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Show H GEN SICKLES SAVED H FROM PRISON CELL H Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, Widow of M Famous Rebel, Offers To M Raise Money M New York, Jan. 29 Mrs. Union '' D. Longstreet, wido of tho taa'OUH B confederate- general, camo to tho aid H of her hiiBbund's civil war foe, Gen- B eral Dan ley H. Sickles, today with H as offer to raise $23,170 among tho B "ragged and maimed followers of M Leo" to pay General Sickles s nlleg- M cd dobt to tho state of New Yorl H Sheriff Hamburger, who arrested Hen H ' cral Sickles today In the civil si t M brought by tho Bt.Vi to recover Hie H' money, also imllii a letter to many H of tho riclic.it men in N'sw Voik, ask- M Ing them to nld tbo aged veteran. M Tho sheriff addressed his letter to H, . P. Morgan, John I). Rockefeller, M Andrew Carncglo and tho 3S0 mem- H, tiers of sheriff's panel, composed H ol wealthy Now Yorkers. B Sheriff Harburgor dealt generously H with his prisoner. Instead of serv- ing tho order of arrest this morning Sho waited until General Sickles' law' yer, Daniel I'. Hays had arrangol B with a surety company for n O.IH' m bond for tho votoran's freedom. Mr. . Hays brought it to tho slierirt's of K flee and they went to Gen. Slcklo's B Fifth nvenuo homo this afternoon K! "Well, gencrnl," tho sheriff groi'.td H him. "It's a bit of formnt business H today. You know I lmvo to servo you H with theso papors. I'm sorry I have B to do so, but I havo no cholco " H' "It's all right," General Slckls re- i. plied, tossing tho unoponcd order nnd m complaint on his library tablo. You H' are. one of tho best frlonds l'ro got H Bhcrirf." H;'' Tlley placed the bond before- the f gcnornl and ho signed It In a flowing W "That hand writing Is not so bad H- for a man who Is moro than nlno- Itwo years old, sheriff," ho commented. comment-ed. Thore was a feo of $5.25 ow'n H the county for service of tho papers. t General Sickles summoned Mlita JH Edith WJlmerdlng his houaeJca ptr, H', to pay it. She came Into the room sLaaa -''KH with her hands full of peunlos trli ped on n rug and bcatlorcd them ov-r ov-r tho floor, llio gnnornt assisted In picking them up When tho rh'.rlff left General Slqlt'-'y chook hnnds ulth him end .ujiiviI bis declaration declara-tion of friendship |
