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\ WILD MAN’S MAD DEEDS
CAPTURE
°o A F P V SOUTHERN SOLDIERS.
%*-R,>iEzWllcee Mad Antlcß
helgn of Terrer in Bragg's
CaUSeQ H e Ma de Wftr UD ° n tbe
Arm r-be Met a Meat Hor-
Troops and
rible Fata
Fr ° m . ala Julv 31. — “Speak-
BIUMiSOHAM. A nts of tbe late war
ing of ,brll lD f 1 t be historiaos,” sad
b.ch have <*^ no{ thjs city to the
Capt. Geo.fge - he . r ttie story of the
writer, did - “ Cum beriai.d Mountains?
AVUdmau ° l ln dividual sue
and demons,izin g the
c< * ded n t men of mv company worse
officers and we shpll or the
-Vrr.bole brigade of yankees had
'TJZ Bra-g'A rmy was falling back
Tei nessee before the battle of
through Ten mgde at St evens a
Cmcaiuauga. a Tlie two little towns
sod r -^ ld - f fap Cura berland
Br s.tuated at the )f Tennegsee
’“'"'“'“Tbe enemv were close behind us. so
Tiver . Tbe enem. into temporary camp,
when our army , ■ . loSl tion and our
batteries were oteced and pickets
reSr m vent a surprise, and to be
in order to {re advance. My corn
prepared for
pauy "®? , ft p ar t of the outer line
%%*£££ SAS<* ”*■ ■“
re “ b f ad h in my company at
1 cau vuij v of tllem wero on duty
a t night the other half during the day. The
nlckets were placed almost fiftv yards apart,
! number of scouts were detailed to
watch the enemv in front of us. In placing
mv men on the'picket line I visited each
' 9t Near the canter of the line a man
was stationed at the mouth of a narrow,
dark-looking ravine, which led up some
where into tbe mountains. Ihe post was
u nder a larger oak tree, and at night the
Sot was so dark a man could not bo seen
ten fee: away. The first night we were on
duty Andrew Mason, one of the best and
bravest men in my company, was at the
post under the big tree.
“When the pickets Were relieved the
next morning Mason was missing. His gun
was found on the ground at the post, and
there were signs of a desperate struggle,
but Mason could not be found. His gun
had not been discharged, and I thought a
small scouting party of the enemy bad
crept upon him unawares and taken him
prisoner. I ordered the scouts in front to
keep a close watch for foraging or scouting
parties of the enemy, and when the pickets
were changed at sundown I cautioned the
man who took tbe post under the big oak to
keep a careful lookout and not get captured.
"That night 6ome of the scouts came in
and reported that there was not a blue coat
within ten miles of us. The second morn
ing ttie picket under the oak was gone. His
gun was there and again there was evidence
of a struggle, but outside of a circle of
twenty feet we could discover no foot
prints and the man’s capture was a
mystery.
"The mysterious capture of two pickets
somewhat alarmed the men, but the man
assigned to tbe post on the third night did
not Tiirieh. He was a strapping young fel
low earned Brown, as brave as a lion, and
when I cautioned him to ba watchful he
answered witu a laugh that it would take a
whole company to carry him off alive.
Next morning Brown was gone. He had
been captured and carried oil in tbe same
mysterious manner. By this time my men
wero alarmed by these mysterious captures
and I was almost convinced that the men
had deserted. I determined to put a man
on the post that night I could trust, and
make an effort to solve the mystery.
"When the hour for relieving the pickets
arrived, the day man on the post at the
ravine was missing and his gun found lying
on the ground. This thing was getting
decidedly sensational and I determined to
clear up the mystery that night. Calling
Sergt. Moiton aside I told him of my belief
that the men were deserting, and asked him
to take the post that Might and clear up tbe
mystery of t ;e affair ii possible. Ho readily
assented, and I retired to my tent confident
that the sergeant would be found at his post
the next morning. Imagine my surprise
when a lieutenant came to my tent the fol
lowing morning and informed me that
Sergt. Moltou was missing. I hurried over
to the post and there I found the sergeant’s
gun and plenty of evidence that he had not
deserted.
