The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

gunboats had returned to Fort Nom
roe and that the coast was again
clear. We then learned that General
/ Wister had made a thorough search
for us the morning after our depar-
/ ture, and was deeply chagrined be-
cause of the failure of his expedition
and was greatly incensed against the
citizens because they had not aided
him.
Federal Bnrbaritics.
| The morning after we left SQUAD
ron of cavalry rode rapidly down into
Sands Smiths yard and in some way
insulted Mr.. Smith, who was man
to whom fear was unknown. Mr. Smith
was so enraged at what was said to
him that he ran into the house and
secured his double barreled shotgun
and shot dead tho first man that had
insulted him, and was upon the point
4 of pulling another from his saddle when
the others of the squadron rode IN
and felled him with their sabres. Mr..
Smith was injured but slightly. and
was then bound The Yankees pulled
his buggy out OF tho carriage house,
tied Mr.. Smith TO tho seat behind the
the buggy tthc seat then used to
carry trunks upon). and told him that
N''N-' f'pAAtt ASor.Ec uUtll
he could be taken before the whole
command. Theer were seven or eight
daughters of Mr.. Smith then in tho
dwelling, and with tears they begged
to bid farewell to their old father, but
We're ruthlessly pushed aside and not
allowed to speak to him.
Mr.. Smith was then taken up between
Colonl Tabbs and Mathews Courthouse
and there hung upon tree on the
roadside, and while still hanging his
body was riddled with bullets. When
Captain Reall heard of 1t the next day
he was overwhelmed with grief and
am sure that II he had ever caught
the men connected with that raid they
would have suffered as much or more.
If possible, than our old friend and hero,
Sands Smith.
Another Raid Planned.
After this tragedy Captain Beall
was moro anxious than ever to do all
the injury that was possible to the
Federals. and at once began prepara-
lions to capture the gunboat. on which
he hoped TO make the Yankees feel the
force of his anger at the murder OF
Sands Smith. It was about November
10 that Captain Beall and Lieutenant
Mcclure set out with HIS party and
again crossed the Chesapeake Bay in
the Raven and Swan. We first cap
tured schooner. in which Captain
Beall proposed to conceal his men un-
til night, when he planned to capture
gunboat lying at anchor near Ches-
connessex, Accomac county. After
consultation with his advisers. Cap
tain Beall, thinking that our boats be-
ing SO much larger and handsomer than
those used as tenders for schooners
(our boats being the hest ships life
boats), determined to have them hid
den IN some OF the nearby coyes, and
ordered Edmondson to take a crew
and carry them into some cove out of
sight and then TO come to the schooner
at o'clock the next night Edmond
son took command of them, and with
Fitzgerald, Thomas, Crouch. Churn and
myself, sailed away from the schooner
and into what appeared In the dark
e most excellent hiding place. Ed
mondson and all the others except
and went over into the island and laid
down TO sleep.
Fitzgerald and myself remained In
the boats and were soon fast asleep.
The next morning when we awakened
the sun was shining brightly. and we
could see that a great mistake had
been made as to our being hidden.
For. while 1t had appeared to have
been a. most secluded spot in the night.
we soon found that If any ono were to
sail by the mouth Of the inlet our
boats could be seen. However, Ed
mondson, who was in command,
thought that there would be still
greater danger Of our capture If we
attempted to go into any other inlet.
He therefore directed Fitzgerald and
myself to remain In tho boats, and he
himself and the rest of the party again
crept over into the island which was
densely covered With sage brush. and
fell asleep.
A Sry at Hand.
Near IL o'clock fisherman sailing by
the mouth OF the inlet sailed In and
up to our boats and inquired who we
were. do not remember whether
1t was Fitzgerald or myself that told
him that we We're with a party from
Baltimore who had run down on n
hunting trip. and We're resting until
the tide rose, when we expected to sail
Up the bay and spend the night near
the gunboat, We We're afraid to shoot
the fellow, as any firing would have
attracted many of the hundreds of fish
ing smacks that appeared to be near
tho mouth of the inlet, and we hoped
that he would be satisfied with our
statement, as he told us he was fishing
in one OF the many smacks that lay
outside. If he had come near enough
and kept him, but he kept some dis
lance away while talking to u.s. He
wished us all luck on our hunting trip
and sailed out OF tho inlet We saw
him sail In the direction OF the fish,
ing smaelSs and concluded that we had