The New York herald., 1864-09-25
nrwspape, Accounss.

lFrom the Clevel nd fie'A sept 22
Yesaroay weo esday) forenoon United Sta % rissrict
Attorney Pal Untod STATES Marsha tl and nited
States Commissioner White went over 90 Johnson 8
Island 10 with Caiore nii commanding tina, ;os,.
IN relation tbe persns ested the cns'ae q being
implicated IN the conspiracy 10 capture The Michigan and
release the rebel priaoners
The CHIEF couspisator Cle and bis associate Robinson
boFd the Michigan, under ntrci = coinnander
Carter Tno her prisoners wcrc on the island, a me
boarding house kept der the direction o the.nu' nor
TICS ny l. Gleason formerly Of Tnie1endcnce they
under guard except ho general guard at tie gate
OF The post and allowed fall liberty Of their qu'r
tors RESTRICTION being placed their movements or
their Interviews with such civilians 40 were allowed 10
enter sbe camp enclosure.
A,ter an interview with Colonel H the United states
hal United States District Attorney went over
10 tho Michigan and spent several hours IN taxing the
statements II Cole md Robinsoo The nature Of those
renders further reference 10 them at present
upRdv be
10 the habits aud character Of Cole he admits bnvog
received remt,acos OF g0d from the sbe leader iake
Thompson, nov n Canada With instructions 90 uso the
those Instructions carrsd with oral sxactness,
ha Ing spent considerable amounts In the lavish
ceedcd his nstruooGs by dsunkenuess and dis
spai,on. He had with him woman who no introduced
his wife, but who is female OF more than doubt u
rep aton who several mouths since lived in cleveland
uudet the protection ~ the notorious Lieutenant Cotts
This no used as a lure % such persons a. he
wished o. mke his victims and In said he eDdeavored
seduce of the 0cers Of the Michigan from their
allegiance by ncr arts and wiles.
Robinson IN young man, evidently IN the confidence Ok
Cole. athough pretending 10 have been made unsus
pecing ,nstrumentpf hts plots Ho brought messages 70
oc from points In Canada and was probably the ems
between the cnspirasors. He claimed 10 be from
Phiiadeipha. aud thst his father was benaker. a.
though Coils says be keps large drug store in that city
He claims 10 have been IN the Union service, and was
discharged tor disability bus feared the dra and came
orx here 20 avoid a.
Ii hrs s,aiemcnis when nrss captured Cole said that
there expeditions by land and the Other by
That by land had been gradually assembling for
SINE a. vari points and tas 10 arrive
90 Monday evening BY the various railway srana AZ
soon a. this was known the steamer Prnces wos ordeca
proceed Sanduskv with detachment OF armed men
and four conmissonod officers under tho general COM
Of Colonel iiii tor the purpose examining she
trains from Dayton and Shelby. Both uans we're
searched but arrests made. u reported
that number OF e't both trims bstors entering tho
j, viii be remembered that whsn Captain orr was
seized by the pirates thoy were very anxions to know
unusual number os men had entsred Sandusky tna,
afternoon, and whether there any excitement there
appeared that the plan for The land force seias
the Princess and suc small csat along the coot
and mako dsGnocstFauon on the H,on,gsn and the
isiand besides doing what damage might be tho0ghs
be 70 sacdusky u not koown what caused tho mis-.
was asoertsinsd that tho water expedition was to
Await signal 10 tho bay before entering on Monday
night Cole profeesed ignorance OF the Of the
signal but hs gn rance 70 doubted. boas with Eve
IL seen lowering around 10 she channsi; and
there iaunch was sens ont from the Michigan ana wsd
after her. AZ the boat hailed by she lsupch
al sail hosied her. aud sne end.avosed 10 escape
The wiud light aud cid a The sails, when they
wore wettcd in hopes to enable her tc get away shs
al length oVerhnued and brought back, when her
commander found u be man named Pete Brady,
the Intended movements OF the rebels Tho Parsons
Tine men were detained for while aod then let CO.
The result OF the eysmlnatiou Of Cole the dis
charge Of Messrs. strain, Williams STANLEY and Blown,
and ths holding OF Cole, Robnson Herriok and Rsen
looks very strong Mersick aud aosarihsil held
the ISLAND Cor the present. subject the orders of Gen
Hsintzelmsn. Cole and RobiHsob are on the chgan,
awaiting orders from the Naval Department ~ 70 their
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