Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-12
PLOT TO KILL DAVIS
4 Scheme to Execute the Leader
Of the confedescy.
INTERESTING BIT or HISTORY
fi.l~ Chaplain k.se Once rs.ok Aim
a. the -oathesn Pre-s.seas,. a-~xt.
fii- Life saved ~ IA. Daughter.

Every year for the erss time sons
startling essnt q the stirring sessss
bsf~ees 81 4nd o5 = so.a which after
~.rd b~ossnes part Of tAs History Of
that EsoEae1toas period
The ssary II uns c~2sar~ u Je6 DAVIS
hsa been prnspd often and with facts
yaTyanx - srcs<iy that The norsAsrn az
sosfAsrn rea.ter a>Dno, hep lat rnd
sslne scsou1lt - ss.il hl1a- II y hardly
prohsbis sA-t Il ~il ever be hno~n
whether or not 20 ~~s h felaloAns si-
tire ~Arn captured. bat this Is Of Lainor
tsnpoFtsacr In so14Esrfsoa 18th tse fs.l
nov for tae nrss tnss Published. shAt
when the hss.i Il tie southern confssi-
crazy ~as iGEprtsoned Ia the Cninrt
states transport Clyde. PRIOR 20 besaas
transferred - ForSr-~s Nouroe. ae vas
trsed - . mo<k eoar;usrual sen
tsnced - be sloe. sod only the app~.r~
aner q has lfstls daughter prevented
The appointed exssutlonsr from pufliuy
tie trigger tAsG would andoubscdly
have Lsnt bullet thr0ossh ais heart
Tbs DISCRIMINATION - a~ccge the a.
sas.inat-oo os Prcssisnt Linoois By suln-
la4rily ending the carver Of Davis was
ara resslt u regular bat un-otacaal
trial t,y a nunabsr II The officers On
boar,l Az Unln-d essa>as steamer Pcn-
socsar. thrn lscung - guard Of the
srnn.u5~s Clyde The man wto was
ss,~etr.i :, carry out the plan vus En-
sizu As8es ,. kane. COW chaplain az
the Brooklyn navy yard. and well
known shrcssgh,2u, the country "a Tho
Oldest chaplain Ia point OF service In
thc navy Ens-rn Kane had served Ia
she navy from t8ai. lie was a capital
shot. the hero ~ many adventures. and,
like nany others. at that time believed
th~ Scriptur,i requirement. for the for
gfvene~s q snsinies did no. extend far
enough % ave the life Of Davis
The moreneEts % The party that cap
snrca DAVIS. from ,ho time tie capture
was male until the prize WA safely
landed a. Fertrcss Monroe. wero
shrcosted Ia mystery. n ~-s feared
that the union >oliiers would Kill him
a. sny opyortaaity. and CO.. Prttehari,
81 the FonrA Nichtxsc. and eighty
men. were krTS ON guard aboard she
steamer Emile. add afterward on the
Clyde. 70 which the party was trans
fsrr>d Ia Hampton Roads Among the
prisoners besides JrS Davis were bis
Wits aud ss,ter aud three children:
Alexander IA stephens. Mr. Reagan.
postmaster general Of the conf>dera,y;
Clement G. Cay aud wife. Gen Wheeler
AID star, Coils. Johnson and Lubbock.
OF Davis stat Maj Morand. Cap.
'ioot'y. Liert Hathaway and several
priva'ss The parry arrived opposite
FORTRESS Monroe ON Nay 10. and orders
. lsnd were not rcc.ivea until MAY IS.
In Tho meantime The feeling a.,ainst
DAVIS reached fever heat. There were
demands that nc - shot from thousands
81 .oyAi pcople a the north. aud threats
- death "a the lips ~ soldiers still sn
tie south. ~ho believed Davis shonlG
H. hanged "a avcuge the death Of Lin
coin
Mich q Tho talk - The officers ON the
rontoosuc was naturally about the
closing scenes - the war and the PRS
0rer whom Tho ship was there 70 guard.
7 hc chance that Davis might escape the
death punishment was looked upon -
= p.~sibi~ Disgrace - The honor - the
rcpubi that could only he avcrted ov
summary action This was the findiag
b - ifnp-5vtsed court martial, cen
sis;Inx - group q 0fficcrs OF daty.
snl Ensign ksae was appointed ~ kill
Davis ~ The first chanc~ The oppor.
tnrisy ea,ne On MAY 81 The Pontoosu.
ard r'vde we're then iyiEg within thss-
hundr~,i yar,iS - each other Ensiyl
Ssu~ sn.i 1arnt.-r ~ bis brother Of
cr-s rnes la his room The .ceE~ that
followed = Described m hts own wc.rls.
JEFF Davis. he sad. was sitting 10
= STEAMER chair on the deck OF the
Cis.~. IL 49, q clear iay aud could
~. him a. plainly =. II ne had been hot
sn~ hundred fsct away I loaded an
Endeid rife had picked up on the
battle neid Il Fort Fi,i4sr. and. resting
~ Dnzzi- in an air port aimed u 81 The
hesrt a Davis { feel confident couh
have .en, tuile. - the target. but
some iuifarssce prevented nae from pull.
iux ne 'r,gx~r
,ant ~ r. said ~ my com
rsies. bat th~y ary-d me % Gre and
tod NJ vsaid se justified IN doing -.
n wosit - murder. sald. all oos n
them sne~-v~d Think 81 ne death o.
Linsoi1- Win fhst I toois ssrn again
sn4 even toaehei ne trigger. bat .
force l nov think ws~ Of
1 ~ia~ origin prevented ne from d0ing
he at -aieh world Aas- ruined re
fcr~ver after ! sti.i he-atated. bs--
e~sr. AL VS. sal sisDsng when ~ lit
~ taaxht@r q Davis came Ga des,k with
> lady xbo ~s< probably her mother
ssd rsn MO her fstsers .rnaa. Il was
,hs.s .nnpss<zi ble - shot without an
staggering tbe Nfe q go littl~ Sisi ana f
add NJ the ran A sia0-t.ti.ne aaer- +
-srsi sssi o.-for~ ~ ehla1 ha4 ~, ~
Ans - - fstA~- ~ vessels trfea
rsrt rsa-tng u inp.<ui,,le fsr ar9 - 4
- sther sniesrs - o. $50 killing
u hs-~ Ser sfanxful ~v~r sine t',sf
49, r-<sr.ln-~i frafn fsfar ~tat eosif
.sre b~en a. ertr~rse'r rash 49, arS /
ace nsrer rntii 500 rria.sf SIC IN l.
lsnf exrert wish q re.lnlreff.<at n -
'~-v
ffsniatn Naae "a. nr~n ststiansst a.
D.. nrs~skl7n osey gsrd for us<rira
r-sr Hs received AS e.suisns-rio a.
.harissa ~ 50 sishsuxh darsa,F an
So - Acted - nlnlst@r whrn 4er~
-lssr't aTa.fax ,, -
o. ~ his eits>st fr4ersls shres,g bent
u 49, ~ ktsnirsl fsrs~r sh8
; .an~d -<th hirn . 8s~frT sss~wpt - .
,is,~ 10 49, eonf~a~r~s~ ssss -hip
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