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three including the Captain got away, but it is said they were captured by the Kentuckians; fifty-three surrendered, and were taken to Jeffersonville to the penitentiary. They were members of the 4th Kentucky (rebel) Cavalry, and said they had been with Morgan for a long time. They also said that they were the men who robbed the Adams Express Company of some $6000 or $8000 not long ago somewhere north of Nashville. They were all, Mr. Com ingore says, intelligent sharp men, and were evidently selected for their superior shrewdness for the expedition, which was not intended as a predatory raid, in which the rule was to burn, steal and destroy, but as a trick to get fresh horses in place o£ their own worn out animals. They thought this couldbest.be done by playing off “Union soldiers” on the people, pretending they were on the hunt of deserters. They said that after they had got as far North as they wanted to go they meant on their way back to steal and ravage at will, but our people gathered up for a fight too rapidly and compelled them to run without ravaging anything. It was a badly ruined expedition, and its final and complete destruction is due to the guide who led them to the island. We could not learn his name, but he deserves to have it recorded for general admiration.
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Indianapolis Daily Journal
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Tue, Jun 23, 1863
Page 2
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