The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-14
THE ESCAPE DE GEN. FRANKLIN.

THE ESCAPE DE GEN. FRANKLIN.
BALTIMORE, July li.-Major jor-GenerAl franklin
arrived safe in this city about three o'clock this
morning, as was anticipated from the intorma-
ton rec, /, ed yesterday and is low at trnum's
Holel, resting from his fatigue and exposure.
Tie following is brief account of his capture
aud escape. He was seated In car at the time
OF his capture, alongside Of Il wounded Lieute-
naut Colonel, when a Rebel officer came in the
car, and addressing himself to the wounded Off
,er sAid: -
care You Major. General franklin z"
lie Iepned hat he was not, ana gaze them his
name huu ianK.
G,htfAl Fianklin was Ia citizens Dress hut
the RI Bt also put the queSti-n 70 hlm, and nc
tiHukly aLswtred that sucn was us name and
IHlk. There was no uount ia mis- mind, from
be manner OF his iu,trrugatOr hat nc had Oe5 n
poi t,u out by some vi the Passengers.
TIE II bel said, " Gen, raj | am happy TO see
you" 1be G"'''ial repn d. l cannot ,ay tnat
/ am pltabtu 10 sec on under The circumstances"
AiUut ten mInu es uttCI wards gilmore c ,ne
mo tie car, ana addressing himself 10 General
FmuklD, sad, General, you vii consider
y,utstif my prisoner
II &, wbs Iurr put IA, o a carriage, aud, With other
pri,, ucIs, driven through tue yUuatry, stop ing
awhile AZ TUwsenUwu, tuen going across 10
RtlsteItUNu, where hey aTIyvd u 'Odt O'Clock
on Tue, Jay mOuhng, and inncdiAe Oiyou-
acbtu iui ibe Li-ht.
Ih General wac put IN the Gus oIy Of Clp-ain
Owens uEd twJ guards, who were charged VITO
bis rate keyping. EX, u-iug nlm eff ds SIX Aul
weary, lie immediately iaid down aud te'sued
stcp.
S IN af,er the Captain and his guards laid
down. and he listened anYiou,ly for tuitcttOns
OF sle,p n their ~ &. He had no. 90 wtit long
before he 'aari the guard uca esq % Nun g IN
ueucc 10 breathe heavily, mOnenttrily lhcraa
ing in volume ara pruiu d'ty, until t o;csne
suii cieutly Ituu 10 wake any OrdiHaJ sleeper.
The Captain aud ms orb gJatd' h "a D '1 ln
the meantime Cummrnced 10 Jitunc rather
itavy, AID ,he General contIuued, "ltn h.s ears
Optu, to te gu step. dc !lld m tat Vly foe
stue time, uudl ull three gave unmlStakallo
si-n- OF sltep.
Fear pg llat hey we're play ng "possum," no
got up and walkld careless auuud, aud N wed
over 10 the fence, sti watching t1em' lie Ihen
c,UgLod loudly, aud made c1nNlder'Die n3i,e,
thinking that tury wanted uu cNcusC 70 suJoi ~
him, al u them laytug with toalr rgh. nauds
Cibspiuc the Lnutzrb ut their tit.s.
The Indications of profound ,leep being so uc-
mibu X, all ou the part OF AL Jnrec Of tncn, hc
Low Thought IN Il he would test the SIN 'eri y Of
their siumb,Ts Dy jumping thD fence.
This ne did, ana on luONug hack cOnll seq no
uuNcu,n ,nt OF the dn,ky tor Otha guards au
OIL eshoI acluss several field Jump nS the fences
and itepiDg straight a eau M tne direction ne
thought wOuld take hiH tOFtrds che ely.
He run for about three-luarters OF an hour,
wLen he entered thick WOOD aud ia as weak y
stare, being really broken 1owu by fatigue, nc
sought pace OF cOUccamenC
Hv remained C0nce,l ed for The balance of the
night apd all the nexE day fro luen5ly saeiug
from bis hiding place me Rebel scouts ssArehilg
for him. and securing tue pushes aud the 70 ids.
Finally arout suns,t, almost tlmish d for Sae'r
ana food he thought he would foat1re out, hv-
ing CoIhe 70 the conclusion that Ifued nm aai
starvation was nearly as bad as being a prisoner.
He still kept 10 the woods. however, ani sOOl
saw wo men moving towards MIN ca rytng large
bundles OF hay. He walked uP 10 tnam all
asked them what they we're doing with hay Ia