The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-07-24
Pamphlet Describing tho ProoeedinKs
in the Case Of Major Andre.


A few days ago Charles Keech left with
us pamphIet which would be interesting
to our antiquarians. 1t was entitled
"Proceedinge of Board of General Off
GERS Respecting Major John Andre" and
dated September 30, 1880. 1t opens with
a letter from General Washington to con-
gress, dated from Robinson's house, in
the Highlands, which recites the capture
of Andre and the attempt to prevent the
escape of Arnold to the enemy. Follow
ing this letter is list of the board of gen.
eral officers who tried Major Andre. Itcon-
sisted of six major generals, including La
fayette and Steuben, eight brigadier gen.
erals. and John Lawrence, judge advocate,
general. Then came the opening proceed5
ings, including letter from Major Andre
to Washington, in which he says he came
to treat with some persons for important
intelligence. To favor this he agreed to
meet this person on grounds not within
posts of either army. Day coming on, he
was concealed; against my stipulation,
my intention, and without my knowledge
beforehand, was conducted within one
of your posts. Your Excellency may con-
ceive my sensation on this occasion, and
will imagine how much more / must have
been affected by a refusal to reconduct me
back the next night as 1 had been
brought. Thus become prisoner, had
form. was passed another way in the
night without the American posts to neu-
tral ground, and was informed that was
beyond all armed parties, and left to press
for New York. I was taken at Tarry-
| town."
A pass was laid before the board from
General Arnold to John Anderson-An-
dre's assumed name. Also letter from
Rev. Robinson, dated from the war ship
| lffrrn dnr oy,dr Av,1 a,,I
la letter from the same place from Arnold,
asking that protection be afforded his
wife, and she be allowed to return to Phil
adelphia.
| The board considered these subjects, and
concluded that Andre was a spy and
should suffer death. ...t = 90
| News of the judgement was immediate
ly sent to the enemys camp, and every ef-
fort was made by Andres friends to re-
lease him. Sir Henry Clinton even sent
Gen. Robertson and two friends, under a
but all in vain.
A letter from Arnold also begs for clem-
ency for Andre, and contains the following
threat if it be not extended: "Forty of the
principal inhabitants OF South Carolina
have justly forfeited their lives, which
have hitherto been spared by his excellen-
cy, Sir James Clinton, who cannot in JUS
tice extend his mercy to them any longer
!, if Maj. Andre suffers"
The pamphlet concludes with a request
from Andre to Washington that he may
be permitted to die the death of soldier,
and not upon the gibbet. In all his com
munications Andre speaks of the kind
ness he receives at the hands of the Amer
, leans up to the dreaded dag of the third OF
!, October, 1850, at 10 o'clock noon, when
, the closing scene was enacted.
Sophia Lehrberger, aged twenty-four
years, a native of Germany, eight months
; ago incautiously placed pin in hel
, mouth. Soon after she was taken with a
, sudden fit of coughing and accidentally
swallowed the pin. She became greatly
alarmed and at ence sought the advice Of
the family physician. Every effort was
made to cause the dislodgment of the pin
; but without avail. She soon experienced
severe pains in the throat, which gradually
extended to the chest and from thence to
, the region of the stomach. She suffered
| considerably in health and, as a conse
quence, became a confirmed invalid. Hel
r appetite failed her and she wasted away
T until she became emaciated. DIR. j. w
, Ranney, of East FOrty-sixth street, attend
ed her during her illness, but was unable
to do more than alleviate her sufferings
r while death approached by imperceptiblt
| degrees. Thepatient sank gradually until
J she expired last Tuesday. The post-mor
| tenn revealed that the pin passed through
the abdominal wallS-GNeW York Herald