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Evening star., 1961-05-11
GIobemoster's Trainer
Doesn't Give Up Easily

the $4,000 supplemental nomi-
nation route. The deadline for
supplemental nominations ex-
pired at midnight last night.
Trainer Jimmy Jones may
change his plans and not send
Sho Lea here for the Preakness
Prep. Beau Prince, who earlier
had been regarded as the Calu-
met ace for the big 3-year-old
events this season, is out of
both the Prep and Preakness,
too.
Trainer Harold Young, who
conditions Sherluck, is shop
ping for a new rider for his
colt in the Preakness. Eddie
Arcaro, who rode Sherlock in
the Derby, probably will pilot
Bowl of Flowers in the Acorn
Stakes the same day the Freak
ness is run.
/ Young says he is not likely to
decide on a rider until two OF
three days before the Freak
ness, but he will not start his
charge in the Prep.
PimlicoS betting got a boost
yesterday when the show
plungers jumped on Seven Cor
ners in the seventh race, but II
was costly to the management
In order to pay off the mini
mum $2.20 to show on Seven
Corners. who was beaten BY
Nahodah. a 1882 minus pool
developed.
A total of $44,841 was wa
gered in the show pool of the
seventh race and $41,184 was
riding on Seven Corners third
A crowd of 1854 turned out
as the meeting resumed after
Tuesdays dark" day. Wager
ing amounted to $755,364 on
the third program of the ses-
sion.
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Bye Bye Byrd
Likely Choice
In Rich Pace

YONKERS, N. Y. May II
(AP).-DeSpite last weeks up
set by Australia's Apmat, Bye
Bye Bird is expected to be the
favorite tonight in the Good
Time Pace at Yonkers Raceway.
second of the three-race $751;
800 International series.
Bye Bye Byrd and Apmat
will have added competition in
the S62,800 Good Time at a
mile and quarter. False Step.
the New Zealand import who
was ordered scratched last
week because of a temporary
soreness, has been declared fit.
Other additional starters to
last weeks International field
are Culver Pick and Keen's
Victorwin.
The third race of the series,
the $4,000 National champion
ship, will be held next Thurs
day, May 18, restricted to an
eight-horse field. The best five
North American horses, based
on their finishes in the In
ternational and the Good Time,
will qualify.
Bye Bye Byrd, to be driven
by = Clint Hodgins. has won
/ $504.846 and is the co-holder
Of the world record at a mile
and quarter of 2:312s which
he shares with Good Time, for
whom the race is named.
/ Arania. the New Zealand
horse which led at the half
in the International. will be
back for another try. So will
Tar-Boy, O'Brien Hanover, Mr..
Budlong and Caduceus. Mr..
Budlong was third in the In
ternational.
Culver Pick has the No.
post position with Bye Bye
Byrd in No. 2. Apmat is in
the No. 6 spot, False Step No.
9 and Mr.. Budlong No. 10.
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NuuIIs in Fold

NEW YORK, May II (AP).-
Willie NaullS arrived yesterday
from hisHLos Angeles home and,
after a short conference with
his new coach, Eddie Donovan,
signed his contract with the
New York Knickerbockers Of
the National Basketball AsSo-
citation.
Evening star., 1961-05-11
By JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE. E. May II. -
Trainer Tommy Kelly, who con-
ditions Globemaster, is not the
type who gives up easily and he
is making no concessions in
the May 20 Preakness, despite
his colts sixth-place finish in
the Kentucky Derby.
Globemaster, who didn't be-
gin shortening stride until near
the mile pole in the mile and a
quarter Derby last Saturday
goes back to work this week
end in the mile-and-a-sixteenth
Preakness Prep. Chances are
the 100000 yearlings purchase
owned by Leonard P. Sasso, will
be favored to win the Prep
with Garry Back and Croziel
passing up the trial and a small,
field Of six or seven expected.
Trainer Kelly, who grew uL
in the Pimlico neighborhooc
and worked at Old Hilltop as
a hotwalker in his teens, ha:
taken only one shot at the
Preakness prize and how he
would like to win this richest
race in the world for 3-year.
olds. Back in 1854, when he
was only 35, Tommy watched
Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Ring King
whom he trained, finish sixth
in the classic.
Jockey Johnny Rotz, who
rode Globemaster in the Derby
and to his surprise triumph in
the recent Wood Memorial
again will be in the saddle ir
the Prep when Globemastel
tests the sandy footing at OLD
Hilltop.
Kelly is following the for
mula which Sunny Jim Fitz.
simmons, Reggie Cornell ano
Jimmy Pitt used in preparing
their charges for a winning eff.
fort in the PreakneSs. In 1857
F'itzsimmons won both the Prer
and PreakneSs with Bold Ruler
Cornell did the same with Roya
Orbit two years ago and last
spring Pitt pulled the double
with Bally Ache.
Talking about the PimlicC
track, Kelly says:
I'm as familiar with thu
track as the back of my hanC
and I believe Globemaster car
handle this type of surface"
The Preakness is a sixteenth
Of a mile shorter than thu
Derby and Kelly is fully aware
that a front-running colt Il
definitely not at a disadvan'
tage on the Pimlico track. Fol
this reason he is not ready tt
concede anything to Carr,
Back, the Derby winner whit
is due here tomorrow from
Garden State. and Crozier
who flies in from Louisville.
There will be no horses en-
tered in the PreakneSs through
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over at the close of business to-
morrow.
Postmaster General j. Ed
ward Day made the announce
ment today.
LindStrom has been baseball
coach at Northwestern Univer-
sity since 1913. He played
third base for the Giants, Pi-
rates, Cubs and Dodgers from
1922 to 1886.
He was acting postmaster at
Evanston from February, l943
to August. l945. He also has
been a radio sports announcer
Evening star., 1961-05-11
ST. JOHNS STOPS LANDON
Sophomore Pitches
Anocostio Into Lead

