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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 11 (search)
ich, with his fine personal appearance, could not but bring to mind the handsome but vicious Absalom. There was nothing especially worthy of note in the appearance of the others. One of them, Willis Baker of Lewis County, was proven to be the man who last year shot and killed Mr. Ezekiel Pratte, his Union neighbor, near Williamstown, in that county. All the others were rebels of lesser note, the particulars of whose crimes we are not familiar with. A few minutes after one o'clock, Colonel Strachan, Provost-Marshal General, and the Rev. Mr. Rhoads, shook hands with the prisoners. Two of them accepted bandages for their eyes — all the rest refused. A hundred spectators had gathered around the amphitheatre to witness the impressive scene. The stillness of death pervaded the place. The officer in command now stepped forward and gave the word of command: Ready; aim; fire! The discharges, however, were not made simultaneously — probably through want of a perfeet previous underst
The Daily Dispatch: November 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Bloody Leaf in the history of this War--ten lives for one. (search)
shot as a mete reward for their crimes, among which is the illegal restraining of said Allsman of his liberty, and, if not returned, presumptively aiding in his murder. Your prompt attention to this will save much suffering. Yours, &c., W. R. Strachan, P. M. Gen., Dist. N. E. Mo. For order of Brigadier-General Commanding McNeil's column. A written duplicate of this notice he caused to be placed in the hands of the wife of Joseph C. Porter, at her residence, in Lewis countyon his shoulders, which, with his fine personal appearance, could not but bring to mind the handsome but vicious Absalom. There was nothing especially worthy of note in the appearance of the others. A few minutes after one o'clock Colonial Strachan, Provost Marshal General, and Rev. Mr. Rhodes, shock hands with the prisoners. Two of them accepted bandages for their eyes; the rest refused. A hundred spectators had gathered around the amphitheater to witness the impressive scans. The still
The Daily Dispatch: October 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], A fiend to be triedȔthe McNeil murder. (search)
cts relative to the most brutal murder committed since the war. W. R. Strachan, the U. S. Provost-Marshal at Palmyra, Mo., has been arrested io procure their release from imprisonment. It was this fellow Strachan who, while acting as Provost-Marshal at Palmyra, had an unaccountar, or whenever he had an object to accomplish. It was this fellow Strachan that induced McNeill to issue the order by which ten men against wrged were sentenced to be shot in cold blood. In this transaction Strachan got himself into a serious scrape, for which he was a few days sin to be shot came to Palmyra with six little children — called upon Strachan — told him that her husband was condemned to be shot that day and days ago and told us that he furnished $300 of the amount, and had Strachan's receipt in his pocket for it. The money was raised — Strachan poStrachan pocketed it, compelled the poor, heartbroken, afflicted woman to submit to his hellish lust, and released her husband. For this crime again<