Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-12-24
OF COZ. MOsBY.

Col John $. Mo>by was & unl by ,
Herald representative in his splciou,
room at Youugs Hotel, yes'er!sy, feel.
ing very much fa'iered sses bis lecture
of the night before in fremont Temple
and vet ever ready to receive aud talk
with any who cllled upon him. Ia the
course Of the conversation will the
writer. the Conouel complimented Il q
Ueral I on the cxcslleut likeness Of him
self which it produced yesterday mora
Ing. aul which accurately represents
him as he looked about three weeks be-
fore his capture by Major Fraza's men,
toe details % which, as contained in yes
teri.y morning Herald Col. Mosby's
account Of bis capture by Frazar's men,
a. given to tile writer yesterday, is very
interesting aud Is as follows:
TIE boo.s which the Herald likeness
represents me as wearing are the very
ones that Frazars men pulled III my
feet when they cap'urcn ne. The way
Of it was thj, Major Frazar's men had
Just gone into camp, ana sent courcrs
ia every direction summoning my men
to rendezvous at a certain point from
Which proposed to move and attack
i'razar's camp. As he had Just gone
into camp. lad 30 idea that he would
be on the move 30 quickly as he was ~
Accompanied by ON man rode to the
house Of man named lake. about
mile from Fpzar's camp, for the pur-
p1-e of getting cup Of coffee Ae We
cached tie house. my II an offered to
bold my horse whde went IN for my
coffee, but on my order he dismo lnted
and entered the house with me. 1t was
just after cark We passed into one of
the rooms. and our party then consisted
If myself my soldier, another gentle
men aud lady was dressed in my
usual mrnucr, the stars on my coat col
AR indicating my rank Suddenly Ma
or Fraz ,r's men were seen coming along
he road, too ncar to enable me to mount
NY horse and escape As the Union
odiers approaced, they saw our two
rorses standing BY and Immediately
heJ surrounded the house was ,taud-
NJ near window A lighted candle
TODD on a table near by As the SOL
.lcrs approached the house, one of Them
ook aim and fred at me tlroagh the
'ndow The hole made in the glass BY
he bullet is there to day. have been
0 tie house several tim since the war.
nd the man who now occupies it SAYS he
'ouId nor take $1,000 tor that pane Of
lass. Well, the bullet struck me on
be loft side OF the abdomen, and passed
round in front to the right side IL the
that ensucd, the candle light |
'us cxliuguished | walked into an
dJolnlug room ~ which stood a bureau
took of my uniform coat and threw it
nder the bureau then laid doan ON
nc cor and awaited events. my outside
armcnts being my boots, pantaloons
nd blue shirt The Union ollicrs
altered the room. and the first thing
icy was pull OF my boots. Suisse
nently Majr Fruzrr arrived and ask,d /
~ name. gave him Il fictitious one.
was IN terrible agony. but could not
clip laughing when a soldier. on exam
mug the wound, said in pitiful tone.
'oor fellow, he's shot entirely through
re heart. Locating my heart in my
0donen was too funny COR a man. even
ounded as | was, to resist laughing at.
acted my part so we'll that4 suceeeded
conecaling my identity, and shortly
rterward the Union soldiers lefs the /
ouse They bad been gone but a short
me when some Of my own men came up
nd bore me away. Subsequently had
lie bullet extracted, and my daughter
ow has it in her possession "-Bost9n
Ierald