, 1865-02-09
THE NEW YORK REBEL
PLOT,
How the Detectives Tracked and
Trapped The Rebel Agents.
THEY TAEE DINNER WITH TIE
SISTER OF JOHN G. BRECA-
INRIDGE.
Interesting Conversation ut Tho
Dinner.

CuAlSE LQeT -TcLufaed 10 The fridge. This
tine TN they did not tarry long at TINT point,
the most difficult as well as delicate part of
their work. To beard the lion in his den and
hunt him out in his jungles Was not very
desirable task.
The officers determined to proceed at once
as far as Hamilton, where they had learned
they would be likely to. meet some Of the
parties. they we're in search OF. At St.
Cattarfnes they were agreeably surprised to
find that Williams and party Of tiye Of the
same kidney had taken passage on the came
train for Hamilton. It will be remembered
that it was Williams likeness TINT was found
In one Of the carpet bags captured BY the po'
lice the day after the hre, and consequently
his recognition WasenSy and certain.
THE DETECTIVES GET ON THE SAME TRAIN WITH
TIE REBELS.
The entire party took seats adjoining the
officers, and one Of them occupied part Of the
eeat in which one Of the officers sat. They
had provided themselves With New York pa-
pers, which had come up on the same train,
and, for rebels, they manifested great deal
Of anxiety about tho local alfhffs Of the tfYau-
KEGS" especially in New York city. One Of
them was seen to rend the announcement Of
Twenty Thousand Dollars Reward" }" &c,
and Immediately passed It to his nefghbor,
whose countcnance assumed Quilp-like ex-
preston Of satisfaction, and chuckled to him
hill, uG 6EElutQ 10 Sd4, bE 6l4FG you CALEA us
before you pay the money"
GETTING ACQUAINTED.
At Hamilton they went directly to the
Anglo-American Hotel, where 1t appeared
some of them had rooms. The officers put
up at the same place, and It WAS not long be-
fore they found opportunities to BECOME bet;
ter acquainted with some Of their friends and
do the agreeable in the way Of q drink or
game Of billiards. One or two left the same
evening for Toronto, aud 1t soon became evil
dent that the others intended to remain for
several days at least at Hamilton. The otli-
GERS accordingly puHfcd on to Toronto, the
Headquarters Of all the rebels u this part Of
Canada. They put up at the Queens Hotel,
and soon ascertained that the Hon. Jacob
Thompson, Of Mississippi, the general super
Vising and directing agent for all the Cansdas,
Was also guest Of the house, Around him,
Of course, would centre many Of the leading
rebels in Canada, and 1t was con sequently m
excellent place for the officers to prosecute
their studies. It required o deal Of patient
lahor, tact aud shraWdnesa to avoid suspicion
and get properly on tho trail. It would be
impossible to give ali the minutian Of their
labors ;.but night and day were alike spent
In endeayosing to get q glimpse. benin d tho
hide them in their patriotic iabors ftom the
...:rmcas.uE .n.oss 1ss of outsiders. At this
juncture they received information which
necessitated their returning to the Bridge,
where they we're met by Chief Young.
M'DoNALD DISCOVERED.
For many reasons Mr.. Young deemed it i'm.
| portant to hare an interview with Mcdonald
| the rebel leader. It WAS very easy to deter
| mine upon an interview, but not 80 easy tc
| bring it about. To 60 at once to Toronto
wherc he was known, would certainly fr1s
trate the attempt, as It was not at all prob
able that man in Med Donald's position would
| --r1S,v al ~ $S&kz
Chief of the New York detective police. Mr.
Young consequently matured plan to draw
him away from Toronto, and By very skill
| ful piece of diplomacy induced him to CONT
as tar as Clifton. 1t would be manuestly i'm
proper to expose the agencies be employed II
bringing It about, but suffice It tosay MeDon
aid expected TO meet altogether different
Young answered the same purpose as thu
friend he wanted to meet, Was a question
"notput !" but Of one thing he feels quit.
certain, he did not enter into any plot for
mid, neither did he giye him "such intor1na
lion as would enable him to..makc strike Al
with almost certainty Of SUCCESS" Th'
preliminary correspondence might have indi
Gated euch purpose, but the facts would no
bear It ont, rs Mcdonald no doubt can testify
No, the rebel agent had been fairly caught
and he accepted his position with as mucl
grace as circumstances would permit. Mr.
Young tells the reporter that he forgets wha
two miles on foot, at one O'Clock At night
| over the Suspension Bridge, through driVinj
snow storm, with the thermometer at zero
and the snow kcec deep, would have any ei
feet in making q person remember what in
duced him to be out at such unscasonab1
hours, Nj. Young's memory on the subjec
| ought to be very lucid.
/ NfDDNAiD DECOuES An 1NF0RJFR HJrr1of~
| KNOWING IT.
Mr.. Young had accomplished In grea
! measure What lie expected to by the inter
view. although Mcdonald WAS evidently Of
his guard, and made very cautious use @
language, he bad one equally, skillfal to dea
or more Mr. Young had satisfied himself o.
many doubtful points.
The officers had already learned mucl
while at Toronto; but therS we're mAny fact
still necessary to be obtained to insure suc
cess, which, disconnected from the informs
ton already within the knowledge Of Mr
Young, would have but little significance
but, as It WAS, they were all important, and
| vas these little gaps that we're closed up, un
Willingly, BY Mcdonald at the interview.
AS soon as some preliminaries could be a1
rnngcd, the officers again started for To
ron1o.
4 cHa1s1MAs DINNER.
They arrived at the Qusen's Hotel on Sat
urdaE evening, Dec. q. TIE following da
being Sunday-as well as Christmas-cycry
body appeared 10 be away from home, an
they set about to enjoy as best they coul
their first Christmas in Canada. Capt. Dick
the proprietor, had arranged for veEJ nbefa
display at dinner for the guests who had re
manned to pa1take Of his "good cheer" IN
who were mostly Southern refugees. III
usual fosma1ity at dinner gave way to th
good old. fashioned custom Of seating all tn
| guests ut one table, with tile roast turkcys
chickens, geese, ducks and beef, and vegeta
bles taste1ully constructed into unique fa
urcs, and artistically constructed pyramids {
confectionery, and wines sherry, port an
champagne arranged within reachtn
: distance Of every one, and where every bod
is expected to help himself, and all to hel
each other.
REBEL SISTERS, AND 50 FORTH.
Iteohappened that officer Bennett was seal
ed ut the table Immediately opposite the 81:
ter md niece of Gen. John c. Breckinridgt
t aud, although he WAS too much interested
! the coed things before him to devote muc
of his time or attention to what was goin
On or being said among his n.ighbors, sill
tharp and scorniul remark from the opposlt
side Of the table warned him that the relt
tive Of the rebel General WIS very indignan
about something.
BREcK1NR1pGE's SISTER MAKES MISTAKE.
ton"o su"4 IL o.. aant1",non 1rho h,d 1,ccn sao
IS ,ext - ~ ~ NV uhn had 1oft imueii,afe1
aTtsr no1tni[inr If h;s snnn. she attrihutc
his loss of appetite to his unfortunate pro1
unity to rebels, and remarked that {" fa1
KEGS generally felt III ut ease when IN IL
presence Of Southern people" This III
Said in such grand and dignifled tone {
voice, and accompanied with such . majcst'
turn Of her bead, that unmistakobly shove
that she at least felt her southern oats.
But it so happened that the gentleman 81
Lad reference to was known by the officer
north Of Dixie, and at the time was on
special parole to visit Canada.