The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-09
Why led. Davis Was Put In rroas-
Aunthrr account Of ltis Capture.

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TIM wsia.n ton RgrrmIcAS Of wednesday
tsvgt
NrHe, and how Icr Davis WAS ntsnAclsd. or
.th'r J." was m-iaDl,I 80 -ll, e. .rou '"Vr.-
'I't "a t.inc uaeoIislIy. IL 90 uuo mat ironi
wre placed on his tett, Tut t'ey wcro Fu 7slGou'-
Is T'-l scl-vuru they 80 answered their pur-
pose. st urly was be imp. ripUs sud LsIgltg, -
USUAL, lut he became absolutely 90 5t-cpcI Ius,
20 Huu she guard, a. using the Cheers 'ud their
government thro lns his food II his attendants,
AM t'SrIng u 9cge's on passion 10 tat1yrs gem
,'lllv-s1me. iTcs threatening Others sometimes
mel dramatically couruug bayonc. puucure Of
his own breast. A. necessity and pus1bly As =
pun .-hucut aud warning -ordcr7 were given TO
place msuacles his feet. The Captain IN charge,
attended by hacks'1i'h AMI uiauaces, approach
- saving, 'Mr. D.ys, have a very unI lcasant
du,y ,o perform" my God - exclaimed JET,
"you donI inteul ~ put those tn ngs on me p
Suci were tie orders; the ttptsin could only
ubey. JsfI. r'mcnsIracd--thcy should never lie
| put ou--tho Captain mutt 80 10 Gen llallecs and
have tie order CouLIermandei. The Captain
replied "RIt, Nr DaNis, the order came rom Gen
| H.loyk" DAVIS insisted thst the order must lie
| uuuutcrmsn,ci. The Captain sad "iou are
IN tary man. Mr.. DAVIS, and know thAt my ouly
| cuut-c N, ~ obey ordurs." JC1 then went Oh ia
sworc covering pasfiun than ueiOre, and declared
| b would never he itonoi alive After becoming
| litt col, and mechanically placing one foot on q
stool, sc Captain told tho blacksmith t. proceed.
Le.a.ne forward to take to his tho heels Of his
rrlel majesty, JcH SCI zed him, aud with a yisor-
| ous push Nmblol h1m backward on the for
tNe lIhNh aililtn, lAfiIl lLlENhlt hlTleQ MS
| hrmuer 81 "thc Pfcstcnt," but missed him.
DNy- then attempted to Nc Le gun, and as. cd to
| DO lRyoneted. Tho guards presented bayonets,
aud the Captain feared H. might rush upon them,
| SD order Il tue guard 10 AL back. The Cap.
| tain then called In four stout men, aud ordered
| them to lay Jct on his bunk, which they did, the
| pr souCr resisting with r,most preIernAsuTal
| strcnyth, and writing in their grssU while tue
| lu kSuith hammered on the rvct with VIII.
Wen placed IN his chair again, Jtf. looked IN ut
TER despair upon his E,uacci limbs and burst
| into tears. Tia medicine had the Gtslroi elect
| AMI tAo great rotol hccamc comparatively doclo
far less donsnt, tut more depressed; and the irons
| have ,IuSe lccu removed. IL Was feared tnst he
| would stArve Lilus, to death, refusing perslsently
10 eat s,id.er'J ratons, (Which &. Clay nunchcs
| VitAJut LIuruur, and his phy stefan proscr Ded
| more syret sble uct, which abe Prcsldenr' LIe
| with great s'i1.ty Ind still enjoys 1hc extra fare.
On beng asked what he Thought u tie neglect Of
lis Generals 10 TAke any provision tor llB safety,
or iOs amnesty With tuU rest os the army, Lv SAID
| he was PRISONER, and " uisnt become HIM to
| speak % t,but that any man of sense eOud iHdJ-
Ine uhat he Thought
Correspondent, Of the Rochester pRNocBA1,
writing from thc Fortress, says;
lie now walks lis cell almost conGtsntly, and
anuscs himself a. he approaches c1her Nsl by
trying To ruthls urger ON the careless flies III dot
the ~ bite~ ashci surface, hut ihcy invariably, ike
tie throne he sought to gras ou 10 him. llc talks
la I"ud, strong voice, aud IN very inq 4.silve
TIE Ir.vEea have s,rct orders not q SPEAK a. him
yet ,.casiouSl y they VIII answer question ia
sa't OF r,te. gray has been exchanged Tor one OF
black.
Tie D,iroI FnrF Pigss has received from Major
Hudson of hat city, who conn sndei the squad Z
taS Fourth Michigan Cavalry, who cspturei Dav $,
be following story Of the scene;
To VI, Hudson was given the duty ~ sur.
rouu,Nur the tenI %, tho rebel cuief. lie picked
rl'esu VI / hest men and proceeded to execute
The order, which vas done with cunsumusic * u,
and to the Of his IA
The place of captIre MAS about one hundred and
twenty tive miles south 90 Msc, I IN the wq-ds adj
z joining tAC small town Of lrwnsvllc. Ancr tie ~.
der al teru properly executed ofGurruuni.ny She
J ttuL te MAJur preceded t. the tent Il DAVIS,
{ where no WAS met 10y Mrs, Davis, sumeSlu sn
dishdb u. she incurred II thuy Intended b. IN
NAue tLo privacy OF lAdy's apartment. Ibr MAJOR
70 Thought not A. tins JuuctIrc, an Individual hay-
4 lug tht appearance n' AutquatCi granlsu.,,
, dressed with ui. r waterproof cloak All shaw
Ll.Nus l-e inevitable hoop SKIRT however, accom-.
"a I~ue4 by aNoua, ucsro servant sIrL bringing a
- 81 NJ. ou. set oner ed irolu the TENT HjparuuIy
o., Cor thc pap o. ". going TO SO sprut toe a
- ll.-'s To-. w'.er. LIS was an iu.euiou.
y dr',", a. Mrs. ptIs to set her bus AZ
f, i.r.I ~ t'o Iluc-. The rps' filled and Je.u~,un
. It-.H vas c.SeoNrrei. TIE servant trl ran uack
'ac "1L an Jefferson WAS soon oto'llA.ly Sc
r 'lrt' For some tan. lo rCua ucu sulky, very
20 uu"n 70 ttr the 'aqA..l U. an Old lady % need Il
h,' 7''. 'n.r.. .At extract %! strong tea; tut ts
80 ''F."s 'us' A.icr N"c. eot oycr his ''tts," ali
Dc. ~.' l't Wu'u.gGt.yg, oouyugs.ng freely GA
a M''"' topics h.t maintaining pru-rlt slru,,
90 o4cl'.tat il.. .iy -'t = tH.aI events. On the'l
y va. n' g. "ruoas Monroe, Ar. AMI Ar'. Day.,
d .1t '. ta'-aI -ute,r Nuoa of meeting old
" ht'hH lh N.su.n.ion, mourning about old as
..a'tr tHd o"u'puy expecting 90 be ho4i,e.
'HI O.. ''t upon 'rr wing 81 the eaplIa. Davis bA,
re- AL. '''. DOB Vain w. i.us years TO destroy. 700,
II t- IIt'hNfU I'D,.Nlu- Size order RON aecrcl4r,
. t''nl"n :" forward Sac rarIrou,s worn uS DAVIS "a
81 We an N 900 capture, Major liudson called .or
C. ME-, DAVIS WHO WIS very noisnAph Sac accuse,