Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-18
GiTT INTELLIGENCE.

betV-c \SiHHii-SiSHsT - Z. SaIsou JeS-
teriay. Hons. James Lyons and G. W. Ran
doipi appearing fer the accused. The Con
federate States was ably represented by the
District Attorney, p II. Aylett, Esq. Thi:
lady las been imprisoned for the past five
months. in s.. FTaaces dc Sales Asylum. whers
she was placed, on charge Of carrying on q
reasonable correspondence with the enemies
Of our country. The arrest was made by
Capt Phil. Cashmyer, OF Gen. Winler's De-
teatives, while the lady was sGiourning at the
RESIDENCE Of the Pew Moses D. Hose. The
trial had been postponed from time to time
owing to the pro'racted indispnsition Of the
accu ed who having sufi .ieutly recovered
the trial was commenced yesterday.
At l2 O'clock the clerk called over tho list
OF witnesses, who were all founi to be pre-
sent.
DR.. Erasmus Powell was the rst witness
cal ed, who in Answer TO the inteyrognt 'riea
of the Attorney, deposed:
He had known Mrs Allan for the past FIVE
or six years. She resides in Goochland. Ike
was familiar with her handwriting. He had
been in the habit of carrying on q CORES
ponacnce with Mrs. Allan. The Attorney
here banded him several letters, and inquir,
if he recognized them. The letters were
marked A, B, O. .. r n r. AiseF e: ::
thenS the handwriting of Mrs. Allan. Let.
tass A and B were sent to him sometime in
June, accompanied with q written request
that he forward them to the North. The note
addressed to him simply asked that he would
forward the letters i:nmeda.ely, and By so
doing 'be w'utt greatly oblige her, and also
another friend who was Interested in them !"
The note was signed "!Ia7y Caroline allan :"
Two letters accompanied this note-one ad
dressed to Rev. Morgan DIX, and tho other to
Miss Cenoviove Hfilsan. sistnr of a1.u. Allan.
He received the letters ut the store of Mr..
James. ?. Duyal, where they had been left
The letter addressed to Miss Wilson was en-
closed ina Confederate envelope. and he tone
it eff and put It in buff one. He recognized
the letterG handed him 90 the same sent by
MIRA. Allan. a few DAYS thercaft MT Du-
val received note from Mrs. Allan, stating
that, having learned tha; Dr.. Powell was out
Of the city, she desired tha. he (Duvali would
enclose the letters in an envelope and send
them hack to her. He had siren the letters
over to Mr.. -, who said he would send
them to the North He did not himself read
the letters. lie knew nothing of their con-
tents..
Cross examined by Mr.. Lyons.-IIe had
formerly given two lettersto Mr.. Heidi
NOT know what WAS Mr.. IS occupation H.
believed he was a gentleman at large. He
vas reputed to be u gambler. lie did not
know tho fact. I. was his impression that re
was proprietor Of $. gambling h"use He
gaze him the letters because hc knew hi
b use was the headquarters Of The blockade
runners or Baltimorears. He delivered TIE
letters in forty-e;ght hours after ne received
them, and knew nothing OF their contents at
the time. lis never saw nor heard Of them
again until in the latter part Of .inrc, whe.,
they were handed 10 him by Mr.. -. He
bought it very strange that the letter scnt
BY Mrs. Alan should be directed to-a Miss
Haynes in New Y ork, but knowing Mrs. Allen
10 'Erll as he hal for years, thought there was
nothing wrong, and Of course handed them to
1e delivered to the blockade runner VIXEN
he letters were handed back to him By Mr.. |
- he read them and was ustonishrd ut their |
contents.
Miss Hoge, daughter Of the Rev. DR.. Hoge, |
leposed-knew Mrs. Allan intimately: never
heard her speak Of Morgan Dix until after her |
Irrest she then learned that he was An Epis.
opal minister. resident ut Brooklyn and son of |
Ia Yankee General Dix. Mrs. Allan lived in
}oochlard. She visited her last Junn-arriy;ng
m the 81, and remaining until the 18Th Shs
w, rhn only gu"T. II the time She knew thu ,
of Miss Genevieve Wilson lSev-
'ral letters wnrn here shown her. which SHE
Identified as being in the hand writing of Mis-
wilson. She also identified seYeta! az being in
he hand writing of Mr'. Allan ]
Cross-examinAd by Mr.. Lvnng.-Mrs Allan
lad been An intimate friend other fathers fam
" for some wears. Never knew her to make nsa
" any expression which would induce her to
believe that she was ds'oyal 70 the $ NTH She
'ilnr. for moment. doubt thr sincerity Of Mrs |
Adams friendship for every member of her
a'her, family. She was arrested by General !
Win1er on Wednesday: and left on the following !
Friday morning She first saw the letters now
,xhihi-od in court on the morning Of the arrest |
whom Gen Winder showed them TO her She
read ona cf the letters at that lime. She did not
blink Mrs Allan wrote the letter in which re.
ference was made 70 Der father, snd nc route he
you'd take IN coming home She dill not think
Mrs Allan would speak i'll Of her father, for she
had always expressed the warmest friendship for
him..
Cross-ezamined y Dir R,ndolph.-We never
M q any mention to Mrs. Allan when we eX-
oectad father. We did mt know ourselves.
Mrs. Ilose vito Of the Erv DR.. I,Ge. tcs
tilted that che had been in the habit OF re
'oiring letters constantly from friends in the
North who were writing To distinguished
oeraona'ns in tho S,'uth. There was some
little difference between Mrs. Allan and a
"i"ce Of hers Mrs. A.'s) who resided in the
North.
Mr. L7ons here cautioned Mr.. Ay'ett that
10 gnod could possibly result from drawing
cut evidence Of o private difference, showing
hat bad rcnling existed hetwcen two rela
tivcs. Mr. Aylatt replied that no matter how.
iistasteful such 4 course might be to him. yet
n the discharge Of his duties tO'the govern
ment, he conl1 not cnnsnls bis own feelings
Cross examined by Mr.. Lvons.-Mrs Allan
waa only Mt nv house one day during the alb
scnco Of Mr. Hoge. except on the 0crasion OF
her arrest. She reached my house on The
of the arrest hcfnro breakfast: Gcn.
Wiaaer. called about 10 o'clock the same
morning and arrested her. She did no.
Anuht Mrs. Alian's loy"lty. She did not
believe that Mus. Allan wrote the le.tor con-
taining the obiectional sentence in regard to
her husband She had always EXPRESSED
such friendship for him, that she 'conld not
hoI;ere that Mrs. Allan would write such n
letter. Her friendship was nutirov disInter-
oetrd She rad Nothing To eoin from it
She. however identified seve-sl other letters
as beingin the handw-itine of Mira. Allan
Mr. was next. called. This is the
gentleman to WHOM, the letters were given to
he cent North. We emit his,rame, Ut the re.
qnest of the Commissioner, for prudential
lie examined the several letters
He identified the two directed to Rev. Nor.
gan Dix. ard MICS Geney;eve Wilson, as the
letters giTenthim ny DR.. Powell. as waszbis
rpati Il, festur-ss end was astarisk
ed MT their contents. He met DE-. Powell
next dar gaze him the letters. and expressed
tn him his surprise. He was, certain that the
letters exhibited we're the same Us those
given him by DR.. Powell.
Crnss-exam;prh hy Mr.. Lvons-Iwas st my
house when DR.. Powell handed me the letters.