New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-30
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daS ana W." sop zee about tho time you knew these
Pavnes. q man by the name oi montgomery
I "rn "o man nv mat name that know or
saw no D, n ~ aver see the PayIes there in company
with n man named Clearyf IA nave John IayA'' Y
I couid not SAY have the other III,
~ ma vo evor see either OF tham in company with
4 T. Claw A. I never saw Clay but very hlue; a
have seen them in company with Sanders, tucker AAu
Py %dgs NODE Could You name any other Rebels
in Montreal who constituted part OF TINS ene,e yo
namedf A. j could mention Gen. Carroii On mempns,
n Wood a man about IS years OF age. gentleman "
the name Of Clark and an old gentleman from floIius
who wore a queue: think his name was Weseou
Q. Do yca remember man rom In, Indiana ny INC
name Of Dodge? A. do not recoleet MN now. II
Q. Or man by the name OF "aiRerI "a. NJ
knew many men met every day, but 40 mol Know
their names they rather gave s o S eod the Nth
BIZ M. Aiksn-Q DO you recollect DR.. Morill there
A. No. not by that name might remember nj" "e'o
O. Did c. c. Clay have q room at the st. Lawrence
HO;ef A. could not say. r.xo
O Did YOU see Payne 20 the rooms OF any oi .hese
peIsonsi A. once saw him coming out OF saileers
room; 1 never saw him coming or going out Oh Any
| of the others. .,,.no. IN tho
prisoner at the barr A. Very little; he was an oaeI
man: should not think Of his being any relation "
this man; there ia no resemblance that discover
| TESTIMONY OF 7. T. HyAhs.
p. 15g, Hoh--O. Where have you resided during
| the mast Searf A. AT Toronto, Canada. A..
| O state whether or not while there you made w. as
| annuai uta
baut the middle of December. 1905 knew him Prcv
ous To that by sight but had any conversation
with him; have known him since that ni2e IN. Con-
! o. Did You know him as . Confederate III .nc ~.
fedsrate Armyf A. did not know he was ID 'ne I'm
federatc service; knew be was doing "o'A '0' Wv
Confedsrates. r,.ot
burn rlede with you for the purpose Of introducing
yellow fever in the United Statesf dive al TIC par
tcuars Of your arrangements what was don ,bo Rev
Stuart Robinson at the Qncen Hotel, Toronto Dr
Blackburn was about to take South some soldiers VINO
had escaped from Northern PRISONS asked MN II ne
90 South and serve the Confederacy; said did; ne
! then told me 10 come up stairs; he wantedto SPEAK
narlor: be offered me bis hand as free in
friendship and said he would never deceive me- iha'
he wanted to place confidence IN me Tor an
he asked me If would like to 90 on an expeditions
told him didn't care II did, he said would make IN
independent fortune by IT, at least 100000 and more
glory than Gen. Lee; that ] could do more Tor ne
Southern Confcderacy than if l bad taken 100 coo
soldiers Ia reinforce Gen. Lee; considered aiter
a time and told him wonld go; he then told me ne
wanted TO take certain quantity Of clothing ne ala
not say how much, coats shirts and Undertaking
into the States and dispose Of them at auction; he
wanted me 10 take them into Washington City into
Norfolk and as far South could go where the Gen
eTa Government held possessions be wanted me 10 sen
them on bot day night; it did not matter what
money got for the clothes; was jht TO dispose oil
them for what could get.
@ What did he tell You you were TO receive for your
servicesi A. He said slOoocO he said should nave
If the thing succeeded could make looooo times as
much.
O. Where were Won get possession Of the clothes
A. in Toronto to on with my legitimate bust.
ness and if left was TO inform DR. Stuart Robinson
where was and he was TO telegraph or write TO me
somewhere about the month Of January 1864; l went
" on with mywork until think, the eth Of June ls64
on Saturday night had been ont to take a pair Of
tpTusa mx wife had letter in her hand from DR..
Robinson which he had just called aud left there;
s called DR.. Robinson and asked HIM what was 70
EvAu o aIn l..l Il
rot wish himself to commit any overt act against the
United States Government; that had better take Only
just enough money 10 carry me down 70 Montfeai had
a letter 10 Mr. Slaughter there who gave me directions
proceed TO Halifax where was 10 meet Dr. blackburn;
the letter dated May TO- 1864. from liavana went
down TO Halifax; Dr. blackburn arrived there about the
18th Of July from Havana; be sent down TO the hotel
y where was stopping; went TO see him; he told MS he
had clothing there Which nsa Ssen @ o snn
wagon belonging 10 the hotel down to the steamboat
II landing and got there eight trunks aud yalsc he
directed 10 take the things TO my hotel and put them
= in private ROOM which did and notified Dr. Black
burn he asked if would take the valise into the
s sisie' AMI letter. sTn as present. President
Iineodi I objected and The vs.e was taken q, %
trunks they had Spanish marks on them he told me
, man would go with me next morning TO make ar
wrh or two vessels going to Boston TO
smnggle the trunks through went down as directed
and made application TO Capt. AfeGregor; don't re-
member the name Of the yessel the one who went
with me had consultation with Capt McGregor;
know what lie said but Capt McGregor refused to take
the trouble; next went 10 the bark Halifax. Capt:
John OBrien the officer who was with me said had
goods wanted TO take to my friends as presents
silk and satin dresses &e.-and that be wanted TO
make arrangement TO smuggle them into Boston;
the captain and he had private consultation; when
thew came out he consented take them board the
Halifax and smuggle them In; We took them ON board
his vessel that days arriving at Boston, it was five
day. , before of e S s Se sppeeSesded at
in doing IT, and expressed them through to Philadelphia
From there brought them to Baltimore and brought
five of them here to Washington four OF them gave to
representing himself as snter from Boston by
the name Of Myers. understood at the time that he
was q sutler in Sgels army. He said be had found
goods which be was told TO take TO NewberD. n. &.
and turned them over to him. DR.. Blackburne told me
at the time that be could have about 81 VOOOO worth OF
goods got together that Summer 10 be disposed Of
O. What did he state to you was his object II any, In
disposng of these goodsi A. To destroy the army
and any body in tie country
O. Did he state that these goods had been carefully
infected by him with yellow feyerf A. Yes sir.
O. Did he explain 10 you the process by which he had
infected them A He did not; he told IDe there were
other parties engaged in il; he did not know who they
were who about injecting other goods with small
p0x yellow fever and so
| o. Did Won understand that the goods in the vaise
intended to be sent ms a present 10 President Lincoln,
had also been carefully infected with yellow fever A.
understood him il had been infected with yellow fever
| and SINAI, pox; declined 20 take them.
q. Did you learn from him whether he had ever
sent that yalse TO the President A. No. did not;
have heard that il sent him.
O. What disposition Of this trunk and clothes did you
make in Washington A. turned them over TO VIM. 5.
Wall g. Co., Commission Merchants; / requested an
advance them; they gave me an advance Of sOO and
| / weut back TO Canada. Il
| O do YOU remember the date Of that transaction
A. 1 think it about the 18th Of August. 1864; it
was tie largest of the five trunks had two noiches
in 1t. and known big number two; my orders
to be sure and have that trunk sold in Washing
ton.
Q. Did yon send any of the others further sonth or