The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
TORIES of Quantrell, the guer-
 rilla chieftain, attract atten-

ton nowadays and are gwen big headings in the newspapers, and cause lively discussion whenever they appear.
 August 9, from Victoria, B. C., there came story telling of the noted raider being alive and living under the name of John Sharp.
 The news item says Quantrell was recognized by a member of the cav airy troop that cut up his force in Kentucky, and that he admitted his identity.
 According to this story Quantrell said that he had been pronounced fatally wounded by the hospital sur geon, was deserted for other pa tients, and took a horse and rode several miles into the country, and as soon as he recovered, returned to Missouri. Later he had gone to South America, Chile, and then had finally drifted to Texas, and by stages on north, until about ten years ago, when he had become a trapper on the northern coast.
 This story was denied by minis ter, who insisted he saw him die. in Kentucky, and in Kansas there are said to be lock of hair and bones of the guerrilla that led the famous raid on Lawrence.
 August F, cones Jacob Pike, of Lawrence, Kas., who brings forth numerous alleged proofs that there were two Quantrells, cousins, and that one died in Kentucky, but that the raider, Charles Hart Quantrell, was killed in Missouri in 1864 and was buried by his devoted sweet heart near Sni hills, in that State.
 August l3, Hiram J George, one of Quantrells band, now living at Oak Grove, Missouri, said that Quantrell was wounded in Kentucky near Georgetown, in 1865, was placed in Catholic hospital, was supposed to have died, but he (George) believes he escaped, later came to Missouri. and after meeting several of his old companions, left the country. George says friend of his later conversed with him in California.
 There have been many other simi- lar stories published, each with its own particular characteristics, and no two just alike.
 Hearing that General R. c. Sha- yer, than whom probably no man in Arkansas is better known from his record in the army of the Confeder- acy in that State, had known the famous 2 errilla personally. and had seen him since the war. represen- tative of The Star called upon him at his home in this city.
 
 General Shaver says he first knew Quantrel at Camp Mazzard, located five or six miles south of Fort Smith, in the fall of 1862. At that time that part of the Confederate army under General Hindman, in which was a brigade commanded by General Shaver, was in winter quar- ters at Camp Mazzard.
 QIantrell's company reported to Hir dman, and in order to enable him to draw subsistence and forage he had to be attached to some bri- gade, and selected the brigade com manded by General Shaver. He was ther euponattached to the generals brigade, and was under his imme- diate command for more than two months.
 General Shaver's later meeting with the guerrilla. which adds in terest to the subject, is related by him as follows:
 "One Saturday afternoon in the latter part of August, 1868, while l was living at Jacksonport, Ark, six horsemen rode into that town and stopped at livery stable belonging to Col. Dick Davis, now dead, and Inquired for a hotel. Col. Davis cited them to hotel conducted by Mrs. Wood. They were reticent, but went to the hotel and registered under assumed names, as was after wards discovered.
 After supper Quantrell inquired of Mrs. Wood where lived. Mrs. Wood directed him to my house, and he reached it about dark. was at supper when he knocked, but went out to see who it was, and met Quantrell at the door. It was not too dark for me to recognize him at once, and called him hy name, re- marking: When I first got sight of v0u thourht if was a ghost as I