The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-18

pAu9eeg ana george Leonard, cttlLen, Tor III
5 purpose Of forcibly robbing William Hefer
nan Z NJ n. Tracy, peaceable citizens o
+, Davidson county, Tennessee, of their monel
, and other yaluables. This at or near NaSa
vile, Tennessee, On or about the night 0
the 22d day Of November, a. D. 1865"
Charge ": Murder"
Specification: "In this; that he. Georgl
Craft, alias George Red, Government en-
ployee. in company with Joseph A. Jones
aLtaS Tom Carter, citizen, William Dean
alas McCluskey, Government employee
Thomas Perry, Government employee, an,
george Leonard, citizen, did, of mis- premed.
hated malice, deliberately and willully, an1
without Just cause or prOvocation, shoe
and wound William Hefernan, a citizen o
Davidson county, Tennessee, with a pistol
or other deadly weapon, with intent him
the said H~eifernan, to kill and murder
from which wound the said Hehernan, did
die, on or about the 10Th day Of November.
A. D.. 1865. This at or near Nashville, Ten.
nessee, on or about the 22d day Of Novem.
Der, A. D., 1868"
To which charges and specifications the
accused, George Graft, alas George Red,
Government employee, pleaded as follows:
CHARGE 7.
To the Specification, "Not Guilty"
To the Charge, mot Guilty"
CHARGE II.
To the Specification, " Not Guilty"
To the Charge, " Not Guilty"
CHARGE III.
To the Specification, "Guiity."
To the charge, Guilty"
CHARGE ~.
To the Specification, "Not Guilty"
To the Charge, "Not Guilty"
FIEDING.
The Commission, having m8turely consid-
cred the evidence adduced, finds the &C
cused. George Craft, alas George Red, Gov
eminent employee, as follows:
CHARGE T..
OF the Specification. equity"
OF the Charge, guilty"
CHARGE II.
OF the Specification, Guilty"
OF the Charge, Guilty"
CHARGE III.
OF the Specification, "Guilty."
OF the Charge, Guilty
CHARsE ".
OF the Specification, Guilty"
OF the Charge, Guilty"
SENTENCE.
Aud the Commission does there fore sen
tence him, George Graft, alias George Red,
Government employee, "TO be hanged by
the neck until be is dead, at such time ana
place as the Major General Commanding
the Military Division of the Tennessee shall
order; two-thirds OF the members of the
Commission concurring in his sentence"
IL: Before q Military Commission which
convened at Nashville, Tennessee, Decem-
Der 2, 1865, pursuant TO Special Orders, No.
l4S, dated November, "a, 1865, and No ISL,
dated December 2, 1865, Headquarters, Mil
itary Division OF the Tennessee, Nashville,
Tennessee, and Of which Brevet Msjor Cen
eraal R. W. johnson, U. s. Volunteers, is
President, was arraigned and tried:
Thomas Perry, Government employee.
Charge 1; - ounding by shooting, with
intent 10 commit murder"
Specification: "Iu this: that he, Thomas
Perry, Government employee, in company |
with George Craft, alias George Red, Govern
ment employee, Joseph A. Jones, alias Tom
Garter, citizen, William Dean, Giias Nc
Cluskey, and James Lysaught, Government
employees, and George Leonard, citizen, did
wlllfully, deliberately, and Of his malice
aforethought, without just cause OF provo
cation, shoot and wound William Hefernan,
q pesceable citizen of Davidson county, |
Tennessee, with a pistol, or other deadly
a with intent 10 him, the said Hefier-
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at OF near Nashville, Tennessee, on or
about the night OF the 22d day Of Novem-
Der, A. D., 1865"
Charge IL: "Wounding by shooting,
with intent 10 commit highway robbery"
Specification "In this, that he, Thomas
Perry, Government employee, in company
George Craft, aiiaS George Red, Government
employee, Joseph A.. Jones, aiias Tom Car
ter, citizen, Wn. Dean, alias MeCluskey,
Government employee, and James LGeorgel
Leonard, citizen, did wilfully, deliberately,
aud Of his malice af0rethought, shoot and
wound VIM. Hefiernan, a peaceable citizen
Of Davidson county, Tennessee, with a pis-
tol. or other deadly weapon, with intent
him, the said VIM. h~efIernan, forcibly then
and there 10 rob of his money and other
valuables. This on the public highway, at
or near Nashville, Tennessee, on or about
the night of the 22d day OF November, A..
