Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-08
"sPEcrAL ORDER NO. I79.
headquarters DEPARTMENT or THE GULF, I
"NEW ORLEANS, July TO- l-62
Captain and A. A. G.
ANOTHER ARREST.

This case was hardly disposed Of when we
had one of a character similar in the bitterness
of the accused. In searching for evidence
against a man named Z. u. Fisk, who was con
fined at Fort Lafayette last yeariand released on
his parole, since when he has violated his parole
in the most fragrant manner, having been work
ing for the Confederate States and army very
earnestly, a letter was found without sigma
ture. This letter was full of the most rampant
treason, and was a tissue of the most unreasOu-
able lies from beginning to end. The letter con
cluded by saying that the writer had been with
a lady who was insuted N his presence by q
Federal officer, and that he slapped the officers
face and kicked him, and then offered to meet
him, but the officer made some ''rigmsTols" ex-
cuss and declined. That for this he (the writer
was "taken before Butler," tried, and came
near being sent to Fort Jackson. Suspicion Of
having written the letter fastened on a man
named Edward Wright, and he was brought be-
fore Gen. ButleE
GENERAL BUTLER AND WRIGHT, THE sECEs-
SIONIsT
The general asked him, showing the letter
81 Did you write that ~
9" Yes" SAID Wright
" Were you ever before me ~
mo
Were you ever before any other United
States officer 2"
"No."
The general then asked him if that story about
slapping and kicking . Federal officer was not
premeditated malicious lie
Well" said Wright, it isn't true"
The general then had full recsntatiOn Of it
written, and asked him to sign it.
i" I win never sign it" said Wright.
Gen. Butler then wrote an order for Wright to
be removed to the parish prison, and to be hung
the next morning.
Wright declared in the most approved style Of
the late lamented Kirby that he would die be-
fore he would sign the paper; and as he left the
loom he pointed at pistol and said:
Msjor-General Butler, you may put every
ball of that pistol through my brain, but viii
never sigL that paper"
During the interview the general asked him if
he was always ready to lie when it suited his Cir
cumstanees.
"Oh of course" he replied to get out of
trouble I would, the same as any other man
would do"
Capt Davis, acting assistant Acknowledgement,
who was present, suggested to him that it would
be as well to spsak only for himself
WRIGHT RECANTs.
Two hours after, while Gen Butler was at
dinner, Captain GrOs keeper Of the parish prison,
came up to the house and said that Wright was
ready tOsrecant. Lieut.. Weitzel A. D. C., took
the paper down to the prison, and the prisoner
signed it. The secret Of all his assumed courage
was that he is British subject, and imagined
that he was as fully protected against 81 taking "
BY Gen. Butler as be would have been against
the smallpox if he had been successfully vac
cinated. When this fancy was dispelled he
concluded that he would be wise to make an
effort to avert his terrible sentence. He remains
in the parish prison, but has saved his neck.
ARREST WBI. H. HENNING FOR KILLING UNION
MEN.
| A man named VIM. II. Henning was arrested
on Thursday under rather singular circUm-
stances An old German woman stated to Gen.
Butler that on the day the feet arrived at the