The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-17

McHenry, near Baltimore, and how af-
 ter some months suffering in that Fed
 eral fort, he made his escape in man.
 her which greatly attracted public at tention and aroused public sympathy
 He happened to have that greatest blessing that God ever vouchsafes to
 man-a true noble, courageous little l Wife-Who determined to release her husband from captivity
 In furtherance of her design she got
 permission to visit him at Fort McHen-
 ry, whither she went, carrying with her
 a suit of Federal uniform concealed un-
 der her dress. She prevailed upon him
 to don this suit and make his escape.
 Near night the captain, thus equipped,
 left his cell, passed some of the senti- nels, but being discovered by one of
 them, who fired at him, he leaped over the wall into the river, and, although he had badly sprained his ankle in the fall, swam to Baltimore, where he was concealed for some time by his friends, until, finally, after much difficulty, he escaped to Richmond. Here he was re- ceived with great cordiality by Cover nor Letoher, who at once gave him a
 
 forces and General Winder the militia " commandant of Richmond, soon af- terward appointed him assistant pro- vost marshal of Richmond and gave him command of the Confederate pris- ons.
 We'll do the people of Richmond of that day remember him in his tight-fit- ting suit of black trousers. buckled alt the knees; his black stockings and black loose shirt, relieved only by white collar, with his long, black whis- kers flowing in the wind, riding at full gallop on his black horse along our streets, with his large, magnificent black dog Nero following at his heels
 A short history of this dog will not be out of place or uninteresting. Since the war l have seen many accounts pulp lished in our papers about him, all of which, in some particulars, were incor- rect. heard during the war from the Hon. James Lyons and Major Joseph Mayo the history of Nero, and l will give it as it was related to me by them:
 Some time in 1859 he was brought to Richmond, a puppy, by the captain of a Bavarlan vessel which landed at Rockets. The captain gave the puppy to MT. Allen of the firm of Ginter & AL len. MT. Allen gave him to MT. James Lyons. Mir. Lyons allowed Joe Mayo, the mayor of the city, to take him and keep him in the city jail as sort of guard, because he was too large and ferocious looking to be permitted to go at large. When Captain Alexander came to Richmond he saw Nero in the city jail, and was greatly struck at his size and beauty. He persuaded MT. Mayo, with MT. Lyon's consent, to al- low him to take Nero to Castle Thur der, and there he remained until the close of the war. He was of the breed known as the Bavarian boar hound dogs used for hunting the wild boar in Bavaria, and in the interminable forests of Germany. The wild boar is one of the strongest and most courageous of and does not fear even the ter rible tiger Tn India sportsmen have come across boars and tigers dead, the latter bearing the marks of the boar's terrible tusks, When aroused and brought to bay the eyes of the wild boar look savage and glow like red-hot charcoal. Their strength is sufficient to Tusl DeIedCH u nOTS6 DelIy anu DtdI him and the rider on his back sheer off his legs, and sometimes their tusks are seven inches long.
 It was to hunt such game as this that Nero's noble progenitors were used, and .ruly he was noble specimen of his orally race. He weighed one hundred md eighty-two pounds. and was well lble to enter the combat with such a oe Visitors at the Castle were lmazed at him, and their spontaneous at sight of him would be: 'Goodnessi What a splendid dogv' Ie was permitted to run about the Cas- l le as he pleased and was a great fa- l rorite with the prisoners. Ordinarily | le was good natured. playful and do- ile, but when angered or provoked he | vas terrible looking and dangerous I | lave seen Captain Alexander whip him | with a horsewhip and at the same | ime have a cooked revolver in his oth- r hand. which occasionally he would |
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