The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-24
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33.sE {; eneral Miles and Mrs. Davis % Isl
r. X Id current issue Of The 1ndepeffld-
5 IN General Nelson a. Miles publishes az az
KS a.,rf,c,e III which he defends llln 11sll
* against tie charge that he mal ~ ca
president Jefferson Davis during the IN term 81
of Ills Imprisonment at FortTe SIS W. W.
"a He begins by saying that during g ;F7l y
AZ HE great Civil Warfrol,l 1851 to lsoo .h'tt
4oo wa ret with greater intensity ana ~
IA ~ than any 8other} OF modern times,
IS we'll known that certain pi l' W. s' {
formed against the person Or llifc OF res e'
3dent Lincoln. On tho night OF q al l = -
1Ss5 President Lincoln was assass 81 e %
rs and a desperate effort made to atahe ny ~.
Ssi51,fe@ a. Secretary Of state Seward, anu
hn a ssa IS ton OF the " ce- Er 'S Z
B$nnd General Grant was also 3contcl = i
nv the conspirntors who formed me y pt ll'
85 ~ d troy the heads Of The government
Fortunately, General Grant was va absent a's =
in5 saltimore on that fatal Mig lile ~
+,,al sassinations were to tbc committed nm
4. 81 d few insignificant and obscure me men
Who could have Ind no motive IN SUI e'n e. q
y fiendisl conspiracy.
Herein Is an implication that fresloel't
Davis Nconcocted the plot, other" ' WY
shonld q eneral Miles say that the az
he committed
81 d rcw Insignificant and obscure RS r f1
Who could have had no motive IN supllt
"a q ssf,endisli conspiracy. AS II to make if'
more clear that he had such 9 though
sitE,is mind when he wrote he proceeds y
gi s,,,,ot 4, from the proclamation OF Frcsi-
ssss l5snt An1rew johnson as follows
-hereas, 1t appears from evidence IN
the bureau OF military justice -.
q .Toe,o,ls murder or the late president
s53S bra nam Lincoln and the attempted as
5snt;snatlon# of the Hon. William Ii Sc
Y s .ard !. Secretary Of State. were melted,
S83SS concert cd and procured by and between
s$Sfs Ieffnrson Davis, late Of Richmond, va,
AMI Jacob Thompson, Clement e. cay.
az Beverly Tucker, George N. Sanders, WI
liam c. Cleary and other rebels anu tIalt.
ors against the government OF Inc llliteu
iii fore, etc.
This was the preamble to the famous
u proclamation OF May q 1865, concluding
with the offer OF a reward for the ar
n! rest OF the persons named. 55
General Miles thrl pro cAcds to say that
D1r. Davis did not surrender when Rich
nnond was captured. but was hunted down
IL and caught near Irwinylle. Ga, ana sem
5ts 10 + ortress Monroe, to await trial on the
charge OF completely in tho assassination
IN OF Lincoln. In this introductory; Cen
eral Miles proves too much lie cmpha
sizes that when he received MI. Davi!
as a prisoner he received him as rebel
III traitor and an assassin Yet. he woult
4 i5 make 1t appear that he treated this rebel
N traitor aud assassin with the creates
courtesy, kindness and consideration
He next quotes from the order of Gen
f eral Halleck authorizing him to take an,
additional precautions, which he Nigh
5gs deem necessary for the security OF hi
prisoner. and again from an order Of 9
a. Dana. Secretary Of state, 'authorzin
and directing him to place nlanacles an
'a letters upon the hands and feet of DaVi
$j5s and Clay whenever he might think 1t I'D
ysable, in order to render their impris
onment more secure. General Miles ais
81 says that notification was sent 70 tn
officials at Fortress Monroe OF severe
5s6ats plots which were formed to effect the cs
cane or rescue OF Mr.. Davis and tha
thew were directed 10 take every prs
caution to prevent T. Naturally, thes
sa precautions would be TO keep a sron
&S$ military guard in the fort and anotht
az Il around the cell in which MI. Davis w
confined, all Of which was done. l3l
General Miles went farther and Wtho'
an $ any order from his superiors, lat actin
s $ upon his own motion, put his prison
i5 in irons. There was no justification, az
ss AIRS. Davis declares that her hpsbar
VAS treated by General Miles VII
sss j t!le greatest indignity. and that she herse
S Mas treated with dscoprtesy. 70 offs
nut charge, General Miles rnproduces
f.etter received from Mrs, Davis on MI
~ 1865. In which she said; Please +
VA NJ rciye my thanks for your courtesy a
mi kind answers 10 my questions Of this nor
8sS Ing. 1 cannot quit the harbor witho
begging you again TO look after my HI
tsIaS bands health for me-
This was the letter Of q southern IA
and IT viii be noted that she thanks b
simply for hisS courtesy and kind 4
sa swers' to her questions of today N
Hs5 sS 1,usis has lived for years at thee<Nol
Ss and has made many friends among 4
Mf u northern people There y no pittern
IN i,er heart against The people Of q
ri section, put time has changed her5 9
tude towards mag VINO INUNDATED