The New York herald., 1878-11-02
RESTORED TO LIBERTY.

MRS. CAROLINE 8. WILSON DISCHARGED ON
Her OWN RECoGNIzANcE-THE INTERESTING
LETTERS THAT WE'RE FOUND AMONG HER
EXPECTS.
The fashion able mendcaut, Mrs. Caroline s. Wilson,
was brought before Judge Osborn, AZ Police Head.
quarters In New Brunswiok, N j., for hearing yes
tsrday. She sedate and unrunled In her appear
ancs could well be imagined. The black wig st,i
concealed her red lscks she drssssd In plain,
good taste. Her story, repeated under oath, was
foiows:--
HRR sroRY.
II was born In Springfield, Masa, and my maiden
norton. whom six years old wont with
my little sister to live with my aunt at Savannah,
"a, my father having just died. was married III
New Orleans 10 Mr.. Charles Stewart Wilson, lawyer
by sprofossioo, but not engaged In practice. do
not remember tho exact date Of my marriage,
which think took place In The FIRST
Presbyterian Church OF that city; do
! remember the name of the officiating
terssis al Jefferson, Texas lm ed,ateIy after our
m ,rriags We went TO SAVANNAH, Ga remaining there
perhaps Two years. After that We went to England,
whore we spent three years.
Rsturuipg 10 New Orleans AT the end Of that time
We iouaa the yellow lever raging there. and were
both prostrated. While was lying sick my nus
band died. l cannot tell where he ww buried.
When recovered went az once 10 my sisters IN
savannah. she had married Horace Gilman, a ium-
Der merchant and Diii swDer. VINO dled shortly aner
she beginning OF the war My sister was then over
whelmed with litigation by ner deceased husbands
brothers, James and Henry, aad when the settlement
was hnaiy made shs recsived about 500 900, prnci-
paiy In bank aud railway stocks.
HOW SIM LOST HER MONEY.
There was some cash. the bank stock she sold and
the railroad stock was lest because OF the war In
1874 or 1875 my sister removed to Auourn, ". Y,
wnsre she Is now living with her invalid daughter
exhausted all my means, which were considerable,
during the war In giving ard to Union soldiers.
Ch'ei OF Police keronlCan you tell me, Mrs VIII
war; N's
Mrs. wilson, oanno, name tnsm all there were so
Cn,eI OF Poco--Namc one.
Mrs wlsou-welL there was Mr. Peck and Mr.
Andersen vis, when won't IN disguise. assisted
great many IN Liooy Prison 10 1864
LErrKRs OF REcoxnEsDArfos
Mr.. Bergen, her counsel, then read the following
from among many letters iound In Mrs Wilson's pos
session -
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF sourH CAROLINA,
iiIIros BRAD, =. u. Ju,y ~, 1860.
Mrs e. = Wilson i ,css, sav who ha. boen Of rrea.
service to Union % aasns ,ns war and merits the
to ny friends North whltner she goes ssareh
smpoymes. she desires poss,o" o. ~, 10 some sehoo as
she Is osirrn department. believe is iuy
e'm's''n' 70 NJ "'' 'ess v ss asIaosE Major a.sers
Three years later sne obtained the following letter
from General Joe Hooker:-
have no knowledge OF bearer this letter except
what said OF her ey 1more but have NO hesitation in
% a. SeSoa 70 our prisoner. ~h. sse sss
hands OF the rebels IL conviction 10 emi
nently deserving the assistance OF our citisens
JUsBPd nOOkER
Aucusr 2. ls0S Major General eoum and ug.
A letter dated In the senate Chamber the 10th
OF June 1866, aud signed John sherman, beseeches
William H. chandler to give mrs wiison employ msnt
10 relieve ner mediate wants Aud IN July OF the
same year the President writes ns ioliows-
The agent oil the Bureau OF Freedmen. Refugees and
Lands. Savannsh Ca w relieve tue distress
IN tru, loy yal woman. who did could during
the rebeion for the reie VI Union prisoners confined
the south issuing to her such rations she may re.
quire time 20 time Y. . ohANI.
LIBERTY.
Whom these letters been read, MT Bergen moved