The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12

Arrest or CePReRheaA VILLAINS I'm
as ~ Chlcago.
: eHlcA00. Nov. This morninRs Jour
nat ID the following: 4sfss1rs 3tsfs
3. Iseeerday teaegrama were received by
Hon. John Wentworth and others. an.
nounc3ng the coming Of large numbers Of
ouehWhackers.s Col Sweet c0mmandaut
at Camp Douglas, was communicated with.
and orders we're Ut once issued for the ar.
rat Of, the deopeeodoeo upon their arrival.
The fact leaked out, and the WfaithfuI'
found means to Apprise their friends Of
what Icy in store Tor them, and the trains
loot their loads Of Out.throats at the citv
limite. The bushwhSck0rs scattered in az.
cry direction, and tho military and police.
constantly occurring the city, have picked
Up hundreds Of them.
vtdasis 81 hansdoe iooi arrived here sf fSi.
morning from OAuSda. The military and
police are after them. and they win All be
captured. p
Colonel Sweet, who for some time h.s
been aware Of the existence Of rebel plot
20 release the prisoners at Camp Douglas
and burn the city, discovered that the time
had arrived for action. Hisdetecuves have
and though the evidence obtained was not
su6icientIy conclusive to warrant the ar
rest Of some hundred Of the conspirators,
it was deemed necessary to strike at once
such ones rs were Internationally treasone
able, arrest the rebel spies known to be
lurking about here, and seize the arma de-
pot Of one Of the branches of the Chicago
Sons Of Liberty. Calling Capt. John VIII
son Of the police to his assistance, Colonel
city police Captain Wilson was dispatched
TO the house of DR.. Edwards, a peace DEM
ocrat, residing at No. 70 Adams street, to
arrest Col. Vincent MarmAduke, of the reb-
81 service, and brother Of the rebel General
MarmAduke, who wao known to be hAr
bored there. While the above arrest was
being made, detachment Of military and
and captured the rebel Col. G.. st. Leger.
Greenfield, Morgan's Adjutant General,
and y. y. Shanks, an escaped rebel prison.
or. These were 6arched to Camp Douglas.
Buckner 8. Morris, Kentuckian, q man
noted for his hatred Of the North and un-
mistakable .sympathies with the South,
vas ALSO arrested and u now confined At
Col. Sweet possesses evidence implicit
ing Judge Morris ~ treasurer Of the Chi
cago Sons Of Liberty. In his dispatch to
Gen. Cook this morning, Col. Sweet said:
II have complete proof Of his having as
sisted Shanks, the prisoner, TO escape, and
q plotting to release the rebel prisoners ct
Meanwhile another detachment Of the
military invested the residence OF Charles
Walsh, near Camp Douglas, an exemplary
democrat, and candidate, for Sheriff Of
this county two years ago. The house YVES
entered and . portion Of ito coptenta seized
aud taken to Camp Douglas. Capt. Camp.
bell and . fellow named Charles Traper,
both belonging to the rebel service, were.
there, and were arrested ~ rebel spies, A
further search in WAlah's house revealed
tho complete evidence that Charles il
Bri8adier General of the reasonable Order
of the Sons Of Liberty, and he too was af.
rested, but the discovery ended not there.
In General Walsh's house were found 100
stand Of arms, with all the necessary amu-
milton and two cart loads Of large reyolvers
loaded and capped ready for use. These
were taken to Camp Douglas. In regard
to the arrest of Walsh. Col. Sweet says that
he has evidence enough against him to in
sure his swinging fer treason. ~. M
Colonel Sweet has proofs in his posses.
sion that it was the plan Of the rebel con-
spirators and home traitors to release the
rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas and burn
the city. The camp was to have been at
tackled on two sides tomorrow night, the
rebels released and the b;ty pillased and
burned. asa $3.50. -, - se.4es 81.
Simultaneously with the above arrests q
party Of military and police pounced down
upon . room in Walkers building. on
Dearborn street. adjoining and connecting
with xhs Matteson House, and captured
two large boxes of loaded lguns that were
there concealed. Two prominent Demo-
Gratis, one Of them candidate for high
Office, Who have suits of rooms close 1t
hand. though living, one Of them in the
west and the other In the north division,
were not arrested. a
The police made raid early this morn
ing upon the Donelson House, on Canal
street near Randolph, and captured about
forty bushwhAckers who had been traced
thith6r all Of them were armed to the
teeth. $500 Els.
In conclusion. We would assure our citi-
Gems that there - no cause for undue ex-
citement or apprehension: Col. Sweet has
abundant meaps u hand for the protection
Of Camp Dongla9, and the police, aided by
tho citizens, Who will OF lcourse adopt pre-
Icautionary measures, Will be sufacient to
protect the city from robbers, incendiaxies
and REASONABLE asaassina. Is.
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