Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-02

CHARGE OF kIDNAPPISG A CITIZEN-Frtrr-
.rG'''Ty LToceediEgS.-Un Saturday night. be-
tween SIX and seven o'clock, ]. j. Parkhurst
Deputy u :. Marshal Tor the Eastern District
Of MIC higan. and George w. Phillips, Deputy
t.S Marshal for the District OF Columbia. ac-
companIed BY ". l.. Ross, bailif OF the Grim
NAL Court, called at the house OF Mr. William
Tower, ON X street, between 18th and 9th
where. finding Mr.. Towers al home, Marshal
iarkhnrst at onca informed him tba, he was
his prisoner and read To HIM a warrant dated
August %. which was the same Is the one upon
which MIR. Towers had been previously ar
rested and discharged. MIR. Towers told the
OIL Ger that he was perfectly willing to accom-
] any him, hut would like to consult his friends
and procure bail. Hc was informed. however
tnat That would not be allowed but that n
should gather up his clothes, and that he would
be- taken 10 the owen House. Mr. Towers took
vaIl>e Of clothes with him in a hack which
was waiting without, and was Immediately
GriNen OF, Deputy Marshal Phillips remaining
b~EiNd. IL the meantime m formation mad been
conveyed 20 Col. Iemual Towers, brother of
the prisoner, w. II. Towers, hts son, and HIr.
Jnhn n. oliver. and they n once FASTENED 10
Judge Wylie, who lssued wr'' of LGjers cor
rs and went 10 the depot .u Elf. expecting
,A' parry tc 20 of ~ the &c il'gA for ihs West
as ii had been asCer'ained ~ a. the officer with
h's prisoner was not at the owen House Mar
shall Phillips was also found, and he ~ formed
hr Towers friends that Parkhurst had
driven directly 20 B!adeusburg. aud that
there he would get on the S.5u tram as II
came along, and proceed directly West
ward VIA Ire Northern Central railroad.
VI ~ hihS tLirf Jup~t W yIlc trlEfdphtd 10
Tie Marshal OF Pole OF BIlti more u arrest
farkhurst ard Towers and hold them until h.
could forward them n warrant 10 BRING them
back. Col. Ismuel Towers and w. II. Towers
also took tie ia train for Baltimore and, al
Eiadenshurg, Parkhurst. with his prisoner.
got or. lTCn the aTriN al OF the tram in Bal
bnCTe, DpUiy Marshal Gray, OF that city.
v a on hand and arrested both parties and con-
Ney'C them 70 police headquarters. and sub
se4ucruy - BarDum's Hotel. where they Were
lodged fer the night. The United States Dis
trIct Attorney OF Maryland, the Attorney Gen
efai OF the State. and the Police Board were in
consultation about the matter. and on Sunday
morning proposition was made TO Parkhurst
Tor HIM 20 return to Washington with MIR
both IN the custody Of an officer
mich The former rr,-sed. Deputy Marshal
Philips took the a. m. train y,-sJeIu@, Tor
Baltimore, and the matter was finally arranged
by the release OF PUkhurst and Towers by the
BALTIMORE authorities. and the return OF the
IHC his journey.
Upon the arTiv,1 ~ NJ. Towers in Washing
ten yesterday after Don, ne proceeded, in COM
paHy with Mr.. Phillips, 10 Judge Nyiie'S
house. where MI. WAS discharged under he
wit OF Eabsas corpus. the Judge hOldiI g that
the witt under " Inch the arrest was made was
gal and weld.
Tins arrest was MADE in pursuance Of an
indictment found against Thomas, o. Buffalo.
and others, tor fraud committed on the Post
ONCE department MIR. Towers and TWO others
were arrested on III Sd OF September. upon the
same indictment and Were discharged.
hn affidavit was made yesterday before
Judge Wyhe, charging Parkhurst with the
CrInle OF kidnapping, and tie Judge issued
warrant for his arrest. ont 1t was not executed
because Pan khurst had leit Baltimore.