, 1869-01-27
FOUR CRIMINALS SHOT.
Fcur Cclored mfli,1Mmen Shot In .1r.
kAIBss-PFolnpt FuuIahmcnt for q
Hea*f}Y CFlrns.

Hea*t}f GElmsA
From the Memphis Post, jan. y.
The four coloEcd nilitiamen, named WIN.
Partucr, Monroe allen, Hector Acton and
William Reese, conucc.e:e wit: the iurce sta
toned at Marion, CEittenden County, Askan-
sas, who were reported to hayc pe1petrated
tue ticE dtsl and hcastly crime OF rape upon
several women ltrfng III the vicinity OF the
camp, were aFzaigned before court martial
on the 15th Inst, and were convicted Of the
alleged charges, ind shot, hy order Of the
court, on the following day, between 1 aud
o'clock In the afternoon.
The court martial which convicted the
parties consisted Of tue following named
olllcrrs:. Lieutenant Colonel Vain, Prezi.
dent Lieutenant laynss, Judge Advocate );
tenant Campbell; Lieutenant WeadIard;
Lieutenant Spears, Lieutenant Lee, Lieutcn-
nut t;otl and Lieutenant Nichols coIofcd. ALI
OF the prisoners, On being called upon to
answer .s,. 10 the charses aga,n.t them, plead
Reese, w,o plead not guilty. but who was,
during the examination OF The case, proven
guilty by the evidence Of bis own witnesH.
The Fotc Of the court In lccidtug the case
Of all the partfes was unanimous for cnnvic.
tion. tpnn thu closc Of the trial the csstnl.
nails were confined In thu Euard house and
were allowed the company or The colnrcA
| ehnr1nius connected With the 'orcc, who al.
| minfsturpu religious consolation TO their
troubled mind. TIL The snnc arrived for thclr
execution, which was formally Announced 10
| the ptlsouers y luff i'nur previous 10 their
lcnsh ....-.
1im intervening moments between tho IN
noanee,nent "ntl The tltnc they wcrc shot !.
| were ur dreadful agony mud wuitngs,
luInEird With cries TO tic o'c"rs 10 nhase
their punlshtncns. and prayers to the 1tvcr
pltcnus and loud cries rent lhc alt, mud worn
heard tf1rnughnut ttr nctghl'orliootl. ecn1fnE
chill oI l.ur1ut ~ utl. 1'hc sneu ind otlicera
| Ut llle garrison wcrr. however, unanimous In
their condemnation of l'Iu outrage, md not n
word Of remembrance. ~ IN in.!n!ntfuu u
trucr II thr cours. was hcntd. On Tho con.
| trnry, It wna frntrl hy thv officers, from lllB
tsctted feelings Vi the prasates. ti1rtlcninrly
Vi tt',fc III thu aafIlr rU"!rHhy Of the ctil1.
innl.), Tint I1rylu1s to ttle PRONUNCIATION hf
the nrstr, Of tho court martial, thry would
break thrn,1al, tl.s k"ard, nnd dcai out ven.
grn,,ru tllCtnRclyes 10 tue prisoners Whv had
ii, rr,eliy tlltRrAcc1 lhCm.
| a lew MINUTES i'revl0sls to tho execution,
lhu t'rsotlrrs wcrc led on! from the 6arr'cldc,
\ short distance, whcro thotr c1t1lns wcru laid
side BY. elle, ttw lccs alars, and caol, lieu
lon stake t1flyrti III tho ground at Tho cnd Of
| tic collins, with tlIrir ftnekR 10 The eatne.
rorty inch, all soaofe1, and sslnctrd iroln
| cyory cont,ai,y, unJcr comtItanll ~ ldelitofl.
ant 'tE"fy. en1%re. were stniitI y 'hsvt .,s'.
| kHu CItAttHhisi Aht1 "ttt Aa
ranks. At the uofihiahd or thu Dlllcus. tho
| rfnht rank lusrtui ttulr gahs at tllplucn md
,lttt,, tto Gasal alints killing raral nf titn H.
ttantty. a ttlt,aA tt NlrA WAS then desatf1,i
II rlaea tho t,aatcs IN sholF eoflfhs nud bury
Tile nFa!s VIA wltIpas.sa ly tho entls.
mllItIa I"trs. Will tho exception Of sovsFa
Two nif Tho unfortunate Victims at III
hraaliy Inst, whlrh lel lle.A to Eerpetrat
| the crime Of Tape and 70 anlter lta lns
| penalty, vert young men about aixtera o
seventeen yeasa OF aea. and III tllr!r Ixnos
apec were not aware Of The euormity u tn
| crime. Tho other two wrre men of Gut!!clen
age aud reason 10 know what they were 10
lns. Their crilnc, as hor.il as u u. u. how
ever, but another illustration OF the faet lAa
In all armies may he found rec3lcso VII
brutal men, capable Of suy offence. !,
The prompt puntshneus q the east one.,ass ~, y
the officers OF the militia i the stronsest w
earnest yIndication Of the nisa oegree o. VI
ctpllue and decoium when Gat9cu; t;,,9
fur as possible, thronehon5 tae mn6te h a,s.1 t.1
force Of the State, as well as IN Inc oetact
Tie na,r,cs Of the women who were on
raeed arc as follows: Mrs. ]. Reeves ~
jane. Watson, Mrs. Galloway, AFs, ~ ~. !
and S!ig ; Sweptsen. All married and na
famllif save the latter.