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The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
Another of President Davis's negroes runaway.
--On Saturday night last the police were informed of the fact that Cornelius, a negro man in the employ of President Davis, had run away.
Having received some clue of his whereabouts, they succeeded in finding him in a few hours after receiving the information of his escape, and lodged him in the upper station house.
When caught, there was found on his person snack enough, consisting of cold chicken, ham, preserves, bread, &c., to last him fcold chicken, ham, preserves, bread, &c., to last him for a long journey, and a large sum of money he had stolen from his master.
Sometime after being locked up he called to the keeper of the prison to give him some water, and as that gentleman incautiously opened the door of his cell to wait on him, Cornelius knocked him down and again made his escape.
Mr. Peter Everett, the only watchman present, put off after him, but before running many steps stumbled and fell injuring himself severely.