIS visited caI OIL SATURDAY hvths rebel ,on>
| eral Bo.la and Chaplain Burke, who urred nam 10
| prepare inr hi. fate. package Of his own photo-
| grApha hadug cen gwen him. he ,nclo-ci th,m =
cuytlop+s siIh lock. Of his hair and dluc'el iN,rr
10 Nalous iri, uds IN Dixie He arranged ai't N,p.
c..l B,sa the iaSl disposition Of m- body ag.,1 -
a.l sa, thus engaged whcu lsaAcs who lNl .I'.
/ o.. '.. 'E,.uton chIn. into tie cDl 70 Obtain -ns
h.-'.. % Soilht Of tho prisonc-. knnrcJr -'. -
7 Ia'f v..,. .'ofnur demand ~ % ly lHsIn'' I'D
then h's4u t,,.," tine official and Gn}c's ,,a' 1-
b, rrurrA Erue rciuked kruurlf or tr 7af
tod ruu tie unucr sa~ ouF r''fmn nc
A.s duy "a tee u. ..r o' hn1'' c-HH..ne
ls s.E.r..,, hu' 100 - ''" violent,
bat con.uu,l rt ..... ' '"''f "' .'.'r
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