Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-26

au acco. bio only 70 q tribunal with
Which yen have nothing to do. Do not
waste valuable time. Before the sui
sets twice. If mistake not, you will
have more important work to do IN
the reception Of the enemy. Do your
duty as court. and do il with dis
patch.
There was not I officer present but
looked at Maynard with curious ad-
miration. IL was plain that he had sac
rificed himself, though it was not en-
tirely plain why. Even those who con-
demned him most bitterly seemed 10
hesitate to bring in verdict which
would naturally carry with it the pun.
ishment of death.
"You are mistaken, colonel. said
one Of them, referring to Maynard's
predictions "The enemy have been in
full retreat ever since we left Murfrees-
boro only fear he's going 70 give Us
tho slip again.
II regret your confidence, sir, p" re-
piled Maynard Il am aware that 9TH
ers feel as You do, and it is q mistake
which will cost this army dear. "
Nonsense. Haven't we"-
This is not the place to discuss prob
lens for which only our commanding
general is responsible, interrupted the
president. Let the prisoner leave the
court.
N.r,,orl ,,,oo InI a,yav apI rho co,r.
proceeded TO consider verdict There
was little time spent on it, for there
was but one thing 10 do, and that was;
to make it guilty Of the charge and
guilty Of tho specification. Then BE-
gan discussion Of the punishment
One Of the members stated that il was
personally known TO him for fact that
tho accused had one year before visited
Chattanooga rs spy, when the place
was held by the Confederates, had been
captured, tried, condemned and SEN
fenced to be hanged that Jacob Slack.
boy who was now serving as his or
derly, had been with him; that he had
contrived TO get news Of Maynard's con-
ditiun 10 Missouri Slack, his sister, at
Jasper, Tenn; that she had gono 10
Chattanooga, had entered his jail, bad
exchanged clothes with the prisoner and
thus effected his escape; that ho had
been concealed and afterward helped
through tho lines by n Miss Fain, whom
he hal married on reaching tho Union
lines.
II put il to you, gentlemen, he con
cluded, could one whose life had been
saved by women carry out sentence
Of death upon WOMAN lur the samc
otfense for which it Was INTENDED hC
should suffer-
The speaker knew nothing Of the r.
lations existing between N.yH'r.i and
Fitz Hugh. 1t is impos iblo tDl.ov
what might have been the effect hal he
POSSESSED this knowledge The court
acted only on the information commu.
nicated by the officer who told tie story
Of Maynard's experience as spy, and
the main facts III this were known
throughout the army. Tho circum-
stances of the accused's sentence by
Confederates 10 be hanged for a spy and
his escape, the valuable service he had
rendered the Union cause, the reasons
he had for not wishing 10 shoot wom-
an. saved his life The sentence Of the
court was that he be dismissed the sery-
ice, with forfeiture of all pay and emol-
uments.
When this sentence was communicat-
cd to Colonel Maynard, he was IN biz
tent, waiting TO know his fate. He had
expected to be shot. He hardly knew
whether he was more moved 10y the lunl-
ency shown him or more disappointed
at being obliged to live disgraced
man. But one reason gave him comfort
that he was not to die-his wife lie
knew that, although all others 10 jked
upon him with horror, she would love
him all the more that he suffered.
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