The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-25
Details Of JoF. Davis OapturcI
Tho rot,icoat 5ccnol

,rrost of JeiT. DAVIS, iully cohulu'ug wv
oI,cinl accounts already published, Whei
/ thc Guard went 10 the tent thy wor'
moi by Mrs.. Dnyis, en- distdbtHc, wi b
. pIente. gentlemen, dUn't disturb tlo pri
vooy of ladies before they have time &
dross." "All right, madnm," said ih'
Corpornl. "wc will wait I'LL you have OF
v,ur duds." Presently there appeared a.
! The tent door nm ostcnsblc old lady, with
bucket on her arm, escorted by NJ 8.
Davis and her sister. "plcaec, let my
old mother 90 to the spring for como wa
ter 10 wash In, - said Mrs. Davis, IN o
plcudiur tone. at strike, me your moth
or wears very big boots, said the guard
ns he hoistcd the old lddy's dress with hls
ssbcr aud discovered pair Of number ]"
cnlrskins; "and whskcrs, too said tho
Scrgcnnt. ns he pulled the hood from her
ncc. and lol jeff. Davis in all his niue
N ,s stood before them. A Spencer r.n'
/ was Immediately pointed at his cnr' ile
was marched back 1, his tent and placed
in turpncc vile. Only about $4,000 m
spccic Sas with the party, though several
boxes were not vet tscnrchcd. They were
| brought nlurr, howcv r, and VIII be del-
iyercd TO the authorities ut Washington.
There we're lopnd on the person OF Post
master General Il gan papers showing
Inrge amount OF specie shipped for Lon.
don. which will also bc delivered to tho
authorities by Colonel Pritchard. The
latter, with his prisoners, started mmcdl.
niely for Mncon. Tho pnrty wcrc al
snllcn, rnd Davis remarked To Prhchnrd
that. had they not been tukcn 10y surprise,
they yould't hnvc surrendered without
fight.
While on tho road, they received a
cnny of President Johuson's proclnmntlon
offering 100000 fur Davis. DAVIS read
IL, trembled, his hands dropped to bis side,
aud, with n proun, he dropped tho paper.
His wirc picked IL up, read IL aloud, aud
the entire party burst into icars.
The cnvalralc arrived at Macon OF the
Isth, aud soon after took n special train
for Atlnntn, and thence TO Augusta
Stcphrns and Wheeler were captured by
drtnchmcnts of General Upton's division,
and Clay aud lady surrendered to general
Wilson, at Macon.
The JIcrald's Fortress Monroe special
gives the full particulars Of tho pursuit and
cnpturc of JEFF. Davis. Tho purity which
arrived IL the steamer Clyde consisted OF
! Colonel ID. II. pdlchard, Captain Charles
Il. Hudson, aud I.icu,cnonts Stanhcr and
! purinrton, of the Ath Michigan Cavalry
W ith their cscoIting party; JcE Davis
lwira ard ch ldrcn, John II. Regan, recent
~ Postmaster General Of the c"nIcdcracy
Coloncls WIN. l.. Johnson aud =. r.
Lubbick, Aids.Jc camp; Burton n. Ilar-
lrson, Private Secretary TO JelT. Davis
Howell and sister, brother and slater Ia
Mrs. Davis; two waiting-naids aud sew
cral negro men servants; also, Alex. II
Stephens, Nice.Presidcnt, Clement G.
y Clay, of Alubnmu, and wife, Major Gen
, ,,ra! Joseph Wheeler and four Staff olli
ccrs. =,
The IlcraiI's correspondent saws that
fully a week before General Wilson re-
ecivcd the proclamation e' 'ho 'rSs'ucn
Johusou, ofyerinu u reward to,' he capture
, of Davis and others, he had sent sS9ut
on, in all directions, and took every pre-
caution to preclude the possibility Of an!
unilivcs escaping, who were in range o
c the cavalry. lie soon gained tho inform
I ntion that Davis aud his escort had beer
at Washington, Georgia, and immediate
ly sent forces IN all directions To picket
tho ferries on the Ocmu'gco and Flint
Rivers; also, ON ni, cross-roods lending
! thereto. Colonel prIttJnrd let Macot
Q at & o'clock on tho 7lh, with orders t'
push, By forced marches, until ono hun
drcd miles down the Ocmugcc, and from
twenty five 10 fly milcs beyond our out
posts; to take possession Ola the ferries
} aud throw out scouts on the opposite side
Of the river, to nscrtain the approach, or
passage of parties from Richmond.
lie had special directions TO look out
for Jcif. Davis aud cortcgc. Colonel
Prlchard marched all night on the 9Th,
and went into cnmp at o'clock A. NJ,
ON the Sth. thi-ly.siX miles from the place
of rstatting. At 10 o'clock he again set
out in pursuit. lie arrived at Hawkins.
willie at 6 O'Clock. Here hc found do.
| tail of officers aud twenty-five men guard
ing tho ferry, aud the citizens had gather
cd in body, threatening to mob the sol
dicrs, Colonel pritchard rodo up to tho
mob and told thcm it they harmed sol.
dier in any way after he would return and
burn the town TO ashes. This hnd sal
utOry effect, and tho crowd diSbandcd.
After sending 4 couiicr back with dis
patches To Colonel Minty, he pushed on
three miles further aud went into camp.
At sunrise next morling the cavalcadc
was again on the march in tho direction
of Abbcvillc, which point they reached
about 3 y. NJ, Here they met dclach'
mcnt of the ist Wisconsin, under tho
! Lieutenant Colonel, and learned from him
as we'll as cit zens, that train answering
the description had crossed Ocmulgoe
| Ryer at Browns Ferry nt midnight.
Tho train had lett Abbovillo at 4 A.
NJ, the same morning, in the direction OF
1rwinville. A detachment OF tho LIST
Michiqan followed on IN the direct road,
aud Colonel prhLhard determined 10 take
a picked force of mounted men, of his
command, aud give chase in another dir
cciion. Accordingly he selected seven
officers and l2S men, leaving the rcmaiu-
der Of the regiment, about 800 strong,
under Captain Hathaway, 10 guard the
ferries and sco"t the country north of
the RIVER.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
detachment moved out, going down the
/ Ocmulgoe River. They took tho Blind
Woods RoNd toward Irwinvillo, whore
they arrived at2 O'Clock on tho morning
of the 10th, Here they passed them.
selves oil for rebels, and inquired for the
/, uaia, describing il as near as possible.
Colonel Pritchsrd immediately made
preparations for his capture, res.iug ne.
lrocs for gnides. When within n mile
aud half oi the camp he halted under
cover Of an cminencc, and dismountcd
|. his men and sent them, under Lieutenant
Preston, to gain the rear of the camp aud
prcvea, escape in that direction,
At Atduylight, Colonel fgitoham moved
c on the camp. No alarm was gwen until
the advSnoe-guard, under Captain Hud
d, sou, were within few rods, all of then