The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-25

fConfcderncy was near giving out the
act would be the final resource to gain
ITS Independence. His companions
seemed to agree with him in scnti-
inent. On arriving at the rebel camp
the secret mectingof rebel officers rps
held to which witness was not admit.
ted, but Lieut., .Cockerill, Of the ID
virginia rcgimebt--tbe same regiment
to which BealI afterwnrd cxecuted-
belonged-tolc him few days iatcf
that the purpose Of the meeting was
to send certain officers Oh detached
service to Canada and the border, to
deliver prisoners, to burn Northern
cities. and finally TO get after tEe
members Of the Cabinet and Kill tlie
President. This was the mair par.
pose. He had heard it more than n
thousand times but had considered !,
mere braggadocia. He had heard the
plan mentioned in the streets Of Rirh-
mond, among those connected with
the rebel Government. The lnlestde-
claration OF the kind was, after the
Oattio OF ChancoIIorSvilic. when Gcu-
'rai--he believed General Fitzpatrick
was on AFRAID near the city.
Mrs. Mary IIudspeth, Of Harlem.
New York, in November. 1861. was
TidinS n the Third Ayeuue cars New
l"fk City, and noticed two young
men III the car one OF whom wore
Ia'Se whlskcTs, whom On being shown
ho1tnS photograph, she identified it
rs Deih3 HIN. The others name was
johnson. Booth VS. very angry be-
cause 1t had not fallen on hiin to 90 10
washington, and because lIo had been
sent elsewhere, One Of the mcn luh
me car at Iwen'y'sevcnth street, aud
shorty alter Witness daughter, who
%aS Win her, SAID She had dropped Il
'cuer' lWihG<s had some letters
which she was taking to the postotiice.
Altefward she found that the letter
she had picked up did not belong to
hcr' II must have been dropped by
one oi The men, for she SAN them eX-
changing letters. There were two
letters ID one envelope. Tie letters
were then presented aid read to the
Commission rs fnIIOwS. .
DEAR Louis: The time hasat last
come that we have al 50 wished for
ana upon you everything depends. A.
IL was decided before you lett we were
10 cast iots' Accordingly we did 50,
ana you are TO he the Charlotte Cor
u"y ol the nineteenth century. When
yon remember the icarlul, solemn WOW
that was taken by us, YOU will feel
thcre Is no dr;Nback-A5e must dte, |
ana nor. You can choose your weap- I
ons. The cup, Tho h!Hie. the bullet, !
Inc cup tailed us once and might
again johnson, who VIII give ms.
mas been IKE an enraged demon since !
the meeting, because 1t has not fallen
upon illm to nd the world Of the mon /
ster lie says the blood OF his gray. !
haired iathcr and his noble brother
can upon hlm Tor rovchgc,and revenge
he Will have; II he cannot wrealI it
upon the fountain head, he will upon
some OF the blood thirsty Generals.
Butler would suit him. As our plans
were all concoctcd and well arrans ID !
we separated, andas am wrlting-on
my way to Detroit--I Will only say /
'lla' "'l rests upon you l0u know
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