The Monte Vista journal., 1907-12-28
CAPTURING A sly.

Hs Died Game, Rssuains - Peach On
His AeeomplIess.
During the winter Of 1se3-e4, while
steele's army lay at Little Rock, Ark,
4 was usual to send out squads Of
Halry-z0 or 30 men-commanded
by . lieutenant. to the outposts to
stay week or ten days before being
relieved. While out ON these expedi-
tons the bareback and SOW bosom
would get very common. and 20 on one
occasion Q comrade and myself pre-
vailed on our lieutenant to let ~ 90
out In the country beyond and try to
get something in the vegetable or fowl
line for . change. He consented, and
We went out and gathered . supply
leach had . sack). and were returning
to camp, when We saw . man riding
through the woods some distance
away. From the direction In which
he was going we surmised that he had
gone around the picket post. handed
my sack to my comrade. and told him
that believed l would take that fel.
low in. He had gone down into . de-
preston by this time. and evidently
had not seen Us. I turned my horse
and put him on the run. and by the
time he came again into sight was
less than 100 yards from him, and
commanded him to halt. He stopped,
turned around. rode toward me, and
when he came up handed me . pass.
I looked at 1t, and saw that It was
genuine. with Gen. steele's name At
Dtached. asked him why he went
around the picket post When we
got to the post the lieutenant came
out to the road. took the pass, glanced
at 1t. turned to Us and said: "Take
this man to Steele's headquarters ~
quick n you can get him there" We
took him to headquarters. continues the
writer In National Tribune. and when
Steele saw him he said: AHA. my man,
I was looking for you. I didn't think
you would escape my hellhounds."
There was some private mark on that
pass that the officers of the outpost
understood. Sewed up in the leg.fend.
ers Of his saddle were found complete
maps Of our army. all the forts and
number Of guns. Steele ordered VI to
take him to our regimental guard
house. had seen this man frequently
around our regimental suffers tent
lone Bill Whiteman) all the forepart
OF the winter He seemed to stop there
part Of the time. We also had . Capt.
Whiteman in the regiment, . brother
to the sutler. When this fellow had
been confined In our guard house two
or three weeks Capt. Whiteman came
to mo and asked me II wasn't on
guard at the guard house. told him
that I was. and he said: Take that
fellow out and give him = chance to
run. They will keep him and fatten
him up two or three months and then
turn him loose. and there IL NO doubt
but he II . spy" He didn't tell
me to pop him. but that 10 what he In
tended me to do. took him out in
the night. and told him they were 20
ing to hang him. and that he had bet.
ter run. but he wouldn't do It, and
was very glad afterward that he didn't.
- they hanged him In . short time.
On April Is following this incident
I was taken prisoner At Marks Mills.
Ark. and after We were taken . con.
federate omcer rode up and asked II
there were any Of the Seventh Mis-.
souri, cavalry In the squad. Some fool
said Yes" (There 10 Always . fool ON
such occasions). The confederate said:
I'VE are going to hang every son Of
them. They caught one Of our men up
At Little Rock last winter and hung
him" II he had known that was the
man Who captured him there would
probably have been something doing.
and would have been the center Of at.
traction. Needless to say made myself
about - small - I could. and felt
about the size Of . jacksnips. will
not dwell on the horrors OF our pris.
on life. We were nrst taken to Camp
Ford. Tex. $50 were taken to another
prison near Austin. and what was left
Of my crowd OF 247 were exchanged
In December st Galveston. Tex. and
brought TO New Orleans. Quite . mum.
bsr were % nearly starved that they
died AFTER being exchanged.
Vanity Makes Ml0flto,