winning streak at eight games,
7-3, behind Jerry Browns two
hit pitching at Landon, but St.
Anthony's captured its 18th
straight, Al, over Bryantown,
a small school from Charles
County.
Northwood came up with two
runs in the bottom of the sew
enth inning to nip Bethesda
Chevy Chase, 4-3, in a Bi-Coun-
ty League game at Northwood
A triple by Fred Hauff and
singles by Andy Coe. Bob Farm
er and Bob Jensen produced
the tying and winning runs.
no. VA. GROUP Ia LEAGUE
PaRSTIsS PalEEAx < 1900 03355 GGo0 Go0 "a : |
Farley and Keplnger: Cornvell,
curd go and sloper.
GRovEToN oil 600 % z q
AlspauRh and Tomlinson.
TNTERHIGH LEAGUE
SPTNGARN - 100 900 0-l . 2
ANACOSTIA 80 40 O2O x =
Moore. Alexander "a and Reid;
BI-CoUNTY LEAGUE
HoRTHwooD 100 90 a
/ Il -,
Miekeitohn. Coe 81 and Kalcounos.
CATHOLIC LEAGUE
GONzAGA OO2 0iO 00-3 q 4
Berling, L. Rohan, 90 and Brennan;
INTERSTATE ATHLETIC CONF.
ST. JAMES - 600 314 O. 6 10 4
FRIENDS - 03o 654 x-l7 is
lum; Page and Pyles, Stevenson 49,.
OTHERS
doo6 COUNSEL loo loo zoo 0-S 2
| Marshall and Hill; Russo, Busse C2)
Cassidy (5I and Graham.
SEND6S st S9FN's SSa SS5 iod fSd Ga 3
Brown and soria. Gross t3); Berger
and Clark.
BELL - 100 O30 o. 8 4
EASTERN ~ lOl O12 ks 5
Maxwell. Stewart (5D and Martz
Cave, Ward t6l and Mclean Jetel
! t5D
Home run-ward, Eastern. 5th.
BRYANToWN 600 OlO O-l 4 :
! ST ANTHONY'S Ol0 0l2 x-4
! BredRett, Connors (6) and Mont.
gone: Parnell and Fantone.
Homo Run-Carr, st. Anthony's
9th.
YORKTOWN O4O 600 o. 2 4
IOCONNELL 03l 400 x-l4 IL {
Allen, Miller (6) and TAYLOR: Nor.
row. O'Brian (3D and BartoS.
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California, Irish
Renew Rivalry

BERKELEY, Calf, May IL
(AP) California and Notre
Dame will renew their football
rivalry in 1865 and 1867.
Notre Dame will open Cali
fornia's season in Memorial
Stadium September 18, 1865,
California will open Notre
Danes season at South Bend
September %. 1867.
The teams met twice before.
Notre Dame won 28-6 in 1859
and 21-7 last year.
Evening star., 1961-05-11
Rockies, OId-Timers
Couqht in Cutdowns

