Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-01
Astounding Di.clesnre,.

Tas Mysterious Organisation at Baltimore, for
the AssassiHatios Of M Lincoln, Exposed By
the Ns,o York Poliee-Thsy yoia the Band of
AssdsstHs TO Befray Them-Signs, Grips, &c.
Some months or 20 ago, 1t was privately whis-
pered 70 some prominent Republicans fso Ii 10
said) that secret organizations existed In Balti-
more moi united for some mysterious and perhaps
evil pufpose,-that of the assassination Of the
PRESIDENT eject being the principal The num-
Der increased rapidly, and the story reached the
ears Of the New York Police. II was not at first
credited, and many laughed at the idea az an alb
surditv; but the more knswing ones scratched
their heads, thought the matter over, and finally
concluded there was more truth than poetry.in It.
Thereupon two OF the shrewdest detectives were
called up, properly instructed and started for the
city In question. They were careful not to ma Re
themselves too conspicuous, taking board in
private quarter of the city, and succeeded In dis
covering the organization or organizations, of
which they were In quest The next thing was
to make themselves acquainted with the object
OF the organization, which was only to be done
they resolved to do, and boldly gave in their pro-
positions, were balloted for elected and notified
to present themselves at the next regular meeting
OF the organization. the name of which has not
yet been ascertained, as the detectives are still
acting under orders, and consequently are unable
TO furnish the reporters with an account such as
they desire to present to the public
On the evening specified the two detectives
proceeded to the place Of meeting having firmly
made up their minds to penetrate to the bottom
OF the mystery They were Initiated, instructed
III INC sShs ana GRIPS ana ldtterlv the 0aths OF the
order, all OF which were very binding. Some of
the most awful they declined to take. giving as an
excuse that they would rather have little time to
consider them. One Of these, 1t Is supposed, en-
Joined the assassination Of President Lincoln
whenever and wherever he might be met with.
In the way Of conversation, some one of the
members Informed the New York Detectives that
there had been Detective from Washington who
gained admission to the organization, and who
narrowly escaped with his life, when 1t was ascer-
tanned who he was. They further learned that the
order numbered upwards of 5000 men, among
them, many eminent and first class citizens; that
they had entered into the arrangement with heart
and soul, sparing neither money or labor Ac-
cording to accounts their arrangements were we'll
devised, and their vigilance untiring. Every
movement made by the President was watched
the assassns were constantly at his heels-private
dispatches were sent over the telegraph In cyphers
and In no way could he have reached the capital had
be travelled publicly and taken the route marked
down in the programme. The detectives were
or thought they were, suspected spies, and i'm
Inediately made up their minds to leave the city,
fearful Of discovery, in which case they might be
made food for ithe fishes. They arrived in this
city on Wednesday, and are now engaged in
watching the movements Of certain "bankers
merchants, and eminent statesmen ''-Eerc York
Express.