Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-12-07
The White Eavelocks


:, HNTHUE STORY OF TWO TROOPERS WI,
RODE 10 THEIR DEATH.
In :Le .iTBy and NGrg Journal, Il.
El.L, wi>hin. tu establish the idruti
y OF u clici actor in the Scene. repro.
: n lnreS trGm a war Time newspaper III,
l 81 uilowl ing;
~ headquarters Post.
FRANKLIN. Tenn. June 9, 'Ga
Last evening about sundpwu 1--WE
b Strangers rode into camp and called
h III Al Colonel bnlrd's headquarters, who
Eprc>cnird unusual appearances. They
'Mhad on citizens u~verruaiS, Federal reg
SHulation pants and caps The cap,
ETcre covered with white flannel have
IL ocks, They wore side arms and show.
Esed high intelligence, Que claimed to
Sbc a colonel in the United States Arm.
~ and called himself Colonel Orion,
' the other called himself Major Dunlap
Eand both represented themselves as
ElnSpccfor generals of the United States
EArmy. T!cy exhibited official papers
Mfrom General Rosccrnns and also from
'he War Department AT Washington,
confirming their rank and business
n These were all right TO Colonel Baird,
Il ind at first satisfied him Of their hon
@esty. They asked the Colonel to loan
NJ hem $50, rs they had no coats and no
Hmoney to buy them. Colonel Baird
Hloancd them the money, and took Col.
Eoncl Orton's note Ior il. jus, Mt dark
E1'hev started, saving they were going
Mo Nashville, and took HAT way.
PURSUIT.
n just rs Don as their horses head,
Awcre turned, tho thought of their be-
q ng spies struck Col. Baird, he says.
Nllke q ihnndcrbolt. and he ordered
@Colonel Watkins, of the 9th Kentucky
Cavalry TO arrest them Immediately.
lHnt they were going at lightning
a>pecd. Colonel Watkins had no time
! o call a guard, and oulr with his or
l ierly he set ont on the chase. He or.
tered the orderly to u~nsling his car.
13ine, and if, when he (rhc Coloncl)
a'alted them they showed any suspi,
i lous motions, to fire on them without
sWa'tlng for an order. They were over
here, rolonol Wn,tins ,a,1 , ,nnu, i,o"'
!Colonol R.ird wnrtnI ~ "nna ,""'
innuir;os nf ,tau many ""1 . rJ"iI1
Them IA rnturn 1,;a H. =" l:"I"
consented to do.
o2hHhhEp'
II was not until ono nfihnu otto,,n, ,
.o 10 pass Inc guard at the door that ]
'les even suspected they were prise. {
nno1s' oo'onci haird told them that |
Ivy were hl'oer arrest, and he should c
''o!'' .ne'l prisoners AMIN he waslful- |
! ssll'llcn that they were what they /
p"' For'ou 70 De- ne immediately tclc' |
@raP"cu:'o UeAeral Rosecrans, and re- y
az a,,h ',". " ME-" ho'h-
10 such men in his rmrlov. ho1 VIZ V
,ass. Y
u,s Z
'"' VIZ ms s'"bbARD' il
aver ''c despatch came to hand, l.
' i,n IL n1n "oon, ~ O'Clock (mid- c
-. " 'oHrc' OF 'hclr persons was
,i'r''u' lo'nls Inc MAJOR consented
n!"u' opposition, bui the Colonel
n"',s'e" Against IL ana even put his -,
ana TO III. arms But resistance was W
bo N.;,r,s swnnh .''o"' Nhen i.
cabbard there were found etched up. p'
II 1t these words, "I.t. w. G.. Peter. "
.. A. AT this discovery Colonel 1t
laird remarked, "GcntlcmcD, Won tn
played this id well" Yes" ~
MA 1t. Peter, and it came near be. IN
" a perfect success" They then CON tn
'ssed the whole matter, and upon ca
lrthcr.search various papers showing EN-
Icir guilt were discovered upon their u
Lieutenant Peer was found ca
have on II rebel cap, sccretcd by tLc tn
hitc flannel havclock Oh
ON III pRruur,n ID
Co,orc, noj,1 ;mmo1i.. FIJI
unbrI ,l,o I f,n, I''ncula,ely teIe' en-
ms and Asked vno, ue'cr"l i'osc' ta'
III in = Short lima nv s'o"ia 90, 1t
n ,rv ,hom h an ',ucl'eo an ORDER ri,
ar,iai ou,i r. =. uIuhl'ieau court fol
,maIia,o,v . 'o INV sull'y, aang them me
anI hoto.o i'1 .our! was cohVen- foi
,c;a"d on1 =! nm 'iie case was wi
ov ", Gnu .no prisoners told that T.
,oth P'N'"' 'o' immediate
AIM
WILD CHERRY TREE -
The eallows was constructed NV dit
i'd cherry tree no far from the DE-. cas-
t and in u very public place Ar. han
at the place of execution. thnv the
,pped upon the platform of ,ho car, the
d took their respective places Tbn, rcr
IN asked the privilege of bidlinn me
i farewell, which, being vraniod drt
~ tendcrly embraced each o,hcr
is over, the cartrmoved from nnInr {
om,..and they hung in tho mir. VIA, ing
penalty! They SWING off N, bee
In two minutes the Linn,on,n, am,
.scd to struggle. The Co,amnl left
right hold of the rome with ho,b VIII
nds and raised himself M at ,hren thin
nutes and ceased to STRUGGLE NJ fvo
nutes. The Colonel vas hrr;od
ID a gold !ocket and chain nm h;a 7
X. The lortot con,o;nn.i us the