The arrest of the Mayor of Baltimore, members of the Maryland Legislature, Hon, Henry may and others.
The city of
Baltimore, says the sun, of Saturday, was thrown into a fever of excitement yesterday morning by the announcement of the arrests during the preceding night of some of the most prominent citizens, including
Mayor Brown.
The authority came from
Washington, and special squads of Federal police were detailed for the work.
The first place known to have been entered was the editorial room of the
Exchange newspaper, the door of which was forced, and a file of unaccepted letters carried off. The police consisted of
Lieutenant Bishop and five of the
Federal police of the western district.--They then proceeded to the residence of Frank Key
Howard,
Esq., one of the editors and proprietors, and took him into custody.
They next went to the editorial room of the
South newspaper, on the third floor of the
Jarvis Building, at the corner of
Baltimore and North streets, the correspondence of which was taken away, together with a file of the paper.
The residence of
Thomas W. Hall,
Esq., the editor, was next visited, and his father was first arrested through mistake, but the policeman went to the room of
Mr. Hall, Jr., and took him into custody.
About the same time a party of policemen visited the city residence of
George William Brown,
Esq.,
Mayor of the city, in Camden street, near Pleasant.
The house of the
Mayor is occupied at night by his brother, who was also arrested through mistake, but he soon convinced them that the
Mayor was at his country seat, near the
Relay House, on the Northern Central Railway.
A carriage was at once procured, and on reaching the country seat
Mayor Brown was arrested and brought to the city.
The residence of a gentleman on Chatham street, near
Egbert, was visited by the
Federal police, and he was required to leave his house in obedience to the mandate from
Washington.
He inquired by what authority he was thus arrested, and was informed that it was by the authority of the
Provost Marshal of
Washington city.
The residences of the following members of the House of Delegates were also visited, and those gentlemen arrested:
Wm. G. Harrison,
Lawrence Sangston.
S. Teackle Wallis,
T. P. Scott,
Henry M. Morfit,
Ross Winans, and
Henry M. Warfield.
The city residence of
Dr. J. Hanson Thomas was visited, but he was in the country, and escaped until his return to the city yesterday morning, when he was taken into custody.
Charles H. Pitts,
Esq., was also in the country, but was arrested yesterday morning soon after reaching the city.
The residence of
John C. Brune,
Esq., on Catharine street, was visited, but he was absent at the time, and up to late last night had not returned, and thus escaped arrest.
Dr. A. A. Lynch, of the Senate, and
L. G. Quinlan and
Robert M. Denison, of the House of Delegates, from
Baltimore county, were arrested yesterday morning.
The carriage in which
Mr. Quinlan was brought to the city showed marks of rough usage, nearly all the glass having been broken.
When he reached the office of the
Provost Marshal, he pushed aside the policemen who accompanied him and walked into the office.
James Collins, a member of the regular police, was also arrested.
All of those arrested were taken to
Fort McHenry, these arrested during the night having been conveyed directly to that post.
Rumors were rife during the day that
Gen. Benj. C. Howard, the nominee of the Peace party for
Governor of the
State, had been arrested, but they could not be traced to any reliable source.
Other parties were also said to be in custody, but nothing could be learned through the police authorities of the matter.
