, 1865-06-25
.EEE'E. DAVIS If u CONDUCT
I'm NlEKlCtD.
AMdavtt Ia support the Charge. =

FoRT SsxIItyo, M.nn., June II, 1865.
Editors st. Taul Pres:
GS11EME +: an not anxious to gct my
rane in PRINT, but Us I have iuadvsrtantly
become rarity to very Interesting piece Of
history. 1t becomes me to sustain my position
III vcuchlng for the narrator Of the story re-
r.ctine JEFF. Davis, WHICH bas been called In
quest on by j. B. C., in the New York World.
Tbs fac:s ase these:
An honest soldier tells an apparent, truth
ful etGry of tie carly acts 6f a notorious. flfa.
mous ttaitor-fttfersou Davis. Tles. acts
consisted In disshcJing the orders Of G suoe-
1Iol-vlelaripg hts word Of honor when ar
rested-of running n"ax-of bsl1E knocked
dp1n by the sergeant Of the .nayd finally Of
suing for mercyl The said soldier was on iu-
ty at the place where the difficulty occurred.
lie cfllcer was Davis, Colonel Of tbe Msss's.
s'1pi regiment. The conduct Of the officer in
rrsitttng u fawini order Of his supc1io, Is sI-
ii.cly il keeping With the whate career otthe
nan who, ID ptttfcoats and too:s. subse--
quentls ANONYMOUSLY su@sepdered to another
tqua ly as brave as the crtc who app:chen-
dtd him years oga.
afr. John i. Dickson, the Guard who fo.tn-
uateay calEht the runniug JeE-Who mar
rates all Tue circumstances respecting The
cor: n:lonc'atrd concentration Of me ,uness.
ar5xcit{, yillatny aud cowa4dice which have
nIat ked hts Track for ycass, could have no
nctwe-can calu no political powet-cer.a!n.
Is catnot uds au .e his recuHiasy interests In
slyicg to the put'l'ca statement offacts over
lEs own nsmr, whch h. must hare known,
II false. ceu'd easily have been dlspsoFe1;
Tor Ihc manner fu which the P.oatfT comes to
the te$cue'os the reputation of the arch
a!tor aud murderer Of our pr1s3nere-aye,
OF an accessory before the fact Of the nssts:na-
ton Of President Lincoln h A,nselt-is conela-
slve evidence TO an intelligent public, that
IA. B. C.'' In New + Tosk, so infamous a
scouutrtl as J. 4. Davis has his 1rlends, h.s
e,mtHthizers and Ills defenders.
It is barely possible that Nr. Dickson msy
be mistaken as to the identity Of the notor!-
Gus JeG. l do not think So. The fac:s as
name was Davis. he was Colonel Of a N,s-
si*s'rpl regiment He did commit the acts as
all, scd. Ills conduct there Is entirely in
kecp:rE with every subsequent act Of Jeii.
Dav1e' llfr, even up up to the t!ae Of his In
! ca1ceiation in prison, and 1ha exhibition Of
| strong probability to the correctness Of the
story, hut poluta out the only Itan In tho
Cnited States. who being mean enough to do
what J-G. Davis Is alleged to have done, was
| Nero Of cid, fiddle while the country that
| eercated him WAS burning:
Hariuc thus written in Justification of my
act in va,lrhinE for lhe reliability uf the au-
| thor and The grounds for ms belief In the
| ctnec;ucss ef bus story, snts oduee The fol-
D
ru.nu, must prove conclusive.
| AFFIDAVIT or Jo1S l. D1cEsox-
| reErcp.1y appeared before me thu 17h dsy OF
June. 1855, Jthn A. Dieksyu, VINO On beng euly
| tW4rn, G poe.& sld eayt:
7sE sol 1e: IL the Mexican var. md enlisted
| {rcun 1t..ruIs, in t'emuapy u. 6ss Testmeot. Vas
i at MppieYey. End eefyrd ss sn{d,sf dus'os she
| N . piey,ons ccmmunic71icu Of mine. and pa1-
l,sc &c In the ST. Paul Prfss, tuoy p'a:c }oa-feeH
outha atle, the cattle Of Bueua Etsta, and under
| r3 neE.ocai observation. TIE Dirts alluded 10
tF mr Was co:oce1 Of A!.s:ss!p7l Ee:1taent-
presE,nu, and am now. that It was thc verta,ie
jeE, The hcad and front Of the south-so rsee1:
Lon. know nf no other Coonsi By the ual. OF
, D4vt8 1t ths hesl of 3t,ef1s.eppt te2lUeut> ut
fh1t Or ary vther ttne. As was the gu ..a Hau
tte w5oe conversation between :hs sa1d DaFts
SD Gen. II ool, snd noted p,tt1cplsYly the pecu:
lisr charaet* Iieica Of the Inao fosu nctoft and
utter h. Wis kcocked down bJ Ser2eant Prce-.:
(.e.sesnt Of the guAral-l an ri conrlrc ID
s:st ~ B: c~tn The Nv fosk u ne s a. u, j. m's; 2.
the .Gstr tcok plscs some fons'ecn-!!s may be
ti9Afffnl mopfhs aff<r the tatsle In which Jefer'
mn Day,s was wounaed. The description oi
Jefferson nsvi. as given by TBS LeFsp7pctt. ac
rau 1ho tet a. det.l C sha order ot Gen. Taut,
and aho snrsequtDtlI Was obliged - sue Tor
mercy to esye himself senm severe 'puaa.h
| The s,4'euent MY en3fchten the paes:c - to
| the lpvtfertte hatred Dsvs eEcr aftsrEirds ho:s
fcr Gen. Woo', and II ans further DOUBTS exist =
der, <rpeetrnly refer al tnsh daubt1r. 70 j.
saorn It d .chscTshe1 TO refa.e nc ibis l7,a d.,
| {! June, 1865, Wx 4 VIC ccCLIrr,
i Notary PopEic, M,nu.
i In conclusion, I would state, tnst, altno1ef