Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-12
Important Deteciion ana arrest.

At
Ihere was quite an important arrest nada Las.
evening IN tha 81 Charles Hotel and il was eseted
~ "a ~ yuiet a manner that feW peopls came To tbs
e".,lse 'lelse OF II A pleasant party of military
49,. - we're discussing choice dinner together
,: cII'e Snllth lzard came in smiling snd
sAeusing himself for the interruption. asked TO see
TWO Of them in the hall on privs.s b,,sinsss T,s
Wo.,,.S S4p'1ln j. 4 SutteFley and aeaEtainD
rsLsueIiy. IHey Immediately left the table and
ee.e out win him. When outside the door the de-
49, ore" out an oHsial document and intimated
sla- lelr presence vas required AT the ehisf1s 81
nee Mr.. suttery became verv roob sg;,otsj -
mr. "easheriy seemed alarmed but thev besitated
not moment to aceon1panv re ces.e- - -
t1elh % 'he FIRST District lock-ue where he plaeed
sl.1n ~ cells as Prisoners Of the milittrv
sullorltes' Win instructions that no ene sbOuld
have communication with them
Iae charge upon which they were arrested ia
SIMPLY that OF being spies bat L is aseertsi5 tbs
ouVGsriey Is the regular secret agent Of The Ti,o
war department az New Orleans, and has b. en- % n
santly IN correspondents with il evsr sine. ~
commencement Of the war. We have al, bss-J
ina! heatherlY IS Sutterleys agent In the business
DOLE OF these reports We give for What they az
worm, and 90 not affirm their truth because We 10
AOs Aho" upon what evidence or By what means of
1g.lscossEy tneir arrest was determined on We be-
heYe' however, that there IS something more than
mere suspicion in the case
J. ou5tertey Is Nortierner By birth ana lived
Tor some unla IN Chicago, where he ioined the Cb-
cage Lousyes, commanded BY Ellsworth He was
~ " .leSh ~ me famous expedition trip they made
70 New York city. he came to this city aboutten
N on-ns ago and obtained the privilege Of keeping
perlDdlcal depot at the City Hotel About four or
1Ve m01ths since he obtained similar priviIege AZ
the St Charles Hotel, and erected stand there-so
! "etl ,% known % mo Of our readers-whsre he sold
Oo0As, papers AID other articles without much -
gard to their pe0Falty-we might say deeeney
= From ms military expeFieucs IN the ranks OF the
Ohlc3go L9uaYes, he was veil Qnslifed to drill the
lnuutudinous companies OF Volunteers that
s2rAng up from the ranks OF cur citizens when
Inc war eommeneed in earnest he soon discovered
ms, and made aIs sbilities known This put in his
way a handsome rsysnls, tor he gave great salts
actlOn as az InstFue5 having a peculiar tact for
mparung military k1Owedgs 70 msu and teaching
;OhP anles the popular prOdceneies of the Juavs
y stem, including the bayOnet exercise.
Besides several city companies Mr.. Sutterlv went
ato me untry and drilled the Roseale Guards Of
vest Fellcisna, and other corps. He made money
mi appeared to spend il freely. He soon gained an
XleislYe military aequaintauce and thus had pecu-
lar opportunities, if he chose to exercise them. of
earning military movements snd facts n this de-
ar rtnent S1me think that through the periodical
uslness be also had unusual facilities for seadinR
ltornation to tie North Essn after the interrup-
on OF communication through Kentucky he did
ome business il Memphis and Richmond papers.
What most probably brought suspicion upon him
the IL st place, was his having inserted in the
1ItOrlaI columns o. a cCtemp9raFy, the following
8raCraBh, which appeared on Sunday morning.
I'VE learn that Mr. J X. Sutterley, Of the news
JOm St Charles Hotel TO whom we nave bpen in
sbte5 for so many favOFs in the news way, has
zen appointed az aid, with the rank of captain on
e staff Of Brig Gen Johnston, and will in medi-
ely join his regiment in the vest
If Mr.. Sutterly has been arres I'D in error, be
! have fair ch-nce Of meeting his accusers and
& proof against him this morning, when be is 10
I've 2 full examination before the Governor, and
en-. Fwiggs If it is true, charged, that he is
spy OF the Lincoln government, then he has been
aging a high game and bold one and like many
her eOnsummate schemers his last stroke of polIcv
IS fatally foolish one
As tor Captain Weatherly, We know nothing Of
n that we can speak Of with nythi1g ike pos
ve assurance. When he was arrested he said
1t be had been resident Of this city for three
aTs and was well known TO be loyal Southerner.
this be true he caa easily prove it. We supp. Sc.