Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-06

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and hoped he would not be detained q
minute. He pulled out his handsome
watch, as if TO corroborate his asser.
ton. Paulding then told him to dis,
mount, on which he said, with forced
laugh, my God, must do anything
to get along" and presented Arnold's
pass to John Anderson to pass all
guards to White Plains and below.
He was forced TO dismount, and,
against his earnest protest OF being on
important business for General Arnold,
was taken into the bushes and ordered
to take off his outer clothing. A c, &
examination of his clothes and person
was made, but no papers found. He
was then told to pull OF his boots,
which he did very reluctantly, and in
side his stocking were found three
papers wrapped up. There were three
more in the other stocking Paulding
hurriedly glanced at the papers, saw
that they were plans and returns of
the Notifications of West Point, and
exclaimed, "My God, he is a spy y
Andre was then told to dress, and
while doing 50 offered his captors his
horse, saddle, bride. watch and 100
guineas to be allowed to proceed. The
boy Williams was inclined to ask
questions as to how much money he
would give and in what manner but
Paulding at once said, "No, not for
10000 guineas !" Andre was dressed
in blue overcoat and a tight claret
colored body coat, the buttonholes be-
ing gold laced, with mankeen waist
coat and breeches and round hat
He was conducted TO North Castle,
before Lieutenant Colonel Jameson,
and the captors went away without
even telling their names. jameson
looked at the papers and pass IN the
handwriting of Arnold, and with ex-
traordinary obtuseness determined to
send the prisoner to Arnold, under
guard, with letter stating that some
papers "of a dangerous tendency" had
been found on him and had been for
warded to General Washington. An
DIRE had already been sent forward
when Major Tallmadge, the second in
command, returned from White Plains
in the evening and was filed with as
constituent that Jameson should not
have suspected Arnold's fidelity. At
Tallmadge's earnest request jameson
ordered the prisoner to be brought
back, but insisted on the letter being
sent on to Arnold Next morning An
Dire was sent with an escort, COM
manded by Tallmadge, to Colonel Shell
don's quarters at North Salem, and
there he wrote letter to Washington,
avowing his name and rank, and
briefly explaining the circumstances of
his arrest. BY Washington's order he
was conducted to West Point, where he
remained until the 2Sth; was then
conveyed in charge of Major Tallmadge
to Tappan, where his trial took place
and on October his execution, events
which need not here be dwelt upon in
detail
ARNoLD's ESCAPE TO TIE vULTURE.
Returning briefly to the affairs of
Arnold, it had been arranged that the
sham attack upon West Point should
be made on September %, while
Washington was absent at Hartford to
meet the French officers Washington
however, set out on his return two
days earlier than was expected, and
on that eventful morning was APP
preaching West Point from the east,
having sent on a message that he,
with sKnox and Lafayette, would
breakfast with General Arnold at the
Robinson house Before arriving,
however, Washington determined to
turn off to inspect the defences east of
the Hudson, but the two younger Of
fcers kept on and sat down to break
fast with General and Mrs. Arnold.
The General was naturally grave and
thoughtful In the midst of the break
fast horseman galloped to the door,
bringing Jameson's letter to Arnold
announcing the capture of "John An
derson" and the forwarding of his sus-
pecious papers to General Washington.
Arnold glanced at the letter at the
table, saw that all was lost, and with
surprising self-control excused him
self for moment to his guests, or
dered his horse instantly, hurriedly
embraced his wife, to whom he an
nounced the necessity of flight, and
leaving her senseless on her bed,
mounted his horse and galloped down
the steep hill to Beverly Dock, where
his six cared barge was moored.
Fortunately for him the Vulture was
lying just below Verplanck's Point.
Arnold seized the pistols from his
holsters sprang into the barge and
ordered the oarsmen to pull into the
middle of the river and then row with
speed for Teller's Point. After COM
ing in sight of the Vulture he raised a
white handkerchief and with pistols
in hand ordered the boatmen to row
directly to the Vulture. Springing
upon the deck of that schooner he
sought an interview with the COM
mander, then coming on deck called to
his bargemen and announced that he
had "quitted the rebel army and joined
the standard of His Britannia Majesty"
at the same time endeavoring to brbe
them to remain by the offer of promo
ton, an offer which only two accepted.
The treason of Arnold was consum-
mated, and we shall not further follow
his career as an officer in British pay,
leading expeditions to the Virginian
and Connecticut coasts, and subse-
quently wearing away his life in
ignominy until his death at London
June IA, 1901, aged sixty years. Suf-
flee it to say that numerous and re-
spectacle descendants are now living
in England and Canada, and that a
grandson, Rev Edwin Gladwin Ar
mold, rector of Great Massingham,
Norfolk, England, supplied Mr.. Isaac
N. Arnold with important data and
documents for the Arnold biography
The captors of Arnold-Paulding,
Van Wart and Williams-liyed honor