Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-04


ed by the military authorities on Satur-
day night, and handed over to o. S. Mar
shal Sands. He was then taken before
Commissioner Halliday, and was re-
leased on his finding bail in the sum of
$1,000 for his appearance on Wednes-
day.
Ruth Mcdonald was a resident of
| Newport, KY, and it was at her house
that most of the meetings of the traitors
of this city were held. She has been en-
| ployed for some time past as mail car
rier between the rebels North and South.
and has frequently passed the lines with
communication for the Confederate Gov
ernment. She was in Columbus when,
by agreement, Mr.. Slade met Patton,
and they agreed on the plan of attack
on Camp Chase She was taken before
Commissioner Halliday on Saturday
night, and underwent a preliminary ex-
animation, which was adjourned until
Wednesday next
Samuel T. Thomas, of this city, is a
merchant tailor, carrying on business at
the corner of Fourth and Walnut. He
was arrestsd on Saturday night by Mar
shal a. Z. Sands, and brought before
Commissioner Halliday for examine 4;a.,
Oh. charges contained IN the following
s-a.aevEs. .----------
VIM. Reany deposes and says that he
has good reason to believe, and does YER
lily believe, that on or about the 18th
day of October, 1868, and at the city of
Cincinnati, one Samuel P. Thomas, late
of the Southern District of Ohio, did,
knowingly, wilfully, feloneously and ira
toriously combine and conspire with DR..
Lazelle, Sterling King, Lieutenant-Col-
onel Patton and divers other traitors and
rebels, against the Government of the
United States; and did then and there
actually levy war against the United
States, unknown to this affiant, to levy
war against the United States; and did
then and there actually levy war against
the United States, by aiding and assist
ing the said Lazelle, King, Lieutenant
Col Patton, and other traitors as afore-
said, to resist and overthrow, by armed
force, the laws and Government of the
United States; and also that said Sam
uel P. Thomas, did then and there vol
UNFAIRLY and unlawfully and traitorious-
ly give aid, comfort and assistance to
those in rebellion against the United
States, by combining and conspiring to
rescue and release by force and unlaw-
fully, large number, to-wit: 5000 re-
bel prisoners, then and there held in mil
itary custody 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 b. Morgan, late an officer of the
army of rebels in arms against the Uni
ted States; and also large number, to-
wit: 200, other officers of the army of
rebels in arms against the United States,
then and there lawfully held in the mill
tary custody of the United States at the
Ohio State Penitentiary, as prisoners of
war, at Columbus, in said District, and
also then and there 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 in arms
against the United States, then and there
lawfully held by said United States as
prisoners of war at the Mclean Bar
racks, at the city of Cincinnati, contra
ry to the form of the statute in such case
made and provided.
Sworn to and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 31st day of October, 1868, in
the city and district aforesaid.
f. HALLIDAY,
United States Commissioner.
Mrs. Mary A. Thomas was arrested on
charges similar to those against her hus-
band After undergoing an examina-
ton they were both. released on finding
bail in the sum of ten thousand dollars
for their appearance on Wednesday
next; G. w. c. johnson and Dr. Fries
giving the necessary bonds.
Mrs. Catherine Parmenter of Cinein-
natl, has oeen for some time acting as q
laundry woman at the Mclean Barracks,
by which means she has been able to
gain access to the rebel prisoners con
fined there. 1t was through her that
Col Patton and King were enabled to
escape from the barracks some FIVE
weeks since. She supplied detective
Slade with quantity of laudanum, 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 meeting was called,
on Saturday evening, Oct. 24, when Mr..
and Mrs Thomas, Mrs Parmenter, and
one or two detectives, (who 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 the
detectives, not then present, named Cor
don, and the meeting was called in order
to decide on what to do with him. He
further says that it was unanimously de-
cided that the man was spy, and, for
the safety of the party, must die. The
. murder was confded to Mr.. Slade and
, another detective to execute, and ac'
cordingly the next night taey we're sent
to carry out the evil designs of the ploters
, They then quietly secreted the suspected
? detective, and reported that he was deaC
> and safely buried Mrs. Parmenter
f after appearing before COMMISSIONS
t Halliday, was admitted to bail in the
n sum of $4,000 for her re-appearance or
4 Wednesday next
o The parties who were arrested on Sat
/ urday night were almost immediatel,,
d taken to the o.. S. Court Rooms, to M
dergo their preliminary examinations
r but they had barely arrived there, befor
e Geo. E. Pugh arrived to watch the cas-
|, on their behalf, and will continue to al
n tend to the interests of his clients.
g Since writing the above, we are II
@ formed by Mr.. Slade, that Cathcart sta
l. ted, in the course of conversation wit
n him. that Dick Merrick of Illinois, al
- snred him there were thousands of me
Il in IlIinois and Indiana already organ
IL lied, and only waiting for the sign;
" from Ohio to rise in arms against tt
Administration. s