Wieand and optioned Outfieldel
Jack Reed, both to Richmond
International.
DetrOit-Traded First Base.
man-Outfielder Dick Gernert
to Cincinnati for Infielder jim
Banner and cash: optioned
Banner. Catcher Harry Chit
and Pitcher Joe Grzenda tc
Denver, American Association
Kansas City-Optioned Lee
Posada. outfielder, to Shreve.
port. Southern Association.
BOstOn-Reached limit earlier
in week.
National League
st. LOuiS-Traded Outfieldel
Bob Nieman to Cleveland fol
Joe Morgan; assigned Morgan
and George Grove. 38-year-olc
pinch-hitter, to San Juan, In
ternational League.
San Francisco - Optionec
Second Baseman Ernie Bow
man and Outfielder Bob Farley
to Tacoma, Pacific CoaSt
League.
Los AngeIes-Removed Relic.
Pitcher Ed Palmquist from ros.
ter; if he is not sold to another
National League club he will
be sent to Spokane, Pacific
Coast League.
Pittsburgh-Sold Pitcher Ton
Cheney to Columbus, Interna'
tional League.
Philadelphia - Optioned In
fielder Bob Sadowski to Buf'
falo, International.
Milwaukee Sent Outfielde
Wes Covington to Chicagu
White Sox on waivers; optioneC
Rookie Catcher Phil Roof II
Yakima, Northwest League.
Cincinnati - Unconditional,
released Infielder Willie Jones
sold Pitcher Claude Osteen ant
Outfielder Harry Anderson tt
indianapolis. American Asso
ciation; obtained First Base
man Dick Gernert from De
troit.
ChicagO-Reached limit ear
lier in week.
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Aqueduet
Aces and Jets Win

Mary Lou Carroll batted in
three runs for the difference as
the Arlington Aces defeated
Eaton Chevrolet, So, last night
at Guy Mason field in the
opening double-header of the
District Recreation Depart
ment's Women's Major softball
league. Vans Jets beat the
Pollyannas, To, in the other
game.
Evening star., 1961-05-11
Navy Golfers Defect
Pitt, Lose to Duke

ANNAPOLIS, May IL (Spe-
ciaD Navy defeated Pitt. So.
in golf yesterday, but lost to
Duke, 6-1, in a triangular
meet. Duke beat Pitt, also 6-1.
Duke is undefeated in seven
matches this season. Navy is
6-3 and Pitt sal.
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BOWLING
NEWS

The Northern Virgins a
Ladies' Duckpin League will
finish its season Wednesday
night and the eight-team
leagues champion will be de-
termined between Pla Nor and
Fairfax.
Pla Nor moved into frs
place by one game with g
three-game sweep of Clarendon
No. l last night while Fairfa2
dropped two to Penn Daw
Pla Nor now is 62-40 and Fair
fax 61-41. Clarendon No. i;
third, six games off the pace
at 56-46.
Joyce Kaiser had 145-401
and June Snyder, who is press
ing Dottie Clark for high aver
age, had 138-395 to pace Pla
Nor.
Pla Nor meets Colonial Vii.
lage (51-5D Wednesday anc
Fairfax takes on Clarendon
No. 2 (35-60.
y 4
Velma RoSenkrans' 1856
was tops as Glebe Radio anc
Appliances took three from
Avco Corporation in the Metro.
politan Ladies League. Despite
the losses, Avco retained it.
league lead with a 66-45 recorc
with two weeks remaining II
the season.
Glebe vaulted into secont
place with a 62-49 mark. T. c
Heil's ESQ and Bowl Nor ar,
next, each with 61-50, ant
Gino's Restaurant follows will
60-51 in the 14-team league.
Nell Huff of Alexandrii
Mimeo leads in average will
113.18. but June Snyder o
Avco is right with her at 113.2
Carolyn Sue Smith of Gleb
has high game thus far will
180 and Arlene Smith IN
relation of Heil's has high Sc
with 426.
\ +
It took the last box of the las
game of the season to get tn
champion in the Hyattsvill
Ladies League. The heroine wa
the leagues secretary, Pa
Brown.
Arrow Refrigerator shut ou
B. & J. Service to finish tn
season $3.50. Hyattsville Aut
Body. meanwhile, took two fror
Valentine in last weeks finale
Auto Body needed a victory il
the last game to tie Arrol
for the lead apd then it mar
rowed down to the last box wit
Auto Body needing seven pin
to win the league title on pi
fall.
Mrs. Brown, in the anchc
spot, didn't choke" She e
10 to put Auto Body on top b
four pins.
I'm sure glad I didn't Il
them down." Mrs. Brown sal,
1T would have been awful
I had cut a deuce and the
gone through the hole"
Equally close was the raj
: for high average. Betty Bush
. Valentine finished with 109.;
! to nose out Maxine Miller {
College Inn. 109.55.
Mickey McDermott Of Chez
erly Texaco took high gan
honors with l56 and Ann Fol
strom of K g. w ESQ high S,
with 1856. Cheverly won hig
team set with 1,771 and Waller
} tine high team game with SO
Evening star., 1961-05-11
LAUREL RACEWAY
GRADED SELECTIONS
RACEWAY
SELECTIONS

