Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-10
DAVIS IN IRONS.
M His Confinement in Fort
rcss Monroe.

of h.. .a His Confinement in Rore.
Roa, hA'' rcss Monroe.
ren ~" ,ns the most exciting scene of
~ 'Aent~ 'i fortress Monroe confinement
hitting of jeff Davis in irons,
w. done on the Odd of May,
ct never w. ARP in the Cleveland Leader.
Pn' Dog s'. .o uTi of that day Capt. Tit
,,rod the cell in company with
pet is "a ';tb and his assistant. The latter
the letts lis lands some heavy iron shack
/ les; .;,b he ratified as he came across
now in - Davis was lying on the bed
n. food on the tin plate beside
2 this hon ,,,touched. AS these men en-
said an Ia raised himself and said,
up a bsc, ,sr nterrogatively.
PEAR in d rTitow replied: II have an I'm.
,r duty to perform, SIR" and at
light sah ,nant the senior blacksmith took
'ne man sNackels
talks Ia, a. eaped instantly to his feet and
he opin;ol .rtenance grew livid and rigid,
himself med for breath and clutched his
Eys, "Wba With his right hand. He then
Boston himself up slowly, and his figure
b breach, 81 TO swell with indignation and
?'n aslo j. shrink with terror as he glanced
nav from thc Captains face to the shackels
Fredd;o said slowly and with laboring
Say, whd
It they DID God! My God! You cannot
rom, and lneu sent to iron me-"
.pa?n-y hove been ordered to do So" re-
be officer and he beckoned the
RED1r smith to approach. Davis looked
Kisses a the room as though looking for
weapon, and demanded to see
p, - ''0ks r.Gen. Miles. Capt. Titlow re-
hat the orders came from Wash
Ne' IN and Ma orG Gen. Miles couldnot
pred pink, '. .,,an, no,;s +bon osl,oa +ho+
|ove. kr 'lein b.'io 'lie'i aaheu 'iia'
ssea ram be sent, bat Capt Titlow re-
Zoo. Ny orders are peremptory and
Pc pile no delay. For your own sake,
Rnmo.r ,e advise you to submit with pa
t." aske| f. AS 'ssoio'ef 1 'os' execute my
in a rs
|rshal 6" h'se are hoe 'i.e orders lor SOL.
- az, Shouted Davis, losing all control
"ol wself ".rhey are orders for
brl oil !. or hangman, which no soldier
cowlo, ING sword should accept Kill
bo owl kill mel" he cried, throwing his
sult,v II vide open and exposing his breast
/ o,orI her than infict on me and on my
pretty fl le' through me- 'ii' 1nsti' WORSE
! of f. death.
r,t Titlow then ordered the black
,>o.. Ii do his duty, and the black
said in ".'''l,,oN' " t',' VIZ IN
;sT1 e across the room, and Capt Tit
NM called in Sergeant and file of
III iers. These attempted to seize
T s1;na. lis, when he grasped soldiers mus
W.. and tried to wrench it from him.
hofor. homent later he was thrown upon
~ - bed and was held down while the
TO n,l kles were riveted on his ankles.
Of ~ hen this was completed he lay for
ment in stupor. He then raised
-. self and dropped his shackled feet
eiN,'' he floor. AS he heard the clank of
- "i'A chains he burst into passion of
III GU IS. rocking himself to and fro and
IN, w tering: ooh! the shame! Oh! the
,.l'0e me"
t %, =, hese shackles which were put on
s'Aei Davis were Of heavy iron, perhaps
~ a. DIV -eighths of an inch in thickness,
u.: they were connected by chain of
~ . ,a weight. They remained on him
~ .1Ss il, by the advice of his physician,
al were removed. 1 think he wore
fA' m less than q week. [ do not know
N'"D' Et has become Of them, but they
fe for time in the possession Of
ILL., lor- Gen. Miles.
on '4 or His jailers were afraid that he would
urse limit suicide, and they would not
fse OF an pw him the use of knife OF fork.
' snhsst food was cut up before it was sent
him, and he was allowed only spoons
topics eat with. The soldiers stole his
Fwe ie Pons and sent them off as mementoes
sturdy their friends, and when, to prevent
thosa1 s. hekept his spoon in his cell, they
PEI k his napkins and sent them off.
J s.; %S ~ out five months after his imprison-
[ore, u mt he was moved from his close
and NO arters to Carroll Hall, in another
up 'D' vt OF the fort, where he had better
,n.sst fommodations. From here he was
, suss7 ped out on 100000 ball. and Horace
Ind fill Feeley was one of his bondsmen
] to teu
here's an TIE p.nnE, wn,c,rn nav
Id with b.. -. A1' J" or 1
frof Huxley asserts that the proper
lsht OF man is 154 pounds, made UP