“Sergt. Moiton was a powerful man
physica'ly, and his struggle with his cap
tors must have been a desperate one in
deed. The ground was torn and trampled
for a space of fifty feet, and there were
bloodstains everywhere. I tried to trace
the men and their captain, but the ground
everywhere around was covered with loose
6 •?' and *^ ere were no footprints.
i " hea tbe news of Sergt. Moulton’s capt
ure spread through the company it caused
general alarm. The men swore the place
was haunted, and giant ghosts had carried
away our pickets. I don’t believe a man in
my company would have volunteered to go
n that pest. I made up mv mind I would
solve the mystery that night if it cost me
com Paay- During the day I de
3“® , five men for duty at the oak,
UM they were not molested. When
sot came I placed a man there,
ha foul, telling him I would
“'ean extra guard around the nltce.
enneo , ne ,ea picked men, men whose
shnrff . caald r °ly on, I stationed them at
the h>„ ! ' tei i Va s 80 as to completely surround
beer ak tree "here five of my men had
Ware f“ myStenoU8 ‘y “Ptured. My orders
quiet unt?lT y v,“ a !J t 0 reniain P erf *-tly
bee'then in 6 b l ard a smuggle under the
ontheno-?' to the relief of tbe lna "
ifitcinMv rher p was to be no shot fired
thr. be avc ided. I wanted to capture
tioa?roa en ° U! , onem y allve - I took ap> si-
tKd. 01 a rds and about fifty
silence ' larkneSs wa ? intense and the
awful oil in esslve - I s ot a aound broke the
to u hVfcr 1 rald ?‘K bt . wh " n I
br- ir “,J ‘‘tr and a faiut n°ise among the
*nd -rl h f O b ' K tree - 1 hstened intently,
t'aVS aft's Pl t mly th ® r<Uing of t£e
aboutWe tree.° a “ iffial ' VM
beard thfnfnf Wy flVe minutes after I
the tree whf u * an ? on K the branches of
w ith a hr. en s ? me ob J e ct fell to the ground
cry lf b f vy t luJ - Instantly there was a
der the ui .1 frora J tho “tinel un
rush forwaVo } shouted to my men to
0!) ly ‘ As we closed in we could
Ordered mf rraßßtrUggli:lK 88 if for life
quickly ,' to T seize both, and as
1 ; nade i'Eht. My
ci third nJL he grasp of a *ftant. A man
tea j | , a " s ’ ' Tltb [ong matted hair and
tody a a n in tbe sold i er around the
“ ‘ b “ arms to bis side.
tf iat of gth bf , tb “ strange being was
before mvtf C> and 11, was Bever al minutes
P"Wei him l h° ri .. COU i and com pletely over
bim to t jii h f ll ? flre ai * d WB dragged
bound. He left'h bero , b f was securely
s W i W bea if and Ktoiated at us like
efforts mtnrinerf - uttered no sound. All
We had solve 1 thi lm 1 t talk proved fu tile.
of l ur men h tbem >stry of the capture
w, uld we'le ar U n t , t {'' w tbe 'iuoation was how
ft be mounu,n h fat f- Tbis " lld man
of them but ? b u° doubt ca Ptured all
He Mobaidy h“t, had bo d, ->ne with them 1
tnountain L ln * otne °ve in the
but we o Lhr Carr " yl bi 9 prisoners
w ouid guid,, us ght noVer flnd i* unless ho
* bd “gain what be
r' 1 " 1 Ik. auswar ,? h ,® ca Ught, but re
• itn ujhJ j <♦, i x Then I tried to make
k b l d h- J ni > /!: n, Wbat 1 wan ted to
nianlike in,L>, n ,{, lau g“ed a wild, urihu
bb ioi the btgW wWJ, reßmlnad by thn fi,e
' J “d until ß dtvujht ou r Prisonersecureiy
bun hi, id,,, . v if l.? bt ' i bß,> I promised
done w lt |i th/, ‘ b< i w . 01l * and toll wnat ho had
b. h* dof Te ►ir‘ ,ad or guide
ri>ly. 1 Mlw tn? tb , ' ro P o ‘ ,t *°n hs madn
‘ **>V the wau was a mamao and
I
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:lti
feet*
decided to try strategy to gain the informa.
