The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-11-12

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Col. Patton, and other traitors as
aforesaid, TO resist and overthrow, by
armed force, the laws and Government
of the United States and also that the
said Samuel P. Thomas did then and
there voluntarily aud unla fully and
traitorously give aid, comfort and 3 AS
slstance to those in rebellion against
the United States, by combining, aud
conspiring to rescue and release, by
force and unlawfully, large number,
to wit: 5, 600 rebel prisoners, then and
there lawfully held in the military Gus
tody of the United States, as prisoners
OF war at Camp Chase, in said district;
and also that then and there to release
and rescue by armed force one John
ii. Morgan, late an officer of the army
of the rebels in arms against the Gov.
ernment of the United States: and also
large number, to- wit: 200 other off
GERS of the army of the rebels in arms
against the United States. then and
there lawfully held i'm the military ems
tody of the United States at the Ohin
State Penitentlary as prisoners, of war,
at Columbus, in said district, and also
then and tt ere to effect a rescue. and
procure, by force and contrary to law,
the rescue and escape, and release, of
Sterling King, and large number, to
wit two hundred, other rebels i'm arms
against the United States, then and
there lawfully held by said United
States as prisoners Of war at Mclean
Barracks, at the city of Cincinnati,
contrary to the form of the statute in
such case made and provided. = sroi,
q -- WIN. REANY.
Sworn to and subscribed in, my pres
ence, this S1st day of October, 1863,
in the city and district aforesaid. -.
F. HALLIDAY.
United States Commissioner
Mrs. Mary A. Thomas was arrested
on charges similar to those against her
husband. After undergoing All txami-
nation they were both released on find-
ing bail in the sum of ten Thousand
dollars for their appearance on w ednes-
day next G. w. G. johnson and DR..
Fires giving the necessary bonds.
Mrs. Catherine Parmenter, of Gin.
cinnati, has been for some time acting
as laundry woman at Mclean Bar.
racks, by which means she has been
able to gain access to the rebel prison ;
ers confined there. 1t was through
her that Coils. Patton and King were
enabled to escape from the barracks
some five weeks since. She supplied
detective Slade with quantity of'iaud-
anum, with which the guards at Camp
Chase were to be drugged when the
projected attack was put into execution.
1t was at her house that special meet
ing was called, on Saturday evening,
October "a, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas, Mrs. Parmenter, and one or
two detectives, (whoi were, Of course,
supposed to be rebels,) were present.
Mr.. Slade was present at this meeting,
and he states that they had by some
means got suspicious of one Of abe de-
tectives, not then present, named Cor
don, and the meeting was called ih or.
der to decide on what to do with hin
He further says that it was unanimously
decided that the man was a spy; and,
for the safety of the party, must die.
The murder was confided to Mr.. rSlade
and another detective to execute, and
accordingly the next night they were
sent to carry out the evil designs ofthe
plotters. They then quietly secreted
the suspected detective, and reported
that be was dead and safely buried.
Mrs. Parmenter, after appearing be-
fore Commissioner Halliday, was ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $4,000
for her re-appearance~ on Wednesday
next. 'aasts 'a |9iA .foifA Ae-tal
The parties who were arrested on
Saturday night were almost Immediate
ly taken to the United States Court
Rooms, to undergo their preliminary
examinations, but they had barely ar
rived there, before Geo. E. Pugh ar
rived to watch the case IN their behalf,
and will continue to attend to the in
terests of his clients. ~ .i3afjs
Since writing the above, we are in
formed by Mr.. Slade, that Calhcart
stated, in the course of conversation
with him, that Dick Merrick, of llllnos,
assured him there were thousands of
men in Illinois and INDIANA already
organized, and only waiting for the sig
nal from Ohio to rise in arms against
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