The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-09-11
secesh ViIIainy and s2ascniisy of "a Fed
erai officer.
PORT CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.

PORT CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. !
July goth, 1860 {
SOLOMON FULLER, ESQ. SomeFs, CT Dear
Sir Your favor of the l4th ult is before me.
The story OF Rev. Madison Anderson is a
long and terrible one, and shall one day be
made public. Since the LIST Of June l have
been his counsel and adviser, and am fully in>
formed of the whole matter. His two sons,
named Edward and Madison, lived near st.
Luke, a station Of he Cairo and Fulton r. r..
10 miles from Bloomfield, the county seat of
S5odard Co. Mo. where my squadron has
been stationed. The inhabitants Of The
swamp" as the section is called, for the
most part the most miserable specimens Of hui
manity | ever bched. The land is owned by
d few negro aristocrats. The balance are
poor whites" Of the poorest and most ignorant
character. Mr.. Anderson came 10 this spot
about two years since from Arkansas he found
! himself a free State man surrounded by slave
ocrats and their ignorant dupes. In spite OF
his protestatious his eldest daughter married
the son of his neighboI Swift, a rampant rebel
This son is in the rebel army, Rev. Mr.. An
| darson's Oldest son established two stores, one
at ST. Luke and the other III THE Prairie. -
Last fall the rebels sacked his stores, dividing
the spoils among leading ''secesh" citizens
and rebel soldiers. Foremost i'll this was tn c
rebel Col. W. G. Phelan, whom we have
since taken prisoner, and one Capt. Butloright
| In January, Edward, the oldest son, went to
! Bloomfield to see some Old friends who were
members of the federal Indiana regiment, then
at this point. A few nights after his return
ONE, at 2 O'Clock at night party OF his Sc
cession neighbors, among whom was one Abra
| ham Holmes, and others whose names | have
to the number of twenty, surrounded Ander-
sons house, tore off the boards, shot Edward
Anderson, sick OF fever III his bed, and shot
| AfoHi kxEyip hot ba WI IaI
and died. The whole neighborho0d was aware
vi the intended assassination, and Swift was in
the conspiracy, as the sequel will show. AM
derson ran for his life and i'll the darkness es
capped the shots that were fired after him. lie
was in his night clothes, the night bitter cold
walked three miles over the ice, his feet bleed
ing, and vainly begging shelter of men who
owed him hundreds Of dollars. That night be
succeeded in begging one Old pair Of shoes and
returned to his barn, found his sons horse had
not been taken, mounted and rode bO mixes tc
Cape Girardeau, where he lay weeks at the
{ oint of death. Swift and the rebels immedi-
ately gave out that Anderson was dead
Swift without any authority entered upon the
estate, constituted himself administrator anc
sold it at a sham auction to his rebel son, An
! dersOn's sOn-in>law, at one fifth It's value
Having extorted from the dying Madison, boy
Of II, the hiding place Of 5000 in coin, belong
ing to the Anderson's. Swift took possessio I
thereof and expended a portion Of the same il
Confederate bonds. Our troops took possession
Fof Bloomfield in June, and Anderson
who had previously been 30 St. Louis and TOLD
his story to Gen. Schofeld, came to Bloomfield
and asked our assistance in recovering his re-
naming four children and his property.
Major Henry Pomeroy was in command a
Bloomfield at the time of Anderson's arrival
He heard Anderson's story and sent Lieut. Og
den to st. Luke, TO inv oatigate the matter
who ascertained that the children, S475 of The
buried coin and the books and papers Of tht
estate were in the hands Of Swift. Major Pom
roy sent down Sergt. Munger who took The
money of Swift and delivered the same to Maj
Pomeroy. Major Pomeroy, instead OF giving
Anderson his money, gave Swift q receipt TO
the same ana permitted Anderson to live upol
the charity ofthe soldiers. Anderson came 4
me and told ME his story, showing me his pa
pers proving, beyond a doubt Anderson RICH
TO the money as a guardian of his survlyln!
children. l called Major Pomeroy into my room
in the presence Of Anderson, and stated hi
case. Major Pomeroy turned on his heel, say
! ling 81 know all about the case l have givel
a receipt to Swift, and left the room. wa
astounded. | took pains to investigate tn
matter, and | am satisfied Maj. Pomeroy len
! the money TO the sutler. Ithen advised Andel
/ son to go to the Cape, and state his case to Co
i e. Daniels, commanding the regiment, WI
ordered Major Pomeroy to pay the money I
4 Anderson, and forage on secessionists to tn
amount of his losses. Anderson came back t
Bloomfield with this order, Mai. Pomeroy re
e fused to obey, and Col. Daniels has thus ia
E neglected to enforcehis order. Anderson thei
tooT MS remaining four half naked children an
nnaIiy reached St. Louis, carrying with hir
statements from Lieut.. Ogden and myself
have been informed that Provost Marsha
General Farfare, of St. Louis, has taken u
the mater and ordered Mai Pomeroy to deliv
er up the property If SO, Anderson may lie
cleye tardy justice. The loyal people of tn
North will hardly believe this story but hav
] the proof for every statement. Anderson is,
: believe now in ST. Louis.
amsyour obedient servant,
- RICHARn II GIIr,r, r,,rInuN1