, 1863-11-17


a siugn:ar}y dangerous aud Unlawful act
VAS recently perpetrated IN this city, by which
a British subject Na5, in broad dsylght. In
ore Of the most pobhc streets, seized With
out warrant OF authority, and BY threats Of
| ptrtonsl injury, by means of loaded sticks in
!he hands Of ihe raftiahh kidnapperss, forced
into cab and driven rapidly to the st Lam
/! bt1t Wharf, conveyed on board the ferry boat,
theLce into the cars, and hurried of with rail-
! rcsd speed to the United States. The victim
OF this high: handed act IL 81. ). Louis Red
| path, 4 British subject, formerly reeident of
| Commercial Agency ol tlis city. The prin-
cips1 agent In this scheme Wss man named
Jones, a quasl detective, who has been living
II. Montreal for some time By his wits, and
! who, achieved, some notoriety in connection
with the case: against parties prosecuted
jewelry." Jones procured the sssistsnce Of
sn old eoluier, named Hawkins, who IL Of
unsoupd mind, and Of Incorporate habits.
he represented to this man that he would
obtain an appointment for him on the police
force OF New York II he exhibited skill in
boazdic g-house,. where an acquaintance was
formed which led Redpath Into the trouble
experienced. Jones and Hawkins met Red
path IN Great st. James streat, on the 3lss
pltimo, and arrested him, one represent
irg himself to be 3 Montreal detective, and
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graphic disT atch from New York, directing
the arrest Of Redpath. They then hustled
him into cab, and drove rapidly to the 81.
Lambert ferry boat In the cab, and In tho
boat, they cautioned Redpath against making
any noiae, showing him, as thslr warrant, a
letter purpo.tipg 10 be signed by hr. Gid
dfpEs, American Consul General, authorizing
the m to apprehend two Zen, nnmed fHpecs
lively Louis and Burke, and convey them to
the states, aud appointing Hawkins aa assist"
ant to Jonee, promlsing lhat all their reason
able expenses would bc paid on reaching
who told Re6path, while proceeding to the
lines, that he Was informed by two Americans
who we're deserte1s from the Unto States
army, that he (Redpath) hsd been concerned
in the New York ricts, and was under the
charge Of nrson and murder, being suspected
and the Fact Of Redpatb, ~ hose name Wa. then
not known to Jones, having been called Louis
willis in the boarding -houtt, left no doubt on
Jones' mind that he Was the guilty party.
in their custody, and to 60 along with thom
without makirg noise or resistance. On ar.
irving at BurliSgto he was taken before the
sheriff, who aaid, on belrg shown thls warrant,
Etgred" Giddings," thas be thought they had
no right to detain Redpath. They confined
him Ia gaol at Burlington for day or over,
during which time he eucceeded IN writing
letter to Mayor Beaudry,. aud after
wards took him to New York, where
he wss conveyed to headquarters and locked
up fer the night. KEdQath had told
J.res that he had written to the Mayor at
Montreal, with the object Of enlisting his In
te1fe.e1 in his behalf which seemed to make
An.iupreteiop. While In the cell an officer
asked Redpath to sign paper acting forth
| that he had accompanied Jones to NeW York
Of his Own accord, and would not hold hfR
| retpotsible In apy wsy, en- which condition
| only ould he be liberated. Rcdpath refused
| ard was locked up smother night, being re-
| fnted permission to see or communicate with
his ft}et DE-. A lawyer was permitted to visit
| him by prom fsfng to use hfa influence to Oh
tain Redpath's signature to the paper He
informed the Inter that as the writ Of Aa6eas
corpus WAS suspended, the only thing he could
| do, If he must have his liberty, was to sfgn
the document in question, and further in
formed him that the signatnro being compul-
eoly, the document world not bs binding.
| Redpath, who Is comenmptlve, ard had suf-
fered tIcm confinement, Tas obliged to con-
kent to save bis life, and on being conveyed
to the Office Of the Chief Of the Det.ctive
Force, signed the paper and was discharged
On Thursday. Redpath remaipe1 short
time III New York with his friends, and re-
tu1Lea here on Saturday night. On arriving
Eeie Jones canght sight Of bis victim, aud ned
instantly from his presence. This offence Is
regarded in Law as misdemeanor, but one Of
| high character.