I am not alone; I have obtained the pledge of the whole of the army to sustain me in this respect <​it​>.” After receiving these assurances, prepared to visit the prison; the morning being a little rainy favored his wearing an overcoat, in the <​side​> pocket of which he was enabled to carry a revolver <​revolving​> six shooting <​shooter​> <​pistol​>; he <​and he​> passed the guard unmolested. During his visit in the prison he slipped the revolver into Joseph’s pocket unobserved by any other individual. Joseph examined it, and asked if he had not better retain it for his own protection. [blank] <​This​> It was a providential circumstance getting the pistol into the prison, as every <​most​> other persons who had previously entered had been very rigidly searched. Joseph then handed a <​the​> <​his​> <​the​> single barrel pistol (which had been given him by who passed the guard with it concealed in the top of his boot) to his brother and said “you may have use for this”. observed, “I hate to use such things, or to see them used.” “So do I”, said Joseph “but we may want <​have​> to help