How John Morgan Got Away.-

Columbus, O., March7.- TheColumbus Dispatch sent a reporter to John Radebaugh, on Swan street, to get Information about the raeu who led tlie horses attached to the funeral car which carried Lincolu's remains through the streets of Colunibus en route from Washington to Springfield, Hls. Radebaugh at that time was ohief clerk to the United States assistant quartermaster, the late Colonel Raymond Burr, located in this city. Speaking of various matters about the war, Mr. Radebaugh said he could glve the true account of the escape of General John Morgan and his comrades from the Ohio penitentiary. Being urged to do so, Mr. Radebaugh said: rftanton orderod their release, rftanton Bdid Morgan was being held in a felon's prison in violation of the rules of war. The Confederaties were threatening retaliutioii. rSr-aiiton sent a secret order to Governor Tod to release Morgan. The fituai ion was cxplaincd to Tod. Therfl was fear that the public eould not be made to uuderstand the circumstancès. There was intenso feeling against Mür (tan aiunng the people. Radebaugh sald i "Governor Tod cali a conferenco wlth Col anel Young, his military scerelary; War den Merion, of the peniteritlary; Colonel Burr, tbe quarterinaster, and mysolf. lt was decided to allow Morgan to escape. Merion was to manage the escape. Ws were pledged to secrecy. Morgan and is men understood this. They all walked aut the front door "I, ïnyself, met John Morgan just outide the prisou and went with hun to the depot, where he took the train for Cincinnati. This was about 10 o'clock at night. That is the true f-tory of the esoape of Morgan, as I uu willing to swoar to it. I suppose Governor Tod either dostroyed the order from Stanton or ooncealed it among bis personal offeets. I am the only nerson living who took p.irt in the affair." It has always been belioved by many persons that Morgan bought his way out and Warden Merion was greatly censured by the public, but in investigation under official autliority cleared his skirts. Radebaugh's reason for making the afifair public U that he will soon pass away and his belief that blamo will not now be attached to the men who set Morgan tree.