The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-30


GREAT REJOICING AMONG THE REBELS IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES April l2.-Captain
Martin, the Provost Marshal Of Abingdon
brought here this morning man calling
himself Sterling King, who was arrested
al Abingdon, suspected OF being Federal
spy. It appears that King came to Abing.
don about week ago, and at once called
upon Gen. Morgan and gave him informa-
ton about matters in Kentucky, and sue
ceeded III making such a favorable impress
sion that he was allowed to depart. After
he had gone, he was suspected as not being
altogether right, and Gen. Morgan sent to
have him arrested and brought back. On
his examination evidence was elected
strongly proving his guilt, and he was,
therefore, placed under strong guard and
brought to this place. Written statements
from the officers who examined him were
sent with him. and, and, on his second ex-
animation, before Commissioner Henning,
aCcumuiative evidence obtained, and he
was immediately placed in irons to he tried
for his life.
He is very intelligent, though no, an
educated man, about torty.fve years OF
age, six feet high, sandy whiskers, broad
forehead, with an unmistakable Ohio twang
in his voice. He claims to be an English
man, born in Canterbury, England; but
there is no doubt Of his being hog raising
Ohio Yankee, and as it can he proved that
he has done our cause injury, hope he
will hang, aud that soon. His crimes run
through period of more than two ears,
during which time he has been entirely in
the confidence OF our friends in the North
west, and also in Kentucky, and every one
OF those who have been arrested within
this period, have had confidential relations
with him.
You may remember that in the early
part of last fall plot to &c; Morgan aud
his men out of prison was discovered, and
all who had any part in it were arrested
and sent to prison, and the papers PUBLISH
ed that this conspiracy had been brought
to light through the agency Of Government
detectives who were in the COINCIDENCE OF
the conspirators. The arrest aud examlna.
ton OF this man King clears up the whole
matter. It appears that King was prepared
for spy by being arrested as one, and
tried and sent to prison early in the sum-
company with . Confederate officer, Col.
ration. This, of course, enabled him to
acquire the confidence of the Southern sym-
pashizers i'll Cincinnati and COvington.-
When be had discovered everything which
It was important for him to know he was
again arrested and sent to prison. Three
Gays after his arrest every man who had
any tnlng 70 90 with the plot il also arrest
ca. he again manages to make his escape.
ana the next thing we hear OF him he is in
Virginia, passing himself as q rebel Col
onei, just escaped from Kentucky, tor the
purpose OF establishing the order of the
\. =. G. in Virginia. hope the last We
shall hear Of him he will be dangling al the
end OF q rope. The proof against MIN is
very strong, and the history Of his case is
very interesting. There win be great re-
Joicing among our friends in Cincinnati
when they hear Of Kings arrest, and the
IA, annk ,as Will oe equally sorry, for they
detectives. omitted to mention that he
has been positively identified as BEING one
OF the party who were employed to search
ana rob our prisoners at Camp Douglass
Cor. of Richmond Eao,iror