Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-04-08
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The Adventures or a Lady IN search
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Prn COnfederacy,
noDoINa TIIE DETECTIvEs.

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The following stoL heing ,auue one,
I'D. ... oeen compelled 10 give fictitious names
rs, eFpseially as ell the paybes,Eo N
low, are still living, and soFe o, them
city. The occurrences TOOK place aatihs
ID war
At in the office Of Mr.. Munson,
Lg things in general Finally
conversation changed, and the
~ va talked Of called out BY
bic re i. Sheridanas ride that hung
c5c tho mantle.
Il believe | never told you hew
figured as detective during THE war
said the Doctor.
mo"
well. | win tell you OF on, in-
stance that happened IN this city and
II YOU choose you can write 1t Ont for
publication. The papers only OF an
inkling of il at that time"
every well, spin your story"
Ne give the Doctor, story 80 near
ss we can recollect IT,
| was at the time OF Which | speak
stationed in Cincinnati held q Cap
tain's commission, being "A the Adju-
tant Generals department. lrevious-
Nv, while in Wa hington city, | had
become quite wei acquainted with
Secretary Stanton. One day | re-
ceived a letter from him, asking me
to employ half q Dozen detectives and
set them to work hunting up desert
ere, and to perform such other duties
o. might from time TO time be requir
cd = them. ] employed several OF
our uest-known officers, and put them
10 work. W. sent several renegades
baA'5 to their regiments, but had done
nothing OF any Importance. One day
/ received a dispatch from Stanton 10
keep q lookout for a Mrs. Longmead,
living, when at home, some miles
north Of Cincinnati, but in an adioin-
ing county. The Secretary said he
had it OH good authority that Mrs,
LOngmead was carrying dispatches to
the enemy. Without giving the de-
tectiyes a hint of the news ! had heard,
| told them TO notify me of any fresh
arrival Of ladies' at the hotels.
/ knew Mrs. L, very we'll, as she at
tended the same college with me al
Oxford some years before.
4 detective notified me that there
was a strange lady stopping at the
Broadway. He gave a description o.
her, and | felt sure it was Mrs. l..
although / told him he was mistaken
l then sent for another detective
whom | had selected for the purpose
and told him to take board at thC
Broadway, and to watch the move
ments of a certain lady dressed il
black.
A few days after thi occurrence
another detective came and reported
that two ladies had arrived from tn,
country in a hack, and taken pasSag,
on the steamer Glendale, bound South
Furthermore, that they had an extr,
amount of baggage. The captain wa
notified that his boat must not lcav,
without orders.
The following morning two officer
were sent TO the boat with orders Il
converse with The suspicious iadlc:
and i, they refusedt TO allow their bag
gage to be searched, to bring item U
to the office under arrest. An hou
aiterward the cficers came to tn
Office with the Ia les and two Yer
la. ge trunks 1 OF purse affected ig
nor, nee, and inquired the cause ofth
trouble. Tuny told a very plaintiv
story. Their | inquired of the office
what il Llmean., and he said they ha
opium theuttmks. "Onfy enoug
ftr family use," retorted the youngt
OF The ladies. ] examined the tranf
and found fl ,cl pounds OF opiul
and a arge amov tof~quinine. Whe
the ladies entered the Office / roco!
niaed them l bel x the mother az
al ter IT Mrs, Long mead, although
did not make ~Hvellf known, rein
that they lid not gocoe lize ne. Hr
schuyler ID daughter were in III
trouble : Inc Iu3r O. being caugi
with cont}9bands 0 VIZ ia thel 20
session. 'ol' them the must cor
slider thoms Ives ur1rr arrest, nd
we h9d nc Dl.taly pnson suitGhlef C
the lhearCcr1t m Of 4 les, they l1u
choose a hosel, whste ~ would
kept~iu a room Il Acr ard. The
made CHOICE OF TN Il yet hous
whittier n"y wer" nont we'd In
hack.
As / waS asslshag VI schuyl'
into The liz *. >ud ilnling Ii,
skirts rom ni'ct W. wheel
the vehicle b az t' eth}t HI
dresses " cle n1.uai Sb.y how
ever, SalQ 10 rng the but When
Ieaoie' az p' - u
!Suns iS9! ~ az, :
on ~ unlo1 wen J. u.
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nuCI q he ''s lu,ended'
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