Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-09
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n,,w the 0usrriIls chiensin Was once
Captured. shot and Ten tor Dead.
ut was uno Of the closest calls over
had and was pronounced as good asa
deud man by the Federal sutgc1n who
made u hasty examination u me after
the shooting"
The speaker was the noted southern
raider. Colonel John =. Mo,by. who now
resides IN san Francisco. but was spend
ing fow days in the city. lie and ! sat
together ON u soiteo ia the corridor Of %
Broadway hotel aud talked about war
times. The colonel-hc wus never
gcncral-pushcl back his slourh hat and
his gray eyes gazed Ut the ceiling ~ II u
were o map o. the war. he forgot that
he had ever been politician aud spent
seven years OF his life consul TO Hong.
Kong Ills memory went back twenty
seven years, 90 a period when he was
known 10 the nutthna guerrilla raider
hAl been talking 20 him about narrow
oscapes aud the conversation led 10 the
following narrative by the colonel.
ut was in December 1864. ia ViT.
ginia, that thought bad received
fatal wound | was captured, but not
recognized. and left for dead by the Fed.
erals. / have seen an account somo-
where OF this adventure Of Ininc, but Il
had no resemblance 20 the truth. That
yondmiIitudo Of detail was lacking 10
rescue the story from pure fiction.
"On that evening Ia December | was
eating supper at farmhouse and not
mspccting the approach Of Federal cav
airy. The farmer, his vifo and daughter
were friends of mine. and son Of tho
family was nnder my command. was
ravenously hungry, ana by tho aid Of
a mllow candlo--gas and oil were not
used In Virginia thcu-l was eating
muagcs and p0uo brud. Such luNurics
10 sugar aud coffee were not 10 tho
menu suddenly the door was opened
and several Federal officers entered.
The house was entirely surrounded 10y "a
regiment of cavalry. had on long
gray ovcrcoat, aud on the collar was the
I insignia " my rank ~ colonel. Jump
ing up raised both hands and care
I lcssly grisp0d my collar, hiding the In.
SIGMA Of my rank They did not know
| who | was. except that WAS a Cou-
fcdcrutc.
81 looked down the barrels Of several
| rryulycrs aud surrendered. OF couro
/ mclcl my brain to hnd out some avenue
] OF scapc. II came Ia a dangerous way.
, The soldiers on the out,ido fired through
mn open window M me and ball struck
mo m the lett side. Tho firing created
confusion, aud the officers rushed ont Ia
avoid being shot by their own men. In
the hn.'e " their departure the tabl,
was overturned and the candle went ont,
leaving tho room In darkness, This was
my chance. | rau into an adjoining
room. pulled oil my coat and tucked II
under bureau. by that time ! wa.
Growing weak from loss uf blood. aud
fcn
1.-THE Fcdcrila came in and the surgeon
examined mo hastily | distinctly re-
member that ho Wid wa, shot IN III,
heart. though how he managed to locate
thn wound there i,a mystery 10 me.
was stripped Of what cloihing ! hud and
left In almost % nude condition. Then
asked me my name and gave Rotiti0u
one. The farmer was Intercepted, bu
ha lid not tel thou my namo, As they
did not suspect thet was MosDy the!
soon departed.
although II rainc1 in torrents aus
tho lightning was incesmnt was car
ried away In Wn OK wagon. Al III,
mules and horses IN the place had lisap
pourod weeks before and only u yoke %
oxen remained Two negro bays. tn
farmer and his daughter drove thl
wagon md acted ms my escort Bofou
they started | was rolled IN seycu
blukcts and made ~ comfortable "a
possible under the circumstances. The.
conveyed me three miles TO my men
aud when they unrollcd me and cN
anincl my wound said was shot II
the identical spot that General Jo
Stuart was, and | thought ! would die
Tho ball went straight through -
Stuart, Int fortunately in my case II dc
Elected and went upward. In siX week
was strong enough 20 ba Ia the snddl
aguin. have been wounded six times.
New York Herald.