Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-11
AFTER THIRTY YEARS

story. .~ost 1861, VIM. Newly enlisted
~ w., -' county, ILL.,, in Company d.
n " WI. D.i Regiment, Illinois Volunteers
+ o'''. '5isDatch from McLeanSbOro, ILL.,
say 81 Louis GlObG-DernOcrdt On
% s.b NJ April, 1862, he was wou YOU, "a !,
,n' bead at the battle OF Shilon
.u !" I.r for dead on the held OF
anu l..r. one of his comrades
o.. .-....srd made affidavit that ne
a y ,.', bYrv him. Last fall a man APP
de-. t.1 here who could give but niue
pear -,,f himself. but who applied lor
att''',-,,rion 20 Carmi, stating that
traD's once q resident OF that county
ne ," We, to go on the County POOR
anu Nothing was heard OF Nun un-
+ arm sunday. when he again ap-
Oil .-5 her. and announced that be was
pear Newby. of Company d. 4Oth
Nl..- y,lrofeers, aud that he was
.'i'.' ~, have been killed at the bat
'ats. Strob Several members OF ms
met him on sunday ana
5,- and am united in the opin-
N'.l l. no was the Identical man who
'oa .... ....-.,5 to have been killed Just
vas 81 tt.-.~. AGO. Moses Robinson, a
.tsr of company c, same regiment
81, have seen Newoy aI1er ne was
....,9 supposed he VAS deau' put ne
.-' -.-.5 the stranger lmmedlateiy
.---,,,rrced him -he verita0Ie New
-u~ fr--..5 a Law. member OF the
.;..o,r who saw him ShOt' also
.-..rril.d him. Monday he appeaI,'e,u
,.f,r. s. N. Wilson. lawyer Vi 'iiiS
&c. and made application Tor pen
,.',' ,'-~of lis ola comrades making
.,.t' that he was the Identical New
...' ...to Was wounded and left for dead
y .,a berrls field of Shiloh. A purse
ga. made up for Newly, and on mon
t.. h. went On Carmi, hoping as ne
-.-s5 m meet SON of his family or
.-.sr5s Newly is suffering from par
in nsrarv,is. epilepsy and locomotor
..'' ass &, ~e.ulr of his wound in the
mead. h.+,lo-feld
.rom Sunday until Wednesday "hen d
,rrisl party came 20 bury the dead. lie
a.. discovered 90 De alive, and was sent
o-fe hospital. where De was afterwards
discovered bv his uncle, who was rebel.
4 Ina who took him 20 his home, ana
Il forwards took him to Key
|Y.J. Fla. After keeping him some
me his uncle placed him in the poor
,.rSe. where be remained seventeen
oars He was then sent TO Chatta-
ooea. where he remained in the Poor
Iog,e seven years From there he was
rqin Poor House inmate for one year.
Since then he has been sent from place
Mace. and the man seems TO have
al no knowledge OF passing events
intl his sudden appearance here last
sunday. when a CLEAN OF intelligence
eemcd 90 lift the mist FROM his past
.fe and he announced TO his aStOnlShed
gj.tors who he was.
To-day Hezekiah Newly, "A son oil
William Newly. appeared here hunting
he man who claims 70 be his father.
IT, isa young farmer, living six miles
asst of Mil Shoals, i'm White County,
md only Yesterday heard of the myS-
CIRCUS NLIdN-t4 Aff'@A tAc ~ "'+~-
lsiming 10 be his father. He deter
mined 20 investigate the matter, and
o-nicht went 20 Carui % find if posi-
be his loug-loSt father His mother
living iu Texas, is sill q widow,
and has been for years drawing
l pension from the Govern
.neut on account OF the death Of her
usoaud. Young Newly says if it
yovcs 90 Dee his father he will immedi-
ately telegraph his mother that the
dead is alive and have her return at
once Th., is ihe story OF VIM. Newly
as told 6y himself and comrades, and
should I'D prove 90 be true. and those
who knew h.m during his career in the
army asserts that it is true, il will be one
of Che most remarkable romanceS of the
gte war
EVERY Ingredient employed in pro-
uciug Hoods SarSaparilla is strictly
pure. aud is the best of its kind il j.:
possible TO buy. In the course OF
preparing Hoods Sarsaparilla every
hing is carefully watched with a view
Il. =.