The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-13

Softly and mysteriously sped the answer
back, so cleverly worded that it reads like
the breathless whisper of a man in terror:
Il don't know. | did not notice. As
Norgan's operator was asking me about
my instruments, l told him / sent them 10
Lexington"
Cincinnati now broke in and called
Georgetown, asking if the 'rebels" were
there. Ellsworth answered:
Yes, Morgan's men are here" repeating
his story of working in the dark.
The raiders remained two days in George
town waiting FOR the scheme to mature
and draw all the attention of the Union
commanders toward Lexington. When the
command was ready TO move off the regu-
lar operator, who was under guard, pro-
posed TO Ellsworth that his telegraph in
struments, which had all the time been
slllfuily hidden near at hand, should be
taken by the Confederates as his ransom.
4 agree to that" said the raider ''Tele-
graph Instruments are of more value 10 the
Southern Confederacy than Yankee operat-
ors"
The exchange was made.
Morgan now rode north, avoiding Lex
ington altogether Every effort was made
by the authorities at a distance to have
him attacked 1T or u-..r Lexington. \ new
general was sent out by Gen. Boyle to take
command, and passing through Frankfort
he reached Lexington tie day Morgan
passed north Of it towards Cynthiana, be-
tween Lexington and Cincinnati. Els
worth found I'll the Offices on the line dis
mantIo1 and the wires cut Of order.
After taxing C-nthiaua AMI Paris "a
town hall way between Cyuthiana and
Lexington, the raiders made a dctour and
passed around Lexington to the south,
reaching a place called Crab Orchard on
the 2lst. The telegraph ran along the road
toward Somerset, where Morgan, as his
enemies knew, would naturally turn TO re-
cross Cum beTland river. Ellsworth capped
the wire, and soon heard a message from
Gen. Boyle 10 his subordinate at Danville,
saying, Pursue Morgan. He Is at Crab
Orchard, going to Somerset
1t was II o'clock a. II. Dsnyille is about
forty miles north OF Somerset, and Crab
Orchard about tweEty-eight miles north
east. The raiders, therefore, had twelve
miles start By this timely warning and
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The Somerset Office W. in fine working or
der, but the operator in charge had Just come
up from the London ONCE, and the raider
hE1 no tTOuUie II peT5gn2tlnE green
hand. - The first message was from Stan
ford, near Danvl.e, and was an inquiry
about Morgan. Ellsworth answered that
there were no signs OF him at Somerset,
and learned from DaE-iile and Louisville
via Stanford JhEt the Sursuers ordered out
from D2nyille at Il O'Clock IN the day had
reported back 70 Gen. Boyle that Morgan
was too strong 20 he attacked.
Resting secure on tbs information Nor
gan telegraphed l. the Offices at Lexiug-
ton, Dsnville, Lebanon and other points,
counterm2EdinR, in the name q Gen.
Boyle, all the orders for his pursuit. The
whole command then took a nights rest.
and in the morning, July 2, started,
well refreshed, for last Tennessee Be
fore abandoning Somerset and the soil
OF KentUcEv-his old EOEne-Norgan d.
rected Ellsworth 70 celebrate his clever art
by wiring north the following facetious
greeting:
George y. Prentice. Louisville
Good uso=Ii1E. Geo7,e .. I an oThstly watch
Ing the complete destruction o a. q Cocie San
property IN tllis hue n-rE. eIpst n q short
t.Ele 70 pay you v.s4t, ard wish 70 know Il
you VII BE II home, Al vel IN Dlzis~-JoHs Il
&o2SAS.
GEoESE I KILMEH