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Disloyalty.
--On Saturday last there was arrested and committed to Castle Thunder, L. E. Babcock, a citizen of Charles City; William White, detailed conscript of Richmond, and Anthony Jones, sl with the privilege to go at large about the city and its surroundings.
To carry out this plan, Babcock was the man to bring him through and deliver him up to our authorities, General Carr furnishing in view.
Upon hearing the statement above mentioned, detectives were sent off in search of Babcock and White; the first of whom (who is a respectable-looking country farmer) was found at the Old Market, and the latter at his residence, described in the letter.
Babcock, when asked for his money, produced only forty dollars in Confederate funds and some few dollars in State bank notes; but, ent, Tower was sent for, and produced nine hundred and sixty dollars which he had received from Babcock.
This transaction, in connection with the fact that he had before been intrusted with money wh
The case of Disloyalty.
--Mr. Tower, mentioned in Monday's issue in connection with the case of L. E. Babcock, acted only in the capacity of cashier of the house with which he has been for a long time connected, it being the common practice of the city merchants to receive the funds of their country customers for safe-keeping.--Mr. Babcock himself having made such deposits for years, whenever visiting the city, the circumstance was not considered as at all suspicious or unusual.
The case of Disloyalty.
--Mr. Tower, mentioned in Monday's issue in connection with the case of L. E. Babcock, acted only in the capacity of cashier of the house with which he has been for a long time connected, it being the common practice of the city merchants to receive the funds of their country customers for safe-keeping.--Mr. Babcock himself having made such deposits for years, whenever visiting the city, the circumstance was not considered as at all suspicious or unusual.