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The Daily Dispatch: April 7, 1863., [Electronic resource], Charleston rumors. (search)
ell, finding it useless to try and get out by the routs he had chosen, hoisted the window and came inside the building. At the time the report of the musket alarmed the guard Detectives Wm. W. New and George W. Thomas were "sitting up" with Capt. A. Webster, in an upper room in pursuance of an order of General Winter that he should not be left unattended at night — Detective Thomas leaving his comrade specially in charge of Webster, repaired to the lower part of the building to ascertain the caWebster, repaired to the lower part of the building to ascertain the cause of the alarm. In doing so he had to pass down near where Campbell was enounced, and the latter briskly stepping out of his place of concealment, proceeded along in the rear of the officer, and passed the interior guard as an attache of the prison. When he got to the front door he fled with great precipitation up it. and officer gave chase. Campbell turned into 18th street, and was making good time, when the officer discharged one barrel of a revolver at him. The report alarmed several