The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-05-11

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cd hy DE- Posunse Eiyer a the ~ess
and BY Pcpes Creek On the nCxth His
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ing, IN hau3 30 fsss higA he ooal6
sand IN his hsckyxrd mi lonk up the
rvur until tbs visw vas cas 81 by
Axrylxnd point. seven q eight ailes
Distant Down tAe river be coald ss-
n fx- n the ere ooasd rezch The Com
pArzr,ve nArruwness q th- nver az
Pops cr~k and osher advantages
made ihe place . frcqnens p,Sini Of de-
rAyru-e fog rhosr wishing 10 GUS into
Virginia and, besides, evxxyhxdy In
th= n-iSnhorAood vas known 90 be In
syupxthy wiki the Scerh
J0o<< made a resnlzr b1sine.s Of aid
lag Inc bAnskzd<- rannsxs and Of tor
vxrsttHg mails tr1 the United States
and Canada 10 tho ContrsSrrate svvern-
werI. He tressr-nfiy crssrd the river,
rEo niles vioe, rum Pure's Creek
t~sre In a rixnr. and sometimes osserer.
Daring the p-rsnd Of the var han
dreds of p-Opae used JoDes' ferry. Al
the saxze-xsSn Of Mayor No.r,s. JONES,
II Maryland, and Ben GTimes. In King
G-orys.s c0ongy. Virginia, catered into
an ASrrelnSni 20 oo-eperase IN the fesry
and In the ,auysysnce u the mails,
etc, rum oza- side 10 the o<her The
hOose q Gr1nes Was Just opposite 70
that q Jones' There oy1ld be ro h~s-
t-r site for q signal station than the
blz1s near Pop-'s Greek. nor a bette.
plAos fOr posxlns the mails scruss the
rv-r than frum Jones shore But II
repaired great coOrsse a. well as pru-
dSnee and vigilance D. s1cessfnlly carry
IN these OperaIlonS- The Potomac river
Was allied with restless gunb.oAls; An
armed pzsrul guarded the shore, and
the federal government had 4 spy On
nearly every river farm In southern
Maryland Bes,dss these detachment
If truop- was stationed al Pup='s Creek
and another On Mayor Watson's place,
not 800 yards rum Jones house- On
the Virginia side signal camp was es-
tablished IN q swamp hack Of Grimes
house. The t.nats for the mail service
were KEPT On the Virginia side. A lit
tie before sunset the reflection of the
high blurs near Pope's Creek extended
Out into the PUtuInAc I'LL 1t nearly met
the shadow east by the Virginia wood.
AT that hour Of the evening IL was very
difficult % detect - small An object as
ruwboar On the river. The federal
sunset lrwas therefore arranged that
the bat frUm Grimes should cross lust
| before sunset, deposIt the packages
from Richmond IN the fork Of a dead
tree ON Jones shore and take back tine
packet for Richmond from the North,
which would he found in the same
place, if for some special reason Jones
was not On the beach IN person when
the boat came over from Virginia
IL II WIS not safe for the boat ~ cruss
from Virginia black signal was hung
in certain dorIner window Of Major
Watson's house, right over the heads
Of the troops stationed there. The PER
son who attended u this signal was
Miss Mary Watson OF this lady Jones
In MS book says:
Miss Watson was a remarkably
pretty young lady, "a years of age
She would have made almost anv
sacrifice for the Confederacy know
that | owe IN great measure the success
which attended the management Of the
Confederate mail 10 her ceaseless vigi-
lance and skill About the close Of the
war she married DR.. Caryell. a
blockade runner, and went to California
70 live
Jones, in his book, describes the
flight Of Booth and Harold into Mary.
land by way Of the Navy Yard bridge,
their taking refuge in the house Of DR..
Samuel A Mudd, who entertained the
fugitives until night, for all Of which
DR.. Nudd was subsequently sent to Dry
Tortugas a prisoner. Booth and Harold
left DR.. Mudd's house, in the northeast
ern part Of the county, Saturday night
on horseback for the Pope Creek ferry.
They went % Colonel Samuel Cox.
the foster brother Of Jones, who hid
them and sent for Jones to aid them in
crossing 70 Virginia
Jones saw Booth and Harold in their
hiding place-a thick piece Of pine
woods a mile west Of COx's house and
neg what is now Cox's Station.
A peculiar whistle was the signal
which when given brought Harold our
from cover, carrying carbine ready
cooked in his hands A bay mare with
saddle and bride was grazing near br
in an open space. Harold conducted
Jones u where Booth was living. and
introduced him as friend sent BY
Captain Cox Booth : carbine, pistols
and knife were lying beside him and
blanket was drawn partly over him.
Booth said he had determined never I
10 be taken alive Ii. knew the country
was fully aroused. Jones counselled /
him 70 remain quiet and await the o,-
portunity " escape and ne would aid
him.
On Tuesday Jones went TO Port To
bacco TO mingle with the people and
soldiers there and find out what was
going on There he made the acquain.
lance Of Captain Williams, in the act
OF drinking at the bar Of the old Brayper
motel, when the captain said ne would
give hundred thousand dollars 10 any
one who would furnish information
leading To Booths capture Jones says
he lost everything by the Confectionery
money invested in confederate
bonds, and even pay he was to have re-.