Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-10

had discovered this, and knew pretty
well where to find friends. While act
ing as agent for the Confederate Gov
ernment had no difficulty in travel
ing through the North wherever and
whenever pleased. The greatest
drawback to my flight was the want of
means, and this in itself should con-
vince any one that was in no way
prepared for the tragedy enacted in
Washington on the very day ! was in
Elmira."
did you have companion in your
flight from Elmira to Canada?"
asked.
"Ycs," was the response, ''for part
of the distance. The man has not been
identified, and all know about him
is that he was equally as poor with my
self. 1t matters not where / met him,
but we reached ST. Albans, Vt, to-
gether, and walked to Franklin, on the
other side of the line. Once in Canada
I succeeded in getting funds-how it is
not necessary to describe; but you may
remember that the Confederacy had its
agents in that country with plenty Of
money. 1t has been charged against
me that knew my mother was in SER
ious danger and that by returning to
Washington might have saved her.
This Imost solemnly deny. Knowing
that she was entirely innocent OF any
connection with the so called conspir-
acy, though her sympathies were un-
deniable with the Confederacy, could
not imagine that she was in danger, !
did not then dream of heintepse Bit
terness and prejudice that was mani
tested at her trial, and l felt sure that
il she were tried she would be acquitted.
When l did hear Of my mothers sem
tence became insane and would have
gone to Washington at once had not
friends in Montreal restrained me. AS
l would have laid down my'life tos ave
my mother, and as I do not think l am
coward, it is cruelty unjust to inti-
mate that the fear of death kept me
away" y. IT
What influenced you to fly to Eng
landYn afi
II felt I had to move, r said Mr.. Sur
ratt. ~ knew that the American de-
tectiyes were swarming in Canada, and
Icould not remain secreted. 1t would
have been sheer madness to have re-
tanned my own name, SO ! changed it,
as you know and took passage for Eng
land. 1t is said that on the voyage /
became drunk and virtually gave my
self away. Indeed, evidence to this
effectwas adduced during my. trial.
But as am man Of ordinary strew,l-
ness, and wa. not then, ana gin not
now addicted to the use Of liquor, you
can seethere is no truth in that. BY
the advice Of friends I met in England
was induced to go to Rome, and as I
had no money, and the-position prom.
ised me protection I enlisted In Papal
zouayes. Being unable to speak the
language,qI soon became, q marked
man. Rome was crowded then, as
now, with travellers from! all over the
world, and you many well imagine my
awful anxiety while was in the papal
army. Still, although continually
anxious, ! was, wholly unprepared for
my arrest when it came. When was
being taken from the barracks, with
my mind in whirl.' was seized with
an awful impulse to fly and break
away from my guards, How l sue
ceeded in eluding them can not tell,
for oil the incidents-connected with
my getting away are blank, but
know that l succeeded in reaching
Naples, where my senses began to re-
turn.
'sAt Naples succeeded in shipping
aboard fishing sloop bound for Mes
sina. From Messina, / succeeded in max
ing my way to Alexandria. My pur-
pose was after reaching Cairo, to make
my way to Upper Egypt, where would
be away from all civilization and all
touch with the country that l felt /
had left forever. But to my great dis
appointment Mr.. Hale, the American
Consul at Cairo, was on the lookout
for me, and was again arrested soon
after my arrival. You know the rest.
! was sent home on the United States
ship, swatara, returned to Washing
ton, was tried and was not convicted.
That is all. - ssJ.&