Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-28 | Page 7 | Suit For Old War Claim

1011 Oil OLD OlI WAit c cWashington criM Washington Dec Iee 27 Secy Shaw Shiaw II and amid nl the United States treasurer are defendants In a n suit lull instituted I tu 1 to today todo today day do In the federal court here to recover front from tho the government the value of ot 21 2 steamboats steamboat alleged to have been tak taken en emu from motes James K E O Montgomery during the war by men representing themselves to 10 he ho military officers of oC the tIme United States Mr Ir Montgomery who Is now dead win was a It prominent steamboat owner und and lived at al The suit Is brought t by the trustee ot of the Montgomery estate who seeks cat to recover for tor the heirs The pe petition petition states slates that Mr Ir Montgomery op opposed opposed posed po secession but bitt was WAR compelled to cast his hie lot with the th confederacy as asimis his imis properly property Interests were lI ro In mi MissIssIppi 18 ppl lie He became a n commodore In Iii the confederate navy but was the Ih first confederate officer to take the oath of allegiance to the time United States after the war mr lie He took look the oath In the pres presence presence lrA ence nee of Gent Oen U tr S H Grant his hl neigh neighbor ne bor Lor who was wall the first federal officer to tJ t congratulate Commodore Montgomery on lit his return to the of time thc Union