Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-08-23
Arrest of a Secession Lieutenant
Colonel,

Quite an excitement was raised In tn G
city yesterday by the arrest of Con-
federate officer. who made his appear
ance in onr streets in the morning, at
tired in the garb of civilian. 1t hap
pened as follows: Col. Guthrie was walk
! ing along Third street. accompanied by
a military friend, and near the corner of
j Walnut street a gentleman passed him,
whom he Immediately recognized as
Lieut.. Colonel Ty ylers.of the Confederate
srmy, formerly a Captain in the Second
Dragons. On being assured that he
was not mistaken in the matter. Colonel
! G.. approached the secession officer, and
in appropriate terms told him he was
prisoner of war. Tyler, after recover
ing the little shock which his nervous
system sustained on the reception Of this
news, said that as he was not dressed in
military uniform. and visited the city as
civilian he had no idea Of being ar
! rested. He was compelled however, to
reconcile himself to the belief, and in a
| few moments, accompanied by Col. Guth-
! rie, he went to the Burnet House. On
his way thither, he explained the object
of his visit to be to convey his wife, who
is daughter of Dr.. J. J. B. Wright, of
/! this city, and at present residing at Sc
damsyille-7-to Richmond Virginia.
About an hour after his arrest, Tyler
was taken to the United States Mar
shal's Office Mr. San Is said he had no
authority to detain man as prisoner of
war, and could do nothing in the matter.
While the prisoner was in the Office of
the District Attorney, DR.. Wright came
in and said to him, "Dida't you receive
the dispatch | sent to you to Nashville?"
lie replied that he did not DR.. Wright
then asked him if be ''did not receive a
dispatch he had sent to him at Louis /,
ville?' He replied that be did not
The DR.. then told him that he must
take the consequences Of his rash act,
| but congratulated him upon falling into
such good hands as Col. Guthrie's. The
kilograms referred to were warnings not
to come to Cincinnati; the rash act was
the trip hither.
Finding that the civil authorities had
no right to act in the premises, Col.
Guthrie determined to take charge of
his man until Gen. Scott is consulted on
the subject The Union Colonel and
the Secession Lieutenant Colonel "locked
arms" and started for the Burnett
House, where they had dinner, and re-
lnained until the afternoon, when 1t was
thought best to remove him to the New
port Barracks.
Adiutant General MCLEAN has tele-
graphed to Washington, and will prob
ably be advised to-day what to do with
the prisoner Of war
Tyler is a grandson Of the Ex Presi-
dent bearing his name. He graduated
at West Point in 1946 He resigned
his commission as United States army
officer shortly after the Secession trou-
bles commenced, and was created Lieu
tenant Colonel of Virginia regiment
In the battle of Manassas he served as
Adjutant General under Beauregard.
On finding yesterday that he was in
an unpleasant position, he applied to
Adjutant General MCLEAN for release
on parole. This was very properly de-
MED him, it being a doubtful question
whether parole could be granted to
one who had deserted the United States
army to fight against the Government
Cincinnati Gazette, Sth.