New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-27
Davis Manacled.f

The Philadelphia Telegraph yesterday has the
BALTIMORE Thursday. May 25 1865.
A gentleman who lives at Old Point, and who
hft there yesterday evening informs me that Jen
Davis the arch traitor. IS absolutely now III irons
Manacles attached to both his ankles, being united
by a strong iron chain some three or four eet long
5oined to this. midway, is also another chsln
The process or operation Of putting irons or the
prisoner WAS highly exciting. as related by those who
performed the task Two guards. well armed were IN
his cell 1t is their duty and those relieving thoD 10
guard him thus constantly day and night.
At given hour the blacksmith and his assist ant.
obedIent TO orders. entered the great Cotton Kings
apartment They had with Them The manaces. II was
announced to the President of The cavedn Southern
Confederacy that they had put irons upon him.
He looked al these Of Vulcan With all the steInness Of
hs nature, and proud bearing pd unhnchiug eye.
telling them ii could not be that Trey were going TO
treat fallen foe thus. that he would not submit
He asked 10 see the commander Of the fort asserting
that there must be some mistake in the matter. He
wanted to know where the orders came from.
The commandant could not be seen but upon being
told the orders were direct from Washington and must
be executed. be still resisted, threatening vengeance
upon the if they attempted TO perform their work.
life !" "Order the guards TO shoot me /" &C.
Additional guards were called, and the work was I'M
dertaken.
fDaly it became necessary to lay him upon his back on
the floor of the CELL and hold him there while the man
aclcs were being ryeted TO bis ankles After conelud'
ing the work owing 20 great e4ertions IN resistance
the "mighty fallen was almost exhausted Never be-
fore proud spirit, strong will. so CON-
pletely subdued.
Like Cromwell, he might wei! repeat the solilo-
Guy: Farewell, = long farewell, 10 all my
greatness" After being thus securely ironed,
and realizings that resistance was useless. be
neasurably subsidized into calmer condition,
thinking perhaps of The many poor soldiers who saf
Tered and starved in his Rebel bastiies his
count and BY his order and permission. Possibly he
came to a realizing that their comfort and their
lives were just as good and valuable az bis own
He DOW, jn his hours of solitude ruminste unon
The ruin De has wrought" and draw the contrast be-
tween his own measurably light sufierngs compared
with the waings of thousands upon thousands OF our
noble Union boys. who have had the very mai hood
starved out of tnem while his prisoners.
"Asns nhunAnty to makes countless millions NOUN
Like MctlDgafS gun 1t has reeoiled, and knocked
che over Good substantial soldier fare Is given
20 the prisoner Just 1t distributed 20 Others As be
has grown some hat msanthropic indicative, TO
tain degree OF desperation IL is thought best in order
shat justice may not be cheated by suioide. TO keep
all edge tools and destructive weapons Of his reach
Hence solitary silver spoon, to facilitate the eating u
soup Is the only ornament of his festive board. HIS
hands left free Of handouts that he may better
~ when wishing 10 regale upon tins dish.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BALTIMORE, Friday May &C. 1865.
Whilst our soldiers were attempting to
manace him he struck one Of the men, and endeayored
get bayOnet from the guard, is supposed with
suicidal purpose. He was finally thrown down on the
bed in his CELL and the irons closely Tiyeted to both
ankles.