Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-25

he ads, he told me that everybody was
looking for me, and he assisted me across
the river, where found horse at John
Wells. 1 rode TO Cnrisuanburg, then to
Versailles, then to Lexington.
In order to understand the subsequent
events. we must go back to August, 1862.
At that time my battalion was with Gen.
3. Kirby Smith, in the battle Of Richmond,
KY, and was assistant provost marshal at
Lexington, thus making many acquaint-
anCeS. / had also remained on the battle
field to bury the dead, impressing the serv-
ices OF citizens, among whom were four
brothers by the name Of Haley.
On my arrival at Lexington from the
Northern trip, called at the CUrd House,
which was the rebel soldiers headquarters.
and Miss Mamie Curd was the moving spirit
among them. While eating dinner I met
Capt, GWynn, Of Gen. MOrgan's staff. At
that time there were 1000 Federal infantry
at Lexington, 1000 cavalry at Georgetown,
5000 cavalry at Frankfort, all under march
ing orders for Lexington,
I gave Capt. Gwynn this Information, and
we parted to meet at Iate'S Greek ford, four
miles from Richm Ond, at II p. m. Provided
with q horse and Lieut.. Col, Riley's uniform
Of the IWenty-ftfth Michigan, with the post
cOunterSign, through the influence of MISS
/ Tate S ford. After crossing the river was
halted. 1 gave the cOunt6 rsign, telling
/ them was Col. Riley Of the Twenty fifth
/ Michigan.
/ "Getdown. Capt. German; we know you. d"
/ said one of them, and / saw that was in
the hands of the Haley brothers They
/ treated me kindly, and took me home with
I them,
/ While in a room disrobing. one of them
/ picked up my coat and heard some paper
/ rustic. He ripped it open, and found some
maps and lot of letters directed to Presi-
/ dent Davis and Vice President Stevens,
/ Then they knew that they had a prize. The
! letters we're all in cipher, which could not
They furnished me with another suit.
and laid Col. Riley's uniform. which I had
worn over my suit, it being too large 4or
/ ne, away.
was taken back to Lexington. where I
/ was tried before Gen. Gilmore, who asked
| if I could read the letters. I said that /
could, and that saved my lie Instead OF
/ having me shot the next morning at sum
/ rise, he sentenced me TO be shot on April
/ Z, the trial occurring March z. 1 was con-
fined in a dungeon in John Morgan old
negro jail on Limestone street. a place with
/ which. as Provost Marshal. was thor
ouChIv familiar. In the dungeon was
Charles SILVER, Of SCOTS Louisiana cav
| airy. At first we were suspicious of each
/ other, but through our mutual acquaintance
/ with Miss Mamie CUrd, we soon became
our hands and feet were shackled. and
then a chain was fastened from the one
/ which bound our hands to the one which
bound our feet We were both to be shot.
/ T beUan TO figure a Wav to get out OF
there, and sent for Father Lynch, a CathO-
lie priest. Through his influence 1 sue
| ceeded in obtaining call from Miss CUrd,
/ told her to have the girls make love to
| the guards and sergeants, which they did.
She obtained bedding and clothes for me
and in a few days I found g file stsrched
inside of the sleeve Of a shirt so that il
would not fall out when the garment was
. / shaken. With this We cut the rlVets on OuI
shackIes, and with our case knives We be-
gan the task OF cutting out through the
J [ floor. On the 18th of March the hole was
= / large enough for a man TO crawl through
and we made our escape that night. eating
a hearty meal at Mrs. Myers. next door Il
the Jail We reached Versailles and ven
! to General BUfOrd's house before daylight
running nineteen miles during the night
On our way to this place we found farmer
/ in the road resting for the night. We STAN
4 psded his horses, and binding him to
J { tree, left him, wishing him good luck.
At hall past O'Clock the next morning