Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-11-11


p0sure Of the trcas9nabla conspiracy into
/ w.ieA he has been led. made the dupe O
persoas more designing THAN himself, who
have manufactured out Of him a genuine
eat'sPaw. lie evidently feels that Ills only
chanc. oG safety is to mako clean breast ),
I'll. whole ruattcr,~ ard cxposc- the villains
! who have oyeTpcrsusded him into this net
! iIs now sees the deep gait OF the whsle
transaction ana tho depth OF the gulf on
/ TIOss briaS.n has beam toying.
masa,aauae has made PARTIAL, confession,
! or rather a series of admissions, which 50
! far az they go, fully substantates Walsh's
statements, and leave no doubt that the con-
sprecy was fully q, digbolcal in its chsrac-
! ter 81. il represented above. He has made
! these statements TO man who formerly
served under him, and whom he still suppo.
SIS 70 be ia the rebel interest 1t is worthy
Of remark That MarmadGke when first cap
turad was specially DESTROYS to have some
brandy, which Being presented, he cooled
down aud became quite easy in his manner
TIE ARRESTS.
Calling to his aid the police force Of the
city, Colonel 3. j. Sweet, cqinmandant Of the
post, proceeded, A little after midnight, to
th1 Important work Of making the arrests
Captain Nelson and force proceeded 10 the
res.denc5 or Or. Edgstds, q /" Pesce Demo.
crat," Ne 20 Adams street, where was found
the rybsI Colsnel Vincent Marmaduke, a
bTothgr Of the rsbel General of that nsms.
He was secured. detachment of military
and police visited the Richmond House, cap.
turing there the rebel Colonel G. ST. Ledger
Grentrll Morgan's Adjut.nt General, and J.
I. Shanss, an exchanged rebel prisoner who
FOR some time was employed in the Surgeons
Department, ct Camp D9nglas. Another
detachment proceeded to the residence of the
notorious Buckner 5. Morris, formerly Judge
Of the Circuit Court, aud later Breckenridge
candidate FOL Governor of iliinois. He filed
the Office Of Treasurer to the Sons Of Lber.
ty. "a Still OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cslled on Chas
Walsh, residing near Camp Douglas re.
cent candidate for Sheriff of the county and
found there Captain Csntrsll, and q private
named Charles Traverse, both belonging to
the rebel service these were arrested as
spies. Further search showed that Walsh
was Brigadicr General of the order Of Sons
Of IbeItv, and in his house wero sccrcied
three hundred double bsrrelcd guns, loaded
and capped, each barrel containing from is
to p buckshot, five hundred nary revolrers,
also loaded and capped. and two large boxes
Of SINGLE barrsled guns These Of course
were confscsted, and Walsh was numbered
on tbs list OF prisoners. Another party also
proceeded to NJ Walkers building, on Dearbon
street, adjoining the Matteson House. where
they captured tao large boxes of guns, there
concealed. Two prominent Democrats, one
Of thess a candidate for high ottirc, who have
suites oEToQms close at hand, though living,
one OF them in the West and the other in
the North Division, were not arrested.
This was all done be foe the early gray of
the>mhnfng had herald d the approach. of
day. 1t was the result Of Simultaneous
movement ..,..-......
This was but The beginning, although a
good one. Five Och OK saw party Of po-
lice under Superintendent Turtle, leave. the
Central Police Station They visited the
!" Fort D0ntlSon House." whore twenty.sev-
n-af the COHspiFatoTs were found, sleeping
six in bed amid stencil almost overpower-
ing. They ali had sTmS in their possession
These were captured Subsequently, the 20
lice visited den on North Water street
whore another lot, armed to the teeth, were
found and taken good care Of. Detached in
dlyi1uals or parties OF two or three were
picked up.at intervals throughout the day by
5thg regular police force of the city. and By
lha detective force under Smith G. Storer,
which rendered efficient service. Others were
picked up by the Provost Guard The old
Trinity church was made general render.
Vous for these wretches, who were suhse.
QuontIy taken to Camp Douglas, whose occu.
pants have thus received an accession Of
ifally Que hundred men, in whose absence tho
C items OF Chicago csntre.the more freely
Sscesh sympalbjze 8 here teegraphed their
friends in tlIs Southern portion Of the State,
hat the trap had sprung. On the st. Louis
train due here yesterday morning, there WAS
large number or board, bound for this city,
bat with sensitive regard for personal. in
torests, they stopped off at Springfield and
did not arrive. Unfortunately for themselves
another squad, numbering absut fifty, who
did not receive the caution, arrived here LAST
night, and on getting of the cars fell into
the ara,s of the authorities, who received
! them with arms loaded. They were con.
signed TO the white oak, which 1t ia to be
hoped they will not leave until they receive
their deserts.
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