Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-25

towards yO1? A.--lIa was uxaeelin,iv nT,.
tonate and called inc my dear Bella; when La
got out OF the carriage hs dli art tell ma III
place it was, saying he stopped for orders. yvhau
he came back he said | WAS t. b. taksn m ~
Forty-seventh street station house; the driva.
got down from his seat GU the cnrriage, and snw
gentleman whom knew | told The drivar ~
tell that gentleman where he took me . navo, ~
saw Alr. Kennedy; should not know him II 7
should see him. during my confinement in tba
station house, saw the captain, and servean,s
and policemen every day; Col Baker con,a
after had been there three weeks: be all
that be had come to release me that the secrn'
tary of War aud Kennedy We're anxious IN Ia,.
me sent TO New Orleans and that he iRoIa.,
had persuaded the Secretary of War not to do ~
that MIR Kennedy had been repeatedly reonos,ia
the order to send me to New Orleans. tba, hss
had told him to see about some ships lenvinr s-u
New Orleans; that IL was to employ and nieaSa
Kennedy that Kennedy asked him when ho saso a''
rived in New York, whether he had an oriar e..
my removal South; that he had told Kennai,.
M NO, TINT he had brought release TN,
Kennedy said, ~ will serve it; would prefor
doing it myself" Baker told me won "a he ~
leased next day at or twelve O'Clock he ,ss.
going to Albany and would return in the morn
ing; that | should not go away with any o,.
else but him that If let Kennedy know .,haa NV
went Keungdy would arrest me apain bn ~
vsed me to leave New York for a few davs ho
cause, If Kennedy knew where | was going l.,
would arrest me; | asked Bowles what We -,
become o. mes he said he did not know he hal
not read his orders from the War Deparimen, '",
frequently asked the officers. when tbey so,.,
down to headquartcrsin the morning, to ask Mr
Kennedy II he had any orders about me . tha
invarlnble reply was that Kennedy o,n't do
anything for you until he receives orders fran,
the War Department. y when Baker promised ia
let me out, he said had better not remain In
New YORK that he wanted me 10 20 to phin.
delpha with him; that he would take me wbrn
neither Kennedy or anybody elsa would most
me again, frequently sent messages to h
Kennedy by Captain Socum and others Ia
not been guilty Of any offence did not mede
with political affairs ! wanted to come Nor
and my business had no connection with any
litical or military subject; had u pass fro
the military commander of New Orleans to con
here J had letters to MOssrs. Elliott, Searin
and others, authorizing them to advance IN
money to defray my expenses-whenever
wanted
To Mr.. DEAN never saw Mr. Kennedy until
now SO far ~ know, he had nothing to do
with my arrest; ] always supposed that Mr.
heuhedy was not my custodian, or that the Off
GERS who had charge Of me, aud without whom
Kennedy could do nothing, were nt the War De.
partmenl that was the inyatiable reply to my
"l"lries BAKER tolu me l was prisoner by
order of the Secretary of War
To MIR. Bowen-l was treated with the utmost
respect by all the officers mud policemen at the
station house; | was treated very rudely by
Bowles and Baker, have no complaint TO make
as lar ns the station house is concerned
To MIR. Dean-l was kept in II little room next
to the large room where complaints ARE all en-.
tered ON the books; | had separate room by
myself was taken 10 the adjoining house for
meals, aud was comfortable the room was cold
but one Of the officers lent me rug my pri.
yacy was not invaded; they all treated me with
respect they all thought my imprisonment an
outrage
Q-They did not put you in cell
Mrs Brinsmade Earnestly oh, they would
not dare to do TINT laughter | was allowed no
connection with the outside world they refused
to let inc send letters, even under their super
wslon but | managed to pitch one out of the
window, which some kind person put in the
Post office, and il reached its destination the
officers said they hal no authority to permit me
to write; Baker told me that Draper could n5t
get me out that Draper was IA man of no inilu-
ence or power, and could not get me out had
no means of communicating with friends or coun.
SCI during the forty days of my imprisonment in
the station house.
Some portions of Mrs. Brnsmadcs testimony
was repeated in order 10 secure accuracy 10 the
official Feporlera notes The above is the sub
stance Of all her testimony, and, in nearly every
every instance is exactly her own launuape