TUESDAY, .M0rch rs, 1928.
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It Fort Jackson, went off with the mutinous party
anti, when in the vcinit, of Fort Stroher. was elect
ed captain of the party; does not know who robbed
tne wagons OF Hour; that the prisoner, captain,
ordered them to interfere with nothing at Fort Stro
ther, and accordingly nothing was touched.


Samuel H. Burton. a private of capt. StrOther's
company. witness in behalfo the dctendent, being
sworn states That he believes Webb was not pre-
sent when the Aour was taken from the wagons.


Samuel Gibbs, private in capt. Strother's CON-
pany. a witness in behalf of the defendant, being
sworn, states: That the prisoner did march off on
the morning of the Goth September, with the mutt
nous party, and believes the prisoner was not con-
cerned in taking the -four from the wagons.
JWe66, private fcapt Strother's company, a
witness in behalf ofthe defendant being sworn states:
| That the prisoner took command of the mutnous
party OF capt. Strohers company, at the request OF
majority Of the men, and he believes, with the in
tention Of comforting the sick, and preventing vio-
lence on the forts


The prisoner, in his defence, states, that he serv
ed three months, faithfully, and conceived, from the
best information he could get, that his term offs
vice had expired that he was told, by both non
commissioned officers and privates, that it was no.
thing but right to go home and as soon as he dscov
cred his error, be returned to his duty.
The Court, after mature consideration on the evil
dence adduced, find the prisoner, Webb, guilty of
lC Hiet duu ScCOuu CIIdIScS dilu
sentence him to receive the punishment of death by
shooting.


COMMENTS.


We publish to-day. from the Documents, the tri.
al of one If the SIX MILITIA MEN, who were
arrested, tried, and shot to death by order of Gener
al Jackson We shall, from day to day, continue
the publication of these Documents until the trial Of
the six who condemned and shot shall be before
our readers. We pray that the papers may be pre-
served that reference can be had to the documents
often as it may be necessary.


| We are so thoroughly satisfied of General Jack
sons nhumaniy, in his bearing to these unfortu-
nate men, and that the evidence of it is clear and
conclusive that would be willing, upon this case
alone, properly understood, to rest the vote Of all
humane and moral people. The case of Webb is
the strongest case of the six for Gen. Jackson
He was the only one among them who was charged


with desertion - in this case, however, it it quit


clear for the defence, that The Militaman believes
that he had faithfully served the whole time whic


he was bound to serve, and that s as any doub


on thathead entered into his mind, 6 he returned t


his duty."-Ihe consequence was he was tried an


shot to death. If there any doubt that the tou


of duty was for SIX months and not three, the off
GERS told the men, that doubt ought to have acqu


ed patriotic and brave soldier, who " faithfully
served the time he believed he was bound to serve


1t does not appear that the slightest pains were tt
, ken to convince those men that they were mistaken
q but for their mistake they were shot dead.