Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1892 — HE SAVED WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HE SAVED WASHINGTON.

Thomas O. Harter Prevented Lee from Knterlng: the Capital. When Jerry Simpson, in the course of his remarks on the floor of the House,, not long since, solemnly ex-

claimed, “Now, Mr. Speaker, I have a constituent of my own here from the State of Kansas, who, I will venture to say, has done more for this country in regard to valuable services rendered in the war of the rebellion than any man rec-

ommended to a position in this Congress, I do not care wnere he comes from,” he referred to Sergeant Thos. O. Harter, of Ulysses, Grant County, Kansas. He continued: “He actually saved the army of General Pope from destruction in 1862, saving the city of Washington from capture by the rebel army. He was a man in the employ of the Sc-

cret Service, and went through the lines into Richmond, entered the rebel army, becoming a spy, and got intelligence that would save the army of Pope. As soon as he obtained the intelligence, he worked his way through the rebel lines, swam the river, got across safely, and informed General Pope of the danger which menaced him. And he has evidence to show for it, being the signatures of Generals Pope and Sigel.”

T. O. HARTER.