, 1865-09-26
THE BOAT BURNING CONSPI-
RACY.
Trial Of Vim. Murphy, ,at st. Louis.


Important Tcstimony-A Visit to Rich
mond and Interview viii, jeff Davf
<ators-JeQ. Wants u Bridge Burned
(Ffom The St. Louis Republican, s2d.1
Edward Frazier, resident Of ST.. Loui,
neer ca TIE river, but latte7ly saloon keeper
Witness On the part Of the prosecution, va:
duly sworn In The presence OF the accused
and examined by the Judge Advocate:
Y. NJ. EtazteF, do Jon know the aecasedi A.
| Mstossf do. Where did you arrt meet tira!
Mns introduced to him On the corner Of Fifth aud
zine streets in this city. What did he state to you
ke b lie cond.1ae sxe do1snma ons ns az
through Judge Tucker Of Mobile, as IN aren't to
bun bun steamboats,; H VIVA. proposition did Majors
What. boat did he - wish l you yoa To- bun
The steamboat Hannibal loaded for New oflenns
~! UP: what bosss were burned during his etay
Jesse h Eel md Post Boy he then ieft here and
XGnt 10 Illinois, as he told me, to receiye money.
Mh1t s'' do ypn 9y i4 regard o 10 RobeEt CAMP
name Of Aylcehtse burned her. By whom did be
faS ot .,,s w s3RGyd By Tucker
last What did be tel 5oa ID ceard. III to dina IN
burning Of the Robert Campbeuf Ne told me he
City of Madison 1t VieksSai aad lad sso husaad aad
the Imperial at St Louis, that they had paid him
81 Coo on the Robert Campbell, and that they would
thonl ht be was claiming too much. When did Ma
jors return to ST. Louis! lie Wus gone, should
Judge. very Eear txo months. and returned he's on
ce1nber, 1859. Are you positive that 1t w1s 1858!
1ez, sir. What proposition did he make to you
atte1 5eturains: HI made the proposition TO go
hrFr LSFtr Il tn, t%f-u
tu1l charge oft. Did he advance you my money tn
aecordanee with that prnposltlonF lie did, sar. lie
Advanced ne eome money.
DID yoE leave St. Louis in the eprfur of 1s64s I
LEFT IN tie summer OF 1851. Where did 'yon go7 I
went to Richmond? WHO went with your EIIlins-
f1 I'D Cstk %hon %d op Sc T. sh@osd
son Davis What buslnets did yon lay before Sed-
don3A laid none before him, bat Chrk laid some
hs q sa aas S h h d da
had nothing to do with that business now;
1hat Ia4 t was In the hand, Of Benjamin.
- a. What s id S1s Sen..n pips ~ q yoa: xs';
"! e e sss s iRa!ssx s g ct s
feE sn, ,oo1 in gEeenbackp at tirst. CLARK would not
take it.. Then benjamin offered $3ol,0)0 in green
backs 4 Clark would s1gn receipt In full. Giask
not se,tle any how. Then Dillingham; elain,ed % do
Ing an ataF In Louisville the destruction Of medi-
81 depot there. What did @ Benjamin say in regard
hts statement: We returned to the s7ottswood
Hotel, Ciazk and Dillingham;, I wrote . state
msnt cut aEd signed pillnpham's name to 1t: Tint
5aWin made final scttlcnens for $500 IN gold.
What Interview did sou hare With Jefferson
Ravis ~ While r. II Nehmopd' say at. Davis aad
boats. 1Ie said that he wanted no eteamboats
buried told him did not thlak there was auy
to hare it stoppei-thas he had been t15;ns 10 STOP
i iox come Time. Snch work did no good, he said
! suggested 10 him then 10 take the passes away
bes a t dons %os9 i ss eos hs 5 p.ss s
away from tho men In tho South. SEher. did
oa,b Sop nes9 oGy ny dc dGrn here, meant n .ao
sen Day1s' Nr: benjamin. iold me that IL.
Davis wanted to sec me. WHO Introduced
ron to him NJ. I.enfanin. What did Nj. Davis
back q Nashville. tomewhcsp between Nashville
and Chattanoosa: The long bridge they called II.
Mas that bridge then inside Or outside Tho United
for don't know uherc II ts myzels. Why did be
sa5 thst be wanted thst bridge burned Because
sherman was IN front OF Attanta, ND IVES doing
did you get from Secretary benjamin., II nnys did
not ret sny: What money did Clark get from him
M S:lo n Eod q, 9na dan On Columbia South Caro-
Ga suppose i vas on the bank there, far Ii Wss
drawn ont ofthe hank.
,n 1s hest asya,ns n;I n Z he 70 T9s.Ss sn
did. What did you heaff heard that Majors had
@ seen - payaa aud eot hlm to advance him $io9
er slipped ground Minors, and went and saw md
id you hear Ids ciark told ne; also Majors toid
WIS !sii Of il Whai id became Of r1as any % pars
PHI; Four thousand dollars of # mas stolen
Irwin got roma Of It; fcllow By The nana Of
1;hqmP:on T. s4 g., 4ome of; Dilngh;m at :ons q