pointing their use, where grey was worn, he tried to explain
his innocence, etc, etc.

While in the midst of his examination, Miss Branson, accompanied by a
Mr. Shriver, came in. Miss Branson pressed right up to my desk,
enquiring what charge was against Mr. Paine. She said he was her
cousin, and that she knew he had never been north before, etc.

I informed her that her word on such matters was not valuable, since I
had her history for disloyalty in my cabinet. I said to Mr. Shriver,
whom I knew to be reckoned as a loyal man, that he should not have lent
his presence.

I was not in good humor because persons who had promised to testify that
Paine had been in Baltimore before had failed to respond. I felt in my
bones he was a spy, but could not prove it, and therefore could not hold
him, hence my recommendation for his release. Finally, on the 12th, he
took the oath of allegiance, before me, and I paroled him, inserting in
the parole, "to go north of Philadelphia and remain during the war."

After the assassination, this paper was found on Paine, but he had
obliterated the restriction "to go north of Philadelphia," etc.

I took from him his pass and parole, issued at Alexandria, Virginia,
January 13th, 1865. In it he was described as of dark complexion, black
hair, blue eyes, height six feet one and a half inches.

I will now leave Paine until after the assassination, which was just one
month later, April 14th, 1865.

I presume my order to go to New York (following) may have hastened my
disposition of Paine.

FILE XXXVII.

Missionary E. Martin, an agent of the Confederate treasury department,
arrested, his big tobacco smuggling scheme exposed--Kidnapped him from
General Dix's department--Manahan involved.

Headquarters, Middle Department,
8th Army Corps.
Baltimore, Mch. 12, 1865.

Special Order No. 44.

Lieut. H. B. Smith, 5th N. Y. Arty., and Commanding Detective
Corps, 8th Army Corps, with one man of his force, will proceed
to New York City, arrest a certain man, and return to these
headquarters without delay, with his assistant and prisoner.

Quartermaster's Department will furnish transportation.

By command of Bvt. Brigadier General W. W. Morris.

WM. H. WIEGEL,
Major & Actg. Provost Marshal.

The cause for this trip will be explained by the following copy of a
letter, and a contract.

New York, Mch. 10, 1865.