Named Entity Results, A. Webster

Condemned to be Hang. The orders of the General Court Martial now in session here relative to Capt. A. Webster, who has been on trial before it for several days past, were promulgated yesterday. Webster was arrested in Fauquier county some months ago, charged with the murder. In cold blood and under circumstances of peculiar atrocity of a Confederate Captain named Sunpeon, and brought to Richmond and placed in Castle. Thunder, from which place he has made several unsuccessful attempts tWebster was arrested in Fauquier county some months ago, charged with the murder. In cold blood and under circumstances of peculiar atrocity of a Confederate Captain named Sunpeon, and brought to Richmond and placed in Castle. Thunder, from which place he has made several unsuccessful attempts to escape. The prisoner was regularly commissioned as Capt, of an independent company in Pierpoint' army, and as such had done much to oppress the loyal inhabitants of the counties in which he and his follow-fresheners operated. He was not tried for the murder of Captain Simpson before the Court Martial, but for the military offence of a breach of his parole of honor. Of this offence he was found guilty, and two-thirds of the court assenting thereto it was adjudged that he be hung by the neck

Attempted Escapes. --Capt. A. Webster, of Pierpoint's army who was condemned a short time since by court-martial to be hang on the 3d of April for violating his parole of honor, attempted to escape from Castle Thunder on Friday night, and was nencumbrances, and made for a window. The sentinel shaped his piece at the retreating fugitive, the cap only exploding. Webster gained the eastern window of the third story, leaped out, and was fired at by the outside sentinel as he descended to the ground. The shot did not take affect, and, on reaching the ground, Webster made off as fast as a badly sprained ankle would allow. An alarm being raised he was soon caught and conducted back to his old quarters, and a double guard placed over hiard placed over him. This man, Webster, possesses a peculiar faculty of clearing himself of irons. It is said be can unto any placed on him by the use of a small stick. Whether he can undo himself from the gallows next Friday remains to be seen.

ell, finding it useless to try and get out by the routs he had chosen, hoisted the window and came inside the building. At the time the report of the musket alarmed the guard Detectives Wm. W. New and George W. Thomas were "sitting up" with Capt. A. Webster, in an upper room in pursuance of an order of General Winter that he should not be left unattended at night — Detective Thomas leaving his comrade specially in charge of Webster, repaired to the lower part of the building to ascertain the caWebster, repaired to the lower part of the building to ascertain the cause of the alarm. In doing so he had to pass down near where Campbell was enounced, and the latter briskly stepping out of his place of concealment, proceeded along in the rear of the officer, and passed the interior guard as an attache of the prison. When he got to the front door he fled with great precipitation up it. and officer gave chase. Campbell turned into 18th street, and was making good time, when the officer discharged one barrel of a revolver at him. The report alarmed several