Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-23

ohi merely the caps AL,
no excuse for the proyos,.. VI
known for some DAYS what %
o aha ought to have had N,
clean by this time, rain Or u. 1'ss &
or eight men went up ous ". ~ u
ana presented their musks,, 'a,'l
OF Two or the deserer's M. XIV 4
TO snap caps. A low growI a I,s
ran along the ranks Of ths ANN
became fierce when one i y
mems guns went of ansr,
wound the poor fellow. who y, y n
his coffin, squirming abODt N. "
slow murder. The geneml /, 4.
was IN a rage, and sent his sb i, ~
the other galloping up to hsys s, Az y
marshal to do the dI0s,,s..I I,
promptly aud properly, MIMI
by, and still the repeated eHo,t. y +
sS soiuiers 10 Kill this sittIrr B
folded pinioned, helpless man ws;,
vain. A superstltious lseI NJ"
through the division that be wo1s
killed, because he could not X I /
half an hour of volleys and Al AZ.
passed, when the provostmsrsh,l h,
the muzzle of his lOng.bsrrel,3
shooter to the unfortunate m,D,. u
discharged all the loads. Tbe,ir,l-
back, and at last all was over,
In the second line Of bsttleps,,s,
sylVania Courthouse in Nav, M \
vision of the Second corps stoc5s,1
at Z in the morning to witness ,serJ
ton. The culprit had dropped a. n
ranks during a charge two tsp
and rejolned his regiment atdari, \,
ing that no notice would be tskei Il
action. But he was arrested stots
the next morning drum.head Il
martial sentenced him to death iatd
ing the colors in the presence q N
envy, This execution, within sei|
the battle that was still going Oh, u
off without any delay or blundei, u
no great preparations had been rsa
1t and no square was formed.
But military justice is queer U
sometimes. Late in May, 1868, a Ia
ant, who had been seriously world.l
the battle of Fredericksburg, Mi Z
some weeks spentin hospital snas
had returned to his regimentinunls
Falmouth, was one day swimming Il
Rappahannock. The Union and Cd
crate picket lines on the opposite \
of the river had for weeks beenoASHl
Il tacit truce. Friendly c9nY9us
went on between the two, and etrhsl
were made of coffee, tobacco, Nhstl
newspapers, by means Of 8 LITTLE
with sails trimmed In such d wal n
carry them to and fro sens
river. As the warm season 2
on, men on both sides un1ts
and swan and floated and Gu! " {.
In the water without harm from ~ 2
side. Swimmers from both sides Z
even to meet at a great rock ln 10
die of the river near the mllldan \
Falmouth. The lieutenant, whom
call Lieut.. X, was fine sWiplnd
was enjoying himself to the uinc'l I
water. 1t happened thst the yilsa
command of the Union picket llhs \
there was an enemy q Y
Y. The lieutenant was az
to come out Of the Nala
as he was kicking up bis hse,h
time and amusing himself ID ne ~
did not hear until he bad ~
peatedly summoned. Then ieel.al
and was immediately w
Charges were laid againsthiR N. Nv
ed dcsertion 10 the enemy wv
laughed at this; it was very ap'a@
he soon began TO realize tha! Y"
laughing matter; all the hn
against him. AZ the general eouls v.
which tried him his honorable ks
character, his efficiency as 40 wy \.
his bravery In battle were pIv's,u ,, \
he was not permitted to ln'rosue
dence as TO the animus Of Tue vas, \.
had caused his arrest and wa Y. .I Y
pal witness against him, he was v' "
and was sentenced, accordlns y "
ticles OF war, to be "shot % ~
Following the mu, n.
was submitted ilrsl 70 I.
eral Of the division y S1
was forwarded, approves
the corps commander
wise approved the seI'ehye NJ Z
It up to army headquarters MA
time a relative of the unlueSy IA
an officer in another comlaaasl < Z
course TO Gen. Sedgwlcs, aas ,,e
this relative had served IL - 49,
tine old general was eoa ,aI,sa
though technically the e',', M
against the condemned olll't I,.,tst,s
less he was innocent Of any ln, .i'' /.
deserving aud Of any eyil la,sI n,
ever; the lieutenant had int sa,s y. 7
tan. In the meantime Ius ,oaii
been approved by the gepel ~, y 4
Ing the army, and had been l. ~ ,,pii.l
There SedENl',s', ;ustle,,
lions prevented a horrible q l os,Ior a.
lieutenant, a victim Of q sa .psisS, 81
was allowed to ! T' I iS,rr
a