Part 3

FILE XXIII

John Deegan, a forger, captured--A report that led to a historic raid by Colonel Baker on the Bounty Jumpers and Bounty Brokers of New York 175

FILE XXIV

General Wallace's letter to Secretary of War, Charles A. Dana (afterwards editor of the New York "Sun") asking for an extension of territory for my work, incidentally introducing Colonel John S. Mosby, giving a list of his men and their home addresses--A train robbery, paymasters robbed--I recapture part of the money--Commissions in promotion declined 184

FILE XXV

Capture of Confederate bonds and scrip--Arrest of Pittman, Brewer and Fowler; Lieut. Smith, alias I. K. Shaffer, alias George Comings, led them, victims, into a maze, to their undoing 193

FILE XXVI

Arrest of T. A. Menzier and exposé of a prominent railroad official --Arrest of Barton R. Zantzinger, involving Milnor Jones--Arrest of John Henry Skinner Quinn, alias J. Y. Plater, alias Simpson, a spy-- Arrest of E. R. Rich, a spy 200

FILE XXVII

Statement of Illinois Crothers, giving valuable and reliable information, implicating Mr. William Mitchell and a Mrs. Keenan of Winchester, Virginia--Report on Daniel W. Jones, and Joseph Bratton --Am given unlimited access to prisoners in Baltimore City jail 205

FILE XXVIII

Statements of Jeremiah Artis, a real deserter from the Confederates --William J. Bradley, an honest refugee--Charles E. Langley, an official Confederate spy--Langley personating a correspondent of the "New York Tribune," was a most successful and dangerous spy 210

FILE XXIX

Patrick Scally, an honest deserter from the Confederate service--A sketch of the defences of Richmond 222

FILE XXX

Confederate Colonel Harry Gilmor, the raider, telling how he did not "come back" as a conquering hero; of the sword he never received; of his capture, etc.--The arrest and conviction of the fair donor 227

FILE XXXI

Steam tug "Grace Titus"--Statement of George Carlton, containing valuable confirmatory information 236

FILE XXXII

The pungy "Trifle" (one of the captures)--Colonel McPhail---Major Blumenburg and his corrupted office--"Boney" Lee, Bob Miller, and other thugs 243

FILE XXXIII

Statement of James Briers, Bollman, McGuarty and Welsh--United States marine corps 246

FILE XXXIV

General W. W. Morris in command in General Wallace's absence--General Sheridan's order to arrest E. W. Andrews, formerly adjutant general to General Morris 250

FILE XXXV

Ordered to New York--Interviewed Secretary of War Stanton relative to an independent command and extension of our territory--Major Wiegel's weakness exposed 252

FILE XXXVI

Paine, who was afterwards one of the conspirators in the assassinators' plot, in my custody--Miss Branson appeared to plead for him--Paine released on parole, lacking evidence to prove him a spy 255