The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-29
JEFTy DAVIS SHAWL AND CLOAK.
Presentation Of These Articles 20 the
fary Of Wa@Authentle Account

Presentation of Enese Articles 20 the
Seerefary of Wa%Authent1c Account
OF n Capture. ~
The Washington Chronicle of Friday
contains an interesting account Of the pre-
seutation of the shawl and cloak of Jefer-
son Davis TO the Secretary of War, to-
gsther with Colonel P~ritchard's account of
the pursuit and capture of the rebel Preti.
dent, from which we extract as follows;
ID o.. g. TIE PRESENTATION.
Yesterday morning LieutenantC Colonel
B. ID Pritchsrd, Capt in O. T. Hudson,
First Lieutenant Silss ]. SEswlurd, Lieu
tenant A. B. Primpton, and twsnty-three
men Of the 4th Michigan esvslry, (the reg
iment that captured JEFF Davis, arrived
in The city from Fortress Monroe, on the
steamer City of Albany, Capt NJ Irtin. The
Colonel and several of his officers took
rooms st VIII IIds, and, between II mi
O'Clock P. M, Colonel Pritchsrd and
Captain Hudson proceeded 10 the War
Department and delivered to Secretary
Stanton, in person, Mrs. Davis garments,
which had been used BY JEFF Davis as q
disguise in which to escape from his camp
AFTER It had been surrounded also q bezu-
tifuI silk flag, found IN Dsvis trunk, which
had been captured from the l50sh Penn
sylvsnias regiment, besides q lot of papers
fund with Davis and @. Q. Clay. b
ID The ga ments presented were q water
proof cloak. we'll worn, part cotton and
part wool, and of 8 pepper and salt color,
and q black wooden shawl with q fancy col
ored border. The clothing, hsg and papers
we're by the Secretary Of Wal turned over
to his AdjutanJ General for ss'e-keeping.
ai Mr.. Stanton then thanked Col. PriIch-
ard ami his men, ia the name OF the Pres'-
dent and the people of the United States,
for the faithful perform snce Of his task, and
Congratulated him on his success.
The Secretary here informed Colonel
Pritchsrd that the reward offered for JEFF.
Davis would be distributed according TO the
Officers report of the sffAir, and that each
soldier would be presented ssuitable medal.
He then requested the Colonel to report to
him at the War Department today ut ten
o'clock, when Colonel PriJchsrd and Cap
tam Hudson withdrew from the room and
returned 20 the hotel.
Among the spectators of this interesting
scene we're Senators Wilson, Of Msssschu-
sets, and Foot of Vermont; Governor
FsntoD, Of New York; Assistant Adjutsnt
Generals Townsend and Nichols Major
Eekert superintendent of Military Tele.
graphs, &c.
THE C~APTURE-JEFF DISGUISED.
During the Colonel's absence Mrs. Davis
appeared at the door of her tent in her
night clothes and stated that no one wss
in there but defenceless women and child.
rem and desired that she might accompany
her olG mother to the creek to get some
water to wash in. Permission was given
her, and in q few minutes she came out
wilma person bearing on her arm a water
pail, and proceeded toward the creek She
had gone but ten rods, however, when
Corporal Munger noticed that the " old
mother" was 8 very tall lady. He also
nOtiesdZWhen she held up her dress that
the %srticles upon her feet were not slippers,
but cavalry boots, into which his pants.
looms were stuffed. 'aa ..- aia
he then halted the pair, at the same time
raising hjs csrbine and cooking il, snd
placing the muzzs about four feet from the
suspicious ir diViduaPs face. Mrs. Davis
here threw her arm around her psrtuer's
neck, and placed her hand over the face, st
the same time prsying the corporal not to
shoot him, aud urging "Mr- Davis" 10
keep quiet, he having muttered something
about wsnting to die fright here, aud BE-
ing "Ieady 70 meet his doom By this
timelsome four or FIVE had ridden up and
had their csrbines cooked and pointed at
Davis. The pair we're then taken back TO
Aojatant Diekerson.
JEFF. IYE HIS oPINIoN
The Colonel approached jeff Davis, and
said, "Whst may 1 call you? Davis re-
piled, aAnything or anybody you please p
when the Colonel said, @Well, l will call
you, JEFF. Davis" After Davis pondered a
few seconds, "WsD, that is my nsme."-
He here folded his arms on his breast, in q
defiant manner, saying, II suppose you
think this is brave, to stack s defenceless
tram of women and children. l think it
is vandalism, cowsrdice, theft"
Davis denied being concerned in the
project of disseminating the President, and
ssid that better terms could have been had
Of Nj. Lincoln for the South han from
any one else he said he was sorry he
had been murdered. he did not believe
Mr.. Lincoln had anything against him
he believed President johnson had.
MRS. JEFF ON JEFF's. PRINCIPLEs.
Mrs. Davis, during the conversation,
said: HGentlemen you may not see Mr..
DAVIS principles as he does. He is q very
reverend man"
THE SHAWL III CLoAK.
We may here remark that, subsequently,
Colonel Pritchard had the cloak and shawl
removed from the person of Davis, and