The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-27
ARREST OF A REBEL SPY.
HIS CAREER IN THIS CITY.
startling Developments.

Chicago is full of Secessonisas-a starting
bat true assertion. There are Secessicnists in
our schools; in our churches; in almost every
civil organization in Chicago. There is
scarcely hotel in the city which does not
contain them. You will find them in every
drinking saloon, and in some c,f these latter
holes it is fairly unsafe to proclaim yourself an
uneon iitionsl Union man You can ind
them upon street corners. 1t was not an in.
significant boast nor an unfrsquent one, made
yesterday at the corner of Clark and Randolph
streets, that BY Ged, jeff Davis will be up
here pre:ty soon, ana he will fix things all
night. 1t is not unknown to everybody that
q law office in this city is 10 the confidence of
the Confederate government and that it re-
ceived funds to pay out to Confederate sur
geons at Camp Douglas. 1t may be a matter
of news TO many, NOT to all, that regular meet
ings of secessionists are held in this city, at
which most treasonable sentiments are utter
ed, and at their festive orgies, healths to jeff.
Davis and his crew are drunk, sometimes with
so much enthusiasm as to Le audible TO parties
in the street.
We now propose to elucidate a few points
IN the life and career of Chicago spy, and
give the pro-slavery dailies chance to howl
"abolitionist" agaiE. Our special dispatch
from Cairo, yesterday announced that DIR.
Burroughs, of Mcmpnis, probably spy, who
has been in Chicago for some time, was fol-
lowed here by officer Elliott, of Chicago, and
arrested by the Provost Marshal In his trunk,
under false bottom, we're found packages of
qulnine and morphine, and forged passes. He
will be sent TO St. Louis
This DR.. Burroughs, of Memphis, is not o
physician at all, but carpenter by trade, and
his proper name is George Burroughs. He
came to Chicago from the East some six wears
since, and opened a carpenters and builders
establishment on West Washington street. He
pursued his business here three years and be-
came well known, being remarkably shrewd
and intelligent man. During these three
years, he married sister, in-law of Mr. A
Wemple, s well known mechanic and citizen
OF the West Division, and a thorough, radical
Union lnan.
In 1859 he broke up his business here. sold
out at IN advantage and removed with his
family to Memphis, where he pursued the same
trade, and from his easy affiliation with South
ern msrners and sympathy with Southern in
stitutions, he gained large patronage and
made money and friends very fast
At the breaking out of the war; he was as
strong secessionist as if to the manor born.
He took to it naturally, and it was unneces-
sary to administer to him any oath of allegi-
ance to the Southern Confeder,ley. He secured
fat contracts, for he was bound to turn bis
AOWtAONS,OQ pdtEtCttcA1 W a uudBCldA dCCOuuL.
At the approach of the Federal feet to Mem
phis, Burroughs, with numerous others under
JEFF. Thompson, found it convenient to ske-
daddle, and went to Grenada, Miss, and left
his wife and child at Memphis. His stay in
Grenada was very short as there was no
money to be mace there. He managed once
more to get into Memphis, after obtaining an
agency for the supply of medicines Ia the Con
federate troops. Now *ne peoaliar medicines
! necessary for the PHYSICAL comfort Of the rebel
\ troops, such as qniHsne, morphine, etc. are not
| procursble at the South, and it became neces~
sary for him TO make journey either to st.
Louis or Chicago, to get them. At the same
time be had arranged to look about little At
Cairo, Springfield and Chicago, and report
for the benefit of his employers. Several Of
his business friends informed him they had
made them pay, and he therefore determined
| upon visit to this city. We should have
mentioned that while at Grenada he estab-
lished shop and did considerable work for
the Confederate Government running up a
bill of some 81, 400, which he could not col
lect, and therefore thought that in this pur.
chase of medicines and otherwise he might
more than make it up, To leave Memphis il
was necessary to use little strategy. He had
run through the Federal lines six times with.
out interruption, and this seventh and last
time he accomplished it by getting friend O.
his-a bankers clerk-to take the oath of al
legiance and obtain a pass to go North with
On this pass, with the friends name upor. it, HI
came through, and forged other passes whert
it was necessary. In passing through tht
Confederate lines be had permanent pas
from JEFF. Thompson, which always gave hin
easy ingress or egress.
He was successful in his attempt passed
through our lines without suspicion, and ar
rived in this city on Monday, the l4th inst. II,
went straight to his brother-in-law, Mr.
Wemple, and lodged with him. Supposing
probably, that he and bis opinions would b
safe in the family, 9poE the very evening 0
his arrival he boldly avowed himself a seces
sionist, and commenced warm advocacy o
secession doctrines letting out, in the mean
!. while, the real object of his visit Mr.. Wem
pie at once Informed him that hs could no
talk that doctrine in his house, and that if b,
7 persisted in it he must leave.
The next Gay Mr. Wemple, whose love fo
the Union ,oHtweighs an other considerations
went to sup. Bradley, and laid the case befor
him. The result of the conference was that
skillful detective, officer Elliott was put upoI
the track of Burroughs. BY arrangement
Mrs. Wemple had frequent conversations will
Burroughs, and drew hirn ont to considerable
extent. He talked more freely with her thai
, | NC uhFod W 10 VIII AAr. w efnple, anu ail IN
time the tolls were gathing around hi1a Ii
one OF those conversations he made the follow
ing remarks, which we fear are too true. Saic
he, " You here at the North don't know wha
you are fighting for; you don't display an
skill 1T all Our folks show that they knov
what they are fighting for. 1t doesn't pay t
be Union man in the South. For instance
am seeessionist The secession army come
along, and I am all right of course. Th
Union army comes along, and if am engage
at farming or in any other occupation, an
not molested and my property Is all safe. Bu
supposing 1 am a Union mani The Unio
army comes along and / am ali right. Ou
army comes along and / am hung to the frs
tree and my property condsoated." Durin
that day, Tuesday, the detective in his shadow
ings found that Burroughs had friend VIII
acted for hirn--a convenient accomplice-wh
could be Union or Secesh to meet eircun