The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-21

p,at,rr and ar the following morning called up0n
Nnior-tse. Dix IL; laid the Whole case heto that
officer who coiucided with ioym III 6eem;ng il
nrap4r that Palmer should ia taken Itto custody
The necessary orders were made oCt, transferring
him at cnce t" Fori i,afagsl'. aud directions Tor
his arrest given to Detective smith and Dep
utv ISvifa, swhO visited the Custom House, buf
failed To find the object CT their search. They then
ST crefrd themselves near HE Collectors roam. aud
confidential clerk of TIE AiarSh-'s Office was
Sent to make inquiries f"g hm. The col 5rd pa,i4r
in Attendance stated l.sat he was engaged wiki "
Barney and could no! be- s'ei' The clerk requested
that he be f> he'd to step to tie door Tor moment
Upon being called, Mr.. Palmer came to Il e door
waen the officers stepp-d forward aud took him
into CUSTODY IN the t'0'iectof'S and in pre-
sence OF the Collector. The accused iFeIabiesi vo-
9cntEy, and hecame very much asitatcd At the sud
Genness with which he had been taken He re-
GGestfd the officer 20 explain matters. 3Gt in
formed that they knew nothing oi tiie ease beyond
tila tact thar ihey had been ofdefe to take bsm in
charge. je was then placed ia a carriage ma
irivei, immediately !" Fore Lafayette, al .TGich
Mace he arrived at about O'Clock III the evenings
II is stated a.t baniaI.iH was Ia lie habit %
shipping goods ~ Nassau III some other Eanic;
that he W0uid then enter his Csyd name III tds
bond n ore q: fHe surSies that the goods Touid
net 20 into the CoH!edcf.cS. 1t Is aiieg9t tRat
Palmer procured the second b0ad>tntn, (iti.: iiw
requiring two and thai he accepted tie a8I.i. OF
Smaiiey, a clerk In the Once, as the second ~8rc-
ty. Another statement Is that Smaiey was IL
duced 10 go upon the bond out Of friendship fYr
benjamin. In either case, Pal.ner's position WIS
such aS TO allow any name 10 pass that ia. 6Bds
been approved hy him, aud il is stated that he T.
lowed these names tn appear and o pass for a cob
siders-ion. Thefni nature Of The evidence a.ainEt
him, however, is aai fully ka1wa, and it cannkt
be said with precision how much or how little H.
is implicated; bat there are important documents
In the case, and several papers in ,he possession b.
the siaYsiaI which have lEdrHs upnilti!c eHif
tran sactioi8s OF Palmer aud others.
". 4 si;nl,iPy, X bose arrest in connection VI IA
BENJAMIN has been stated, expresses his desire for
:: s,pedy and thorough investigation OF the facts
go far a. be is concertd Gi the hnHd signing, and
av0us his entire Innocence OF any kGceieGge that
be was signing bonds inF blockade E,iHers; ne be
came acquainted with Benjamin so;ne time since
at dinner; the acquaintance fipPnnd into iieud-
ship, aad on this lie signed lhe bonds For every
band he signed. some git ar more, he subse-
aie;.,ir receive in au envelope check from ilen-
iainin for 100, neither more less: be made
secret OF the fact but nsilioncd II to- Il number 9f
tfi9ads as q business transactions. The checks
were drawn TO his order, were signed by EeGif-
min, and were PRESENTED ny him {Smaliey1 .ihey
ase vet in bank, unless taken possession of by
Marshal Murray, and these taci-. he claims,
sufficient proof that hG WAS not ara5e OF giit.
and did nnl intend committing any; tof he aTg'es.
was he the did be intcad the other, nc would
have taken cash, and nct a;iowsd ihe check evi
dences against him The sFst bonds he .ignfd
were Cancelled Oh the aliidaviis Of pHiai,i par
ties in Nassau that the goods hs gave Them for were
rkfn, cd III Nassau, aBS were Teta;lsd t''erP.
Officer Jarvis, of the iiarsl.a's "ffce, arrested
Mr.. Sma!ey on the 3lst of necfmbef thai
time he was, and to- date he has heeH, quite Isl 1t
his hause, snt On Monday was able ~ 20 cat and
be worn Ia Cieril of the Fourth DistFic; CnlTt,
to which posiiicn he has been recently appointed.
He Is sti, of course, under arrest