New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-17
Ay EYEcUTI0N F0R MUTNK.
From The BioUaphy Of Ksnry Ergline.

From The Bi0Jrdphy0 OF henry tTYFthe.
Connected with these same Grants REMEDIES q
few wears later a melancholy story las been told
bv more than one writer stewart, IN hls History
OF the Highlands tor instance when describing
these times. lie incident was the execution OF
two Highland soldiers OF this corps on the Links o.
Gullaue in East Lothian. As IN most OF such
eases which were then not uncommon thls uee
plorable business seems to have been the result 81
the want of little tact in dealing with men who
had not acquired the soldIerly instinct. tradition
of this tragedy fingers Ia the ncighborhood &c the
present day. The unfortunate men had been found
gulltv of mutiny.' The EenclblcS II seems, were
cncainprd al West Barns, near Dunbar. 1t was
the custom for the men to make most OF their pur
cbases at Dunbar on the market dav, c0nlihSSatlat
arrangements being then OF the most primitive
description. On the occasion when the offence
TO C. the men had been kept whether purroSely or
not unusually long N drlIl on the narhcl Day
When al last the parade was over. ana the soldiers
dismissed with " Now you can 60, some OF the
mon raw and quick tempered, unfortunately re
pitcd 1t Iss high time; the markets is o En-
This was mutiny and being In time oil war, me
Offenders were trieu, and condemned TO he shot
The place Of execution VS. spot on pu'lahe
Links known as Yellow Mres, easily accessible
for the troops at Mussclburgh and ut West Barns:
a great cOncUnTse OF the country people IoIIoWeH
the trOops 10 me spectacle, among the rest Two
vouup girls Mary Whitson and Mar Home, ne
longing to the village OF EniIant. Inc tldi an
sentence had given much dissatisfaction; and the
ARRANGEMENTS Tor carry lng out the execution OF me
law are described by other witnesses a. having
been very elaborate and precautionary me Euh-
nints had been taken out OF the inuSAets Oh the
Grants FeuciblCs- except IN tile case OF sixteen
men of the regiment detailed to ire on tho pfis-
oucr, In the rear OF those men were posted thirty
two men OF tho Scots Brigade with loaded arms,
with orders to ii.c Oh the sixteen should theN
shrink from their duty. me cavalry were posted
behind the loot soldiers while IN the rear oi an,
the artillery were drawn NJ with two loaded
feld-pleccs. the matches burning.
one OF the !OUr prisoners had been pard0nea;
another was to be let on upon the ground by me
drawing uf lots. The girls who had followed the
troops were wltnrs -es OF what took place. and de
scrined the eXtravaglnt Joy OF the soldier VINO drew
the lot which saved him. One Of the unfortunate
men they described rs tall and handsome, VINO met
ms death with much dignity; the other was. they
said a small man. and Ill to shoot he would not
knecl down. bat Jumped up at each discharge. or
Gaug himself Hat OH the ground 1t ;h,s stage the
little man called ont tO nls comrades. responsibility,
" " here iss ali my ireens moo voice from the
ranks of the remedies replied Ihcy have tahoh
the limits DOT OH IirciOcNs. When these two
girls SAW what the Fate Of the lis. prisoner Was
they a. they themselves said, filed their cdi@i'e'
pinaforcs with dr. slnd aud waited IN terror 10
See the ond Then, when all was over. ana the
troops ana thr crowd we're eonr. these Two children
piouslv' I'D cover over with the dry sand the
traces OF the CHASTITY morning work