Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-12

events ia relation 70 putting fetterl
upon hin at Fortress Monroe j. given
below, derived froa q statement q
the officer of the day. and verified b.
the prisoner and . witness. Captain J,
Titlow. Of the Third Pennsylvania
Artillery:
"When Jefferson Davis was brought
TO Fortress Monroe be was confined
in the gun-room Of . easement. the
smbrasurs Of which was closed with q
heavy iron grating. aud the two doors
which communicated with the gun.
ner's room were closed BY heavy don.
bic shutters. fastened With cross bars
and padIocks. The aide openings had
been closed with fresh masonory, .
the plsstering of which was soft
to the touch; the rest OF the four walls
of solid masonry. the top being an
arch to support the earth Of the par
apet. Two sentinels. with muskets
loaded and bayonets fixed, paced to
and fro across this small prison. Two
other sentinels and q commissioned
officer occupied the gunner room. the
door and windows of which were
strongly secured. The officer of the
day had the key Of the outer door,
and sentinsls were posted on the pave
meEt. Without me-
chanical aid. even ii uninterrupted,
no one man could have removed the
grating from the embrasure. If that
had been done. and be could have
swum across the ditch and climbed
up the revetment on the other side,
which 10 doubtful, he would there
hsve encountered the sentInels on the
Rlacis.
On May %. 1865. Capt. ]. Titlow,
of the Third Pennsylvsnis ARTILLERY,
came into Mr.. Davis's cell bearing q
pair Of heavy leg irons coupled to.
gsther by a poDderous chain. Capt.
Titlow, in q manner fully sustaining
his words, told Mr.. Davis he had re-
ceived orders to manacle him. Mr..
Davis asked if Gen. Miles had given
that order. and on being informed
that he had asked to see Gen. Miles.
Gen. Miles was out. Mr.. Davis re-
fused to be manaclsd. and the account
proceeds
"The officer of the day, with evi.
dent kind feeling. endeavored to dis
suade him from resistance. The off,
Ger of the guard came in from the
front room and united with the officer
Of the day to induce him to yield.
It was needless to show what was
very apparent that resisteace could
not be successful, and Mr.. Davis's an
swer was that he was a soldier and q
gentleman, that he knew how to die,
and. pointing to the sentinel who
stood ready, said i: Let your men
shoot me at once He faced round,
with his back to the wall. and stood
silently waiting. His quiet manner
led the officer of the day to suppose
that no resistance would be made,
and therefore the blacksmiths were
directed TO do their work. As one of
them stopped down to put on the fet-
ter Mr.. Davis slung him of 20 violent.
ly as to throw him on the floor. He
recovered and raised his hammer to
strike. but the officer of the day stop
ped him simultaneously one of the
sentinels cooked and lowered his mus.
ket, advancing on the prisoner, who
then encountered this assai!ant. But
Titlow now saw the new danger and
promptly intsrposed. telling the SEN
tinels they were not to FIRE; then or
dered the officer Of the guard to bring
in four of the strongest men of the
guard. without firearms. for the pur.
pose Of overcoming by muscular
strength the Resistance which was
threatened. Mr.. Davis had nothing
with which to defend himself, even
his penknife having been previously
taken from him. The contest was
brief. which ended in his being thrown
down, four men on his body and head.
He could not see the blacksmitbs but
feeling one he kicked him of from
him. The emith recovered, and with
with the aid which the other men
could give him succeeded in the sec.
ond attempt to rivet the fetter and
secure the paddock which held the
other. The object being effected. the
officer Of the day retired with the
men be had brosght H.. Mr.. Davis
lay down on his cot and covered his
ironed limbs with the Blanket.
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