The New York herald., 1865-05-04
THE EVIDENCE.
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Warrington Correspondenee.
WASHINGTON, May 2, 1858
DEsr INTEREST m THE DETAILS or THE PLOT.
Everything relating TO the dramatic tragedy which
Enacted here the night Of the l4th Of April is still
sought after with great interest Every scrap Of In
reference to those who were engaged In the
and in reference TO their accompces seized upon with
great avidity by mourning nation. Much has been
written long yarns have been spun and spread be-
fore the people, some Of which based upon facts
while others idle rumors Half has not yet
been told There several unwrtten chapters which
will be unfolded 70 tho public the trial Of the chief
detail and extensive combinations that will stare the
country equal to anything which has transped since
the commencement Of the wicked, bloodthirsty and
thieving rebellion The public have idea Of the
which the authorities have probed this plot The
accounts published give but q faint idea They know
how the chief actor In tho tragedy has been tracked and
followed through Maryland and hunted down in vir-
gna, and how he died like dog; but this ia but ono
portion Of the whole AFFAIR, but one branch Of the
main stream which has been gone In almost every
other respect equal has crowned the efforts
Of the authorities; and in fact in some instances,
with much greater success az the public will In
the duo course Of time. Tho persons taken into
custody parcpator aiders and abettors or in some
way sccompccs to the tragic Decd numbered almost
by hundreds There still few at large; until they
captured will not be the part Of wisdom to publish
in detail the developments in full which have trans
pircd It is but proper 70 state that tho principal
actors-the who the night Of tho 18th were at
their posts and performed their allotted portion OF the
work-are in limbo except may be person. and he
had but minor part TO act and may be cassed Of
the stock company in the plot
THE co@PIRAroRs PRRARINa YoR rHnR WORK SINCE LAST
AUGUST
The extent Of tho conspiracy b beyond what has been
imagined The facts are not conclusive where II orig
natcd but circumstances point very strong to its being
the work Of tho nre eating Southerner who by their
aaming speeches and boasts that Brutus would arsc
to plant the dagger in the breast Of the rst slavery
President that elected gave the idea to their fol-
lowers which has been put in BY the jealous
fanatics in midst who had not the courage to enter
the Southern armies and tight for tho cause which they
pretended TO uphold Whether the detail or the cm.
ploymene Of the leading men in the tragedy tho
work 6 che rebel conspiatos who had sought refuge in
Canada or not ths facts in the trial will doubt tell
Tho 5act that Of the parties connected with
partapatos in she st. Albans rA, and confedcraaes In
thesttcmpt to <urn New York city last fal furnishes
sSng nssl evideuce xhat the same brain that
psnncd or iuEtigatcd those incxocous deeds nsgAet
a11 sot In noton the p1ot fer Assassinang our late
hancnted Chi0f Magistrate. :
cute the atrcious deee which has nsd the land with
cnournng commenced holding their meetings ID Wash
.ngon a. os ago ss 1ugus lso! They werc bcsnd 70
tails, and every person who admitted the secret
boundso romap faithful the end at the penalty OF
deah-his life 70 be takcn by one Of his associates
Many uo confedDratcs taken fully iato the
secret AMI even chose who were allowed to ap-
ieir esS hsd been tested 1s The asSorI.s have
been fortunate enough enscerain where when and how
often tsp consp&satos held their meetings and have
akcnf ih0frn
where they The number which sre taken into the
foro the Of the deed was 30 large
that Il astonishing thA. some ono Of she number did
1t isuow gensaiy sssced that sevevalof tho secession
sympathzng rcidentssDf Washington In excellent
sprs~n tho morning ~ the 1lth ui much 10 as to
attrafhe atteotion cf many OF the leSactizcns There
were two or thsee perses who gave h sher opinion
that Booth hsasom ds ardly plot hand but all such
wersighed So for discovering Ares' nests and failed
70 n5sfy the authoritSes But the deed was
done, Mr. Lincoln had brcaahed his ast there were
numerous parses who had circumstsntal evidence bear
ing riron II.
