The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12

tne nOrSeS ana gazing W1tn evil
dent admiration at the bold look
ing blue coats. For a little while
everything seemed right and no
suspicion was aroused against
the soldiers until they com.
menced to swarm into the town
by the hundreds from the direc-
ton of the Corner.
The oncoming ranks did not
look so blue as the first ones, but
it was now the citizens time to
look blue, as they began to realize
that the town was in possession
of the southern soldiers.
Gen. Stuart's forces remained
in town about two hours and dur
ing that time visited most of the
business places and made quite
extensive requisition upon the
citizens of the town generally.
The details of their visit must be
passed by, as the limits of this
article will not permit of much
more than brief account of the
fortunes of Burgess Rupley.
About half past two the forces
began to leave town taking the
road to Bridgeport and evidently
bound for Chambersburg. They
had as prisoners, Daniel Shatfer,
Perry A. Rice, G. Louderbaugh,
John Mcdowell, james Grove,
William Raby, d. o. Blair and G..
G.. Rupley, all citizens of Mer-
cersburg, and Joseph Winger, of
Claylick. Mr.. Rupley was taken
prisoner because he was Burgess
of the town, others were captured
because they were representative
citizens, and others still, for no
particular reason at all. Daniel
Shaffer had just fired his gun at
the chicken and stood with smok-
ing gun in hand when several
cavalrymen came upon him and
placed him under guard.
The prisoners thus taken were
compelled to walk until they ar
rived at the junction of the Lou
don and Bridgeport roads about
mile from town. Here they
we're met by several squads of
men with fresh supply of horses
taken from the neighboring farm
ers. Riding outfits were scarce
in those days, and our captives,
though allowed toride were forced
to go it boy fashion, without sad,
die and with a halter as the only
means of guiding and curbing the
fiery steeds. With squads of
soldiers on every side, however,
they were comparatively safe
from either accidental or inten-
tional runaway. Mr., Joseph
Winger was more fortunate than
his fellow prisoners as far as the
conveniences of travel were con-
cerned. Before leaving his home
he bargained with the officers in
charge that he was to ride his
own horse, and also that he was
to go no further than the Potomac
river. The first part of this
promise was faithfully kept by
the officer whose name was Hen
ry Clay Benton. And indeed it
was the intention concerning all
these prisoners that they should
be taken as far as the river where
they We're to be parOled and ex-
changed for Southern prisoners
then in the custody of the FEEDER
al Government. But the faith
was not kept and in accordance
with an order of General Lee,
these captives, including Mr..
Winger, were hurried forward to
Richmond and confined within
the dreary walls of Libby and
Castle Thunder.
A slight accident occurred just
before the party reached Cham.
bersburg, which in itself was
nothing unusual in army life, yet
in it's results upon the fortunes
of our captives it amounted to
considerable and lessened to a
great Mr.. Ripley chances
of escape. One of the cavarly-
men in some way received an in.
jury to his foot and the pain was
so great that he was unable tC