Year: 1874

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"Wby,--, what in the deuce are you
doing here ?"


"That's not my name, sir ~ replied.
" You are as much mistaken as Mr..
Grand"


" Mistaken not bit of it, know you
perfectly WELL and as you are Yankee,
want to know what you are doing in Con-
federate camp!'


AS did not make any answer,he turned
to the soldier and asked for information,
me, which was very little. The captain
asked him if had sought to gain any in
formation, and being told what had asked
for, he put his hand on my shoulder, with
the declaration that he arrested me as
Union spy


"Be little careful, sir !' said 1, blus-
tering up, and hoping to frighten him out
of his purpose. Look out how you
charge an honest citizen with such mat
ter as that ~


He replied that he was perfectly satisfied
as to my identity, and that he should have
me imprisoned until such time as 1 could
be tried by court-martial. / expected to
be taken back to camp, but he informed
me that he should take me to the town
Jail. The haversack was delivered over to
Grand, the soldier was sharply reprimanded
for being in my company, and was Or
dere6 to march ahead Of the captain into
Leesburg. The town was all hustle and
excitement, and no one gave me particular
notice as walked through the streets to
the Jail building. was turned over to the
jailer, with demand that he should keep
a sharp lookout over my movements, and 1
soon found myself behind the bars. The
captain returned in about half an hour
having with him his old partner and a
clerk, and both at once identified me. 1
still denied that / was the person whom
they supposed, doing SO on the ground
that such course might delay and embar-
rass my court-martial. had already ar
ranged q character for myself, and intended
to come out with name and an abiding
place in due time. If claimed to be John
Jones, living forty miles away, and good
Confederate, perhaps my judges would
make some inquiries before condemning
me.


The men left very much disgusted at my
pertinacity in adhering to what they were
convinced was an untruth, and / sat down
on the miserable bed to hold an interview
with myself. had been caught in the enc
my's camp doing spy business, and if 1
was not hung as spy, twould be point
of good luck hardly to be looked for.
While reproached myself for not having
adopted some other role, reproaches did
not console me in my strait, nor would
they assist me out Of the difficulty.


The main thing is not to get in Jail. The
main thing, if one does get in Jail, is to get
out. Five minutes after sitting down on
the bed, got up again and proceeded to
make thorough examination of the cell,
with view Of escaping from it. It was
about eight feet long, six feet wide, con-
tained no window, and an iron door shut
me in. 1t opened directly on the main
hall, so that if were once out Of the small
box, could have show of escape at one
of the two doors which opened outside,
one on the street and the other into the
yard. After the jailer had retired, be.
gan singing and shouting, to see what
companionship had. l ascertained by
this that the jail was comparatively empty,
the only two other prisoners being in cells
, at the further end. After a close exami.
nation of the door, made up my mind
that could sqeeze through by saving of
the bars, as they were wide apart. On


coming in, my knife had been taken away
from me, as well as my gold, and the jailel


had made me strip to the skin, to search


for written proofs that was a spy.
had not SO much as a pin about me, an6


must have saw if went through the
: door.


just at dark the jailer returned, made al
; examination of the door, to see If had beer
at work. and then went of, saying that h(


would send me some supper. Ten minutes
. afterwards, slovenly young man, uot
over intelligent in looks, brought in the
meal, and with it knife and fork. While
7 ] was eating, he walked up and down the


hall, whistling and singing, and when
3 was through, he came and removed the
( dishes. l thought would try him little
s hoping to bribe him in some way, but h'
: replied that ho had been Instructed not Il
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