Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-25

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Washint0n. April 2i.-The new pay
master general OF the army. Gen. Thac-
deus III. Stanton. is one or the most
picturesque and attractive personalities
tn the service Since his appointment
nearly everyone with whom he has as
sCci-ted during his 50 years OF service,
has some interesting story 90 tell OF INA
man who has been known for years IN
tne army as the Fighting Paymcs-
ter" Born on an Iowa farm, as Nero
ECv ne trudEei ON foot into Kansas 90
foin Old John Brown. and was with
That hero of the days of abolition i'm his
border warfare iu that territory. Later
he became O. newspaper correspondent
and was i'm the press gallery OF the
House of Representatives i'm Washing
ton when President Lincoln issued his
cell for 10000 men TO suppress the re-
lellOu.
Young Stanton enlisted on April Is,
1861. served ont his three months en-
Hstmeut. returned % Iowa, was elected
q member OF the Legislature, then re-
signed and raised q company and
fought through the campaigns i'm the
southwest until appointed a poEm2stss
i'm the army i'm 1862. He was young
man OF phenomenal physique, WresC-
Ter who met few opponents he could
not subdue, and q soldier who b0as-ed
that he could spend more hours I'm the
saddle or ON his feet than anyone with
whom he came i'm contact
i'm April. 1860, Maj. stanton was on
duty i'm the War Department at Wash
iugJ0n. He was ordered TO Richmond
90 pay the troops then under command
of Gen. AUgar. He carried with him
S-35.0l) i'm cash. The trip was taken
by wey OF Baltimore where @ boat car
riol Mai Stanton and his more than
half million of money down the Ch5sa-
peake and up the James 10 Richmond,
where he arrived late i'm the evening.
He loaded his boxes of money on g.
drav. took them at once TO Gen. AUgar's
Headquarters. which were In the house
formerly the executive mansion Of the
President OF the C0nfederacv, and,
leaving the treasure under q guard OF
soldiers. started out with a hand saJchel
20 seek q hotel Tie found an old inn,
of the century. with vcrdDlls In front
o. both jbo first and second stories. He
checked his hand sa.chel. which con-
tanned only q few articles of clothing.
and was shown TO room ON the sec
ond floor. which opened ont upon the
broad piazza fronting .rle street. The
room contained two beds. placed im-
mcdiately opposite q long window cut
down Co the floor, and which opened
out upon the piazza. There was a
high mantlepiece. bureau, and o.
washstaud an OF which were empty.
After surveying his room Maj. Stanton
went down stairs to- dinner. smoked
cicar. took his satchel and prepared 10
retire. He locked tnG door ol his room,
shut the window. closed the inside
shutters. and. as ne turned 10 Undress,
cl0Dced at the maur.eDiecH He was
puzzled 10 observe lying upon il what
was evidently the shao-h OF q bowie
knife He walked up TO 10 and took it
I'm his hand. He was confident that
when I'm the room before The bowie
knife sheath was not then upon the
mautal How had IL gotten there
Had some ONE been I'm the room, enter
ing throuEh the open window and tho
rorcb while Ea was 40 dinner? The
Major could give no satisfactory an
swer to- the questions. ~ after exam
ming the window graiu, and being as
sur5j that it was secured. undressed,
placed his loaded revolver under his
pillow and went TO sleep.
Tn the middle of Jbe night he was
awakened. He rolled over uDeasily in
bed and as he opened his ewes saw that
the inside shutters of the windows,
which DE had closed before retiring.
we're opened. He reached his hand
under his pillow. cooked his revolver.
and slid quietly % the Goor. The