The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-28
OUTRAGE ON AN EDITOR IN NEW
YORK.
The Malicious Arrest and IncAFccFR.
lion OF samuel BOWleS.

lion OF Samuel BOWleS.
a morning or two since we noticed
briefly the arrest and incarceration in
New York OF Mr.. Samuel Bowles, edl
tor of the Springfield Republican, one
of the foremost newspaper and literary
men of the United States, at the in
stance of James Fisk, Jr., of New York,
by whom he had been sued for libel
the following detailed account of the
Infamous transaction is from the New
York Sun, and will be found both read
able and Instructive:
The arrest of Mr.. Samuel Bowlcs,
and his incarceration in the county Jail,
has excited degree or feeling and in
terest throughout the city, and in liter
IHryaud journalisticc circles particularly,
| seldom aroused. The manner OF the
arrest. and the manifest malicious mo-
tives that prompted II, are commented
| on freely by the reading and thinking
portion of the community, and no.
where do they inspire very favorable
remark toward the prosecutor in the
case.
At the hour of the evening-about S
o'cIock-wben the spacious corridors OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel are most
I
gentlemen discussing the events OF the
day, little knot OF three gentlemen
casually gathered in the reading-room,
| and entered into an ordinary converse.
ton. These three were Messrs. Murat
Halstead. editor and proprietor of the
Cincinnati Commercial, Samuel Bowles.
editor and proprietor of the Springfield
Republican, and William Bond, Presi-
dent OF the New AlmHden Quicksilver
Company. The three had conversed
but ten or fifteen minutes, and were
about starting in company for the
French Theatre, when two men APP
preached, one OF the two only speaking:
Stranger ito Mr.. Bowles)-Is this Mr..
| Samuel Bowles7
Mr.. Bowles-That is my name.
Stranger-I have an order for your
arrest.
Mr.. Bowlps-Eet inc see your au.
thority.
Stranger-Iama deputy sheriff. Here
is an order of arrest issued by Judge
McCunn (produCinR and handing the
order TO MIR. BOwles.)
Immediately on serving the paper tine
two strangers, who proved TO be deputy
sheritfs, placed themselves on either
side of Mr.. BOwleS, as If fearing mn at
tempt at escape or capture, the latter
meantime moving toward the door,
Mr.. BowleS requested opportunity to
speak word with the gentlemen from
| whose company he was so summarily
taken, but this poor privilege was re-
| fused. He then informed his captors
that his wife WAS ut the Albemarle Ho-
tel, directly opposite, and requested
permission TO say II word to her before
accompanying the officers. This privi-
| lege was also refused and the prisoner
WAS invited to make no further delay
in accompanying them. Making a vir-
tue of Necessity, MIR. Bowles intImated
his readiness to go wherever his captors
might choose to take him. On emery.
ing from the hotel by the main en-
trance, n carriage was found waiting,
| which the prisoner was invited to enter,
and into which his escort followed him.
His friends, who had followed him to
the sidewalk To learn the meaning OF
these unusual proceedings, were re-
warded for their efforts by hearing an
order given to the driver to "Drive to
Ludlow street, and be in id hurry,
| too"
The friends of Mr.. Bowles, acting on
the hint furnished in the order TO the
driver of the carriage, mustered other
| friends and followed in order to render
such assistance TO the captured journal.
ist as he might need. The arrest
quickly became known throughout all
the famous resorts in the vicinity OF
Madison square, and from the Union
League Clubhouse and the different
hotels little parties OF two, three and
four quickly followed each other, and
ordering carriages drove TO the Ludlow
street Jail.
On arriving at the Ludlow street Jail
for to that place the prisoner was
taken-Mr. Bowles was shown into the
general sitting room. This is com
| Portable apartment on the ground floor,
| Immediately on the left OF the main
entrance TO the Jail building. 1t is
about fifteen feet square, and contains
one or two tables and half a dozen
chairs. 1t is we'll lighted, at night,
| with gas anu has comfortable crate
Immediately by the entrance, finished
with highly ornamental marble man.
tie. The wood work of the room is
| finished in imitation of oak, the walls
and ceiling being Rlaringly white. a
single window in the room looks out
upon the side walk in Ludlow street
On entering this apartment Mr.. Bow.
les was intorroEated by the Deputy
| Warden in charge:
Deputy Warden-Whst is your name
sir2
Mr.. Bowles Samuel Bowles.
Deputy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mr.. BowIes-SPringtield, Massachu-
sets.
Deputy Warden-Occupation
Mr.. BOwles-Editor.
Deputy Warden-I guess the papers
will give me the rest of the inforIna-
ton.
Mr.. Bowels-Any information car
give you, you are welcome 10.
Deputy Warden-Thank you, sir.
suppose you are not accustomed TO jai
life7
MIR. Bowles-Not particularly so.
am about receiving my first expert
ence.
Deputy warden-Well, guess i
won't be very rough for you. We dom
usually handle gentlemen roughly
here, particularly when they arr
brought in on civil writs. Yours is
civil case, believe!
Mr.. Bowles-It strikes me rs decid
eddy uncivil.
Deputy Warden-Ah, yes; very good
Ha, hs, ha! That's tiP.top. But yor
see, meant it was an action for deb
or something OF that kind2
Mr.. Bowles-Well, as to the debt,
} can't answer. Mr.. Fisk has brought
little bill against me for fifty Thousand
dollars, or thereabout, which haven
been able 10 see just yet. He charge
me that little amount for advertising
him. usually charge for that kind o
work myself. .H.
Deputy Warden-Oh, then IL IL som
of this Erie Railway business. Bles
me, yes. Certainly, that is a civil pro
ceeding. BY the way, have you hat
any supper2 I guess we can get you VI
bite IL you are hungry.
Mr.. Bowles-No, thank you, an
not hungry. But as have got to sta.
with you to night, II there Is any Choic
OF sleeping apartments, will thanl
you to give me as comfortable room
as you can.
Deputy Notwithstanding sir. w
know how TO treat gentlemen here
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