He brought the trunk to camp, and, as the quartermaster refused to receive it, took it to St.Louis when the expedition returned.

At the hotel where he was stopping, some detectives were watching a suspected thief, and, by mistake, searched the captain's room.

They found a trunk containing thirteen coats of all sizes, with no pants or vests.

Naturally considering this a strange wardrobe for a gentleman, they took the captain into custody.
He protested earnestly that he was not, and had never been, a thief, but it was only on the testimony of the quartermaster that he was released.

I believe he subsequently acted as a scout under General Halleck, during the siege of Corinth.
After the withdrawal of our army, General Price returned to Springfield and went into winter-quarters.