The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-02
Published by Theodore SchOch.
JOB PRINTING,
Rebel sps Shot and Captured.

On FRIDAY last. Mr. Latshaw, the enroll
ing officer forFranklin township, Adams
county. met suspicious looking charac-
ter on the road, and questioned him as to
his residence. lie answered that he re-
sided in that township, but when inter
roqated as to the names of his neighbors,
he found that Mr.. Latshaw was likely to
detect him and he said he had made a
mistake-that he resided beyond Mer-
ccrsburg. From his confused and unsat-
isfactory statement, Mr. Latshaw felt it
his duty to arrest him, and he did So
The prisoner made no resistance, but
proposed to walk back to New Salem ;
but on the way he took the first favorable
opportunity to jump the fence and run
away The officer pursued, and was
Joined by the people of the ueighborhood:
and after a chase of about three hours, he
was rccaptured without being injured.
Officer I.atshaw then bound his feet
together. and started for Chambersbure
to deliver the prisoner to Captain Eyster,
the Provost Marshal Latshaw and the
prisoner were in a single-seatcd buggy,
and Mr.. Slonakcr rode behind on horse
back. When in the South Mountain, the
prisoner managed quietly to get his feet
loose, and when opposite dense thickct
he sprang from the buggy into the bush
cs. Mr. Slonaker fired at him and lodg-
cd ball in his shoulder, making a slight
wound. bat it did not arrest the prisoner.
I.atshaw immediately Jumped from Tie
buggy and rushed into the thickct after
him, aud called to him twice to halt or
he would FIRE but the prisoner continued
80 get away as fast as possible. LatShaw
fired aud struck him in the hip, shatter-
ing the bone badly, aud of course arrest
ing his progress. He at once called out
that he was mortally wounded. Mr.. Slo.
maker went up to him, while Latshaw
pursued his horse, and the prisoner told
him that he was fatally injured-that be
could not live long, and at once admitted
that he was rebel spy, and had met a
Just fate. He gave his name as Lloyd,
and stated that he had been in this section
making observations for the benefit ofthe
rebels.
lie is a man Of about forty years of age,
stoutly built. with dark hair and goatee,
is quite intelligent, and has evidently not
been a laboring man. 1t is more than
probable that he is a rebel officer. On
his person was found belt with nearly
500 in gold, and he had Chattanooga
and Virginia rebel money, and little
Pennsylvania currency. He represented
himself as a native of Lee county, Nir-
ginia, bat says that he lived in Missouri
for some years, aud was about to return
to Lee county He had also a Gin
cinnati paper Of the 2Sth ult. in his peck
ct, from which We think it probable
that he passed through tina. place several
weeks ago.
lie was in this town a few days before
he was arrested, tried to sell some gold al
the bank. aud very carefully scanned q
map Of the county hanging in the bank.
HIS thigh wound is very serious, but
not necessarily mortal, and his recovery
is altogether probable lie is now in the
hospital in this place, in the custody Of
General Couch, and win. We learn, b
sent to Fort Mffiin as soon as he recoverl
sufficiently to be removed Chambers
burg Pa REPOSITORY, 25th.