The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-11-10
A HOME CONSPIRACY.
Discovery of a Plot to Release Rebel Prison
erS at Camp Douglas, and Burn the City.

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! From the Chicago Journal Monday eve.
Chicago is intensely excited to-day, and no
without cause While rebel raids, encour-
aged and assisted by home traitors, have
swept or threatened to sweep all along the
borders, it was not to be expected that Chi
cago, the great granary Of the Northwest,
and the most tempting prize that ever allur-
ed robbers and incendiaries, should escape
even demonstration. The wealth of our
mammoth warehouses, as we'll as the wealth
of loyal hearts, offered superior inducements,
and this was augmented in no little degree
by the well known existence of large mum,
bers Of secesh synlpathizers, rebels, and
Sons Of Liberty in the city ay ~
| Yesterday kilograms were received by Hon
John Wentworth, and others, announcing
! the coming of large numbers of bushwhack-
ers. Col. Sweet, commandment at Camp
| Douglas, was communicated with, and or
ders were at once issued for the arrest of the
| desperadoes upon their arrival The fact
leaked out and the faithful" found means
to apprize their friends of what lay in store
for them, and the trains lost their loads OF
cut-throats at the city limits The bush
whackers scattered in various directions and
the military and police constantly securing
the city, have picked up hundreds of them
A propeller with nearly hundred indi-
viduals of hang dog look, arrived here this
morning from Canada The military and
police are after them and all will be captur-
ed. Trinity Church is full of these fellows
who have been picked up and are kept there
under guard.
Singularly enough, Colonel Sweet, who
for SEINE time has been aware of the exist
ence OF a rebel plot to release the prisoners
at Camp Douglas and burn the city, discov-
cred that the time had arrived for action. =
His detectives have been at work diligently
and with success, and though the evidence
obtained was not sufficiently conclusive to
warrant the arrest of some hundreds of con-
spirators, who nevertheless ought to be ar
rested and hanged, it was deemed necessary
! to strike at once such ones as were unques
known to be lurking about here, and seize
the arms depot Of one of the branches of the
Chicago ''Sons of Liberty
] Calling Captain John Nelson, of the police,
to his assistance, Colonel Sweet secured the
ready cooperation Of the city police. Cap
tain Nelson was dispatched to the house of
DR.. Edwards, peace Democrat, residing
at No. 70 Adams street, to arrest Col Vim
cent Marmaduke, of the rebel service, and
brother of the rebel General Marrnaduke,
who was known to be harbored there. The
rebel Colonel was very indignant over the
affair, as doubtless was DR.. Edwards The
| former showed British protection papers
that old Democratic" dodge-and actually
exhibited a passport issued by the Ameri-
cen Consul at Toronto to one Burling. Cap
tain Nelson quietly informed the indignant
rebel spy that he cared nothing about Bur-
ling-it was Colonel Marmaduke that he
wanted, and he would have him, and so the
Colonel went to Camp Douglas.
While the above arrest YVES being made,
detachment of military and police proceed
ed to the Richmond House, and captured the
rebel Colonel G. St Leger Grenfel Nor
gan's Adjutant General, and j. II. Shanks,
an escaped rebel prisoner. These were
marched to Camp Douglas.
Buckner S. Morris, the Kentuckian, man
noted for his hatred of the North and unmis-
taxable sympathy with the South, was also
arrested, and is now confined at Camp Doug
las. Colonel Sweet possesses evidence i'm
plicating Judge Morris as Treasurer of the
Chicago ''Sons Of Liberty" In his dispatch
to General Cook, this morning, Colonel
Sweet said: Il have complete proof of his
having assisted Shanks, the rebel prisoner,
to escape, and of plotting to release prison
ers at this camp
| Meanwhile another detachment of military
invested the residence of 'sCharlie" Walsh,
near Camp Douglas an exemplary 'SDemo
craft and d candidate for Sheriff of this coun-
ty two years ago. The house was entered
and portion of its contents seized and car
ried to Camp Douglas. Captain Cantrel
and a private named Charles Traverse both
belonging to the rebel service, were there
and were arrested as rebel spies A further
search in Walsh's house revealed the conclu-
sive evidence that Charlie is ''Brigadier
General of the reasonable 'Sons of Liber-
ty, and he, too, was arrested But the dis
covery ended not there. In General
Walshs house were found tpo hundred stand
Of arms, with all the necessary ammunition,
and ta0o CARLOADS Of large re0oIuers, Joaded
aud capped, ready for use. These were Ia
ken to Camp Douglas. In regard to the ar
rest of Walsh, Colonel Sweet says that he
''has evidence enough against him to insure
his swinging for treason"
Colonel Sweet has proofs in his possession
tpat III was Inc plan OF the reDel coflSplratOrS
and home traitors to release the rebel prison.
ers at Camp Douglas and burn the city
| The camp was to have been attacked on two
sides tomorrow night, the rebels released
and the city pillaged and burned.
simultaneously with the above arrests, a
party of military and police bounced down
upon room in Walkers Building, on Dear
born Street, adjoining and connected with
the Matteson House, and captured two large
boxes of loaded guns that were there con-
cealed Two prominent Democrats" one
of them a candidate for high Office who
have suites Of rooms close at hand, though
living, one of them in the West, and the
other in the North Division, were not arrest
ed. '-i
The police made raid early this morn
ing on the Donelson House on Canal Street,
near Randolph, and captured about forty
bushwhackers who had been traced thither
| All of them were armed to the teeth. r7
The New STATE OF NEyApA.-Tbe State