The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-29
Tss sE ESCAPE.

| THE following ie taken from he I'd
vance sheets o" "The Field, the Dungeon
and the Escape, BY Albert D. Richard
son. 'a ~ a.s
On that Snndsy evening, half ~
hour before dark (the latest "somens o
which the gusFt!s coni.i be paased
even BY authorized persons, without
TIE coun,srsigr,) my friends, Mesara
Browne std Davis went out 10 The rsbe
hospitdi, beyond the inner Tine Of senai
nela, rs il TO order their us0al snedica
supplies for the aick prisoners A. the,
passed in and ont dozen times . day
and their faces wire qnise familiar L
the sensineia, they were not compelled
10 show their pssaes, and NJ. Browne
left his behind, With me.
A few minutes later, taking with M
! :ong box filed with the bottles n
which medical supplies we're u.nall,
brought, and giving it to . little lad
who assisted me in my hospital duties
| / started to follow them. ~'
Al il in great haste, We walked rapid.
" toward the gnc, while, leaning
against trees or stand,ng in the hospita
doors, halt a dozen Of our friend.
looked on to see h,w the rIa" worked.
When We reached the gate, I took th.
box from the boy, and said to him, ol
course for the benefit Of the sent mel:
Il am going outside, to get ,l,cs.
bottles f;lcl, l shall he back in abou,
fifteen minutes, and want you 70 remain
right here, to take them and dis, ribn,e
them among the hospitals. Do not 60
away, now"
The lad, under standing the matter
pc, fectlY, replied: "Yes, s;r = and
attempted TO pass the sentinel BY mere
assurance.
/ had learned long before how far a
man may 60. even IN captivity, by
sheer native impuience-by moving
right along without hesitation, with 4
confident look. just as il lie had \ right
to go aud M Que hsd any right TO
question him.
On several occasions, I absolutely saw
prisoners, who had secured citizens
clothes, Thus walk past the guards in
broad daylight, out Of rebel prisons.
think could have done it on this
occasion, but for the fact that il had
been tired successfully two o. thre.
times, and the guarde severely punished
The sentinel stopped me with his muskes
demanding.
''ffave You = psse, sir -
Certainly, l have = pass" I replied,
with all the indignation l could assume
slave not you seen it often enough to
know BY this time -
Apparently . little confoan1ed, be
replied .nodcs,ly:
"Probably I have, but they are very
strict With ~, and was not quite sare." !"
Tg.ve to him this ecnui:'s pass be-
longing to my associate.
flEAD Q'a's Z. S. MILITARY lsasxox, !
Salisbury, n. Z. Dec 5, 1864.
Junius Il Browne, Citizen. haa per.
mission to pass the inner gate of the
Prison. to assist in c.rrying medicines
to the Military Prison Hospitals. ant;:
further orders.
J. A. FUQUA,
Capt and A. Com. Of Poet.
We had specnlated for long time
about my using spurious pass, aud
my two comrades prepared several,
with skin and exac,n4ss which de
monstra,ed that, il their talents has:
been turned in that direction, they
wight have made frst. .claas forgers.
Bat we 6Maily ccnclsded that the vcri.
table pass Was better, because if the
guard had any doabt absat il. I could
tell him 10 eend it ;ato headquarters for
examination. The answer retsrned
would, Of cc~rse, be that Il wae genuine
But il vas not submitted % any eucl,
inspection. The guard s. e'sed II out
slowly, then folded aad retaraed It to
ire saying:
"rhat pass IS AL right. know Cap
tain Fnqs.'s handwriting. Go on. sir
cx.~>e Ne ~i~. for detaining ycs."
thc~ght rim <cry rxcssa,''e under
the circSsn stances. aud walked ost.
Nv great fear vac that, ds,iny the Aat
he~r which mast etsrse bat,.re I oeaid
50 outside the garrison, ] might en-
counter s,~.e Rebel cAiceT Or attachce
who kne = me.
Bef,4e | had walked Ten steps, I eaw
asantering 70 and fsa on the piazza Of
Tie head quarters bsisAaas. dsserte,