The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-19

The chief officer now stepped for
ward.
You viii surely stop the night, excel
lency? Everything is prepared"
mo. Did my order to stay the exc
cution of Wentworth reach you in time,
Colonel Poriock?''
Yes, excenency I would not have
ventuTeG to execute him without your
sanction. although the death sentence
was the unanimous finding of the
cOurtmartiai"
THE sentence was just. 1t may yet
be carried out or it may prove that the
Lord has other use for him. Lead the
way within"
General Cromwell gave no greeting
to the different groups as he passed
them, his heavy riding boots swish
smashing against each other as he fol-
lowed Colonel Porlock into the hall. He
strobe awkward like a man more accus-
toned 10 a horses back than a tiled
floor. The colonel Jed him into the
great dining room. one end of which
was occupied by the shattered window,
while the other was crossed by a gal
lery.
The vast room was almost completely
bare of furniture. with the exception
of a high backed carved chair. which
doubtless belonged to II. and a stout
Oaken table taken from some other part
CT the house. replacing the long, hos
pitable board that had witnessed many
a festive gathering. but which had been
used for fireWOOd by The troopers The
general gazed about the ample apart
mcnt for Il moment. rs one who had
never seen it before. estimating his
bearings with the shrewd eye of a
praCticed soldier. then he pushed the
table until il stood lengthWise with the
room, instead Of across as before.
glanced at the gallery and table. as if
making some computation regarding
: their relative positions drew up the
chair and seated himself. setting the
two candles by the edge farthest from
him.
Has Captain Bond arrived with his
prisoner"
yes. excenency. He came at sun
set"
rs he sure Of his man?"
He appears TO be so. sir"
We're any papers found on him ?"
Yes, eXcellency.'
THE other prisoner. Wentworth is
little more than youth. I am told?~
He is very young. eXcellency.'
How came he TO be set on an I'm
portant outward post that nightg-
There was no danger of attack. and
I placed him there of deliberate pur-
pose He was most reluctant to 20.
making one excuse and then another.
saying he was in. and what not. For
more than a month he has been under
suspicion of communicating with ma
lTgnants. although we had no direct
proof He had been seen stealing away
from the domain of Lord Rudby. the
chief of the disaffected in this district
on the night in question he was
watched. and as soon as he supposed
himself alone. he deserted his post put
spurs to his horse and rode straight
across country to RUdby Hall"
And was arrested there?"
No. eXcellency. An unl0oked-fOr
event happened He rode out from the
grounds of the han. lighting his way.
as IL happened. against a band Of Rud-
by's followers who were attacking him.
and ran into the arms of our men. who
were watching for him. The attacking
party. seeing, as they supposed. an I'M
known force of rescuers, turned and
fled. The night was very dark. and
the account of what took place is con-
fused, but Wentworth was carried back
TO COrbitOn. tried AMI condemned for
deserving while on duty, and holding
commerce with the enemy"
lymph, What version did Went
worth give of the AFFAIR.""
HE maintained he was no traitor
but did not give any explanation Of his
absence from duty
II thought Rudby had surrendered
all arms aud had taken tho oath to re-
main ncural2"