Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-27


effort but tindinghimsclf chased as Buff
fun had been, he used a little strategy.
a good many shots were being fired in all
directions, and he suddenly threw up his
hands and fell fiat. Those who were fol-
lowing him passed on after unwounded
game and when the way was clear he
arose and resumed his course. lie was
seen again and had most desperate
chase, but reached the shelter of the
friendly woods.
At no time in all my southern expe-
rience did | find defective vision to be
such n dreadful misfortune as just now.
My eyes were easily daz1!ed by sudden
increase of light, and as ! came out of the
obscurity into the broad light, for some
seconds ] could scarcely see at all. In
this interval ! was parted from Fry by
running to the front door according to
our original plan There were two
frightened guards in the gate tossing their
guns about and seeming not to know what
they should do. These were not danger
Gus looking and ran upto them-fur now
the power of seeing had come back; but
Just as | was about dartng out of the
gate ] saw the stream of guards outside
They called on me to surrender, but |
was not ready for that and hurried back
into the yard. \ sentinel tried to shoot
me at point blank range. but, fortu-
nately, his gun failed to go Off. |
got back into the jail and now started
out the back Way--thc course
should have taken at first. There were a
number of guards in the back yard bv
this time, but in the confusion | got
through them and to the top of the fence
What was my dismay to see 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 hope yet remained
ran into the building and ont at the front
| door, thinking that now the front gate
might not be guarded. and that in this
| least likely way | might slip through.
But it WIS vain; large number of sol
dicrs were on the ground aud they were
being carefully posted. | saw that the
first panic and all the advantages Of sur
prise We're over. ran back into the iail
! to try the back door once more, but Il
sentinel was now standing at it and
| several soldiers followed me into the
| building. | did not care whether they
fired or not. for | NOW utterly despared.
| ! went up the stairway, the guards not
| mOleStlng me. and looked out ut the chase
which WAS continuing over the adjacent
hills.
1t was wild and exciting spectacle
| Company after company of soldiers cuue
up. The bells of the city were ringing.
and shots We're being fired rapidly, while
loud commands and screams were min
glcd. feared that many of our number
were or soon would I've killed Then left
the window and went to the front room
| where the prisoners of war We're, and to
my ncNprcSsihle surprise found that they
had not gone ont of their room at all,
They said that there was too much risk
in it-thHt it would not be possible for
any one to get of.
PARROT and Reddick were captured in
side the prison yard and Butfum outside.
| Bcnsinger, who had been so gallant in the
struggle in the jailyard, had fearful cX-
perience afterward After the first race
for the woods he was discovered by some
men with dogs. For some three hours
they pressed him sorely. He could gel
ont of sight of the men, but the hounds
chung to his trail, like bloodhOunds rs
they were. When weared almost It
death, he found n stream of water, and
by running for long distance in that
was able at last TO get away from them
But he was utterly exhausted in this long
and critical chase, and being alone. wa
in no fit condition for the terrible journey
that lay before him.
The next evening he went to the ncgr,
quarters on plantation and was received
by the slaves with the sympathy the,
Were always prepared to extend to fugi
tives. En- the planter also saw his ap
proach AID, coming unawares upon Ben
singer, revolver In hand, forced his SIR
render. : messenger sent to Atlanta