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The Daily Dispatch: November 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Bloody Leaf in the history of this War--ten lives for one. (search)
sed, and no tidings came of Allsman. It is not our intention to dwell at length upon the details of this transaction. The tenth day expired with last Friday. On that day ten rebel prisoners, already in custody, were selected to pay with their lives the penalty demanded. The names of the men selected were as follows: Willis Baker, Lewis county; Thos. Numston, Lewis county; Morgan Dixler, Lewis county; Herbert Hudeen, Ralls county; Jno. M. Wade, Ralls county; Marion Lair, Ralls county; Captain Thomas A Suider, Monroe county; Eleanor Lake, Scotland county; Miram Smith, Knox county. These parties were informed on Friday evening that unless Mr. Allsman was returned to his family by 1 o'clock on the following day, they would all be shot at that hour. Most of them received the announcement with composure or indifference. A little after 11 o'clock A. M., the next day, three Government wagons drove to the jail. One contained four and each of the others three rough, beard coffins
that six or seven men, including Withmell, the deceased, proposed to visit Mrs. Ann Thomas's, where they were refused admittance. All went out; Withmell last, Withmll died at twenty minutes to 12 o'clock Saturday night. On first getting near Ann Thomas's door I saw three men entering the alley. First met the deceased in Memphise City Battalion on the Capital Square. Afterwards they went with a party to Ann Thomas's, and, being refused admittance, retired. As they were going through the alied to get the assistance of the armed patrol guard to search the premises of Ann Thomas, but they refused. An officer rods by, whom we hailed. He stated that he wa up men to their assistance, which he shortly did. On going into the alley at Ann Thomas's some one remarked that it was a dark place, and some one might get killed. rteenth and main streets, and seeing three men at the corner. After going to Ann Thomas's and being refused admittance, witness was the foremost of the party coming