“We took him into the bushes,” said Williams, “and ordered him to pull off his clothes, which he did; but on searching him narrowly we could not find any sort of writings. We told him to pull off his boots which he seemed to be indifferent about, but we got one boot off and searched in that boot and could find nothing. But we found there were some papers in the bottom of his stocking next to his foot, on which we made him pull his stocking off and found three papers wrapped up. Mr. Paulding looked at the papers and said he was a spy. We then made him pull off his other boot, and there were found three more papers at the bottom of his foot within his stocking. “Upon this we made him dress himself and I asked him: “‘What will you give us to let you go?’ “He said: “‘I will give you any sum of money.’ “I asked him: “‘Will you give us your horse, your saddle, bridle, watch and one hundred guineas?’ “He said: “‘Yes, and I will direct them to any place, even this very spot, so that you can get them.’ “I asked him: “‘Will you not give us more?’ “He said: “‘I will give you any quantity of dry goods or any sum of money, and bring it to any place that you pitch upon, so that you may get it.’ “Mr. Paulding answered: “‘No, if you would give us ten thousand guineas, you should not stir one step.’ “I then asked the person who called himself John Anderson: “‘If it lay in your power, would you not get away?’ “He answered: “‘Yes, I would.’ “I told him: “‘I do not intend that you shall.’ “While taking him along to the nearest post, we asked him a few questions, and we stopped under a shade. He begged us not to question him and said: “‘When I come to any Commander I will reveal all.’” Andre and all of the papers found on him were taken to North Castle and turned over to Lieutenant-Colonel Jameson. Jameson unwittingly sent Andre immediately under a guard toward Arnold’s headquarters, and despatched a note with the officer in charge of the escort, to Arnold, stating that a certain John Anderson was taken on his way to New York. He also stated that certain papers found in his stockings and which were of “a very dangerous tendency,” had been forwarded to General Washington. The mistake made by Lieutenant-Colonel Jameson was discovered by Major Tallmadge, next in command, when the Major returned to North Castle in the evening and heard the story of the capture. Jameson was convinced of his mistake in sending the prisoner but he would not listen to the idea of not informing Arnold, his Commanding General, of what had happened. He did not suspect his superior in the least. However, a messenger was despatched to overtake the escort and to order the prisoner back to North Castle, but to still forward the message to Arnold’s headquarters. The fate of Arnold now seemed problematical. But a chain of circumstances favored the traitor.