Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-28
ssReJoleIng among our Friends. .


The rebel papers are jubilaat over the
capture Of one Sterling King. lie was
arrested at Abingdon, Virginia, on sus-
pieion OF being Federal sny. King, il
seems, went to Abingdon Zoe the purpose
Of furnishing Gen Morgan some valua-
BILE Kentzeky iHformAtien. lie ven
Morfan's confidence, aud aflsr telling
bis story was allowed 10 depart ssspi-
eions being afterwards aroused, squad
Of men was sent after King, aud be vas
arrested aud brought back, and
placed in irons to be tried fos bis life as
a spy
The Richmond Enquirer gives the fol-
losiag account of King, which is worthy
OF especial notice from the frequent oe-
carrenee of the terms. "our friends in
the Northwest, Our friends in Cincin-
matt, and southern sympathizera in
Cincinnati and Coyington
We have no doubt the Enquirer is
right when il says there viii be great
rejoicing among our friends in Cincin-
matt, when they learn Of poor Kings
arrest ga
/ The Richmond Enquire. says of King:
\ lie isa very intelligent, though not an
educated man, about forty-6ve years of
age, six feet high, sandy whiskers, broad
forehead, with an unmistakable Ohio
twang ia his voice. He claims 10 be an
Englishman, born in Canterbury, Eng
land but there can be ne dunbs of his
being hog raising Ohio Yankee, and,
as il can be proved that he has done our
cause injury, hope be will hang, and
that soon. His crimes run through "a
period of more than Two years, during
which time he has been entirely in the
confidence of cur friends IN ne North
seesf, and also in Kentucky, aud every
one of those who have been arrested
within this period, have had confidential
relations with him.
Yoa may remember that in the early
part OF last fall a plot to get Morgan aud
his men 0ut of prison was Discovered,
and all who had any parsin il were ar
rested and sent 10 PRISON, and thepspeFs
published that this conspiracy had been
brought 20 light through the agency oi
Government detectives who were in the
confidence az shesoonspiratora The.ar
rest and examination Of this man kina
clears un the whole natter Il appears
that King was prepared for n spy BY be
ing arrested as one, and sent to prison
early in the summer. He makes his
escape from prison inacompAny with .
Confederate officer, Colonel Patton. This
of course, enabled him to acquire the
confidence of the Southern sympathizer,
in Cincinnati and Covington When he
; had discovered everything which it va,
necessary for him to know, be was agair
arrested and sent to prison. Three day.
after his arrest, every man who had AM
thing to do with the plot is also arrested
He again. manages 10 make his escape
. aud the next thing We hear Of him he il
in Virgins passing himself of as {
rebel Colonel, just escaped from Ken
: tucky, for the purpose cf establishing thl
order Of 4. G. c. n Virgins. hop
the last We shall hear Of him be will 5,
dangling Atthe end Of rope. The proc
against him IS very strong, and the his
!, tory Of his case very interesting. Ther
|. seiiI be qreafrefoieiag ansong..oifr triead
!, Il. CSneiAaad when they hear Of King
I. |. arrest, and the Yankees win be equal
|, sorry. for they viii lose IN him one Q
their most valuable detectives