Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-11
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A REBEL FEMALE SPY,
"A TRUE STORY, ALL BUT THE NAMES

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"A TRUE STORY, ALL BUT THE NAMES
Isat in the Office of DIR. Munson, chat
ting of things in general. Finally the
conversation changed, and the last wal
was talked of, called out by a picture o.
Sheridan's ride, that hung over the
MANTLE. ieu Haa sea3Fe1 % --i--
|r II believe I never told you how I fig
ured as detective during the war;
said the doctor. afsl 5a .3a
sNo.n sa5 $40 a.ss lilA
aWell, Il will tell you of one instance
that happened in this city, and if you
choose you can write it out for publica-
tion. The papers only got an inkling
of it at the time.u .i1e t.-is.i I. s.
Very well; spin your story"
We give the DOCTORS story as near as
we can recollect it. Jal ali4s. ifssal
II was, at the time of which I speak,
stationed in Cincinnati. I held Cap
tain's commission. being in the Adult
ant Generals Department.. Previously,
while in Washington City, 1 had be.
come well acquainted with Secretary
Stanton. One day I received a letter
from him asking me to employ half a
dozen detectives, and set them to work
hunting up deserters, and to perform
such other duties as might from time to
time be required of them. employed
several of our best known officers, and
put them to work. We sent several
renegades back to their regiments, but
had done nothing of importance, Que
day 1 received dispatch from Stanton
to keep look out for Mrs. Longhead,
living when at home, some miles north
of Cincinnati, but in an adjoining eoun-
ty. The Secretary said he had. ut on
good authority that Mrs. Longhead was
carrying dispatches from the enemy
Without giving the detectives hint of
of the news I heard, l told them to
notify Inc of any fresh arrival of ladies
at the hotels. 4.i'ia3Et 3t-t =
/ knew Mrs. L. very well, as she at
tended the same college with me at
Oxford some years before.
A detective notified me that there
was astrange ladystopping at theBroad-
way. He gave description of her and
j felt sure it was Mrs. L., although I
told him he was mistaken. then sent
for another detective, whom had se.i
lected for the purpose, and told him to
take board at the Broadway and watch
the movements of certain lady dress
ed in black. an 1ino a.8 ssas; ~
A few days after this occurrence an
other detective came and reported that
two ladies had arrived from the country
in hack, bad taken passage on the
steamer Glendale. bound south. Furth-
ermore, that they had an extra amount
of baggage. The captain was notified
that his boat must not leave without
orders. '-s''i A'-'
The following morning two officers
were sent to the boat with orders to
converse with the suspicious ladies, and
if they refused to allow their baggage
to be searched to bring them up to the
office under arrest. An hour afterward
the officers came to the Office with the
ladies and two large trunks. of course
affected Ignorance, and inquired the
cause of the trouble. Then 1 inquired
of the officer what it all meant, and he
said they had opium in their trunks
sOnly enough for family use, " retorted
the younger of the two ladies. 1 ex-
amined the trunks and found fifteen
pounds of opium and large amount of
quinine. When the ladies entered the
Office ] recognized them as being the
mother and sister of Mrs. Longmead,
although / did not make myself known,
seeing that they did not recognize me.
Mrs. Schuyler and daughter were in
much trouble at the idea of being caught
with contraband of war in their posses
sion. I told them they must consider
themselves under arrest, and as we had
no military prison suitable for the in
generation of ladies, they must choose
hotel, where they would be kept in a
room under guard. They made choice
of the Burnet House, and hither they
were conveyed in hack.
s. AS I was assisting Miss Schuyler into
the hack and descending her skirts from
contact with the wheel of the vehicle 1
became aware that her dresses were
unusually weighty; however, said
nothing then, but when wereached the
Burnet House told the young lady
she must retire and take off an under
garment which 1 named. She feigned
indignity at my rudeness, but L told her
none was intended, but tbeshirtI must
have. After many fearful protestations
and assurances that I had already taken
everything that she had that Was con-
traband Of war she finally retired to
her room and brought me the skirt, =
and such one as it was. On examine
1 found that it contained nearly $l,OOO
worth of quinine.. As I learned after
wards two of them had been three
months in quilting the quinine into the
garment. ls n,.fis upl. BE-
On the morning following that on
which made the arrest, / entered my
Office little late, and, as. I expected
found Mrs. Longmead, sister to one
prisoner and daughter Of the other.
did not seem TO recognize her, but took
seat and inquired if there was any
thing could do to promote her welfare
"Yes, sir; have called to get a pas