The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 11, 1883, Page 2

CAPTURE. JEFF. DAV What s Philadelphian Says of His Part in the Famous Man’s Arrest —MNo Feminine Apparci Seen. Kaspar Knobel, the first man to fay hands on Jefferson Davis when the latrer was a tugitive, after the downfall of the Confederate Gov- ernment, now lives in Philadelphia. At the time of the capture Mr. Kno- bel was a private in the Fourth Michigan cavalry. His narrative, which was contributed to the Week- jy ‘Times of this date, is as follows: On the evening of the 7th of May (865, the Fourth Michigan cavalry regiment, to which I belonged, was ordered to start immediately, with- out knowing whither or why. We rode on the whole night, only mak- ing ashort pause to take a lunch. We did likewise the following dav, bat had in the evening to take ret- uge from a thunder-storm in some weods, where we sought to shield ourselves in the best possible manner against the inclemency of the weath- er. The next morning, somewhere between g and 10 o'clock, we met a vehicle with enly three wheels, driv- en by acelored man, Col. Pritch- ard bade him halt and answer our questions. He told us he had tallen in-with a treop of ‘‘Yankees’’—it became evident that he did not knew the difference between Union and Confederate soldiers—who had taken a wheel frem his wagon, probably to prevent him trom revealing their Aight too quickly. for, as he said, it was a sure thing that they were try- ing to escape. Such was the story of the negro, and now the reason for our being engaged in this exciting chase Aashed in upon us—that we were hunting for no less noble a prey than the beaten teader ot the Confederacy on whose head the Government had set a large prize. Our commander, #3 a matter of course, took notes of this statement and ascertained the ex- act place where the meeting had ta- ken place. Then we were ordered to held ourselvesinreadiness. A hard- er work than we had yet done was smpending. Those who had _ confi- dence in themselves and their horses fer a further ride of torty or fitty miles were told to announce them- selves. One hundred and twenty- eight men did so, I ameng them, and we started. Twelveo’clock at night between the oth and roth of May we arrived at Irwinsville, Irwin county, Ga., where Davis, according to all prebability, was to be found. THE CAMP DISCOVERED. In whispered tones we were or- jered te distribute ourselves in zroups of thirteen in all directions and be on the look out tor all sus- pictous persons in the place, The gtoup to which I belonged, after saving ridden on fer nearly a mile, discovered a camp-fire in a south- svestern direction, which was near extinction—a very suspicious circum- stance—that made our hearts beat Quicker with jeyous anticipation, It +eing, however, yet dark we could do nothing else for the present than “mpatiently wait for the dawn ef day “Che eastern sky had scarcely red- dened before we adyanced as_noise- sessly as possible and aimost stum- bled ever two tents, whose inmates evidentl¥ were vet slumbering aad erho thus Could be easily surprised. was feremost in entering one of these tentswwed sure cnough, found che fug: id js family lying there } +n profo} fe Jeffe: avi din a gray costume on the left side of the As sean as he was awa comprehended the situation he tried, evidently for the purpose of conceal- tent. nent, to cover himself with some- ‘ung—I can not at thy tell actly wh fered nongy {Gen 4 the oth af the staff efthe Confederate lead- ec. Here, also, perfect qmetude ions and excitement reir fight. meident t fom un a stceping offig eis Ss tcred uncoriditienalla= A sg the leas: resistance. | se and had / ‘gned, easily explained by the ex. } They were surprised to } e extent that I tere away a saddle i | kinds of grase seed tn stock. some $3,600 in gold. are acquainted with Mr. Peck are! - | FIRED UPON BY FRIFND S. his associates had been thus accom- | plished was the signal-shot that fired, which soon brought Col. Pritchard and his companions to the scene of action. Thus shot, howev- er, was, te our great astomishment, at ence responded te by aheavy fire trom the neighboring woods. which fire we, of course, answerel. By this skirmish we had one young man killed, his heart being pierced by a bullet, and enc weunded. Our as- we teek one ot our assailacts a pris- oner and discovered that he belong- ed, like ourselves, to the Unien army They torn:ed, in fact, a part ot the First Wisconsin cavalry regiment, and had, like eurselves, arrived the ence of Davis, still less ef our