Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-17
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"Ssterious Rnvel.saon 1t tho Death 81,
"Black whittlnston," tn. e..

'suttao kLOn,' the SCnnt
"A man died in this state recently
says Il Texas correspondent of .ho
"looe- bemocrat, who was from first 10
last mystery to his friends as we'll ~
enemies. A creature of the late v,,.
ne knew nothing of fear. could s,h;oo,
l;., 10 lhe severest hardships
"i'.ioU' d lhU'rmur was surrounded bv
"n ,,iPehelfahle mystery and presery-
ed ms lncognito to the last Ha fr.,
li'"oe ms appearance in the brigade of
"ei'cral Moeby, in the confederate
cavalry. lie was then "a man of per.
maps twenty-seyen years, tall and com.
'i'','''llS III presence, with black hair
ana eyes and an exceedingly swarthy
complexion,
/ Tic was one OF the best riders and
SHOTS in that famous command. His
| race always held its calm, stony .v-
preston, and he was never known to
pe under the influence of Excitement
| OF any kind. soon he was detailed as
scout and the only name the soldier,
had TOR him was Wilmington. or
.blilck W huntington, the scout. =
though in many desperate hand-to-
hahd encounters he was never wound
ed, and his Judgment and informa1ion
were implicitly relied on by the Off
| GERS.
lie seemed to avoid company, and
would never enter into conversation
with any one except relative to the
service and the business he had OF
hand. Once Colonel Mohun asked
nm where he came from. When he
had finished his report he said:
Colonel. try to make good soldier
Tor the confederacy. and outside OF
that 1t Is none of your business what
am or where | was born"
In his mysterious way he came and
went, and the soldiers of the line cam,
to count on Il battle when they saw
"black Wilmington return from one
of his trips always riding at a swift
gallop. After the battle of yellow
Tavern, just outside of Richmond, h,
was not seen for many months.
Many of the soldiers refugeed I,
New Orleans with the intention O
going to South America While there
Wilmington came in. to their greal
surprise, for many thought him cap.
| tured and hanged as a spy. He becan,
involved in difficulty with some law
less soldiers and killed three. II
then went to Mexico and Joined Max.
milan. He seemed to have been lon
acquainted with him and his officers
though his companions knew vel
enough to ask no questions. Aftel
the downfall of the emperor he SNUG
gled goods across the border for a time
but finally disappeared, and nothin!
was heard from him until he turned "
as a scout of Bailios in Central Amer
lea. When that campaign was owe
he came TO Texas aud lived quietly OF
a farnruntil he died.
He died from the effect of bulle
that had lodged near his heart an,
very suddenly. When they went T.
dress him for burial he was completed,
clothed in a heavy suit of Spani Il
chain armor, denied and battered b.,
bullets that had come in contact wit
it. The only thing about him tina
would in any way lead to his ideltit.
was seal ring around his neck will
a chain, on which was cut an div
branch. People who took an interes
in him often tried to trace up his pas
life and lineage. thinking him to be c
some noble family and that he had eN
lied himself from some flippant cause
but they We're always unsuccessful
and he died as he had lived. withou
giving a single clue to his identity.