The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-01
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rfam he Toronto GLOBE.
TIE telegraph informs us that Hon
loshua Giddings. American Consul Gen.
efal 10 Canada. has been arrested and
teld 10 bail on tie complaint u one W.
= Louis Redpatb. The case. 80 fras II
Las set been made public. y very much
mxed up As nearly rs We can get aI
DO. Il appesrs 10 be- something Ike this.
A man named Jones. who, there Is
reason to believe. is connected with some
portion Of the United States police. met
Ut Montreal. ut boarding house. the
said w. j. Lewis Redpatb. At the
house he appears to have been called
"Lewis," surname being discarded by
his inlimates Jones conceived the idea
Of kidnapping Redpath and taking him
10 New York To aid him he secured
The services Of an old incorporate mau
named Hawkins. The two went to Red.
pa h's honse. Jones pretended that he
WAS q Montreal detective Hawkins, that
lie held similar office in the New York
rolice. As it would appear from the
account we have, Redpath allowed him
self TO be placed in cab. and conveyed
TO st. Lambert ferry. and 10 be placed in
The cars, without making any resistance.
The detectives" showed him, he alleg,
IS. letter. purporling to be signed by
Mr. Giddngs, authorizing them to APP
pIehend two men named Louis and
Burke, and convey them to the States,
appointing Howkins as an assistant to
Jones, and promising that all reasonable
expences should be paid on their arrival
in New York" As reason for arrest
ing "Redpath" instead Of Louis, :"
Jones told him he was certain lie was the
man, as he had been called "L ouis" in
the boarding house where he fiYst met
, him. He (Jones) also volunteered the
information that u charge was pending
against Louis alias Redpath for arson,
and the murder Of negro during the
New York riots. He was conveyed to
New York, but succeeded, before he got
there, in writing to the Mayor of Mont
rsal. The fact becoming known to his
captors, he was released from his con
tiuement upon signing paper pledging
himself not to take any proceedings
against either Jones or Hawkins
Upon returning to Montreal, Redpath
made his case known to the press Of that
city. Mr. Giddings Immediately contra.
dicted the report that he bad in any way
authorized the arrest. He says that
Jones waited upon him. represented that
that he wished to start with . prisoner
for New York, but as he was a dan
gerous man, an assistant would be nee
esssry. He was afraid, however, to EN-.
ploy any one for the purpose, least the
police in New York would refuse to re.
imburse him. Would Mr.. Giddings, he
asked. give him a note advising pay
ment? With this request, believing the
the man to be q Montreal detective, and
d ceived by his gentymanly bearing,
AIR. Giddings complied. He has now
been arrested upon charge of COM
plicity in the act of kidnapping. That
he was Intentionally guilty we cannot
believe, but it does appear as though he
bad been guilty of an indiscretion. 1t is
qUite possible, when the contents Of the
mole which he gave to Jones are pub
lished 5erbatias, if that can be done, that
the language used on the spur OF the
moment will be proved to 60 further and
tcpean more than was intended. IN
I'll fntner evidence on this point lie of.
fered' Judgment must be suspended.