The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-03
CRIsP's CAPrURER VISITS MACON.
Louis Walker Trying to Establish a
Strange Story.
From. the Macon TELEGRAPH.

would never have reached the ca, i in the
city. For the first time in twenty-eght
years he has visited the spot Of his notable
capture. True to the principles Of
Sherman's teachings, he is trying TO turn
patriotic deed into source Of revenue.
Guided as much by matter Of commercial
import as OF feeling of sentiment, be is
here to gather proof OF his deed in order to
force a compensation from the federal gov
eminent.
The man who has gained such notOriety
In his home at Cincinnati for the capture #
Crisp, lives uehind a bar in a dingy little
saloon in that city on the corner OF Nine
teenth aud Vine streets. Since the memoir
able raid OF Sherman, Walker has been
| living IN the Queen city. While always
being proud of tbs capture he
made, Crisp's prominence Of late
/ has added a more important hue
TO his feat and given to his act an impor-
lance Of paramount value. For the past
two years, he says, he has been seeking a
/ reward, but as yet has not been able to
establish the authenticity of his claim. It
Is to seek out proofs for his claim that be is
| 10 " in Macon
Even after twenty eight years Of peace
| he looks every inch a solder and has the
| marks OF man who has done good work
/ for his country. He has several times seen
eFNAAs
| men now able to prove his claim, but he
says the great men only smile and
| refuse to talk he believes it
cannot inJure Crisp and he intends to
| see him once more and try to get
the speaker to give him an
! ah1davlt as to the capture. Walker SAYS he
finds it more difficult to capture the reward
than be had in capturing Crisp. He says
| he has been anxious TO return to Macon
| ever since the war, but until the present
| time has never been able to do so. de took
advantage Of the cheap rates now given
| from Cincinnati to this point and arrived
| here only Friday morning. He is quartered
In a cheap lodging house near the union
depot
He spent the entire day Friday In looking
up the newspaper files during the year 1864
| lie captured Crisp, he claims, on Nov. "a,
and feels certain thai a record can be found
| in the Telegraph Of Nov. rs or ~. He
ransacked the files in the library, and
found every paper of the month Of No
vember of 1864, with the ex option of the
two he wanted. He called at the office of
the Telegraph late yesterday afternoon,
but in the mass of old files be was not able
to find the desired dates He will, however,
renew tie search Monday, aud he thinks
with success. IL any record exists he will
find it, for he is ploddinR, and since his
story has been made public he is determined
to prove it.
He went to Cross Keys, the scene OF the
capture, early yesterday morning As be
went over the old grounds he says his eyes
| filled with tears Instead Of feeling triumph
ant over the alleged capture he has the
greatest veneratiOn for the speaker, aud
next to having known Sherman he is
| prouder of having met Crisp than
any man living. He is blunt in
his speech and talks with a d.
| reotness that ri ss truth to the details of
| IA wa anil ion To IN
pany K, Forty-ssventh Ohio Veteran Vol
unteer Infantry, Second brigade, Second
| division and Fifteenth army corps. The
story Of the capture, he says, has been told
| before, but many of the details were wrong
ut has been said !" he continued "shat
was out on foraging expedition when l
came across Crisp, then bright-syed, clear
skinned youngster. 1t was no such thing
| The boys were camped over beyond here,
on the other side Of Gross KEYS. | was
anxious to see Macon and determined to do
So now know that the feeling to leave
the army when did was given me by God.
In order that might save the army Of the
Cumberland. and after wagering bet with
fellow soldier that | would see Macon
and describe 1t to him. / started of, Il
was In the COOL Of the evening and had nv
uniform buttoned tight around my neck l
was crossing farm, now owned and planted
by Pat Sweeney at Cross KEYS when |
4
way to Macon. She told me to "gitn il 1
was yankee, and as l started to "Rit"
saw a confederate boy. l first thought
that would be captured but when | saw
he was alone, / leVeled my rife at him
and ordered him to surrender. The vonng
woman tainted dead-like and fell in the
floor. have seen Crisp since, but never
looking so handsome as he was that morn
ing. he was really pretty. | found on
him paper sent By Gen. Hardee and in
tended for Gen. Wheeler, ordering Gen.
Wheeler to fall upon Sherman's left wing. or
the army OF the Cumberland. This dispatch
L captured When we got into the road
he asked me to stop. He said be was not a
soldier, he was a citizen boy, aud that his
father lived only about two miles away
and that il woula 20 there with him /
should nave as much money as | wanted
said: Tell that TO our Generaln We
then rode into camp as fast as our horses
would go. Knowing that this was an inn
portant matter l was looking for the
general, and met Gen. Osterhaus standing
in front OF our division. | took the dispatch
from my haversack and handed it to the
general He asked me "Hhere did you can
ture himW l told him he had bette ask
the prisoner, for he knew better than did.
| When the general failed to ask my name
and what company belonged to- I asked
| him if | would be allowed to have the pris-
oner's horse. The general replied, go, yes ~
| The prisoner dismounted and | took the
horse to my company. When Gen. Sher-
man received this dispatch from Gen.
Osterhaus, warning him of the intended
movement of Gen Wheeler he ordered Gen.
Fitzpatrick with his three brigsdes of cavalry
back to Milledgeville, distance Of thirty
two miles.
"He was as brave and spunky as he is now.
He made several bluffs at me, but my gun
was levelled on him, and there was nothing
for him to do but to march. When the rear
OF Kilpatrick's men had arrived at Mil
ledgevllle, and thrown up temporary " orks
TO hold the main road leading to Augusta,
Gen. Wheeler appeared. Then that fearful
struggle between Gen. Fitzpatrick and
Gen. Wheeler commenced-six days
and six nights in the saddle. When they
arrived within about three miles Of the
army OF the Cumberland. the Fourteenth
and Twentieth army corps, Gen Slocum in
Command, Wheeler had Fitzpatrick sur
rounded. Gen. Fitzpatrick then sent up bun
dreds OF rockets. When Gen. Slocum dis
covered this he ordered a division of the
Fourteenth army corps back in double
quick time to assist Cen Fitzpatrick out
OF his predicament. At the
same time portion Of Wheel
er's command dashed upon the rear of some