Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-11-20
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cral, is published by request OF her friends;
OFFICE OF BowDolN, LAnocquEs 81 .
Barlow, No. 80 William street,
NV YonK, Nov. 9Th, 1862.
Simeon Draper, Esq.
DEAR SR--Tho friends Of Mrs. Brins-
made late Of New Orleans, have reques-
ted me to ascertain the facts connected
with her arrest and imprisonment. be-
licvc they are about substantially as fol
lows:
About two months since Mrs. Brins-
made. the wife OF DR.. rinsmadc, young
lady of about twenty years of age, having
pass from Gen Butler, arrived in this
city from New Orleans, having been
/ placed by her father, Theodore n. James,
/ Esq, highly respectable merchant OF
that city, in the charge OF DIR. Phelps,
one Of the surgeons Of the steamer upon
which he had procured her passage.
She brought letters from her father o
/ Mcssrs. j. d. Scott IL Co., and other
gentlemen of this city. Upon her arri-
val here she was accompanied to the Ev-
cret House by an invalid naval officer,
who had been requested hy commodore
| Morris, at New Orleans, to protect and
assist her.
Mrs Blinsmade's object in visiting the
North was to reside with her unclos, one
Of them in Washington, the other in
Troy. She remained 'ew days in this
city anl Brooklyn, and then went to
| Washing on, where, after remaining four
days, She was arrested by Marshal Baker,
who kept her close prisoner for tour
days, carefully guarded.
Some ten days after she left this city
for Washington, hackm9n called on
one Of he friends in New York, and said
that a lady was brought on in the train
Of the previous night 10y detective from
/ Washington, and conveyed to the 47th
street police station, and that her name
was Mrs. Brinsmade.
An immediate application was made
to Mr.. Kennedy for the cause Of her ar
rest and for pcrmissan to see her. This
was rndely refused by Mr., Kennedy, who
threatened to lock up the applicant if
the inquiry was repeated.
Another friend of Mrs. Brinsmade then
saw Deputy Marshal, and was informed
| that she could only be seen by permission
of Mr. Kencdy. He stated that she was
confined in the 47th street station. house :;
that she was giddy, foolish, scccsh wo.
man, who had been singing secesh songs;
| that it was thought best to send her home
20 heg father, at New Orleans, and that
she would sail in a day or two, but that
no one would be allowed to see her.
With this assurance her friends were
forced to he contcnted.
Thirty five days afterwarl letter was
received by one of her friends stating that
she was still close prisoner in the 47th
street station-housc.
Application was at once made to you
Her friends were informed that you
knew nothing of her case; that you wonld
at once address the proper authority at
Washington, for information, and if in
your over would rclcaso ner.
Pending this spondencc, two la.
dies, the wiIes of two OF our most repu-
table merchants, v hp had been Cor many
years the neighbors and friends OF Mrs.
Brinsmade, called upon Mr., Kennedy for
permission to see her.
Thev asked "Nbat were the CHARGES
against her and who were her accusers. -
Mr.. Kennedy in his usual manner an
swcred : 81, madam, am her accuser,--
She is n general spv. From the moment
she set her foot in this citv NV foot ovcr.
whc,ned her. | did not leave her mo.
mcnt She went to BROOKLYN to visit her
| friends. | watched her, and when she re-
turned to the Everett House, | watched
her there. She went to Washington,
and when got her in the right place |
arrested her and brought her bac k here
and pat her where she is"
In reply to the inquiry if there was no
more proper place for the confinement for
tins lady than police station, he said,
"No, that was the place for hcr. That
her whole conduct on board ship indi-
Gated that she was but spy, and that
she oughtto DC hung-that n thoughtless,
glddy M'"g like her and the one who was
arrested few days since IN Washington,
who was making wagon OF herself, car.
rying qulnlne TO the rebels, were the very
ones to be employed ms spies, and that
'"1y al o"Sh' 10 o' nu"S'
~ 'eP'y 10 '"c inquiry a. Wh9,her She
""S 10 20 h'P' S"9' up "here sho then
friends unable to see bor or know ""i whnys ny
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