, 1869-08-21

| Arrest OF General John ~ DIX Mt E0e
Sutk of John Mitchcl-Tho Arrest OF
onment In Fortrcss 9tonroo-s25.-
COO Damages Wanted.
Frotn tA4 lf4u York Hsrasd, At.7usf ia
It Will bs reMcmoefcd tnat u the snmme; 81 o.
1 sso'y 1sT re- s iss 81 NV Il u @ sas
Mitchell was n11csted 10 ihls city by virtue Of au
oiass Stleasoasso @ ct % done Or xonis spofsn." 4c
Mr. Mitchell haa aince that time been "on the
lay FOR chance TO "ge! even I" with tho Gen-
errl but We oar1ed by tho fact that General DIX
| Was In Franco a. tho Ntnisie! OF the United
| States at the CoQrt of the Tul1eries. Recently
.he ,eseEasy npon az n ads". setting ri ioh IL
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| AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN MITCHELL
6CrEEIoE CouKT Or TIE CIT or SEw YORK
John Michel thu plMnt,I above namei: being
| duly sworp, saJs: That during tho several times
o. he ya aDa aHa r. y pos s
| Siatcs Of America; thst herrloforc, md on or
hbont the l4th day ol June, 1865, at the city Of
c,ously ana Win the intent 70 lniars The psiatn.
by force teok HIN tshe p!antin1 into custody and
unlAWfulsy connned him a. the city Of New York
vessel under the control and command Of htm
{tne defend4nt] at the city Of New York aforesaid
sss, ye esoS 1s1 .sa =, 1,aa ,a, aaa
confinement this plaintiff for the apace oftwo dsTa
and from thence this plaint1. W command Of
IN the State Of Virginia, and further restrained
Of lts Liberty for tho fultnsT period q four
moss monss and sna nsa & s T;hoa ianf r ~ ,aas
CAUSE md without any right OF authority 80 TO DO,
whereby the plaintiff was not only injured IN BOD!
reputation, and wns also prevented from atLend-
in9 10 his necessary bustness during that tine.
rr1ved of 1nelr means Of LIVELIHOOD aal support,
a9d tusc,ea to gsa, pss,ioD snd ds|,s
ctse, OF to resd nny book except tue Bible, Of 70
converse WITH bis FELLOW. prisoners, or even to
treated Ike common ielon That tho provisions
furnished him were upcieaD, unwhojcs0ne hud
unns for usc; that ln TWO months he was prol-
trated with sickness and seldom able to arise from
his bed; that by day and by night an armed scn.
tine1, with n1ed bayonet, paced his best bsck-
wari and forward In bis prison casemato
After such confinement for TWO months he was
informed BY his attendant phJatctan that he was
dyins-then for the 1rnt time he WAS furnished
with wholesome food and permitted 10 take cut
That be has never been Informed or In any way
apprtsed Of the offence for which he wa5 arrested
aud subjected to such harsh treatment, by reason
sge. to.wt1 the ean q =, ,ooo TINT tae plaintf1
| has commenced an acton against Tho defendant
| upon the causc Of action nboTc stated
sworn to before me This 10Th DAY @ oi 5uJ, lsss
Douglas A. levien, Notary Public, New York
oppg1 op AHRHaT.
dSn 9 G99a1 a.1 s 5S Gn o. Or NsT
Of tbs CITY and County Of New Yorf, as: Il hay
Jo1n Mitchell, the pfainuH. has a sutdcicnt caasc
Of action against J0nn a. DIG, the defendant here
IT, yo9 a5s required forthwith e arrest The said
cause Aores2td md hold him to ball 10 the sum Of
/ 8, 900, and return this order to noger J. Page,
York, within i've days after the serFlce Of tho
"'''~ 9'''' '''~ -' ~'' JOIN Il Hocuss,
Roger J. Page plaintiff s attorney, No. Arr-
'ay yuig iiTfs'' IS ,sSs' Is" soFf'
CorT OF UNDERTAKING.
SUrEE1oR CoCET.7John Mtehet, plairttG. It.
John 4. ntT, dsffnddht.-The above named de-
IN besn y
tho Hon John Il. McCunn, IN certain action
aboIe ramed plalntlG ssa!nst tho aboTe naned
We Jcha A. DIE, o, No. W-es. Tven,y-arst
II 'cs sna cseo ~ h
oan1cr, and Noses Taylor. Of No. laa Ffth
$50, ,Orn that the above named defendant urestcd
a. aforesaid. shall at all times render himtclf
o = S o
therein. JouE 4 DR.
sss.e ., s,e r.,., c.,y oe Gsss,s osss TtyIoE s.
tass9n iei9AIl oay eA lr5oan a. Di DiI, John j:
@'n moset TaJor TO rc Known to te the
IoFegole1 undertaking, and thcEeupon they soy.
s1May acknowledged To nc thai they executed tho
I5e ss'eues justified in double thc amount as
e".eEs. 81 Roger 7. PaEe appears as attorney
for the ptAiutt0, End IL E. Talluadge OF counsel