Show thae mm aho vho mei jeff bins YOEK march 24 george W butt who died on sunday at his home no gate brooklyn wag veil known in the smith during te ohp man who defied old davis Altho iii h a lalive Viry nuan mr but was a strung union man and he refused iu jeff dails presence to take up arms against the matth art was outspoken i in liis loyalty to the federal cacase and finally had to come chii side of the mas in nd lixon line oi s to that he with ficht had been kidnapped and lodged iu libby anson amri butt presidents office and after much bard work wl an order for her husbands release mr antt accept hia discharge unless was liberated at the anil ilia demand staat lasted cd to but a provision was in parted in alie order to the effect that mr butt maidt col lacaye the djuth he was gradually reduced to alie veree of starvation and then accepted a position in the navid construction department of the he was put to work superintending super intending alie cutting of tim berin the woods and while there he and icorn pAnion seized anen sioe aud ran it through t norfolk atie road haq pi apted by rebels and alie telegraph info nned them of mr butts escapade fired volley after vollay at him as ie w ent past bat none of tho bullets hi b m from norfolk made hia way north while living in brooklyn air butt was an active republican but held office A ft id ow and nine children chil dien survive him |