The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-23
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From The philadelphia Inquirer 7
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| ARREST OF AN ALLEGED SECESSIoyrSr
Yesterday afternoon, August Douglass, who was
arrested on Tuesday evening by High Constable
CiarK, On the charge OF enticing officer desert
from the United States army, was brought before
Mayor Henry for a hearing, it being discovered
tha: he could not be held under the United States
avs, the complainant net having been sworn into
the service lie was, therefore, held under the law
OF the 10Th of April, 1861.
The act referred to reads as follows:
at any person shall endeavOr to persuade any
person or persons from entering the service of the
State or Of the United States or from ioining any
volunteer company or association of this State
about being mustered into SERVICE or shall use any
threats or persuasion, or offer any bribe, or hold
OUT any nope of reward with like intent to induce
any persons to abandon said service, every person
sp TI 1Iiehding, and being legally convicted thereof,
In"Il oe guilty OF a high msdemeanOr, and shall
pe sentenced to undergo solitary imprisopmept in
tue pehitehtlary at hard labor, for term not ex-
cesoin2 zen years, and be fined in p sum not exceed
Of the Court 4
At the hearing, yesterday afternoon, the accusad
was represented by Constant GuIlon. Tba frst
witness called was High Constable Clark, who tes-
titled as follows:
arrested Mr.. Douglass at the St. L,uis HoteI
at II O'Clock on Tuesday e7enipg | examined
his baggage, and found nothing there but a letter
written IA Richmond, on the 25.h ofJuIy in refer
ence to sale of cigars. lie told me that he was .
cigar dealer in Baltimore, and had been to Atlantic
City for his health. | arrested him on a warrant
issued by Alderman Bcitler
August Helm s"orn-l live at the St Louis Ho-
tel, and belong to Col. Harvey's Washington Le-
glon am Adjutant Of that body, in the service of
the Uni ed States; know the defendant he has
talked to several times about the South and told
me could get better pay there than here; when he
talked IN that manner left him; Yesterday he
said, have some new books. come up stairs and
look ut them in my room; Immediately we got in
the room he said, "lf you will go South | will
than you have here"
have been only two months in this country.
arrived IN Baltimore the 18th of June from Cal
lao, IN toe Atlanta. | came here 70 fight for the
Union and for liberty, as had done in nv own
country. left Lima on the 2lst of February 70
,ome here to tight for the North | never mem
loned to any one that he had spoken to me about
'olng South, except that | told it in p newspaper
'ulce on Third street. lie had never offered me
money I'll Yesterday, OF should have resented the
Insult. The Mayor directed that Douglass should
'e held to answer in $4,000. Mr. Douglass, not
'eing aoie to procure the requisite BAIL was sent
'elOw to MOyamensng
AS sequel to the above, we may add that An
ust Helm was assaied at late hour last nioht he
ONE person who doubted the statement which he
ad made. lie proceeded to the Central police
tation to Institute proceedings, but was not in
roper condition to testify, ard no measures were
akrn ''o