The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-03-12

Cole was put under arrest and closely
guarded.
A Col. johnson, of Kentucky, had
betrayed him. He dropped paper
containing the information Of his pur.
poses upon the wharf just as they
were leaving Maiden on the morning
OF the 18th Of September. It was
picked up and the facts communicated
to the provost marshal at Detroit. He
telegraphed to the officers Of the
steamer Michigan, but the dispatch
was by accident delivered to the COM
manding officer on Johnson's Island.
1t was merely by chance that the
message reached the boat in time to
save her from capture and upset Coles
plans.
On his arrest Cole was asked who
were his accomplices. They were all
around the vessel and were still un-
known. Quick as fash he devised o
plan to save them. He named twelve
OF the most prominent citizens of San.
dusky as his co.conspirators, knowing
that they would be at once arrested.
He felt assured that his female accom-
plice in the city, who Was watching the
bay for the signal of sucoess,. would be
warned Of his capture, and alarm the
men in boats. He was not mistaken.
The first man arrested was Mr.. West.
who kept the hotel where he stopped.
Annie Davis knew he had failed the
moment it occurred. Quickly slipping
from the hotel, she took small boat,
rowed out and gave the alarm to the
men in the fishing boats, and they to
the Parsons and Queen. Beale scuttled
the Queen and sunk her in sight Of the
Michigan, and running the Parsons
over to the Canada shore, sunk her.
Every man but Cole escaped. Annie
Davis also got away, but she was cap.
tured day or two after, when she came
back to bring notice from the Confed-
crate Government that they would hold
two officers as ransom for Cole, and
would execute them if he was dealt
with n .ny other way than as Con-
federate soldier engaged in legitimate
warfare.
johnson cut bis throat at the bar
racks iu Cincinnati while being held as
q witness for the Federal Government
against Cole.
After Coles arrest he was confined
on the Michigan until after Gems. Dix,
Heintzelman and Hitchcock visited the
vessel to make an Investigation. They
came on board on bright September
day. It was thought that the knights
OF the Golden Circle were in the plot,
and they were in search OF evidence.
They asked for Cole.
Cole says that he YVES quietly smok-
ing q cigar when the officer came below
to escort him on deck. In going for
ward he knew that he had to pass di-
reotly over the magazine. He pulled
vigorously at his Cigar to get it we'll
lighted, then taking il from his mouth
he held it by his side, and in passing
dropped it into the little air-hole which
opened into the magazine. He, there
fore, reached the deck, expecting that
every moment the powder would ex-
plode and that the ship and all on
board would be scattered to the four
winds. The fire in the Cigar, howev-
er, died away without reaching the
powder. The three Generals heard
his story. and Gen. Heintzelman,
on learning Of the trick played on the
twelve oitizens of Sandusky, thunder
ed out:
Captain Carter, why in the thunder
didn't ycu hang that man to the yard
arm?"
The records Of the War Department
show that he was tried in Cincinnati
by military court, Of which Gen.
Heintselman was president, and con-
victed of the charge Of piracy and Of
being spy. He was sentenced to be
hung on the 10th OF February, 1865,
on Johnson's Island. the point against
which he had directed his best efforts
as Confederate officer. He made
Two desperate attempts to escape while
confined on Johnson's Island, and it
was finally decided to remove him to
Fort Lafayette. Legal proceedings
had delayed his execution, and Pc
tition gotten up by the ladies of north
ern Ohio, among whom were the niece
of ex-Secretary Columbus Delano, aud
the daughter Of Gen. NJ. D. Leggett,
since Commissioner of Patents, soft
ened the public. feeling. The two Ia