Arrested
Summary
Former Confederate soldier Bradley T. Johnson was arrested last week in Baltimore for treason. He was taken before Judge Giles of the U.S. District Court and released after posting $20,000 bail, half of which he provided from his own resources. Johnson sought his release under the terms of a parole obtained from Gen. Grant, but the Court was unable to act on it at that time. Suggests that the amount Johnson provided toward his bail was obtained from the $200,000 ransom the Confederates took from Frederick in July 1864.
Transcript
ARRESTED – Bradley T. Johnson, late of the rebel army, was arrested on Monday of last week, in the city of Baltimore, on an indictment for treason and taken before Judge Giles of the United States District Court, who released him on bail in the sum of $20,000, one-half of which was his own recognizance. A motion was made to discharge him from arrest, under the terms of the parole, of Gen. Grant, but the Court observed that he was unable to act without Chief Justice Chase, and that the Circuit Court would not be in session until April, when the motion could be considered. The fact of Johnson going his own bail in $10,000, gives rise to the query whether it may not be part of the two hundred thousand dollars his gang of thieves helped to rob our people of in July 1864.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: April 4th, 1866
Page/Column: 2B
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Local Soldiers
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
