The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-27

see that no one was near the ooor or VIM
dows, and then said: "I have papers In
my possession which would cost me my
life IL the Confederates should discover
them on me. Iwant to get clear of them. "
Myers took the papers and glanced over
them, finding the letter of Andrews to his
mother and his ''will,' already quoted.
He was perfectly familiar with our expe-
dition, belonging to the same company as
Parrott This made 1t easy for him to
recognize the great interest OF the papers,
for up 10 this time only scattered and
partial information had been brought
through the lines. On inquiry the man
said he was fireman on the Georgia
State railroad, and that he had been en-
ployed for several years in that capacity.
His native place, however, was Hagers-
town, Nd, and he had stood the ways of
the rebels as long as he could, and was
now anxious to get home. Myers wanted
to know how he came in possession of the
papers, but he declared that he dared not
tell. Finding that he had nothing more
to say, he was sent under guard to Hunts
vile, from which place it was easy for
him to reach his old home; and the papers
also, after considerable detention, arrived
at their destination.
The account of the escape and recap
ture Of Andrews was published in The
Cincinnati Commercial, about the 10th of
June, and reached the sister of Miss Lay
ton, with whom that lady then made her
home. AS she was already in deep dis
tress because of Andrews long delay
without any message, they did not dare to
tell her the perilOus situation in which her
lover was placed. But near the end of
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was copied in the same paper from The
Southern Confederacy of June 8, 1862.
AS the end of all her hopes had come Qess
than week before the intended wedding
day her brother and sister judged it best
not to keep her longer in suspense, and
the paper was handed to her. Her eyes
rested on the following paragraphs:
Yesterday evenings train brought from Chat
tanooga to this place to be executed, Andrews
the leader of the engine thieves under sentence
OF death, convicted by court martial of being q
spy. He was carried out Peachtree street road,
accompanied by three clergymen, and escorted
by guard considerable crowd followed to
witness the execution.
He was a native of Hancock county, Va, born
in 1929. brought up by pious Presbyterian parents,
who now reside in southwestern Missouri A
good portion of his life had been spent In Flem-
ing county, Ky. He had no family, but was en-
gagged to be married during the present month.
She did not shrek or cry out, but read
it through to the end, and went silently to
her room, from which she did not emerge
for hours; and when she did rejoin the
family her face was drawn and pale, and
the light had gone out of her eyes. From
this time forward she took little interest
in anything until the letter to Mr.. Nc
Gavic, printed above, arrived. Many
months after, the empty trunk, so pathetic
an emblem of her blasted hopes and the
great tragedy that had fallen on her life,
was recovered. In the absence of any
explanation, for the letter to her was
never received, it seemed like cruel
mockeryl Not long after she died, thus
rejoining the man she had loved so faith
fully through such hopeless sorrow. No
brave man perishes that some tender
womans heart is not crushed