, 1869-08-18
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR,
A f'O1lcC Officer IkidnupDcd
nnt1 Forced Into q Luke
Voyage.


Tho pollco torcs OF this CITY during the pass two
slarH hts leen acriUuH1y aRitatra over tho par
t1cttltrH-oT rnthtE Wnut OF pa1uculNra--at n sup.
pHmsh Kidnapping cu4c, of which One OF their uwu
number IL thr victim, or hbro, slc further de-
.e!opu"',i may prove, The following pazl!cularA
In tundsy morning, ut. O'Clock, oaccr 1ai.
hhEd Miller, lcft tic htatlon for hx .,eat, EuuntnK
n,e @eag ar t,ssE s,aE tFon Mash!nEton % Jack.on
q q pu,s!tax !, 8 -, % arpssranes. IL
hui II VA. huppoN.d I'm. he fsa t ,asn suddcn1; I
hkru H. and nothing more IVES thuu4ht Of tho
matter When tn the Afternoon, fIoHrrrr, nis
lfr iHtte Inquiries fur t1lu Mt thc ntuti0u und II
"as Tho*n tsiat he had not bern Ut holur, ~ waa
sutlsstta soinc uncaslncss waa tclt touching
M HAfts1, aud inquiries regarding h!a w!lcfo.
shouts :. ws,r tn.;!tasa. During Monday no clue
MIN rAlncd, but yesterday innrAitQ the wAtch1nnn
lttwsrn ? md ot'locs ou sunday
morning hls attention was attracted 70
crtcn Of ntaF coming grotn yGsse el 1unofcd u tho
foot Of Mon!bo street. tsh1rtly AfLer he saw an
officer thun1osed to tc Atflerl botrd the vessel,
nnl itGlnr'ilatclT sonle partlr4 cut tic cable aad
placed The Fe.sel 10 chAfEn OF tte Tug Crawford,
which toxet her down the ryer. subsequently
kott!e pafttez returned IN Jawi Tor the 1tosc end
u the cable. The watch1nan tnanire4I uf them
regarding tho Whereabouts of the officer, an they
gruy answered. that tef could not tell, hzt Sup
posed be would he iRksn 1shorr by tbs rug.
eject that the officer hAd 1eru called upon by 10
AsA.stxni Tinted States MARSHAL 10 aaaisi HIN Ia
drtAunE the Fease, which was held IL custody
for deht, an1 that 10th had been retained on
lroati unu forced to lola IN the voyage. nu. ts1a
version scens to be Without foundation, Since the
goretnment authorities deny ~ coxatzance Of
Yesterday ntlurnoen U1icel Lee VIZ detailed tu
Wdtk Up thn case. From the Captain OF the CraH-
1ord be received tie following version Of the
affair: The Captain sssted that, be,wern , aud 1
on sunday morning. while co1Qtnx down the Hvrr
be ot'sefEta sSs schooner Dasid Ferguson hoatfns
Fxx
ltnes wefo being adjusted. nc heard so,ne
ore on board call out. .Do not take tnls vessel"
he paid no heed 10 IL The boat was towed tsuRn
the ftter mud luto The harlor. When opposite the
Lighthouse, polat Thers vessels are usually set
stehn1ctl back tn the city Ia doug 81 he passed
within tHeufy fcet Of TITO vessel, but heard no
uAnal noises Hnd discovered no Indications that
lie dtd Rot Fec my yaWI lcaFo the vessel With
which to return the cab!e The Captain reports
the vessel as light md thought ale ras destined
noon Wat to the effect that ahe nzd cleared Hith
wheat 1or BUFFALO. officer Lee also risited the
Custom Nonss. has found IT c!osea and thv night
officer ocated ~ Clark Street bTlge had failed In
receiving \ copy OF The days cear1n:ea.
Tie puce ale Al q losa % account lor these TO-
m4stsie p 4na. tlausaeuonS The general suppoatton
A1sBy, and that the officer WAS made prisoner 60
that the Affair might be Kept IRON the authorities
Others a,a Of thu opinion thas Miller haz i'een
touy dealt with, and this suppos'tion receives ad-
d!tiona! weight from the fact that to aut'scrre or
.iuaE1 purposes, rDscotlon Of d few h0urs would
have fecu sufficient and he might have been
placed On score OF incoming fesaels during the
1rBt dag.
il Ii proposed IN lakp some determined actlou
In the matter today. All the ports an the via.
CGnfln AhI AlcfnInu GhpEe hare fH.en placed In
81 1s sIs y s1sr an 5ou e
u III TX. Retained. II is a!hu propuse 10 send tug