The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-02-19
save os rns euenalLLAs.
Hesby Once Sent Lcek es Ais
Salr 10 President Lincoln,


John 8 Moshy. vel known as the
commandcr Of a guerrilla band 20 the
service of tEe CculeteTncE during The
war cf the states. ana gho 10 TOW
speeiai emDioFe u The depar,mFat st
the interior showed q willingness %
talk about his wartime experiences 20
q reporter a day or TWO ago This
latter inquired into The truth o. q
story that be had entered Alexandria
In disguise.
"Oh. that story is all nonsense said
Coionei MoEbY 4 never went 70 q
place 10 disguise In ms lie These
stories arose because Of the rapid
movements Of nay command. Why.
there is an Official telegram on rle II
the war department stating that
was ia Washington il conferences
with Wilkes Booth The night uf the
killing of President Lincoln u s.
needless 20 say that the sfaiemenl
was known 20 be false by most uf tbs
federal generals
aYes. ( frequently got close C
WASHINGTON during the war. Many 8
time I would ride up to the bin "
yonder across the Potomac and look
MWH II Ma4AA hlAE III AA-An-t~ 49,
one OF two men with me. and we
would soon disappear. Just over on
the Virginia side. early one morning
I met q Mrs. Barlow on her way into
" ashington with a wagon full o. vege
tables Her husband was a federal
soldier and she was q Northern
woman. She had a pass 70 60 In and
oct OF Washington. and drove into
4 rHa4nH
70 60 10 her house often and get a cuI
"a good coffee OF course she gave
Il 10 us. knowing that We rather had
charge 81 things an along on that slas
of the gfver Well. on this particulai
morning Mrs. Barlow had pair q
j scissors hanging from her apron
Z After ! had talked with her a While
said.
AIRS. Barlow. lend me your sciss
ors'
"she handed them 70 me and
Z reached up 10 MY head. got q hold o
4 bunch u hair. cut II of and said
I Mrs BARLOW, please take this lock o
I my haiT right Ia 70 Lincoln and sa,
/ 10 hins that sin coming In 10 Sc
4 him soon aud will expect lock Of hi
7 hair ca return. She looked nue.
puzlIed. bat she said she would d
Il found ont sfierward that sh
/ rode straight 70 the White house an
I gave ihe hair 10 the President. pet
i sonaliy. refusing 10 give 4 20 any on
else The president was amused an
laughed heartily No. ] was not afrAi
10 DO this bcrause I knew that by III
time the president could attempt Q
catch nc would be thirty miles ava
Prosidcns lincoln never made at a
tempt 20 catch me because be knel
{ that I would be somewhere else u-he
h,s men arrived Many people too
information from me into Washins
ton Tor the purpose ot trying 10 brin
about my capture
[ covered the entire south side Z
Z the Potomac FOR many miles cac
way. ani the largest number of me
had Ia 1884. when sheridan Was !
the Shenandoah valley was hg
troops % cavalry. a total pf $50 mel
WITH that command We captured a
the ammunition. food and ciothiu
aud had a wagon train running
Lees army frequently with supple
we had captured No ! never WHs
general. ! was a private 90 zoe On
Virginia cavalry for the hrst IN
years ui The war. and began raisiu
iny command after hat time begi
ming with cue tusap Of cavalry Eas
Eu.n vas anncd with twu pistols az
satcr We had 40 caraiues -
Washing,on star