The daily Evansville journal., 1863-04-17
.555531=oo,oaments Of the Trafnor case.


The arrest of John Trainor eat y ash
lille a clerk in the Ordnance Depart
nept on charge Of sEnrl lggling arms,
munitions, and MEDICINES through the
lines, and convex .ng information to the
rebels, 'h2s a''.ready been noticed. The
fonowipg facts developed in the investi-
cation of the case have been furnished
to the Nashville Dispatch:
A careful and thorough investigation
has been made in this case The guilt of
Trainor of the highest crime recognized
in either civil or military law is fully es-
tabIished. His operations extended
back over a period of two years He has
occupied a position which gave him un-
usual facilities for carrying out his de-
signs, and has not failed TO take advan-
tage of them to the best of his ability.
Having had greater or less control of
wagon trains since he entered the SER
vice, he has, if his own statements are
reliable, on several occasions attempted
to place trains in positions where they
might be easily captured. In addition
/ TO his own admission there is absolute
proof of his treason.
Connected with this case is that of the
! port;us i'm Louisville- ooHoornod in tho
sale of nearly nine thousand dollars
worth of quinine and opium to Mrs.
| Trainor. 1t is shown that those most in
terested in this sale must have known
that the medicines were purchased for
the purpose of being smuggled South.
Edward Wilder, of Louisville, the whole
sale druggist from whom the medicines
were obtained, is shown to be strongly IN
sympathy with the rebels He has sold
large quantities of drugs since the open
ing of the war to persons who were to
take them through the Union lines. By
his last transaction of this kind he has
involved his whole stock ofgoods.
It is unnecessary to speak of the de-
gree of guilt attached to each Of the va
rious parties compromised by sale to
Mrs. Trainor The evidence adduced IN
this matter with other evidence obtained,
shows that other merchants of Louisville
and also merchants in New Albany, In
dianapolis, and Cincinnati, have been
largely engaged in the sale of drugs and
other goods for Southern destination
The plans of the Government hare been
sadly interfered with by the efforts of the
disloyal, the unprincipled, and the reck
less at home Hence the treason o
those in the cities named who are con
nected with attempts to supply the rebels
with medicine or other articles 1t mat
ters not that their agency in such at
tempts is merely secondary; they ar
none the less guilty as smugglers anc
aiders and abettors of the enemy, ant
are liable to the puniShments provided
for such offenders. For the benefit o
those who are thus traficking regardless
of law and the interests of the nation,
may be proper to state that there Is con
nected with the Army of the Cumberlan
a thorough police organization, connect
ed with which is complete detectiv
system. Its accomplishments thus ia
fully attes, the wisdom of Gen. RoSl
era IS in establishing it At its head
fnaHqets IF III 5i6feafW 5jRi6feaWitfbblIei sqsggJEo Con
: with him in carrying out his plans. Hi
officers traverse far and near, and are a
likely to be found before the counter {
some enterprising adventurer in contrs
band trade at Cincinnati, or IndianapC
lis, as at the headquarters in this cit.
The methods adopted to detect offender
in Louisville will bring to light tn
schemes of others Crime is hencefort
to be punished. The day of lenieney
past, and prompt, stern justice is bein
meted out. Spies, smugglers, and other
have given their lives as the penalty {
their offences in some of the command
within few days. Let this fact b
noted.