The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-25


4 Colonel Baker, Proycst Marshal Gen
.eral Of this Department., has recent,
made aseizure OF something Ike SEQ :
0eo in gold and pap'sr money, wild
notes and pspsrs Of an estimated Talns
of $4,000, deposited ia various banks
in this city, and .belonging to the wife
OF the rebel kfsjor-9eai.rai EWeIl Soon
after Colonel Baker had assumed the
duties Of Provost Marshal General, in
~ January last, Il was asoertained that q
large amount Of monty belonging to
Mrs. EHel was on depset somewhere
lin the city, but the prscise place Was
not known. A thorough investigation
which was at once put On foot, soon led
% the discovery that distinguished
lawyer OF this city, Colonel Ih0s. Z.
CAN'T, formerly Of General Mcclellan 5
staff, and afterwards for time, Pro
Vost Marshal General of the Depart
ment Of the Missouri, has been the attor-
lney andsgentin this eitf oi Mrs. Lisinka
g. Brown, then a widow, who afterwards
became the wife of Nsjor General
Ewell. Col. Gsats being called upon to
give testimony relative TO money and
property In this city belonging to the
wife Of General Ewell, made return of
of 10000 in MONEY deposited
in the States Saving Associa1 hon, large
notes IN the name OF John How and
.othsrs, deposited in the 4echanics'
bank, and the lot on which the large
building No. IL, Chestnut street h
which Col CAN'T has his office stands.
CAN'T states that at the time be went
uponi General MoCieilan's staff, he piac
ed out Of his hands the money which
had been placed 70 bis credit in The
different banks. and transferred Il 30
the. credit Of Mrs. LisiIika C. Brown,
nov the wife Of General Eweh. Upon
receiving this information, the Provost
Marshal General issued = secret order,
placing an INDUCTION on Ell funds IN the
In the States Savings association, be-
longing to Mrs. ERell, and at she same
time Col. CAN'T was diiected to with
draw all money and papers belonging
to her and deposited in other banks,
and place them in the States Savings
Association. The case, As thus devel-
oped, has been turned OYER to the
United States District Court, IN which
Court the question of cenfscsting the
money and property (no'F held subject
to the order of the Provost Marshal
General } viii be determined
Further evidence procured By Col
Baker showed the owner Of the money
and property in question to be the
daughter Of Judge Campbell, n wealthy
planter near Nashville, Tennessee, and
q distinguished Union citizen of that
State. IL Is alleged thai, two years or
more ago, she armed and equipped, a1
her own expense, an entire rebel regi-
ment A year ago she passed South
beyond the Federal lines, and proceed
ed to Richmond, where she afterwards
married General EHeu Some months
AGO. with a view to saving her property
in St Louis, she went to the Bermuda
Islands, whence she sailed to Canada,
and from the Canadian frontier she
communicated to Col Can't q request
10 convert all her property here into
cash. TO be forwarded TO her in Canada
This Col CAN'T declined doing, and at
the same time he declined acting IN
any respect ss her agent or attorney In
the matter Of her money and property
[Judge Campbell, the father of Mrs.
Ewell, has been deadi 10, these many
years. He was democrat of the Jack
son school, and at one time represented
the United States at The imperial Court
of the Car Of Russia
The residence opposite the State Cap
.itol, occupied by Vice President john
son, is the property Of Mrs. Egelll