The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-18
rHE HEFFERSAN auRDFRgRs.
TO be Hanged Friday weeh,
The Execution TO be Public.
Jnstice lo be Done at Last.

TO be Hanged Friday week,
The Execution TO be Public.
= Justice TO be Done at Last.
The proceedings, finding, snd sentence {
the Court in the case Of the four mursere,
Of Hefernan have been approved BY III
President.
They are TO be hanged, by order Of Ger
Ihomss, on Friday, January 10th, Fri
day week.
This will be good news to Dur citizens
who have long, and not too patiently await
ed the announcement that Justice IS TO b,
done.
The execution, by order Of the Genera
| Commanding, will be Public. Due motto,
VIII be given Of the place of execution.
GENERAL COURT MARTIAL.
Orders, No.. GIL
War D~EPARrxESE,
ADJUTANF CESS OFFICE,
Washington, Dec. 80, 1865.
before a Military Commission which
convened at Nashville, Tenuesses. Novem =
Der %, 1865, pursuant especial Orders. No.
l43, Headquarters Military Division of the
Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, November
"A, 1850, aud Of which BreYet Major Gen
eral T. W. johnson, T.. S. Volunteers, is
PRESIDENT, were a%rraigued and tried
]. James Lysaught, Government en-
PIoyte.
Charge I. Wouudiug by shooting, with
lhtent,lo commit murder.
Speelhcation-In this, that he, James Ly-
AaughtJ q Government employee, in oOmpa-
ny with George Craft, ,aiiGs George Red,
Government employee, Joseph A. Jones,
alas Tom Carter, citizen, William Dean,
alas McClusky, Government employee,
Thomas Perry, Government employee, and
George Leonard, citizen, did wilfuny, de-
liberatelv and Of his malice aforethought.
without Just cause OF provocalion, shoot and
wound William H~eaernan, a pesceable citi-
zen Of Davidson county, Tennessee, with a
pistol, or other deadly weapon, with intent
him, The said He1eruan, 10 then and there
kul and murder. This at or near Nashville,
Tennessee, on or about the 22d November,
"A. D., 1865.
Charge II: "WoundiRg by shooting, with |
intent 70. commit highway robbery"
Specification: IN this that he, James /
Lysaught, q Government employee, in com |
pany with George Graft, aiias George Red, |
AAANAA GU I4gN FEH ul1FHu A. zones. /
alas Tom Carter, citizen, William Dean, /
alias McCluskey, Government employee,
Thomas Perry, Government employee, and
Leonard, citizen, did wilfully, delib-
erately, and Of his malice aforethought,
shoot and wound William Hefernan, a
peaceable citizen Of Davidson county, Ten
nessee, with q pistol, or other deadly weap-
on, with intent him, the said Hefiernan, to
rob Of his money and other ~valudbles. This
on the public highway, st or near Nashville,
Tennessee, on or about the night Of the 22d
day Of November, a. D., 1863"
Charge III: "~C0nspiring TO commit high
way robbery"
Specification ain this that he, James
Lysaught, "a Government employee, did con
5pire and confederate with George Craft,
Ikas George Red, Government employee,
Joseph A. Jones, alias Tom Carter, citizen,
Dean, alas McClusky, Government
employee, Thomas Perry, Government en-
and George Leonard, citizen, for the
Of forcibly robbing William Hefsr-
ian and NJ. y. Tracey, peaceable c~itizsns
u Davidson county, Tennessee, Of their
money and other yaluables. This al OF
lear Nashville, Tennessee, on or about Of
he 22d day Of November, A. D., 1865"
Charge ~: "Murder."
Specification: "In this; that he, James
lysaught, a Government employee, in com
ANY with George Graft, alas George Red,
oseph A. Jones, aiias Tom Carter, citizen,
Dean, alas McCluskey, Thomas
Government employee, and George
leonard, citizen, did wiillully, deliberately,
nd Of his malice alo~rethuught, without just
ause or pr0yOcation, shoot and wound Viii
Heifernan, q peaceable citizen Of Da-
ldson county, Tennessee, with a pistol, or
Their deadly weapon, With intent him, e
le said Heternan, to then and there kill C
murder, from which wound the said e
ietiernan did die. on or about the Goth day
& November, A. D., 1865. This At or near
.ashviile, Tennessee, on OF about the night
+ the 22d day Of November, 1865"
To which charges and specifications the
rcused, James Lysaught, Government en-
pleaded Not Guilty.
FINDING.
The Commission, having maturely con
dered the evidence adduced, finds The ac-
used, James Lysaught, Government en-
a. follows:
CHARGE g..
OF the Specification, Guilty"
Of the Charge, Guilty
cHARGE II. I,
OF the Specification, Guilty" u
OF the Charge, Guilty" y
CHARGE uI. i
OF the Specification, "Guilty." d
Uf the Charge, Guilty" c
CHARGE ".
Of the Specification, Guilty" =
Of the Charge, equity" =
SENTENCE. A
And the Commission does therefore sen II
him, James Lysaught, Government 7
nplOyee, " to be publicly hanged by the G.
eek until he is dead, at such time aud 7
ace as the MajOr-General Commanding
.e Military Division Of the Tennessee shall
der. ~two-thirds Of the members Of the il
)mmissiou concurring. in this sentence"
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