Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-05

/ -'e" orleans as his residence He learned I
the song from vagabond musician who I
visited that city, and had sung it in hun
ured' of Confederate camps since the war.
There was absolutely no evidence against
INN, and he would have been set at libcr-
y had not eutreated the officer to give
me until next day to look up something
70 confirm my suspicious.
LAT once mounted my horse and rode
lhrough all the adjacent camps and |
iouud that the main had visited every ono
Of them. lie had certainly taken In
whole corps in his round, and was heard
Of among infantry, artillery, cavalry and
even the hospitals As pcddler he
would have done this, but as a spy he
would have done the same thing. All
the evidence could get was that he had
appeared, played his fiddle. sung his
song and sold his notions. claiming to
some to be selling on commission for
sutlcr and to others that he was in bust
ness for himself.
returned to headquarters clean done
up and mad at myself for having made
such mess Of it, The man was all right
and I was all wrong. went to'thc
guard house to ask him few questions,
! and it seemed to me that my sudden en-
trance rather confused him. While
questioned also watched, and presently
I observed that he seemed to have a very
large quid of Tobacco in his check. Mind
you | was looking for trihcs, and | no
sooner noticed the fact have mentioned
than | watched to see him cXpcctorate
and soon realized that he was doing so
This wasn't at all natural, and began at
his head to look him over. When
came down to the third button on his
blouse there was no button there. All
the others were in place, but this one was
missing.
The man was talkative and even jovial
and by and by left him with the remark
that would 60 and report to the Officer
and have him set at liberty. stepPe(
out. walked around for fifteen minute
and then re-cntcred the guard house. Tn
third button on his blouse vas now II
place, and the quid Of tobacco no longe
bulged out his check. When ordered t
'.peeln his coat he hcsitatcd for an in
slant and saw him change countenance
but off it came and | carried it to head
, quarters.
Every button on that blouse was nc
only hollow cylinder made to screw tC
rether, but each cavity was filed wit
proofs to convict him as spy. lie ha
! worked an entire corps, and he had IL
number of men, pieces of artillery, cond
ton of arms, and whatever else might
.lzsked for. It must have taken him tw
! fTsvecRs to secure such full and explicit Il
! formation.
When he was brought before Gen. -
he lett that the jig was up. There we
his own notes TO confront him. He r.
fused to utter one single word, an
seemed to have made up his mind to pa
the penalty without flinching. 1t was bri,
work to try, convict. and condemn hin
but he was never executed On tn
night before his execution he died on h
blankets He was in the full vigor
years and health, having a hearty app,
tite, and his death has ever remained
mystery. There was no wound of an
sort on the body, and of the five surgeon
summoned to investigate all were certai
that he did not take poison of any sort
After playing on his fiddle for half a
hour he lay down on the BLANKETS wit
the remark that it was his last night t
sleep, A guard sat within ten feet G
him and saw him apparently fall into
sweet slumber, but two hours later h
was dead - Detroit Free Press.