, 1864-07-17
TEE ESCAPE OF xsEJERAs.
FRANKLIN
He Runs the Guard TFhilc They ure
Asleep.

b4TNoKH- IouEsday% July H. 1861.
Ma1 6en. -tTaukll arrived safely In this
city about o'clock this morning, a. was an.
ticipated by the information received ycstrr-
Day, and Is now ut BaEnum's Hotel resting
from his fatigue ard exposure
The following ts q briet account of his cap
ture and essape: He was seated in CIR 1T
tue ting Of his capture aloeseiae Of a Lieu.
tenant Colonel, when a rebel Colonel came
In the car and addressing himself to tue
wounded officer aaid: !" Are 5ou Major Gen.
eral Fnnklin!' He replied that be was not,
aud gave h1s name and rank, Gen franklin
the question to him, and be ftauIlF answered
that such WIS bis naue aud 1auk
There Was no doubt In the mind OF General
franklin, from the rebel interrogation, that
he bad been pointed out to the rebels by
some Of the passengers.
happy to see you." The General replied.
under the circumstances"
About ten minutes attcrwnrd Harry Gilmore
came into the car and addressing himself to
Gen. Franklin, said, "General Sou wilt CON
slider yourself my prfsoncr.''
Cen. franklin was then put In carriage
and, With other prisoners, driven through the
country, stopping A while at Towsontown n,
and then moved across to Relstcrstown,
where they arrived about o'clock on Tues
daJ morning udimmedtatefy bisouacket for
The General was put into the custody OF
Capt Owens aud two guards, who were
charged with bis safe keeping. Expressing
himself as sick and weary, be immediately
laid down and feigned sleep. Soon after the
Captain and his guards laid down, aud he
listened anxiously for Indications OF sleep on
their part.
lie lad not to wait long before be heard
the guard nearest to hiu1 commence to
BREATHE heavily, mouontarily increasing In
violence md profoundly, until it became
sn1hGent!y loud to wake anJ ordiaary
The Captain and tile other guard had, In the
meantime. a}eo commenced tn breathe Father
heavily, And the Ge1eral continued. with lis
cars open, to feign sleep: HI lay III thi way
for some time until all three gave uumistak:i-
bic signs Of sleep.
FeaIipg that they were playiug "possum, II
he got up and walked c.:zeless]y around them
moved over to the fence, AMI still noticed
them. He then coughed loudly, and made
considerable noise, thinking ti.At they want
ed an excuse to thoot at him, as each man
w:s lying With his right hand gruspiny the
The indications Of profound sleep being so
unRIistakabe on the part ol all three of them,
he now thought he would test the sincerity
Of their slumbers BY jumping the fence.
luis he did, and on looking back could see
10 movement of the dusky forms of his
guards, and off he shot across several tlc1ds,
jumping the fences and keeping straight
ahead iu the direction he thought ould t4kc
Lin toward the city.
lie rnn about thrce-quarters Of au hour,
weakly state being reilly broken down By
Gtlgue, sought place Of conctalment.
lie Eemaint concealed Tor the balance Of
the night and all I'll. next 0ay, frequently
seeing from bis hiding place the rebel scouts
searcning TOR him, and seurchtng the bushes
ana the woods,
Finally, aoont sunset, almost E,mished for
want . ol 1., iood, be vsntuIstl out, hayit come
tion WINS neurly as had as being prisoner.
He still kept In the woods, how=rer, anu
soon SAW two men moving toward him, car
r. .ing large bundles Of Ing. lie WAlkctt I'D
to them, and asked what they were doing
with hay In the woods. when one OF them
replied, 3" We huvc bid our horses IN the
woods TO keep them out Of the hauds Of the
d-d rcbc1s, and VIC are goiug to feed them"
This reply was Il sufficient Indication Of
ttctr sentiments, and he immedi .tely made
known to them the circumstances of his
presence In the woods. and who he WIS
They greeted him must kindly aud cordiu,ly,
dropped their hay, and conducted him by d
secluded rontc to their farm house, where
b. the family.
Being in d neighhorhood surrounded by
rebel symRathlzerss. and some Of the rebel
watching for him, his whereabouts was kept
a.protound secret by Ills loyal host, who, on
Wednesday. sat about dcylsiny means Of get
ting litI to the city. This lie accomplished,
and At midnight last night Il carriage went
out from the lily and returned with the Cen
er..l, feeling, as he expressed himself, more
free than ever he had before felt in his life.
Tue namc Of the gallant and patriotic Nary
land farmer ss ut pEesetit withheld, for the
reason that lie has reason to fear rehel retri-
button sbould any more of the high waymeu
Of Hurry Gilmore be still In his neighbor-
hood.
Tue General is preparing to lc,yc this
morning ngain for Philadelphia, TO join his
ia1nily 1t York. Pennsylvania, whcto lie will
spend few weeks, to recuperate his shat
tered health.