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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
LoUIsIANA LOTTERY CIRCULARS.
A Long Watch for Them Mt the Brookly,
Post ONCE IL Rewarded.

Some months ago the Post Onlco authorities
discovered that the Brooklyn Post Onlcs was
being used by the managers OF the Louisiana
Lottery for the distribution Of its circulars in
this part OF the country. 1t was learned that
on each Saturday night after each monthly
drawing 10000 circulars. which had been
printed In Boston and sent on by express. were
dropped in the Brooklyn Office. As the circu-
lars were placed in sealed envelopes, the
officers were prscluded from taking action.
Chief inspector c. G. James. however. had a
close watch kent on the office on each satur-
urday night after the drawings occurred in ex-
pectation that somsthine would turn up to
Saturday. when a young, man walked into
the Office and dropped 1900, or more Of
the circulars In tho box in scaled envelopes,
It was found that out OF the batch two were
unsealed. and the young man was immedi-
stely arrested. Hs said he was James Kelly.
PLANTATION Is that a stranger met him in the
the Post o 6ice. Kcliv has bean hhe,d ior AN !
Grand Jury. United States Commissioner
Morle. 1.-THE urgent request OF Chief Inspector
james. issued a warrant for the arrest OF some
one under tho name Of Smith. who Ia supposed
to be the Boston agent Of the lottery company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
Sud Story or u Vile who Gave Up Her
Faith and Family for Her Husband.

Sad Story or u Vile who Gave Up Her
Faith and Family for Her Husband.
Mrs. James Kindred OF 2S9 Berry street,
WillinmsburGh. asked Justice GoettinR In the
Lee Avenue Police Court yesterday to prevent
her son in-lsw Harry Van Horn. from taking
her four-year-old grandson from her. Mrs.
Kindred said her daughter. who was Van
Horns wife. had been deserted By him and
had died OF a broken heart about ten days ago.
Van Horn and his wife met about Hve years
ago at u social gathering In Gresnpcint. She
was a member OF the Kent Street Dutch Re-
formed Church. They became engaged after
2 few months courtship. but the parents Of
tie young woman directed to their marriage
dred becamea Catholic. and. after hor mar
rage to Van Horn. her parents, discarded her.
yeeks before their dlst child was born; Then
OF her Daughters distress and took her home.
that since her daughters death Van Horn.
who had never contribpted a penny, toward
possession Of tho child by forco. summons
was issued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
"CUCKoo" COLLINS Still ALIVE.
The Cartridges Which Were in Dollars Re
volver Found.

~ III III 1tc
volver Found.
Cuckoo" Collins. the Splinter. who was
shot by his hacker at Kearny. N. j.. on Sun
day afternoon, was still alive at O late hour
last night. but the doctors at St. Michael's
Hospital in Newark had little hope OF his re-
covery. Patrick J. Dolan. who fred the shot.
was confronted with Collins at the hospital
yesterday by Justice MulliRan and Detective
Csllaghan. Collins was. groaning on q cot
when the party arrived. Justice Mulligan
asked Collins how he felt. and he said that he
was better.
who shot you p asked the Justice.
Collins looked around. and. seeing Dolan.
"There is the man who shot me. Pat Dolan.
He shot mo-"
DoIan was then taken back to Harrison and
committed to the Hudson county Jail. He had
nothing to say about the shooting.
When Dolan was captured his revolver was
empty. Yesterday morning the cartridges.
which he is supposed TO have removed from
the weapon and thrown away, were found near
the scene OF the shooting. The shot was fired
at such close range that four inches of Col
lins's shirt was burned 10y the powder. The
ball IL said to be lodged In the spine. It en-
tered on tho right side. above the back OF the
hin Joint,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
BOTH MEN WERE COINERS.
sBBAsTIhN sPERETTo AND HIS Al
LE0RD TIC1IA Ex-COyYICTS.


