MR.

JOHN APPLE

R. JOIN APPLE, of Philadelphia, was arrested by order of the Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, on the 15th of August, 1862, by Deputy Marshal Schuyler. His arrest was made at the Jefferson House, on the corner of Fifth and Poplar Streets, Philadelphia, and the prisoner was taken thence to the Marshal's office.

He inquired of the Marshal the cause of his arrest, and was informed that it was for discouraging enlistments. Mr. Apple again asked who had made the charge, and was told that i nad been made by a mau samed Burns. He then employed two attorneys to obtain for him a writ of habeas corpus, which they applied for, although the Marshal had told them his arrest was by order of the authorities at Washington, and a writ could not be granted, as he (the prisoner) was to be tried in that city. The writ was not obtained.

He was started for Washington the same night, arriving there about seven o'clock on the following morning, (August 16,) and was, at his request, taken to see Colonel Thomas R. Florence, who, together with the Marshal, accompanied him to the office of Judge Advocate Turner.

Mr. Florence stated his case to the Judge, who said he had nothing to do with it, and remarked to the Marshal, "You have been ordered to take this man to the Old Capitol Prison, have you not?" The Marshal replied that such were the orders. The Judge then said that the prisoner would have to be taken there, as he had nothing to do with the

case.

He was then taken to the Old Capitol Prison, and placed in charge of Superintendent Wood. Apple remarked to

Wood, that the Marshal had no warrant for his arrest, nor any charge against him. The Superintendent replied, "We will find a charge against you." The Marshal was then sent to the office of the Provost Marshal of the District of Columbia, for a commitment for the prisoner. On his return, Wood placed him (Apple) in the hospital, in which there were from sixty to seventy sick soldiers, confined with different diseases, these being constantly augmented by fresh arrivals from the different camps.

Here, he was compelled to eat and sleep, amid the vitiated air of the room, and the noxious exhalations of fever-stricken men. The food served them was poor in quality, and meagre in quantity. Those who had means were permitted to pur chase such things as they wished, of which permission he quickly availed himself. He was detained in the hospital for about three weeks, and then removed to a room where a number of state prisoners were confined. This room was much cleaner than the hospital, and more healthy; but both were full of rats, mice, and other vermin.

During the term of his imprisonment, he saw but one friend. Others called to see him, but were refused admittance. In the single instance just mentioned, he was brought down stairs to the office, and held a short conversation with his visitor, while an officer stood between then, who would not permit him to make mention of his case.

The duration of the interview was limited to fifteen minutes, and at the expiration of that time he was returned to his room, where he remained untii discharged. The letters that he received were opened and examined by three or four parties, stamped on the back, and approved by the Provost Marshal, before they were given to him.

His letters passed through the same course, and if they contained anything which was deemed obnoxious, they were either sent back or detained.

He remained immured for six weeks, when, in company with six others, he was conducted by the Superintendent to the Judge Advocate, who asked him if he belonged to any

secret political organization? He replied that he did not He then inquired if he would take the oath of allegiance, to which Mr. Apple replied that he was a Democrat, and as such owed allegiance to the Government already. The Judge Advocate then wished to know if he would give a bond for $5,000. He asked what for, and the answer was, to keep the peace. He then told the Judge Advocate he had never broken the peace, and would give no bond, as he preferred going to prison again to debasing himself; and asked that a trial be accorded him.

The Judge Advocate then blandly said that "he looked lile a good-natured man, and he did not think he would do a y injury," and discharged him from custody.

HION DENNIS A. MAHONY.

ON. DENNIS A. MAHONY, Editor of the "Dubuque Herald," was arrested about 4 o'clock A.M., on Thursday the 14th of August, 1862, at his residence in Dubuque, Iowa. He was aroused from his slumbers by a man named Gregory, knocking at his door, who said he desired to see him in his office. Mr. Mahony replied, that he could do nothing there at that hour in the morning, nor could he get in, if he so desired, as the keys were in possession of his clerk. Having been the recipient of several anonymous and threatening letters, and thinking that his visitor's midnight mission portended no good, he cried out loudly, with the intention of arousing the neighbors. Gregory gave a signal-whistle, when Marshal Hoxie and his Deputy, P. H. Conger, together with a number of soldiers, appeared in front of his house, and demanded admittance. He, seeing that his arrest was desired, reproached Marshal Hoxie, with whom he was personally acquainted, with the disgraceful manner in which he was conducting the affair, and further inquired of him by what authority he made the arrest. He replied, by order of the Secretary of War.

Mrs. Mahony became almost frantic with fear at the probable fate of her husband; and from the array of soldiers around the house, and their menacing remarks, she became much alarmed, when one of them brutally ordered her to "hush up," or he would blow her brains out.

Mahony prepared himself to accompany his captors, and was taken under escort to the Key City House for breakfast. Professing to be in a hurry to reach the steamer for Daven port, Hoxie did not give him time to obtain a change of lothing, and he, thinking, in all probability, that when he

had an interview with Governor Kirkwood, which the Marshal had promised him, he would be released, did not insist on it. His desire to see the Governor arose from the fact that that official was a personal friend, and had on a former occasion declared that no one should be taken from the State of Iowa, without first having had a trial to see whether the accused person was guilty of any offence. Mr. Mahony made a second demand on the Marshal, for his authority in thus tearing him from his home and business, subjecting him to insult, and, above all, for depriving him of his personal liberty. But to this the Marshal made no reply.

Fearing a rescue, Mahony remarked to Hoxie, that he had better send the soldiers one way, and they would go another, in order to allay any excitement that his arrest might occa sion. Captain Pierce, commanding the company of Regulars, approved of the suggestion, and the Marshal and his prisoner, closely followed by Deputy Conger, hurried on to the Key City House. Hoxie, after leaving him in the care of Deputy Conger, went out, and, as Mahony afterward learned, rejoiced with his friends on what had occurred, with fanatical zest.

On his return, he took Mr. Mahony on board the steamer "Bill Henderson," bound for Davenport. The prisoner took every opportunity to prevent a collision between the people and the military. Yet, Marshal Hoxie circulated the report that he had tried to resist his writ. Arriving at the steamer, they found a company of soldiers drawn up on the levee, and two guards, with loaded muskets and fixed bayonets, were placed over him. His friends were allowed to approach him only by twos. From the steamer he wrote a letter to his friends in the city, stating the fact of his arrest, and detailing the ungentlemanly treatment by the Marshal and his deputies. A committee of the citizens of Dubuque was on the steamer, but none of them had the manly courage to speak to him, with the exception of Mr. D. S. Wilson, and he did so in a very formal manner, being a personal friend. He was guarded down the river by two soldiers, who had been selected for that purpose on account of their known antipathy