Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-24

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terrified enal led The Union leaders a.
accomplish an important army move
Inent
An extraordinary incident which
always brought regret 10 the SPY oC-
CURED in Virginia during the cam
paign Of Gen. Toe Hooker. KNOW
20 fame as Fighting ole" The sry
VAS delegated 10 carry messa-
and was given a shetland pony as a
means Of TRANSPORTATION She com
pleted her mission and was on ron;
back TO the Union lines when she
inadvertently rode too close to the
pi'kets aud was captur-
ed She was made up as a yourg
rlrl with long hair and Ras so re-
earled bv the Officers before whom
she vas taken She told then, thar
she lived up .u tho mountain and was
ONT riding 20 calI upon a neirhbGc
when taken Two of the young Of
uccrs were greatly smitten. and. DO.
ing Inclined to firt insisted upon
ACCOMPANYING her to her home She
Jamurred 20 ibis. buf finding that
their suspicious we're aroused by her
OPPOSITION She aW tiat her safety
ag only Boz permitting them 90 20
atoms Tbcf drove along with her
ou fI,'r horses and her ready wi
and .euauec so completely disarm-
ed fh. suspicious OF tho Southerners
and fHey were SO deeply captiyated
hy nor bcaDty and conservation. thar
thoy did not real'ge their dancer UNI
900 halted by the Union pickets and
made PRISONERS Both officers Bit.
icrly denounced her for her treach-
orl bui she reminded them that she
had urged them not TO accompany
or and both realized IL was their
own folly rather than the deception
OF the spy thar brought them into
Jeopardy shortly atterward the two
officer, both prominent IN the south
crn army We're exchanged for twn
northern officers who might nave
spent many months In prison hut foe
the exchange, aud which could hav,
been credited 20 the fair spy
Dozens Ot other experiences could
I" related all OF an interesting MS
tro and illustrative of the peirls
that besct the spy Mrs Newman
recalls that Gen Abercromhie was
the most irasclhle and petulant pa
t..It that she had ever ulrse1 Al
SETON of q pro "a Southern family he
sr.r un somewhat spoiled. aud his
'Dun"r Was not ALWAYS of tho swc-~
.-f description. Whom wounded. his
disposition was extremely irritable,
fnH .h. other nurses avoided hir,.
Mrs Newman co. Js She was kuoun
.f chat time. MIS- Mount. took PRIV
pom fu. distressed and poiulart Of.
uorr rir.sardua his rculqm ma
'Wc She dressed his wounds cooked
ns food and took great pains 20 .cn
Hnf Doc received ocrs attention that
iu, hospital afforded THE .ur-e5u.
.D.surol hor Con plyiu- so murb
'nut.uu to such confirmed sorll AMI
.ross-eum o. was soon exchanged
and went ha'k 10 the Confederate
army to alain take up bis sword Tor
iho lost cause
Mrs Newman was near tren,
seven battles during the crcat war
and was herself wounded during the
battle at Culpeppcr stray bulle,
'ra2ine her forehead 20, she viewed
he conflict She still hears tho scar
nj that injury IN 1871 Mrs New
mans first husband, Lieut. Mount,
lied in New York city. In ORDER to
support herself she entered 'hc en-
ploy of the Pinkorton Detective az
'ncv and was IN the service OF that
company for more than ten wears.
She was principally assigned 10 the
task " locating missing girls and
who were. in some instances. victims
NJ the white slave traffic She Wa
also sent to Kentucky and other Sou-
theru states TO locate Illicit stills
She was instrumental IN locating
gang of oounterfc tors ~ work near
Tuscumhia, Ala. securing work IN
button factory there. md finally sr-
curing me information which led 90
the capture Of the game hy thc PINK.
erion officers She was newer known
as am aide In that famous ease
Mrs Newman Is a member of 'ha
National Army Nurses association
and has attended the annual reun-
ions for many years She hopes o.
be able this year 10 go 20 the saith
erinc AZ Los Angeles. ca. Sha has
never drawn a pension, although D.
would appear as il her services for
ner country eutitlc her 10 some re-.
membrane As a volunteer nurse
she was not paid u will require
special act Of congress 10 reach her
case