Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-17
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quiry, when he perceived that violence
was useless.
''Because you are Captain Cook" was
the cool reply of Logan.
Cook neither affirmed nor denied the
impeachment, and the speedy search of his
person settled the question, as his captains
commission in John Browns army was
found in an inner pocket.
Cook was taken to Fitzhugh's house and
stripped of his weapons, consisting of gun,
revolver and knife. He was allowed to
eat hasty meal and then placed unbound
in an open buggy with Logan, to be taken
to Chambersburg. He was informed that
if he attempted to escape he would be
shot, and it did not need an extended &C
quaintance with his captor to assure him
that what he threatened he would certain
ly perform. He then gave up all hope of
escape by either fight or fight. As they
were journeying along the eighteen miles
Cook found that his captor was less blood
thirsty than mercenary, and the following
conversation, subsequently repeated to me
by both parties, passed substantially bs-
tween them:
"You will get reward of one thousand
dollars for me, you say ?" queried Cook.
eyes, a thousand dollars" answered
the sententious Logan.
"They will hang me in Virginia, won't
they ?" was Cooks next inquiry.
yes, they will hang you," was the
| chilling answer.
"Do you want to have me hung?' was
Cooks first venture upon the humane side
of bis captor.
"No," was the prompt, but unimpas
stoned answer of Logan.
Then you want only the reward ?" was
Cooks half. hopeful appeal to Logan.
eyes, that's all, was Logan's reply.
Truce Between Them.
Cooks naturally bright face at once
beamed with hope as he enthusiastically
entered into various plans for the payment
of the sum that would ransom, his life. He
told Logan how a thousand dollars, or five
times that sum, would not be matter OF
a moments consideration to his brother
in-law, Gov. Willard, of Indiana, or his
other brother-iu law. a man of large for
tune, residing in Brooklyn !; but Logan
distrusted his story of high dignitaries
and large fortunes, and no practical way
seemed open to make Cooks credit good
enough to assure his discharge. Finally
he inquired of Logan whether there was
no one in Chambersbtrg VINO would be
likely to take an interest in him and who
could act as his counsel and assure Logan
of the payment of the reward. Logan
named me as Republican senator just
elected, who might agree to act as his
counsel. He proposed to take Cook to my
Office without revealing his identity to
any others, and if l assured him of the
| payment of tho reward he would
walk away and leave Cook with me-.
With this truce between captOr and cap
tive they arrived in Chambersburg little
before sunset, put up at hotel and Logan
sent for me. l had walked out to the
after tea to look at some lots and on my
way back had stopped with a circle of
men gathered about small Outskirt
store. We had just closed one of the
most desperate local contests of the state
and oDly those who know tho sunny side
OF village politics can appreciate how an
evening hour or more could thus be pleas
antly spent. It was an ut-of the way
place, and among tho last that would be
thought of in deciding where to look for
me. Meantime Logan had me searched
for in every place where was accustomed
to stroll in the evening until, as it grew late,
his evident concern attracted attention, and
he feared the discovery or suspicion of the
| identity of his prisoner. When darkness
began to gather and all efforts to find me
had been unsuccessful, he sent for an officer
and started with his prisoner for the office
Of Justice Reisher, to deliver Cook to the
custody of the law. The office of the jus.
tice was on the main street, about midway
between the hotel and the suburban store
where l had tarried, and as walked leis
urely homeward l noticed a crowd about
the door of the little temple of justice.
As came up to the door Logan first no
ticed me from the inside and hurried out
to meet me, exclaiming in whisper, WITH
a betrayal of excitement that had move,
before seen in him: "My God. Colone
Mcclure where have you been? l have
been hunting you for more than an hour
That's Captain Cook, and had agreed tt
bring him to you. Can't you got hin
yet?"
was greatly surprised, of course, anG
equally perplexed at the grave results
likely to follow. Iquietly pressed my way
into the Office until the justice noticed me
and he at once addressed Cook, saying
Here's your counsel, now."
Cook beckoned me to his side in thu
corner, and said, in a voice of visible de
spair 81 had expected to meet you a.
your office and escape this misfortune D
ae added : Il am Cook there's no usi
in denying it. What's to be done ?"
I turned to the justice and said : "Thert
is no dispute as to the identity of the pris
oner hearing is needless. Let him bt
committed to await the demand for hi.
rendition"
The justice would have been quite con
tent had Cook been able to bounce through
a window and escape but that was not
possible, and Cook was committed to
prison. Logan relented of his work when
he saw that he had surrendered life for q
price and his last direction to mo as WI
passed out of the Office was "Get Cook
away, reward or no reward.'
| Cook In jail.
Col. Mcclure being called in as counsel
for Cook, and being counsel also for the
sheriff, found the latter moro than willing
to let Cook get away. Prisoner and coun-
sci considered every possible method of
getting a requisition for him from Rich
mond ard, assuming that Cooks arrest
was telegraphed to Richmond that even
ing, a requisition by mail or special mes.
senger could not possibly reach Chambers
burg that day or night. It was decided,
therefore that he should not attempt to
escape that night, but that the next night
he should have tho necess ary instructions
and facilities to regain his liberty. In his
conference with Cook Col. Mcclure says
"he startled me with the eloquence and
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