The National tribune., 1902-08-21
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| Inc party ne eleu were openly Feder
ais. said Scrant4r.
You have said, that when you first saw
Berwick he was in Gen. Meade's pres
ence. Were you'd prisoner?'
1T is well known that / went into thu
Federal armye but was. while there, serv
ing the Confaderntes States.'
l sat down. III must seem to be con
fused by Scrantm's last answer.
| But the President took up the case.
did Berwick know that you were il
the service of the Confederates States?'
he asked.
Il cannot say positively" was the an
swer.
At this reply recovered. and being
permitted continued to question the wit
ness.
Il wish the witness to state fully the
circumstances in which he saw Jones
Berwick first, after the witness left the
Federal army"
'The witness will reply" said the
President.
Il saw him on the 21st of May. I was
then near Milford Station. The accused
brought party of Federal cavalry upon
my post and pursued us to the river
the Matapony. We We're fired on many
| times. Ny party was scattered. and
myself wounded and almost drowned in
the river. 1t was miracle that l es-
capped. Afterward. while slowly recov-
| ering from my wounds, | saw the ac-
cused at the house of friend who had
given me refuge"
State to the court where and when
you then saw Jones Berwick?'
| ut was in King William County, in
the rear of the Federal army. some miles
distant from Hanovertown. On the night
of the 2Srh of May. "a. he came to this
| house. l did not see him come to it, but
l saw him leave it. He was then on his
way to White House, on what mission
know not
when did You next see Jones Ber-
| wick?'
"At the same house he appeared again
on the night of the 14th of June or per-
hans / should say on the morning of the
18th. as it was past midnight. nearly day.
when / learned of his presence. He led
a body of Federal cavalry in an attack
upon the house in which / was yet laid
up by my wounds. The house was taken
by force. and he made me his prisoner.
Several of my friends were killed or
wounded. Later in the day others of my
friends rescued me while I was being
taken under guard to the Federal post at
White House."
And you saw him no mOre!'
"Yes. | saw him again. My friends
got me that night to the south of the Pa
munkey, and secured n carriage, IN which
to take me to Richmond. On the next
evening. near Bottoms Bridge. my car
riage was waylaid by party of armed
men: Il distinguished companion by my
side was maltreated and so injured that
for n long time / thought he was dead.
and / myself dragged into the Chicka-
hOmny swamp. and held as prisoner
by the accused"
"YOu are sire ihe was serving at the
time as Federal?"
"Yes: the Conffderates were near by.
He could have taken me to them at any
hour At the time the Federal cavalry
was north of the pamunkey."
"Was he. While dressed as n COnfed-
crate. within the Confederate lines?"
"At the time ! Am speaking of he was
in no lines at ALL
''Did he do you any injury?"
"None; except What might be claimed
as necessary. He. kept me under guard
down if for q week. He and his party
feared to leave the swamp lest the Con
federates should come upon them. On
the 23d of .Thne'. he delivered me to
Gregg's. column of, Federal cavalry. which
was then marching from White House to
the south of the James. On the 24th.
near Charles City Court House. Gregg's
cavalry was attacked by Gen. Hampton
and defeated. In the stampede / was
left without guard. and the Confederates
picked me up
"YOu have said that Berwick led the
party Of cavalry against you at Milford
Station. Can you state positively that
the man who led the party was Fed
eral?''
"He was Berwick, and Berwick is
Federal"
WAS the man who led the party at
Milford Station dressed as COnfeder-
ate or n FederalY'
II was not near enough to know posi-
lively"
"Do you know that the party Of cav
airy who pursued you at Milford Station
were Federals"
81 know it from the wounds I re-
ceived."
"Was the man who you say left the
house in King William County on the
10Th of May dressed as a Confederate
or Federal?'
'He was dressed as Federal
WAS the man who yOn say led the
attack on that house on the morning of
the 18th Of June dressed as a Federal or
a Confederate"
"He was dressed as n Confederate"
care You sure that the man dressed as
a Confederate and the man dressed as a
Federal were one and the same person?'
81 am sure of it."
"Were your friends who defended you
in the house in King William County
Federals or COnfederates
'They were neither"
"Were your friends who were with YOU
at Milford Confederates or Federals?''
.'They were neither"
"Was the leader of the party who as
saulted your carriage dressed as a Con-
federate or a Federal?'
He was dressed as Confederate
"Were the men under his command
dressed as COnfederates or Federals?'
The witness refused TO answer. The
Court ordered the room cleared. When
the doors were reOpened the Judge-Advo-
cate said:
''It is decreed by the Court that you
answer the last question of the accused"
II asked you," said 1, whether the
men under command Of the leader who
assaulted your carriage were dressed as
Confederates or Federals?'
The carriage was stopped in the
night" said Scranton 81 could not see
without. Suddenly the curtain was thrown
aside, and a voice demanded my surren-
der, eXclaiming that / was surrounded.
My companion. fred pistol The ac-
cused, in retaliation, l must admit,
stunned my companion with a blow. His
body fell on me and prevented me from
making resistance; besides, my worst
wound had not yet healed. fancied, in
the darkness, that l had fallen into a
powerful ambuscade. and / could do moth
ing but surrender. When / could at last
see outside of, the, carriage l could see
that Berwick had but one follower
negro" ~
"Was the negro dressed as a Confed-