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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), John Yates Beall, gallant soldier (search)
f Captain Bealls execution. The next ranking officer to Captain Beall was B. H. Burley, who was associated with him in all his daring adventures, hence guilty of the same offense. Yet Lieutenant Burley was allowed to go unpunished by the Federal government. Burley was arrested by Canadian authority and surrendered on extradiBurley was arrested by Canadian authority and surrendered on extradition papers, demanded by Mr. Henry B. Brown, then assistant United States attorney for the Detroit District, now one of the associated justices of the Supreme Court. Burley's chief defense was his commission as an acting master in the Confederate navy, signed at Richmond, Va., September 11, 1863, on which was an endorsement, dategovernment, and for which that government assumed responsibility.July 10, 1865, Burley was brought to trial. Judge Fitch charged the jurythat a state of war had exisy, that they had to take the boat. The jury disagreed, standing six to six. Burley was returned to prison, but allowed to walk out of jail in broad day-light. Th