Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-24

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CraDERIAup, Md. Sept Ain
talking with N old citizen Of Cum
berland, he assured me that Guam
trell, the notorious guerilla chieftain
Of Missouri, at one time lived Ia this
town Quantrell. for over . year be-
fore the close Of the war. was repu-
dated by the Confederate Govern
menf. He then raised the black dag,
and be took no prisoners. He peFpe-
trzfed the most dendish act IN the
history Of the war--the massacre Il
Lawrence, Kansas On this occasion
he took the town by surprise. and ac-
tuslly murdered every man 10 the city
that could be found. / thiak the
number was 1S0. When q Southern
lady upbraided him with this act. he
cooIly said :. he wanted 10 kill jim
Lane, who lived there. and - he
hadn't the honor of his acquaintance
and 40 Lime 10 make new acquaint-
ances, he killed all the men be could
CATCH He purgued General Blunt
and body guard across the prairies
for over fiffy miles and killed ninety
two out of one hundred and eight men
al that time. At Sedaiia he captured
train loaded with wounded soldiers
and ordered them all 20 be shot,
which was done, the late Jesse James
taking an active interest In the horri-
be affair, killing. II Is said, with his
own hands eighteen men. met .
man some years ago In Ohio who told
me privately that he belonged TO
Quantrell's gang. He said he was .
finely formed, handsome man, with .
pleasant, soft voice. He was, In
truth, as soft hammered man as ever
cut throat or scuttled Q ship"
QUANTRELL IN JAIL.
I have traced this mans history
carefully. As TO the place Of bis
birth, Il Is uncertain. When very
young he came to Washington coun-
", Nd, and there married q lady Of
beauty and excellent family. At this
time he read and studied much, TAX
ing q deep interest in general litera-
ture. especially poetry and novels.
After living happily over year with
his wife, becoming embarrassed, be
took advantage of the Bankrupt Act.
was arrested on the charge of fraud
ulent insolvency and placed in Jail.
His devoted wife shared bis confine-
ment during the six months In which
he had to remain in Jail awaiting
trial. Upon his final trial he was ac-
quilted. ~
But after this there began to appear
on the surface some of the tigerish
element which lurked In his system.
He went TO st. Louis, was arrested
there; his wife, still loving and cleav-
ing to him, effected 4 compromise by
which he was released. Then he
went 10 Cincinnati, but got into trou-
BILE. and, taking his wife with him re-
paired to New Orleans. Here, for
the first time. 1t appears, he began to
abuse his faithful wife. He became
dissipated, too, aud shamefully neg.
lectedher. Her illness called him back,
apparently. TO old-time kindness and
tenderness; he abandoned the use OF
liquor and started TO take her back to
her home in Maryland.
She revived in spirit, and with re
newed happiness she was looking for
the return to the home of her child
hood. But while on the Mississippi
river on their way home he commit
ted forgery on Cincinnati bank
He was again put In jail-this time
in Cincinnati. After seven months
his devoted wife secured his release
on bail, which he forfeited. He then
deserted her and she returned home
But she soon heard of him near Hag
erstown, Md, where he managed "a
commit another forgery, but escaped
conviction. Not long after he was
convicted OF forgery In Pennsylvania,
sentenced to the peniteptiary. and
served three years In that institution.
His wife, while he was In the peniten.
tiary, at the earnest solicitation oil
her relatives and friends, procured q
divorce. When Quantrell heard of il
he made furious threats against her.
Upon his release from prison he
quickly married O Philadelphia wo
man, but In few weeks was again
arrested for forgery and was sentenc.
ed for some years.
He was convicted and sentenced at
tha naxt tern, nf fha ronrt ufs ma m
ners and appearance were so pleasant
that he captured the hearts of his
jailors aud was permitted more fav.
ors than any other prisoner; in fact,
acted as q sort Of assistant jailer. He
was pardoned in 1851 by the Governor
on condition that he would leave the
State and never return. The man
met Middletown, o., who belonged
to Quantrell's command, said that
Quantrsll told him that he had been
married six times, and always to
pretty women of good families, and
he laughingly added, +" believe they
are all living now" This was In 1864
lie said, also. that Quanirell asked
him TO guess his age. for he was still
oungiooking man, not looking
over thirty-fve at the most. and he
said: " never tell my age, you have
not come within ten years Of Il"
QuASTRELL's REVENGE.
Mrs. Quantrell then married Mr.. A.
Cowlon. She was still young. for
Quantrell had managed 10 commit all
these crimes in less than twelve years.
and she was married when she was
only Is. She took up her residence
with her second husband in lS4s, and
they were both highly esteemed. On
the 9Th OF March lS49, she was sitting
alone in her sitting room In the ho-
tel, Of which her husband was the
proprietor, just as the evening train
came In A servant soon after
showed up 10 her room q pleasant
looking gentleman who had Just ar
rived on the train. As soon as with
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