The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-22

by w. p Smith, master OF transportation
OF the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad
Company, Baltimore, November i, 1917
to Mr.. Hunter, apparently in reply to IN
formation OF Il plot which hah pee'l
discovered 10 release Brown and ms
fellows:
Dear Sir: The President has handed
me your letter of 10th inst, covering
prccautio;; against an expected attempt
1T rescue of the State prisoners at
Charlestown.
He desires me to say to You Tor 'llH
that the matter viii! receive our most
thorough attention, and that a. speclal
messenger will at once pass over our
road discreetly advising agents and con-
d1ctor., to be fully alert in detecting and
advising YOU. of suspicious parties
..I1e further. says that W.. have and
shall continue to decline all requests
looking, to excursions or reductions or
fare to parties proposing to, attend the
observation-disclosures which have been
mado from Boston and elsewhere We
will at ONCE arrange to advise YOU by
express from II. Ferry should occasion
require.
IiEIRCGLYPHIC CIPHER.
Tersely described in an endorsement
as ..nonscnse' the following is one OF
cipher being heroglyphic and totally I'M
intel!igiblc:
Dear old John: I take this opertullity
10 address, you through the mail though
] should like very much to address, you
face to face as L have some Very inter
esting news to YOU. at least. WE you
,nderstand) have not been idcl since We
heard that You OF course will not
know anything about this letter if it
SHOULD fall into the hands of the phil
stianS" never heard of me. We came
to N Jersey among our StiT''W who will
be "AROUND.' the 18th this
month-Tl,ey will not expect opposition
from Jersey SO WE came here to be u,l-
moicsted by idle inuuire:s-he ready to
leave % 3N-3-1.2 2? il pass settle his
hasl,-"Thcy cant understand his OK
cep5 the numbers you Of course being
mum or all our plans fail. lifcar death,
This is sent and written in this open
| Ilancr SO as to prevent there seeing and
opening it. ii they should open it then
good bye 10 New Jersey for us and look
out for a > :? - g.
Here follow the heiroSiyphics. appar-
emily an arbitrary cipher code.
i "UNnEEGRGUND RAILRCAp.'
Following is Il mention. the only one
in the letters, Of the underground rail-
road:
"Connscticut.
"Canton peci, 12th 1859.
''To the Governor of The State OF Yer
giny and all others home it may coll
cearn. When YOU have disposed OF cook
and others; engaged i'll the Massacrc sc
Harpcrs FERRY you may have Blace, ana
if the t;ovoncr refuses to, give him up
the colliusvilie Boys will send him on
by Underground Rail Road.
.QNE or THEM
In a. separate package, endorsed Writ
ten by prisoners, intercerted," is one to
dear Elias" written i'll Il trembling, I'M
certain hand and signed boldly, In a To-
tally different hand, j. i. Copeland. In
this letter Copeland says:
Through the grace OF God fears Of
tho saliows have disappeared and he
looks upon his approaching death on the
gallo,Ss as u death on throne. Pa
thetically he added: 1T is true that When
I thiuI, OF the dear, dear friend that I
must leave l long to live that | may
! be with lin yet a. little while longer,
and when think Of my poor mother ana
father, whose hearts are filled with sorrow
at the fate of their poor son, cannot,