New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-26

wife being her connsmeu not kuowins any
wIsn che Tiy b. S01 S ard positively dcs.s ns s.n
get something 10 do that might make living but aiird
every effort.
am now in ss- of desiituon ryins your brnrvoence
trust heartily III. nay met or appreciation. For M ,li
ton. Trusting you will answer this rsrly po.sib 70
mai, W YOU =, cSrdisn, servant Gop,RsI hI."
Though unwilling to become surety. concluded To
match the benevoence of this stranger from Montreal
and paid half the bill for the leather en- Hymns got
custom by my request Of friends to paronize him
charity subsequently assisted him again by adyanc'
ing some money on work expected to get done Some
tine in May Hymns asked me II had heard from Or.
not being much acquainted. About the LIST VI june
letter came among my letters TO Mr. Prestons office
for Hyaws. requesting him TO come Whether ad'
dressed IT, me for Hyams-to me-or to g. s. Preston
on the envelope. do not remember. II was not ad'
dressed 10 eny within did read it further than
70 see that 1t concerned Hyams; aud passing
wife. threw il IN upon ' his cont Ter. 5
was frequently annoyed with letters OF this
sort about matters not within my province as n,hls
ter and uniformly treated them In this way refusing 20
have anything to do with any matters pertaining 70
soldiers beyond charity to the needy ana
counsel 10 the young. Shortly after Hyams wished "
borrow some OF the money 20 buy ticket 10 Montreal
thought had lent him enough. md he was nov 10
good business aud therefore refused. My impression
rs e borrowed the money of Mr. Preston VINO Is very
benevolent reneneD. and In the habit Of assisting
Hyams's shop with little .oans. I have seen ut Mr..
Pesons several memornndus Of Snch oans. and among
them Of about this date II IL simple due bill Tor
80 and some cents signed Godfrey j. HyaDs. bat Hm
positive does not pupor 10 be on account Of Dr. EacS
burn but simply. as The others, borrowed money Some
time after this II, wo camo 10 Mr.. PrcstOns IN
great distress. and told us hat Hyams bad deserted
her aud gone TO the Confcderacy. leaving hor and
children without means to get food and the shop debts
unpaid; gave her few dollars. and bong very
much incersed at his conduct wrote TO DIR. Black
burn at Halifax whittier learned HyaIna had gone.
1enouDcing Hyams IA a scogndrcl, who was unworthy
OF trust aud sag ing he would do great wrong IA allow
ing him to 20 to tho Contcderaoy without providing
means TO feed his family; incosed also note 70
Hyans telling hun what thought Of bis condnot IN
thus deserving his family after having through then
obtained chArcs fioiu ne; In tho course Of month OF
six weeks 1 incidentally DR. Blackburn AZ the
depot passing Oh 10 the Fails sLd asked II he md got
my letter and male provision for hyams's wile and
children; he said would b. beck in few weeks.
and would have money to pay his way hmse Z: during
the Sumner Hyams returned hut being satisfied he
was scoundrc would not allow him to speak 10 me.
and warned Others against him; Mr. Preston also dts
countenaneed him. this ID all know of lin and Dr..
BlscsburD. 4
9seH,or BY NJ. H,rri,on--Did yon hear Southern
men speak OF iiyanss mission and its obJeoist A.
heard NJ. Hocom'c who came in June a. agent for
the coueierhcy send book escapsd oIiss saw that
III aus meeting lin In Montreal, had swindled him
out ii his passage money 20 Halifax by representing
himself NJ soldier returning 81 BE nrmy aud that no
since had learned that he not going to The army.
but after something which II there any
In il President Davis would De the if.t man 70 hang
would infer that Mr. Holcoubc knew heard IRE.
qusnt silurions 10 Dr. Blsckburnbis enthusiasm on
the subject o yellow fever aud his dsting ashoi sue
cess and bonoIs from he treatmgnt - u. and occasion
ally Jest ut the expense o. his sanity that subject
noe do believe that southern gentlemen VI my &c
quantaDce knew any thing of such scheme as Hams
speaks Of except they mag have heard him Boosting
OF II afterward
The evidence ofDr. Robinson closed the examination
Mr.. Cameron IN the fst place. argued Tia, admit
ting the evidence Of ams io be true Ia eyeEJ respect
IL did not prove a conspiracy, but the employment by
DR.. Blackburn Of Iyams to carrv out tho business a.
ready planned by Hyams; aud II it had Doe. carried
on, II yaiGs would have been guilty Of murder and Dr.
Blackburn scconplicc before tie fici. lie main
tanned thai conspiracy Ind been proved and that no
Jury would cor Wet upon such evidence. conspiracy
10 commit "a msdcmoanor IN u fore IN country not
oisnse against the law 81 this country. III pressed
the point that II Dr. Blackburn had entered into
sUch n coIspir he had conirnstBe' Go lAE OF this
province; ard maintained fnitber lhat the eyido1cs
had entirely failed 20 show thot any such sprgcy
had been entered into by the defendant.
Mr.. Patterson replied. holding that Ac evidence wa
sufficient send the 10 higher court AID that
person Who conspired to commit rHerse ~ tho ma
charged properly smcnabe 20 the laws Of this
lie quoted number II authorities - sustain
h- position.
Tie Magistrate reserved Lis decision ti'l II rrsdsy