The chronicle=news., 1913-07-14
CIVIL war Girl
IN TURMOIL

Kansas CITY. No. July 1.-THE
deeds Of slender bluc-sysd southern
xiri. who lived sad loved ssd faIrI,
tcrr0rissd federal soldiers In Boon.
willie. No.. In The ssisriaG iimes of
the early s0's. siiil arc made the
subject Of nssy . rsninisceui story.
Mary Carroll Ut Roossviiic wss AZ
fearless ~ she vas pretty. ss defiant
~ shc wss clever aud resourrefui.
shs could ride = horse - we'll ~
any cavsirymss aud she could walk.
too. wheu the occasaon demanded.
She snvxsicd arms aud ammunition
tO confederate soldiers. right under
the very ndses Of the fsderaiS. she
aided In the escape Of three prisoa-
crs who were under scnt-ace Of death
Finally she Was imprison~d herself.
hut her ready wit wos her release.
30 Il 10 only natural that those WIN
were aeixhbo Of this daunilcsa IS
yesr-old girl should stili have vivid
rscoilections OF her.
To-day Mrs. Mary Carroll Brookss
lives quietly With her son in Kansas
City At ct3 Norton avenue. She 10
20 yrsrx old but her mind IL alert
aud her clear eyes have not al,oxetn-
rr lost their laughter.
In the ~inter Of iss5 Dennis Car
roll. brother Of Ntss Mary. MAS at.
rested by federal soldier. on the
charge Of 6cisG . confederate ~py
and. together with two other men.
Mas,ia Patrick and Lieut.. Charles
Browniess. Was imprison-d. Col d.
Ware. In command OF the Boonvllic
post. ordered the three men shot. but
on account Of the sudden Illness Of
Patrick the execution was deferred
four weeks.
Carroll and Bsowuisss we're held
In prison aud whca Patrick rccov-
cred he Was placed In the sxme ceii
with them. g-
Mary Carroll obtained permIss.on
from Colonel Cslhsswopd. In charge
Of the post. 10 take meals to her
brother and his fricnds and "a. give
him sny sistesly relief she could.
10 day after day. aornies snA ev.
rnlx. Mary visited the federal jail
With basket Of provisions on her
srm. II vas sinoss dsr3 10 the cell
when Miss Mary brought the evening
meal. This caused her brother Ia
dsvise = plan Of escapc. '"snusGic
me In n file and y crowbar whsu you
come tomorrow Night" he whispered
in his sisters esr one night. wei
break out tho bars On the window
and escape
10 the next evening Mary carried
q short stout crowbar and file
dangling from her waist beneath her
hoop skirt. She left them In the dark
cell upobscrved by the guards.
But that nixht the three men were
caught In the act Of breaking out
the bars and the work had to be done
all over again. under greater difficui-
ties now. for the men were thrown
In chains and placed In q coli Will.
ont windows.
Fur some reason or other Miss
Mary was not suspected at the time
Of being responsible for the presence
of the crowbar In the cell of the
doomed prisoners and from then on
she worked with more assurance.
The only hope OF escape now wa.
to obtain Il key that would unlock
the cell door and Miss Mary unhesi.
tatingly set herself the task OF pro.
curing such u key.
Being comely young woman II
was not strange that the federal
soldiers about the prison should pa.
her marked attention on her visit,
to her brother
4 IAickily for Miss Mary and hcl
brother. the man who was hardes
hit was the young sergeant In charg,
. Of the jail-he who always carried
! the precious key at his belt.
!, One day as the execution time wa
: drawing near the young sergean
asked her II he might accompany he
e to her home. t.-
: Why. no, I wouldn't be seen OF
the street with q federal soldier,
replied Miss Mary. archiy.
Then may visit you at you
, house tonight" persisted the soldier
: We'll. perhaps wouldn't objec
& to that" she teased back ut him owe
3 her shoulder as she hurried away.
Il OF course he went to the home
t He was young aud he made violen
love to Miss Mary. who half encour
;. aged. half repulsed him as womel