The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-28
THE NAN IN A BUGGY.
An Unpublished Incident Of the
Lincoln Tragedy.
An Innocent Mans Narrow Escape
From Capture and Hanging-By an
Accident He Avoided Arrest-He
Was a Maryland Gentleman.
Haddo Gordon, in New York Post.

Accident He Avoided Arrest-He
Was a Maryland Gentleman.
Haddo Gordon, in New York Post.
On the night Of the assassination of
President Lincoln, and short time be-
fore that tragedy took place, horse and
buggy were driven rapidly out of the
alley back of F'ord's theater, turned down
Tenth street to the avenue, and then dis
appeared, going easterly toward the CAPT
toll. A few minutes later the greatest
crime ever committed in America para
lyzed for a moment the audience and held
the whole country spell-bound with hor-
ror. Booths leap to the stage, his dra-
matte speech and remarkable escape
passed like dream before the audience
But then came the awakening and fast
upon the heels of the assassin came the
vengeance Of an outraged people. Who
the assassins were, how many were in
volved in the plot, how large its ramifica-
tions, was unknown. Every clew was
seized upon, every person over whom
hung the slightest suspicion, was immedi-
atelY arrested. A reign of terror fol-
lowed among all the southern sympathy
ers in the city and the country round.
For the people, in their anger, were not
very particular who suffered for the
crime, provided the principals were
caught and punished.
The disappearance of that horse and
buggy short time before the tragedy
was soon brought to light and was
eagerly seized upon as clew that might
lead to important results. Several com
plnies of cavalry were Immediately or
dered to follow and overtake the buggy,
to arrest the driver, and bring him back
to the old capitol prision They took up
tho trail at Pennsylvania avenue and fol-
lowed it through the eastern part of the
city until they came TO the old Washing
ton Pike, and then TO Bladesburg, where
they were told by the guard that q man
in buggy had passed short time be-
fore. They put spurs to their horses and
followed the pike for q long distance, be-
sides securing the byroads of all the sur
rounding country. But not a trace could
they find Of the man in the buggy; he
had disappeared, and though every effort
was made to unravel the disappearance.
the government authorities were never
able to do so. Time passed
The trials for the assassination were
over, public interest died down and the
incident was forgotten amid the stirring
events bHdJ soon lOlAOWGQs
TIE INCIDENT EXPLAINED.
It was my good fortune a short time ago
TO come across an explanation of this in
cident in fact. it was explained to me by
the man in the buggy. / had received a
cordial invitation from an old gentleman
who lived about fifteen miles or, in the
upper part of Prince George county, to
Join in fox hunt which was to take place
during Christmas week. IL was TO be the
event Of the season. as everybody had
plenty of time at that season of the year.
it was one Of those delightful winter days
which are so common in Maryland, rust
cold enough TO keep the ground from be-
ing too soft, and yet warm enough TO
make riding pleasant without being over
burdened with heavy coat. The coun-
try was low and rolling, covered with
heavy woods, which have taken the places
of old, WORKOUT tobacco patches, and
great dark brown fields, stretching
away on either side. frightened
occasionally BY. the light brown