The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-09

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
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Tobacco. l saw hsrrosd IN Iofoneo.
Saunders said Booth was heart ana soaa
in this matter ne WAS cousin 70 beaie,
who was hanged IN New YORK. he sara
that II they could dispose on Lincoln, "
would be an easy matter TO dispose OF
Mr.. johnson in some OF bile drunken rev.
elrles that II they GOULD dispose OF sns
President, Vice PRESIDENT ana Caoioes,
and that IT Mr.. Seward could be disposed
of, it would satisfy the people OF the
South, and that peace could b obtain
ed; that they had endesvored to bring
about war with England, but Mr.. Sew
ard, through bis energy and ssgAclty, nao
thwarted their efforts, and for that reason
hey wanted to get rid OF him.
J Richard Montgomery testified know
Jacob Thompson. Clement G. Clay, whom
J have met 10 Canada humber Of times
, since tho Summer Of 1864 up to this time;
also, George N. Saunders. ]. p. Hol.
! combe, Beverly Tucker, W. c. Cleary,
Harrington. Hicks, and others. under ic-
: titious names. Thompson had several
. names. one Was Carson. Clay vas Holt,
I land Lacy, and Tracy. jacob Thompson
I said be had friends Of the confederacy oil
e over the Northern States willing TO go any
{ lengths, and that he could, ct any time.
: have the tyrant Lincoln, or any of his ad-
;, visers, put cut of the way; that biz
d friends would not consider i, crime, and
n that i, would be done for the cause of the
It COME deracy. 10 January. 1865, Thomp-
d son said, at Montreal, that a proposition
d had been made to him to rid the world Of
e the tyrants Lincoln, Stanton, Grant and
If some others; that he knew the meo wht
d made it we're bold, daring men. able Il
execute any thing they would undertake
l. that he was in favor Of the proposition
o. bat deferred his answer until be had con-
1t suited his government at Richmond; thu
ID he was then only waiting their approval
g He thought it would be blessing to thu
<; people both North and South, to have
r them 1.-THE tyrants) killed. In the sun
D mer of 1864 repeated what Mr.. Thomp
s. son fret told me, to C. G. Clay, who sal,
N that be was really devoted to our cause
D. and ready to 90 any lengths, to do any
e. thing under the sun to save it. l hav
a. seen Payne, the prisoner. number G
re- times in Canada, about the Falls. in th
az summer of '64, and also at the Queen
IN 81 ote, at Toronto, Canada West, where
v conversed with him. | had an interviey
as with Mr. Thompson; several others ha
sought an interview while was c'oseted
re and had been refused. On leaving Thomt
ID sons room, | saw Payne in the passage
a. way, near the door, with Clement
r Clay talking to him.
e. l acted as a government detective i
/ Canada. and assumed the name of Jane
of Thompson, though l never registered j,
D. but always some other name. Ny whol
he object was to serve the government.
y saw this cipher (found among Booths Ell
en- fects) in Mr.. CIay's house, at St Cath
i'd crimes, 10 the summer of 1864. cal
er red dispatches from Canada to Gordon,
VILE, and received reply, which l ca
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