Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-07

humanity, and out Of respect for the authority
oflaW, never to see re-enacted. a rumor hat
the christmas riot prisoners had been SEN
fenced and were to be sent of had been circu-
lated through the city, and towards the h,ur
tor the five clock va ,hington train to START;
large crowd, including many ladies' had collect
| ed at the upper end OF Duke street, to witness
their departure. We will not attempt to ex-
press the feelings excited 10 all the spectators
Of this sad ending of, at most Christians
rolick, but the appeal nce of five residents OF
this city-born and raised here, and known to
all our old citizensa as honest and upright young
| men, manacled together with iron hHnd,uff-,
and carried through the street in charge Of Il
military qua after the issue of the Pcac'
Proclamation was sufficient cause for ankle
~ to all. The sobs and cries Of some Of the
aides we're painfully audible, AMI the feelings
Of one were so acted upon that she iantt d, ami
ell upon the streets. 1t is our deliberate i'm
preston that the President, when he approved
he following findings Of the Commission which
Fried the parties, vas not fully in 'ormed in re-
gard to the circumstance attending his affair
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT g GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, April 3, 1866.
GEN L Court MARTIAL
ORDERS, No. 95.
|. General Court Martial Orders, No. IS,
from this Office, dated March 10, 1866, is re
yoked.
II Before Military Commission which
convened at Alexandria Virginia, January To-
1866, pursuant TO Special O,d-rS, No. 3, dated
January i. 1866, aud No. s, dated January TO-
1866 Headquarters Department of Wa-hing
ron, WASHINGTON, AMI Of which Maj r Gene u
Francis Fesserdcn, q. :. Folun ears, is Pre,i
sent, were arraign d and t:ied:
John Maxim, John LAWYER John Travis.
Joseph Horseman and Gilbert Simpson, Cit
zsnS,
CHARGE I.-'Assault and battery, with in
tent to KILL
SpEc1FIcAr1oN-"In this that John Man
kin, George Huntington, Oscar Mankin John
L. Heck, Charles Javius, JOHN Heichew, \
d. Warfrld, John LAWYER John Travis. John
H. e: Smith, William Wheateiy, William Edds,
Charles Carson, William Allen, and divers
other persons, whose names are unknown to
the Uuited States Government, being unlaw-
fully engaged in he disturbance Of the public
peace in opposition to and in defiance Of the
United States Government, did assault, with
intentto kill, Stephen Hami!to Jno Vaughan,
Richard Green, and Henry Barrott, all soldiers
in the service of the United States, aud Roi,ert
Saunders, a colored citizen Of Alexandra, Viz
GINA, and with kicks, and blows of their fists,
and with clubs and stones, and with other blunt
and deadly weapons, then and there in their
hands held, did beat, and did inAict on the
bodies of the said Stephen Hamilton, John
Vaughan, Richard Green, AMI Henry Barrotl,
soldiers in the service Of The United States,
and Robert Sanders, cOIorcd resident OF Alex
andria, Virginia. divers grclvou5 wounds: with
intent to kill as aforesaid, to the dc'rimcnt OF
the public peace and to the Injury of The mill
25th day of December, 1865, in the city Ct
Alexandra, Virginia"
CHARGE IL 'Murder'
SpEClFICATIoN-"I in this: that John Man
kin. George Huntingt n, Os.ar Mnnkin, John
L. Heck, Charles Javin<, Jnhn Heichew. \
d. War field, John LaWler, John Travis, John
Mitchell, JOSEPH HorSeman, Gilbert Smp~on.
H. e. Smith, William Whatry William E:ds,
Charles Carson, William Allen, and divers
o:her persons, whose names are unknown 10
the United States Goverment,h lag uDl ,wfuy
engaged in the disturbance of tn. public pracv
in oppc sitiou tn and IN dei.ncA OF the Unit d
States Governments, did ,wifuIly, and with mai.
ice aforethought, assault and shoot al, AID
shoot with intent 10 kill and murder, one John
Anderson, cnlnrnd man, and whilst 50 cngag-
ed in the proSecu ion OF said unlawful Clsur =
ance 0! the public peace, did wIituly, anu with
maize atorethought, Kill and murder the a!o'e
said John Anderson, Icing hen AID there IN
rhe peace OF the laws of the UNITED Sta'os.-
This on or about the 18th day of December,
1875 in the ci,y OF Alexandra, Nirsin'a.
r. which charges AMI sp' ciGcotlnns the &c
Gu ed John Mankin, John LrwIcr, Join
Truvi-, joseph Hos man and Gilbert Slmp
son, ci,zens pleaded each, mot Gully.
FINDING.
The Cnmms> h ying ma'uTely considered
the evidence aidured finds the accused. John
MAXIM, John LAWYER, John IRA: i, JnSt PHI
Hpr~eman AMI gilbert Simp Oh, cltzens, as
follows:
John Manhin.
CHARGE I.
or the Specific in. Mt Guilty.,
Or the charge. No, Guilty"
CHARGE IL.
Or the SpAc'6c4lon, 'Gul.ty,' except The
word ''atrrtnousht
O. the Charge, 'uullty.
Join l. ,wler.
CHARGE l.
Of The Specific tl,n, ''Guiltv,' rxHept tie
wores ''Richasd Green and ueny Barr,tt ano
Robert Sanders"
OF the Charge, "Guty
CHARGE IL
Of the Sp .cifcat,on, No. GUILTY.,
Oflhe Chargr. 40, b'litF.
John Travis aud ,Jo~n. uorSeuan.
CHARGE