12 Nov 1865
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1865
Page
1
A fragmentary report describes a disputed lottery scheme along a river town, alleging improper payments of ten dollars and notes of caution about crook Dodge. It mentions a claimant named Vinson and references post office officers and Cedar Creek in a wider national context.
The execution of Henry Wirg drew large crowds to the Old Capitol. A military guard sealed the areas, spectators including women and children gained views from yard gates. Wirg wrote a farewell note to his wife and refused to betray companions, while officials prepared the noose and guards kept order.
An 1865 scene recounts Major Russell and Captain Go Walbridge at a prison yard where a condemned man, Wire, is led to the drop. The execution proceeds while a final letter to counsel Oth Nav Esco Wing expresses remorse, faith, and a plea for mercy. The narrative shifts to the guard's duties, the crowd, and posthumous handling of the corpse and letters.
The court martial convicts Ele a os of combining against the United States and conspiracy with named co‑defendants in a rebellion at Andersonville. It finds murder in violation of war laws and sentences the principal to execution by hanging. Henry Wire is also found guilty of causing deaths by dogs but not sentenced in the final order. The proceedings are forwarded to the President for action.
The notice records the court martial approval of the sentence in the Wire case and orders execution by the officer in command of the Department of Washington for Friday November 10, 1865 between six in the morning and noon. It recounts Captain Wire’s demeanor, the hanging, and the transfer of his body for interment, with comments on attempts to grant clemency and the reactions of involved individuals.
New York dispatches report military movements and political maneuvers in Mississippi and Texas. Kilpatrick potentially on foreign mission. General Osterhans patrols. freedmen affairs unsettled. Aims to disenfranchise former officers. rail and river actions disrupt contracts. Matamoros famine noted. imperial troops reinforcements. Texas politics wary of Congress representation. Johnston removed from Atlanta command cited.
Diverse late 1860s items report France alleging arms seizures by two alleged revenue officers on a steamer. Accusations name five weasels and 120 individuals, while sources deny sending officers. Also notes Jeff Davis indictment talks, Fenian HQ move, cholera aboard a Boston ship, Wirz burial, and local baseball scores.
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