Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-15
A BRILLIANT DASH.
How tho Guerriila Chieftain, 1ehn
Morgan, was Caught ana

About the time the brigade was
concentrated and - notes were being
compared with > view to determine
on some plan Of operation agsinss
Morgan. woman trem Treonvluss
dripping with rain and on horse0acki
was, conducted to the spot, sPart,
where the general aud his emSera
were .cOnslittng. Her name VA
Bacon. She was N alleged widow.
formerly OF Ohio. In reality she wG
an sdycntufess, an ex.yafiety actress
anxious to cause aensattons get her:
7.,s !,a ~ :: .Aans Aans a Amenk ihs @ NeeAE'
correctly told Gillcm the sttuation :
Greenyille.s .,...,t
Of M rs. Williams ini the edge of. %
to y and directly ON tho Bulre Ga
road. "Dick" Morgan's Yeetmes
was iu camp in . field . short distane
west OF the town, and that side alon
was picketed. Duke, with the msi
| force, lay nearly . mile east OF Whei
Morgan had retired for the nigh
This information gained, Gillem
once ordered Ingertou to proceed !
Cireenvilie with his regiment q
/ Ne Y ell's battalion. Capt. Robert
of the 10th Michigan, and Capt. W
| cox. of the 18th Tennessee. werese
IN ADVANCE with their companies, I
main reconnoiterlng force taking
more leislrely pace and making
detonr to the lsft 80 as to get rou
l Dick Morgan's pickets and take
regiment In the rear. Wilcox,sw
Commanded the advance, when wi
I;ni In -fourths of q mile OF the
issa got anglimpse Of the cenfeder
reserve picket ~ the roaa; e
posed TO- Roberts TO make . di
| through the line and Into the soy
with . view OF surroundan9a
house where Morgan was IN
capturing him and his staH and tr
to luck to get out. RoberN.
! ready, for any enterprise snd clio
eagerly with his srperior's prep
tiOn.
"Forwardl Trot !! Gallop ! Ohare
rang ont on the air and on the
OF the startled, astomshed confee
ate sentrfes. They were liter
ridden over by the dashing feder
aud before Dick N0rGan's spbo
nate, whom he had loft in comms
got = nan in the saddls the Willil
house was surrounded by Wilc.
men. :, They. shot or captnred the
!. or three guards, picked up All
horses, and an officer or two Ia
, time than it requires to tell thesst
! Morgan was wsksnsd by theSh
, ing aud tramping. He got on
, breeches, boots and hat, and in
shirt.slesves, revolver In hand,
: down the long sloping groundt
:, the east front OF the house. II
|. , northwest corner was grape ar
!, !, As Morgan stopped to pases'u
!. this, in order to reach the fenc
wss discovered by Andy Camp
:, private in company @, 18th Tennt
cavalry, who fired on him. The
let took effect IN Gen. Morgan'sl
side ranging upward, on accoul
), his STOPPING position, passed out
u the heart. He fell and died insta
Meantime the rest Of the ofice
;; aud about the house, few iordt
u and a squad from Dick MOE
9 command, were captured and rr
:, off toward the. eastern part o!
l. town. Campbell dismounted
= his horse, took look at the N
- killed., recognized him-he "
u y deserted from Morgau's first
~ mand-raised the body, threw
y his saddle bow, remounted and
70 away with his companions.
a went pell.mell through the
= filed to the right, passed out
north, bore to the right roun
nigh hill where the remains Q
., draw .JohnaAu are buried.
h. though pretty holly pursued
If portion of Dukes men, they re
a. the Bull's Gap road near the
:. where they had charged the
20 picket q half hour before. IL.