Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-25
Traitorous SeIr-pufllng.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-James l.. Addi-
/ son, chief clerk in the adjutant generals bu-
reau, and his brother Anthony Addison, clerk
in the census Office, publish a card pronounce
/ ing false the widely published allegation that
, they are rebel spies and mail carriers and
that through their fundamentally important
army orders have been furnished to the enc
my. The former only, was arrested on Sat
urday night; but as he continues at his desk it
is fair to suppose that the investigation of the
case did not establish the truth of the suspi-
cion. Itwould be shame and disgrace to
the country to have that man remain at his
desk.
ex-governor Stanley Of North Carolina,
will resume his residence in California Ills
resignation as military governor was volunta-
ry. While here recently, he was on tive very
best possible terms with all the members of
the administration. We don't believe this
villainous fellow, Stanley.
We have published brief dispatch, giving
the fact that the chief clerk of the adiutant
generals office, and some other traitors, had
been arrested on a charge of disloyal commu-
nication with the rebels, A special dispatch
to the Philadelphia Inquirer gives the follow
ing account of this affair
WASHINGTON, April %.
Since the commencement of the war there
have been serions leaks near headquarters,
the rebels receiving early notice Of important
/ army orders, and such information as would
! give them early warning OF all our movements
/ of trnnns E+i.,,t. -
Have been unaVailing, but no doubt existed of
their being in high position. Watch was
set over number, and finally two clerks
were caught carrying rebel mails, and arrest
| ca by Col. Baker on Sunday last-James l..
Addison, chief clerk in the adiutant generals
office, war department, and Anthony Addison,
his brother, chief clerk in the pension bureau.
james L. Addison has been in the war depart-
ment thirty years, and has had access to all
the important orders and rumors and move
ments OF every regiment in the army. Both
own farms south Of here, in MARYLAND, and
keep up nearly daily communication by
means OF carriages.
Near their farms lives Rev. Jno Martin,
who was postmaster, and who forwarded let
tiers, &c., across the Potomac river to the re-
bel army. It's believed that they have been
doing large business in this way, CARRYING
quinne and other valuable articles. Minis
ter Martin has a beautiful daughter Miss Ell
len, just sweet sixteen, and violently enamor-
ed OF captain in the rebel army, who has
been one of the mail agents. To-day Col.
Baker by order of the secretary of war, ar
rested the whole family, consisting of the
father, four daughters and two sons, and
broughtthem up to Washington Tomorrow
they viii be sent outside of our lines, with
their baggage.
While the officers were there making the
arrests, the lover of Miss Ellen hove in sight,
en- route tor more letters and the orders OF the
war department. His name is Captain Henry
Williams, holding as he says, commission in
the commissary department, from jeff Davis.
lie was very much surprised at his being ar
rested and found out and at once demanded
to be released on parole, and sent south for
exchange.
But the rebels having just executed two
Union officers as spies, he was, in company
with the rest Of his colleagues, very promptly
and properly handed over to the tender mer.
cies OF the old capitol prison. The divine and
his daughters are most open and blatant reb
els, and poured out insult upon insult upon
the men sent to arrest them.