Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-25
TKmALE sECEss1oNIsTs.
Transfer OTSIrs. Greenhow and Her Gem.
pnBiOns to New Prison Quarters.

Philadelphia Press thus describes the trans
fer of Mrs. Greenhow and her companions
to their new prison:
On Saturday afternoon, at five o'clock,
the female traitors confined in the Six
teenth-street Prison, were, by order of Pro-
vost-MaTshGl Porter, removed to the Old
Capitol Prison, where quarters have been
provided for them. Before entering the
carriage that was to convey them to their
new quarters, the prisoners took an appro.
pirate farewell of all their guards, Mrs.
Greenhow saying to one of the soldiers,
"Good. by, sir; trust that in the future you
may have a nobler employment than that of
guarding defenseless women" Mrs. Green
how and Baxler then advanced TO Lieuten-
ant Sheldon who had charge of the prison
quarters and thanked him for the uniform
courtesy and kindness he had shown them
during their confinement, while little Rose
Greenhow, who, at the request of her
mother, will be imprisoned with her. threw
her arms about the lieutenants neck, and
embraced him.
The prisoners are quartered on the Sec
ond floor, in the north-eas end of the Jail.
Each room is furnished with n round table,
two chairs, and bed comfortable, though
not extravagant in style. The prisoners are
incarceratad in different rooms, and to Mrs.
GreenhOw was given the choice Of her ac-
cOmmodations.
Now that the prisoners had departed we
were invited up into the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by them. The room in which Mrs.
Greenhow was lately incarcerated is stu
ated in the second story back room. The
same apartment was formerly occupied Mt
intervaIs, by the Phillips family-Mrs
Philips her daughter Lena and Fannie
Miss Levy, Mrs. Baxler, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. ii.
/ PCsey and her daughters. Mrs. BaXler
was confined in1he third-story front room.
Besides this, Mrs. GreenhOw was allowed
the use of the library, the property Of her
husband, who was n lawyer. Most of the
tine OF Mrs. Greenhow was spent in this
room, which was neatly furnished, and con-
| tanning, besides, a sewing-machine, upon
| which the lady named did great amount
| CT sewing during her confinement.
After night set in she employed her time
in reading as we'll as writing, and many of
the fugitive verses written by her are still
preserved. She frequently remained in this
room until midnight before retiring to her
apartment for the night. On the desk of
! the sewing-machine, this morning. we found
standing two bottles of fluid, which were
frequently used by her in her correspond
ence to her friends outside of the prison, 80
as to disguise it to the eyes of the guard
The plan pursued was to interline her let
tiers by one of the fluids, which, on the ap-
plication of second, only known to those
who were in the secret, was rendered per-
fectly ineligible. Thus it was that con-
traband information could be conveyed tC
| L.. IL - al haf fko1 hnVa -
her treason.
The walls Of the room Of Mrs. Baxler, the
panels of the door, and the walls of the en-
try adjoining her apartment arNcovered il
scribbling with lead pencil, of quite I
medley nature, prose as well as poetry
some of them quoted from other authors
and number of them original. The mos
of these writings are parodies on our ma
tional songs, while not few of them ar
filings against the officers of the Govern
ment. One of them, written on the entr,
wall, to the left of the doorwny, reads thus
81 had q vision last night. Methought
saw Abe Lincoln, VIM. H. Seward, Simo
Cameron, Andrew Porter and others, pray
ing to Almighty God, as Dives had donC
, for the mercy they denied to harmless VIC
men. And the Almighty God answers
L y
so shall it be measured unto you again
Depart from my sight, ye cursed, and tax
, I'D your abode in the hell prepared fo
Abraham Lincoln and his Government, an
all who assist him in his abominable perst
cution.'
Fronting the door on the right, we rea
, again the following inscription: awe mu
r sustain the Constitution Of the Unite
| L SnntbnrO
: stitutions that we may put the proceeds
all the negroes in our pockets. We mu
: impress Southern women and children, an
a other such like chivalrous and magnifcel
s acts Vide Se,pard"
5 These are but specimen of the inscri
J. tions to be read at every turn within al
!! outside Mrs. Bakers apartment. Hard
any portion of the room is to be discovers
. that does not contain some such memorand
70 even to the window-sills.
. On Saturday morning she sent to Lieute
8 ant Sheldon, by one of the guard, the fC
: lowing rhyme, jotted down upon a smc
: piece Of paper
7 TO LIEUTENANT SHELDON.
pray you, Lieutenant Sheldon,
Since trouble you so very seldom,
To send me cat or trap, or tce,
,F To catch these horrid little mice.
These troublesome little Government crt
- lures
~ Have tried to mar my Southern features;
~ They began the war against my clothes,
Al And last night really bit my nose!
[e We are informed by Lieutenant SHIELD
of that of all the prisoners confined here, NJ
IF Greenhow was the most lady-like in b
is manners and in her conversation. She
ID possessed of the finest education Of any Ia
IL who has ever visited Washington; and
~ though severe at times in her denunciat
n of the North, yet she has shown herself
al be possessed of a wOman's heart in her
'is moments, as witness the parting from
AZ guard on Saturday. She had great b
Ie TSr of being conveyed to Fortress Nom
,r, as was feared by her, and her change is
d. most acceptable one that she could have
lie
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