Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-03
From the New yorh World
Ihe Davis Petsieeat Canard.


The reasons which We gave the other day for
dlsbelleyiug the War Department fiction regard.
lng Me- DAVIS capture aud attempt 90 escape
diaguised In hla wliea pellleoat., have not been
controvettsd. so lar We have seen. by any
Journal IN tho country, Nor has II been attempt
od to be denied, 80 far a. We know. nv even the
most iacile organ OF tho War Department. that
Colonel falfeaAnn'A name, which gave the
story ell its early currency. has been Withdrawn
from IL Col0hel PRltcnAnp never believed
much more never Endorsed IL The story il Aa
suredly false. aud no American but what will be
glad 20 see lls fslslty doubly confirmed IN the
letter below. on the authority OF confederate oil
GERS, Nth Mr., DAsi. at tho time of his capture
whose word will not be dlsputed
PnilApnLnnia. June ~,
To rnK Eplroa OF Tux WORLD
STA. ! have noticed In the columns OF Ina
WOMB a statement OF reasons TOR disbslievine
the absurd reports set aaoat In regard 10 tho cap
ture OF Mr. DAVIS, and having tho facts from
frat hands. | deem II but right In the cause OF
truth to let you know them
Mr DAVIS. with hla party, consisting OF IRON
ten TO fifteen persons was travelling on dit
ierent road from that taken by Mrs DAVIS aud
her wagons. making his way lelsurely toward
tho Trans Mississippi Department, when no WAS
alarmed by reports that Mrs, DAVIS Was In dan
ger of being robbed by struggling bands OF de
sertefs, aud left in the road without means OF
moving 20 shift for herself Ito Immediately set
off late la the evening. about two days before
his capture, and rode all night TO join her. Find
/ ing that the danger was not exaggerated no re
NAMED TO protect her from molestation; intend
ing to have resumed his separate journey, unin
numbered 10y baggage, on the very morning OF
his capture The party had no Idea OF being
pursued, and the first notification of IL they had
was from the Eruption Of the cavalry into their
NJ N
and had not yet risen. The cavalry were IN pos
session OF the camp for nearly half an hour be
4 fore they seemed To find out whom they had cap.
! tured when some Que shouted We've got Old
JEFF " or some such words When taken, he was
+ IN his dressing gown, In which he had slept, anu
acted with the dignity which all who knew any
thing of him. friend or foe, would have expected
i lie WA treated with perfect respect by his cap.
tors. no scene Of any sOrt taking place, and
none of the prisoners heard anything OF the
petticoat story until they learned IL from the
Northern papers on their arrival at Fortress Mon
roe.
Ii seems almost absurd 20 combat a canard
which has no responsible author. but IL based on
the reported dictum Of some piiyates oil the
Michigan cavalry, who probably had neyor before
seen a gcnteman's dressing gown, and might
very easily have mistaken II for a lady's dress.
Yet. as n matter OF history. and since the story
has made 90 much noise, IL may deserve thie
much notice IL Ia 10 be hoped that the press Of
the country will have sufficient generosity to nc.
! knowledge their error, and retract tho caiumnies
they have aided to disseminate concerning n fallen
j foe.
The authorities for the statements In this note
are Colonel LUBBOCK, OK governor OF Texas, and
Colonel Jouxsros, son OF General Albert
SIDNEY JOHNSTON. aides de-camp TO MIR DAVIS.
and captured ~ the same time with him Both
arc gentlemen Of unimpeachabo honor and
yeracity, whose testimony no candid man can
hesitate to accept in opposition To the vague
rumors atloat about this matter, They cannot
tell their own story, therefore speak for them.
they being now, unless very lately removed.
prisoners at Fort Delaware. and any doubts ms to
| the facts contained In this communication can be
settled by reference TO them
1t seems TO me good plan always to hear
both sides before believing a story especially
where the accused is powerless even 20 speak in
his own defense, II indeed such petty malice de
serves to be dignihed by refutstion
| AUDI ALTMAN PARrEH.
The following note from the Rev. DR.. FULLER
of Baltimore, who accompanied Chief. Justice
CHASE on his recent journey TO South Carolina.
confirms the above statement
To the Editor of Tie Examiner and Chronicle;
| / notice your remark 10 Mr.. Jefferson
Davis escape. / believe, from an impartial
exa mination of the testimony land am Impair.
tial) that he was in bed when Col Pritchard's
sqadron surrounded the tents, and that he arose
and dressed himself hastily throwing shawl
around his shoulders, and was thus capturted
may be mistaken but the first stories have all eady
been stripped of much of their ludicrous decora-
tons, and Ito this complexion" the truth will
come at last. AT my request, the papers whchare
copying from YOU here will not omit my assertion
that the account is "a fable" ! am satisfied
that il H.
] Ii is only BY supposing him al imbecile that
anybody can believe he hoped to get away in
female attire. with his military boots on" (for
so the story goes.) when he himself sur
rounded at daylight r FULLER
Baltimore June IL.
DEATH OF Prominent CIrIzES.-Says the
Terrs Hsute Journal of Saturday:
Early yesterday morning our citizens were
startled by the announcement that Levi G.. War
rem, ESQ. q well known resident OF this place,
/ had been found dead in his bed at his home in
East Ohio street. corner of Eighth street. Mr..
Warren had been unwell for a day or two with
chills not so seriously but be was about the city
attending to his business usual. and he retired
on Thursday evening apparently In comfortable
condition, and, il is supposed, died sometime IN
/ the night of congestion
Mr. Warren was one of the Oldest and most
enterprising citizens of this place. man
universally Liked and respected for his many eX
cellent qnslitiss. He had resided here from boy
hood and his life was closely connected with the
business progress of Tene Hauie, in some
branch of which be was constantly engaged, and
AZ the time of his death he was President of the
Branch Bank OF the State, position he had sue
cessfully filed for several years past.
HE was about hfty years OF age. and leaves
family Of three little girls 10 mourn bis sudden
and unex pected demise