The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-11-11

enabled to escape from the barracks some five
weeks since. She supplied detective Siade
with quantity OF laudanum, with which the
| guards at Camp Chase were to be drneoed
| when the projected attack was to be put into
execution 1t was at her house that a s13ecfaf
meeting was called, son Saturday evening,
| Oct. "a, 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 meet
! ing and he states that they had by some
means got suspicious of one of the detectives,
not then. present, named Gordon, and the
meeting was called in order to decide on what
| todo with him.. 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 eonfided to Mr.. Slade and
another detective to execute, and accordingly
the next night they were sent to carrysfout
the evil designs of the plotters They then
quietly secreted the suspected detective, and
reported that he was dead and safely buried.
Mrs. .Parmenter, after appearing before Com
missioner Halliday, was admitted TO bail in
the sum of $4,000 for her reappearance on.
Wednesday next.
The parties who were arrested on Saturday
night were almost Immediately taken TO the
q. s. Court Rooms, to undergo their prelimi-i
nary examinations, but they. had barely arriv-
ed there before Geo. E. Pugh arrived to watch
the case on their behalf and will continue to
attend to the interests of his clients 1885
Since writing the above, We are informed
by Mr.. Slade that Catheart stated, in the
course OF a conversation with HIM. that Dick
Merrick, of Illinois, assured him there were
thousandssof men in Illinois and Indiana al
ready organized and only waiting for the sig-
nal from Ohio to rise in arms against the Ad-
iuinistration.
The Cincinnati Commercial in its account
of the arrest. says f.. -. +
The arrest CT Mrs. Thomas was not effect
ed without some management. She was not
at home when the officer called was at
neighbers; he waited, and while waiting DIFF
ferent gentlemen. called, seemingly excited,
and anxious to see her. They went to where
she was. and soon she returned; found Dep
uty Marshal Pendery in her house He arose.
and she inquired = il7s so7
-" 90 Are you friend or foe ?' oi hsl i-
am friend, the Marshal replied.
The lady grasped him by the hand, and al
most dragged him from the hall into a room.
- On," said she, s'they have arrested Mr..
Thomas'' ss ans siiso3ie -
And,'' said the Marshal, +. am sorry to
inform you that have warrant for your ar
rest'' at 10 q
Mrs. Thomas stepped back astonished, and
exclaimed :1 ~ r. ASgi p "a ssEs
s,.tt shall not go; you can never take me
out oil this house )" and was greatly excited
for awhile
The Marshal endeavored TO quiet her. told
her she would think differently soon; it was a
necessity that would have to be submitted to;
she would receive kind treatment, &C. At
last she concluded to go along, as she would
get to see her husband. When she met Mr.
Thomas and Mrs. Parmenter at the Marshals $
office, she again became much excited, and +
along with the other lady expressed her de-
testation of the Lincoln Government; said
this was all the result of her husbands talk
about the war, &c. sas
- Mrs. Mcdonald, who, with Mr.. Patton, had
been conducted into separate room, was all
so quite furious; didn't know what she was
arrested for; would not give security would
stay in jail till she was taken out - j. s.4
The mode of releasing the prisoners at Co. 5
lumbus was to be as follows: At Camp
Chase the prisoners had been informed that
when they saw beacon light at a certain
point. they should be ready the guard would
be shot by their friends outside, axes would
be s thrown over to. them, and they should cut
the board fences and come out. With their
axes and such arms as they could get they
were to storm the Penitentiary and release
John Morgan and his officers, and the whole 3
body take up a line Of march for the Ohio
River, near Maysville, and cross to the Con-
federacy Mr.. Cathcart was to go along, and
receive commission in the rebel army -sa
IFrom the State Journal, of the ,srd I
We have nothing of any moment to add to
what we have already published, concerning
the great conspiracy of which School Conn
missioner Cathcart was the originator. No
additional arrests have been made and the ru--
mors to the contrary that were in circulation
yesterday afternoon were incorrect. A rebel
Captain by the name of Thomas Watson;s
whose name was omitted in our account yes
terday, was also arrested on Sunday, on the
charge of having violated his parole by being
concerned in the reasonable plot. Cathcart
and Cresap are confined in the Cincinnati Jail.
aud viii have an examination before Com
missioner Halliday tomorrow. The author
tiles feel quite confident that they have suffi-
cient evidence to convict them. a
1t turns out that Slade who-was mentioned
as being one of the gang, was disguised Cow
eminent detective, and was perfectly sucA,ss-
fui in gaining the confidence of the conspira-
tors, especially of Cathcart. He acted his
part exceedingly well, and has doubtless
CLEANED considerable proof of the guilt against
the scamps. He was arrested with the oth-s
ers, but having assumed the character of
rebel spy, he was put in irons from which he
was not relieved until he reached Cincinnati.
On the way to that place he was in close con-
versation with Cathcart, during which the lat
ter very unsuspectingly said, 1t looks dark
for us r' thus partially confessing his guilt to
supposed conferee. A few days must elapse
before the entire scheme and design of these
men will be made public. And until then,
we must be contented with "-waiting and
Watching for something to turn up.
The Journal further says
This fellow Cathcart was last fall elected to
the office of State School Commissioner on
the Copperhead ticket. He took his Office
last February, and took to drink about the
same time And we have never heard of his 5
doing anything in the office but fight the
"snakes'' out of his boots. and write Val
landigham's Record - two viperous proceed
ings that be was aided in by the reverend re- 8
doubtable Sabin Hough pronounced HtF D
Cathcart's treasonable correspondence has
been secured, and there is sure thing on
him. 1t was reported that the reverend Sa-
bin had gone off in a "huffn He bought
some gold and Canadian funds the other day
as we are informed; and since that was for
some time among the wounded and mis- siaq
He was supposed to be reposing under the
British lions agis,n-or whatever else it is
called. And in that case Vallandigham must
have been required to clay over little,'' in
order that he and Hough might share equal
ly in the d,oppings of that sanctuary But
the reverend Sabin has returned; and it, must
therefore be presumed that Val. refused to
share the "droppings' aforesaid with him.
But the whole ploJ signifies an utter de-