New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-13
JOHN MORGAN'S DEATH.
FALSE STATEMENTS CORRECTED.
THE RAIDER NOT MURDERED AFTER SURRENDER
BUT KILLED WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE.
[BY TELEGRAfH II TO THE TRTBUyE.I

THE RAIDER NOT MURDERED AFTER SURRENDER
BUT KILLED WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The recent reunion
in Kentucky OF John Morgans command has started
flood of "reminiscences Of that noted partisan loader
and revived the attempt to create popular conviction
that he was murdered after he had sur
rendered to the Union forces at Greenvine.
Tenn. Lebanon KyJ correspondent Of
The LouisriVe ConTier-Journai who signs himself
John Barker late member OF John Morgans command,
has written letter that journal in which he de-
nounces as "fase" recent dispatch to THE TRIBUNE
respecting the death OF Morgan. He continues: 81
have from eyewitness, who saw him shot after ho
had surrendered, that Campbell, the man who shot
him. took him up in front OF him ON his
horse and rode up through the streeS
of Greenville, Tenn shouting, Here's your horsethe
My nformautis was, member of the same company
that the fellow Campbell belonged to- Campbell was
killed year or ago in Texas in q bar-room fghr,
and the woman who betrayed Morgan that unucky
night is understand, begging her way through the
world"
Mr. Barker Is msnormed. In letter to Mrs John Nor
gan, dated September s. 1854, Major Charles A. withers,
mad been chief of staff her late husband, wrote
follows: General Morgan was killed IN the garden
of Mrs. Williams, at Greenvills while endeavoring to
escape He struck In the Of the breast. the
ball passing through his heart and coming out under biz
left arm. General Gilem, United States Army, gave
Captain Rogers and myself permission to wash and dress
the body, which we did with such facilities were IN
power"
The Richmond Express, Q rebel newspaper, pub
shed an account OF Morgans DEATH few days after 10
happened, from which report the following sentence 10
quoted: He sw0re he would net be taken alive, and
attempted break through the lne when he was killed
by a yoey"
Colonel John Bell Brownlow son OF the late Parson
Brownlow commanded regiment in the fight In which
Morgan was killed. In conversation about
1t to-day he said; "An the clothes Morgan
had oniwe Of Yankee make his trousers were OF sky
blue, with yeo stripe running down the legs ana no
wore pair OF hgh-topped boots with patent leather
egs. and percae checked shirt, all OF which wore
doubtless obtained from Union soldiers he captured or
killed in Kentucky He lefr his coat and waiscoat OF
his stsf, to bury him in. He left hs
coat Of gray purgose 90 he could better escaps sc m s
thoroughbred watch he ran the gauntlet OF tns
Union Army after he escaped from the ONO Peni-
Tertiary He had been harshy treated as convict In
escaped and credtable to his courage hst ne tcok
desperate chances rather than be subjected again 70
SS6 orb He n9' csVay Suder
Lieutenant Colonel Ingertsn."
her way through the world" occupies comfortable
position in Of the Government departments az aan
ingon When she carried to the Unlen forces eignteen
surprise OF Morgan and his command, sne nzo
recently been made widow Her husband, who was
Union soldier mad been captured Dy some OF Morgans
men, tied to and shot TO death. IL Is not surprs-
ing that she ready to take long and dangerous
horseback ride TO "betray her husbands murderera
Colonel Brownlow says that Campbell was living N
that 1t Captain Northingtop, aud not Camp
bell, who took Morgan from OF the aeld