The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-19
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The Irish FgS EPlSyRs s spsSss swset Revenge
From the NciU York Times Of today.
While in command of the Department of the
Atlantic, in 1865, General John A. Dix caused
the arrest of John Mitchell, who first became
known to the American people as a fugitive
'lrish Patriot" and afterward during the Re
belion as n writer of violent and vituperdtive
articles against the North in q Richmond paper
He was committed to Fort Lafayette.
After two days imprisonment in Fort Lata-
!ette, he was transferred to Fortress Monroe
Nhere he was kept in confinement about four
months. He has now commenced an action
against General Dix for the aforesaid imprlson-
ment, laying his damages at $25,OOO. 1he tol-
lowing is the affidavit setting forth the grounds
of his action, on which Judge McCunn issued an
order for the arrest of General Dix
Superior Court of the city of New York
John Mitchell, plaintiff, VS.. John A. Dix, defend
ant-Joln Mitchell, the plaintiff above named,
being duly says:-That during the several
times hereinafter mentioned he was, and is now,
a citizen of the State of New York, and OF the
United States of America; that heretofore, and
on or about the l4th day of June 1860, at the
city of New Ork aforesaid, the said defendant
maliciously and with the intent to injure the
plaintiff, by force took him (the plaintitt) into
custody and unlawfully confined him at the city
OF New Y Ork aforesaid, and compelled him ogo
on board a vessel under the control and com
mand OF him Cthc defendant) Mt the city of New
| York aforesaid, such boat or vessel being then
at that place. and the defendant imprisoned and
retained in close confinement this plaintiff Tor
the space of two days, and from thence this
plaintiff, by command of said defendant, was
taken to Fortress Monroe, i'm the State of Nir-
gnia and further restrained of his liberty for
the further period of four months and fourteen
days, making in all four months and sixteen
days, without reasonable cause, and without
any right or authority to do so, whereby the
plaintiff not only injured in body and
mind but was injured in his credit and
reputation, and was also prevented
from attending to his necessary
| business during that time that by said impri-
| sonment his family were deprived of their
! means of livelihood and support and subjected
| to great privation and distress that ut Fortress
| Monroe he was confined in II casemate without
| liberty to read any book except the Bible or to
converse with his fellow-prisoners, or even to
smoke for the first month of said confinement,
! and treated like common felon; that the pro-
| visions furnished him were unclean, unwhole-
| some, and unfit for use; that in two months he
was prOStrated by sickness, and seldom able to
rise from his bed that by day and by night an
| armed sentinel, with fixed bayonet, paced his
| beat backward and forward in his prison case
| mate.
After such confinement for two months, he
| was informed by his attendant physician that he
| was dying. Then, for the first time, he was
| furnished with wholesome food and permitted
| to take outdoor exercise.
That he has never been informed or in any
way appriscd of the offense for which he was
| arrested and subjected to such harsh treatment,
| by reason of all which he has been subjected to
| the.plaintiff has commenced an action against
| the defendant upon the cause OF action above
| stated. JOHN Mitchell.
| Sworn to before me this 10th day of July, 1869.
| Douglas A. Levien, Notary Public, New York
| City.
General Dix having been taken into custody
| by Sheriff O'Brien, has been admitted to bail in
| 900.