' tion I wanted.
•'Placing my mm around him with fisad
bayonets, I ttolioned him to so on, but he
w >uld not move. The wild man was over six
! teet nigh and would weigh t r batily over
’ liV) pounds. His hair and beard were ionr
and unkempt and his clothes were a mass
of rags and tatters. I noticed an ugly look
ing scar on the top of his bead, evidently
fr >m a saber cut. and, as I afterward
learned, that was the cuus • of nis insaaity.
“Threats, per-uasi n and force all failing
to induce him to ta ko* to lead us to bis
hiding place, I decided to try another plan.
! Telling my men to let the man go, loiaered
them to shoulder arms and we started back
toward camp. Tn scheme was successful.
Tbe moment the wild man realized he was
at liberty he dashea off up the narrow
ravlue. Calling my men to follow me I
started in pursuit.
“It was all we could do to keep him in
sight, so great was his speed. He evidently
did not suspect that we would follow him,
for ho never once looked back. Up the
narrow ravine he led us a lively- chase for a
mile or more. We had been climbing all
the way and were near the summit of the
Cumberland mountan s when the wild man
turned aside from tbe ravine and started to
enter a large cave. Then he looked back
for the fi; st time and saw u< in pursuit. He
stood still a moment, then turned and again
ran on toward the summit of the mountain.
“Ordering two of my men to remain and
watch the cave 1 pushed on with the others
in pursuit of the wild man. He ran on
probably 300 yards to the edge of a high
precipice. There he turned, and, picking
up several large stones, hurled them at us
with great force and we dodged the stones
and pressed on. Seeing escape cut off the
man turned and, uttering a wild, unearthly
cry leaped over ttie precipice. 1 shut my
eyes as I saw- tyim leap into space. We
cautiously crawled up to the edge of the
cliff aud looking down we could see the
mangled body of the wild man lying on
the rocks more than 100 feet below. There
was no chance to reach the body, so we
turned and retraced our steps to the cave.
Tl "re we found the missing pickets.
‘ The cave was the dwelling place of the
wild man, aud inside the five men of my
company who had fallen into his hands
were tied to stakes driven in the ground.
They had not been harmed by their wild
captor, but had been without food and
water since their capture, and their limbs
were stiff and sore where they had been
bound. Not one of them expected to escape
alive and their joy can be better imagined
than described when I cut the cords that
bound them.' Not ote word nad the wild
man spoken to any of them, but from bis
manner and gestures they were of the
opinion that ho was saving them for some
fiendish torture which his crazed brain
would suggest.
“He had captured the first man by creep
ing upon him in tho darkness. After that
his plan was to return to iho spot during
the night, and, climbing the big oaks, con
ceal hims If among the branches, where he
would remain until the next night, and then
drop on his victim from the tree.
“A few days later I learned the story of
the wild man of the mountains from a resi
dent of that locality. His name was 8.1 l
Patton, and before the war he bad lived in
a small cabin up on the mountain and
earned a scant livelihood by hunting and
fishing. He was a union man in sentiment
and refused to join tbe confederate array.
One day he was captured by a squad
of home guards while he was sell
ing some game in Bridgeport and they
started with him to the neatest conscripting
office. On the way he escaped from his
captors, after a desperate struggle, in wnieh
he received a terrible cut on the head with
a saber. He recovered from the wound, but
it loft him a maniac. Ho took to the
mountain again and lived in caves, subsist
ing on the game he could kill, ln his
madness he hud probably planned a terrible
revenge for the wound which destroyed his
reason.”
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