The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-10-03
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E0rt Delaware.
Mr.. NJ. Il. Johnson, Of G alcnu, III ar
rested some time ago on charge Of jrca-
son, and lodged Ia Fort Lafayette, was
recently ordered 10 b. transferred 10 Fl.
Delaware. This order WIS sc,vcd upon
United States Marshal Murray ia consc-
quprcc of Mr.. Ballard, one of the "Suh-
stitute Insurance" prisoners, having
made an affidavit, in which he set forth
that Mr.. johnson was busily engaged
with the other Sccesh prisoners in con-
coctug new trca son and in discussing the
rebel programme.
Mr.. Johnson was brought up to this
city lat Wednesday, ia company with
sx other PRISONERS. At that Tina he
seemed 10 be the only unhappy man in
the rarty which left Fort In eyottc. Tne
sX who then accompanied him were t.
be released, and ho was to be trau.lc;-
r.d to- prison where he would at leust
have change of socirty, ii not some
what hurdcr fare. After remaining in
the city over night, Dcpu'y Devoc start
cd with him ON Thursday morning for IT.
Delaware, where thoy arrived on Friday
morning. Some of Mr.. Johnspn's state
monts may be int resting; not only 10
those who do, but also to those who do
not know him. ~
Johnson, Of Virginia; ithat he, himself
is worth some 51o,o0o or $sO,0c0; that
his wife belongs to one Of the First FAM
lilies in the Ancient Dominion, whore shc
has considerable property to which she
is more attached than she is 10 the Gov.
crnment ofthe United States, in fact, Is
Scccssionist, aud has even gone as far
as to intimate a desire to separate herself
from M. Johnson, who claims that he Is
as loyul as any other man, for the pur-
pose Of going down T. Virginia TO pro-
claim her Reb el presence and save her
propcrty from ruin. Hes Us that he has
resided in Galcna. ILL.,, for the last t%cn-
ty years, whoro he has practicrd law
with considerable success. At the tine
of his arrest he expected TO become n
candidate for Congress from the Gllcna
District, but his imprisonment by the
Government thwartcd all his plans, and
now that he was going 10 Fort Delaware
the game was'knocked into what he styles
cooked hat"
lie felt that he had been deeply wron.
red By the Government in being held AZ
a prisoner, in view Of his loyalty, but fell
more particularly sore in being transfer
red to another md perhaps moro severe
prison, nt the instance of the affidavit o
mr.. Ballard, man who every prisoner
in Fort Lafayette and Lieut. Col. Burke
deemed mad, inasmuch Us he was con
tinually writing letters to the Colone
about the habits and repulsive conveisa
ton, but simply disiointed portions of II
in consequences of which he had miscon
strued even what he did hear. In tina
conversation he had said that he woul
very much prefer TO have several import
ant points in the Rebel Constitution in
corporated in that of the United States
and that was about the worst thing h
said.
/ lie snys he was arrested FOR acting a
counsel for some persons Sho had beci
imprisoned by the Government, and VIII
upon their release had instituted q sui
a1ainst the United States for the recov
cry Of damages, which were laid at $40
600. In this enterprise he was unite
with Mr. Shcehnn, another Gnlena law
yer, now in Fort LsluYetta As to hi
LOYALTY, no insists that his actions sine
the commencement of the war have bee
, favorable to the cause of the Union.-
The citizens Of Gal,na know well, an
i could testify that he had assisted in gis
,, NO outfits and swords TO over half do1
len gentlemen who had gone TO war !
,, various capacities.
His respect for the authority of III
Government is SO strong that had th
War Department ordered him under b
! parole to report at For Delaware, ,he sal
|. he would have undertaken the journe.
: and surrendered himself to the officer
!, command.
+ Altogether, Mr.. Johnson appears lili
: self-condcmued person, claiming 10 !
: linnocent of treason, and at the san
: time not expecting any clemency at Il
: hands Of the Government TO which !
lprofesses TO be loyal.
!, When Deputy Devoe arrived at Fo
!, Delaware, he found the officer Of the d,
y in temporary charge. He searched {
= Major Burton in and out Of the Fort b
!; without finding him, and the CAPITA
!, hestated about giving any receipt for u
!, prisoner or for the valuUblcs belopgiI
- to him. The Deputy, however, urged II
: on him the Importance of consistent co
duct and a receipt was made and Flgne'
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s. MIR, Joseph Byers surprised the citize
!, Of Detroit, on "Wednesday night,
Ie mounting hog and riding through {
/. streets to the music Of the ANIMALS u
IS earthly squeaks. In justice TO Mr.. 3
y ors, it should be stated thathc was end
ha5ilis, and SO fast asleep that he did u
!, become conscious Of the ridiculous fgu
4 he was cutting until the poker tumbl
or him into the river.