Yesterday. Dey.iopmcpt, 4, IN. Grand
s,rss, ys,...s
Isert,o.s as ro.n,srss ono Rma,.'
c.,..u.. e....
IT,, seo pas n sperstto. VINO Is accused OF shoot,
street, near the Bowery. on SUNDAY night. was
arraisned in the Tombs Police Court yestsr-
day morning. The prisoner was handcuffed to
Roundsman Campbell OF the Mulberry street
station. whero ne mad passed tho night. Jus
tice Ryan ordered Speretto to be taken before
p.,soo m,..a Nv m u.n nun I ~ 1ny
Prison without bail until Friday morning.
VIM" Ip a tn1 en ~. naS w.t.. Dc me he'd. n..
he was 70 years old, and that he lived ut Is
Sicily. he said, and bas BOO, in this comntrv
eight years ns Ind hssn u horhor ond .
painter. but for the last three months had
worked as a mechanic on n dry dock in the
Fri" Basin. He repeated to the Coroner tho
same story OF the shooting he had told at the
police station on Sunday night. He stated
pos''iveiy mat ne ala not know the dead man.
and declared that he was innocent OF the
Tam,as nnsaa M" ~.
Euwaro byrne' the Holmes Waterman who
arrested speretto. stated In his AFFIDAVIT that
the nls:ol , sho, az had sIV t"rnsd O and us soo, n ona u;
wv Nv s,o's i.hu ,u[neu. hnu seen one 9,
IVY Wen. wno were lu,te near eacn ptner; inil
hht tne psher one run away. ne followed the
s;sst Of f%r pr pp'ft ns,an,ws na ne ,t ti H. not Lose
s,shto y, LOT an ihslant; anu caueht MIN around
!" The set otSer ~ w rIi5ssse Of ts s,se shoo,Inr. tbe n,r
Mno on Sunday nient gave the name o. CHARLES
Of III EEf rSth9n yss,erua' a. DS IUnh y y, Diena
enn ~, assnue. DTook,yn; he ~ mo
s sHns vi GLocer' Anu W3 " * LOT ms iaimera t the
co o ~ iii, = se'a ~ Waa s!ana.nS attn9
t"rne5 Oh nl,IaDean ana Irani streets. ma
fufnea around upon nearing the hrst shot.
t III smH .he Tasn oi iour otnsr shots. He saw
we mhE ,aii. anu fepI the prisoner IN sight
T ~ y was Sr,es.eu.
moo's bna St ~ W. nerm,.tsn t rs murdercd
nun ; oouy 70 ne remoteu 70 Snar,es Bacl-
sst nluS' Ih hnueftihn a ana ro"ms Sa as 90 Mn,nsr ry
hf,aaeevvtt wners vnS Hu.oIsy WAS periormeu py
Depnty toroner oHare. There was only one
the raGbt' ave. "" Tss hniis, 1 hsIn nm aheh anovS
t Il fisnI eye, ,ne o1Iie. hau Iasse1 tntounn
he hmnScrh az INV wa a. rn Hun ~. nIb.enna aEains.
s ~ p the m 'ho sku., INC DspH.y coroner
s n ny nun haa uranS u good deai Just be-
~ ~ nearni .,,,, p,,,.. u...
bafnea wts .nksh 2 ipiIcs h~HadqusrtSrs
" y, + u ~ Smi.ea s.Htes sesret service came In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18

The Findings OF Facts by the Assistant
Attorney-Genrrnl.

