. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . news hushed all noise and merri-ment, and we passed the whole day -in the most heartfelt mourning for iour leader. Yet we did not give up hope for ourselves, for we had ;always understood that his casewas more serious than our amount of provision we received here was very small, and we suf-fered much from hunger. A little alleviation was provided by the kind-ness of outside friends, who gave us a small amount of money with whichseveral loaves were purchased—though the price was high. Ross, who:w
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . news hushed all noise and merri-ment, and we passed the whole day -in the most heartfelt mourning for iour leader. Yet we did not give up hope for ourselves, for we had ;always understood that his casewas more serious than our amount of provision we received here was very small, and we suf-fered much from hunger. A little alleviation was provided by the kind-ness of outside friends, who gave us a small amount of money with whichseveral loaves were purchased—though the price was high. Ross, who:was a Freemason, was able to get some help in that manner which he wasvery ready to share with his comrades. I also met with a great piece ofgood fortune. Before leaving Chattanooga I had asked the Captain of;the guard if he could not borrow a law-book from some lawyer for methat I might have it to read during the terribly long days; he promised toask, and did so. Very much to my surprise, he brought the book. Whenwe were moved it had to be returned, and I thought that my prison law--. Judge O. P. Temple. From a photograph. Knoxvillc. 267 studies were ended, as the same thing could hardly occur a second from some of the Union men of Knoxville I heard that Judge Tem-ple was a most kindly and liberal man of Union sentiments. I put thematter to a practical test by sending him a note asking for a copy of Greenleaf on Evidence. It came promptly, and soon after I had avisit from the Judge himself. The opportunity for studying law was agrand one. I could make long hours and corresponding progress ! Atfirst this new pursuit afforded no small amusement to the prisoners out-side, to whom the sight of one of the most desperate prisoners shut upin a cage, yet wearing spectacles and reading law from a huge volume bythe hour—sometimes aloud, whenany body would listen—was ex-ceedingly ludicrous. But I hada double profit in gaining knowl-edge, and passing the terriblehours pleasa
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