Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-19

tween Washington AMI the mouth OF the
river. the condition OF Notifications around
Washington, and other valuable In orma-
tlon.
l left for Cincinnati over tho Baltimore
and Ohio hailroad. and was arrested at
Bellairo. being guarded by three Irlshmen.
John Burko. OF Pontiac. Mich: John Doyle.
OF 32l Sixth street. Detroit; and another
whose name have fot gotten. For SO and
a quart OF whisky bought a Yankee over
coat and got away. first went to Colum-
bus. Ohio. whore l met George Zeney. and
going twelve miles out OF the city. was In
troduced to 800 as determined mon as ever
shouldered a gun. They were the best
drilled and best equipped OF any OF the cop
perhoad organizations. and we're sworn
Confederate soldiers. / sworo them into
service with George Zeney as colonel.
They afterwards did valiant so vice In the
rescue OF Gen. John Morgan irom the Ohio
penttentlary
went to Cincinnati and met one OF the
truest friends the cause ever had. Samuel
p. Thomas, now dry goods merchant OF
that city. Hj was commissioned quarter
masttr general
Returning to Washington. stole skin
and hoated down tho river, then stole a
norso Snu Soavivd isiohmonu saroiy.s
When reported they wanted me to re-
turn. to which i seriously objected as my
description was printed everywhere. The
rewards for my capture were large. had
used dozen aliases. and the police and
detectives were securing the country
for me.
General Wlnder insisted on one moro
trip. / started. crossing the Potomac halt
way between Matthias Point and the mouth
OF the river. Hailing an oyster schooner
paid them $50 to put me on tho Maryland
side. Went to Washington and Columbus.
and then to Cincinnati. whore General
Thomas had collected S280.O0O In cash,
which he gave me, together with maps and
MI. aff ID funr hak fha .AVnNh
OF the Big Sandy and Louisville. Went to
Aurora, Ind, to confer with Senator HUFF
man. who had organized three regiments
one at Aurora and LawrenceburI, one at
Seymour and one at Madison and North Ver-
non. l gave him commission as major
general in the Confederate army.
The next stopping place was at Spring
HE'LL, ILL.,. where / met Judge Dixon. who
was at the head OF the movement in Illinois.
with commission as Major General. He
had more influence. and aterward. in at
tempting to release prisoners at Camp But
ler. accomplished more than any man In
Illinois. This attempt would have been
successful had 1t not been for Colonel
Shanks informing the authorities. He was
aiterward killed at Cheyenne by his own
men. on account OF this. as believe.
Going to Carlinville. l stopped with John
ID. White. wealthy farmer OF Macoupin
County. Here drilled my men openly.
until received Information that. General
John NJ. Palmer was about to call n regi-
ment OF soldiers TO arrest me. i called on
General Palmer. and told him that we
would fight it to the bitter end. WAS not
arrested, and / have talked with General
Palmer since that time. and he said that he
concluded that 1t was best to let me go. as
it would have taken five thousand men at
that time in that county to arrest me. and
would have precipitated tho war into the
heart of Illinois.
Gong to Madison. Ind., where John T.
Moore was in command of the copper