| Show GRANT THOMAS AND 1 ACCUSED f for i 1 t or Of Having Offered Their Services 1 To Jefferson Davis ORvis in i Army AmlY l lI I t STATEMENT IS CHALLENGED 1 l Col J E Sturl Dollos Louisiana i Historical I to Produce I II Alleged Letters i I j 1 I 11 t I CallS l un Deu o J i In Con Coil I t but bill Z t U r Plot 1 It ft Was ae I L IL Chicago hicso N 01 v 11 n to Co James K F peat vies vice 1 of 01 the th de df department department I I of ot Illinois U I A It B R Issued 4 t 1 t challenge taut last tight night to tn t the t Louisiana Historical association to produce the thi th letters letter alleged to Co bt II b In lit lt its 10 In which Oen leti r I 1 8 S hart lien len H Ii Thomas Thoma and Admiral l lIt lIlt on nn ore tints time Ii offered their rk to It t Jet Jef freon Davi In the tho Ih jinn ann tr The Th challenge hallen follows follow the statement mid made nd In tn BaltImore MI Bit ui n tent b I Iv Capt pt 4 U L 1 Do De 1 hosed lit f t tI N S r c rapt tie 10 KI It f t tutu t th tt medium lIum of the lb h moderate f l lII I emu CILli the 1111 II of lid A organ o of the eral nt 1 said the iho th 1 oto a had hid In Its It pUn euni if it 1 letters lettera which the thle dl U I n wole I t i Ii DaU Gen rn rant is I stud mild Id to havo has ha written to CI Ii Davis vi applyIng toT A t com om Jan U 15 t 4 Commander dIllOn MI MII I II I the cb pr by tile the th Louisiana tolica ii Uon tn IJ b bany i ian an any or Individual of an all any au all authentic authentic letter written by b either cither of ot the lr three men mOIl at t any time which contains contain i one olle word or phrase ph front from m which the th In Inference Ii I ference c ee coald ld be drawn drown that they tile were t twilling i willing at fit any ay time Limo to let aid or M assist the lh cause cau of the rebellion WHAT 18 IS IN PACKAGE New N ew Orleans Orlean Nov 11 ii In regard read t I tan Ian Ii Iian an article published III hi the ch Conf Veteran to Ih the h effet t that hilt len Gen I S I t Grant irant Got Gen George Gao II 11 Thomas Thomaa an ani I Admiral had 1 t President Jefferson I DavIs Ivi of tho Uw lie iii n 1 for tor before Uw Ike outbreak r k of ot the Civil wm Wilt WI 0 and aM tieS Letters tire IB Lit the posses Men lien 4 n r ae the he Historical so clety cisty ct O Oil eel J S A Chalaron custodial of Memorial Hall 1111 In n this UsIa city said aad I Mrs Lira In Jefferson Davis Jale consigned eral er packet of letters to the t h care carf i or Ie orthe c the hall hal and thee are ant to be 1 only when la Is given us UI to 10 do doso doso so ao This authority rests ICI r t with tier her he daughter Mrs ra Hayne of DC Springs I dont know tile tb contents content of tiC these letters letter ON 00 NashVille So Nos 11 lLa iLlI 8 A Cunning Cunningham II Confederate ham bam publisher of t U Veteran of tit this dt Ill city thu hu official or 01 organ organ I IRan gan Ran of ot ln tb the stated l to in today inday 0 day dar In regard to the publication len Gen 0 Grant Graal Admire Admiral 11 t an I Iden den Oell T had hd applied to oi oiD D la for lor III in th the ired crate army arm that at ac the th time Ume of or th i publication of vr Capt Us com corn In tn the Veteran he had haul nu nui AS to c tu the She e of or tin iii h statement and alid an ln liui bitt I I hOn him that It was wae I IA Aa As A a result itt f t the ch the th i I Ile December le m number of if the th will III contain a correction i i WHAT DAVIS SAYS n Colorado Cado Springs toli oln N o 11 ov 11 In Inan an Interview today toda Mr II J I A daughter of oC Davis PIt I of the UMI cont U r My I said saidI 1 I dont doi t know about the ou oi tents of ot those thol t Ittel nor do I moo kno whether ei Gins Gens Grant and Thomas or ur Admiral Farragut ever applied to 10 in III lity I I father for fw I 1 never lIver hearil ray m In make city any mention I of then th done so t r Net Nat knowing anything definite ahu th these theo o letters I dont feel reel competent to nay say when whon these tb letter lettera shall hall be o end 1 I am going to New OW Oi Orleans leans In February I Id and d shall ball take tak counsel with wl l my friend friends j 4 jand and relatives la ve before deciding upon an in course Since neither my Ill tether father normy nor normy my lilY mother ever ver made se these th letters lette pub public j lie lic It II la ii but natural that I should feel f t some nome about opening them or departing from the my m patents panl I thought St It to pursue I dont see irs any tulY J I reason why b the It a shull i be mad d public Just Ju now When Whan hen asked if 4 K h sold IJ e Sl pre H her r personal e t I h IU r loin Grant sod and n II Admiral A Kari i applied to her ratler r commissions 1 Will Mrs Hayes H 1 hI under the tb rl ci 1 JC al 1 a as i ill lit a posit to 10 1 SOY an M U f |