Attorn-y-GenrrnI.
WARRINGTON. April 17.-Secretary Morton
this afternoon received the report OF Assistant
Acknowledgement Colby. who conducted the
Investigation into the charges Of illegal and
fraudulent disposal of public property In the
Weather Bureau. The Secretary read the re-
port. and announced that after going through
the immense amount OF testimony in the case
heIYould take the matter under advlsement.
TN recommendation are as follows:
The immediate discharge OF the oficials and en-.
ployss. guilty q ths.,, emSsIz!sm.n, Or e ne unaa.
cp!,on ihs .efor Srlmlnaliy ana c.sil'y
mrnt and control OF th-b ufesu. "A""s
This, 81 no Goys,nms1t p props;sy be loaned gu, Q, taken
circumstances whatsoever. and that no property Dc
.sassa .s Sl,,s'ss u.s. .n sff feF w SRGn . a r ,s3aIs'i be sv vs!y
Tia, properly snn,, carried on ~, The s Ta,'s . q, ne oarsau be
Ihst !hs pfsrt!cs Of !, iSnn!nG m1n n nov pr.yn,i,ng in
a ana w .sssstnli snI Sy those o.." Of ,n :;mp,Is rsst 1n 90 ON, SnS1r,
Dsr,ors IN o'fsiai %pSo.issoa. be absolutely TrosiGi1sdl,
Among the principal findings Of facts by the
NOUNS. s,sscesdin&S SO in ysias' were sold BY r. Z.
,IhS,i 1, %s%Ssr; 1874 ! nSTs:r Of yard: . q S..es,
1t, frann"n, md no ss az msds turF.ips ,o,,
wi nTs' 7 ie ssG' sstSofit va 4 aasns.,y 81 81 WOOD Of lanssti
be onging TO the Government. and made no returns
IN n A. John ia ) Eyan, an smUisyfs = %.t ,ns S@'e isba pa =,
SHOWN how by the or wv nf IL WIS HopftnmnisS' = . .
quantity III new Government property. estimated to be
worth from 900 TO $40 consisting n pencils. mons.
envelopes, and oIher stationery suppirs, In unhroksn
iack axes and boxes. taken from ne weather bureau,
ana uttered 10 sell the same to the said HopfenmAier.
That large new pieces OF l;npenin. procured tor use
~ tue bureau. were. during tho year 1902. taken
tbrrefroIn and disposed of by employees Of the Gov
,ra,nsnt without authority and no returns made
That on Dec. II. six or seven cnses OF type were,
without authority, taken from tile bureau aad disposed
made therefor.
That many Other articles OF property belonging to tho
nohernInent, such as stationery office supplies. furni.
sannrs Douni record books. chemical materials. and over
81 Inirv .n,I'e.eIs were laken Ihtrefrom In tue months
N" m r,I"y ann August, 1892, disposed OF without legal
nu'horiiy, ana no returns made therefor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
COZ. NOR1H'S o
The Famous Courser Fullerton Found-Foot-
sore and Emnciatcd.

On Saturday night it became known that
Fullerton. tho famous c0urScr. who's" Inys-
tcrious disappearance has caused SO much
excitement. had been found. There is no su,.
picion o. foul play In the matter. IT appears
that Fullerton In some. unexplained manner
escaped from his kennel. and aiter wandering
about the country took refuge in u farmhouse
not far distant from Ethan. In due course
inquiry was made. with the result that Fuller
ton was restored to his owner.
The following letter has been addressed 10
the press by Col. North:
.'ELTHAM. Kent. April2 ..
DEAR Sin: ] shall be- greatly Obliged II you
will stnte That ! havo found my dog Fullerton.
II seems that he was wandering about until
Thursday last. when no MAS captured by ~ ru-
raj postmau at ONtch. Surrey. On Saturday he
uicated viii me. with the result. | am
pleased 10 say. that he was brought hero lito
or saturday night. The POOR animal has eve
IDENTIFY had u very rough time during his NIB
sence. MS no IL both fuotsore and very emari-
ated. VIII you allow me to thank yon and tho
press generally Tor the publicity given uf his
loss and which so materially assisted in his
recovery At the same time ] wish to THANK
the writer's OF tho numerous kind letters
have RECEIVED containing suggestions. \ G.. and
which. from their numUer, Il Is impossible 10
acknowledge igdlviaunlly."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18

A Relative of Hoke Smith Leaves De. o
to Various Missionary Socie ties.
The will OF the late Miss Elizabeth ]. Smith,
who had been n teacher in the Packer Insti-
tute for over thirty years. has been filed for
probate in the Surrogate's ONCE in Brooklyn.
There are among the beauests: American
Board of Com missionsrs for Foreign Missions.
$2.OOO: American Home Missionary Society.
$1,000: American Missionary Society. 5000:
ST. 900; Home for Friendless Women In Brook.
lyn. Sl.OU0: New hampshire Homo Mission
airy Society. $1,000: Dserasld Congregational
Church. $1,000.
Miss Smiths estate is valued at $50, 600.
Miss Smith was related to Hoke Smith. the
Secretary OF tho Interior.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
RELEASED On $4,000 Bail.
Harry Higgins Not Likely to he Tried for
the Murder OF Detective Arnold.