l-Homestretch Bill. Steamboat Bill.
Miss Tryax.
!-Tarsotta. Beau Adios, Navy Jet.
{-Andomar. Johnnie R.. Blue Cream.
Victory Kid, Dale Regent Reach
Gal.
ROYAL Glory. Yours Truly. Buskin.
b-Gosmo Topper, Lone Elm Forbes,
Widower Gus
Planning Byrd, Mac AdioS, Cerise.
HAT, Oyerton. EdnamitI
Hi lie.
9-Connemara. Honestretch Flash
Dale Royal.
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a A. T, Taylor-J A. Bayard entry.
SIESTA was second and before that won In the
mud EFFIE J. breaks fast will battle to the wire
CHERRY FLIP narrowly beaten at furIonEs at
Laurel
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Lindstrom Gets
Postmaster Job
BY the Associated Press

Freddie Lindstrom, SIS, for
mer Giants third baseman, has
been named acting postmaster
at Evanston, III. He will take
Evening star., 1961-05-11
BY the Associated Press

About two dozen major
league expendables - rockies
who failed to win regular
berths and old-timers whose
talents weren't badly needed
went to join minor league clubs
today as the big league teams
passed the cutdown date.
AS Of today, only Is players
may be carried on major league
rosters until after August 81,
when the limit goes up to 40
until the opening Of the next
season. The 18 major clubs
have been optioning, selling and
trading their surplus for sew
eral days and there was a final
furry last night Just before the
deadline.
The Senators and Chicago
White Sox. who opened the
season a day earlier than the
others, had to make the cut
Tuesday, since the limit is 80
days from the opening.
The White Sox picked
up Wes Covington from Mil.
waukee and had to make an
other cut. The Boston Red SoS
and Chicago Cubs got down tt
the 25-man limit the same day
Here's how the others trimmed
their rosters:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Internationally
released Outfielder Pete Whise,
nant.
! Cleveland-Optioned Pitchel
Don Schaeffer to Salt Lak|
City, Pacific Coast League, OF
24-hour recall.
Los Angeles - Sent Pitchel
Ray Semproch to Toronto, In
ternational League; sold Firs
Baseman Julio Becquer to Buf
falo, International League, bu
gave him time to reconSide
his threat to quit.
| BaltimOre-Optioned Catche
Frank Zupo to Rochester. In
ternational, on 24-hour recall
sold Pitcher Gordon Jones tt
Rochester.
New York-Sold Pitcher Tet
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SUBSTITUTE RAcE-Pur.., $500: claiming $4,000

STACIA who three in = row earlier At LaursI
drops Bit Bud LEON returned sore" after his last
race but Is the principal rival. so BIG upset in
sprint in his last "
xApprentce allowance claimed.
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RACING
RESULTS
Pimlico
BY the Associated Press


FIRST RACE-Purse, $500; claim
Ing; +-year-olds and up; 10 miIes'
The Third Dr'm D'tel 100 a.6U 5'H0
Adabull PasSmOrel 2O.SO l3.dU
Seek No More (keeneD 1oO
Aquarium Age. Dove Call, yellow
Jacket, Royal Rob, Double Deuce,
Matrimony, Ever 80 Humble MAIN
Line Joe, Frisco Breeze. Time l:oo4s'
Aqueduct
BY the Associated Press
FIRST RACE-Purse, "a 900; maid
en- 3-year-olds; 8 furlongs.
Kind Thought tArearOD ITO 6.SO
Bulina VaIenzuela) Ss0u
Double Hug. Blue Canoe, Recon-
noitre, Our Lis, Even Eva, Cocoon,
Princess Dina. ContesSR Honorar
Dorothea X. Time, 1:12.
SECOND RACE - Purse, S3,50O:
claiming: 3-year-olds; z furlongs.
His Tuxedo tAdams) $40 800 2.S0
Bimenite (B'metiS) 4.3O 300
Rope Halter (W'house) $50
Social Engineer. Flying Fairy, Little
Ladde Jodiglen. Time. 25as.
DAILY DOUBLE PAID $3.50
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ENTH RACE-Purse $500: claiming $4,000 10
$4,000; 3-year-Olds: "a miles (turD.

