Show 11 and tiie the C auit do docs g therefore sentence him plicate reuben helbon stout company K coth indiana 9 to forfeit all that may bo be duo due ln iii and that lie bo be pay ay shot to death with musketry at such time and place as shall be fixed by tit alie commandant ot of this department moio than two shilds of the court colic till iilo in tile the finding and s sentence en tence 11 II the n s of the court in the above case have been submitted for the action of the president pic Pies ident of the alie united states m ito ho approves fit the sentence awai davaid d ed cd pi i hate ate reuben stout of company K gatli 1 indiana and directs that it be cabied into execution by older of the societal y of war E D TOWNSEND assistant adjutant general official si signed ned AV 1 P ANDERSON A A G special ordeals of the ohio IN no 0 0 8 0 cincinnati 0 acu the of the gen ial in the case of plicato reuben stout company I 1 K catli rel regiment Jin clit indiana yol vol havin having bee been it appi approved oved by the resident ident of the united states and lie laving having tit eliat at the sentence bo be cal cai lied into execution it is hereby that aliat the coni commanding mandin q officer on johnsons folin sons island depot of of war near sandusky sly ohio seo see that the sentence as promulgated in general ciders no 29 0 III I 1 lilt series of the war department is duly executed it at that post between the hoins loins of 12 noon and 3 P at al of friday oct 1863 by bv older of maj mai gen burnside Bu inside signed W 1 P ANDERSON adjutant general or OF ahr I 1 nas aa bom boin in becks county pennsylvania where aih I 1 lived ed until I 1 jas mas over twenty one years of age 9 I 1 then unaided and removed to clinton c county huntjr indiana In diina in ili december 1861 1 I enlisted NN ith cirtain Cip tain Schim mei horn in what was c hect ed cd to lobe be a cavalie company tho the cavalry regiment M noer raised I 1 was mas made to believe by an officer that my my enlistment held me lue to go into tile the infant 13 service I 1 thought bath et 1 loicel I 1 would enlist I 1 put do n my name naine to go in ill co K both regiment indiana infantry after I 1 found outtie out the deception practiced on me I 1 was unwilling illing 11 to go with my captain ahoi be I 1 thought leech deceia ed cd me and had some hard feelings against him hain about it I 1 yielded however and went ni ent with tile the company and I 1 tike 0 in ili saying avin tile the captain aforesaid always abed me well oil B some neglect iwas I 1 was never scorn into the ari iff ice limi however e though my my col gave orders to hat 0 me and sworn iti in I 1 stayed with my company and logi ment until november L 1862 when wo gota got a furlough to go homo home tile the regiment rc liming baling been at crane river ky ind and paroled as prisoners of war we were nere s sent to indianapolis to be exchanged and draw drai arms again all the men of the regiment reg ament got fur loupas fora for a few days dabs to go home to their h lends hionis I 1 went home and stayed out my time and then s started to go to my regiment legi ment I 1 went is as faras la f yotte m my y m wife ife and liei bei si sifter going i with ith me as far faras as dayton ind I 1 took sick at it lafayette and thele about five das my fathel in iii law tile then took me ile homo to his house to stay till I 1 got well after I 1 h id been theio thele about atwon two weeks 69 1 I was is ad advised ased by various persons not lot to go back to the arm arms they il Y said this was only an abolition war and a adv 11 ased me die to stay at home and they would protect me I 1 was induced to go to a meeting of tile the so knights kni 11 ghotb of the golden circle and was made enado a member of that organization the obligations of the older bound us to do all we could against the war to i the draft if one should be made and likewise to resist and op fmc all confiscation or c emancipation 1 aaion measures in cv cry possible way wo we were sworn to stand by each other in all measures of re resistance si stance we lve were pledged to do 10 all we could to laevert pi event another man or do dollar ilar going goin aiom the state for the further prosecution ot the w ar inlet I 1 met with this secret meeting several times and entered into their views and plans I 1 stayed about four months with my father in law and then went to see bee my biot birther bi other ber near delphi ind on oil tile the second evening atter after my arrival there Soloi solomon noll II anda and a man