The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-15
A REBEL FEMALE SPY.
A True story, all but the Names.

n AIuG HtoIyp hb DuS SAC NoAASSS
sat in the office of DR.. Munson, chat.
tingOr things in general. Finally the
conversation changed, and the last wal
was talked Of, called out by a picture Of
Sheridan's ride, that hung over the man.
tel.
~ believe never told you how I fig.
ured as a detective during the warT'
said the doctor.
mo"
"Well, l will tell you Of one instance
that happened In this city, and II you
choose you Gun write 1t out for puOliCa.
ton. Tho papers only got M inkling Of
it at that time"
VERY well; spin your story"
We give the doctors story as near as
we can recOlleCt II:
| was, at the timeo Of which | speak, STA
toned in Cincinnati. l held a Captains
commission, being in the Adjutant Gener.
ais department Previously, while in
Washington city, had become well &c.
quainted with Secretary Stanton. One
day received letter from him asking
me to employ half dozen detectives, and
set them to work hunting up deserteTs,
and to perform such other duties as might
from time 10 time be required Of them. l
employed several Of our best known off,
GERS, and put them 10 work. We sent
several renegades back to their regiments,
but had done nothing oil Importance.
One day received a dispatch from Stun.
ton to keep look out for Mrs. Longmead,
living, when at home, some miles north
OF Cincinnati, but In an adjoining county.
The Secretary said he had It on good
authority that Mrs. LOngmead was car
rying dispatches from the enemy. With
out giving the detectives hint Of the
news had heard, | told them to notify
lne Of any fresh arrival Of ladies at the
hotels.
knew Mrs. l.. very well, as she a.
tended the same college with me at Ok.
ford some years before.
A detective notified me that there was
u strange lady stopping at the Broadway.
He gave u description of her ind l felt
sure il was Mrs. L., although l told him he
was mistaken. | then sent for another
detective, whom l had selected for the
purpose, and told him to take board at the
Broadway and watch the movements Of u
certain lady dressed in black.
A few days alter this occurrence anOth-
or detective came and reported that two
ladies had arrived from the country in n
hack, had taken passage on the steamer
Glendale, bound south. Furthermore,
that they had an extra amount Of bag
gage. The captain was notified that hts
boat must not leave without orders.
The following morning two officers
were sent to the boat with orders to con.
verse with the suspicious ladies, and II
they refused 10 allow their baggage to be
searched to bring them up to the office
under arrest. An uraGerward the OH.
.cers came to the office with the ladies and
two very large trunks. | ofcourSe affect
ed ignorance, and inquired the cause oil
the trouble. They told o very plaintlve
story. Then inquired Of the officer what
it ali meant, and he said they had opium
in theirtrunks. "Only enough for family
use" returted the younger Of the two Ii.
dies. examined the trunks and found
fifteen pounds Of opium and large
amount OF Quininc. When the Indies en-.
tered the office recognized them as be.
ing the mother and sister Of Mrs. Long.
mead, although l did not make myself
known, seeing that they did not recognize
me. Mrs. Schuyler and daughter were In
much trouble at tho idea Of being caught
with contrabands Of war in their poses
sion. l told them they must consider
themselves under arrest, and as we had nc
military prison suitable for the incarcera.
ton Of ladies, they must choose hotel
where they would be kept In a room un
der guard. They made choice Of thC
Burnet House, und thither they were con
veyed In q hack.
As was assisting Miss Schuyler into
the hack and defending her skirts from
contact with tho wheel Of the vehicle
became aware thNt her dresses were I'm
usually weighty; however, / said nothing
then, but when We reached tho BurncI
House told tho young lady she must re
| tire and take VI! IN undergurment which
| named. She frignel lndignity at my
rudeneSs, but ! told her none was intend
ed, but tho skirt l must have. Afel
many fearful protestatiOnS and assurance
that I had already taken everything thai
she had that was cOntraband ol war sht
finally retired to her room and brought
me the skirt,-and such one as It was
On examination found that it contained
nearly $1,000 worth Of quinlne. As
learned alterward, two Of them had beer
three months in quilting the quinine int
the garment.
On the morning following that or
which made the arrest, entered my
office a little late. and, as I expected
found Mrs. Longmead, sister to one pris
oner and daughter Of the other, / did
not seem to recognize her, but took seal
and inquired If there was anything coplt
do to promote her welfare.
"Yes sir; ! have called TO get pass to
60 to Nashville. 7
"Yop. DO not need q pass, madam. Oul
troops hold every point between this ant
Nashville"
~ know, but ! would feel safer with .
pass"
~ cannot give you one, but If there /,
any trouble, you can got one ct Louis
EViIlR"