Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
OFT IN HIGHLAND.
sa.e INTERESTING REnlSis-
crNcEs OF MR.. WESLEY BENSON
A csIisst Copfrasratr s"taie'-
Twice /. Prisoner 90 war
Twice EscapcH-Hc "oaih WV
Personal Points.

ERE7. VA. February s-'sp'

rPrv VA. February S-'spe-
f. Wesley " Benson. vaosr
,...,,~-a.g rac4ufly ar his boarding
a .... I'm Monterey. IN account Or WHICH
v,a rsven through rhe Dispatch vas
ana r. Ire most prominent figures Hi
.,,. history % Highland county. ana hs
var avnerience was perhaps AZ -F-n----
ne -ra- Of any other private the ~'H-
tolerate army.
For ne benefit - the confsd-rals Fa.--
ans now scattered throughout ne
--a-s who VII remember him a. 4 nioH-
-.-,,-,s1rfs character. append soli-
-.-,-,f..ar-as u hlm furnished 1y
friend er1ur Bah county. Wno ni- $40
--s licensed since boy1cod-
r., ia~. 1r- Benson volunteered N ne
err- coupany Organized in Highland
courtv. WHICH was aftsrwar-s Know
in The Confederate army "a Company 10
80 ..a Tri--v-f-sr Regiment Of Infantry
80 --,s .., almost every battle OK tat-
s,-rc-s -a-frent during the tlgr I-t-s
rf the war except while ne was
prison. -.-....- 49, a.
the battle az A..eghaly A-'. .l.-ll-...,,.i
ra~a-,ae~ 1881 Fra w1s rhen lIiPri-'l--1'-
+, r-4--, chase. bur soon maze iia -5et-'
nv -rlnrelinr our with piece OF 4 A-'i-7'
ara safely reached home
SECOND TINE.
The second time he was caprired 1y
r-sra-af Avarau. VIXEN Arereh made DIS
rvsfr-rar1er- rer.d raid on me ~oul-s
come Il, Monterey .r August. Isbi. Ai.
r,-scn Vas again carried 70 Camp
r-',..a ard arain made bis escape Lroni
-ra- rrfsrr This time be escapel ~
-,alxfrr friends with irish WltAll-h w.
we're Brought into PRISON every -". -
--s r.--osa OF cutting u d-tcn- 49,
f,irr shed h.m with a suir or c-oLles t--
-.rt, and. after working WIN -nelL
all law. h. marched QUE OF prison Wl-A
--s-, Ia the evening uunOrcec. - Wis
s-cr missed. however and vas RECAP
riret. ...t
--,a .cr-r1arfa- 90 the prison then SUB
is--ss m Benson t0 the most -nl'irnan
torture To- make hin tell wio lai az
,is-aa am ID escaping. and although
almost QUO % death. he proudly re-lseS
Gu ilvulge. 80.
were vs-v kind rr him While he vas
in --s--- ard he vas enabled % relieve
tina sufsrinz and want -r many cr IS
-cc- ccuiraLaa. Cre 1f his rrLlt-Tes. W.
-as very kind - him. vas he r1tfer OF
rre -raserr Seratcr-eiecr Joseph Benso,
F7--4jxsr az ono. - sent ". Benson
az ore -.u-a Two suits 1, clothes VIE
this l-scrcnate message. "N ar one
s-.- Yourself and give -he octer 20 some
other g. traitor -- his Country
ST. Benson vas a fearless solder a.
I'll -.~es prompt irt cheerful ~ the
9 isc1ar-e ~ every DUTY
ia never held any important PL1-c
c-1-e IL rts county. blr no person goo (
A more active interest Or welded more
trfuenca ID Il ghland's elections ARK
ether ffllrs
THE VIZ At.
II consequence ~ rts open winter. Ir
ga Feared --a- ths whear ERGO s badly
Injured. r. noe entirely destroyed
The raror- gi-a1 1u- recently = that
-hs horseback survey cf -le -raln -on,
Waz- virginia and Pacific railroad =
sarsrlcr1rv ODD rhe Philadelphia capi-l-ist-'
-vr1 ara backing -l1e serene. and -rar I
CORES % sn Eireers VIII be p-r lror sac
line very sc0u rte report rIr-1er say
that rha building lt the road from S-aln-
tor ves- "a IN assured fact
NJ Harry Moore and his VIE are M "
~ H-lllrd hEV.lg come lrou their
home In p1cah1nras county 20 - gre
sent a. rhe 0tsegu-es q, M. Or. y. II.
Jones
Sir C,rarviI- keller. - traveller $
Ra1cse. made a business trip 70 Montere7
tbs week
r. sTa-sn- r. has been spsndin {
--r.raf fara : Stanton reCerrlv.