Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-23

dropped his gun, graSped my hanl and
hauled me INTO the house. Old RoDy
grabbed me by the Land and really
pulled me in the house, and said: II
you're friend OF Gel. Augurs, | want
you to sit right down in that chair
That's The chair Gen Jackson SGT Il
when he was president of the United
States" He was a LardSLcll Baptist
and q bIg-hearLeG man, but he swore
with every breath, curslng the "sece8h,
"the reptiles, the "NarmInts," and
what not. He stopped swearing al the
southern cause just long enough to pro.
uouncg 4 blessing at supper that was as
long as his table. Then he broke out
again He knew nothing, and only had
suspicious about the people around him.
"COuIdn't trust sarpin. among them "
As we walked toward the store af,er
supper ltohy saw two fellows run out
and toward the tavern at full tilt. lhey
had seen me and were bent on putting
the innkceper and the crowd of loaiers
On then guard. each those Sclun.
drcIs, yelled old Roby; and his son
Jumped OH a horse bareback ana gal
Iupcd after them. He oVerhauled The
pair ard brought them back, Bring
them up in the loft, ordered the old
gentleman. They were ugged UP,
lCcked up, and as | afterward learned
Kept in there for two days on bread and
water. Roby's method of discipline
was high handed but effective.
! rode up to the tavern and gave my
horse tC hoStler with great swag
ger and very emphatic language about
taking care OF the animal. In the tav-
crn the proprietor, Lloyd, stood behind
the bar, a stout, surly fellow, who had
little OF nothing to say. AS turned out
at,crWard, he was the only man in Sur
ratlSVi.lc who knew anything about
the lilahL of Booth, who had stopped at
the tavern with Harold on Friday
night, when Lloyd handed them the
whisky and carDineS that had been LETT
there by Mrs. Surratt. | began to talk
with the crowd of abOu; 10 cOunlrymen,
and asked them to have drink. TAey
hung back, and seemed afraid to be
seen talking with a stranger, which vas
natural just then. Finally one of them
said WED kinder like to know who
YOU are, if you amt got no objections"
Have YOU intelligence enough % know
who | am if tell you. asked
with u bold front ana an ugly look at
the cnap as | took hold Of his collar and
PULLED his ear down to my face and
shouted in his ear "McGraw! NcGraw.
My name is McGraW. Did YOU cve.'
hear of McGraw% Apparently none OF
them had fer they stood silent for a
moment until longhaired old rellow
slipped up 10 my side and whispered:
Eve heard of you. Hes one of Sod S
reopic, boys, and good one He's Ill
right" They then drank with me.
The crowd warmed up at this recon-
mendation, and | took Il bottle Of
whisky in III" next room and set up
drinks "A couple OF times all rounl to
get their tongues wagelng, if they hal
anything to tell. 1--WE run this block
ade so times, but Washington sol TOO
hot for me when they sho, Lincoln. and
I'm gong through to the river tonight.
My skin isn't safe around Washington.
! know this whole country like a book,
every swamp and hole in 1t, and ii
Nou'll give me those men I'll put EN-
where no blasted Yankees will ever
find them"
TIE crowd was with me now after
my speech and what the old man had
told them about McGraw and they scat
tered, took their horses, and rod" out
through the nci9hhOrEood to SEQ ii any
trace could be found Of the fuSrtiVtS
hc gotten over TIL Potomac Nmlo
they were away ate dinner, for, al
though had eaten at RCby's, | had 20
have an object for StoNing at the taN-
cm. the coIored girl vino waited on
nae was bright ami laxative, and |
asked her it any officers had been
around looking for Eooth. she said
that two men had called the day before
who tall her they were hlyiug c%t1Ie,
"iiu1 when dey WIZ Catln' ono 81 en-
threw his coat back an seen Il bdig"
ca his vc4l, Some of Booths letters
WAS IN the house, an | Was scared dcy'd
find en-. 50 put en- in dc kitchen fire
and fried de eggs dc mcu had fuah din
ucr, wild ON dee, hc2! Gey didn't FOOL
me-" | told her she wa a clever Girl
and thNt she could tell Il detective as
far as she could see him
Smoot my guido, VA, watched while
in the tavern, and he was losing his
nerve. lie drank to che southern cause,
howc>e e., ana did nothing to Civ me