_Case Third._—Two young soldiers that were from the State of Maine. One of them was of a family of the highest respectability; they were accused of stealing a silver watch valued at $18, for which offence they were committed to prison. When the parents of one heard of the imprisonment of their son, they addressed a note to the Warden of our Prison expressing their surprise at his imprisonment. They stated that they had never known him to do anything wrong, but to the contrary he had always conducted himself in such a way as to command the respect of all who knew him. They wished to know whether it was necessary to send on money to employ counsel to defend him. This letter was handed to the Agent, who made himself thoroughly acquainted with their case, and who believed they were innocent. The letter was answered, and the parents were informed by the Agent that he believed their son was innocent of the charge that he was accused of, and the case would be attended to free of charge, and that it was not necessary to send any money. It was not long after this that the Agent succeeded in ascertaining that these young men were entirely innocent of the charge they were accused of, and so far from having stolen anything, they had been robbed by their prosecutor. After having been induced to drink _liquor_ that was drugged, they became intoxicated, and were taken out under the cover of night and laid at the door of the adjoining house. The very party that robbed them, went to a magistrate and made oath that they had stolen a silver watch of the value of $18 from him; for which offence they were committed. They had been engaged in one of the late battles, and both of them were wounded and sent to the Chestnut Hill Hospital, where they had _partially recovered_ from their wounds, and as they were _convalescent_, permission was granted them to visit the city, where they got into the difficulty. The Agent succeeded in ascertaining from one of the _inmates_ of the tavern where the occurrence took place, that the young men were entirely _innocent_ of stealing the watch, and that the prosecutor had actually _offered to sell_ the watch the next day after they were imprisoned. Soon as this fact was discovered, the Agent got a _return_ of the case from the magistrate, took it into Court, and informed the _District Attorney_ of all the facts in the case; the prosecutor was sent for, but was nowhere to be found, as he had _suddenly disappeared_ and left for New York, he having become _alarmed_ at the Agent’s interference in the case. Their case was laid before the Grand Jury and ignored, and they were released from prison and permitted to return to their hospital where they could have their wounds properly attended to. The Agent then addressed a