New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-06
Suppressed Testimony.
WAs6NGToN. Mouday. June

WAs6JNGToN, Monday June = ls6j.
The following testimony in secret session OF
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Richard Mont goneTy, witness calico Wy '"e P''s''
caio1. beng duly sVorn testified as follow, # New.
Ycrk9 4. Yes sir.
@. State whether cf rot you visited Canals ID the
o. How long did You remain thereG a. ! remained
ffcre going back and lorti since. within aooIt
vcet and ? half o. two weeks time
q. Did you OF got know IN Washing on ~ Jeet1
TtOmpe0r formerly Secretlry If the Interior, ana
Clement Clay, formerly Of the United States Senate
O. VIII -on state whether you met these persons IN
Canada nra whoni 4. l met them in Canada ~ 10.
ron.o ~ s.. Catharines and at Montreal hlmDsf o.
fines and very frequently since the Summer OF 1861 up
q. Did Won OF not meet George y. Sanders 4. l
A. And man by the name Of J. P. Holccmb A.
o. Can Won name sny other Rebel citizen Of the
United States il Canada Of note. that you met A.
Yes sir / net Beverly Tucker, " {. Cleary-l ihiAk
those lIe the inisias-aud grca; many others under
fctii names; there was another ore BY The name %
Harrington; those are the ones that principally had
c0nr1rlr cation with net another one ny The name ~
Lay, not Clement c. Clay; met one Hicks up there
O. Under how many different names did Jacob
Thompson pass In Canada, 10 you Know y. ii Wonlo
r. impossible for me to tel YOU knew lin undei
three or four and others Knew lin under other Names
his principal name was Carson
Q. Do you know under what names Clement c. Clay
yassed 4. Yes sir one OF lon was Hope, another
!. Z. Lacey have forgotten the initials of his name
Hope; J. /. Lacey was the principal one another
one was Tracy.
O. state any conversation yon nay have had with
Jacob Thompson in Canedo u the Summer Of 800 10
regard 10 putting the President Of the United States ont
az the way or assassiDa'ng bins A During the con.
Nersation in 1864 jacob Thompson said that he had
frien5 Confederate IN over The Southern States Tho
Nv for the cd If u,p
Of ihe South, and he could ~ any time have the ylat
Lincoln and any Others 81 his advisers that he chose
nut ont of his way tG he would but have 10 point ont
lie man that be considered in bis way and his friends
as he termed them, would pu aim Out Of a. and not let
hu know any anything about T. If necessary, and That
they would not idcr Il crimc, wien done toI the
cause OF the Confcderacy
q. Did you or not see Jhompson time in tie
month of January. ls61 and where. 4. That was IA
Canada III MOntTCa al.
o. VIII you state what ne then sand TO you if any
thing in regard to proposition which had been made
to him 10 rid the world OF the tyrant Lincoln \. lie
said n proposition bad been made TO him 10 rid the
world Of the tyrani Lincoln Stanton. Grant. and some
others: that he knew the who had made the pr0po
ion were bold, daring and able to execute any
thing that thew would undertake without regard TO the
cos that he himself was IN favor Of the roIos,on but
had determiu cd 10 defer his answer uut he had con
suited hfl government AZ Richmond. and that he was
only ewatne their approval lie said that he thought
il would be q blessing 70 me people Doih Norm ana
South to have those men killed.
o. This wss in January A. That was in January
last.
q. What time in the month was ~ A. III Ws hpobt
The middle OF She month saw him numDer of times;
could not give the exact day OF that cOnyeTsation
Q. Was II about that time that yon saw Clement Z
Clay and had 4 conversation with bin A. NO BIZ, IN
The Summer Ut IeG4 Immediately after NJ. Ih0m pson
had told ne what he WAS able 20 do repeated the
conversation TO Mr.. Clay. and he said lhat So-we
all devoted 10 our cause, aud ready 70 80 any
length" Ito do anything under the sun was his
expression. remember, " to servo then cause.
q LOOK al these prisoners az the bar ana see !oi
recognize any "' theu having been seen y! Won VI
Canada, aud under what circurns.nccs. a. have
seen that one without his coat there pointing 10 LOUIS
Pavne. one OF the accused do not know has name.
q. Will you state where and under what crcuIn.
stances y0u saw himi A. have seen him a number
~ times ir Canada saw him abou, the Fails in the
Summer Of 1864. and saw him agau--I guess II wa.
t5e last time that him and had some w0rds-at the
Queens Hotel, at Toronto City. Canada West
@. State ali that occurred at that time A. had
had an interview Of some time with Mr. Thomson sev
eral others had sought IN interview while was clos
ced with him, and had been refused admttanee. af,er
was through with Mr. Thompson, and in leaving The
ROOM saw the man Payne in the rassagc.w,v ,ear
at the time; Mr.. Clay stopped and held my hands
finishing conversation III an uDdertOne with this
man. and when be .eft for nome Mt
he said Wait for me. I will return p
ne then went out and spoke TO some other
gentleman who was entering Mr.. ThompSon's door
aud he came and bid good'by. asking me where he
could gee In half hour and told him. and made
m appointment TO meet Mr.. Clay; while Mr. Clay Wa
away from me ! spoke 10 his man and asked him who
be was; commenced talking about some OF the topics
there. and he rather hesitaed telling who he was
He Psyne) said, oh, am c anadan :" giving me Il
understand that was not to ask any more
U Did you NOT ask Thompson or Clay who he was
"A. Yes. sir made some mention 10 regard to THU
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