mail named mcafee came call to to my bio theis house I 1 was up ill stairs about t to 0 go to bed my brother and family and my vv I 1 ite were do dow 11 stair shaira one of the mn mm asked if S simon stout NN was as thel c my brother said no such scicli in in was nas the their he asked him if his big biota eis wife was not there my birther ahe was lie akad my t ii 0 it her husband was in alie house she ait tt ered no 11 he asked mv birther something tr to which lie replied that ill my wife 1 hid td not his que question tion he then slid I 1 ion ou are arc all a set of d d co MAbe lids and it if we gut get him this will bo the list time for him I 1 11 I 1 other lother man asked mv birther s wife lor a candle togeal to ell the house the other man said ask no favola ol of these d d copperheads copper heads if wo got get him INO ho will shoot him bim when he said laid this I 1 became alarmed for in mv life and cocked my pistol and stopped to the door at the head or of tile the i as in was iva S to tc come up w nl ith a C candle iddle in M hia hand 1 I told him hill tu to down but if lie made I 1 stop step back and I 1 v como come another step stel up stabs I 1 would ouia shoot him lie ile chabi changed ed the li light ht aloni one hand to the other and mide ns if to draw a pistol from it his is p pocket bocket or belt I 1 then lien fired upon him and ho he fell bac back k exclaiming oh god im killed hilled 1 lie ile aas as earned out and I 1 never saw aw him liter after ho he fell I 1 was led by ev evil 11 counsel and my connection with a secret digani lation to stay aitay fl om my post of duty in tho the army I 1 arn am tinly otry that I 1 acted thus or that th it I 1 for a moment ligten listened ed to these evil co counsel 1 1 I am 1111 coiry that I 1 cn er lifted rny my hand against aga dinst tho the life of m my y fellow mail I 1 think thial the man who cimo cime to arrest me did not act lil light 1 but blit I 1 do not myself for my wrongdoing wrong i I 1 rong doing on that accorn account t I 1 would tild aal affectionately and earnestly luge ill all in not to do as I 1 have the sen i ice of their country done but to be faithful to their obligations as soldiers avoiding all disloyal counsels and obligations eions yea ysais isago ago I 1 embraced religion and united with alio german methodist chinch I 1 have not been faith faithful fitt to my christian duties I 1 have become very cry guilty and confess my sins against god my country and my follow man I 1 have sought mercy at the hand of god I 1 die trusting in t the fie lold loid and savior jesus christ I 1 believe god is gracious and therefore enjoy peace in this sad and solemn I 1 boar bear no malice to my enemies or accusers I 1 hope my death may do good as a warning to others commending ray my dear i wife ife with our four ebil dien to the kind keeping of a merciful providence I 1 take myle my leave te t e of this hoping to meet them in a w orld sorrow and death will never come REUBEN STOUT in prison at johnsons island october 1801 the execution in was a on I 1 the 1 I 1 ic B bay ay shore in front of the pilson baid the Hof II offman finai i battalion was mas formed in a bol low aquai e open on the bay side where here N the prisoner nas as seated on his coffin col pierson and staff NN ere within the square theeb the execution piety was in command of lt mcelroy t provost marshal Mai theordors the orders and sentence were read by licht bailey post adjutant portions of the prisoners statement as herewith given wele then road read by tile the chaplain it being too lengthy n to be i load cad prayer was offered in english by the chaplain andallo anil albo by rev M miller pastor of the german church in sandusky in the german language mr miller with the chaplain have been unremitting m attim in their attention to this unfortunate man after the services the cap capias mas placed over the eyes of the prisoner by E M keith the Il hospital stein steward ard and the command given to fire by the provost marshal the prisoner fell immediately seven balls taking effect there being elat eight of the execution baity one mai having ing a blank cal cartridge dr woodbridge surgeon of tile the post went up and examined the pil and pronounced him dead the battalion under the command of maj scoville marched past the body the band playing ane cn cherr FM the tha frowly fiody tho battalion marched to the parade ground at a quick step the remains of the prisoner were decently laid out and buried in the prison graveyard grave yard on tho the island |