Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-13

of the had been developed, and The aGmissons
mace and differences thrown out by s. G." in the
course OF that investigatiOn-the more material of
Whlcn the reporter is unable to presentwere ample
tosether with other matter to satisfy the
im fhat the real murderer was detected, Accordingly
oiiiIhs services were no longer necessary One day
ne was taken out osensbly on writ of b1Jens cor
pHs to the great and sorrow of Seratcb
travel" who from and after this time
sNEI.T A RAT.
-, The same dag Scratch Gravel" was removed 70
me u arGh or close confinement. lie remarked to Mr.
Hale his Keeper, that he supposed he had been seen
70 pass out note. and hence his removal VIXEN
tins charge was made Scratch Gravel" said-"Do
unbidden 6lled his eyes and he was agitated. Int
recovering his equanmity he observed-''i have said
Cd d-n fool for leaving the workshop The nosf
seemed to trail in his view did the ghosts of Rich
ARDS victims the night before the battle.
A TERRIBLE NIGHT.
1nat night was terrible one to Scratch Gravel"
Horrld visions must have thronged the chambers of
nus soul Inc future, which hut the day before was
to him full of promise rainbow of coIornr was
ehanged fi geo to hlaeoUs inverted exclamation point
ness One cannot tell what shapes took the bourhts
lines. and dreading the future VIII fe.iS
anxiety he awaits the morning lie presents bag
gard look-he is comple lete!y broken down and looks
aS as if bis nights experience had been more terrible
THE WARDEN HAS CONVERSATION.
G, On Wednesday, last Gideon Haynes, warden of the
State prison visited Scratch Gravel's', apartment
Tor the purpose of having chit chat with him. lie
found =. g. reading. The Warden was SURPRISED
% nad MN thus engaged, and said to him. Scratch
have learned to read since came here" was the re-
ply. In answer to number of questions referrne
to his name, he said he never had bat one name and
that was Scratch Gravel;" and Furthermore that be
had never been in Massachusetts,: was styanrer be-a.
and that he spent last sumner in New York STATE,
during the latter part of juno he was in
These questions seemed to annoy him very much
and he said he did not want to answer them, because
it?' asked the Warden II know What Won Want y
you want nj to X know something about that RoxbGry
affair." The Warden then told him aandidIy that h.
supposed to be the guilty party but that If 5yaS M
necessary for his own safety to tell where he had
been between the lst and l7th days Of the month OF
June last and that no advantage would be taken of
his CIRCUMSTANCES: During this interview Scratch
dravei was deeply asitated; he trenbled like an
aspen leaf and i was with difficulty tha. 20 could
support himself. His eyes were fixed upon tho stone
oor and ne talked upon every other subject but the
In the afternoon Deputy Sheriff Kimball visited
him. and at this tlne he made some admissions lie
said ne had assumed var names, had served in the
with massachusetts,; said he in Connecticut dur
ing the latter part T last june hut his location from
the st TO the 18th OF juno enthusiastically given
to Mr.. h; Yesterday morning IS. G. =" told the War
den that he was in New York state during June but
that he spent9 good portion OF it e!sowh in the
woods and on the road; In July following no stop
ped at the Jlampden House, at Springfield, Mass
THE PICTURE OF DEATH.
The last time the Warden saw Scratch Gravel"
was yesterday afternoon. He told Mr.. Haynes that
he had lost ten pounds of flesh during the past few
days and that-pointing TO his dish the food mn
touehed-hc had not eaten anyfhiDg for three tiavs
have done nothing but cry this morning" rs g."
would continually repeat that he did not care any
thing about the matter, at the same time acting in
the most frenzied manner. In fact, he looked like
the picture OF DEATH and acted like one who shivers
IN the awful presence Of the eaiI0ws His sleep is
broken succession of slumbers and awakenings. ana
1t would seem as though Gccursed loop awaited
elm at the end Of every vision. and that devilish
fingers CLASH his throat to choke out his life with
fearful agonies, so agjated is the mind of this man
m IDENTIFICATION.
The Government have evidence in their possession
that Scratch Gravel at the hotel in West Rox-
bury, threequarters Of q mile from the scene of the
murGer-one day and one night about the fine Of The
tragedy and have a number of articles Of ciotbine
which have been identified by persons who particrl-
larry noticed them at the hotel on his person. The
pecuhartieS about them render it impossible TO adj
nit of any mistake The Government have also a
mass OF other evidence which is considered suffci-
emily conclusive to establish the fact that IS G is
the guilty party. and which will be made public at
HISTORY or THE ACCUSED.
This man has record which is deserving of some
attention, II half were told of the many acts per-
petrated Dy TINS desperate, volume Of small di-
mensions. would be the result. The exact place OF
his birth is involved in mystery The officers en-
gagged in working up the case &sGertained that when
four years of age he was taken out of an asylum in
this city. and adopted into the family OF Mr. Aaron
hamilton Ess4x county, in this State At the time
of the adoption. the youngster was known the
books OF !he asylum rs Charles Scott BY an act of
the Legislature his name was changed To Charles
Aaron Dodge. At the age OF thirteen he went to
sea, and up to the time of his arrest led a rowing
desperate life. He has lived in Florida, where for
some TIME ne engaged Killing Indians az so
much head, and in 1866 was arrested tried, con
yicted and sentenced for life to the South Carolina
State Prison for murder.
After serving SIX months OF his sentence he was
paTd9ned and entered the rebel army. but was cap
tGted by the federal forces during Morgans raid into
Ohio and Indiana. Scratch GravelD attempteG to
swim to the Kentucky shore but his strength fail
quenty paroled, entered the federal army and soon
found his way into Massachusetts regiment From
letters obtained, covering a period of four or FIVE
years, it was shown, well by his own admissions
that he has served on board the United States gun
boats South Carolina, SavqnrGh, Niinnegota, Shaw
sheen and DacOtah; also thai he is the owner of sew
eraI alases-Charles Wood, Charles Odell and Chas
a n"dra
1t was one of his customs to travel through the
country in disgUise and after the Roxhury affair he
went in the disguise of an old man. and was so found
when arrested. but having good suit concealed be-
meath. Scratch Gravel" is q years Of age. lie is
feet inches in height, and of stout compact closely
knit frame with dark hair and black eyes, and com
pressed lips. His appearance shows an Inherent bad
moss IL his nature IaG double murder for which he
is about to be arraigned one OF the most afro
cOus to be found in the annals of crime.