D., 1863"
Charge III; "~COnspiring to commit
highway robbery"
Speciicstion-In this, that he, Thomas
Perry, Government employee, did unlawful
ly couspire aud confederate with George
Graft, alias George Red, Government EN-
ployee, Joseph A. Jones, alias Tom carter,
citizen, Willism Dean, Mia NlcClusky, Gov
ernmeut employee, James ~Lysaught, Gov
eminent employee, and James l6eorgel
Leonard, citizen, for the purpose Of forclbly
robbing William HefernAn and NJ. n. Ira
cy, peaceable citizens Of Davidson county,
Tennessee, Of their money and other valu-
ables. This az or near Nashville, Tonnes
see, on or about the night OF the I'D day Of
November, A. D., 1865.
Charge IY.-Murder.
Spcci6cation-ln this, that he, Thomas
Perry, Government employee, in company
with George Gran, atcS George Red, Gov
eminent employee, Joseph A. Jones, alas
Tom Carter, citizen, William Dean, alas
McClusky, Government employee, James
Lvsaurht, Government employee, and Geo.
Leonard. citizen. did wilfully, deliberately, /
and Of his malice aiorethought, without
lust cause or provocatiou, shoot and wound
William Hefernan, a peaceable citizen OF
Davidson county, Tennessee, with a pistol,
or other deadly weapon, with intent him,
the said Wefsrpsu. tokiii and murder. from
which wound the said Hetieruan did die, on
o. about the Goth day OF November, A D., \
1855. This AZ or near Nashville, Tennessee.
On Or about the night Of the I'D day OF No
vember, A. D., 1865.
To which charges and specifications the
accused. Thomas Perry. Government en-
ployee, pleaded "Not Guilty
FINDING.
The Commission, having maiurely con
sidered the evidence addueed, huds the SC
eused, Thomas Perry, Government en-
ployee, as follows -
cHARGE z.
Of the Specification, "6uilty, exceptthe
words "Ioseph A. Jones, alas Tom Carter,
citizen, aud George Leonard, citizen.
OF the Charge: equity.
CHARGE II.
OF the Specification, "Guilty, except the
words 'Joscph A. Jones, alas Tom carter,
citizen. and "6eeree Leonard, citizen"
of the Charge: equity"
ouARGE III.
OF the Specification, "Guilty except the
words "Joseph A. Jones, alias Tom Carter,
| citizen, and "Gecree Leonard, citizen"
OF the Charge Guilty.
CHARGE ".
OF the Specification, Guilty except the
Soris Joseph A. Jones, ahaS Tom Carter,
I citizen, and George Leonard, citizen"
OF the Charge; Gully.
SENTENCE.
and the Commission does therefore ssn-
t,nca him Thomas Perry, Government em-
Dievee. ..To be publicly haUgcd by the
- enpl he is dcsd. az such time and
go As the Naior-Gencral C~0mmandmr
- Military Division OF the Tennessee shaQ.
o-5sr. two-thirds Of The members Of the
! Commission eoacurring IN tins sentence
m The proceedings, hndings and sen
,.rres efthe above cases Of James LyssughJ,
wif5ism Dear ahss MeClnskys George Crsas
- Georss Esd sud Thomas Perry, Gov
srrrasnt eDaployus, were approved ~ the
props- e~ommsnGeT, and the records ior-