The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
"rho Last Victim of the War"

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In the April Century Judge w. M.
Dickson tells pathetic yet shocking
story under the caption, "'rho Last
Victim of the War" Tho victim was
Thomas Martin, and he was shot near
Cincinnati, under tho sentence of drum
head court passed year previous; the
| date OF his execution was May 11th,
1865.
The boy, for such he was, had been
captured in kentucky, brought to Gin
cinnati and sentenced as guerrilla He
was illiterate and claimed to be a Con-
federate soldier, though he barely COM
pretended the difference between the
two. 1t was not expected that the sen
tence would be carried out, and General
Willich, who commanded in the CITY,
gave the boy his liberty and employment
about the military headquarters, and be-
came very much attached to him. The
story from this point is such shocking
revelation that ono almost regrets its
publication, but it throws light upon
the character of General Hooker and
adds one more chapter to the study of
the men of the var and its publication
is proper.
Hooker in taking leave of this depart
ment to which he had been relegated as
defeated general, and bitter and re-
vengeful man, came across the papers in
the boys case, and learning thai the
sentence OF the court, intended only to
have quieting effect upon Kentucky,
and passed year previous had not been
carried out, ordered Willich to execute
the boy. Which was Mortified at the
idea OF executing boy who had served
him for year and with tears III his eyes
appealed to Judge Stallo, now minister
at ROme, and to Judge Dickson to aid
him in changing Hooker's bloodthirsty
determination. Hooker had gone to at.
tend Lincoln's funeral at Springfield
and these gentlemen appealed TO Stanton
i'll Washington. An answer was not re
ceived until the boy was on his co11ir
awaiting the fatal command, then cOu
rier arrived from tho telegraph oflic,
bringing message susponding tho exc
cution until further orders. All re
: turned to the city joyfully.
Hooker upon his return, however, wa
3 enraged to End that his order had bee
8 suspended. He hated tho administra
tion at Washington, and this renewe
' interference. With savage satisfaction
Q no demanded of Stanton tho right
8 control his department, and Stanto
= yielded. The boy was shot on the lit
@ of May, after tho war was over. Le
8 had surrendered, and the guerrilla con
+ mand to which the boy had belonge
d had also surrendered, and been granite
n the same terms as were accorded to Lee
army; shot after his comrades had bee
recognized as regular soldiers.
e Year by year the history of the war
n being written; year by year tho horot
f and grand characters of the Christia
=. soldiers shine brighter. Hooker, tt
incompetent coward, who sneaked ava
n like whipped cur from the front
v Lees little army, the butcher and mu
+ derer, has no place among them .-Maco
q Evening News.
It is interesting to learn that Mr.
y Cleveland always calls her husband "MI
I President" Mr.. Cleveland addresse
= his wife as "Frank." Martha Washing
ton in her younger days called her hut
band "3eorge," but in the last twenty
five years of her life she always addresse
him as General" While in the Whit
House Mrs. Hayes called her husban
"Mr. Hayes" Mrs. Lincoln and Mr.
Garfield always addressed their husband
1 respectively as "Abram" and "Jim.
Now the question is: What should
Presidents wife, according to etiquette
call her husband? Precedent seems t
give no answer.
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