Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-24

am A. Well, l do not know as you can call
it an arrest @. What was done to you A.
1 was ordsred mp TO headqoarters. z. BY
whom a. BY Coi. Foster. @ You are not
to be done with youl A. do not know. z.
Has anything been said to you to the effect
that II you testify against those parties You
A. No sir. q. At what time did the Govern.
ment first learn you were engaged In this con-
traband business A. The first tiAe that ever
@ State whether You were sent outby the Gov
eminent! A. Twas. Q. At that time did You
fnrnish goods to the rebels ! A. Yes, sir. q.
the Government You n Carried soods % shrouTn the Us
rebel lines, and supplied rebel officers Of the
army? A. Well, have been allowed to carry
to sosa had
under that provision, with the knowledge Of
the Government you sold goods to the reoels
Did You sen to rebels. A. Yes, sir. q. Did
you sell to Mosby A. Yes, sir. c. To his Of
ficersl A. Yes, sir. Q. You took orders, from
A. Yes sir. @. And all this business has been
by the censen O. nd under the direction Of the
Governmentt A. Yes, sir. Q. Are you COM
in this matter! A. think 1 am. @. What
have you done with the money you got from
the rebels! A. have it. Y. Do you divide
with the Government the proceeds Of this busi-
ness A. have not done it yet. Q. Are you
to! A. do not know. They have not SAID
nythng to me about 1t yet Z. Have you
given the Government security otany kind to ac.
count faithfully for the proceeds. A. Yes, sir.
q. Who was your security in this patriotic
under taking IA. They took my word Of honor
q. With the exception of this Mrs. Whitesell
was there ever at any time any person with
you save your wife when you were at the store
of the defendantsl A. There have been other
persons with me in the store. Q. Who went
with you for the purpose OF participating in
this transaction, / mean! A. Yes, sir. @.
Who! A. Mrs. Noland went with me. @. I
want to know whether any Government officer
has ever been with You to the store of Johnson &
Sutton, and il so, when /! A. Yes, sir, a man
by the name of Lieut.. Stone. q. Was that the
gentleman present a few moments ago A.
Yes, sir y. Did you explain to johnson i
Sutton the purpose for which you desired the
double bills to be made! A. 1 told them my
expenses were very heavy, and we had to
charge big prices tor the goods IN order to pay
expenses. q. Did they ever use any paper
with their own bill heads on it! A. No, sir.
Z. Did their names appear on those bills where
their names on those bills. Q. Is anybody's
name signed to the receipts! A. Yes, sir. q.
Whose? A johnson Il Suttons. Q. At what
stage OF their business did you desire to have
the beginning. q. Was there any man besides
this Lieutenant you speak of who was ever
present with you A: Yes, sir, other men have
been with me. q. To assist you in making
these purchases! A. No. sir; they did not
know my business. G. There was nobody
then who witnessed this transaction A. No,
zoaessa for yoar Loyalty I ~ A. That III is simpt am y
Did you bring anything with you from any
ment detective or spy! A. No, sir.
q. Had you ever been connected with that
branch Of service in any Of the cities Of the
been connected with it a little. z. Who re-
commended You to the Government here to be
emg9yed No No q You
whom :! A. think offered self in the first
place to Gen: Augur. q At about what time
was that A. think that was in April. q.
sir. @. Did you hold communication with any
other Union officer here in the city beside Gen.
Angur or Col. Foster! A. Well. yes, sir. Q.
OF business as know of. q. Was the object
the Government had in employing you in this
business explained to youl Yes, sir. @.
Will ysu be KIND enough to state it! A. The
object was to discover these people who were
furnishing goods to blockade runners, and also
Mosby's movements in the Valley. @. Was it
part of your duties to open up a new branch
OF business, and rope parties in in this city
A. never tried to rope anybody into it,
would take goods South they would tell me
where could get them. Q. Was it a part of
your !S instructions to 60 to parties and propose
By the Judgs Adrocate.-Was it part of your
soouts Of Mosby! A Yes, sir: Q. and find
1t part OF your scheme to try and catch him !
a: Yes, sir. q. And report the result OF every
trip to whom A. To Gen. Augur and yourself
e. Did you go the defendants after having
heard that they sold goods! The counsel for
the accused-1 object to the witness stating
What he heard Question Withdrawn. Q.
Where did you first see Fanny Nolandl A. In |
Middleburg;; 9: Did you bring her here! A.
Yes, sir, z Did You introduce her to Mr..
Johnson! A. Yes, SIR: q. Had he ever heard
some talk with her. do not know whether he
was ever acquainted with her before or not,
but he stated he knew parties with whom she
lived at Middleburg! A. Yes, sir. @. What
amount of goods did she purchase! A. do not
recollect, but it was a very small bill. She
mage, and ordered him to put up something |
that would suit her taste. q. Did she state |
how she expected to get back. A. Yes, sir; |
you of any other parties who were, like you,
purchasing goods of him to take SOUTH A. 1 |
have heard the clerks speak Of it. q. Which |
ever tell aa You ANYTHING % of the k1nd
do not think he ever did. @. When was this |
conversation! A. On the occasion of the last |
lady in from Middleburg, who afterwards
went to the store Of defendants to purchase |
goods! A. Yes, sir. z. Who! A. Mrs. Chan
to be in the dry goods business. The counsel
for the accused.-She is not one of the parties |
charged. The Judge Advocate.-The specif. |
caLlOn say, "duu Otuer pdrtleS." The Judge |
Advocate.-When did she 60 to this firm! A. |
1t is about
The counsel for the dccused-I object to any.
thing being said about any person having pur-
named in the specifications.
The objection was overruled.
q. Now, state whether Mrs. Chancellor
went to this store. A. Yes, sir, she did. q. |
Who did she see there! A. think she had
con versation with Mr.. Hennage. q. Did you
introduce herl A. Yes, sir. q. What did he
G ho toll h oho and |
what she wanted, he told her he would sell
her calicoes as cheap as she could buy them
anywhere in the city. Q. Did she buy them
A. No, sir; she found cheaper goods elsewhere.
u. Was Mrs. Chancellor a decoy duck in this
matter also! A. do not know that she was.
The Judge Adrocate.-She came in good faith
to purchase, did she not
A. Yes, sir. q. The defendants understood
that she lived within the Confederate lines A.
Yes, sir. q. You brought her In and took her
out A. Yes, sir. Z. Fanny Noland's fami-
ly-who are they I! A. Her brothers are all in