The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-07

said Shat some of them stuffed the
money into their pockets. but he tore
out a sleeve from coat and tied up
one end with handkerchief and put
in the money, then tied the other end
with the other corner Of the hand
kerchief, slung it over his shoulder as
a soldier would his blanket. Have
been keeping the British hotel osten-
sibly since about the LIST Of December,
1864, and the Beeman hotel about the
1st of March, 1865
r. NJ. Nay, detective, was the man
l took with me to George Youngs
room. He has been detective since
this war broke out. This is all the
conversation l had with Payne that L
can now recollect; he had large lot of
the bills and only let me have part;
five dollar bills on the Franklin Coun-
ty Bank were the largest bills | had;
he had this money in his pocket at the
time the bills were badly worn, es-
pecially those of the st. Adams Bank !;
Franklin County Bank Bills not so
much worn , L kept this money for
evidence. j. H Dewey first COM
municated with me in this regard, but
not until he brought letter from
Col, now Gen. Hill 1t was hid un-
der my carpet; so hid because my
house had been previously searched
for this money; / was born in Ireland;
40 years old and past; when l left
Ireland, mother said | was two months
old; went to Louisiana; resided at
Bayou Fourche; then removed to New
Orleans when ten years old, stayed
there until | was ID years old, went to
school until 20 years old, was gentle
man of leisure with plenty of money,
and until 25 years old looking around
at Mobile, New York, Saratoga, &c in
1915 or 1916 | was in New York,
stayed two weeks, then went back to
New Orleans, had lived on many
streets there and where mother took a
notion to live; have been at New
Orleans, had no business, spent time
at New Orleans. From rs years old
to 1861 ! was sugar planter; L was
at Galveston, Texas, when the re-
bellion broke out, then went to New
Orleans, thence to ST. Louis, seeking
business; pretty much all the time !
have been a Government detective; got
appointment from Capt. Conant, As
sistant Provost Marshal after the
Federal troops arrived there at New
Orleans; got $3.50 a month and all
| could get outside: received orders
from Capt c. H. Conant; when he
wanted a house searched for arms he
would be apt to detail me to do the
Job; l think he was from Vermont;
| remained in New Orleans from about
May 9th, 1862 until July 18th, 1868
I got out of prison and received my
appointment four days after; when
l came to New York l was not under
Government pay; made more money
by putting in volunteers; arrived al
New York the Goth of July, 1863, re-
manned there until February 18th, 1864
getting and putting in volunteers
then l left for st. Louis to make mon.
ey by putting i'll recruits; stayed I'M
til May, 1864; followed that business
as long as it was profitable, and as
sisting my friends who were detec
tives; left there for Indianapolis, In
diana, stayed ten days, was looking
around; went thence to Greensboro
visiting my wife's friends for tive
months; left the latter part of July
went thence to CINCINNATI; stayeC
about month, docking around, un
til the latter part of August; speculat
ing where / could make money; NJ
chance to make money there; wen
to the Chicago Peace Convention
stayed there until October, aud wa
looking around for some weeks;
then went to Detroit, went into Gov
eminent service; between the 23d anC
last days of October; commenced a
Government detective about the SthTo
November, 1864; remained there il
the Detroit barracks until the 18th o
November as an escaped rebel prison
er; never was in the guard house o
house of correction, never so promo
ted; l made my escape to Windso
and went to boarding at Hironi
house; and December LIST, went t.
keeping hotel; saw Payne in Jan
uary, 1865, and not later than tn
18th; saw him few days prior t.
this interview at Hiron's hotel. TIL
persons in and out of this room wer'
George Young, George Dunkin, Nh
Nav who was discussed with Whiskers