. Field, fort and fleet ... to the telegraph. The answer was that they werespies, and to try the case and hang them at once. While it might have delayed the case for several days had theprisoners persisted in their innocence, the telegram from head-quar-ters denying their identity seemed to break the men down all atonce, and they confessed their identity and mission and pleaded forclemency. This Rosecrans would not bestow, and there being noneed of a trial since they had made full confession, they wereordered to prepare for death. They begged to be shot in place ofa gallows execution, but this
. Field, fort and fleet ... to the telegraph. The answer was that they werespies, and to try the case and hang them at once. While it might have delayed the case for several days had theprisoners persisted in their innocence, the telegram from head-quar-ters denying their identity seemed to break the men down all atonce, and they confessed their identity and mission and pleaded forclemency. This Rosecrans would not bestow, and there being noneed of a trial since they had made full confession, they wereordered to prepare for death. They begged to be shot in place ofa gallows execution, but this request was not granted. At an early hour in the morning they were conducted to a hill-side about half a mile from head-quarters, where a temporaryscaffold had been erected under a cherry tree. A Federal who waspresent says that both men maintained their nerve and were pre-pared to face death. They shook hands, bade each other good-bye,and both met their fate like brave men and soldiers, true to thecause they had €\z Destruction of % Itasljbtlk.
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