American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-12-21

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armed to the teeth, were found and taken
good care Of Detached individuals or
parties of two or three were picked up at
intervals throughout the day by the regu-
lar police force of the city, and by the de-
tective force under Smith 9. Storer, which
rendered efficient service. Others were
picked up by the Provost Guard. The
old Trinity Church was made a general
rendezvous for these wretches, who were
subsequently taken to Camp Douglas,
whose occupants have thus received an
accession of fully one hundred men, in
whose absence the citizens Of Chicago
can breathe more freely.
Later in the day, Mr.. Turner, of Tur-
ner & Mitchell, the we'll known packers,
brought information that a squad Of sus-
picious dividuals-numbering some %
or 30-were hanging around the packing
houses in Bridgeport with no good inten-
ton. Detectives Kenny and Sherman
Immediately got a horse and buggy, and
started to Bridgeport, where they pulled
up in front of Prout's saloon-a scene of
diabolical murder few days ago -
Quickly alighting the officers rushed up
stairs into the room of one Melnery, who
was lately discharged from the police
force, not for being a Mcclellan man, as
the secession organ said, but for incom-
potency and habitual intemperance. Here
we're a dozen of the butternuts," but
they heard the hurrying footsteps on the
stairs and incontinently tumbled hea | over
heels down another stairway The Off
GERS were MOTTO be banked. They hurried
in pursuit, and in a very few moments
each officer had collered his man. The
rest Of the gang Immediately drew then
revolvers. but the officers, nothing daunt.
ed. held on to their men. One of the scoun-
drels attempted to draw a revolver, but
the officer grabbed it. and while doing SC
his prisoner escaped. The other, not be.
inc armed, was hustled into the buggy
and Immediately taken to the Central
Station The alarm was at once given,
and some fourteen police officers and a
squad of soldiers Immediately posted after
the balance of the gang. On arriving at
the RENDEZVOUS, they discovered that the
birds had flown and were making fast
tracks across the prarie.
The captured butternut was afterwards
examined, but very little could be elicit
ed from him. He stated his name to be
Patton, that he was a resident of Coles
county, which our readers will remember
was scene of bloody attack on com.
pany of unarmed soldiers by the O'Hail
gang about the goth of March last. lie
also stated that he came here to visit rel
atives of the name of Hamilton, but
couldn't find them. The william was ex,
tremely reticeut and would tell nothing
more.
Secesh sympathizers here telegraphej
their friends in the Southern portion oi
the State, that the trap had sprung On
the St Louis train due here yesterday
morning, there was large number OF
board. bound for this city, but with a sen
sative regard for personal interests they
stopped off at Springfield and did not ar
rive, Unfortunately for themselves, an
other squad numbering about fifty whc
did not receive the caution, arrived herr
last night, and on getting off the cars fel
into the arms of the authorities, who re
ceiyed them with arms loaded. They
were consigned to the white-oak, which i
is to be hoped they will not leave unit
they receive their deserts.
THE PRISONERS.
Charles Walsh is man well known a
virulent Irish Cofperhead, and is thu
first man who was suspected of being con
nected with the proposed insurrection.-
During the late Copperhead Convention i
was discovered that he was engaged il
manufacturing large quantities of bullets
and since that time he has been closel,
watched, For some days past it wa
known that he was secreting some men il
/ his house, as he was purchasing iron
twelve to twenty pounds of beef steal
per day, and on his arrest Captain Can
t trell and private Charles Traverse, both il
the rebel service, were found with him
t and, Of course, arrested. Captain Can
trell was one of Morgan's old command
Walsh was at one time Sergeant-at
Arms in the State Legislature, and serve'
for five years as soldier in the Florid
! War. Two years ago he ran on the COP
perhead ticket for Sheriff, but was defeat
ed, since which time he has been an ac
f tive member of the Sons of Liberty, hold
ing the position of Brigadier General il
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