The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-19
Ming, DECEMBKR I9. 1858.

lfsely about ~ whsa III. - entered the
raxior, = hich Mn. Allan had = h0nr be5oro
~ 3 n shea proeeeded: He sa!d !:
1sther hom some resident 81 Rjchmond.
a1o brought one, or message, for Dr.. -.
gonlederAte prisoner In that city.
ter. randolph then arosc and said that n
YD proper % atate that when NYs. Aflan
returned from one Of her vleits to the North.
and while he was Secretary Of War, che can.e
70 Ms o1lco % soon a. she arrived n the
city and, Introducing herself, told him she
number Of letters With her from nefsons !
there to their friends In this city she wish
cd him to take charge OF them q the most
proper person TO convey them 20 their des-
tlnaa1on. In thernurse Of brief interview
Mn. A. told him (Gen. r } she had, during
her absence ct the North, and while Ct her
htner's home In Cincinnati, mado tho &C.
iss dus'nsssss Rss. Of nephew q his Who was iu
relative Of the Secretary Of War she con
versed with him, and belfeved him moro OF 1
southern than Northern MAJ, though he
was In the Yankee service. Since then tffs
gentleman has bssn killed IN bsttle.
Capt Ouy, State Senator from 0oochlapd.
testified that soon after the breaking out of
the war ne eutisted IN the Confederate Scr
vASo oo0 t0SDCu = 4tl1tHIy C010U00ys Er6ylQN1
to his entering tho service he had not gone
often Into society, and therefore had
very slight, II any, acquaintance With Mn.
= AlIaa,, Hut Ja4lDe ih8 &No a 1oee Weehe III
company was preparing for taking the 6eld
ne was frequently In her presence. She took
very decided Interest IN equippiag the
company, and not only put her seamstTesses
sewed herself for them day and night she
also contributed literally otherwise, and
when they left 0oochland county for Rich
mond Mrs. Allan had prepared . bountiful
repet for tho whole company, consisting of
an abundance OF everything that was good,
which lasted them for some days. She was
present at the landing when they left, and ex-
and sympathy for the sufFerings Of the sol.
diers. Soon afterwards his company was In .
fight, when he (Cpt. g. with other members
OF his company, was taken prisoner. He was
frat sent to Camp Chase, but was shortly
afterwards transferred to Johnson's Island.
While q prisoner here he received through
the mail from Mrs. Allan, who was then In
Ohio, letter rendering him her most SIN
cere sympathy, and Offering to furnish him
with money, clothing, oranything else which
could contribute to his comfort, at the same
time enclosing five dollar note to test the
probability Of contributions to prisoners
meeting with eafe delivery. She had learned
Of his whereabouts during visit to Camp
Chase, from prisoner who had been pri-
vate in his company. Captain G. received
other notes from Mrs Allau, and when he
was about to leave for the South, having been
exchanged. she wrote him letter In which she
expressed her qualification at hts release from
prison, and eaid her feelings were increased
from the fact that che felt as If che was q pris.
oEer herself She was very severe towards
Gen. Dix ,commandant at Fortress Monroe, for
not permitting her to return to Richmond by
that route eaid she was determined to re-
turn to Virginia by some means, for although
her father and his family were living In Gin
cinnati, she did not look upon his residence
as her home; she recognized no other place
as her home but that Of her husbands; his
home was hers, and SO long as she was kept
from him she felt that she was prisoner
herself Capt. G. was very decided in his
opinion that Mrs. A. strongly sympathized
with the South In ail her letters to him while
he was In prison at Johnson's Island He
was informed by other members of his con.
pAny that Mrs. A. was very Kind to one Of
his men who was prisoner at Camp Chase;
he was private, and very poor, andreeeiyed
from the accused very material aid and com.
fort.
At this stage Of the proceedings Mr.. Ly.
ons produced letter which Mrs. A. had
given him since she had been confined at the
Asylum ofSt. Francis de Sales. lie said that
Mrs. A., in reply to . remark Of his about
the contents of the letter which caused her
arrest, Indignantly denied writing that letter
and said was there any one who knew her that
could believe she was base enough to befray
Q person at the North (whose name was
mentioned In the letter to be sent North)
who was her most valued friend, and from
whom she had but short time since re-
ceived the letter which Mr.. L. wished to in.
troduce. A witness was called who identi-
fed the handwriting as that Of the gentle
man from whom Mrs. A. said eho had re-
ceived 1t, and had been in frequent cores
pond .nce with her. The Commissioner, az
ter argument from counsel on both sides,
ruled the letter out on the ground that as
there was no signature to It, but only the
assertion Of the accused that 1t was from Mr..
-, of B., he did not think 1t was com.
petent to admit 1t.
This ended the examination for the day,
when, at half-past3 8 o'clock, further proceed.
ings was postponed till this morning at IL
O'Clock.
Mrs. Allan was then conducted back to the
asylum, as heretofore.