The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-30
JEFF. AND PETTICoATs.

There seems to be discrepancy IN tue
stories relating to the circumstances oil INC
capture of JEFF. Davis. The first account re-
csived was in dispatch from zen. wilson,
who, after relating the incidents OF the pur-
suit. snoks of an unfortunate collision, by
mistake. between the commands OF Colonel
Pritchard and Colonel Hardee, and stated as
follows:
.rbe firing was the first warning jeff Davis
,...;ved The captors report that he hastily
mt ON one of his wfe'sdresses and started lot the
woods, closely followed by our men, VINO al hfst
thought him a woman, but seeing mis- ooots WINNIE
he was running they suspected ms SEE. =.
race was short one; and the rebel presioen'
was soon brought TO bay. he brandsheo DOVE
knife and showed signs OF battle, put yeiu
speedily to the persuasion OF CoH,a ..
without compelling the men 10 hle. 81 p;.h he
great indignation at the energy Win "hieA 10
was pursued, saying that he had oeheNeo our
government too magnanimous TO hunt oo"h
women and children"
Another version was as follows
emo alarm was given until the advance guard,
under comm and OF Capt. c. s. HUDSON were
within few rods of the tent-dH oesng Joidea 81
the arms of Morpheus. A rush was Immediately
made, the tents surrounded, ano the en'ie P"iS
gobbled without difficulty"
The New York Herald claims to give the
facts, as follows:
ssEvery thing was profoundly silent. JET was
undoub tedly dreaming OF his former greatness,
and the entire party were wrapped in the SOM
nambu ent embrace of Morpheus, when they were
sudden started by the yelis OF The soldiers, and
awoke too late to make preparations Tor even
feeble resistance"
This account goes on to state that guard
was placed around the tent, and after some
delay Mrs, Davis and Miss Howell appeared
at the door leading an apparently decreplt
old lady, dressed in lady's morning ,crapper
with tight hood ON her head, and her face
corsred Nth small reil, and tin pail on
her arm" going for water. According to
this version a corporal raised the frock with
the point of his sabre and discovered Jett's
boots. The circumstance of the boots ought
not to have been necessary to arouse suspl'
cion. since the absurdity OF sending tor
bucket of water a decrepit old woman, who
had to be led to the door of the tent, ought to
have been sufficient of itself, not TO speak OF
the small veil and the morning wrapper
But here comes in a statement that somewhat
changes again the aspect of the affair. We
print dispatch from Washington containing
the subjoined
''The ,rater proof cloak and shGpl worn by JET.
Davis the time OF his capture were presented
to the war department o-day by Col. PrItchard'
The cloak was tCorn q shirt, and the shawl as
a hood. Under this female attire J. d. wore
full suit of drab and pair of cavalry boots.'
Now, if the cloak was worn as shirt,
what Was there to conceal the boots? JEFF
Davis is not short man, and if only this dis.
cuise was pracsiced it seems to US that his
''female attire" was rather deficient. Let
Secretary Stanton send bulletin to General
Dix giving the real, authentic facts in regard
to this momsntous matter and relieve the
painting anxiety of an interested but deeply
perplexsd world