Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-03-23
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[From the Loui vile Journal
The Execution Of Sue Munday.
I AN INTRRylrw WITH rue PRISONER

John Episcopal Church, was his spiritual ad-
wiser When he asked Sue II he knew what
would be done with him, be said he thought
be would be executed, as the court martial re.
fused to have him introduce witnesses. The
minister then asked him if he had any idea
when his execution would take place. He
replied In a few weeks The minister
then told him il would be earlier than that, lin
few days" Rev. Mr.. T. then informed him
that his execution would lake place in n few
hours He was under the i'm preston that he
would be shet, but when he was told that be
would be hung, he manifested little uneasi.
ness by sigh and uttering "Ohl' After the
I frat tidings OF his fate be was very calm and
collected, When he fully realized his cond
tion, he knelt with his minister in prayer, and
requested him to pray with him. After in
struction and confession Of faith in the
church, be requested to be baptized This
ordinance was administered an hour before
| his execution, after he had declared that he
had no malice against any one, and loved ev-
erybody BE then requested Mr. Talbot to
write letters TO his sister, aunt, cousin, and a
| young lady of this State, having lock Of his
hair cut of and placed in each letter.
| he declared that he was not guilty Of one
tenth OF the outrages that be was charged
with. The Louisville Journal bad done him
great injustice He positively declared that
he was not present at all when those negro
soldiers we're killed near Simpsonglle, but
was far from the scene, and wounded at the
time he also denies being present when
Kalfus and Roberts were killed, and said that
it was Marion and his men who did il. He
stated that he held captains commission
from Colonel Jack Allen, and was a confed.
crate soldier He requested Mr.. Talbot that
his body should be sent to his aunt, in Frank
lin, Kentucky, and be buried by the side of his
father and mother, in his uniform, or, if that
would not be permitted, at least bury him
with his jacket.
DESCRIPTION OF SUE MuEDY
Marcus Jerome Clarke, alias Sue Mundy
was nearly six feet high, straight and re-
markably we'll built, and we think would
weigh about one hundred and sixty pounds
| His complexion was fair, long dark hair
which touched his shoulders, and a beautifully
shaped mouth, aud, in short, was a very hand
some man. His whole demeanor was firm
and polite, and he bore the air of man Of
culture and gentemauly refinement He said
be would have been twenty-one years old
next August, and would die before his man
hood, and yet he bad been man to his coun
try" He wore black velvet cap, black or
dark-blne jacket with one row Of Kentucky
State buttons, a pair Of dark cashmere pants,
and pair Of old boots cut down 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 The gallows was a
hastily constructed affair. The material was
the same that was used in the scalfoldng on
which Nathan Marks, the guerrilla, was hunr
some months ago, and was built precisely like
the other. The platform, or trap door, was
supported by a prop--a rope attached TO the
other end A rough wooden sosffold was
brought and placed under the scafold half
an hour before the t'-
ARRIVAL OF SUE MUHDY.
He was conveyed from the military prison
in a carriage, accompanied by his spiritual
adviser, under strong guard, and arrived at
the place Of execution about four o'clock,
preceded by martial music. 1t required sew
eral minutes to form The troops in proper or
der, the prisoner, in the meantime, remain
ing in the carriage, his lips moving, as If in
prayer a white handkerchief up to bis eyes,
and his head leaning against the side Of the.
carriage. ,rof..au .fssasf alsH 4t.,a
The EXECUTION
Captain George Swope, of the Fifth Indiana
Cavalry, and Provost Marshal, had charge of
the execution The prisoner was conducted
10 the gallows in company with the minister
Both knelt and offered up d prayer, after
which Captain Swope read the charges and
specifications 20 the prisoner He seemed TO
pay little attention TO this. His eyes were
half closed, and his lips continually in mo.
tion, evidently Offering up his last petition tn
God, lord have mercy upon my poor soul, /"
seemed, from the motion Of his lips, to be his
prayer He was asked il he had anything TO
say, to make it known. lie directed bis re.
marks to bis spiritual adviser, in a very low
voice, hardly audible
81 am regular Confederate soldier, and
have served in the Confederate army four
years fought under General Buckner at
Fort Donelson, and belonged to General Nor
gan's command when be entered Kentucky
! have assisted, and taken many prisoners,
and have always treated them kindly. was
wounded in Cynthians and cut of from my
command. | have been in Kentucky ever
since / could prove that | am regular
Confederate soldier and ] hope in aud die
| for the Confederate cause"
! white cap was then placed over bis 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 bis neck
like the other victim, he choked to death We
have seen great many persons hung but
never before did we witness such hard struR-
giles and convulsions. 1t was feared, for q
time, that he would break the lashings. His
sutfsrings, however, were Of short duration,
Thus ended the career Of Sue Munday
BE was left hanging some twenty minutes
before be was cut down. Immsdiateiy crowd
gathesed around the body, some trying TO cut
of button, others snRtehing at the cord toI