Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16
A STORY OF THE WAR.
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uJu. Tle person whose LIFE VS. spared
49, Charles IL ScoIt, ~ho Is s-aoe
1e1 in go. shen Scost @4s sull
5oy, ssld tae 6etseUss y = reporter,
shs 80 lsa-ging ba@c1smitLlng ~
luIe place c2lloh Ansni2le, IN Fair
1a County. Va lie became dlsSstis1e1
.lt1 80 ooGntry home and enlisted IL
tho UEton army. Re W&s WITH General
T~iTys Ia Texas when TIE latter sur
rendered his small army 70 the oppos-
,ng forces, md himself joined their
forces- Young Sc9sI refused 10 - slt1
The enemy and Vas consoq uently made
/. prisoner he 1ss aftsrWaFd exchanged
3hen General Banks was on TIE Red
liver. Scott fought gallantly IN the
battles IN which lie participated, and
was atte-9ard transferred 10 the Elghth
Regulars. Undeg the command Of Gen
sral Mcclellan lie served a. the PENN
sular @mpaign, and took part IN many
battles. Having become sergeant. lie
sas sent in the early part OF 1854 70
Johnson's Island. y. Y, with rebel pFis-
)ners.
While IN New York he managed TO
get separated from his comrades, and
instead OF going u Johnsons Island he
got under the influence OF liquor some
aays sfterward be Kiss arrested in New
York City as a deserter, and as such was
sent 70 Governor Island He had mob
been there long before ho was tried by
court martial and sentenced 70 be shot
Although under sentence OF death,
continued Detective Garter, II con-
tinued 70 receive letters from him, but
no didn't even intimate where he was,
and /, OF course, was under tho i'm
preston that be was still doing regular
duty until one Saturday night, when l.
received a letter from him In which ho'
stated his case and asked me 10 do what
| could for him. lie asked me 70 see
President Lincoln and plead for his
life. went out IN search of some one
who could got an audience with ,he
President and / met John IL. Semmes,
who was then runniny for mayor. !
stated % him the case OF my brcther-in-
law, aad ASKED him 10 30 what Re could.
Certainly was his reply, and to-
gether ~ went 70 .he National Hotel,
where we met Senator J. IL. Lane, who
was an intimate frlcnd of the mayoralty
candidate. The Senator WAS on his way
10 the sick chamber OF friend, but no
agreed % go to the White House and in
/ terccde IN behalf of the condemned man
"it was then after eight o'clock sat
urday night and Scott was TO be shot
| on the following Monday morning. l
/ called = carriage. and in few minutes
we rcachod tho White House. Tho
/ Senator's card wss at once honored, and
we were admitted. There was a New
/ York delegate occupying the Presidents
attention at the time. President
| Lincoln was just finishing joke when
We entered, and the New Workers had
good laugh. as though they enjoyed the
! Presidents story.
When the Senator approached the
! President the New Workers stepped back
and Mr.. Semmos and were introduced.
| | related the story OF my brother-in-
] IaF arrest ara beuDeNct. AILCT a DTlSA
conversat ation the President had tele-
/ gram sent to General Dix. who was then
/ in command in New York, instructing
! him no: 70 enforce the sentence until
! the papers had been forwarded TO Wash
! ington for examination, and added tho
| President, III assure you that tho
! young man will not be shot unless no
| deserted in the face OF tho enemy
AT the direction of the President Mr.
/ Senmes and myself returned 10 the Ex-
ecutive Mansion the following day,
which was Sunday. While we were
waiting 20 see the President Secretary
/ Stanton passed through the room, and
/ in couple Of minutes the President
sent for us. Ilo had dispatch in his
/ hand which he had received from Gen
/ eral Dix. stating that under general
order al persons In confinement
/ charged with military ofienses were en-
titled 70 discharge, and that Scott came
under that order. The President feel
ingly assured vs. that in any case he