, 1862-07-19


to Chicago from the East some SIX years Slice
Bnd opened q carpenters and BUILDERS estab-
lishment on West Washington street,. He
pursued his business here three years and be-
came well known, being a remarkably shrewd
and intelligent man. During. these three
years, ho married slster-ln-1sw Of MI. 4.
Wemple, well known mechanic and citizen
of the West Division, and a thorough, 1ndical
uDion man.
In 1859 be broke up his business here. sold
out at an advantage and removed with his
family to Memphis, where he pursued the
same trade, and from his easy afH]iation with
Southern manners and sympathy withs outhefn |
Institutions, he gained MEge patronage and
made money and friends very fast.
At the breaking out OF the war, he Was as
strong secess1onlst as Il to the manor born.
He took to 1t naturally, and IL "as anneees-
Eary to administer to him any DATA OF ailegt-
ance to the Southern Confederacg desecufeo
fat contracta, for he #as bound to turn his
new.fedged patriotism to financial account
At the approach OF the feoefa aees TO Mem
phis. Burroughs, with numerous otners anae1
JET. Ihompson' 1ouno II conYenaen1 W sAe
daddle' anu went 10 1renaaa. "ass, ano It'll
his wife and cnlla al henPais' h1e stAy III
Grenada was very short, as there was no money
to be made there. ne managed once more 70
get 1n1o ,haemph1s' A1tet op'auiAoe Ill seuss
tor the supply OF meo1clnes 10 1ne eollleoeia'e
troops. NoH.the peculiar meale'aes necessary
tor the physical comfort Oh the feoel 1toops'
such as auin1ne' morphine, etc., are nov pro
HnfAblE at nae GQULQ4 81lu QEE@AdE uENC6Sll}
Tor Nun TO Hahe Journey e'.nei ~ oA' Louto s.'
or Cnicsgo' ~ ge' eneln' a. 'ne sAuie t.ns
ne nao afiAnseu " tooA aooue" us'te q. ~Auo'
oprlnguelo anu e1caso' ano iepo.: ~ 1l.s
pehent OF MS employers es'el1 VI n.e onei
ness TRENDS 1n1ormeo mm tnes nAo n.aue ulps
to st. LOUIS ana cnacaggo' anu "aoe tnen pay
and be therefore aetefnlneo upon qlsl1 10
this city. we should nave mentioned tnas
while at Grenada he established shop and
did considerable work for the Confederate
government, running mp q bill Of some IL '4oo,
which ne could not coalect' ana tnelelo1e
thought that ID 1hls purchase OF l1leolenes
and otherwise ne mlgnt more tnan maKe II up.
To leave Memphis 1t WAS necessary 70 use
little strategy. He had run throngh the Fed
eTa1 lines Elk times without lnterruptlon' anu
this seventh and last time ne accomplished IL
o5 ge1uns 1rleho o. nls.a paiAe, e!elA-
10 LIKE sne o~sa y. s1set'As.se eia 'os1h.
pass u 20 NofIn WILL VI Inas ps9s' "1tn 'ns
nlenus nalne upon II, ne s.'no .uAoua 14o
ioreeo olnef passss "nele ~ was 4eesssals. -
passing tnro"sn LIZ couieoe.ale 70 A1ne7 ne 1ao
permanent pass 1rooo 'en' 1"onipson' WHICH
always gave nln easy 1ngless OF egress-
de vas successful IN LIS attempt pAsseo
through our lines "ltnou5 suspicion. ano ar
| rived IN this city On monday the l4tn INST.
lie went straight to his oroshef'ln-la"' mr.
Wemp1e, ana LOGGED #4to nlm- ooPposnlgg'
probably, that ne and MS op1n1ons "ou1o oe
safe IN Inc 1amlly, upon Inc very evening q
Ms arrival ne ooloiy aso#eo nl1n5en . eeces,
slon'st' anu eom"enceo : "aea aasoeaeS u
secession aoct11nes' lelung ou., LII .Ae neSn
whne' 1ne real oe'ee1 ol MS Vlsl.' mr. " enl
PIE al once nlotnleo ntnl lu1' no eoo'o ho'
1alS that doeIrane III nls nonse' ano tlla' L LII
Pefs1steo IN II ne must Leave
The next DAY Mr' "enPle, whose love 1o'
the Union out"elgns al otoer conslaefaslons
went to sup. Bradley and lalo the case before
nm ine result OF tae conference was Ina
sku1nl oetectl7e, omeer ElAo1l' Was pu'
upon the track OF Burroughs. BY arrange
menf, Mrs, Wemple had frequent converse
tons with Burroughs and drew him out to
J considerable extent. He talked more freel
with her than he dared to do with Mr. Wem
pie, and all the time the tolls were gathering
around him. In one Of those conversation
be made the following remarks, which "
fear are too true. Said he, "You her
at the North don't know what 20
are fighting for; you. don't di;
play any skill at all. Our folks sho
: tbat they know Whist they are lighting for.
!, doesn't pay to be Union man in the Sout1
For instance, I am secessionist. The secc
sion army comes along and am all right, I
course. The Union army comes along, aud
; lam eDgageda at farming OF in any other occ'
- patton, I am not 1no1ested and my property
all safe. But supposing am Union mar
q The Union army comes along and 1 am 6
n right. Our army comes along aud am nut
e to the trst tree and my property conhscated'
b During that day-Tuesday-th detective
n his shado~lngs found that borroughs mad
# friend who acted tor hlm-a convenient acco1
E. p1ice--Who could be Union or secesh to mt
+ circumstances At several little meetings
n tween them, the detective Was present but tn
y. nature we are not at liberty to disclose
~ present. Tuesday evening be left Mr. We
20 PIES. The detective Was upon his track q
traced him to meeting Of Secsss1oaists in
st Nest Division.
Az Wednesday, he commenced his purchases
ia morphine and quinine, with the assistance
III his aceomplice- BE first visited Messrs. l.