Harry Higgins Not Likely to be Tried for
the Murder or Detective Arnold.
The murder Of Detective Bertram E. Arnold
near the simond's stove foundry In Long
Island City on the night OF March % Of last
year. for which Harry Higgins is under indict-
ment. will probably go unavenged. The killing
occurred ut the foundry during a strike among
the moulders. Five Of the strikers. who testi-
fled at the Coroner's inquest to seeing Higgins
deliberately plunge his knife intoArnold's neck
covering the jugular vein. were released on
800 bail. and. 1t Is asserted. were induced to
leave tho county through some labor organiza-
tion. In consequence District Attorney Fleming
olQueens county has been unable to try the case
When the case. was called yesterday District
Attorney Fleming made affidavit that he had
located two Of the witnesses In Connecticut,
and would be prepared to try the case at the
June term. Judge Barnard then fixed bail for
Hi2gens at $1,000. with tho remark that II the
District Attorney was not ready to 60 on with
the trial in the June term he would release the
prisoner on his own recogniZance. The bail
OF the five witnesses was declared forfeited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
GOSPEL FROM THE C4RT-TAI1.
The Open.air Preachers Organize and Mako
Ready for Work.

Thu Open.air Preachers Organize and Make
Ready for Work.
Amens sounded all over the lecture room OF
the Y. M. c. A. building. at Fourth avenue and
Twenty-third street. yesterday. while one hun-
dred and fifty or moro svaBgelists and Omen
air religious workers-"cranks" they were
pleased to call themselves-organizod the Ma
tional Association Of Open.air Workers. The
association Ia organized on the same general
lines as the Open-air Mission Of Great Britain,
and the object Ia concerted religious work in
the open air among people who do not 20 to
church.
DR.. Stone Of tho Asbury NJ. Z. Church told
what a good thing the out-of-door preaching
idea is. He began by preaching from a soap
box in from. OF his church some three years
ago. DIR. A. {. Dixon spoke to tho same effect.
and said he was glad to be in q company Of
cranks for once: he felt at homo. The Rev.
George ]. Collins OF New Haven spoke Of the
work carried on from Gospel wagons drawn
through the streets Of cities and stationed at
a crowd. He described the colportage wagon
built to carry ak people and drawn BY horses
through country towns, Mr.. Collins also spoke
Of tho gospel push cart for use In the city mis-
Mr.. Taiiord. a London street preacher. told
some Of his experiences. Once. he said. when
patent, medicines set up, his stand a few feet
from Mr.: Talford and began to exhort the
ut was a question Of pill. or the Gospel for
a while" said ri. Talford. and /. didn't know
which would win. But I had good lungs, and
'fter .w1 ToIr. %tq ~ En- sh SG msSii hIHia nan iI.t leit;o
presided at the meeting. Finally a constitu-
ton was adonted. There are three classes Of
members in the association: Active. who nay
81 a year: associate. who pay 81. and sustain.
Ing, who pay So.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
YOUNG AMOS nAHKEs,s TIL

HIS Parents Think II Was Due to a BLOW
from u C~lassma:e.
Amos Hawkes.. IL years old. died on Sunday
night at his home. 1877 Third avenue. and his
parents think death was due to injuries in.
1icted by one Of the boys classmates. The
father Of the boy is a ~janitor. Amos was q
pupil in Public School 81. In East Forty-sec-
ond street. On Thursday he WAS too Ill to go
mate named John Kerrigan had struck him
on the head on Wednesday.
Mrs. Hawkes. sent Tor DR.. Pope OF 126 West
Forty NTH street. but the boy became worse.
and died ut II O'clock on Sunday night. DR..
Pope said that death WAS caused by spinal
meningitis. but he didn't believe that the blow
from Kcrrigan's fist had anything to do with
It The Kerrigan boy will BIO arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
Th,rty..wo Ch,ne.e GAMBLER. Arrested.

