Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14

was found guilty, and was sentenced
10 oe hanged on the 10th day of June,
1871. He was confined in the jail In the
town of Troy.
Things had now become serious. and
IN this dilemma Eckert remembered a
physician who lived in the adjoining
county of Randolph. who was his
staunch friend. He sent for this doc
tor and he came TO Troy. His name I
have forgotten. The doctor by some
means induced the military authorities
10 accept bail for Mr.. Eckert in the
sum OF two hundred dollars to return
on the uay appointed and be hanged as
the bond required. The Randolph doc
tor signed the bond and Eckert made
him safe against the determined for
TEXTURE of this bond. Eckert then left
and went by Salisbury. and made his
way from there to New York. by way
of Asheville. Hot Springs and Knox
vile.
\ GREENSBORO SIGHT.
y short while after his escape from
North Carolina Mr.. Eckert had occa-
sion to visit the city OF Atlanta. and.
as he went into the hotel, a mob was in
front. and he observed a man hanging
to the lamppost. lie inquired the
cause and found that the dead man
was Yankee" spy in the South. and
that lie had been hanged without judge
or jury. Mr. Eckcrt then registered in
his right name ana from some town
in the North. And rs fortune would
have it. as he resisteredI he observed.
the name of Alexander H.,Stephens on
the book and beng personally ac-
quainted With Mr, stephens, he asked
and was shown To the room of MIR. Ste
phens. The Georgia statesman was
real glad TO see Mir. fickcrt-his Yam
kec" friend. and they entered into Il
general conversation. Very soon there
was Il knock at the door and IT was
opened by Mr. Stephens. Several men
were present representing the mob
downstairs.
They told Mr.. Stephens that they de-
sired that he should send Mr. Eckcrt--
his Yankee friend-down stairs. as
they had "A little business" to settle
with him that would not require muen
time. Here was a second proposition
To hang Mir. Eckert. and Mr.. stephens
SO understood it. MIR stephens politely
but hrmly told the mob representatives
that MIR. Eckert was his personal
friend. and when they rot through
with their business MIR. Eckcrt would
come down stairs. After some time
had clansed Stephens and l.ckcrt went
down stairs and mingled with the mob,
hut no violence was offered to Mr..
Eokert From Atlanta MIR. Eclert
went home with Mr.. Stephens in order
to escape from the mob, and from there
I've made his way 10 Tho North. where
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HIS WAR RECORD.
Early in 1851 AIR. Eckert was APP
pointed by Prcsident Lincoln Assistant
Secretary Of War. and while exercising
THESE duties ha acquired the title OF
| General He was an intimate friend of
President Lincoln and thoroughly
agreed with the martyrcd President in
a." ,a, a.s a ~ - mere! ana klhdness To-
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thev desired most ond thev said to br
allowed ,o return home 1,cn Tc,kert
made known t,,is desire 10 AIR Lincoln
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nan, ha naroio1 Nfr f.incoI, ossnntna
and cen Ecl,crt pnv,, tbn order and his
nniphhors aud triends wnre nnrolin5
and sent homo Amorr the nurohe,
naroled was .,roho" Sanders Who lvo :,
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no vas runnirr thc ,yolJ nina in III,
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Some years later, near where General
Eckert mined Sanders found pocket
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