Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-03-12
er go ON. and no fault Of miner"

KNOW Dottcr. lou NcHt oH anu
found something in the road. What did
you fnd."
"Oi didn't find what Old seen. "
what had you seen:'
"Didn't Oh tell yc it was so dark that
Oi couldn't see anything?"
THAT won't do, corporal. You Ger.
tainly followed something. Now, on
coming up with it, what did you find it
to beg"
1T WASH t what Oh followed. That,
whativor il was, had gone out with the
mornin light Oi reckon it was some
thing ghostly,
"Nonsense. Did you not find the
prisoner lying in the grass"
"Oi did, " replied the witness, as if
his heart would break, and he again
showed signs Of collapse.
"And you had reason TO believe it
was the person driving the buggy you
followed"
"Oi didn't see any buggy. 1t wss SO
1ark"-
neutrality-suspicious. person
driving Whatever it was you saw. "
How could Oi know that?"
I'll was natural TO infer that, there
being horse and buggy near, the pris-
oner had been driving ii. F"
There was no buggy"
"Well, the pieces.
"Now Oh would ask tho court, " said
Ratigan, steadying himself to impress
the members with the probability of his
position. ''if the person or whatiyer IL
was Oh saw tamperin with the wire
moightent have turned off on another
road and Oi suddenly lighted on this
one!'
"That'll do, corporal. You may step
out and give the next witness your
place.
The next witness was an officer from
the camp to which the prisoner had
first been taken after her capture. He
testified that upon n proposition to
search her she had voluntarily produced
the dispatches, which Were shown 70
him in court, and ho identified them as
the same as those she had given up.
A reading Of these dispatches was
called for, and they were read.
In addition 10 those Miss Bags deci-
phered when at the Fain plantation were
two others, which We're as follows:
CRAwFIsH SPRINGS, Ga. sept IL, lSsl
-. lat
bob from Reinforced Quadroon count us that
towet applause viii can your undoubtedly cen
tury points -ugnge Benjamin and been coming
We Join telegraphs.
Pinned to this telegram was paper
bearing an attempt at explanation In
the prisoners handwriting:
To Burton tprobably Burnside)
on your coming
can we count
when can We count on your coming1
Applause fsomo person, probably tie signcri
telegraphs
been REINFORCED from
some one t,l,graphs that Quadroon tpruta
bly, Bragg h2s been r-enforccd FROM oiAe'
points. ,,.,
Potts ready we rcsrlt condition Us n p. ...I,1i
ed goos Jack all badly rapidly .;tls'5 s'-;t.r. 4.
the twentieth and Gool D. ID sh-l lut n ta'
but well plaster Arabia ar, up should pres ~
dread tho concentrated J, 30 by should ouT
enemy closing we 10.
There was no attempted explanation
with this telegram. Either the prisoner
had made no headway with 1t, or shc
had not sufficient time. probably both,
though it was more difiicnlt 10 deci-
pher than any Of the others.
These kilograms had been sent to gen
eral headquarters and an Interpretation
Of them furnished, which was read 10
the court:
CRAwFIsu SPRINGS, Ga, Sept II, lS3
To Burnside:
Halleck telegraphs that you will Join u.
When can We count on your comingi Bragg
has undoubtedly been re-enforced from Nir'
ginia and other points. RosEcRASs.
CRAwRIsH SPRINGS, Ga, Sept. 10, loJ
To the Secretary OF War:
All goes well. We are badly separated, but
closing up rapidly. II the enemy should at
tack rs in our present scattered condition, /
should dread the result. But by the present
eOth we shall be concentrated and ready.
The reading Of these dispatches pro.
duced al impression on the court very
unfavorable 10 the prisoner. She had
held the very life Of the army in her
hands Had she got through the lines
with these two ciphers and their inter
pretations she would have supplied the
enemy with such information as would
put an end to all uncertainty and insure
an attack on the Army of the Cumber-
land before il could be concentrated or
supported by other troops. This would
have resulted in its annihilation.
There was really no defense TO make,
and the defending counsel simply placed
his client on the mercy Of the court,
hoping that, being woman, death
might not be the penalty. The room
was cleared and the verdict considered.
The court were not long in convicting
the accused Of being spy and amena-
BILE to the treatment Of spies, but as to
the punishment there was a great di-
versity Of opinion. Some thought that
Imprisonment in a northern penitenti-
ary would be sufficient atonement.
There were those who argued that this
would not have any effect to deter 9th
ers from similar acts at time when
the army was in so critical situation.
Then the importance of the dispatches
Miss Baggs was attempting to deliver
to the enemy. the fact that their deliv
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