Thirty-two Cinnamon were crowded around
small tables in q little room on the second
floor OF IL Mott street on Sunday night play
Ing the great American game Of poker when
they were interrupted by the entrance OF =
station. AS there was only one door to the
place. and the windows were barred. the
gam hlers were caught like mice In "A trap. In
the Tombs Police Court yesterday morning
Police Justice Ryan decided that the evidence
was not sn ficient to holc the prisoners. and
all were discharged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18

CHICAGO. April 17.-Elizabeth Mill and
August Biengartner. her afianced husband.
were walking on Jefferson street at 10 o'clock
last night. when John Haupt sprang from the
shadow Of a tree and fred a shot which struck
the woman In the abdomen. Haupt then fired
"A second shot which took effect In her head.
fatally wounding the woman. Halipt was ar
rested. haupt Is married and has n large
family. The publication Of tho fact that a
license had been taken out for her marriage to
to tho murder pitch. and he followed them last
night. with tho result related.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18

QUINCY. Ill. April l7.-Several thousand peo-
ple who assembled. at Highland Park to wit
ness a balloon ascension and parachute jump
yesterday afternoon were Mortified by an &c
cident which may result fatally TO the aero
naut. Chester Sweringen. II was q hot-air bal
the parachute. The wind drove him against a
tree and he was knocked off. falling to the
ground. q distance OF forty feet. He stuck
on his chest. and sustained internal injuries
and a broken arm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18

It rompt- Him to Yell Justify When
Struck by a Rich Mans CarrinEe.

~ 1-rOmptcu HIN TO Ken IsuStIIy when
Struck by a Rich Mans Carriage.
A stylish brouRham.d driven by negro coach
man. went rolling up Park row in the direction
OF tho bridge yesterday morning. In front Of
The Sun building GREASY" Hobbs. a news
boy. got In the way and the hub OF one Of the
front wheels struck him on the knee. knock
Ing him down. The boy grabbed his knee and
began Yelling as though half killed. The oc-
curant Of the brougham. n darper little man
with a rcd mOustache. thrust HIS head out OF
the window and ordered the coachman TO pull
up. Then he spranG out and running to the
boy asked:
Are you much hurt. my Ind /"
WOW. WOW. wow yelled Greasy" and his
friends, who had gathered around him. looked
sym pathetic.
TAKE that" said tho man. nervously. toss
Ing the boy a 81 bill. and then he ran back to
his carriage and ordered tho driver TO whip
look Of pain on "Greasy's' face gave way
to a smile. and five minutes later he and his
friends were drinking vanilla creams in
Perry's.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
Plan. for New Buildings.

h Continental Fire Insurance Company
nled plans yesterday for a thlrteen-story brick.
granite. and limestone front office 1uilding at
44-4S Cedar street. TO cost 1850, 900. John C.
Barth filed plans for u seven story apartment
house on the southwest corner of Amsterdam
avenue and Eighty first street, to cost $3.50
900. Altogether there we're filed yesterday
buildings. AT an estimated cost Of 81. 1SS. TOO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
Gov. Flower Mt Work on the Carlyle Harris
Case.

ALBANY. April 1I-Gov. Flower has worked
four days on the Carlyle Harris case. but has
not as yet touched the petition alleged to have
been signed by $4,000 persons. He has. how
over. read all. or nearly all. OF the letters and
other correspondence on the case. the differ
ent eommunications on the subject number.
Ing nearly a thousand. The Governor will not
then, He declines to give any Indication OF
how he Will act. but It is thought that he will
evidence on which Lawyer lowe Is resting his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
Watkins Hasn't Paid Hsr A,inouy.

Harvey /. Watkins. secretary OF James A.
Bailey OF Barnum Il Bailey. has been directed
by Judge McAdam OF the Superior Court to
show cause on Wednesday why he Should not
bs committed for contempt for falling to pay
Annie q. Watkins. who Ia suing him for an alb
solute divorce. $l45 arrears Of alimony.
Watkins. who had married Annie on Oct. 4
1889. elored with Ross Meers. 10 years. OF
Meers Sisters. bareback riders. and married
the marriage annulled on April %. 1907.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
INCIDENT Ar 4 CHRISTENING.

