Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-23

Cd supplies for his men and forage for
bis hDrseS The southerners having
been supplied had not long left the
farm when Captain Coleman and his
troops rode up from different direc
ton Upon the captain asking for in
formation of Bates comma I'D the farm
er said:
They have just left here. If you
are after them you'll find them near
here tonight. Bates girl lives few
miles down the road. and he's sure to
go to see her this evening. I'll show
you the roads by which you can ap-
proach the house from different direc-
tons and surround it."
The offer was gladly accepted, and
when it was quite dark the farmer
sent one Of his boys to reconnofter the
pardsans. 1t was learned that the
band was bivouacked In the yard of
the house of one Colonel Payton. CON-
handing a Confederate regiment in
east Tennessee. whose daughter Dol
y was engaged to Carroll Bates.
About 10 o'clock q hundred Federal
cavalrymen. converging. encircled the
house and captured the entire band.
The men were In the yard. most Of
them asleep. but Bates was in the
house With his f3ancee: -'|-
ziAt the time Of the capture Dolly
Payton was begging her, lover to OBJ
tain a commission from the confeder-
ate governmenrSand thus avoid certain
n FRI ~ ,fa~y Efo$ asS+
gned that by doing so he would be
come a very small part Of a large
army and could not as such be as use
fm to the cauDe. She was holding up
to-: him the horror she would -expe-
rience in case he were captured when
they were startled by shots without
The door was thrown open. and Cap
tain Coleman stepped in with a drawn
revolver In each hand. confronting
Bates. around whom the girl had
thrown her arms.
Bates. seeing that he was caught, en-
deavored to unwind Dolly's arms. but
| she would not. Coleman. touched by
the scene. stood waiting. waving bac
his men who had followed him into
the house Finally Bates unwou,
the arms that encircled him. and the
| girl fell to the floor in faint. Col
man motioned Bates to take her up.
He did so and placed her ON the soft
By this time members of the family
appeared. took charge of Dolly, and
Bates was taken outside. The thirty
partisans were in charge Of three tim *
their number of Union cavalrymen and
escape was hopeless.
The next morning Captain Coleman
entered the house and asked for writ
ing material He desired to send q
courier to his general with report
Of the capture and to ask for instruc
tons. While he was writing Dolly
Payton. white as a cloth. came in.
What will you do with them?" she
asked.
THAT Is for the general to decide"
Il know what he Will decide. He
will order you to shoot them ALL"
There was no reply to this.
And VII, will he shoot themY' thu
!
With view to saving them. Because
they are Fighting as citizens and not al
soldiers. On this account they mus
suffer the punishment Of these band.
Of robbers who will murder and pillags
our people as well as yours"
The captain was attentive, but ht
had nothing to say. How could he ar
que matter Of Justice with CIR
whose lover he expected to be ordered
to shoot in cold blood?
''Guerriilas are monsters" she con
ttnued. land should be shot whenever
captured. At least I would not NOV,
a hand to save them. But these boy
are gentlemen's sons. They are fight
ing for a cause which they conside
to be just. Their leader, Carroll Bates
comes Of one Of the Oldest families
in Tennessee"
And a brave man." fhe captain pu
in. <fs && s: .- e. 5..s.} 3t 81 ss;2fy.
Yes. a brave man. Again and ,agai,
with his handful Of men he has. rid
den many miles in the rear Of you
lines and attacked guards much Lar
/ ger than bis force His only mistak
|, has been that be IL not q soldier b
], the army Consid der that these boy
4 are full Of zeal. They have NOT stop
4 ped to think that they should max
= war IN g certain fashlcn, They Low