Capt. W. H. Wiegel, Asst. Provost Marshal.
Captain.--I have the honor to report that by direction of General Wallace, I arrested Mr. T. A. Menzier and locked him up in this jail, and ordered the officer of the Navy that was in company with him, Surgeon L. J. Draper, of the Receiving-Ship "Princeton," Philadelphia Harbor, to report to you at ten o'clock A. M. to-day. These parties were in town yesterday morning and intend to return to Philadelphia this evening; neither of them had papers. Menzier's sister, at whose house I arrested them is a rebel.
The rebs were having a grand jubilee over his visit. The Doctor had no arms.
I am, Captain, Very respy. your obdt. servt, H. B. SMITH, Lt. & Chief.
I found in this house a number of prominent citizens, among whom was a very high officer in a big railroad company. He begged me not to report his presence, with which request I complied, in my written report, but did not, of course, fail to report verbally to General Wallace. This man was in confidential relations with the departments at Washington.
Menzier was a Rebel assistant surgeon. Both were turned over to Commodore Dornin, for the Navy's disposition.
Headquarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps. Baltimore, Dec. 5, 1864.
Capt. W. H. Wiegel, Asst. Provost Marshal, 8th Army Corps.
Captain.--I have the honor to report that I confined Barton R. Zantzinger, from the Rebel Army.
Herewith I hand you his statement, which places Mr. Milnor Jones in a worse fix than ever. Perhaps this corroborative evidence will be sufficient to convict Jones of blockade running.
I think Zantzinger should be detained as a witness, if for nothing else.
I am Captain, Very respy. your obdt. servt, H. B. SMITH, Lt. & Chief.
Headquarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps. Baltimore, Dec. 6, 1864.
Capt. W. H. Wiegel, Asst. Provost Marshal, 8th Army Corps.
Captain.--I have the honor to report the arrest of John Henry Skinner Quinn, alias J. Y. Plater, alias Simpson, on charge of being a spy.
I hand you two sworn statements that he made to me, also his memorandum book in which is a partial description of his first visit to Baltimore, also some entries, some of which he explains in his statement. I also hand you his furlough, which he said he did not have, in his first statement.