The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19
PRENTICE's KIND HEART.
Row the Veteran Editor Forgave His Old
Enemy and had Him Released from
louisville Argus. !

Prison.
louisville Argus
read with good deal of interest an srti.
Gle in your issue entitled "Remin .scence, OF
the Marshall and Pope Families" / would
like to Implement it with sn incident rela-
tive TO James Birney MarshalPs arrest. /
krew m well. He had started from Mem
phis Il come to Louisville during the war,
al q "; arrested here or near here on sus-
pie'on OF being spy, which suspicion |
mifh. mention, was utterly uDfounded. He
res hsEd up. OF coutse, and as coon as he
could get word out he sent for a friend in
the JOUR- al Office, and expressed very natur-
ally desire to be released.
there's one man can get you oUt in an
hour" said his friend.
Who is il? he asked.
george ID. Prentice. He has great inlu.
ence with General Boyle and all the Union
authorities" was the reply.
suppose SO" said Birney, "but Mr..
Prentice and have been bitterly opposed to
esc other for more than twenty years. He
Won sec me rot here before he would aid
men
~ No. Me- Prentice will bsfriend any man
who will ask him. He is kind hearted
man as know very well. IL you will au-
tt orize me, will go to him at once and ask
his inf ence in your behalf"
- Go for Heavens sake. / will die il / stay
in this prison. But / dread refusal fro
Well, the gentleman went to the Journal
Office and found NJ Prentice at work. He
aid to him abrupt ).
"'Mr. Prentice, Blrney Marshall is in the
military prison ct Fifth and Green. He was
arrested on suspicion of being spy. which
bad way. Can't you get him out?
Mr.. Prentice took of his spectscles,
looked up at the gentleman for moment
ard said:
$50 Birney Marshall is in prison, and
bard up, is he?'
Yes, he is. And he says he'll die If he
Ibid he ask you to come to me?' asked
the old man, cycling him keenly,
"'Yes. / told him you had inauence
with the authorities, and he begged me to
see you
"The cd man unused for while and then
said
4" Birney Marsball has been the bitterest
eremy | have had in Kentucky tor twenty
five years. There has been no time that he
would not have done anything to break me
down, and | would have done anything to
get rid OF him. But he is In prison now.
Say here until l return And Mr.. Prentice
took I'D his hat and walked out.
He was gone less than an hour and re-
turned. Handing folded paper to the gen.
t'eman, he said:
This is an order for Mr.. Marshalrs re-
lease
q Shall bring him here to see you, Mr..
Prentice"
Yes said the old man, bring him here
i would like to see him.
SIN few min utes Birney was at liberty.
| he was told all the circumstances and what
Mr.. Prentice said, and was decidedly af-
| fected.
"I'll 60 and thank him. he said.
They went mp to the Journal Office, and as
| they entered the editorial room, Mr. Prem
tice rose and walked Toward his old tins
/ enemy.
Ina moment these old veterans OF many q
| wordy battle had their arms about each
| other, and the tears were falling down their
| cheeks.
1T was an affecting scsne,' remarked the
| gen tlemap, and retired, going down into
the counting room.'
| I'm o few minutes Mr.. Prentice aud Mar
| shall came in. and Mr.. Prentice said to the
cashier:
"yudge Lynch, have you any money in
| the drawer
"'les cir was the reply.
| please give Mr.. Marshall one hundred
| dollars
This money was counted ont and the two
| friends who were once such bitter enemies
| went off arm in arm.
Mr.. Prentice didn't show up Tor a week
| said the gentleman. smiling; he and Birney
| Marshall had . royal old time. After that
Rirney went away for while, aud never
| saw him affair."