Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-09-16
John Morgan and his Men.

In your last issue you copy from daily
paper an article in relation to the noted
highway robber and murderer, John Nor.
gan, and the gang confined with him in the
Ohio Penitentiary, in which there are some
errors. 1t may not be matter of much
consequence to the public to know any fur
ther of the status of Morgan, except that he
is in custody, in the care of our vigilaut and
infexible warden, N. Merton, esq.,, where
he will remain in all security till removed
by proper authority.
There are sixty.eight of Morgan's off.
GERS in the prison. They occupy the south
side of the new hall, each end Of which is
temporarily closed. They are locked up
separately in cells, at 7 o'clock in the even.
ing, and are unlocked at about 7 in the
morning They enjoy the privilege of walk.
ing the hall through the day which is, per-
haps one hundred and fifty feet long and
twelve feet wide. At Sa. m. and Sop. M,
they are conducted to the common dining
hall, and have prison fare, with, I believe,
the addition of coffee and sugar, and some
few articles furnished by themselves.
Morgan had no "belt filled with gold,
greenbacks and Confederate notes." His
valuables amounted to twenty-three dollars
and butternut breastpin. The amount of
our Government and postal currency found
on the persons of the other officers, was not
large. They had considerable sums Of Con.
federate money. ...-
Morgan and his men are all shaved and
trimmed in accordance with the rule of the
institution. This is the custom, l srppose,
for two reasons, first, to procure personal
cleanliness second, to give uniform ap'
pearance to the prisoners, so that detection
would be the more easy in case of attempt
to escape.
They do not attend our chapel services,
The reason is obvious. 1t would bring a
crowd of visitors, attracted by curiosity; and
besides, our services are too loyal to suit
traitors. All who desire Bibles are supplied
from the prison library, and by permission
of the warden. I sent down, for distribu'
ton among them, large number of the
volumes of the "Christian Library"
In appearance Morgan looks like man
addicted to worldly pleasure. He is full
six feet high, strait, and we'll built, with
an elastic step, and something ofa comman-
ding presence. His upper lip is short, and
somewhat suuken, so that his front teeth
are slightly exposed. His complexion is
sandy, and the hair quite thin on the top
of his head. He looks to be an ordinary
man Intellectually. He has, however, one
of the qualifications of a good commander ;
he knows how to obey! He conforms
strictly to the rules of the establishment,
and enjoins obedience on the part of his
fellow-prisoners.
Col. Cluke is two or three inches taller
than Morgan, very slender, with thin,
sharp face, and resolute eye. I suppose
from his appearance, be has more dash and
daring than Morgan himself.
BAIL Duke is small man, firmly built
and muscular. His complexion is dark,
and his eye and head indicate some mind
and a bad heart. He is much the most
intelligent looking man of the crowd.
1 only speak of them as they appear. l
have no intercourse with any of them, ex-
cept as I have met three or four in the
hospital. I see and talk with them there,
as I do with the other sick.
J. L. GROVER, Chaplain 0. ?.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Aug. Is, 1868.
Ohio Christian advocate.