The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-06
The Raiders Captured at Concord.


nesday gives the following account of the
circumstances under which six persons
were arrested at Camp Gilmore the pre-
vious day, on the alleged Charge, favored
by the confession of some of their num-
Der, that they belonged to the St. .Albans
raiders recently discharged by Judge Cour-
sol at Montreal in the singular manner
already known to our readers:
''At late hour on Saturday evening
last five persons, enlisted that day in the
provost marshars office at West Lebanon,
arrived at Camp Gilmore and were turn
ed over to clerk at the headquarters, by
the name of Charles Kraft, belonging to
the 9th New Hampshire regiment, whose
bus mess it is to receive all new corners in
to camp. look them over, obtain their pic
lures, &c. The names of the persons
We're Frank True, Elias Atwaters, VIM.
H. Cook, aAas VIM. H. Brown, Henry
c. Scott, al1,s Smith, and Henry Bovine.
On Monday morning Kraft took Cook
into a saloon to have his picture taken,
and while there Cook dropped remark
which aroused Kratt's suspicious, and he
Immediately ingratiated himself into
Cooks confidence to such an extent that
he admitted that he was one of the ST.
Adams raiders, and had just been dis
charged from jail in Canada.
True was the next man called in to
have his picture taken, and when he was
accosted by Kraft with, Here, you St.
Adams raider, come and have yonr pie
tnre takcn,' True seemed to be some
what surprised, and replied, 'Who said l
was a St. Adams raider?' On being in
formed that Cook had divulged some
thing, he admitted he was one of the par
ty. and had recently been released from
jail. The pictures of the rest of the par
ty were taken during the day, Kraft man
aging to keep on good terms with them
ALL
AT night the whole party, with Kraft
and others, went to the suffers quarter 5
and INDUCED pretty freely in beer, and
had a merry time generally. Kraft sue.
cceded in gaining their confidence so en-
tirely that they became quite communica-
tive.
Atwaters stated that he was one of the
party, and saw the jeweller shot at ST.
Adams; that he went there armed with
pistols, and that he stole horse and rode
off with it to Canada.
Cook said he lived in London, Canada.
and that his wife was in this city and was
coming to see him the next morning. In
short, the whole party, with the excep-
ton Of Bovine, boosted their participation
in the affair, and were quite jubilant con-
corning it. They also disclosed their
plans for the future sufficient to indicate
their intention to desert Atwatcrs did
not want to desert here, but desired to 90
to the front. where he intended to desert
t" the rebel lines the first opportunity he
could obtain. Cook and Scott were anx-
iot> to desert here, and offered Kraft 500
TO get them out of camp, get drunk, and
lose them, all of which he was ready to
promise, of course.
Major Whittlcsey was informed on
Monday of kratts suspicious, and desired
q strict surveillance of their movements
by him.
Yesterday (Tuesday) morning the wo-
man purporting to be Cooks wife made
her appearance in camp, and was admit
ted and held conversation with Cook.
Scott and others. Cook called Kraft
aside and reminding him of the CONVERSE
ton of the night before asked him if
things had been got in readiness for them
to carry out that design. and said further
that his wife would leave camp immedi-
ateIv and aid them after getting out. He
WAS told that everything would be ready
as soon as Kraft could get his coat.
soon after, the whole party We're plac-
ed under arrest by order of Major Whit
tNStN. StiINl tilC NOIltll W s(S 1NilSNl, Dut
10 money excepting greenbacks or currant
bills on state banks were found in her
possession. She was Injected to a close
examination by several officers, and to
several parties she substantially admitted
that she was Cooks wife that they lived
in London, Canada; and that Cook was
an engineer, and had been employed on
several boats OH the St. Lawrence river.
She recognized all of the party as having
been at the house in London where she
and Cook boarded, both before and after
the raid that Cook came home with a
horse which he stole in Vermont, and
with plenty of money; then she came to
West Lebanon with Cook. Scott and True
and accompanied them to this city on
Saturday evening-she going to a hotel
and they to camp. She is a French Ca
madam. and can neither read or write
The DEAD OF 1861. The last year
witnessed the departure of many eminent
men in all the walks of life. Literature
lost Thackery, Hawthorne, Kander, Nor
rit, Schoolcraft, Park Benjamin, Mrs.
Kirkland and Catherine Sinclair. The
church lost Archbishop Whately, Arch
bishop Hughes, Thomas Starr King, the
two WinSlowS, and Dr. Potts. Our ar
my moulns the loss of of Gems. Sedwick,
Mcpherson, Wadsworrh. Stevenson, Biz
ney, Rice, Totten and Ransom while the
rebels have lost a still greater number of
general officers, including the notorious
John Morgan. The navy lost Admiral
Ct,ror T,,, w II Do,.., 81 Cr