now rB prrans wrm coNwmAcY WE'RE OBTAINED
II seems that about tnreo wecis before the plans
pat inAo exeouhon OF the parties rcvoltcd
at the part ofthe work which the ;eaers had allotted
dc.r 20 ha ot ss .rr - o,ee .s,nah mahes,sa ne sa
oath, and every effort made to bring him mp his work
But the more he thought OF h the more he became
alarurd At tac fesrfsi proposition -sf the hellish
schemes Amer several days pareyng be sueceeded in
gettingihe consent of lis assocics torccve him from
an further connection with them the condition that
he shoud cav the c4tysnd not return for SIXTY days
He left tho city, and somewhere within the limits Of
the Army of us Potomac when e there Of the
assasanfton OF the President He Immediately repaired
10 Fortress Monroe and give niusef W. and was sent TO
washngsoo arriving thsre the next morning afrr tho
funeral sorycos 10 Mr. lllncoln at tho White House
When taken bcore the ausorffes he pssio a fuIl rom
fesson OF all that he know Of che pct where ana
dsrstood 1at the prociamntion issued sris i.ai ay
h Secretary stanton, Offering addtc1 reward for
Booth also rewards for Atzerot and Harold hased
upSn tho Confession OF this prisoner A, any rate the
arrests thai day rous and several resi-.
dcrns OF Washington were among the number This
opened the way for further sportant all
OF which win IN due time be made public
The NrnBsH ENGAGED IN EXECUTING rxK rI1r
Is much larger than has been generally supposed Be-
sides Booth and his accompliees In and around The
theatre the assassination OF Seward and Aero nj the
kirkwood, there were number engaged Ia cutting the
wires leading from the War Department and
from the nceng culprits II appears that at
precisely ten minutes past ten there twenty
wires leading from the War Once IN different directions
md connecting with the fortincatons and outposs cut
These wires having beeo cut at considerable distance
'rom each other together with the OF
his work. shows very plainly that sunber OF men were
sngaged In IT, and II now believed that there were
twenty-five men appointed 10 do this work The time at
whsch this accomplished furnishes beyond doubt
he hour which the President asasssinated which
heretofore has been stated all the way from half past
line 10 half past ten. II probably did not vary much
rom Ten O'Clock
ME pKEsrpKsr, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY SEWARD
TW ONLY INTENDED VICTIMS
The stories In reference 10 the contemplated
ssnation OF all the leading officials In the government
re all moonshIne Atia the evidence obtained thus far
hows that the scheme only contemplated the sssassna
lon Of President Lincoln, Vice President johnson and
ccretary Sewardno more and no less For reason
he person who was 10 execute the programme on Mr.. |
ohnson failed TO do his work Booth the only who
srried out hts part the letter The would be aassn
Mr.. Seward, doubt considered that he had Der. |
,rmed his work thoroughly; but providsntia cIrcum.
lanccs prevented his blows being effective
There are facts whatever looking toward the design
touching any other officials, unless perchauce thew
light Be In the way Fred Seward was at his fatbcr
ssidence The stories about Senator Sumner being rcd
pom slncs the mournfu event Of the 1lh arc ali nyen
ons got up for political capital AZ least, ssuch h the
sIIsf here he being pvcsssd for position il the
nbinet and this dodge 10 suppossd 70 b part OF The
roramme 70 force him Into hvos with President John
On In the light Of martyr ep6 thus secure for him ~
Dsition OF Secretary OF 6tatp.
Yrr rArnu neAoD n IN cowsmAcY.
mo persons eneseed In The ploe present. molly orew
ON the Wild and scosntrio actor down 70 more carpsR
., including the fennsyivana avenue dandy b,ockade
MINORS and mon Win thsir heads silvsrsd over with The
'ows cf many vintsss, and rattle headed youths
'xdy out Of their tssua me testimony already
stained s 20 straightforward and convincing That thcrs
no dosbt but q leass twsntyone MOI twenty three
rsons WI sunsf We penalty Of dsath There hardly