The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1882-12-01
JEFF DAyu1 CAPTURk.

ens esnasAsrnss PrsssAens's Own
Acoouns - > Much-DsspussA -
n11R.
.Hrom NJ book, i" Ths ntss md Pan q he Con-
fedssza6 oo-efnnssnt
For the protection Of my family trav-
elsd With thom two or three days, when.
believing that they had passed out q
the fexion 81 maSnuders, determined
Is loNye thar encempment ct nightfall
. cxrcute my original purpose. NY
hoeao md those of MY party proper were
snddled preparatory 70 start, when ono
q my stad. who had ridden into the
nniohborinR village, returned and told
ma that ho had heard that marAudinR
Jax4y int4nded to attack the camp that
night This decided me to wait long
eflough 10 va whether tiers was any
truth In the rumor, which 1 supposed
would DO nxcerlaincd in a few hours. Ny
horse remained sasldled and my pistols
in ths holsters, and lay down, fully
dressed. 70 nss. Nothing occurred to
fc,uss me until in-t lssfore dawn, when
my coarlsman, d free eolored man, who
faithfully chung to our fortunes, came
aud told me there WIS firing over the
branch, inst behind orr enrampment. l
stepped ont IL my wife's tant and saw
SOMA horsemnn. whom ! immediately
recognized ~ cavalry, aap)oying around
The sncarn p,neasl | turned back and
tt,Id nv wife ti4sssc wers not the expect
od nlarautinss but regular troopers. She
impiurcd nae 10 nve her at once. / hes
itafed from unaillIn9ilsss 10 do 80, and
host few preeSVns nonerts before
Welding to her importantly, Ny horse
aud arms were a.ear he road oH which /
expected 10 leave, and down which the
cavalry approached: il 9ns, therefore,
imprsesicabie to reach them. ] Was
compelled 10 start in the opposite
direction. Asit WAS quite dark IN The
tent, picked UP what wl1a s,ipposcd "a
he my "ragian. waterproof, hight
overcnat, without sleeves; Il was sul'se-
auentiy ionnd 10 le nay Nife's 40 very
like my own M 10 be mistaken for IL.
Az / startesi by wills thoughtfuily threw
over my iead aud shoulders q shawl
had gone perhaps fifteen or twenty
yards when ii trooper gallopcd up and
ORD red me a. HIATT aud surrender, -
mich / gave drtitnt answer, and,
dropping the shawl rnd raglan from my
shoulder. advanced toward him. He
lescled lals csrl,iie 1T me, hat / expert.
al If he fired he wtnld miss nae. and my
Intention was u tint event ~ put my
hand under tiis loot, tumble linn Oh ON
thr uthtf side, spring into hts saddle
aud attempt 10 escape, MY wife, who
had been Watching. when she saw the
aol,iier AIM his elsfl,ihe at me, ran fOr-
ward and threw hen aruls arc nd ms
Success ,ie,siitla{l en iiist aitnlleogs nc-
tiun. and. i, euRnssInE tlsni the olipor-
tunity had heesl lot, turned ha k,
aas,l. die morning beng damp and chilly,
pasasitl 81 t,l 1 ilfe t1sl the tent. Our
ptlr9uefs hna taken different rvads and
approached oiir camp from Opposite di-
reetipns they encountered each other
aud commenced firing, both snpposing
tlley Ind mat oir Grmed escort and
ssJ,ne eaHnalties resulted from thair con.
liIrs with All imaginary body O. Conied
ssaie tsoats purmg the confusion
ahiIs attenfluu wns concentrated npos
nyaelf. except bs Those who we're en-
ragged n pillage, enc of my aides, Col
i IavInr Wood, with Lieut.. Barnwe
walked uf unoIineryed. HIS daring ~
al,ssts nu the STA bud made HIM on TIA
part ii the Federal Government M oh
.ect Of special hostility and rendered
quite proper tllat no should avail hlmsel
II every poasibie means OF escape. Co
Pritehsra went over to their battle tiel
and did not aee hila fnr a long tim,
surely more than nm hour nfter my cap
are. He subsequently, clained eredi
ii conversation with me, for the 70
bearn,see shown by his men IN not shoe
ing nus vhen refused 10 surrender.