From the Richmond Dispatch, 11/17/1862, p. 1, c. 4

Prison Items. – The following persons have been looked up in the military prison of the Eastern District since Saturday, for the offences set opposite their names, viz: Charles H. Palmer and James Smith, of the Montgomery Artillery, robbery; Wm. M. Miller, deserting from Camp Lee; Wilson Coots, deserting from 15th Virginia cavalry; William C. Fleshman, of Bossieux's Guard, charged with aiding the escape of prisoners; Caleb Austin and A. S. Martin, 20th Virginia battalion, on suspicion of aiding prisoners to escape; A. S. Doggett, 20th Georgia regiment, trying to get South without a passport; George Galligan and James McDonald, were received from the cage yesterday, having been arrested by the city watch for drunkenness Saturday night.

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