Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-08-25
TWO LEFT QUIETLY BY THE REAR DOOR.

in its widest imaginings. HIS trousers
were much the worse for wear, and his
general appearance was that of man
who had been through some very
rough experience.
For some reason, I have never known
Just why, was selected to escort the
prisoner to Richmond.
"Oo you think you can carry him
through safely?" asked the command
.ng officer.
WELL" l answered, you know it
will be very risky business, but if
you consign him to my care I'll carry
him ut every hazard"
How many men will you require?"
81 think, sir, that the fewer the men
the better. as n large escort will at
tract attention, and 1 would prefer to
go alone, as / think the risk will be
less"
THAT is n dangerous risk to run, for
you know the feeling is very strong
against him all over the south, and the
news of his capture has already spread
like wildfire."
81 am fully aware of that, but in my
humble judgment that is the best
plan"
Very well, captain. The papers
will be ready in a short time, and l
shall depend upon you to conduct Gen.
Dow to Richmond as eXpeditiously as
possible and see that 40 harm comes
to him."
When everything was ready set out
with my prisoner, with, | must con-
fess, many misgivings as to the result
of my journey.
We sat side by side on the train and
cenversed very pleasantly. l found
him a man of superior intelligence and
possessed of a large and varied fund of
information. AS we did not seem to
attract special attention, l began to
congratulate myself that we would be
able to run the gauntlet unobserved,
We reached Selma, Ala, late in the
afternoon, and as we hnd to lie over
and wait for q train, took my pris-
oner immediately to hotel and Sc
cured room.
1t was bedtime and we had retired,
being very weary, when l heard an
ominous gathering and loud talking
outside, and in few minutes the land
lord came to the door, and in few
hurried words told me that the news
had been forwarded by wire that Neal
Dow would arrive at Selma on his way
to Richmond under single escort that
evening, and that we had been spotted
and a mob was gathering to deal out
vengeance on the prisoner
Hurriedly we dressed, and by the aid
of the landlord left the hotel quietly
by n rear door, and hurrying away we
remained concealed while the mob
searched the premises.
The landlord so managed the crowd
rs to throw them off the scent, and
early in the morning when the train
started north we slipped into n cur
and were soon speeding toward Rich
mond.
We went along we'll enough until we
arrived at town in North Carolina,
do not recall the name just now, where
another mob was gathering, the news
of our coming having preceded us, but
by putting on bold front and acting
as though we were ordinary travellers
we threw them off the scent, and were
soon ON the wing again.
Finally we reached Richmond.
turned my charge over to the proper
authorities, and, for the first time il
many hours, breathed sigh of relief
After the war we began " CORE
spondence, and many are the letter!
expressing the deepest gratitude have
i received from him, the last being or;
in reply to n congratulatory letter o.
mine to him on his last birthday
Capt. Il. l.. Mitchell, in Atlanta Jour
nal.