. CRoMWELLIAN, trained by HoratiO Luro, Is making
ms american beT after winning in England last
the principal rival GRAY ROCK Is much Improved
and rates chance.
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Gait DAvis-MrS. v. Arhur-Mrs. d. FOOte entry.
BEHEAD registered = front-ru running victory in his
last and should make II two STRAIGHT. BLOW GUN fin
ished first through disqualification and will be running
late. kNIGHT-kING rates excellent chance.
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GUARDIAN ANGEL faces lesser opposition here
and should rally to win his first race; REFLECTIVE
MISS was second earlier In q route at Gulfstream.
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BILL HUEY easily In the mud at Laurel
earlier and faces weaker opposition here. JACQUELINE
ROSE won her last. HAPPY TIGER was narrowly
beaten in his last
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THIRD RACE - Purse, $4,000; maiden 2-year-old
MARYLAND fOaIS 4

sHOB0 QUEEN finished second In her hast
and meets slightly lesser opposition here. MOUNT IDA
narrowly beaten at Aaueduct and will battle to the
wire, ST. SEBALDUS is due for = effort.
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. SEA BANG is sharp but will REQUIRE a top
effort to beat this closely mate ched field FAST PAL
his last at Laurel in sloppy strong factor
HAPPY WATER steps q bit but might take IL ali.
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BEST BET-HOBO QUEEN

FOURTH RAcE-Pur.s, ss0OO; claiming cs4.OOO''
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JOE KELLY'S SELECTIONS
AT PIML|CO
Selections Made for Sloppy Track
Post Time . PM

Olds and fuFlOnEs.
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FIFTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; maiden s-ysar-OIds: Id
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l-year-Olds furlonEs

WEEPERS BOY, former stakes drops a
bit. CoMPANERO, making his seasonal bow favOFs
the Pmlco track. BALLET GIRL won her last start
at Laurel for $1,000.
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SHENANDOAH DOWNS
GRADED HANDICAPS
Post Time, 7:I5 PM.
SECOND RACE Purse. 81 900;
claiming; 4-year-olds and up; 3 fur

THIRD RACE Purse, S1,100;
claiming: 4-years-old and up; 6 fur
Evening star., 1961-02-12

and later under the command of Maj.
Gen. Arnold Elsey, commander of Rich
mond's defenses.
Mr.. Chestney also had daughter,
Josephine, Southern belle of those
war days, whose sympathies, like those
of her brother, were strongly with the
Confederacy. So much so that she
crossed the Union and Confederate
lines a number of times. carrying in
her voluminOus hoop skirts vitality
needed medicines, among them qui-
nine, which the Confederates lacked
Occasionally, she was escorted part of
the way by Mosby's men-the officers
and men serving under Col John
Singleton Mosby, the Confederate
rangers. According to the records in
the National Archives, Miss Chestney
was allowed to join her brother in
Richmond in 1853, on parole not to
return to Washington during the war.
The records show that her mother
wrote a letter on May is, 1855, to Secre-
tary of War Edwin M. Stanton, asking
that the parole be lifted and her daugh-
ter be permitted to return to this city.
Mrs. Chestney wrote that Miss Chestney
was in Richmond without means of
support. The letter was referredt to Mai.
Gen. H. w. Halleck, commanding the
Military Division of the James. He
added his comment to the letter, saying
that no obstacle would be placed by
him to Miss Chestney's return to Wash
ington, but that he could not waive a
parole given to the Secretary of War
Miss Chestney, however, was finally
permitted to rejoin her parents in the
1GToN. D. c.. FEBRUARY II. 1851
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Capital. She married, Of all people,
lieutenant in the Union Army, George
Butler, and became q teacher in the
public schools, continuing for many
years after the early death of her hus-
band. A friend of my mother and father,
she was frequent visitor, and knew
her well. She was lovely person, soft
of voice and gentle. She rarely spoke
of her war experiences.
In the records of the Columbia
Historical Society, Douglas Zevley
wrote of MIR. Chestney, stating that he
came to Washington in 1847, when he
was 48 years old He was, Mr.. Zevley
recOunted. a Presbyterian minister,
but was not actively with the ministry
while in this city. During the later years
of his life, Mr.. Chestney was a clerk in
the Land Office. and he was particu-
larly prominent in the most highly
educated circles of society. Mr. Chest
ney was thoroughly conversant with
seven foreign languages and also an
artist in painting as well as in music"
And Mr.. Zevley added, with such
accomplishments, it can be easily
understood how entertainingly and
instructively he could talk in COM
pany upon most subjects"
MIR. Zevley's final report on the
CheStney family was: AN only daugh-
ter, Mrs. Josephine Chestney Butler-a
niece by marriage of the late Benjamin
F. Butler still remains in this city,
and a son, Maj. Theodore Chestney,
has been living in Montgomery, Ala,
for many years" This Mr.. Zevley wrote
in May 1903.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Mr.. Lincoln Lends A Helping Hand
By COULD LINCOLN
Star Staff Writer

