Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-26
did they make any Deposition Of their

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troops around the fort there?
A. les, SIR. After the flag Of trace
vas sent, and the firing ceased, they
came up on all sides 10 within ten yards
Of the very embankments that screened
as
@. While the Gag Of trace vas wais-
A. les, sir, more especially the north
ern side-iust under the bank cooking
toward Coal Greek.
@ How long was that flag inside our
hBes2
a One hour was the time-I sup
pose it was al Of an hoar
q. DO you know the nature OF IL
a. Itwas an unconditional surrender
q. IL was refused BY Major Booshz
A. by Major BrAdfsrd-Yes, SIR
Msjer Booth bad been killed. He asked
time to consult With the ganboats, aud
finally returned, answered that there
were none Of Hawkins men there, sua
be never would surrender.
q Didn't Aajor Bradford make any
protest against the troops coming up IN
der the flag ID that ways
A. don't know. sir
q. When the 1agwent back, did they
eonimeHee hring agains
A. Yes, sir.
y Kept i up for bow long
A. They commenced firing again, Int
the firing didn't last fifteen min0tes; ul.
70 that time there had not been twenty
killed on our side.
strsagth Of Tie Garrison.
Q What was the strength Of tie gar
risonl
A. Five hundred aud eighty, think,
iast
Q How many Of these we're negroes
A. About three hundred and eighty
NEARLY four hundred don't know ex.
aetly TO a man.
q How many citizens besides Jour
self ?
A. William ". Catler, Of Chicago,
and 3 yoaug man BY the name Of Rob- n
son; be was soldier, but in citizen :
clothes, and got OFF on that Nea.
Holc the Fort ras Capiured
q. The second aag Of truce that cams
in--about how long after the hrstg
A Well, there Was no SECOND nag Of
truce, except the one there was nc
firing in the interim.
y Was there any 6rsng while the
first was IN
A. No, sir. not = single shot wal
fired on either side After the dag o.
truce had been rejected, or the surrende,
rejected, they were 50 close to the fort
that about three thousand just sprung
right in, and tho whole garrison threw
down their arms At once The bigger
portion of~he darkies jifmped dozen ths
bank towards the Mississippi river. with
oui any arms at al, and were followed
by FORESTS men, and shot indiserilni
naiely black and white, with handker
chiefs held over them in a great numbei
OF inssanees-aa many as fiiy, | should
think.
Alvdering the prisOaeTs
Q Did you zee any of these spersoal
formed IN line and shot down.
A Yes, sir
q. How many?
A. They were collected. at least |
should lhink, eve or SIX different iimea
q How long lineg
A Well, 4 vac saore IN a collection
than il was properly IN a straight line
There was 3 line probably as long n this
room--about thirty or ihirty-five feet.
u These lines were scattered By rsb
el shots several timesf
A. Yes, sir
q These men we're uuarmed?
A. Uaarmed No arms Of aus des
cription, aud held up both hands begging
for quarter,
@ Were you put in the linel
A. No, sir, | vas not II was at
tempted TO put ne IN line. but cIuaS to
. man who tried TO shoot me, and I caught
his gun aud prevented him, aud be took
my money from me--gome seventy dol
lars--and ordered mo into line, raising
his gun to strike me; and as cane q
the line, the Captain made feiat to
strike me with his sword, and told me 10
give him my pocketbook, which | did,
but, ms be turned 10 put in others, sprung
away and cluug close to this man that
bad first taken my money | said %
him that he had taken all the money,
and be must keep lne from being sho.
like dog, as ! was citizen and had
nothing to do With the fight He ahased
me IN every way by bad language, saying
tha, We bad fought them like devils, and
tried to kin all Of Forests men, until
We came TO the back stores, where be
gave tae soldiers coat, and told me q
wait g moment Entil he could step ia
and stea ! his share. As soon As wa.
left took some clothing, saddle, q
slankst, and halter that we're there
aud started ont Of the fort as oae of For.
rests men, On the wsy | saw three per.
sous shot--mulattoes and blacks-sh5
down singly, in cold blood succeeded
IN getting over the forti6cations, and hig
under fallen timber, where I remained
until dark After dark ! attempted e
60 toward Hatehie River bottom. but III,
fallen timber being 50 bad got lost ane
+ wandered near the Pass No. .. leadirI
/ out Of the fort, inside oil II, where conI,
see ali, where / laid until the next da,
about two o'clock. / heard fftg-oae q
/ tsco shots fired siagly al difsrsaf time
srithis tAe .lerf aaFfsg fAat ffms. oH.
sereazas and cheers
BloodhoaRds on the Trail
] About two o'clock the dogs were get
ting 80 close 10 me thar knew they wer
on my track.
q What do you mean by the dogs4
A. Hunting out people everywhere
They have dogs
q They had bloodhoundS2
A. Yes, sir. | lefs the most of m
/ clothing and FASTENED down a ravine i
the timber, and kept on through tn
ravine till came 10 the Coal Creek boi
som, some mile and q half, and swau
:. across. / finally succeeded in getting I
the Island. / had to swim across III
river aud bayou. That Is al that