Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-08-04
JOHN MORGAN.
How he Got Three Hundred
Horses.

From the Louisville Democrat, July 10.
John Morgan is as good at playing
inke sometimes as he Is at horse stealing,
aud the following incident will prove that
On this occasion he old little OF both ut
the same time.
During the celebrated tour through In
diana, he, with about three hundred and
City guerri las, took occasion TO pay visit
TO q littla town hard By while tho main
BODY we're marching o." DashinR SUI
denly into the little burg" re found
about three II mo Guards, each having
a good horse tied to the feDcer; the men
standing about IN groups, aWaitiDg orders
from their aged Captain, who looked as
il he had seen the shady side Of some
sixty years The "HOosisr boys" looked
ut the men with aStOniSbment, while
she Captain went up to one Of the party,
and said:
Whose company is this 7"
"WuodfOrd's cavalry" said the reb.
"Wharl Kentucky boysl We're glad
70 see you, boys. Wbar's WOodiOrd 2"
There he sits." said a ragged, rough
reb, pointing to Morgan, who was sitting
sideways on his horse.
The Captain walked up to Woodford
las he aud all thought,) and sAlu!ed
him:
"Captain, how are your"
"BuIly How are your What are you
going to do with ell these men and hors-
est" Morgan looked about.
well, you see that damned horse thiey.
ing John Morgan is in this part Of the
COUNTRY, with parcel Of cut-throats and
thieves, and between ycu ard !, If he comes
this way, Captain, we'll give him the best
we've got"
He's hard to catch we've been after
him fourteen days and can't gee him At
alI," said Morgan, good DatursdlV.
EFF on: bosses would stand fire we'd be
all right"
Won't they stand ?"
"No, Captain Woo ford, 'spose while
you're restin' you and your company put
your saddles 90 our bosses and 60 through
q little evolution or two, by way Of l-ss-
on to our boys. I'm tOlc ypu are hUSS on
the drill p"
And the only man Morgan is af, aid Of,
Woodford las it were,, ahghted and order
ed 'hia buys" to dismount, as he wanted
TO show the HOOsier boys how to give MIR
gan a warm recep tion should he chance to
nav them witt This delighted the
HOosier boys, 80 they went to work ard
assisted the men to tie their old, Nery
worn out bones to the fences, and place
their saddles upon the backs Of III cir fresh
horses, which was soon done, and the men
we're iD their saddles drawn up in line a. d
ready for the word. The boys were highly
ClIted at the idea of having their y ct
horses" trained for them by WOOdford and
his men, and more 50 to think that they
would stand fire ever after.
The old Captain advanced, and walking
up to WoodiOrd las he rbought,) said,
Captain, are yUu all right now :" Wood
ford rode up one side of the column and
down the other, wben be moved ~ the
front. took of his hat, aud said:
Now, Captain | am ready; iFyou and
your gallant men wish to witness an evOlu-
ton which you, perhaps, have Fever seem,
form line on each side OF the road, and
watch US closely as we pass The Captain
did as he was directed. A lot OF ladIe'
were present on the occasion, and gil wat
as silent az msiden'S sigh.
Are you ready 7"
"All right, WO0dford," shouted the Cap
tain.
'F0rtcard I" shouted Morgan, as tht
whole column rushed through the crOwt
with lightniog speed, amid the shouts ant
buzzas every ono present-some leading
horse or two as they went, leaving thei
frail tenemehts Of horse flesh tied to tn
fences, to be provided for by the citizens
1t became whispered about that i
was John Morgan and his gang, and Their
is not man in the town who will "OwI
up" that he was guIled out of u horSe.-
The com pany disbanded that night, tnougI
the Captain holds the horses as prisoner
of war. aud awaits an exchange.