, 1865-05-12
THE assassin.
An Evening With Him in Canada.

correspondence OF the Hamilton (Canada} Times.
as any Information regarding the actions
and conversations Of the murderer Of Presi-
dent Line olD, during the last lew months OF
hts career must be Of special interest to the
public, have thought proper to furnish you
witn H'. isW "reminiscences OF an evening spent
IN his company some few months ago Since
the occurrence Of the trugic event I have fore
b0rne any alluston to, the facts here stated.
either in public or confdentia1ly, although
TIE announcement of the murder, associated
with the::uame Of The Assassin, recalled vivid
" an interview well nigh pass.d ID memory, and
almost ere:y word uttered upon the OCCASION
reculIta to mind as fresh Is u recollection Of
yesterday; but now that the misguided and
WIctched man has met his doom, statement
OF tie circumstances can affect nothing
For na.sdi1cct the pursuit Of Justice.
- IN '1,ova IN q evening tPa during last fall,
] was. introduced to The Assassin al The
st. Lawrence Hall, In Montreal, and INDUCED
10 friendly contest at billiards with hin In
the saloon Of that establishment, which was
continued to late hour IL the evening. AIy
opponent seemed to have been indnlging
freely IN stimulants, not appearing to be in.
toxicated at all, hut I Remember that the
wandering character Of Ills conversation, and
the wild ideas he expressed, struck me at the
time as indicating rather Immoderate dissipa.
tion and slight mental arrangement OF e1.
citement: In the cou!se Of the recreation
peculiar run drew forth a remark touching
my La1tialit5 for the ".pockets," aud thsre.
upon sudden thought seemed to flash upon
his mind, and raising his cue, he continued in
q manner somewhat excited "Do you ku5w
! have got the sharpest plny la!d out ever
done in America? lean bag the biggest game
1n,s rn,1,1 n'qe o. 5ust remember " address;
daysH I paid little regard to his remarks at
the time, suppostng them to proceed fnom
the ordinary iallacy Of person in his CON
dltion. In the course Of the evsnine some
allusIon occurred to tie Presidential can
sfat,s sas fhfh e. psogsessa2g psess IN The United
great feeling on the occasion, and, among
other observations said. 1t made damned
little difference, head Or tail-Abe's contract
was nearly up, and, whether Reelected or
not, be would get his goose cooked" At
one ao ny 4;h|Pepen IN loe9lar tpsn
this remark by =, like your Canadian
style; I must post myself in CanucE nirs:
for some Of Us tey11s may have to settle there
SHORTLY" Thcsc remarks formed but small
portion Of the conversation of tho evening:
nnt recall them particularly as probably Il.
Assassin, and the same which. in their exccu-
tion' has SO recently startled the'worId. Nv
Impressions Of The Assassin were that he Yas
Q young man Of means, given to q eay. roll |
licking HE, and that his nature was not cal |
cnlated to distinguish him beyond the sphere
Of fashionable blade in society. The pho
tographs commonly circulated at present are |
evidently very correct, as they serve to re-
place his appearance on that evening yery |
Fividly in my mind. We parted at the hotel
It the conctusion Of onr recreation, and did |
not meet him afterwards but welkxemem-
oer his address, as he suggested, and believe
hut now can comprehend tho character Of
he "double earom" contemplated bY nv
riendly opponent on that evening, rendered
memorable in my experience at billiards.