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, who thought
"A always of others and rarely of him.
self, in the trying days of September,
1861, when the Confederate Armies
were threatening the existence of the
Union, took time out to help an elderly
man out of Old Capitol Prison. This is
the story, hitherto unpublished, as it
came to me from my father, DR.. Nathan
Smith Lincoln, surgeon in the Army
hospitals about Washington.
James employed in the
Department of the Interior in 1851
had been a patient and friend of DR..
Lincoln. He was born in South Carolina,
but his appointment to the Federal
service was from Alabama. Born in
1893, Mr.. whose name was
sometimes spelled Chesney, depending
upon who was doing the spelling-w was
81 years old in 1851. A son in the Con-
federate Army, Maj. Theodore Chest
ney, wrote letter to him. 1t fell into
Union hands. This was considered suf-
ficent evidence to clap Mr. Chestney
into Old Capitol Prison.
DR.. Lincoln, on learning of the
Imprisonment of Mr.. CheStney, went
Immediately to the White House to
intercede for him with the President.
My father, knowing Mr.. Chestney so
well, was convinced that he was not
engaged in espionage or in any other
way seeking to aid the enemy. He had
already met President Lincoln-and,
in fact, had been commissioned by him
as surgeon in the armed forces. He
explained the situation to the Presi-
dent
Acting with characteristic kindness
when his heart was touched, Presi-
dent Lincoln took sheet of plain
stationery from a drawer of his desk
and wrote in his own hand letter to
the Secretary of the Interior, Caleb
B. Smith, urging him to listen to DR..
Lincoln's plea for clemency for Mr..
Chestney. The letter was remarkable.
1t indicated not only the kindness of.
heart of the Civil War President, but
Evening star., 1961-02-12

his unOstentatiouS way of dealing with
his subordinates. And also his haste
to bring relief to Mr.. CheStney and his
family. This is what he wrote:
E1ecutiue Mansion
Sept. 16, 1861
Hon. Sec. of Interior
My dear Sir
Please, please see the bearer, Dr..
Lincoln, and hear him as to Mr.
Chesney.
Yours truly
A. Lincoln
Probably no other President of the
United States ever wrote such letter
to member of his Cabinet. Mr.. Lin
coins please, please" is classic.
One please" is considered enough.
Further, Mr.. Lincoln also addressed
the envelope in his own hand before
giving it to DR.. Lincoln, and on the
envelope he not only wrote The Hon.
Sec. of the Interior" but he wrote again
please see DR.. Lincoln, A. L."
The Presidents note and the pleas
of my father were sufficient The Secre-
tary of the Interior took steps immedi-
ately for the release of Mr.. Chestney
and his reinstatement as an employe of
the Department
My father kept the letter, after
presenting it to the Secretary of the
Interior, and it has remained in the
family ever since.
James Morgan, one-time editor of
the Boston Globe and a student of the
life of Abraham Lincoln, wrote of the
President: He remained ever a primi-'
tive man in his emotions and his SYM
pathies, never rising superior to the
pangs and appeals of the heart. He
could always cry" Surely, Mr.. Morgans
estimate of the man, "A. Lincoln" was
justified many times over
The Civil War records now in the
National Archives include the names
of officers in both the Union and Con-
federate Armies. They list Maj. Theo-
dore G. Chestney as assistant adjutant
general at Richmond in July, 1853,
Evening star., 1961-02-12

"PIeose, pIeose see the
bearer, Dr.. Lincoln, and
hear him as to q Mr.
Chesney"-the Presidents
letter and envelope for it.
SUNDAY, THE STAR MAGAZINI