Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-08-06
Incidents of the Morgan Raid.

Incidents of the Morgan Raid.
Our Indiana exchanges bring us thi,
week quite number OF interesting incl
dents of the Morgan raid, which we con
dense as q potion, and not an uninstruct
i've one of the history of the war.
Tie Brookville Defender says that one
Of Hobson's men who attempted te
"press" horse in that (Franklin) coun.
ty. under the orders of his commander. in
place OF his own worn out beast, was ar
rested as horsethicf, and kept in jai
several days. He represented himself to
be private in the 2l Tennessee (loyal)
mounted infantry, and said he had been in
the servive two years. But it was hard to
tell whether he might not be one of Nor.
gan's thieves, and bis story was diseredi.
ted for the time At last, however, his
case excited some commiseration. Judg-
ing from the manner in which he had TAX.
ing the horse. inquiring unsuspectingly al
different houses, and his inoffensive bear
ing. together with his very plausible state
ment Of his connection with the U. S. SER
vice, it was believed he was wrongiully i'm
prisoned. Accordingly he was taken out
of jail on Tuesday on writ OF habeas
corpus. and was examined before Judge
Wilson, who discharged him. The sum
of So was Immediately made up for him,
q certificate was given him showing why
he had been detained. and he soon mount.
ed his own horse and rode off towards
Cincinnati, where he is to report himself
to Gen. Burnside.
The New Albany Ledger says that a
notorious Methodist preacher of Kentucky,
named Scobey. who was arraigned and tried
before the Louisville Conference year or
so ago for disl,yalty. but escaped convic-
ton by one vote, and against whom the
principal prosecutor was Rev. Mr.. Cor
nelius Of Corydon, after his trial Joined
Morgan's band AZ a regimental chaplain.
and accompanied it during the recent raid
When near Corydon. he took lie of SOL
dirrs and sought ont the house of Mr.. Cor
nelius, with no very kindly purpose. we
may believe. Mr. &. was not at home
The reverend thief was not to be balked of
his revenge, though. and ordered all the
goods in the house to be taken and de-
stroyed, which was done. This was mean
and cowardly enough even for a re5el
preacher. one would think. but it was not
enough for the sanity Scobsy. The Lodi
ger says:
Several weeks ago the amiable and
much-loved lady Of Mr.. Cornelious di ed
Mr.. G. had carefully packed away her
clothing. to keep as sacred mementoes Of
one dearer to him than all the world be.
side. Scobcy was told of this fact, yet
with fiendishness such as we have never
before heard Of. he took the dresses, skirts,
and all the other under clothing of the
dead woman, his late sister in the church,
and tore them with his own hands into
the smallest fragments. lie thus roveng-
ell himself on living m,n by the grosssst
sacrlige on all that remained of what had
been tho property Of his dead wife. Is
there on record parallel to this infamy?
The Evanville Journal publishes state
ment of Lieut.. A. ID. Hynes. of our army,
who was captured by Morgan at Bards-
town. Kentucky. and compelled TO accom-
pany the band all through this State and
Ohio. which gives MS some new informa-
tion in rega.l to the strength of the band
and its mode of operation. He says it
numbered but $500 men and six guns,
the largest "a FOUNDER, and carried along
but twenty-six rounds Of artillery ammu-
milton for each gun. The mode of steal
ing horses is thus described.
As the column passes along. a few men
from the head of each regiment break off
on each side Of the road and make circuit
of five or ten miles on the flanks and to
the rear, and are ready to fail in front Of
the rear guard as it comes up. when the
stolen horses are distributed. throughout
the regiments. to those whose horses are
given out. and who are generally to be
found in the rear. 'T1oJ s-'a' 2 isiIa ? s
Morgan tried to make his way out Of
the State by route between Madison and
Louisville, and also at point near Law
renceburg or Rising Sun, but found both
points too well guarded.
When they disco vered the impossibiliiy
ofcrossing below Lawrenceburg. it cre-
atsd considerable CONSERVATION in their
ranks. and they very justly began to feel
that they had got into dangerous posi-.
tion. iAet f9.,a s'" Iof
Z The Ccnnersville Times tells some good
stories of the Morgan excitement at that
place. Tho word had got out that the
great horsethisf was coming. and the la
dies were in terrible fright about their
carriage and saddle horses. One OF them,
in her alarm. hitched up her horse and
drove off as hard as she could go. and it
was only after long and hot pursuit that
her friends could capture her, and make
her understand that there was no danger.
Another incident is hardly SO amusing
The Times tells it thus: tf.- =. -.
Another lady, who is large property
holder. was more successful in depriving
the boys Of the use OF her animal, which
was a new purchase and exceedingly val
uable in her eyes. Upon hearing Of the
Wholesale impressment of horses. she put
her beas. to ths buggy aad left town with
trus Morgan speed. which increased. rather
than diminished. as she still pursued her
journey---for she was ever haunted with
the fear of being ovsrtaksn and captured
by the cnemy--until she had placed some
eighteen or twertys miles between herself
and danger. When she halted her horse
was covered with foam. and the lady graf
flied that be had behaved 80 we'll and bro't