The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-18

heads. he told me- that everybody was
looking Tor me. and he assisted mo across
the river, whore / found horse at John
Wells. / rode 10 G riStianburg, then to
Versailles. then TO Lexington.
In order TO understand tho subsequent
events. we must go back To August. 1862
At that time my battalion was with Gen.
l.. Kirby Smith. In the battle of Richmond
n.y.. and L was assistant provost marshal at
Lexington, thus MAKING many acQuaint-
ances. / had also remained on the battle
field 10 bury the dead. impressing the serv-
ices of citizens. anon whom were four
brothers by the name Of Haley.
On my arrival ut Lexington from the
Northern trip. called M the Curd House,
which was the rebel soldiers headquarters.
and Miss Mamie Curd was the moving spirit
among them. While eating dinner | met
that time there were 1000 Federal infantry
at ! exington. 300 cavalry at GEORGETOWN
5000 cavalry at Frankfort. all under march
ing orders Tor Lexington,
gave Capt Gwynn this information, and
we parted TO meet at Tate's Greek lord. four
miles from Richmond. at IL p. m. Provided
with "A horse and Lieut.. Col. Rilev'5 uniform
of the Twenty fifth Michigan. with the post
counte sign. through o e influence OF Miss
Minnie Curd, at : O'Clock | started for
Tates ford. After crossing the river was
halted. l gave the countersign. telling
them was Col Riley OF the Twenty filth
Michigan.
Get down. Capt. Gorman; we know you.
said one of them. and / saw that was in
the hands of the Haley brothers. They
treated me kindly and took me- home with
them,
While in "a room dsrobing. one OF them
picked up my coat and heard some paper
rustic. He tipped IL open. and found soma
maps and a lot OF letters directed TO Presi-
dent Davis and Vice President Stevens.
Then they knew that they had a priZe. The
letters were all in cipher. which / could not
read myself.
They furnished me with another suit.
and laid Col Riley's unifo m. which / had
worn over my suit. IL being too large tor
me. away.
/ wa. taken back to Lexington. where
was tried before Gen. Gilmore, who asked
Ii could read the letters. l sad that
could. and that saved my fe. Instead OF
having me shot the next morning at sun
rise, he sentenced me 10 De shot on April
z. the trial occurring March Z. was con-
fined in n dungeon in John Morgan's old
negro Jail on Limestone street. a place with
which. "a Provost Marshal. l was thor
oughly 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
warm friends.
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 10, {. We were both TO be shot.
/ began TO figure way 70 get out Of
there. and sent for Father Lynch. Catho-
lie priest. Through his influence / sue
ceeded in obtaining call from Miss Curd.
L told her 10 have the girls make love TO
the guards and sergeants which they did.
She obtained bedding and clothes for me-
and in few days / found file starched
inside OF the sleeve OF "a shirt. so that IL
would not fall out when the garment was
shaken. With this we cut the rivets on our
shackles, and with our case knives we be-
gan the task OF cutting ont through the
fioor. On the 10Th of harcn the hole was
large enough for man 10 crawl through.
nad we nede our escape that night. eating
hearty meal at Mrs. Myers. next door TO
the Jail. We reached Versailles and went
TO General Bufords 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 stam-
peded his HOSES. and binding him 10 q
tree. left him. wishing him good luck.
At hall past O'Clock the next morning