, 1881-02-26

onstintlM,s. Willie tllis conversation w;,s In
pI"xrss sT ,1 CO. atn, '!E , %!sr} s %l H. ~" sr
wer,: einnccti over n1td returned. Turninr
IN 1.ieni. l'etrr. t,r, sais: "l.et ,s s,:e yn,ir
sword. please" lsealixing tho nrril nt their
they i,otli protested agat11st whit tI,ey ealif,l
~, illsttlt but iI,nlnE reslstnncu useless they
:utNlstGt; tile sword .was drawn hy Col.
lsair.i fro It's scat,bartl, mt! t!ln,M It's bladn
tap. plcasn," Col. I,atrtt 1a.l ngaIn. Tho rap
WIS removed, tho white tlamllrl lluyrlorK
si';, H., n.y., nra''' f,; fn s;!,s cf!a'nc.1 lt,rarea
Col. Williams were t'xumfnesl. unll sEuit,lr
reyelntlh!ls nlittit. Fhmy. were nl;nost Uycr-
r0iIlH Will c!'i!tlslOI fnr q in,l,lent Int
?skxi 9vss ai", ta'? ssv" s s*S;sra sa f't e ti. n
s'S INV VIZ s rsbii t i y wiis's xs s" "o,a' 1'{ !;
naIne Icar bcing :nrfcct *',crrss., After
from Headquarters. 'TIis from Gel,. Guriiell
wns lrict, but to tho point:
llEAnQr.snTElts ARMY or THE CrMmEnr.sxl,.
Tainl, fiMaiiin: Tio two man nro irene no ,ini,l,t
FpIcs. Call nr,lfnhcad nn,irt- martial to. nIufs,
@ S II ,,tiS; sy are wt f + i f. H's sH nF ,n .o h.
beutl accredited from these t,ea'Iiiartnrs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Aat AHtGt III F1Qu.
The result Of t!.e trial was Il forsgone co,,-
ClusIOn. E0l. l}airtl's efforts tD mitigate tic
sr,,ellco aud avoid tho Cerfor!natlrs of II
Enl!,fit duty were n y.!ll,. Col. Willtauls
mlEht be shut instead Of l,1ilged. riu ui,-
peal was In win. Gcn. Garfield. .rcmeul,ct-
ing tho course pursued by ten, Washington
In tic casE Of S[aj. Andre, refused their re-
sentence sit Md Ge carried into cxeciItin, rs
originally ordered. lie knew nothing what
EYER Mt the t1nle Of their l,ersolal cnll,,cet'n
With: nr relation IL, tic Washington family.
earnest nppenl, first for his cousin, LInt.
Peter, who wus his couspnnlol, MID associate
~ the execution Of, thu. p!nt, tl,nngh
hc WINS not fesposIsible, for Its original
they might bc sisot it their tcat!, were fully
determined. Williams alone assumed tho
responsibility of tho scheme. whatever 1t
might lIave been, and Peter ta.t bGel, lcti
!nnro experienced companion IN arms. WIN
lIad tn the beginning induced him to desert
iloll'e attl friends nnl follow the fortunes Ut
t''e st,caiicd : r9! Southern Confs.ieracy ~ H..
troops nt tho garrison were discussed In iii
open H,tare around tho sl,nt assigned for the
execution. ,iho prisoners were cool as.d SELF
possesss.l @ s wl!e hs'ng eontluetc. to the chr.
within eight feet of the ground. ClAsptrg
Peter III Ills arlns, Williams said. "t;ootl-by.
Peter: 1T us dEu liEe brave men," Tic ropes
ssas wsss a'sas. M ya a1 res II sM1 ass HstS; W" 'sr
caught hold Of tho rnpo Will, iotli hands alu
rMfsea himself up. n,Ml IN five minutes his
struggles nls0 cnlile tn MI e1tt. They were
ground Of tic Towl, of Franklin. i'iG i"l-
iIehi: VIVA ''''"'''' "''' >''' - '''''' '"'
FnASKL1S, Juno o-1o:3o a. m.-To Gen. Gar
.Gr!d. CAff Hf Staff Tho men llnyc hecH tried,
Ut1IItf md f,t11>1tot
your order al" ever y;nnr yMsrs; !: Il '.;' ;s.
containing ttl!e portrait of his intended wife
with II braid of ller hair. Thus tllesG two
nle'. paid tho Just penalty ot their guilt,
Thu analogy between tic cases of Williams
were young men Of eaual rink, alltt ~ tle
case Of each y love .ailaIr WIS tile Indirect
cauSe Of M lgiominsu,ls death llpoll tho
sseat1ola Had Ar',oI1s trcasots s,crecsleti, tie
l,avc hsen separated anI botl, conquered.
Had Wlllfuins succeeded the army Ut 1tsIse-
cFalls waiIltl hnye nnell ,destrnynl the l;ast
separated flull tho West, MID kebr!linn have
hln, ut tito Instant when brought face to faco
with supreme danger. And so Williams
failed i9r an fnsla1It, when nrrcstcd. to cpnt-
p1e'cnt!l tl'e sitna>la1. atM pai'! tic penalty
Andres ttentl-warrant re! uctantly, IN pllrs.s-
a,Ire of his ltttu Of justice n.ll duty. ;1i.i
etglty-tflsre years afterwards his own great
g'Tat g Eralidc!llld % wNs hung ns Il spy:
We have given oniy MI abstract Ut this In
terestlng story. using ol,r own Iatsuagc In
spaco as possible. When published tic l,ool;
ltsrlf should recetsa n generous wc!came.
The Unltcsl Scruicc Is published by l.. r.
uannetslcy Il Co., Philadelphia.
TIE L1FJ: OF JOHN BnOUGnAM,
rTltn Wnrlt ttctfuI" fnn1Ds tn In ntr1, nrty