Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-06-27

The army correspondent Of the Wheel
ing Zntslligsneer relates the following thrill
ling adventures of tyo intrepid Virgins
Uuion men, who acted as guides 70 the
United States forces:
I learn that man named Leonard
CLARK, who is we'll known land knows the
country welI) in the surrounding counties,
rendered his services as scout, to the 14th
Ohio Regiment, and was accepted. He
was an athletic, muscular, determined, and
daring young man, and loved nothing bet
ter than the perilous adventure upon which
he entered. 1t apears, that accompanied
by Myers-who is young man and a
German from Clarksburg,-they reached
the neighborhood Of PhiIIippi on the Sat-
urday previous to the attack.
They passed the outside pickets without
being observed, and were getting along
very successfully in pickink up useful in
formation which they found "lying about
loose" But boldness getting the better
of discretion, they approached too near
the town, and suddenly came upon par
ty of dragons. The odds were too gieat
sgainst them, and being mounted, they
wheeled their horses and attemsted to es-
cape. The dragons gave chase and fired
as they run. The balls whistled around
their heads, several passing through Clark's
hat but doing no other damage. They
rushed madly oD, pursuers and pursued.
One. of the horsemen came up close to
Clark and be wheeled and shot him dead
with revolver. Another came up and
seized him by the left arm. He instantly
turned the revolver and shot off the hand
at the wrist. But in moment, more appal-
ling danger threatened them. In the mad
ness of the chase they had not anticipated
what might be ahead, when they suddenly
came upon squad of pickets who com
pretending the scene, leveled their guns
and fired at the advancing fug;tives.
The balls again passed harmlessly by
the men, but CIark's horse, after running
about fifteen yards fell dead. Clark i'm
mediately dashed into a thicket, where
the cavalry could not follow, and for time
eluded his pursuers. Myers was at once
taken to PhilIippi, and council held to
determine bis fate. Two of his fellow
townsman who were present, Bob John
son and Geo. Lurty, urged that he should
be hung Immediately and without mercy !;
but Bill Cooper, another of bis townsmen,
succeeded in having it postponed until the
following Monday at 5 o'clock. Myers was
incarcerated in the Jail, and nothing saved
him but the attack and fight on Monday
morning, at the moment which left but
about half an hour between him and the
gallows. A joyful sound was the first gun
on the heavy morning air to that man, who
expected nothing but that in few brief
moments be would be launched into eter-
nifty, and dangle stifening copse from
the gallows-tree!
After the capture of Myers, CLARK under
took to make his escape by keeping the
woods. The cavalry could not follow him
but the pickets and part of infantry
which was sent after him kept up hot
pursuit. He was known to them and they
strained every nerve to effect his capture.
They scattered in all directions, and fire.
qusntly had him surrounded, SO that be
vas obliged to lie concealed whole hours
at time. Several times when thus be-
leagured he crawled great distance to
elude observation. For about day and
a night the pursuit was kept up, and he
suffered terribly from hunger and thirst.
But life was at stake, and merciless foes
around him. At length he succeeded in
making good his escape and arrived at
Flemington, where he was once more a.
mong his friends whose astonishment at
bis appearance-his hat gone, his shoes
worn to peices, end his clothes tattered and
torn-he relieved by relating to them the
hardships and perils through which he had
passed.
SUICIDES Charles G. Lovejoy deliber-
stely poisoned himself at Conneat on the
4th inst. There was SO much method in /
bis madness that he left letters stating that
it was his fourth attempt at suicide, and
srrayed himself in habiliments for the
grave before swallowing the fatal portion.
He had for sometime been subject to fits of