Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-09-24
A con CHEESEMAN'S TREASON


Mon. Edward 4. Msrtin's Record ford
Duving shs wsr-bAs Tressen,his ines
Arrens. has Cenvieties, aad Cen. Bait
nseatfon Of his sIaveS-stin q but 1
!. Rebel. kno,
The followining truthful narrative of HI
Hon. r. l.. Martins oomplioisy with and sevsl
= connection for treason We clip from the crate
Morning News, II being from their Sea- for p
ford correspondent are u
I'll "U the many eontraband stations realil
. which were known to exist upon the age,
lower Peninsula, the town Of sssford ,op cause
the Nanticoks river, was the most i'm MART
portant TO the Tsoels. lsndi
The inhabitants, like those IN the broth
country farther down, cherished an impri
|, open and expressed sympathy for the He
: Southern cause. Nurtured by this feel time
Ing, there.grew amoBg the more pro- time
nsuncsd friends Of the Confederate chare
cause IN opposition 10 the Northern ting +
sentiment, that at that time seemed 81 the q,
4 most to step upon the verge of an opon In thi
declaration In favor Of the principles aud j
they 70 zealously cherished. A whole. lSeafor
some dread Of Inc solaisrly alone pre- appre
vented this. confsd
These persons we're ready for the com of the
mission Of almost anything that would N,
tend 10 the advantage Of the Southron ro,..
and his cause. Their inelinations, ID us =, ~
trained, led them to organize that they Ross \
might more enectuslly aid those with al y.
T.. my ~ - 9oo'os un'oh' tsrsbu
eeom " na'e ton In
q contraband depot under strong sus- No.
a.Ss. r..... as s go Ana ing thu
80 - a. :. 70 $50 spo Nanu vealed
". s ~ :" ons peOuiIAy NJ pace lived o
-. C. 49, 1o.svssV,o onsi laDey
q ,',;.," $3.50 q. 1880 soNIa auo had ag
"I oo.ns, ~ m~unef' uninte'' consido
pou, 'o'As -" 'Aoos moio oi'on sooh l.. Mar
-. ~. 80 ' ~ .nHn Sny were
80 IT. 49, me- "siA'ng daught
~ .T,n.S r" I conside
80 -. a.. $4,000 ue tation
H.. H.. MI a.. -. Iaccepte
were verv fsv indssd vhn u.ys III, One
nessss OF all this. suspeetsd stranr,v place
this increase of trade. le was
Grant naexa0sa and narceis n, ma, to Trui
ties unfnovn bsavv assigprsn,s a. where b
6otitious nsmes. nsy vons ras,lossnsso cd III o
Of parties undsr snsuioiop. toosth,r the mo,
With certain mysterious sounds In The secfeted
lead hours OF night. all mean something ded uni
Running thu biookada was frapcb, was feri
vith mo danger save that If ,hs within I
,lsmsnts The sunnliss for The ,.hs, This
.rmy were byouoht 10 sssford from mediatel
Baltimore. finland comma .ication Akin, '
nth the front being completely cut Off m Cuit
md would be In the night time hauled ing upo'
o Concord or some other town along iestso VI
he river, and from thence taken out to Ms iArm
he mouth OF the creek uninterrupted anu ne
'or A while Government vesssls vsrs Ar. Dul
tationed In these waters, bnt with inse1 lns
heir withdrawal the running" was sney dia
Arrisd on more vigorously than b.. without
IRE. .. Mr.. Nj
The yoyaeiup was dons In sb.llons mington,
nd done very effectively. Captures, snm OF
owsyer, we're oftentimes made, and court
lade In every instanoe with ast,sf.o although
Try results. In the minds Of the in. OuiAney
abttants incidents are numerous. ~ PIoS' "A'
'msmbsr," says enc, fright down MOTIFS
leIe on that wharf the marshal seized Ino'es
n barrels OF the purvst, bsst tasted ueofRs VI
hisksy that ever entered this section, - snd hd"'
I'd his linz smacked With tha vavv - itornsy.
embrancs. The in
"Aud Of the ssizure doup thu ,iv., ', liam Bllis
ys another, "When Q vesIsl full OF Phen n !
hisksy and provisions was captured ISAAC D. =
ID its contents Copfscated." "And ofr,
the raid upon Isbadiah HoFsey q denry y
ainery when lot Of stuff all ready James r.
: the 'rsbs' was seized" So on it sumed nv
%. tnis time
This condition of Affairs raised the guilty. A9
bio mind to the highest pitch OF sx. rsoommen
ement, and those not known to be oouis. W
ZIONIST were suspected Of oonsortipg SunV ~
th the rebels and afording assistance IN 'ne
them in their midnight expeditions. oouit, gu
Among these In Sealord known 10 be sentence =
communication with rebel troops was TN pay 70
ward L. Martin, the present Demo 1ne costs
tic nominee for Congress for this dis az MS sla
It. the senIen
)utinR the psriod in vhicb this con Sharpe, de
baEd business was carried on, It Snsi one'
! strongly suspected that Mr.. Martin ana COSTS,
one OF the leaders of the band. A Cd
tlsman whose veracity Ia we'll Altar Mr.
'wn, sndsavorsd - get soma infor. dictment "
ion from an infinite friend, who, been stolen
thought, was in some way connected the United
b the organization. By some means been placed
,thsr the friends OF Martin got to of i,s wher,
r Of the gsntleman's intention, and The eff
,ediatsly the garrulous confederate checked tb,
visited by these gentry, who not more trouJ
endeayored to force him TO give up having 40,
business connection with his friends. pursuits. W
threateaed that II hs did not COM several INN
no Tou" 20 en's' no teiuseu 70 His senti
up ais friends nor was he shot. ,oan 800
one leader whose name had been 80 III
llgsd was arrested and punished. s.sssin n w. -.
rumors against Martin could not sss,,",,' =,
onfrmod, and 20 he escaped detec. a. N.n,;.n
:, u..,, f.. on Tuesday
70 could not be bstter illustrated s;.L ~, ~,
by referring to little incident 80, 80 q. =