Evansville Daily Journal

The Louisville Journal of Tuesday says:

A German soldier, who sports many number of aliases, was arrested yesterday at the Soldiers' Home, and he will have several charges to answer to before a military tribunal. He served for a while in the rebel army, but, deserting his regiment last summer, he entered the Federal lines and surrendered himself a prisoner. He appeared to be frank in his motives, and was permitted to join the 31st Kentucky volunteers. His name was placed on the muster-roll as Gray Ham, and he performed duty with the regiment several weeks. In September he deserted the service, and, making his way to the Ohio river, crossed over into Indiana. Shortly after his arrival in the Hoosier State, he became acquainted with the wife of a German soldier. The casual acquaintance soon ripened into a guilty intimacy, and Ham found no difficulty in persuading the fickle spouse to dispose of the home which a husband had provided for her before he enlisted in the service of his country, and fly with him to some strange land where they could enjoy the delights of wanton love, "unknowing and unknown."

The home was disposed of, and the funds entrusted to the care of the gallant soldier. The loving pair started on their journey, but a few days sufficed to tire Ham of his love, and he coldly deserted her, leaving her homeless and penniless among strangers. Since that hour nothing has been heard of the unfortunate woman by her friends.

Ham became short of funds, and in November returned to Louisville, where he enlisted in the 26th Kentucky, giving his name as James Jones. The outraged husband returned from the army a few weeks ago, and has been engaged in making inquiries after his wife, and the seducer of her virtue. He learned yesterday that Ham was at the Soldiers' Home, and reporting the fact, with a full statement of the case, to the Provost Marshal, the bold deserter and gay seducer was arrested and sent to prison.

He appears to sail under no settled name, as he protested yesterday that his name is James Johnson, instead of Jones or Ham. His case will be investigated before the proper tribunal.