M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-28

lhOiRhis were passing throngh theli
minds, the keeper entered vita let
ter Tor General Morgan Ho opened
! it, and what was his surprise, and !
may say wonder, to find it from poor
/ llish woman Of bis acquainraace in
Kcntuc4y, commencing, "My dear
Gjnerb, | feel certain you are going
to tiy 10 set oht Of prison, but for
/ youI sake don't you Try i, my deA.
GinsTai. You viii only be taken
prisoner again, and made to suffer
more than you do now"
The letter thea went on TO speak of
his kindness to the poor when be
! lived at Lexington. and concluded By
again eSh0rtiu2 hiu, to trust in God
and wait lis time. What could this
mean 2 10 human Gaing ou tue out.
ellie had been informed of his inten-
ton 10 escape, and yet, just ss sli
! tuings were ready for him to make
tie attempt, here comes a letter from
Winchester, KY, aivising him rot to
"lry it, This lolter ha4 passed
through tie examining Office Of Gen,
eral Macon, aul then through the
hands Of the lower on3'als. What If
it should excite their suspicion and
ca9sa them ~ V2erclse an increased
yigilancel The situation, however,
was desperate. Their fate eou5d not
be mueh worse, ana they resolved to
go. NotliHg now remained 10 be
dona but Iur tho General ani Colonel
Dick Morgan to change cells. The
hour approached for theln TO 30 lDok-
cd up, They changed ooats, anG each
stood at the o,her's cell dopr with his
bHck exposed snI pretended to boen
gasod III making VI thor-bGds, As
the turnkey entered they "turaed jnV
and pulled their doors shut.
Six, v;ght, L.A o'clock cSmo. How
each pnise throbbed do they quietly
AWAITED tho approach Of twelve ! Il
c4ue tho 4cntiuVl passed his round
-- sli well. A tier waiting q few nom
oa,s 20 seo il ne Intended to slip back,
the signal WAS gisen. all quietly
4liprsj down into the aiF cham Der,
first slufiag their fiaunel shirts aud
placing them in bed as thoy were ac-
DuotomeG 10 lie. AS they moved
quietly along through the dark reces,
to the terminus who're lhey were 30
emerge fIom tha earth, the Genera
prepared to light match. As the
Iurid glare FIJI upon iheir couatenanc.
es scthe WEB presented which can
never Go toTgn'tVn. There were
crouched soVjn bfa7e men who had
resolved to be free. They were arm
ed vita bowie knives mlde oat Of
case knives. Lite, in their condition,
Was scarcely to be desired, and the
mom ent for the desperate chance had
arrived. suppose, as they emerged
from the grounl, that the dog should
give the alarm they could but die.
| But few moments were spenl in
this kind Of apprehension. The hour
had arrived, ard yet they came.
Fortunately--y pgOyidentially y--th,
night had suddenly grown dark and
rainy the dogs had retired to their
kennels, aud tho sontinels had taken
refuge undOr shelter. The tuner wall
| b. the aid Of the rope latter, was soon
scaled, aud now the outer one had to
be attempted. Captain Taylor (gho,
by the way, waa u nephew oil old
Zack,) 5uing Il very active mau, by
the assistance OF his comrades reach
ed tho top Of the gate, aud was enab
led to yet the rope over the wall.
When the top was gained they found
a rope extending all around, which
the General immediately cut, as he
suspected that it might lead into the
| Warden's room. This turned out to
be correct. They then entered the
sentry box on. the wall and changed
their cuthes and let themselves down
the wall. Ia sliding down tho wall
the Gsue,al skinned his hand very
badly, aud all were more or less
brushed. Once down, they separated
Taylor ani Shelton going one way
Hokersmith, Bennett aud McGet
another, aud General Morgan ant
Captain Hines proceeding immediate
ly toward the depot.
The General had, by paying SIS il
gold, succeeded in obtaining paper
, which informed him of the scheduI,
} time OF the different roads. The c!ocl
struck ono, and ho know by burryin;
he could reach the down train fo
Cincinnati. He got there just as tht
5 train was moving of. He at ono
: looked on to see if there were an,
.. soldiers on board, and, espying
. Union officer, he boldly walked ~
and took seat beside him. lie re.
marked % him that "as the night wa
: damp and chilly, perhaps he woulC
;. Join him in a drink" He did so, AM
: the party ,oOn beesns very asreeabI