The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-11-21
ANDREW JOHNSON.
The DlIks Scheme to Kidnnp Him While
Military Governor.
From brakes Annals for October

- 10. IN Nashville, Tenn. lie made !
nrr,,ls ui clllZ"ns al most dilll, ut The
command of his chief, and conducted
Dum to the Safe PrnitrnlaN Tor sale |
t"ouug Among those, on one ocrn-
,rU, was Mr., Mat, STATION, Respect
cd citizen. whose active sNm,aDhlrs
ncrr with the peolIc VI this State, bull
VINO. at that time, was living qlirlh at
os nome IT, the vicinity Of Nashville. !
H.. arrest was in,lyatel nv II nalyrI
rnaliI. tor what was deemed d,IO,nI
ul,rranGes, amt mate Nv DIks. Gal
he say to prison DIrks grew very
conf irnlih, though he knew nothing
Whatever Of MS prisoner INIT! then,
aud proposed, with seeming eurnc4t>
ness, to desert to the Confederate
army, then slliinura at Tullahuma, II
he could procure his assistance in get.
umg through the lines, Mr. Slrlllon,
lrnriuu that II vas a trap laid tor his
destruction, refused to seriously enter
tam the prOpDsltiun at first, but Dlrks
insisted with snch carneslncss that hr
al lruutl determined To ran the lisk Of
prJhahIe bad Faith, und agreed to sec
him safely INTO the Confederate lines.
which he could promise confidently to
do. on account of ms kuOwlr,luc of the
ruun ry aud extensive aruuainluu,c
with the inhabitants ON the route ThrI
ARRANGEMENT was uccorlintly made.
out. the patty arriving. safely at Gen
Van d ms hcaduuartrr5, at ColuuuiA,
Fem. InCy then proceeded without
IlliruIly 10 Gen. Bruuus headquarters
II Tulaunnu, DIRK, all the wuil. re
tanning on the Federal unIIOrm. Ca
the way, or perhaps Ueforc starting,
the traitor disclosed III, dr,l.n ur III ,-.
nallJ,nu Gov. johnson, ul the spi. cess
ul whlru he had nv douhl, a, he was
IN liar with his habits, and t.rM rX
ulh ~lrre to Rni hrn on certain
u,LuI- IT the week. H., plaza va, 10
IKE = S,unll party "t 1t rsrnrn, NuIk
hsw4, 10 the vic at n sNrlr,
pr.,rurr , CARR ,yr ann drive 80 III
huu,r wHerr hi, Nl"tinI would b ludg
INK. apo IoccDhv carry him OF through
IN, ,u.4 al rapid speed before the
alarm could he gwen. He dlsrl"~cd
U,s ylau 10 Capt G. W. Pricn, lhcI
Provost Marshal, ana pressed nm to
iu.t'rr hI+ scheme with his Influence.
Iui provide the mean, Of lis txccullun
lhl, Capt. Fcdcn rcIu' ed To do, savIn.
That he rad no authority and wonll moi
40 50, unless directed ON Gen Bagg
d re, tnen sought an interview WITT
lur General, witch was granted tat
llr Ia'ler-rlthcr rom srrnplrs OF thc
pr"prlrJv Of the step, or doubts AS to
the 'ie-erters siuccrIy-as" refused
I" have any aand III the project, and
tlre,lrI the Provost MalNlIaI 20 keep a
street Surveillance over Inn Dirk
II 1T some IlHcrtlcS allowed hin, how
r.,r, and was The subject Of much
speculation when his exploit became
kuuwn. He soon became ware that
nr war not trusted, although he hat
deserted Il man and a cause AT that
nm" extremely nnnrXl"ua 10 the army
vet he talked very un.esarvcdIy OF his
trrrrton, saving hat h" had come to
cast his fortunes with the Conrrderary
aud fight his former friends. His ar
an manner were those OF man who
Expected :hat he would he received
joyrn'ly and treated with great consid>
Grafton by the CunicdrratcS for what
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