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ne lareci.Sparkc-s, fearing oiher correspond- 11man y ofhip-\fic-LhevnersDies.hements would send out the story of his wounding. was anxious to communl-cate with his wife in Washington^ and reassure him. I later found him in constabulary headquarters, pleading with Major ‘ Tony Gaujot of that body, a notorious gunman who gained his rep- jutation in Bloody Mingo, to he al- lowed to telephone his wife.Gaujot's replies were mostly sneersita! Other officers finally got Sparkes' callthrough.totheasWe were informed that we could i send our press stuff by telegraph—af ter is was censored. I sent a brief dis !:1 was! patch to Huntington, together with the some personal messages, and learned £f aied later that the former was delayed until too late to be of use This, how-iIever, was not fault of jvhoever the C;1 censor might be, as he rushed my stuff through with but one deletion, the rn words without arms in a sentencewas'hatre-thelies.Indescribing miners leaving the battlefront near Sharpies for th**ir home. l' * i in* That statement was a fact. fit'hey! Major Thompson to Rescue Prfed-j I then cast about for means of re- lnm*jJ lease from my detention. Luckily. * *n ised Major Thompson had arrived at the.'vlt;head of a detachment of regulars, anddespite the fact that he was over whelmed with details he took time toif a Is is jth€ straighten out my affairs and made itpossible for me to get a pass through ^1 all guards and all 1ir.es to Chari-ston.As T was leaving headquarters. 1 en-countered Miss Morris and her guard. W(tptymalier«* She was in a highly nervous state® and told me of almost unbelievable Insuits at the hands of constabulary nudag-tceswndeputies in the hotel. When we were first taken there our guards were in-!*r u^‘i structed to remain outside our rooms °pinl wh?n we entered them hut to keep us *n nt*| in sight elsewhere. T saw the ignorant U fin 1.aremountain lt;hoy who had her in chargeenter her room with her and insist he was acting under instructions. He ary j was not. At least, none that I heard.'Ins] Miss Morris was unable even to re-r«'imove the stains of our experience while neIn j in Logan.hyor-ledT sought to aid Miss Morris and Craig to find Major Thompson but, ln-ja~ stead, met up with Major Gaujot again 1,0 Ain't you got what you want?” he d* *I #ma growled at me.to A r-• Yes. but MIm Morriss f\ ; *or# ♦TitThen beat it ns-| But Miss Morris-------’*.*ort! Beat It. j ri£5rts At the railway station T was later;- joined by Mias Morris. After obtain 1 Ing my pass I had succeeded in in - i ducing ray guard—a fine young chap1'*'1 who became great chums with me. to'transfer himself to the task of guard- Klt;)' ing her. * jniEWithout wishing to sret this young ,8°’ man in bad, f mav say that she lofr i*s'eLogan without the formality of obtain-1**1*1ing a pas*ma1415 a |/ac»o. 1! Eubanks’ last admonition to me was I ^0lto give us a square deal. T assumed | fip(meant to tell the truth, and 1 promIik nlt;1Ised.I have kept my promise. j ”itCHARLF.STOMWOi J*(ten;
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sun, Sep 04, 1921
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