, 1864-11-08
CONFES. ION OF CHAS. WALSH.
Detsils Of the Plan. -Ths Polls to
be Invaded. 1.-The Prisoners
at Camp Douglas to
be Set Free.
4 GENERAL SACK OF THE Cl1fIN-
TEhDED---PluhDER, RAplkE.--
FlRE---BLO0DSKEQ NTH
STREETS OF CHICAGO,
Yhe City TO be Laid in RQiDs
The Schemes of Jeff. Davis. Nc.
Clcllnu> Pendleton, &
Co., Defeated.


Charles WalEh on charge Of treason. The ex-
Serreant-at arms has made clean breast OF It. H.
is terrified at the extent OF bin crimes, now thst
eober eeeond thought euueryenes on the excite
ment OF conspiracy. The confession Ia perfectly
damninE, duplicating large L1mbers OF Copper
hf ads IN this city, leading members OF the lnvin-
uble Club, some of them candidates on the Cop.
pe.bead ticket. BE confesses to all yea to much
more than WAS supposed. We hope to be able to
publish his confession In full tomorrow; the fol-
cwIrg s1e the 1eadir l. atures in the cons piracy
to which be atrnts himself to have been not an
unimportant party. ;:
Walsh Admits that the mine should have been
sprung two weeks ago, but for various reasons the
execution Of the plot was postponed till election
DAY. The plan vas the very ZANE at f1st as sub.e.
The internal scheme as last shaped was tollo ~:
4 force Of about 400 men-k, q. C.s-bash.
whsckera ndRueti!las. were to BE- arsem bed here,
and with them an attack should hare been mada
on Camp Douglas last evening for the purpose 6r
lbesatlnx the rebels confined there. Walsh. with
$50 men, WIS to assaalt the east side OF the camp
and another mau whose namt We may not now
furnish, with 900 Was to take the wess side. The
operation to be supeEntended by Marmadnke
who ehould hare the remaining 81 men as re-
eerve corps ready to act where wanted. The pro-
erunme was to break down the fence, and etsm
pede the i, 900 prisoners Who were all resdy Tor
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