The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-05-19
The Flight and Capture OF
Jefferson Davis.

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might be found, was not definitely
known. He was flying, however, in
hot haste from his pursuers, accom-
panied by his family and military
household with an escort of two
thousand cavalry and large amount
of silver and gold coin. He was trying
by stealth and forced marches through
mountain gorges and bye-places, to
escape from the United States troops
now operating in Alabama and Georg
in. The booty which impeded his
fight was plundered by him and his /
colleagues from the Richmond banks
Like felon, fugitive from justice, he
was trying, after the confederate bub-
bic had collapsed, to gain some accos-
sible point on the coast whore he
could take his ill-gstten plumber and
fec to foreign parts.
President johnson offered large
reward for him whom Sanders the CO.
assassin calls "our Christian President
and while his pursuers were on his
trail, they were encouraged by loud
shouts from his late adhorents stop
the runaway Catch the thief who
has deceived and robbed Us.
We remember the pious periods with
which the official proclsmations and
other state papers of this.arch Traitor
were rounded and the Pecksnifian
protestations Of honesty by which lie
claimed that his administration was
to be governed and the rebel cause in
general was to be upheld. We re
member also the analysis of the char
acter of Jefferson Davis, made years
ago by his father-in-law, Gen. Zachary
Taylor who pronounced him econ
summate scoundrel and a hypocritical
adventurer. But even old Jack could
hardly have foreseen that his son-in-
law would close his inglorious career
by robbing those whom he had seduc-
ed into rebellion and endeayor, like
guilty wretch, to escape with his sto-
len specie from the sunny south which
he had deceived and disgraced by his
ambition, avarice and cowardice.
Perhaps the flight Of no criminal
has attracted more attention from
Christendom than that of Jefferson Da-
Wis. The main cause of this can be
traced to his completely with the muir.
der of Abraham Lincoln and the at
tempted assassination of the Hon
William H. Seward; for such compile
ity is said to be not n matter Of donb
or suspicion but is rendered certain
by plenary evidence in the bureau 0
military justice at Washington. 1t i
now confidently asserted in high ofic
ial circles that while Booth pulled In
fatal trigger, Jefferson Davis pointe'
the pistol While the one fed to tn
sacred soil of Virginia and was kille
in barn on CARROTS farm near Poi
Royal, the real assassin surrounde
with armed men was trying to escaI
from Justice, while the cries of "sto
Thief stop Thief y were echoe
throughout the limits of this Republi
whore the report Of his flight could /
carried by telegraph, or on the wins
of the press
Our fears that the arch-traitC
would escape and go unwhipt of ia
tice, have proved groundless. III
runaway has been oyeltaken at las
The thief has been auested-and
now in custody. The kilograms gi
en- elsewhere, in This week S TRAEsoRIp
tell the story how, when, where an
by whom this capture was accomplis
ed. 1t is one of the best as we'll
most amusing items of news we cou
communicate. Ii will cause mu
qualification to the friends of this Il
public throughout the civilized worl
to learn that the arch-traitor, WI
plotted against the best goyernme
under the sun, was caught III woman
clothes and in that plight surrendc
ing, and now is in durance vile and
be tried for those offences which ha
rendered him one of the most I'M
nous characters in the history of Il
Southern rebellion, if not in the q
nails of crime. Caught sneaking
woman's clothing by some portion
Gen. Wilson's cavalry near Irwinsyil
his disguise proved wholly insufiicie
for the boots he wore betrayed his s.
Although he brandished awhile
elegant bowie knife, yet at the persl
sion of a Yankees good revoly
the Commander in Chief Of the C,
federate forces, arrayed in his Wi
hoops and dress clustered awhile q
was soon forced to surrender.
Fit end of such career as he I
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