Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-09-20
ARRESTS.

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thority- The Mayor, Members Of the
Legislature, Hon, Henry JEay aud
Others Excitement IN the City.
The city of Baltimore was thrown into n
fever Of excitement yesterday morning by the
announcement Of the arrests during the pre-
ceding night Of some Of the most prominent
citizens, including Mayor Brown The au-
thority came from Washington, and special
squads OF the federal police were detailed for
the work. The first place known to have been
entered was the editorial room off the Exchange
newspaper the door of which was forced, and
o file OF unaccepted letters carried off The
police consisted of Lieutenant Bishop aud five
of'the federal police of the western district
They then proceeded to the residence of Frank
Key Howard, Esq, one of the editors and
proprietors, and took him into custody. They
next went to the editorial room of the South
newspaper; on the third floor of the Jarvis
/ Building, at the corner of Baltimore and
North street, the correspondence of W hich was
taken away together with a file-of the paper.
The residence Of Thomas w. Hall, Esq, the
editor, was next visited, and his father was
first arrested through mistake but the police
man went to the room of Mr.. Hall, Jr, and
took him into custody.
About the same time party of policemen
visited the city residence of George William
Brown, ESD. mayor of the city, in Calvert
street, near Pleasant. The4house of the MAYOR
is occupied Mt night by his brother, who was
also arrested through mistake, but he soon
convinced them that the mayor was at his
country seat, near the Relay House, on the
Northern Central railway. A carriage was at
once procured, and on reaching the country
seat Mayor Brown was arrested and brought
to the city.
The house of Hon. Henry May, on Charles
street, near Eager, was visited by the Federal
police, and he was required to leave his bed,
in obedience to the mandate from Washington
He inquired by what authority he was to be
arrested, and was informed that it was by au-
thority OF the provost marshall of Washing
ton city
The residences of the following members of
the House Of Delegates were also visited and
those gentlemen arrested VIM G. Harrison,
Lawrence Sangston, s. Teackle' Wallis, T.
Parkin Scott, Henry NJ. Morfit, Ross Wnans,
and Henry NJ. Warfed. The city residence
Of DR.. j. Hanson Thomas was visited, but he
was IN the country, and escaped until his re-
turn to the city yesterday morning, when he
was taken into custody. Charles II. Pitts,
Esq, was also in the country, but was arrest
cd yesterday morning soon after reaching the
city. The residence of John c. Bruno ESQ.,,
on Cathedral street, was visited, but he was
absent at the time, and up to late last night
had not returned, and thus escaped arrest
DR.. A. A. Lynch, of the Senate and Leon
ard G. Quinlan and Bobert NJ. Dennison, Of
the House of Delegates, from Baltimore coun..
ty, were arrested yesterday morning. The
carriage in which Mr.. Qunlan was brought to
the city showed marks Of rough usage, nearly
all the glass having been broken When he
reached the office of the provost marshal he
pushed aside the policemen who accompanied
him and walked into the office.
James Collins, member of the regular po-
lice, was also arrested. All of those arrested
were taken to Fort McHenry, those arrested
during the night having been conveyed direct
ly to that post.
Bumors we've rife during the day that Gen.
BENZ. G. Howard, the nominee of the Peace
party for Governor Of the State, had been ar
rested, but they could not be traced to any re-
liable source. Other parties were also said to
be in custody, but nothing could be learned
through the police authorities Of the matter -
Baltimore San Of 1911 inst.
ARREST OF ANOTHER PRopRIEToR or THE Ex-
CHANGE NEwsp4 PER.-On Saturday afternoon
William W. Glenn, Esq, was arrested by the
Federal police and taken Immediately to Fort
McHenry. Mr.. G. is another Of the proprie-
tore Of the Exchange newspaper, and was al
his residence when the police took him into
custody. A few minutes afterward he was
accompanied to his Office at the corner of Bal.
! tmore and North streets, where he made ar
rangenents for the suspension Of the issue Of
that paper for the present. He was then taken
: to Fort Mclfenry aud delivered into the custo.
: dy Of Gen. Dix. The members Of the Legis-
: lature, together with the other State prisoners
4 arrested on Thursday night, were put on
IN board the Old Point boat on Friday evening
and taken down to Fortress Monroe. Whether
they will be detained there or carried to some
a he baa No tran ed
: The arrest of Mr.. Glenn was not unexpected,
and he had made his arrangements for such
|, an eyent.--San Of The 16M inst.
MoRE ARRESTS OF MEMBERS OF TIE LEGIsLA-
TURE.-J. j. Heckart, Senator from Cecil coun-
ty, and James W. Maxwell, delegate from the
same county, were arrested at the Fountain
Hotel, yesterday evening, as they were about
leaving for Frederick, by Deputy Marshal
AcPhail, and taken to Fortress Monroe. They
were allowed time to address a note to THEN
friends before leaving the hotel.
On the arrival Of the Eastern Shore boat yes
terday afternoon, james L. Dennis, Esq, OF
Somerset; George w. Landing Esq, ofWor-
cester, and Philip +. Raisin, Esq, Of Kent,
were arrested and taken directly to Fort
McIlenry. Before the boat was made fast To
the wharf the officers got on board. Mr. Dem
mis- said he had been told that he would proba-
ply be arrested bat he had asworn obligation
10 perform to his constituents aud determined
ct least to make the effort to reach Frederick
The report that Thomas j. McKaig, Senator
from Allegany county, arrested a few weeks
since, had been sent to Port Lafayette is said
TO be erroneous. II is understood that Mr..
McKaig is in the State Of Ohio, having taken
some form of oath to support the constitution
aud laws Of the United States, and is under
parole Obligation not to leave the State of Ohio
until the termination Of the existing troubles
Sun Of I'm inst.
STILL MoaE ARRESTS. We learn that Thos.
]. Clagett, member of the House Of Delegates
was arrested at his residence near Petersville,
on account Of his disloyalty And on yestcr-
day, in this city, Immediately after the adj
journment Of the House OF Delegates Milton
Y. Kidd, Chief Clerk of the House, William
Klgour, Clerk Of the Senate, and William T..
Salmon, one Of tho Delegates from this coDn-
~, and Jos. W. Elkins, private citizen, re-
Gently returned from Virginia, were arrested,
by Lieutenant Carmichael, Of the Baltimore
Police, and handed over to the military au-
thoritics here. Mr.. Gordon, Mr. Maccubbin
and Mr.. Durant members Of the House OF Del
egaies were also arrested FIRED. E1qa. 1871.
Skirmish at Seneca.
SENECA, Nd, Sep l7.--Capt. Sponablc, Of
the New York 34th regiment (Col. Ladew, }