The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-02-17

was not ready for that sad hurried BACK
into the yard. A sentinel tried to shoot
me mt point blank range, but, fortu.
nately, his gun failed to 60 of. ]
got back into the jail and now started
out the back way--the course
should have taken at first. There were a
number of guards in the back yard by
this time, but In the confusion / cot
through them and to TIE top of the fence.
What was my dismay TO see q consider.
able number of self possessed soldiers
outside waiting with lifted guns to shoot
any one whose head might appear above
the fence. / jumped very quickly down
on the inside. One hore yet remained. |
ran into the building and out at the front
door, thinking that now the front gate
might not be guarded, and that in this
least likely way l might slip through.
Bat 1t WAS vain; large number of sol
diers were on the ground and they were
being carefully posted. | saw that the
first panic and all the advantages of sur
prise were over ran back into the Jail
10 try the back door once more, but a
sentinel WAS now standing at it and
sevcr;l soldiers followed me into the
building. / did not care whether they
fred or not, for l now utterly despaired
went up the stairway, the guards not
molesting me, and looked out ut the chase
which was continuing over the adjacent
hills.
1t was u wild and exciting spectacle
Company after company of soldiers came
up. The bells of the city were ringing.
and shots were being fired rapidly, Will,
loud commands and screams were min
gled. feared that many of our number
were or soon would lie killed. Then lef
the window and went to the front roon
where the prisoners Of war were, and &c
my inexpressible surprise found that they
had not gone out of their room at all
They said that there was too much risk
in it-that it would not be possible for
any one to get of
Parrot and Reddick were captured in
side tl.r prison yard and Buffum outside.
Densinger, who had been SO gallant in the
struggle in the jailyard, had II fearful ex-
perience aftcrward. After the first race
for the woods lie was discovered by some
men with dogs. For some three hours
they pressed him sorely. He could get
out of sight of the men, but the hounds
chung to his trail, like bloodhounds as
they were! When Nearied almost to
death, he found q stream of water, and
by running for a long distance in that,
was able at'lnst to get away from them.
But he was utterly exhausted in this long
tud critical chase, and being alone, was
IN no fit condition for the terrible journey
that lay before him.
The next evening he went to the negro
quarters on plantation aud was received
by the slaves with the sympathy they
were always prepared to extend to fugi
lives. But the planter also saw his az
J'nach, and. coming uraware5 upon Ben
singer, revolver in hand, forced his SIR.
render. a messenger sent to Atlanta
Drought company of cavalry very
promptly, and we had the melancholy
pleasure of welcoming back our comrade.
Mason Was brought in shortly after, and
The account stands: Six recaptured, and
eight of our own party, with two others
Capt. Fry and the deserter-escaped.
This was II better result than we had any
good right to anticipate, when planning
the attempt.
The most lamentable part Of the story
was the case of Barlow, n young East
Tennessee soldier, who alone attempted to
go with us. He was only 49, but brave
and very amiable. No harm came to him
in the fight, but in jumping down from
the fence he broke his leg just above tho
ankle, and was dragged back to his cell In
very rough manner. No attention was
paid to him till the next morning, and
very little then. He died from the injury
after enduring great sufferiig.