Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-01
ARREST OF LIVINGSTON, TIE "sECESSI0NIST
49,. = JEREMY DIDDLER."
The B,stOn Journal, of the iIlb, Gays;

The B,ston Journal, OF the lbtn, FAYE
A vail dressed man, about thirtJ-hve years Oh sge.
Who from letters found in his possession, suppose
20 ~ seoessonist and who Il known to have passed
nv sev,s different names during his short stay In tos
civ VA, arrested last Saturday afternoon by Detecnve
Gr,,, and committed 10 the TonbI 70 answer 10 one
A. mora charges of swiDdlpg merchants OF their goods
to the amount in the aggregate OF several Auu
dollars The name Of this individual 10 supposed 70 DC
n p livingston but he Il also known as Pnilanaef d.
Psass snd II Pennington The iolloWirg Is brief ac-
count of his operations so far as yet ascertameo:
Dor;n1 the early part of the week before last Pisee
IA bm,e known At the store of George w. RJley
Co. dealers in WOOL at No. l04 Federal street, ana py
representing himself ~ partner IN wen known mus
in london having branch oil their wool manufacturing
e.t.hlshment at Rockville, Connecticut and msklag
ssements a. to the available means Of bis house. etc
ha ,nccedad 10 purchasing eighteen thousand DOL
lar, worth Of WOOL which he caused 70 Dc snpPed 70
Rockville Connecticut. In paymnt Tor ths WOOL ne
his check or draft for the full amount on the hook
9ilIe Bank and the was deposited In one oil our
city banks for collection.
I, dns time Ms,Srs Riley Co. received information
from Rockville thai Pease had no funds in the Rockville
Bank. The nrm teegraphed the fact 70 feAse ~ new
York and Ines bis arrest he states that ne replied o
telegraph Offering to have the wool returned anu so
10 remuperale Ryey Co. for ell expense and trouble
but receiving no answer 70 that telegram he got away
and turned the wool over TO the bank.
In the meanwhile, however, Ryley Co becoming
convinced that they had been sTinded caused an at
tscbm,nt 10 be made of the WoS, which bad safely
reached Rockville and the bank, being creditor OF
P.aas in other transactions also attached ihe sane prop
erty the whereabouts OF P1Asc being at the t1e IN
known.
About the time of this transaction with Riley %,
Al aS been ascsrtained Psase became acquainted with
ons or two of our well known merchants, who took him
70 placOs of amuIemsnt introduced him hrS class
tooety and aid him other attentions and one OF these
gentlemen now finds hmsef minus 81 200in cash loan
ed 70 PeaSe.
After an Introduction to MessrS. BigeloN B:Others
Ksnnard he purchased valuable watch, giving in pay
ment therefor a c1Ock on the Rockville Bank This
check was forwarded to be cAshed aud several days
pasS ID without hearing from it. Al length the hrm re-
ceyed the money together with the statement that the
amount would have been forthcoming E al earlier day,
excepting that tbs time OF receiving the check there
was no balance in the Bank due to the drawer but he
had snce made deposit OF considerable amount This
matter therefore, was satisfactorily ADJUSTED.
Las, Saturday forenoon Pease turned up agan, and
calling At the store Of Messrs BSeleW Brothers Ken
nard obtained dimond finger ring valued at three
hundred dollars stating tha as be was to present to
lady acquaintance, he would ike the pvnegs gyrg
her an opportunity of seeing that might be sui able,
aud promising to ell ssAn at four o'clock, and elmer
rs,ufp exchange pay for the ring privilege was
granted him. and PIase lefI the store. 1t was suose-
ousntly ascsrtanei that he meant 10 leave the city In
the halfpast two o'clock train day, for Worctser
L Meanwhile Aothfh. hylty - W. hAo -
was in the city, and Of that firm accompanied De-
tectVe Curtis to the fremont Mouse and pointed out
Peaso who was sanding on the steps, and his arrest
followed PsGSs did not appear dsconosrted az being
arrested and Immediately taken 10 the Chiefs once
where he was searched, and t2SS in available funds
found upon Lin. Among bis eifecs was found letter
| of which the following il copy
| SAvAHHAH, Sept II, lS6S.-hy Dear Sir-l have
much PLEASURE in introducing TO your acquaintance, my
friend. H. p Livirgsto who visits Europe on lmpor
tAnt business and viii be sble to give you the latest
reliable intelligence from the Coufederacy.
an very truly yours,
Mr. BISBELL 1. BufLEA AISs'
This letter ia supersCribed as folloWs:
"Mr. BIBELL, London.
alto be found on inquiry among Southern men,
Two other letters introducing in similar terms d
p Livingston, RIQ "-one directed 10 francis Cor
bin Paris" and the other to captain Bullock, O.
NJ Jermyn street, London and both dated SaVan-
nab, Sept IL. 1868" and signed IT. Butler King,
ver. found among PsAses papers Toese three letters
arc believed TO be genuine and induce the opinion that
Pease Il an active secessionis well as proteSSona
Jeremy Diddler.
Pho diamond ring spoken of above was also found on
one of PeaSeG hugsr and has bSen restored 10 AessS
Bgelow, Brothers KsnnArd.
Z, has also been that thirty Ave dollar
oyercoat Tom O. A. Smith Co., and fifty dollar fur
collar from A. N Cook Co., Which,had been ordered
nv PeaSe we're sent to i'm at tbs fremont House
The collar was not paid for but in pIym mt for the coal
he gave his check for one hundred dollars on the
Rockville Bank and received the balances Sky FIVE
dolaIs) In cash. ,..
Is further stated that PeAIs is implicated In two OF
more swindnE operations in New York, to thee1tsnt
| Of several thousand dollars.
he takes his confinement ct the Tombs quite philo-
sophicay giving orders for tegars newspapers ant
boldly sta o. that he is "a square man,, and that or
Monday morning this affair will be satisfactorily ar
ranged and explained.