Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-09-12
A Traitor in Jail.

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From the Laporte Herald, August 81
For several weeks past man named
John G. Brain, profesSed artist, in COM
pany with his wife, has been prowling a.
bout Michigan City. ostensibly takingpie-
lures of scenery ON the Louisville. New
Albany and Chicago Railroad. He was
mistrusted and his movements watched
closely Mr.. L. NJ. Davis and Ephraim
Young. set trap for him which was sue
cessful 1t was to profess sympathy with
the Southern rebels. and get his confidence
in that direction. if possible. He was
through this manouvering led to declare
his real purpose of visiting the North, viz;
to enlist troops to fight against and des-
troy the Government He was duly
commissioned to organize the X. g. C's,
and impaired to Messrs. Davis and Young
freely the objects of this secret cenclave.--
They are established all over the South.
to give strength and efficiency to the rebel
cause by concentrating news gained from
the North and transacting general secret
business He was also authorized by the
Confederate Government to procure arms
and sashes and to transport them to the
South. He informed these gentlemen that
by certain uninteligible hyeroglyphics.
which he presented to them. they could
travel anywhere through the South during
the war Told them how they could get
arms, &C.. South through Kentucky. un-
der the direction of this Lodge. He show
ed them letters he had received from the
South, recommending him and his mission
to the disloyal men of the North. Also
handbills for recruiting men to fight a
gainst the North. After so much knowl-
edge had been obtained of his business, ho
was taken into custody by Capt. Blake
and sent up to Camp Colfax on last Mon
day morning, and kept under guard until
evening, when he was handed over to the
civil authorities, and the proper papers
made ont and he confined in tho county
Jail until Wednesday afternoon. when he
was taken before Esquire Packard fer trial.
NJ. X. Farrand appearing IN his behalf and
! NH. Weir in behalf Of the Government.
The trial commenced at two O'clock. Z.
NJ, and ended at about one o'clock next
morning, by his being required to give
bonds in the sum OF S6. 900 for his appear
ance at the Circuit Court. in default Of
which lac was again placed in Jail. where
he is now confined. f.U
Several witnesses testified to having seen
him at Phillippi while the Ninth Indiana
regiment was encamped there. and from
papers found wi h him he seems TO have
travelled all over the South and has been
almost all over the nation recently He
was formerly from Nashville. Tennessee.
and has brother in the secession army
! On Monday while he was at Camp Collar
one tailor called on him for fourteen dol
lars for coat he had on Three hotel
keepers called to see him about board
bills, which he had contracted but failed
to pay He undoubtedly is great scamp
and deserves the halter as strongly ss any
man ever di.i. and likely will get it. He
is apparently smart and is quite good
, looking as : 4ueu5 es-T
Our readers can see from this incident
the dangers that environ us. even this far
north. The rebels are moving Heaven
and earth to collect an overwhelming ar
my. even impressing their slaves aud free
negroes into their servics, for the purpose
, Of capturing Washington they declare. and
then invading the north. Their organ An
this place. which knows whereof it afirms.
e we suppose, says the Southern army is
larger than ours and equally well armed
and drilled. = 1t is undoubtedly the inten-
|, tion of the rebels to overran the North.
e and have no doubt sent their semissaries
$ out to ascertain the number and feeling Of
the secessionists, and organize them BY
, initiating them all into the mysteries 'of
the KS G. G. There is not much doubt
but there is already lodge of the KS G..
G. in P!ymouth.-we know there are rank
traitors, men who rejoiced over tho rebel
f victory at Bull Run. that boast now that
t their army is larger than ours. and equal
S ly. as well drilled and armed, and who ar
que that we cannot conquer the rebels be-
cause they. are fighting for their rights, the
same IS our Revolutionary ancestors did.
OF course those who thus talk and believe
!, are sympaihisers with the rebels, and II ws
should be invaded BY them, with their
Negro and Indian allies, will be esr most
bittor and implacable enemies. Is i not
+ time the Union men too were organising
| and preparing for any emerseaeyt,r ,.S,
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