The Dolores star., 1917-05-25

AeSSe" 10 u man ne supposed to be Catholic
priest. The man was not n priest, but a disguised
confederate soldier. The secrets of the confps.
siohhi or course did not apply In such n cnse and
'he prave spy was hanged. Hattie Lewis. Web
s'ers sweetheart. got an, audience with Mrs. JEFF
1erson Davis md begged her, with tears I'm her
eyes, to save the man she loved Instead Hattie
Lewis herself was convicted OF being Union spy
ana served a years imprisonment
There was one girl who won the rank of mn ior
IN the Union army. She Pauline Cushmau an
nctress. who became Of the best and most
famous spies in the Union army Often md often
major Pauline acted as sort OF advance guard
to the Federal army. Twice the Confederates
captured her, but on both occasions she escaped
The hrst time she came near being released after
n first search. but second revealed the fact
that in n hidden recess In her garters there were
orders from Thomas. She was about to be hanged
Wheh Thomas captured Nashville and saved her
secretary stanton commissioned her MS major in
the Union army. and she the only woman who
held thut rank except Nal Belle ReynoIds rho
wife OF n captain in the Seventeen Illinois. who
went to the wnr with her husband and performed
such prodigies OF valor that Stanton honored her
with n commission.
Sam Davis the boy spy of the ropfedcr,cv Isf,
an imperishable record of herolsm. He was only
fourteen when he Joined the Confederate service.
at nrst as private soldier. His talents as a
spy We're grent, and throughout Bragg's long war
1are In Tennessee he continually made use of the
brave little fellow. Davis was finally betrnved
and captured in Nashville. He was taken before
Gen GrenvilIe NJ. Dodge whose story of the hcar-
Ing makes a companion piece to the last days of
Nathan Hale. Here is the story as General Dodge
tells It:
Il took him to my private Office and told him
1t was very serious charge brought against him
that he was spy, and from what found upon
MS person, he had accurate Information in regard
to my army and must know where he obtained
It, told him he was young man and did not
seem to realize the danger he was In. Up to that
time he had said nothing, but then he replied In
most respectful and dgnlfed manner:
General Dodge, I know the danger Of my
situation. and am willing to take the conse-
quences.'
4 know that I'll have to die, but will not tell
where got the Information. And there is no
power on earth that can make me tell. You are
doing your duty soldier and I am doing
mine. II have to die, do SO feeling that am
doing my duty to God and my country
II pleaded with him and urged him with all the
power that possessed to give me some chance to
save his life for had discovered that he was a
most admirable young fellow. with the highest
character and strictest Integrity. He then said
1T is useless to talk to l do not intend to do
It, You can cOurt.martinl me, but will not betray
the trust reposed In me-. He thanked me for the
interest had taken In him, and sent him back
to prison. I Immediately called a court-nartial
to try him."
Even then the boy received offers Of liberty If
he would betray his confederate. He would not.