The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-30
Scenes and Incidents in the Old
Capitol Prison.
Dangerous Role Played by a Girl
in the Secret Servic--An
Interesting Chapter OF
Unwritten History
of the War.

was lovely, fragile-lookiug girl Of uine-
tea. reuiarEabIe Tor the sweetness of her
temper and the geutleness OF Ler GisIs,si
ion A few days before the battle OF
Bull Run a country market cart stopped
H. the Coufeder.. lines at the door III
Gen. Bcnbam's tent. A peasant girl
ryh,el from the cart AMI begged fer an
immediate interview with the general. 1t
was granted. Gen. Beuham I be- eyc.'
said the young lady, in tones whict, t,e-
ira yei her superiority to he disguise she
Dad assumed Thea, pulling down her
kong black hair, she took from its folds :;
note. small, damp, aud crurnpled. But it
wa~ by acting upon this Informal dis
patch that ten. Beauregard won the VIC
tory OF Bull Run.
Miss Antouia T. Ford was the Dcliiah
by whom Gen. Stoughtou was betrayed
into the hands Of the Confcdcrates 1T
Fairfax Court House, Va.
Miss Ford was arrested Il few days after
ward and conveyed 10 Old Capitol prison
In her possession was found her cunimis-
sion as honorary aidde-camp to Gen.
stuart. aud Important letters showing that
She held the most intimate reiauons with
the CCnfe,,crates aud had been employed
on many important missions.
One CT the most intercsfit.. characi rrS
in the Old Capitol prison was Mrs Rose
O. H. Gr-cpLoy. an alleged Southern
Spy who was arrested ON the Iltb Of
.ur,,s, 1851 and confined mill Nav Al
1852. when She was sent to Old Point 10
b. delivered INTO the Caurederat. lines.
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WINDOW
Fire then You Yankee SCoEndreE you
were hiresi TO murder wcucD. and Lere
is an opportunity IL exercise your trade
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