Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25

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execution. He therein pom few into 8
rage. and sent officers post taste tosortng
General Which and Judges Sta1Io and
Dickson before him The gentlemen en-
tered the room IN which General Hooker.
walked back and forth ore In The like
ness of an hyena than that OF a man. He
was under great excitement, which hid
: was unable to suppress. and possibly Old
not care to.
7 He first addressed Judge Dickson, and
gaid: s5ss5
return. and had ordered your arrest, but
out Of considerat ton. for the past, have
called you here.
5ss Judge Dickson replied Il
& i surprise me. General Hooker; what
do you mean q. 5ts5sz.si
Why. SIT, son my return to the city I
found my administra ton of this depart
n1ent had been nterfered vi IN: that. Mar
tin, the guerrilla, whom had ordered
ton had suspended my order. tele-
graphed him, dena ndinG why he inter-
tfered. He replied that it was in response
to yours and Judge Stallo's telegram.
Your work. SIR. I demanded of Stanton
to send me a copy of the telegram. and
II know ali you did. -
& 1*Svell, General said Judge Dickson,
was it not all right e. {*5
ttfe1o, sir. No, sir; it was not all right
why, sir. when was in command nf
the Army Of the Potomac, Lincoln would
& not let me kill a man.
IS Ice killed men ere-,y oay (not a word
of truth Ill tnis) and Lees army was
under discipline; and now, sir, Lincoln IS
dead, and will XII this man. Yes. sir.
+ Will. The order is given to shoot MIN
Tomorrow. and he will be shot. and don't
You interfere. either Of you.
did Stanton order you to shoot him ?''
asked Judge Dickson.
I. No. sir; he lett the matter In my
hands, and demand that he be shot
and shot he will be-.
Well. General" replied Judge Dickson.
even II the boy was; a guerrilla, the war
is over and the papers this morning tell
us that the government has given all
rebels the same terms given General Lee
VIII it not be shocking to shoot this poor
boy:?''
1T makes no difference" answered.
Hooker. T will kill him; yes, sir. and
The following day the same solemn,
the boy. bound hand and foot. knelt be-
side his coffin while squad of soldiers
fired ounce balls through his breast, Tho
and gave it a religious !.lrial: And thus
was the last victim Of the war a poor,
ignorant boy, but he died like a man.
cowardly and brutal murder: but some
oppressed With - the he thought that Nj.
Lincoln's humanity had thwarted his
relief to sacrifice the boy. and ne deter
mined that the opportunity should not
escape him. "a
We all remember the order OF Hooker
ny ut /, u.
the Army Of the Potomac. He said: g
enemy mng h e1heF bngHrfous
where certain destruction awaits him
cannon, while General "a L. Lees force
10 guns. Hooker paraphrased his order
In boastfui conversation with his subor-
dinate omcers. He said; The REPS,
the Army Of the Potomac. they may a
| well pack up their hasersacks and make
fer Richmond, and I shall be asrar
them" Now, listen; four days from that
re-crossed the Rappahannockrr isxr. aud
begged MaJor-General Couch to take
| command and Withdraw what was left
| Of his troops.
General Lee defeated him insloriously
but he laid the blame on Mr. Lincolns
/ But while all this is understood and
| while some people may seek to excuse
him on the ground Of disappointment and
Jealousy, yet there looms up to vFew. rhe
cold fact of the murder Of thai boy. II
| was a murder; and it must strike every
honest man as unnecessary and SO UNI
just. We feel, therefore, that the name
and deeds of Joseph Hooker are esecra,
| bic, and should be so regarded by ou1
| people.
We would be shirlztng a duty If We
! failed to express our condemnation q
/ this inh1IYncN act
Joseph Hooker we knew was not. til
/ only person of weight in the Fedora
h.ld up before the people Of this coEn
! try and exposed to the light, which viii
bring to the surface their bloody deeds
But their exposure Will come. ana u,
world will pass judgment, and histo1J
will record their infamous acts.
Let US, thelefore do our duty and SEE
I that American children are taught thu
| truth about these facts.
There were good and noble generals il
| the Federal army but Joseph Hooker
had no place among them.
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