Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-25

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ouperinten6ent % was therefore requested to dis-
Pa.on sufficient humber Of officers to Jerlsv
Uay' ln order 70 take the accused Into custody
upon bis arrival there. ,@.-| ~
DeIecuve Farley was at once detailed from
.neeuquarters 70 carry Into execution the orders
from the State Department. Asfjve oScyocS hs
yAsin attendance at Jersey City. and when the
nigot Train irom PnilAdepbia arrived that officer
naoe long and tatlguing search before be was
.otsInate enough 70 hnd the person of whom he
was 10 search. He bad little or no know ledee
oi tue personal appearance Of the acoused. and
y was with great difficulty that he was Al isst
la9mciently Identified 70 warrant him In makIno
Ine ~ srrest When Farley bad sun cieD,ly tstis.
nea himself that be vas on the track of the
ngnt man he approached bim last as he was
s.epPing INTO carriage, and Informed him that
.as pflsoner' Senator Jones expressed
great as!onlshment at this unexpected interrup-
.op' anq suggested 70 the officers that there must
pc some mlsapprehension, The Detective In
Sutso u ns name was George W. Jones. and II
answer 10 the alternative was received. and NJ.
Farley thentold him that be must take him and
n,s baggage TO the Police b. htadquarters IL New
YORK. by the directions Of Mr. Secretary
5sWsyu' Upon hesring this announcement, !,
Mr Jones Expressed great surprise, saying that
aiIer the fuiI and tree Conversation which he
nad had With Mr. Seward on Thursday last, and
after ell the cordially and personal frieudship
WHICH hao been expressed on both sides, and
tne good feeling manifested on the part of The
Secretary upon leaving him, be could not upder.
ata1d Wbv he should be arrested at the instance
Q, tnas 0tcal 90 coon after leaving w asbiuRton.
me Cfhctr could NOT, Of course. inform him as
% Ene nature Of the charge, but he insisted
- snat ne (Jones) must go before Superintendent
He was accordingly taken there yesterday,
ana had an inttrsieS with the latter official -
Mr, Jones disclsims all connection With the
rebels, and says that neither By word or decd
has he been guilty of disloyalty. He can 40
count Tor bis arrest In no other way than that
foreigner who bears some malice toward him,
nas oeen engaged In making false charges.
he desires an immediate examination, and is
very confident that he will be released as soon
tiou.
The distinguished prisoner was conveyed to
Fort Lafayette yesterday afternoon, in charge
OF Detective Farley. His baggage, which con.
sss of three large, heavy trunks, was detained
at police headquarters. TIE accused Ia q man
about 45 years Of age. He Is very afable 10
his manners and appears very communicative.
While at Washington he stated to several Cfi.
cials, that he hoped the rebellion would soon be
overcome and this country restored to peace
and prosperity.
While the accused was at headquarters yes.
terday, the Provost Marshal of the City of
washington made hls appearance before Super.
lntendent Kennedy. and stated that he was in
pursuit OF ex Senator Jones; that he was order.
ed TO arrest him as a trsiter, and have him con-
veyed to FoIt LIfAyets. When Mr.. Kennedy
informed him that the distinguished gentleman
was already under srresr, the Marshal express.
ed bis thanks very politely. When he learned,
however. as he did soon after, that be had tray
eled all the way from Washington on the same
train vita Mr.. Jones, without knowing Il, lie
was not o little mortified at the thought that
the New York officers had the start Of him -
~ Y. TlHss, Do 81.