The New York herald., 1865-05-17

Nv the JUrn, ,n,oc.n von, p,oSsssion i. ,A.A
O. Have Won a. tno.n or 7 w,t.. noo,h . rood MANY
yesrsf fhsvs %novn him shout tsn or eleven vesrs
since nrst met him
seven years in.msts,, rr~''
O. Can YOU recall conversation which Won are sun.
posed IN have nd ,,,S h a. Novanher Ias, in Nsv
York; We. nsu =, WIN nun 10 N''e"0'' 'A''
O What tins ~ in IN. non,h v..u, A I,h,nk Il vas
What ms ~ NnsaSsns u ss.o .hont ths nsy,od a,
time cannot thInn N The srsct date but II Was in
corvsrsspU pUaoa @ .. NovemoeI vn1 a "" 20, % c,i ~
ana he lola ~ 49,. h SI LII ,.a.a ~ sc, IN ,b. no.
Sn OF me country again that he had taken bis ward
Did von :, a., % hi sS,a- ~, .nS h.vs soms con
versation with him in regard 10 al snecustions or was
Il at the same simes No air. ths next time met
him was ahon, ths ,a ~ ~" a,. 80 O,.v I,,s Cs.ssr
which We did nI,v IN ,h DIR ~ and n "a.
WaIs with I b; u - " %ad LOd 'uai ns as.os s ,m
where he might eet FOR nj. in
O. Was that IN % ,hs' eisv ~ ~ NJ varrS a Ys..
never had srv convssssicn With hin, r.,s,.e N his
charge az s,,snd snd ~ ,hint he ss,S % nsmaS H.rsn
will not be posve but think he said n in Montresl
ho did not ssv ANYTHING TO me- At ali about the on business
| them that remswhsr
Did he So asG vou how Won would like 70 10 into
the oil business rim himy a Not in the oil buspess
| Yes, cir: ~" ~ "-N 10
b Did he. hs ask you e 80 in ,,n nth him, Y. sir
were jokine with him about the afYar: met him on
broadway; after he eft them he said he had better
Az imam that On sna one S .nd S
again talked Of this speculaton and asked me how
woud like IN uo In With him. told him was without
liked me- sna would do the the
State tSs wbos Of P ths 's eonver,os in which he
urged Won to 90 into this snecula,ion in New YORK
ming TO end Ss eft me then % IN New York and re-
oeived revera letters from him from Washington telling
was sn % ma hs us on n bs
was sure to coin money. that must 70 in with him;
paid very little attention to IT, then sSou. $ the latter psr
SheS late or early IN
January he came TO New York and cam. 70 my
mouse; tnen hved % & no 20 StSVe SS o. ssree, ans no
and %s vent n saoon Known be House Of Lords
~ ou I u "Un' .. ~ suu @ ,S .h ousv onsdnrahis
lime s"nnoss an Sour ast'n~ and dr,nkng: he had
often mentioned this affair that's his speculation, but
was hs would say that he Mould sa tell me Ss Ss
we're House. and ate some oysters we inen started up
thought was tune 20 go nome rosaay ana y
from the corner Of Houston-and | had 70 tSrn down
Beecker street 70 get 70 Grove street oadc am gooC
with him, and did 30: walked square--that is 70
rontn street or neSt street; ne sksa me 20 a,k up up
Fourth street because Broadway vas crowded
no aald Fourth street was not 10 I1" OF people p:
Sa ana "% there with him and
street. he stopped and told me then tnA' ne Wds W
;s.gs M cap',s I 1"s .s ~s1Ss s e"1 RgcswonS
asked him n that vas what he wished me 70 60 In he
ss,a Was; s0lo MN cou,o uos ao " .ns. ~ "a ra M
had two or three thousand dollars that he could leave
% sa'd Gou,a no. 90 ~; no rn.ss VIZ" =. h.t
M.ed WIN me 10Y supPo.o, twouy muuses ~ ."'. =.
no1r ana M s no n .nen Ia tpa a.,s e no Ss
least would not netray nim ana M sag care not; no
s.d that tho party were sworn togs,ner ana .n% 49,
s. .DS soms ors sSous The ssr
Sannos temomDer hcw ou. ' Irsng IN, me so,% n,sh
| md Won't Nom. '''N A'-' NV --~
Ma ~ snSc., u ~, Via. mart he v,sh.d Won to
play 70 Carrying out sn,s ccn:Gcy, A. fss & M 4. ,.c
door OF the theatre Il signal
~yas A. "a -. NJ. n.sSrs Hscsnss q mnst h.
some one acquainted or connected with the theatre who
"' ForS,s sss.irs in w.sh,n,tor, A Yes. s,s
o Did he urge you upon the ground that was an
easy AFFAIR and that you would have very little 10
ss,d Ss said the thing was sure 70 succeed "
@ What preparations did he say, f any, had been
thing was in Yeadness that was sure TO succeed for
were parties on the other side ready 70 CO operate
Did you understand from him that the rebel govern
ment was sanctIonng what be was doing' A. He never
O What do you mean by parties on the other sides
A. imagined that they were on the other side he
oS wSH shsy they were those
@ Did he mention the probable number Of persons
engaged In the conspiracy A. He said there from
fifty 10 hundred he said that when he nrst mentioned
the affair TO me-
O. Did he write TO your A. he about this specu-
latop and then he wrote TO me again; that must have
been In January.
q. Have you those letterd A. ! never kept my let
ters; every Sunday devote TO answering my CORES
pondeuts and generally destroy their letters then
= Did he not mako you any remittance with view OF
enabling you to come 70 Wilmington A. Oh yes, SIR;
after Ihad declined going-had refused hm-I got let.
ter from him stating that must come this the let
Ter In which he told me Il TO succeed; wrote
back that was impossible; would not come then by
return mail think got another letter. with fifty dol
be there on Saturday night did not ro have not been
| out Of New York since last summer.
O. Can you remember the time you received the ast
letter. with the nfty dollars In S A. That wac in Janu
| ary, think
q You say he said he had one thousand dollars 70
leave to your family A That before, at the nrN
| interview.
q Did he at the time no you the first fifty dol
lars mention any mores A. Tn the letter he did not