Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-03-15
ho" GEMS. CROOK AND kEIIy
WERE CAPTURED,
From thc Richmond Enquirer Feb o,l

] SShNiub vi lue lOlmHr
mayer mayer Melvin arrived in Richmond yes.
Uteiuay morning at two o'clock by the
Nehtral cars As previously stated. these
oIicers were captured in Cumberland
MMaryIand' on Tuesday last by Liu,enant
McNeill and thirty men. From one Of
the party engaged in this das hing and
orliiiant enterprise we learn the following
'nct1ents oil the capture: The party cross,
ea me Potomac in front of the town at a
!ate hour on the night of the event and
capturing the only sen tinel TO be seen. in.
nuced him to divulge the couDtersicn
me main body Of the detachment Wos
'Heh posted IN a convenient position. an d
'ne Lieutenant commanding, with several
81 the men, boldly rode into tie town
Whlch was garrsoned by over four hun
ured Federal troops. The headoua, te-s
/ OF Gene' al Crook were at one h ,tel md
NOSE OF Gene al Kelly at another, and
Ihelr locations being duly made known
oy The captured sentinel, the daring part
lsan5 made their way to those of the form
er, arriving just in front of which the
Lieutenant halted and inquired of the
sentinel II tho general was in. Receiving
an affirmative reply, he said be had inn,
portaht dispatches fer him, and dismouut
ing, followed by his men, advanced to the
sentinel gave the countersign, and pass.
ed in. Upon entering the hotel, the
squad vas received by au old negro wc-
man, who, 1t appears, was the "nicht
clerk" OF the establishment; and upon
making known their desire 70 be conduct
ell to the room Of General Crook, the do
mestic looked at them with kind of a
numerous suspicion, anI remarked
"'"ell, you all IS do strsngest soldiers.
declare -you-you-yOu must take de
I'ghtyo'selyes and 90 fust. I'll pint de
room out to yO.f. won't carry YOU dar
dough no how" 1t did not make afv
difference to our bold cavaliers which
method the o!d woman preferred they
look the light and the lead, and in a
moment or two were in front of the door.
where the cid woman hastily left them.
After several Intellectual raps rcponse
from within was obtained, and the visitors
were ordered to enter.
Is this General CIook?" asked the
lieutenant, holding the light so rs to give
nun iull view Of the general as he drowsi-
Iy looked at them from his bed.
Yes what do you wait "was the re-
Il said the Lieutenant, "am ueueral
Rosser = and drawing pistol and pre-
sentlng it, added: al have some very inn
portant business with you. General Crook
and will give you precisly two minutes to
get up and put on your clothes"
The bewildered general did not know
how 10 reply, and did not dare to resist.
He saw at glance that it would be as
useless as dangerous to atte mpt escape by
raising an alarm, and lie did not stop TO
solve the mystery of so unexpected a
call lie obeyed at once, and gentle
suggestion Of The proprieiy of keeping
quiet icing whispered in his ear, he
passed out with his escolt as mute as a
mummy. Ol their egress the party per-
suaded the sentinel on duty TO follow
them by inducements similar to those
submitted 10 the general, and, max
ing their prisoners mount behind them,
rode back to the mlin body. In the mean
time a second detachment rode up to the
quarters OF General Kelly. where a similar
scene occurred and that officer was in due
time under guard But the party was con
tent. Ascertaiuing the quarter OF the
A1ju,ant General, they gave him pass
Ing call, found him in bed with his wife
who happened, oh, pity Him ye Benedicts!
10 be blushing bride. and "a peremptor
lily, but gently as possible under tho cir
Cumstances, succeeded in "mutating" him
from blissful bridegroom into misera-
bic poor devil Of a prisoner. This cap
ping the climax Of the nights sport, the
rendezvous was regained, and with their
prisoners riding behind them, the com
maud recrossed the river, and sped away
throgh Hamshire. BY some means the !
affair was discovered soon after they left, |
and q whole regiment pursued them TO 10
purpose for tfty miles. Upon being pre-
seuted 10 General Early at his heldquar
ters in the valley, the prisoners were re-
ceved with the homely but, no doubt,
acceptable greeting: Take seats, gentle
man, | presume you are tired after your
ride" and then added the hero of brill
iant victories and stunning defeats, with
an intensifcalion CT that fine tooth comb
regularity OF his ennncation 81 expect
some eulerprising Yankee will be stealing
of with mo in The same way one OF these
days" Whether the prisoners relished
the Joke or not cur informant failed to /
depose. They we're, doubtless, in no hum.
or for Jokes. They are now in the Libby |
prison, where, i! is hoped, they will re-
main until our gallant men arrested by
them as "guerrillas" and confined in
chans and dungeons on that,pretense, iGTc