The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-09

but he Spurned the briha SoatN
fame the innocent man - Dc
his own life. a man posse aS save
such nobility of charactnr NSe'0 i
never be guilty Of iuhama, you'd
ment Of prisoners. W. Uea,,
Captain John Y. Reau
c'ptuced in December w.t. W. g@
while on a aid to RELEASE tS0i
!ederate prisoners en- ron,o ooa.
Fort Warren. lie was krn r
close confinement more tbsp
year, and when the Co,t ps
ate cause was nearing di.'st
ton, General Dix annoimtyY'a
drum head court maiiiaI 70 ''u
denim Captain Beall 10 5. yoa.
James T. Araiy, Of New S Ta5
Counsel for the defense ServaJ V,s'
client faithfully, but d,pm% uI
court martials sit to condamn "''.
not to d" justice. 'dl
Judge Daniel b. Incas
Charles Town, West Yirn1',uy
the late James L. Mcclure ''a ..
the late Albeit Ritchie, Of R, %.'
more, were all college mates y.
Captain BealI. and thew r. ,
untiring III their efforts IN t,' '
a fair and honorable trjal
Captain Beall, but it was If
avail. Secretary Stewards eJ.
had gone forth that "BeaIl mn '
hang" Mrs. john |. Sit,iaa
and Mrs. Basil Gordon. Of Raj,
more, inierceded in behalf Of Nv
heroic Btall. Numbers Of n,
gresSmen S'gne. a pgitioD Il,
BealI'S pardon, but Prpsijs~
Lincoln TUNED a deaf ear 10 Oh J
appeals for clemeucy.
So the fatal day. Febtuau q,
1865, came. and as Captain Ba,1
mounted the platform, Ger.r%
DIX'S order was read. denosnci.,
Beall's heroic effort to ,el-s,
the Confederate prisoners. wH@
elected a smile from CaD,,n .
Beall, bnt when unjus,Iy acrp,.i !
OF being a spy and guerrilla 4.
shook his head in denial. Gcnpr
DiX's homliS on the moprlptIe,a
war also proIoheG a smile h
cause General UiX'S mj'jtgr
achievements were confined :.
burning William and Mary Cal.
lege i'll Virginia, and adminigg
ing the oath OF allegiance TO ne
inmates of an insane asylum and
treating them with cruelty. Bqsn
well remembered The ashes ami
ruins of thousands Of homes n ]
Virginia, which marked the path
way of Federal invasion. aud h.
also remem bered the brutal trea,
ment inflicted by Federal sol
dlers upon his mother aud sisters
Captain Beall knew that Geuer5
DIX'S utterance was IN defanItd
the penalty which he himA.
attached to the violation of th
laws Of civilization.
Rev. Joshua Van Dyke, d.
New York, visited Captain Beau
the day preceding his execution
and he said Il found Captain
Beall in Il narrow, gloomy cell
with a lamp burning at midday
bnt he received me with as much
ease as if he were in his OEl
parlor. Captain Beall's cOuyeI
satinn revealed at every turn The
scholar, the gentleman aud tA
true christian. There was %
bravado, no strained herOiSm, %
excitement in his words or mal.
ner, but a quiet trust III God and
a cOmposure in view of deaih
such as | have read of, but nevg
beheld to the, same degree before
He introduced the subject Of BIZ
approaching end himself, sayll!
that while he did not pretend 10
be Indifferent to life, the wOdt
i'll which he was to depart had 90
terror or ignominy for him; be
could 60 TO heaven, through The
grace of Christ, as we'll from tit
gallOwS as from the battlefed'
he died in defence of what be Oe
lieved to be right, and so far y
the particular charges for whe'
he was t. be executed were co.
cerned, he had no confession Y
make, or repentance to exercl%
He calmly declared that he va
to be executed contrary to tD'
laws Of civilized warfare.
His mother visited him Sevefa.
days preceding the execution.
and as soon as he saw her expres
sion, he said: Il knew mOtOel
would endure the terrible SaCIi
flee with courage" Captain Beau
was betrothed to an accomplish
lady in the South.
La his last letter to his brOtheI
William Beall, who belonged u
the "Stonewall Brigade" he san
'Be kind to the prisOners-tle!
are helpless. Vengeance is mln.
saith the Lord. | will repay,
Captain Beall, illegally execuIeu