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

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gray coat sleeve, red side whiskers.
looked DOWN and saw the blood on nly
coat f"r the first time, anG understood
tie situation. l stood mp and .tsI>eu
Do you think that locks anything like
nle?"
It's the very image OF you. said
Gen. Augur.
Well, I'm NcGraw. The blood gave
me away
Why, we sent rs eavauymen to catch
you
Call them back, SAID I'VE NOW
where the two men are and the soldiers
are in the way"
we sent 10 more men down after
You last .Ilght." said the adjutant gem
erai We were satisfied YOU Wers the
man that cut Secretary Stewards
threat. An orderly was sent of to
bring back the McGraw pursuers, and
| rested for few hours, my first sleep
since my start two days before. re-
ported at night, when chartered
steamer filled with detectives was sent
down the river and lahded at Port To-
. ''NNNS
secured, The crowd went tc Bryantown
on the first day and every fellow vas
going to catch the fugitiyes at once.
lhey got horses and started out and all
had Dr. Mudd on the brain. Ten of
them could not ride, and they were so
crippled on the second day thar .hey
COUNT walk. Some o. item put on
farmer DISCUSSES md The woods We're
tuii CT amateur detectives with rome
brides and hayseed whiskers Detec-
tive Trips OF Alexandria, Va, who Was
good rider, worked with me, aul We
cut lCCse from the crowd. On the sec
end day Capt. Lovett, with the invalid
corps, took Dr. Nude into custody anu
carried him tG Washington. Dr. George
Mudd, his cousin, sala in my hearing
81 If | though; my cousin was guilty Of
beng in with these men Id pu- this
Knife into his heart" Gen Hancock
came = Brya1town with 500 men and
took charge of the field operations.
Trips and | struck out through the
swamp to Capt. CoXs house, and rode
up there through a beautiful front yard,
With flower beds running along the
fence at The sides. Capt. Cox, the elder,
came cut ana EXTENDED the hospitality
CT the place in magnificent style. We
were treated royalty, and when we ioid
him Gil" story he SAID: well, well.
'hl do anything in my power to assist
YOU in catching those villains. We
spent the night at the house o. our
travels 10 CoXs we met two colGred
men, who stopped us and asked if II
Was true that they had done killed
Uncle Samuel and "dey was sure no
colorod man had anything to do with
it,
In the morning we went down to the
woods and learned thai the negro
Swan, had guided Boolh and Harold to
Capt. Coxs. We found Swan later, and
told him that there were no marks OF
horses hoofs in the front yard. You
amt smart said he and took us back
to the house. He showed us where the
fence had been taken down and the
horses had come in and stood in he
fowei beds without leaving a mark In
the yard. | called Capt Cox out and
asked what men made those horses
tracks. He seemed much surprised, and
| arrested him, handcuffed him, anu
sent him to Brydntowa without any dc
lay.
We went out on the hunt toward the
river feeling Cer,aln that the men were
hidden near at hand Or the following
day we were about three miles from Al
n
around when We saw soldier riding
down the road covered with dust, his
horse all lathCr and sweat He pulled
an order from Gen. Hancock out Of his
belt called HE back to Bryantown.
learned aftelwaTd that Harold heard
this soldier shout my lame from his
hiding place in the swamp, SO near were
we to the aSsassins
On reaching BryantoWn Gen. Han
cock told me that he had received in
formation that Booth aNG Iiaroll had
b en- Sc n III The swamp al D.. Mudds
that morning told him | thought
this ruse to draw our attention, and
allow the men to cross the river, and
shat the men were near the Posomac.
obeEed orders, however, and was
gwen - cavalry with directions to
drive Zekiah swamp IS miles to the
Potomac | stretched the men clear
across the swamp AMI went through ii
in mud and water, un,ll the river was
reached, an all day Job. We reached
the river the night ltte" Booth crossed
He went over the night ! was called
back to Bryantown, We met some coll
ored people near the river who said
that the dogs parked lowerful hard at
somethin' goin on las night Oh The
road found a man named Jones at
his house near PaQes creek, ana al
rested HIM on suspicion. and took INN
M 10 Bryuntowu lie was very impu
Dent and was the only man in sight
that locked like a bio kade runner. lie
turned out to be the man who lad
guided Booth and Harold 10 the river
The NIGHT before ana had furnished
them boat | found one OF his block
ade running boats the hatedu which
lad been built for use III The Lincoln
abduction plot and ordered my troOp ers