ewn. The victims of this fatal encounter | were buried with military honcrs. We had a breakfast, to us, as a mat- ter of course, a very joyous one, in which Jefferson Davis and eur other | prisoners participated, and then we rode back to headquarters. THE COMMON STORY UNTRUE. Such is the true history of the cap- ture of Jefferson Davis, and, as ev- ery one can see, it differs materially trom the commonly accepted story, not alone in respect to the feminine apparel and the bewie-knite, but also in regard to the short enceunter be- tween Union seldiers, which turnish- ed, so to speak, the last victims on the altar ot the ambition of the Con- tederateleader. I havea very teresting relicof this affair in my possession. After having entered the tent of Davis and accomplished hi, capture, a traveling bag was found among what little baggage there was containing « shirt and three cellars, besides children’s soiled lin- en. These naturally became inter- esting spoils for the soldiers, who ! distributed them among themselves. | in- One of these collais is still in my possession. The collar, which, for good and sufficient reasons, at this time has novery clean look, bears this proud inscription: i “This eollar was worn by Jeffer- | son Davis at the time he was made prisoner of war, May 10. 1865, and was taken trom him by Kaspar Kno- bel, private of Company A, Fourth Reenment, Michigan Cavalry, at Ir- | winsville, Irwin county, Ga.” | Seven Jugs of Gold. From the Paducah News. On the 7th inst., at his residence on the Benton road, some eighteen miles from this city, Mr. John Peck passed from mundane trials and trib- ulations te the eternal reward yeuch- safed to those who have lived virtu- eus andchristian hives. Mr. Peck Was seventy-eight years oi age at the time ut his demise, and was well knewn a gentle, frugal eid tarmer, who enjoyed the unqualified respect and esteem of the enure neighbor— hood, inwhich he had passed so many vears of usetulness. He w. the father of seven sons and daught- { ers, all of whem have grown to the ! estate ot man and womanhood. Just before nis death he called his young- est son io his bedside, and atter some remarks of an advisory nature stated | that he had saved a thousand dollars | in gold for each of hus children, He i attempted to tell the boy where he! had concealed it, but before he was | able to conclude his story the grim, messenger appeared with asummons | which nothing mortal was ever known | to disobey and the spirit of the old gentieman passed te its reward. A search for the hidden treasure dis- covered two jugs with the necks knocked off, in which Mr. Peck had been accustomed to drop his savings One was cenceaicd in the smoke-! jouse and the ether in the stable. Fogether they were found te contain | These whe jyqthe conviction that the bal-| le meney he spoke of is. hidden somewhere abeut the prem- ises, but a very rigid search has fail- Ed to detelbp it The neweteo: just received ali Wr t& Gierius. Not until the capture of Davis and | ate: been agreed upon the previous day Baers | | tonishment increused greatly when! evening befere inthe neighborhood | of Irwinsville witheut knowing or | having the slightest idea of the pres- | | ing realestate, in the county ot Bates and | county, Missouri, to court house in Butler, in said county, at / the next May term of Probate court, A, ! | D, 1883. }2 minor, Trustee’s §: Whereas, F. M. Wheat, on tie 20th lay of December, 1881. executed ro the | undersigned, as trustee, his certain deed lead | of trust conveying to me the following | Tne west halt of block 14, | and blocks 15, 16,17, 1S and tgin Sperry’s addition to Rich Hill, in ¥ates couniy, Missouri, in trust to secure the payment ot a certain note of 3750, therein tuliy described, and which deed of trustis duly recorded in the recorder’s office in the city of Butler, on page three hundred and thirty-six of Book No. twenty- 27 of mortgages and deeds of trust, and, whereas, said note is due and unpaid, all the right, title and interest in said b tween the hours of 8 o'clock | forenoon and 4 o'clock in the afternoon of that day. WILLIAM HENRY, Trustee. April 4, ’83. Order of Publication. Missouri: Whereupon, it is ordered by the court, that said defendant be notified by publication that plaintiff has com- menced a suit against him in this court, by petition and attachment, the object and general nature of which isto obtain judgment upon an account of One Hun- dred and Twelve dollars and 35 cents and that his property has been attached and unless (:c said J). D. Thurmond, be