The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-26

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was betrayed by one of his associates, who con-
fessed TO he supposed to be a Catholic
priest The man not priest, but a disguised
Confederate soldier. The secrets of the confess
sIonaI OF course, did not apply in such case, and
the brave spy hanged. Hattie Lewis, Web
sters sweetheart got audience with Mrs. JEFF
ferson Davis and begged her, with tears in her
eyes, to save the man she loved. Instead, Hattie
Lewis herself was convicted of being Union SPY
and served years Imprisonment.
There was one girl who the rank of major
In the Union army. She was Pauline Cushman.
actress. who became one Of the best and most
famous spies in the Union army. Often and often
Major Pauline acted as Il sort of advance guard
TO the Federal army Twice the Confederates
captured her, but both occasions she escaped
The first time she came being released after
fret araT Ir1&
that in hidden recess in her garters there were
orders from Thomas She was about to be hanged
when Thomas captured Nashville and saved her
Secretary Stanton commissioned her as major in
the Union army. and she was the only woman who
held that rank except Maj. Belle Reynolds the
wife Of captain in the Seventeen Illinois who
went to the with her husband and performed
such prodiges of valor that Stanton honored her
with a commission.
Sam Davis. the boy spy of the Confederacy left
an iTnperishable record OF heroism. He was only
fourteen when he joined the Confederate service
at first as a private soldier. His talents as a
spy were great, and throughout Bragg's long war
fare in Tennessee he continually made use of the
brave little fellow. Davis was finally BETRAYED
and captured in Nashville. He taken before
zen. GrenV1Ile NJ Dodge, whose story of the hear
ing makes companion piece to the last days Of
Nathan Hale. Here is the story General Dodge
tells it:
81 took him to my private office and told him
1T was very serious charge brought against him
that he was a spy, and from what I found upon
his person, he had accurate Information in regard
to my army, and must know where he obtained
It 1 told him he was a young and did not
seem TO realize the danger he in. Up to that
time he had said nothing, but then he replied in
a most respectful and dignifed manner:
4" General Dodge I know the danger of my
situation. and willing to take the conse-
quences'
81 know that I'll have to die, but I will not tell
where I got the Information. And there is no
power earth that make me tell. You are
doing your duty a soldier and 1 doing
mine. If have to die, do feeling that 1 am
doing my duty TO God and my country
81 pleaded with him and urged him with all the
power that possessed, to give chance TO
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 1 do not intend to do
1T. You cOurt-martial me, but will not betray
the trust reposed in me- He thanked for the
interest had taken in him. and sent him back
to prison. I Immediately called court-martiaI
TO try him."
Even then the boy received offers Of liberty If
he would betray his confederate He would not.