Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-20

When the train reached Xenia IL VAS detained
by same accident more thau as hour Imagine
he anxietg. az soldier after soldier would pas
through the train. Coz fear tha when the SEN
tinel passed his round AZ 2 O'clock. their alb
seuce might be discovered
The irsn was due IN Cincinnati az o'clock
This vas the hour nc which they we're turned
0u, OF their cell. and OF course their escape
would be then, discovered In Few moments
after il would be known all over the country.
The train having been detained At Nenis. vas
running very rapidly TO make up the time IL
was then past O'Clock The General said 90
Ospt Hines. Ill - after sin; ~ se go To the DC
pot We are dead men Nov or never" They
went 10 the rear and put on the brakes. Jump.
Hinesl" on he went. and fell heels over head
in the mud. Another severe turn OF the brake.
aud the General jumped. lie was more sue
ce-sful. and lighted on hia feet There were
some soldiers neariwho remarked What in the
h-l do you mean by jumping oil The cars herey'
The General replied. What IN the ID i the
Of my going into town when | live here; and
besides. what business i i Of yoursf'
They went Immediately to the river They
found skin. but no Soon little boy
came over aud appeared to be waiting what
are you waiting forf" a-ke,i the General. II am
waiting for NV load p" What il the price of a
y
and hungry. we will give YOU the two dollar. and
you can put u over" 81 over he took them
Where does Miss - liyeG" just short
distance from here" "Nil YOU show me tho
houseg" Yes sic +" The house was reached, a
fine breakfast was soon obtained. money and
horse furnished. good woman PRAYER bestowed.
and of he went. From there forward through
Kentucky. everybody We'd with each other as to
who should show him the most attention, even 10
and l.lt ,f
begged the honor 10 cook his meals
He remained ia Kentucky some days. feeling
perfectly safe. and sending into Louisville for
many little things he wanted Went % B,rds
town and found Federal regiment had just ar
rived there looking for him Remained here and
about for three or four DAYS aud then struck out
for Dixie. sometimes Disgusting himself a
government cattle contractor. aud huylng large
lot ct cattle: ~ other times Quartermnster.
until he got To the Tennessee river Here he
found All means Of transportation destroyed, aud
the bank strongly guarded. but with the assist
anc OF about thirty others. who had recognized
him and joined him IN spite OF his Inconsistencies
he succeeded ia making raft and he and Capt
Hine. crossed over. His escort. with heroic self
sacrifice. refused 90 cross until he WAS safely
over lie then hired negro To get his horse
over. paying him twenty dollars for il The
river was 50 high that the horse came near
Cling with the stream was pulled out SO exhaust
ed as scarcely % he able "a stand
The General threw blanket on him and com
menced to walk him. when suddenly, he SAYS. he
was seized with pre.entment that he would be
attacked. and remarking to Capt Hines, I'VE
will be attacked in twenty minutes. commenced
sadding bis horse lie had hardly tied MS girh,
when bang, bang. went the Mimic balls He
bounced bis horse and the noble animal appear
.l...g.
like deer up the mountain. The last he saw
Of his poor fellows the opposite side, they
disappearing mp the river bank. trel upon by
a whole regiment OF ankees. BY this time, il
was dark. aud also raining. He knew that n
perfect Gordon of picets would surround the foot
Of the mountain. and it he remained there till
morning. he would be lost So he determined TO
run the gauntlet az once, and commenced to de
scend As he neared the foot. leading his horse.
he came almost in personal contact with picket
His first impulse was to kill him, but finding him
asleep. he determined TO let him sleep on He
made his way To the house of Union man that
he knew lived near there and pissei himself off
"a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Hunts regiment.
who was on his way to Athens, Tenn, To procure
supplies of sugar aud coffee for the Union people
of the country.
The lady who appeared to be asleep while this
interview taking place with her husband, at
the mention Of sugar and coffee. jumped out Of
bed in her night clothes. and said: Thank God
for that; for we Amt any rale coffee up here
for God knows how longl" She was so delighted
at the prospect that she made up fire and
cooked them good supper. Supper being over.
the General remarked that he understood some
rebels had tried to the river this after
noon" Yes" said the woman, 'but our men
killed some un um. and driv the rest back "
Now said the General, Il know that. but
,l,,ft Tho
reply. "but they are ON the mountain and cant
get down without being killed. every road is
stopped up" He then said TO her: 1T is very
important for me To get to Athens bv tomorrow
night. or may lose that sugar and coffee and
| am afraid 10 90 down any of those roads for
fear my own men will kill me 80
The fear of losing that sugar and coffee
brought the lady again to an accommodating
mood and she replied: Why. Paul can't YOU
down by the feld?" The General says. "Of
course. Paul. do it, and the night is
very cold. will give YOU $40 lin god) to help
YOU along The god, and the prospect of sugar
aud coffee. too much for any poor mans
nerves, and he yielded, and. getting on horse.
he took them seven miles to the big road.
From this time forward we had 4 series of ad-
ventures and escapes all very wonderful, until he
got near another river in Tennessee. when he re-
Hines went to the house, while the General stood
in the road Hearing body OF cavalry come
dashing up behing him, he quietly slipped TO one
side OF the road and it passed by without obser
wing him They went travelling after Hines and,
poor fellow, he has not been heirl Of since
How sad 70 think that he should be either cap
tured or killed after many brave efforts, not
only in his own behalf. hut also in that of the
General. for the General says that it Is owing
cbfa opfa 81 hat fhav
made their escape
When he arrived AT the river referred TO above.
he tried to get over intending to stop that night
with good Southern man the other side He
could not get over. aud had to stop at the house
of Union m,n The next morning he went
the house that he had saught the night previous.
and found the tack of the Yankee sc ircey cold
Thew had been there all night. expecting that he
would come there, and had murdered everybody
who had attempted To reach the house. without
haine them. In pursuing this brutal course.
they had killed three young men, neighbors OF
this gentleman. and went away, leaving their
dead bodies on the ground.
After he had crossed Okey's River. and got
down into Middle Tennessee. he found It almost
impossible to avoid recognition. At one time he
passed some poor women, and one of them com
menced piping her hands and said. "Oh.
know WHO that i, know who that is but catch
Ing herself. she stopped short and passed on
with her companions
The General says that his escape made
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