Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-06


lollo~ing report of Provost Marshal Mat.
hews, Of the 4th District, gives fuller al
,ount Of the dastardly outrage than W,
nave before published
HsAD QeAs1sss, PRcvosF MAsLHAL !
F0URTa DIsfaIcr o. Iowa.
uAJoR.
haze the honor 10 renor: that on FRIDAY
no ~ u!ttao, the time ex,ifed ct wb;cf
m OF the drafted men in Pl. esbiek coun,
; s.uld have feps rt>d, and not ha ing dnns
10 Obedisnce 10 orders, m the nex, d !
Saturday, l sent out t~o officers, Capt. jon,
l.. b, asho,o Of ApIaoo"se county, ooe ( nv
iepu ie,, aud Josiah n. Woodruff . spec Il
! gen. (nead qua ters A. O-ka COS with o..
i- f1s be arrest Of several draft. desc, teri
Sugar Greek ,ososbip. rbe, proceeded
i'll within sb. r. dss.snce of the residence vi
ue of bem when they weie attacked by q
oand Of bu,hsbacksrr, ~ they w-re passing
along The hah . ~, sboet fonrt-el mi es sou.h
/ II 0riouel, on the road 30 O. kaioosa. Wood.
nd vas killed Instantly. His body Va,
on ID about .wenty yards from the road IL
ue bu.tes, SHIT 10 the head III his b-aioe
sere scatlersd upon tie erou d, a, d s.v. raj
soles .hfoueh his t0dy. Capt. B Ashore w.
yDa 10 the road morally Wounded ahos in
ne head, through ,EzsAOdy and shen bes,
've' III had, as ne saif, with the bntt Of a
id. wnich lay besi ts b N oxen The Cap
tain talked soma, was qutte sensible. but O, "
ived q short time. By The side Of Br ,sho, Z
L ay another per. on by The uame OF g eas,p.
~h0 hsd received a wound (u doubtedl, 10.
cted b. The Cap ale or Wood uf) ,hroue h
~ thigh, sha taring the bone to pirces, al
~ho s d Q be fret M ssenger VINO c,ms 10
/ he
Mar h,, and vas sho By he band who q
sa ked him. bot Bra lore inslan ly said.
TIA is tsp, he f'npht as az ~ickedly A.
10y OF them." B ashofs's last words were
"T II tbs taptain died doing ms auy."
BeIng sat'eh d. as .e b, the mess se re.
ceiv d as from other revious Information
tia the assassins were a sworn band of no
trling magnitude eo2federated together f.
isioy purposes. one principal OBJ ct BET q.
{ rcible resistance TO the draft | forthwith
ordered company of State Militia (hsvin
previ us y re ceived from the Governor full au
thority to do 80, should at any time deem il
necessary from Grinncll an one from Monte
yuma, o the locality OF the murier, with in.
structions, Of which have copies. Amongst
these we're orders TO Gnd Gle, ,son and pr ce. d
To ke his depo iton in regard to the OUT
rage, il he was willing give Oh , and in be
mean time secure him SO th It be might lot b
conveyed away TO prevent him from givlnl
teSti,p ny against his cia,es; and to cuu
the cuu.iry n arch OF the descrttrs and al
pyIsons suspected OF being associa ed With th,
gang, and, II possible, arrest and bring them to
my eadquarlsrs. l learn from mess nae.
this ev n,ng that the officers of the CON
pa ie, Capt Back oi Grinnel au Capt Til
t. Of Mint zuua, have faithfully carr cd out
y ts.a t.fIn IA far = ha1 Enn
bieu up TO the tine the messenger eft. but
h d n yet found either OF the des r,er U,
gueiriiias, ali having left to .sseinole ,erhs 6
els where. The es mony o. Gleaso how
ever, had been ekeD, and quite nii. Ii
admits his o phi ity N tn nu der, and a. !
am informed, gives til names of the Others,
amounting 0 about twelve in number. These,
he s,y-, all he can recoiect. Particular
further than these not received
have to state, that not knowing to wha
extent his lat .inoas instruction hi gut cx
tend ss precautionary measure, and TO Inslr,
the safety vi my office rec1 ds, lists, cards
papers, / ordered a company iIOu Nes,on It
report at my neadquaI ters, which arrv. here
to-uay about nosn may d also, thai
some of the mpanies are full 10 the maxi
mum, u { having received arms from tn.
State. What they have are indifferent aud tn,
|
done what b liev 70 he tor the best i ter
es OF the service under tn circumstances, ana
nope ! shall have your APPRECIATION. l Will
'op.y e. have you advice and will fai HUI !,
execute your orders.
am Major, as ever,
Your obeuient servant,
JAMES MATHEWS,
Capt. ana frovOs Marshal,
4th Dist let, Iowa.
P.S. MONDAY, A. M-News from Su ,sr
Creek Tue conf ssions II tie son not SO SAT
lsiactory at fl st i-iorn. u n bu Ill d.
..its his completely aud tha be broke his fl
over Bashure's head. Admits the objects
tie rganizl,ion They met that uay bu. nic
not drni, agreed tha, IA ne saouid be u ST. ID
under the Dir It, q. Ny men have arrest, d
SIX oi ana have sent tn NJ, TO eth
er with Gleas TO o. aloO Jail. There is
no jail in this county ide ea safe under the
clrcuins sn.es. l sent hem. uurer es, OFT
last light. J-aks MATnkws,
Capt. and Provost Ma,-bal,
4ta District, MA