"A W OuSnh'b EKuT FTnctuFedW VIII Tho How
OF IA Hammer.
Mrs. Annie Barry. aged % yenrs. OF 2e4
ColumbiA street. Brooklyn. while attending q
christening at tho house OF her sister at IS
Gold street on Sunday night was struck on
the head with a hammer and received a frac-
ture OF the skull. The assault is alleged to
occupant OF the house. who became enraged
by the noise made by the party at the chris
tening. and rushing out OF his room with the
hammer struck Mrs. Barry as she Was Roing
down stairs. The injured. woman Ia at the
Homeopathic Hospital and will probably re-
cover, Mc(ice was arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
fo"rth-ela-. Postmaster. Appointed.

mAsH!NGeoN April little total number OF
Ia, 'n'c'ass Postmnsters appointed to-day was
w. ms number saventy-nine were to MI
Lm"uies caused by designations and death.
Nh ,ho appointments were tho following:
lOhnt vc,n H9ssrA lAmpden Corner: G. q. Gilman
= tafrnptnm" d. 7. JeNcti, NOrIh vAssalhorough r.
:. FGTitnuyU soelh china: W. T.. Murdocl. sprinsneii:
nanshleh, NrsI PdTiy. ." "eeLs Nils
Ne aWVlN'"t So. i~jsil!iAn Snner,.,
Lass nSurAhite-W r. IlIIry i:rnd'orj. y IN n,
Ssfnn".o'fr 7, Di,tmgu. I.anIi,yIIs : puIsin'
H'-''G q, 'iewart. CuIta,.,uLs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
REQUESTS OF 4 VETERAN CHEZ

Mr.: Eames cordially thanked the committee
and his fellow members.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28

Schneldemuhi had a town pump
which had supplied them with good
water for many years. During the
cholera epidemic last summer the
water fell under suspicion, which
analysis seem to confirm. 1t was
therefore determined to go deeper,
and the pipes of an artesian we'll
were put down. At a depth Of fifty
four meters an underground reservoir
was tapped, and the water, pressed
on by the superintendent soil, rushed
up with great force, When the
arteslan pipe was stopped the water
forced its way outside the pipes,
bringing up with it quantities of
sand. Since then, all efforts to stop
the flow have been useless and as the
water rises the earth sinks. The
obvious inference seems to be that so
long as there was no escape for 1t the
water formed an incompressible
stratum on which the upper earth
rested Ia safety. Every hydraulic
press illustrates the enormous force
water will bear and will convey when
no outlet Is provided for 1t; but let
there be vent and 1t yields to a
touch. SO with the hidden water
stratum under the Posen town. 1t
bore up the weight Of flfty-four
meters OF solid earth so long as there
was no.outlet, but the artesian pipe
let it loose, and it rushed out from
its confinement, the soil 1t had borne
above 1t necessarily sinking down.
The danger OF artesian wells has
always been theoretically recognized,
but this case is the first In which It
has been practically illustrated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28

vile, Appomattox Court House and q
score or more Of other combata. In
fact, Winchester faced the guns in
ninety engagements, and, with q sin.
gle exception, never Ainched or turn
tail to the enemy. In the battle Of
Stone River solid shot passed under
him, grazing the skin of his belly. He
became fractions and unmanageable,
the general being obliged to dismount.
The appearance Of the animal on the
field without rider was the founda-
tion for report that his owner had
been killed. The horse was wounded
by pieces of shell in the battles Of
Opaquin and Trevillian, but not So
verely in either instance. History de-
scrlbes the ride from Winchester as a
furious and headlong race, Gen.
Sheridan said that he had ridden the
horse at full gallop, at times break
ing into q run. Two staff officers,
Gems. Forsyth and O'Keefe, and the
escort of twenty eavalrymen, rode with
them, but the horse Winchester
showed more spirit and "bottom" than
any of the other animals. The general
said that the actual distance ridden
was sixteen miles, the poet (Read)
having used about four miles of "poet-
ical license"