The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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How General Miles Had Pres FE'::is
ident Davis ShaCkled.

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E. LATEST STORY ToL R
# I, Comparison Of II WITH the Statements
q Doctor Craven's Book other
War Incidents and Re.
t,,lniseences
SAa unpublished account OF the 4mp prs
o,,1,rel,t uf dent Dayd written eleven
u wears ago, by Captain j ero4a,e ~ aitlo"'
rs COMPANY *, Third Pennsyl y'ar,ia heavy
a artillery. the man who placed the irons
MI On tie wrists Of the President Of the
852 COME deaacy, was read ono might last last
\ a week BY d. Elmer r. Reynolds, senior
vice comma rsties of Lafayette Post y O..
~ 20. e.; "A. r., at a meeting OF the post y
IL Vt No. SIS Ninth Street, Nyashingt W
Il pt Reynolds stated that he met Captain
81 THROW IA North Dakota fifteen years 3 ago 80
81 and requested him TO write 3 the tr :.
story y OF MI. Davis 8 n iIcarceratt ion \ at'
( 4, Fortress Monroe. Il This Captain 1'itloW.
ala ana Dr. Fes4 r1olds now has In his
s,osetssoa the only copy Of the paper III n
N existence & " .il . "a 5 ~.
stated that Captaanr,Il,,,
yN ntv$ a ctcoEslt df4Teas so4neWlfat II detail
Eftom the accounts published 4 By others,
A1otably that ~ IT. Craven who was MT.
%$1oa,4f,s physician at the time OF ms am I'M
4 III priso4azn eht. "a. i 8{S s5.sl 338.
f s found DAVIS a man OF few words,
a
u With iii terress. IT ilaying been reported
VT General Miles that Davis was moody
8st ma snorpsa, the gcs,e1al gave me orders
to search the prisoner thoroughly and
ss8 to take # everything 81 away from u MIN,
85s money and anything that ne would pc
likely to y do himself bodily harm with,
I vent TO Davis cascnlate and told him
8{at that I was ord cred to search him thor
tuehly. IIc compiled with some reluct-
3 ancc aud contempt He FIRST turned his
$&s pockets and handed me some Il $3.50 ~
81 Confed notes and SEQ or S7o IN gold
4gas srnne pocsctknlfc- 7 noticed a silk cord
3S@ around his neck under his undeIshtrt, I
858$7 ssnld .NIr. Davis, what have YOU there9'
After some little hesitation he drew from
under his nntlelshirt alta ched to the cord
Ssa q small silver Catholic medal. He plead \
5SS "a with me TO let hin, retain the medal,
s$$8 as it was a gift from the Pope OF Rome.
5s55S "A fter some little hesitaion Il came TO
8 TIE conclusion to let him retain It AZ
sS5$ ter turning over the effects to General
S Miles l reported to him what ] did n
M regard to tho medal, and the general
SS said: That is all right; he cannot do
ss@S much harm with that 31sfs z iii
@ TALK OF a RESCUE III 4tf
"a AZ ,During all Ibis time the prisoners
sS!Swere at Fort M nroe there was consid-
cradle newspaper talk and whienering
ss That there was an expedition forming to
ssFresr,,e Davis. N On the morning OF May
M g 1865, Il was again detailed rs officer
8 Of 3the day and again reported to the
M general as the new officer OF the day.
The general said he had special orders
153 Tor mo rs to Jefferson Davis, having
sss heard it rnmored that morning TINT Da-
@fSyfs was to be put I'M irons General
RSfs Miles showed me part OF Il letter he
S had from Secretary Stanton. In which
he said that II he thought tho safety OF
$s Davis required It,, he could put iron Aon
st4 was left optional with General Miles rs
$$ to whether Davis should be put in irons
g5f or not ,.f n AT 5y tii{ as
Gust before shutdown relief 7 sent my
orderly out for the blacksmith to meet
me with the leg. irons at the casematc
M AS entered the garrison. Davis was
& sitting on the end of his cot, or hospita
S bed reading his praycr-book. AS liz
Ri looked MP ] said: Mr. Davis, ] have M
Nj unpleasant duty to execute, at the same
~ moment seeing \ Ic EDldckSluliN Win VIZ
@ IRONS he said: You do not intend TO pl
& letters On meT Those are my orders.
AZ Those are orders for a slave; no MAJ
H with soul in him would obey such NJ
& order. shall never submit to such NJ
indgnity,' was Davis answer, He thel
"a asked II General Miles had given tina
order. and said he would like to see Gen
Es eral Miles. Davis asked that tho execu
S tIon of the order be postponed and y
M should telegraph to the President In hi
Il name ] said: Mr. Davis, you are a
at old soldier and know what orders are
S Davis replied that he was soldier an
Ee knew how TO die, and. pointing to n sen
S tinel. said: let Your men shoot me q
n once
STRUCK THE BLACKSMITH IN
ia the clasp OF the shackle around hi
SS ankle. Davis struck him violent bio,
nv that threw him on the floor. ~ [Th
a5 rest Of the incident is told In the mai
81 as Or. Craven tells it,--Editor.l
s WHO'S RANcRoFT?'' u .sss
Rs ION the eth or 2Sth OF May, tn
SSsellackles were taken OF OF Davis and ],
FL never wore them after that. About tn
I'D or cath OF June the guards were re
# moved from the prisoners quarters Q
NIX The Gath of June. General Miles gay
Permission for the prisoners to hay
ia day General Miles accompanied me
Dayts quarters. As we entered / re
Ell marked to Davis that the general INA
Il given him permission TO haya books 0,
4 81 the library. Davis, then deliberate
4 turnsd his bark on General Alilss. II
Is chiefly on military mattera. falt en-
H barrassed In tbs way IWas Addressed
yS,thc presence Of General htisej, and sal
Il sThe General aNhera and as eonyaraa,
WITH the library He pa.d no 1, aftan =,
eaa ssl" ths ibrsp,