Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-18
SECOND edition.
AZ O'CLOCK P. M.
Removal Of the Arsenal Prisoners.
MUDD, SPANGLER, ARNOLD. AND
OLAUGHLIN, SENT ON A
s LONG TRIP.
HARRIS TO FORT McHENRY
MccULLoUH TO CASTLE THUNDER.
JEFF. DAVIS PRIVATE SECRETARY
TO FORT DELAWARE,
APPEARANCE OF THE PRISoNER
THE OLD PENITENTIARY TO BE
PULLED DOWN.

On Sunday afternoon the removal of pris-
oners from the Arsenal was commenced by the
removal of the rebel General Harris and Pro-
fessor Mccullough. Harris was sent, in charge
of Lieut. Colonel Watts and a guard of four
men, to Fort McHenry, Baltimore where, for
the present at least, he is to be kept in close
confinement. Mccullough was accompanied
by Colonel Fredericks and a guard to Rich
mond, where he is to be delivered to the Off GERS
of Libby or Castle Thunder, to be kept in close
confin ement. Mccullough was sent off on the
Government boat on Sunday, and Harris by
the railroad.
: Jef's private secretary, Benton H. Harrison,
who has been confined here for some weeks
past, was sent by railroad yesterday morning
to Fort Delaware, where he is to be closely
confined in charge of Lieut.. Colonel Rath and
4 DIR. Mudd, Spangler, Arnold and O'Laugh-
lin Were sent away on Monday morning at
two o'clock, in the steamer State of Maine in
charge of Brevet Brig. Gen. Levi A Dodd and
an officer and "a men of the 18th Veteran Re-
serves. They were to take a gunboat at For
tress Monroe, and from the fact that the guard
took with them 80 days rations, it is thought by
some that they are to go to the Dry Tortugas for
confinement, instead of to the Albany Peni-
tertiary.
Mudd, Arnold and O'Iaughlin. who are sem
fenced to imprisonment for life, seemed very
much depressed in spirits when they were in
formed that they We're to change their quar-
tiers. Spangler was more cheerful, although
previous to starting he said that he had some
idea of what a States prison was.
Before leaving they babe Gen. Hartranft and
the other officers good bye, and expressed their
thanks for the kind treatment they had received
since they had been confined there Harris,
Mccullough and Harrison did the same
Mccullough and Harrison did not seem to
relish the idea of leaving; not knowing where
they were to go, but Harris, who, as we have
stated before. is an inyeterate talker, was still
cracking his Jokes when he was last seen by
the officers:
The guards, with the exception of a small
squad composed of non commissioned officers,
of the 18th, 14th and 18th, and men of the 18th
V. r. c., were Withdrawn yesterday, and to-
day the prison is deserted. The scaffoId re.
mains untouched in the yard and the bodies of
those excused have not yet been removed.
Those Officers who did not leave with the
prisoners-Gen. Hartranft, Gen. Mccall, and
Lieut.. Geissinger--were relieved from duty
there yesterday, and the building is to-day in
charge of an officer OF the Veteran Reserves
The furniture from the court room is to be en-
tirely removed this morning, and in few days
the work of denolishing the building to make
room for the erection of the proposed addi-
tional workshops of the Arsenal, will be CON-
menced
On Saturday last, the officers on duty here
received promotions, Col. l.. A. Dodd and
Lieut.. Col. w. H. H. Mccall, Brevet Brigadier
Generals; Lieut.. Col. G.. w. Frederick, Brevet
Colonel; Capt. r. A. Watts, Breyet Lieutenant
Colonel; Second Lieut. Geissinger, BreVet fIs 81
;.~>e>+, -L-A -sn+n th~ Oh or April
last, for meritorious service in front of Peters
burg. Capt. Christian Rath received a Breyet
Lieutenant Colonelship for long and valuable
services