and appear attuis Court at the next Term there of, to bebegun aad holden at the court house in the city of Butler, in said county, oa the 4th day ef June next, and beon or fore the the sixth dav of said term, ifthe term shallse long contin- ue—and if not, then on or betore the last day of said term—answer or plead to the petionin said cause, the same will be taken as contessed, and judgment will be rendered accordingly. And it is further ordered, that a copy hereot be published, accerd®g to law, in the Buder Weekly Times, a weeklv newspaper printed and published in Bates county, Me., tor four weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least tour weeks before the first day of the next term of said court. J. R. Jenxens, Circuit Clerk. A true copy trom the Record. i Witness my hand and the 4 SEAL. ;sea! of the Circuit court of — ates county, this, 23rd day ot March, 1883. 18-4 J. &. JENKINS, Circuit Clerk. ‘Trustee's Sale. Whereas, William Pearce and Lillie Pearce, his wife, of Bates county, Mis- sou i, by their deed of trust, dated De- cember Recorder’s office of said Bates county, in book No, 9, at page 359, did conyey to T, D, Rafter, astrustee, for the purpose of securing the payment ot a certain prom- issory note therein described, the tollow State of Missouri, to-wit: The southeast quarter of section No, 33, township No, 40 of range No, 32, And, whereas, oa the znd day of April, 1881, said Wm, Pearce and Lillie E, Pearce, his wife, sold and conveyed said land to G, W, | Maddox, of Bates county, Missouri, bv gene al warranty deed in which said deed the said G, W, Maddox, expressly as— sumed the payment of the debt evidenced by the note aforesaid as part ot the pur- chase money of saidland and gave his own individual note in lieu of said note first named. And, whereas, said last mentioned note is due and unpaid, though the payment of the same has often been demanded from said G, “, Maddox, Now, theretore, at the request of the legal holder of saia last mentioned note, andin accordance with the provisions and terms ot said deed otf trust and by virtue of the power in me vested as trus— tee, by said deed of trust and the agree- ment of said G, W, Maddox made as atoresaid in the premises, I, T.D, Rat- ter, as trustee as atoresaid, willon Saturday, May 5th, 1882, between the hours et g o’clock in the forenoon and ¢ o’clock inthe afternoon ot said day at the court house door, in the } town (now city) of Butler, Gates county Missouri, sell said realestate above de scribed or so much thereof s may ft necessary to s. > said det cost of trust. to the tor cash in hand at public ven 17 4t T, D. Rarrer, Trustec. Final Settlement Notice. Notice is hereby given that the ned adm tate of at t ot Bates the Mar Probate court, helcen at term ot 17-4t I, J, Crumiy, Adm’r. Final Settlement Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under- igned curator of the estate of , J, Potts, will make final set- tlement of his accounts with said estate 2S such curator at the next term of Pro- | bate court of Bates county, Missouri, to | be holden at the court house in Butler, | in said county, at the next May term ot Probate court. A, D, 1883, J, F. Sims, Guardian and Curator DR FP. L. POND. Aurora, Hl., AX.is meeting with wonderful suc- ; cessinthe cure or Cancer. Those af- flicted should no: fai! to consult him at fence. CANCER. lands conveyed to me by said deed of | trust to satisfy said debt, the sale to be | in the} 26th, 1874, and recorded in the | t bidder } under- j (FIFTY CENT THE WEEKLY ST. LOUIS Berryhill in the] ty | The brightest spiciest and best tamily = j paper in the West is offered tor 1883 at} RR S STABLE | the tollowing extraordinary low rates. } U HIDES & FURS C. BRICKER, In Biz Demana— Having purchased the interest of Thes ST. LOUIS PRICES FOR ——-All Kiuds Of-— farmer. It yon have notseen it secure a fi s send tothe of-| ,. ae copy from Postmaster or send to | Novth Main Streets _- fice tor it- | - BUTLER, MO. | Oy short notice able. Saddle Horses. | A cordial invitation is extended to the | public and especially those in need of | now, therefore, by vi:tue of the power in | me vested by said deed of trust. and at | Ten copies to one office 1 yaar, $ 6 co North Side.ok- the: Public “Squares Tae the request of the legal holder ot said | Twenty ‘ “ = “ 10 CO egies | now prepare | to furnish the very beat ef note, I will, on | Single Copy, One Year, 1 2 i SRTURD ENG S aga eae 1 There is no weekly paper offered tor; vi APRIL, A. 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