The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-03
4 MILITARY rIoN
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Shot TO Death for 49,,
Upon His suysrs !. 'le ,ssoI
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shooting Of 6slv er Estt f66ss- 6666s-
second lieutenant of thsS SBfexi& an Cav
eIrv w,s the saddest that has eva r dark.
ensd the annals of the Stste. IA brief
history of the event which, led ito this
MORNINGS execution is NECESSARY to
proper understanding of the easef Last
necember a company of tho Thirteenth
Regular Cavalry was ordereof to do
special duty at Cadereyta, a9sn3all town
on the Gulf road. The company was in
command of first lieutenantfnd the de-
ceased. A dispute arose between the
officers. aad Lieutenant Estuperron fear.
inc. as his friends say, that hiS life was in
danger. drew his pistol, bht did not
sboot at his superior. It is cIlimed that
he snapped the pistol, but itnissed fire.
For this offense he was placed under ar
rest and tried by general court-martial
and sentenced to death.
There were extenuatiyg circumstances
admitted, and the cYe was carried to
snsya.i.hest FedersIse courts: Pending a
decision the 'hfst Ssfcer OF tho company
was shot dead iak...the portals at Mon
terey by one OF the soldiers, and the
soldier, while yet the smoke was
| curling from bis weapon, was shot
down by the carRain of the company.
Whether these deaths affected the par
doning power or not will never be
known, but the fpding Of the court was
approved, and powerful personal appeals
by persons intimately associated with
President Diaz were unavailing. The
death warrant was signed and carried in
to execution. That the officer was ad-
mired by the people and dearly loved in
| his regiment was well known by the au-
thorities, as the precautions taken by the
commandant Of the department were
ample proof. M
The time of the shooting was kept
profound secret until the night before the
execution. The, cathedral clock chimed
four. There was a4shap bugle call, a
.manis aaS.raaifi i 1i ss5 6tisnS. md @ in a,few
moments 4he garriS feliinto line. The
gate in the rear blkthe barracks was
opened, and the 71jYteenth Cavalry in
full marching order on foot, issued forth,
followed by their baud with muffled in
struments. The Fnth Cavalry followed,
"nu theh .he rMnS in!anery. ihey
lorinea a square, tnree SIDES OF which
consisted of the representative regiments.
The fourth was the wei of the barracks.
The general commanding the department
and staff took up position in the centre.
When the troops halteA the commanding
officer called, nAttention2 "Fix
bayonetsp He then Announced the sen.
HTf onn ~ ,nau % ~
o,ves an. a. m rnuasa'n , in Inc lanks OF
the nrisorer erp,eSs.U sa o. ;ty symPa'ny WIN
he shall be commifted.to prison from one
to i've years, defendingonthe gravity of
the ohense.
g IAs silsees sSSf death fell ape,s>.Sa
church bell toIle9 "a Ia s s1 on on the
ing. The eariy sn s,.sa icE tne dy-
mounto;n r,oo,' yuss gilded the
pels around th. 80 nag gians senti-
tbouobts ,yant haa,1 o,,y' aaa ones
mornino lona .ma - W 'ne ,aun gray
soldier knelt unon Ia @ neas. an american
bloody death aImase ~ I'LL 49,. aau met
Great white wre.ths'.;., .no s"he Spot.
hills. II il nowS.sks eu ro tne :.1igner
gate issued a companyof the T6;rtsan.h t ., inc
at its head prisoner and I hn 'eentn, -" e:a,
priest. With a Arm tread and ~ LIS = sue
lifted head he marched nana. u P.ouoly
or hating. but with hr;ns. neter !al'ering
his face. he looked ths ,aaa. o upon
of the narty ~. .a,.oa 0oncernea
marked elevation sentv e. =. smal
barracks wal, M iee1 from the
and fornea :, vnpany nied past
Tmo To- eu ,inns IN iro9 four lines deep.
st;m aa,a.s. auvance9 halted aud one
.aeh oeur Eve I, iaeH were sir men 10
sisted ~ of q, ne aTag party nus con-
ten feetof tl,InrisoSsesss 3I2A lne within
line within fifteen fsef nT.s % second
lines formed . reservs M ao a osuer Two
tolled and the clock strucl Z ash MN kneii
Ger advanced to baudage the ewes Of the the