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The Daily Dispatch: January 4, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Charged with Garroting. --William Brown and William Peasley, well-known in this city as dealers in fish, oysters, etc.--the first a detailed conscript and the last a member of the Tenth Virginia cavalry, were arrested and committed to Castle Thunder yesterday on the charge of "garroting and releasing a prisoner (Jack Clark) f Lieutenant Bates, to be by him forwarded to the army court-martial.--Soon after leaving Castle Thunder, Clark obtained permission from the guard to visit Brown & Peasley's place of business, ostensibly for the purpose of getting some clean clothing; and after remaining a short while there, he started out of the house, but was imme the prisoner (Clark) to effect his escape. Describing the locality of the occurrence to Captain Doswell, provost-marshal, orders were issued to arrest Brown and Peasley; and when they were taken to the chief-of-police office yesterday, the guard having Clark in custody readily recognized them as the persons who, the night before,