, 1864-07-18
TIE ESCAPE of GENERAL
FRANKLIN
He Runs the Guard While They are
Asleep.

BALTIMORE, Thuraday, July II. 1861.
5lnj. Gen. franklin arrived safely in this
city ahout s o'clock this morning, as was an
ticfpatcd BY the information received 5cster-
day, and is now at Barnum's Hotel resting
from his fatigue ard exposure.
The following IL briet account Of his cap
ture and escape: He Was seated 10 car at
the tine Of bis capture alongside Of u Lieu
tenant Colonel, when rebel Colonel came
In the car ard addressing himself to the
eral Frankiin r. He replied that he was not,
and gave his name and rank Gen. Franklin
was In citizens drees, but the rebel also put
the question to him, md he frankly answered
TINT such was hts name and rank.
There was no doubt in the mind OF General
Franklin, from the rebel Interrogation, that
he Ind been pointed out to the rebels by
some of the passengers.
happy TO see you;" TIE General replied,
~ sanRot ,{ydsane ssy that am pleased to sec you
About leu minutes atterward Harry Gilmore
came into the car and addressing himself to
Gen. franklin, eu1d, "Gcueral you will con-
slider yourself 1ny prisoner"
Gen. franklin was then put In q carriage
country, stopping while at Towsontown,
and then moved across to Reiatcrstowu,
where they arrived about o'clock on Tues
day morning andimmediately hivouackcd for
the night.
1ae Genera4 was put 1nLo 1ne castouy u
Capt. owens !nd two guaEds, VINO were
cnafgea MIN MS sue Kteplas.t expressing
himself as sick and weary, be immediately
laid down and fcigned sleep. Boon after the
Captain ard his guards laid down, md he
listened apxiously for Indications Of sleep on
1helr part
!, He had not to walt long before he heard
the gu7rd nearest to him commence to
breathe heny1ly mOmcntarily fncreasinr in
violence anu protounolty, until 1t beca1ne+
sufficiently loud to wake any ordinary
sleeper:
Ihe Captain anu The other gnard had, IN the
meantime, also commenced to breathe rather
heavily, and the GeDeral continued, with his
for some time until all three gave unmfstaka-
bic Signs OF sleep.
Fearing that they were playing "possnm,"
he got up and walked carelessly around them
moved oyer to the fence, and still noticed
them. ne then conghed loudly, ard made
ed an excuse to shoot at him, as each man
VAS lying with his right hand grasping the
muzzle OF his rltle.
The indications Of profound sleep being SO
unmistakable on the part OF all three Of them,
he now thought he would test the sincerity
Of their slumbcrs BY jumping the fence.
This he did, and on looking buck could see
no moycment of the dusky forms Of Ills
guards, and of he shot across several fields,
Jumping the fences md keeping straight
ahead in the direction he thought would take
him toward the city.
he mn about tlree~quarters Of IN hour
when he entered a thick wood, and iu bis
weakly state, being really broken down BY
fatigue, sought q place Of coucealment,.
He remained concealed ior the balance Of
the nicht and ali The next day, frequently
seeing from lis tidiDg ploce the rebel scouts
searc6ing for him, audi searchfur the bushes
and the Moods.
FINALLY. nrout sunset. almost furnished for
want Of food, b. yentufed out, having come
In fhe cnrc]psinn fhnt freedom with starva-
He still kept in the woods. however, and
soon saw two men moving toward him, CIR
ryiue large bundles Of bay. lie walked up
n them anal asked whit they 3yerc doinr