Evening journal., 1899-04-14
ONE CENT.
MAY BE PARDONED
Effort Of G. A. K. Men to Sc
cure w. E. Cotter's Release.
PHILADELPHIA VETERANS TO ACT

AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH Dell
AWARE'S OLD SOLDIERS WILL
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT TO
REl4EAsE COTTER FROM Gus
TODY.
WiElihm h. Cotter may receive his
pardon az the hands OF the president of
the United States before he has been
confined In the Trenton penltendary
many days.
Owing to Cotter's honorable service
for the government during the civil
war, Philadelphia G.. A. r. veterans
have taken the matter I'M hand. and
next week a large delegation from
lprominent posts I'm the Quaker City, ac-
lcCmpanied by members from the De-
lpartment OF Delaware, will go to Wash
'ngton and seek an interview with
President Mckinley and urge him TO
erant a pardon for the unfortunate
man.
HIS MILITARY RECORD.
The reqpest Will be made ON tho
grounds that Cotter served his country
faahfmly and we'll. and, that although
| he was net wounded during the war;
that HE contracted physical disabilities
while in active service from exposure
and haTdships, from which he has
never recovered.
when w Il. Cotter first joined the
First Delaware Battery he, with his
lcommand under Captain Benjamin
Ntelds. were assigned to the Army OF
The Potomac, and later transferred 90
New York city to assist i'm quelhng the
ldraft riots that occurred there. After
wards his command formed part Of the
army OF occupation stationed at New
lOrleane. and still later was assigned 10
j General Banks command i'm the Red
river expedition. when he saw much
lactive service, remaining I'M THE army
three years before beilng mustered olIt.
i. Every effort to effect their comrades
, lrc'sase from confinement with be madt
+ By the G. A. r. members, and IL IN
7 said that he may be pardcned even be
fore Colonel Cooper's time expires in
August next
TAKEN TO TRENTON.
b Cot,r, under charge on Marsha
> Short and Deputy Marshal CLARK ar
:, lived in Trentcn yestenday afternoon
i about 2.45 O'Clock. On his way to th'
e lrer.tentiarV Cotter was allowed to stol
+ n Philadelphia and bid goodbye to hi
a wife ana SON. Mrs Cotter, thougl
IS feeling the fact Of her husbands inn
e rrlsonmenA deeply says that She Z
3 lmmoh reviewed now THAT the worst
n known The parting between the ecu
blple who have struggled tCgIethcr for &
( many years was affecting to- those ,wh
Witnessed it, but the condamned ma
bore mp bravely. His SON, who ha
% been in win take charge of his faith
er's business as scon as he is able.
6 HIS gHBAD SHAVED.
t Immediately upon Cotter's arrival O
n the penltentiary he was taken
10 hand by the officials and conducted Z
n the prison barber, who closely clippe
"a lhis hair and shaved of his mlstach'
IA He was then clad ln the regilatio
! lprlson stripes, and when THE official
~ who had conducted him to the inst
si luticn an hour before saw him agall
'' they scarcely knew him. so frar did h
OCk. His first remark TO them was,
p expect you don't recognize ME NOW
%, Contrary TO report, Cotter did M
~ break down. but bore the ordeal wit
cCmpOsure.
COOPER AND CLARK.
IN Messrs. Short and Clark saw bot
= Cooper and Clark, and stated both me
as lOok remarkably we'll, Cooper havir
asl gained several pounds since their la
NJ visit He at present does not appe;
to be- engaged in amy especial emplo
ment. burt Clark is still assistant gat
keeper. These two men occupy n
same cell together with another pri
q II,,I,f 14nf Iaf
u. will be removed and Cotter plaol
n, with HIS friends.
so