The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-15

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malignity Of the tiger in her eyes.
"How dare you, sir, address me as Mrs.
Longmead? I don't know you, sir"
"Ah, perhaps you remember one certain
Jack Munson, at Oxford, some years ago"
u have not the faintest idea oil who you
are. You are laborlng under mistake,
for my name Is mot Longmead."
VI know you did not register at the
Broadway under that name, but never.
theleSS your real name Is Mrs. Longmead."
AT tho Broadway! When did I arrive
there?"
ION Thursday last"
sand what do you propose. doing with
me" Z
Il shall be compelled to place you un-
der guard; so give me the keys Of your
trunk, and l will have your baggage
searched and then sent 10 you"
Mrs. Lougmead acknowledged that she
was caught, and requested to be sent to
the Burnet House, with her mother and
sister, and thither we did send her.
InOw telegTaphed Stanton that the
birds had been Gagged, and requested that
they be turned over to the commander Of
this department, which was accordingly
done.
The General always took me along
when he visited them ut tho Burnet House.
talked to Mrs. L., while tho General
talked to the mother and daughter. Now
1t so happened TINT in the Generals
younger days Mrs L. had been his sweet.
heart, and never did I sec woman so
artfully wrap man around her finger as
Mrs L. did General =. The result was
that these three temaIe spies went scott
free. 1t was during these conversations
that Mrs. L. confessed to me the part she
had taken.
When the war began she went to
Canada, and there, by some means OBJ.
tanned papers certifying that she was
British subject. She then went to Wash
ingtOn and obtained the signature Of the
British Minister, and then 10 Mr.. Stanton,
and, on the strength Of her paper, obtain.
ed pass through the Union lines 10 Rich.
mond. After transacting her business,
she came west, md approaching the
Union lines on the head waters Of Big
Sandy, was halted and conveyed 10 the
headquarters Of distinguished Indiana
General. She rode in carriage, and had
quite retinue OF servants, representing
herself to be an English woman suffering
from rheumatism. The General com.
handing, hoping to bluff her, proposed to
send her TO the Surgeon General Of tue
department for examination. Nothing
daunted she thanked him, md requested
that she be sent Immediately. Tho sur.
geOn had her carried up to his Office, she
affecting much pain. She removed her
shoes and stockings. Her feet and ankles
were much swollen mot from rheumatism,
but from walking). Tie learned surgeon
took up his stethescope and placed it to
her heart. She was more than q match
for him here, for she was tue only person
l had ever met who could cause her own
heart to palptate when she chose Tue
doctor listened but a moment, threw
down the instrument, and begged her
pardon for doubling her veracity. She
was carried back 10 her carriage, and
given u pasS and sent northward rejoicing.
AT another time she had somO dis.
patches 10 send southwark There was a
regiment OF soldiers going up the Ken.
lucky Central railroad that day. Dress.
ed as an Irish servant girl (and she could
assume the character 10 periecliOn) she
succeeded In getting one Of the soldes to
pass her on the train as his wife. After
the train had started tho authorities at
Cincinnati learned that she had gone, and
suspecling her errand, telegrNphed to
Lexington, giving a description Of the
women, and ordering her arrest, but by
some means no action was taken until the
next morning. In the meantime the train
had arrived Ut Lexington. Mrs. l.. walked
two miles into the'COuntrY, borrowed
horse, rode twelve miles further, ind meet.
ing man on the road whom she knew,
gave him her dispatches, and told him to
deliver them at a certain rebel Generals
head quarters. She then rOa0 buck to
where thehOrse had been borrowed, and
afterwards rode to Lexington, and, unmO.
Tested, took the afternoon train for Gov.
ingtOn. The authorities, learning that she
had gone to the country on her arrival at
Lexington, were in hot pursuit. When
they got into Lexington she was far on
her way. A dispatch was forwarded to Il
prominent CovingtOn detective 10 arrest
hOr by all means on her arrival IN that
city. Some friendly station operator
placed copy Of this dispatch in her
hands. She was then in great strait
However, she did not despair Seeing
Leslie Coombs, wife and daughter, sitting
a few seats ahead Of her in the coach, she
Sat down near them, and soon drew the
ladies into conversation. She told them
her husband was a soldier, and that she
had induced him to desert, and for this
otEenso she was TO be arrested on her
arrival at CovingtOn. Her pitilul story,
with many tears, enlisted the sympathy Of
tho ladies, and finally OF the venerable
Kentuckian himself At that time the
rear door Of the rear car OF an incoming
train was always kept locked, when ar.
irving ut the depot.
Arrangement was make that this door
should not be locked on this accession.
When the train arrived Mr.. COombs as.
sisted Mrs. L. Oft the rear platform OI the
car while the detectives watched the
platforms between the two cars, and Mrs.
COombS and her daughter came near be.
ing arrested. Mrs. l.. having alighted,
and seeing u hack standing near, ran to
it, and jumping In, told the driver to
carry her 10 Newport ferry as quickly as
possible, which he did. There she
allghted, paid him, ard crossed over on
the ferry, walking up the bank. She en-.
tered the Pcndleton cars, going, east to
Ksmper Lane. She walked up to the
top Of the hill. Here everything being
quiet, she had time to pause and reflect
Taking survey Of the country, and
shaping her course. She at once set out
and walked more than a dozen miles to
her homo, where she arrived before
morning.
Mrs. L. told me that when her mother
and sister took passage on The steamer
Glendale, the latter had important dis.