Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-04-10

IL that br;ef I tan - ,r;rntss IN. tha - r,cst
mournful mare m tho histnrv az Rnrs
IlinQton.
TATrR.-A4 two O'Clock. This norn:-
inr. no more bndies had bean recovar.
cred from the rnins of the Pond huiid.
inq,--Burlinoton Hnmkeue. &
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Tho Reason why Jesrerscn Davis Was
mot Prosecuted Explained by Judge
Clidord.
It lie a little cnrious how great ayents
fade from the memory. The Charles
ton Dnilv Ne,r, nnhl3shas = nsrrativa
said to have heen d;scInsed hv .Tndre
Clifford. Of Snnreme Gonrt ofihaTT'
st dinner.tabIe. assiUninr tha reason
for the Observation-Disclosures Of fhe nrnsecn.
ton of Jefferson Davis for traason ~
is alleged that snnn .fYar the war Ind "a
Clifford. Attornev GaneraI Enaad ana
eminent memhers ~ tha hsr wara
called together at wssh;nrton 10 cons
suit on the anbiect That tb;s consnits.
ton resulted in the Observation-Disclosures of
the prosecution for the foliowinO rea.
son, which wc quote:
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1,,das r,;Sos snIal nau aoJou.neo, ana
boms Mr. Hnsaiar =, a rs.:a - 20 nis
80 th.;r aa,;hara.s ..!u. W. .no reS ,.s
cn,,a aN 49, ne.S .e';,.;..' asu 0uage GIl.-
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lsp..,, - - so''.uun.s has .ne ionoWine
NOE sn,,s. ~ a..a A .nss - g ,no FAC.
,ha rrn;t.J 49, -. nn au tna. .ne ave o.
"a de t - atrcss es sIe nos - construct.
ssLss !. I.sL $500 ccI.aanty " pun.
NJ ksr3s ,s $500 arr.;rs.s u reuoillon, snu
can ,ct he h~ornhe =. e unusr tnen'
psrhs NV 80 :. !. u NV ~ convlcSon.-
anr a. 8 ! ,nsn enIs t ,n .en wno .salnea
$500. u" =. 49, NV auu SysIeM o.
ev ,s gu ish, auu WY were tnen ngnt.
xhse,a nva Icy ~ VIII halters around
~ ~ ne".s s, L,u ~. psy mucn attentlon
~ a.. ~ u go. h y .han ~ .ne ~
t;nS thencss,,,a. WY "o'S 'oni''''s-
Tha ss,ss ~ .h;. - -. :.
.r..yar.nn n..;. III. .u. -nsu MTle snese
= crstc d ~ .ts - s.eu .au nel0
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wss h.sS -, -. ,:..;n s' .. .InsuasiUn
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< ..,ssaa ~ - .sa C II clxA cuus@.
favos - t,.;oih al, svseu ~
to rOa ~ nan .,ai y go Glva. cour.. az,
- ~ tha ,,aaoa p""u vs. go ans ra
trans Ear ~ tha ,,r;s"nsr sro, ~ sne
tndn ns III o p p,,;s;..n,, J. an sne W:
s sy . ~ 0 r. - .ie clv.l
rfr;ted St..a. ,.n W. ;nsr 10y ~ a. =
Ma.hirrtcs. .l ~
T ~ ss Ts ;Hm w &C.,. S.u ~ Un-.
:. v;rr;n;o w n."s0 s.ioassa $500 0o ~
nrorar t,,;t,,,rai ~. s ~ a., 'ne
RHI IT, ,,os a"ao.a:a,, hnnn....
- R;chr,a,,5 h,s ~. =. iI;! u.yus. ~
a. = w. =. m1 . ac sIt us.Is
Sta.as Map.sna, - s1 a., 49, =. '.U 70 In.ou
tnrro,s 80 - ra.s .1n,;.tn.1 - =. nls -,
sssar,ys :, - "a S;soh.rc ,,ra. - .s Ds,, s.u
thot n. 800 n,ah.asS - az , .C Ss..ca
~c ~ 49, -, e ssaO
Slr gcne,al proclamation ~ amnesty.
-. Ing oniy s9olect connectea WIN ms
.iial ever seriously aiscnsseu was the
1uesIion VI Inc pracucaDlHtY OF secur-
ing an impartial jury for his trial, in
any district where he had been or could
be indicted. 1t was believed to be im-
possible TO secure such o jury in Rich
mond and very doubtful if it could be
done in Washington, on account of the
sympathy in favor of the lost cause"
1t was thought that if indicted in any
one of the loyal States, where no such
difficulty need be apprehended, a se-
rious question of law would arise un-
der that provision of the U. S. Consti-
tuition recurring the trial of criminals