The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

the whole city brought under control
while the excitement attending the cleo
tion was at its highest pitch.
Then general release Of all prisoners
In the North and simultaneous advance
Of Gen. Hoods Confederate army from
Alabama through Tennessee into Ken
lucky was expected to turn the tables
upon the Lincoln government and bring
the war to q speedy conclusion.
But Col J. B. Sweet, the Federal COM
mander at Chicago. an efficient oficer.
had expected trouble on election day and
had kept close watch upon the trend
OF affairs in the city. It was reported
10 him that there were hundreds OF
strangers in town, that many OF them
were known TO be prominent in the Sons
Of Liberty, and others supposed Confed-
crates. Col. Sweets force numbered less
than loo men. while the prisoners num-
bered sac, and he realized that an out
break Of any magnitude would prove dis
astrous.
Arrest Leaders I'm NIEht.
Col. Sweet lost no time in taking steps
to ward of the impending revolt De-
tails Of his men were furnished with
lists Of suspected persons In the city and
told to arrest them in the night II was
an undertaking reminiscent OF the days
OF the baSulies Wnen men htE6 ldhNA
from their beds by lantern light.
Late in the evening the soldiers began
their rounds. ana by morning had taken
into custody the majority Of those sus-
pected Of being the leaders in the project.
Col. Grenfel and ]. 7. Shanks, the latter
an escaped prisoner. were taken at the
Richmond House Col. Vincent Marina
duke. of Missouri, brother Of Gen. Mar
maduke, was made prisoner at the house
OF e. W. Edwards, 20 Adams street. Brig.
Gen. Charles Walsh, Of the military
branch of the Sons OF Liberty: Capt
James z. cantrill. formerly Of Gen. Nor
gau's raiders. and Charles Travis Daniel
were seized at WaIsh's house. scarce a
stones throw from the prison stockade
at Camp Douglas. Judge Buckner s.
Morris. treasurer of the Sons OF Liberty,
was taken from his own home at WASH
ington street Capt Hines managed to
escape arrest.
At walsh's house a supply OF arms and
ammunition was seized There were 12
doubie-barreled shotguns, loaded: SS pat
ent revolvers, loaded and capped; R.4i.
ball cartridges of ~ and IS caliber; SH
boxes Of caps. eight bags OF buckshot,
two kegs Of powder and a miscellaneous
collection of bullet molds. cone wrenches'
holsters and belts
COnuemnco To DGAAns
The following morning a mounted force
OF about go was organized under Col R.
NJ Hugh and assigned to patrol the
streets. remaining on duty for two doys.
In the day and night Of the 7th Col
Sweet reported the capture Of ''iO6 bush
whackers, guerriIlas and Confederate SOL
diers. among them many OF the notorious
CIingman gang of Fayette and Christian
counties in this State. with their captain,
Sears. and lieutenant. Garland, all of
whom are now in custody at Camp Doug
las ..--
On the night Of Sunday. November 1S.
Patrick DooIey. secretary OF the Sons OF
Liberty in Chicago, was arrested. and
the following day a number Of other al
legged members OF the organization, In
Guiding Richard 7. Semmes. supposedly q
nephew of Commander Semrnes. OF the
Alabama, and DR.. Edwards, at whose
house Col. Marmaduke had been taken
on the 6th.
These arrests ended for the time the
, hopes OF the Confederate secret agents
to establish their Northwestern Confed-
eraey Walsh, Morris. Marmaduke:
Semmes Daniel. Cantrill. Grenfel and
Benjamin N. Anderson. Of Kentucky, a
Confederate agent, who had been taken
subsequent to the other arrests, were
brought to trial in January on charge
OF conspiracy in violation of the laws OF
war to release the prisoners at Camp
Douglas and to lay waste and destroy
the city of Chicago.
The finding Of the court was not an
nounced until April, 1855 OF the mer
walsh. Semnnes and Grenfel alone were
found guilty. The first was sentenced &c
five years Imprisonment and the second
to three years Imprisonment at hare
labor. They were sent to the state peni'
tentiary at Columbus. In May Semmes
was released by order Of President An
drew johnson.
Col. Grenfel, the third member Of the
band to be found guilty. was sentenced
to DEATH The finding Of the court was
approved by the President, who, IN con-
sideration Of the recommendation OF mem,
bers of the court and Of the successtu
progress of the government in suppress
ing the rebellion commuted the SEN
tence to imprisonment for life at Fort
Jefferson on Dry Tortugas Island.
Grenfel made various efforts to have
the sentence revoked. without success,
but finally managed to escape from cap
tivity on March Z. 1855.