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The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], McGranon, the Federal spy. (search)
execution, at Demopolis, Ala., of David McGibbon, a Yankee spy, who ranked as Major in that service. He was formerly a lawyer in St. Louis, and partner of Henry N. Hart, Esq. Having been detected by the latter in drilling a company of "Wide Awakes," the co-partnership was dissolved. Mr. Hart was soon after arrested as a rebel and thrown into prison, McGibbon using every means in his power to have him executed. Mr. Hart, after several months' imprisonment, was released and sent South. The Selma Mississippian says: McGibbon was arrested last summer at Grenada, Miss., and on being questioned as to his intentions and objects, stated he formerly belonged to the Confederate States infantry, but had been discharged on account of inability for that line of the service, and was making his way to the sea coast to join the Confederate Navy. Not having the requisite papers about him to substantiate these facts, he was arrested as a spy, and taken to Pontotoc for safe-keeping. He soon