The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-24
NR, DAYIS' DAUGHTER
REPLIES TO MILES
THE SHACKLING OF PRESI-
DENT JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mrs. ]. A. Hayes Calls Miies's De-
fense on His Conduct on That
Occasion "A Tissue OF
Falsehoods."

Mrs. J. A. Hayes, the eldes. daush-
Ter of the first and only president
81 the Southern Confederacy. has
written letter to the New York
World, in which she mercilesSly an
asvzes Gen. Nelson A. Miles's expia-
ration of his conduct n the shack
kns of her father, Jefferson Davis.
The article which appeared IN the
New York World of Sunday; IS as
Sohows:
That dramatic and intensely human
:ncident of the great Civil war, the
shackling of Jefferson Davis IN his
ce1n at Fortress Monroe. is vlvldly
recalled today by letter from Mrs.
7. A. Hayes, the eledest daughter OF
the once president of the Conteder-
ate States of America, III which she
nerclessly analyzes Lieut.. Gen.
Miles explanation of his conduct OH
that occasion. Her letter is as 1ol-
lows:
Ne. 832 North Cascade Avenue,
Colorado, Springs, Colo,
Feb. IS, 1905.
Editor Sunday World:
NV Dear Sir: was surprised to
receive marked edition of the Rich
nond (Va.) Times-Dispatch of Fri
day, Feb. g., with an article by Lieut..
Gen. N. A. Miles, headed MILES
Says Davis Tried to Escape" The
article is tissue of falsehoods from
beginning to end.
Set any fair-1ninded person lead
the account Of Miles treatment OF
Jefferson Davis in Mrs. Jefferson
Davis book, Jefferson Davis, eS-
President of the Confederate States;
A Memoir by His WIFE," and "lhe
Prison Life of Jefferson Davis" by
Brevet Lieut.. Gen. John J. Craven,
late surgeon United States volunteers
and physician of the prisoner during
his confinement in Fortress Monroe
In these works they can read all tor
themselves.
Gen. Miles is right in saying JET
ferson Davis did not surrender when
Richmond was captured. 1t would
be poor leader of his people who
would do so, as long as even the
ghost of a hope remained, as long
as there were men left with spirits
as dauntless as his own, willing 10
SIGHT for their cause and their rights.
When Mr.. Davis was captured and
left with but one man to guard him.
he did make IN attempt to escape:
and but for an unfortunate accident
he would probably have succeeded.
Gen. Miles, however, with his usual
evasion of the truth, neglects to say
where this effort was made, and
leaves it to be supposed it was made
in his cell a. Fortress Monroe IN
stead OF in the woods of Georgia.
Immediately after the incarcera-
zion, Mr.. Davis was i'll enough to
make il necessary to have Dr. CraV-
en- in attendance. and. guarded DAY
and night so vigilantly that even
Younger, stronger and healthier man
would have found escape impossible,
Mr.. Davis was brought by Miles t.
Fortress Monroe on May e.. and on
the morning of May IS, DR.: Craven
writes:
@Capt. Jerome E. Titlow OF the
Third Pennsylvania artillery entered
the prisoners cell, followed by the
blacksmith of the fort and his assls-
tant, the latter carrying in his hands
some heavy and harshly rafting
saackles."
They iound Mr.. Davis feverish and
II and the revolving food placed
near him the day before still untouch-
ed on it's tin plate, served as it might
have been to a dog, without knife
or fork
Heavy Fetters of Iron.
Capt. Titlow, the courteous, con-
siderate gentleman that he was, re-
Iuctantlv informed Mr.. Davis what
he had been ordered by Miles to dc.