Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-04
Important Arrests in philadeIphia.

| HIIADEIPIIIA. September 23.-Ihc most i'm.
| portant arrests that have been made during the
rebellion, came to light in this city to-day. Most
of those previously incarcerated in Fort Iaily-
cite had been devoting their influence 10 trea-
son; bIt the parties here arrested were contrib
uting arms and munitions OF war daily,
| bribiur officers of the United States army to
| further their designs; and had organized a sys-
! tenn of treason so sllliful and complete, that
only after the utmost vigilance, and when the
detectives had tested all means to entrtp and de-
! coy them, the full proof came to light
The names of these men are James NJ. Haig,
/ T. Wyatt. and Wm. Gilchrist. Haig is a Balti-
more IsTaeite, whose business Is the making OF
military trimmings, epaulettes, sword handles,
! etc He had obtained heavy contract from the
| T. s. government to more cffectuaily conceal his
nIaus. and was armed with numerous letters
| from Federal functiona-ies that he intended to
produce IN emergencies. This man conducted
! contrabapd trade from Baltimore until Gen. Dix
1 and the Provost Marshal showed him M. He was
| first observed in this wise: A package containing
several thousand friction tubes ana cannon prinl-
ers had been lefi al Adams Express Office IN this
/ citv. addressed 10 a well known firm in Balti-
more. Being threatened with arrest. the latter
firm confessed thai they yVere the agents oi JAS.
NJ Halo. and Il was further edaeed that the same
was shiTiped under a fictitious name by William
Gilcinist.
Detective Benjamin FIanlliu, a sagacious and
fertile Philsdephia officer, now determined TO
seduce Haig to this city; for which purpose he
Tesorted 10 certain ingenious means mot now ripe
f,r pnhlicatior Convinced that heavy orlcr,
awaited him here. and that Philadelphia was less
/ under espionage than Baltimore, Haig came 0n.
A celebrated Lincoln detective now took part IN
the matter, and the means by which they IN
weighed all the parties constitute the richest item
{ z
rarlife was so played upon that he Is not yct
aware al the enemies who ruined him, and when
the matter was ripe the whole party was taken
i,p, their goods and papers seized, and they are
Row in Fort Lafayette, having goae forward on
| Sunday night.
Wm. Gilclrist is a razor and cutlery importer.
whose establishment is situated at Fifth and
Commerce streets. lie has never taken the oath
of allegiance, being an Englshman. His came
was to pretend himselfa Federal agent I'll the
worst came. when he was to claim the priyi-
! lege Of a British subject. In his establishment
| were found surgical Instruments, caps, pistols
bowie knife, etc, packed and directed 10 90
southwark. The properly amounts TO $4,000 in
value.
f. Wyatt is a Yirginian, formerly in partner
! shin with C.. B. Campbell 205 North Water
street He has always been a rabid traitor. and
/ bis wife has been six times to Richmond and
1 back within as many weeks, taking each time as
many trunks heavily filed with arms and goods
eontIaband She passed our lines by brbing an
! officer OF the army, who obtained passes for thf
purpose. Said officer has been arrested and vii
/ probably be shot. At Wyait's house an exten.
/ siye correspondence with parties in the SoatI
was found, and his completely with the rebels
| was proved by his papers, even in the absence Of
any other evidence. Among other articles seized
/ there was pair of epaulettcs marked with thu
name of Capt. Richardson, an officer in the rebr
| army. There was also "a photograph group o.
wGrthies, OF which he was the center. A gentle
man who is familiar with the likcnesses, say,
that they represent Capt Richardson, Capt join
A. Cullin, Lieut.. c. d. Finley, of Macon, Ga
and Blodgett, Mayer of Savannah all decided
rebels.
The hay contract in which Haig was engaged
1 was to have been worked to good advantage
| Two vessels, one loaded with bales of hav, ant
the ether with bales containing war munitions
were to have been dispatched up the Potomac
and at Acquia Creek, at "A given signal, tht
| bogus hay would have been run under the rebe
batteries. All this was proven by seized letters
and also the fact that tho late captures Of Fed
eTal sloops and small craft by the rebels off th
Potomac and Rappahannoek, were the work 0
design, and not Of accident, the same contain
ing contraband matters. New York, philadel
pha and Baltimore merchants are thus implicat
ed, and the proofs are too plain and startling t.
set aside.
These three men were leagued together, AMI
among their several correspondence, were la.
letters from the rebel contractors, acInowledin.
the receipt of pistols and side arms.
After being arrested, they were shifted fror
station-Aouse 10 prison, being one night take
out Of town to staye off judicial decisions, writ
of kobesS corpus, etc. Finally, on Sunday
AIaTshas jenkins and Steele drove them 70 tn
New York boat-Wyatt defiant, Gilchrist cove
and sullen, and the Israelite trembling Ike
leaf
a part Of the correspondence duplicating ther
! was obtained from the wife of lieutenant IN ia
Federal army, who had been rather delicatel
: implicated with n. II. WindeT, now in Fort La
fayette, She has been arrested IN Newark Ne1
Jersey, where she resides.
The government decoy who assisted Franz
: lin in these labors, is said TO be a daring Cal
fornian, full Of nerve and fertile in expedicnt
} who has been twice in Charleston and thrice j
Richmond since the battle of Buil Run III
manner Of making the arrest cannot now be di,
closed, although il rivals in interest and dangC
| the exploits Of the best Bow street officers
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