Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-23
DECIDEDLY DIAPHANoUs.
The Gauzy Story Of Personal Ex-
psrienoes Narrated by a Truth
y full Tramp.
Evansville Journal,l

Evansville journal
A genuine relic of the late war was
seen at the county Jail last night by
a Journal reporter. Tho relic in ques-
ton was ii. p. MAYNARD, an old SOL
der. He applied to Sheriff Schaum
last night for lodging and was about
to be turned away from the Jail, when
he told his story, and it was of such
deep interest that the sheriff had to
listen TO the end, when the request
was granted. Maynard was seen by
reporter of this paper and related
the story of his past life. 1t was i'll
deed interesting and sounded
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
He said that he left home at the
age of 10 years, and has not been back
in foriy-five years. When the war
broke out Maynard enlisted in the
Sixth Virginia dragons and saw SER
vice until 1868, when he was captured
by the rebels and taken to Anderson
vile prison, where he remained sew
eral months. One day, seeing a
chance for escape, he took all chances
for liberty. He succeeded in his UNI
dertaking, but while so doing was
wounded by ball from a guards ri
file, which struck HIM in the mouth
and lodged behind his right ear,
where the bullet remains to this day
and can be felt. In 1865 he was again
captured by rebels, but succeeded one
night in making his escape. 1t was
in Texas, and being closely pressed
for quarters he threw a cottonwood
log in the Rio Grande and evaded his
pursuers by swimming the river on
the log. Upon reaching the Mexican
side Maynard met worse fate than
if he had remained with his former
captors, for he fell into the hands of
BAND OF GREAsERs
who practiced depredations on all
classes of people. The war closed and
he was still with the band. They
made their rendezvous far from civil
lization and passed their time pillag-
ing inhabited places and numbering
innocent people. Maynard says lie
escaped fromthis band only to fallln-
to the hands of another, and after GO
ing on thus for several years he at
last gave up all hope of ever making
his escape. Last November while the
band he was with were near the City
of Mexico he decided to make anoth-
err grand stroke for freedom, but in
getting away was shot in the back by
one of the greasers. The ball lodged
under the left shoulder, and was af-
forwards extracted by physician Of
the City of Mexico 1t was a
SILVER BULLET
and weighed four ounces, and was
shown to the reporter, Maynard keep
ing it as relic. The place where it
entered leaves deep scar. This shot
caused him to stop, and turning and
throwing up his hands he stopped
three more balls. One tore a portion
of his right foot of, while the other
two struck him in the abdomen and
ranging crosswisc landed on either
side, where they can be felt. His at
tempt to escape so exasperated the
party that while in the wounded con-
dilion in which they had put him, he
was lashed to the back of q mustang
and pursued until the whole party
ran upon band of Mexican soldiers
who Immediately put them under ar
rest and escorted them into the City
of Mexico. Gen. Diaz, president Of
the Republic of Mexico, without tri.
al, condemned the whole lot to be
hanged, and the greasers all
PULLED HEMP,
while Maynard saved his neck by
throwing himself on the mercies o.
the United States minister. His aw
full condition excited the sympathiei
of all, and his release was demanded
! by the minister in the name of Uncl,
Sam. A pass was procured and May
nard started on his return home, afteI
forty-fve years wandering. Whel
Marshall, Tex, was reached he fount
that his injuries were ofsuch a natur
that he could not stand railroad trav
cl, the jar of the moving train irrita
ting his wounds until they becaR,
unbearable. He has walked ever,
foot of the way from Marshall, Tex
as, to this city. While at St. Loui
he met man from st. Charles, Ky.
and learned that his old father ant
mother are still living there. The!
: know nothing of his whereabout ant
will 10 doubt be overjoyed at agail
} embracing their
LONG LOST SON.
Although he is physical wreck
Maynard can hardly be doubted il
, his story, as he has letters from TIN
, leading officials of every State he ha
/ traversed on his way home, and ha
the wounds, scars and bullets to prov,
tho nAhor eide 80 4b1 otou,, M 1.