, 1865-06-02
DIR, HLAc AcR tSQJEeN AGAIN,


n the cbarg- Of sending clothes Infected
Eith the yellow fever INTO Northern cities,
Ei1h the intention Of spreading That dire cl'- |
dem.c there. this infam ,ns plot WAS con
south but more inhumau and dastardly |
mode of assailing f,elllgeEent WAS nerer !
head OF tn the annals Of barbarism. The |
Titness, Cooley J. Hyauns, who gaye bis er-
dcncf In straightforward and apparently
trulhlu1 manner, tAys that the plot origin
Queens Hotel, BE- wss introduced to Bla-k-
bum, who asked him TO 30 on an expedition,
ard pledged 60. 1aith -'on the fello wship Of
q Frcemason-" According to the Doctor.
Hy anls would make his loriune-'tStoo. .00 er
II o times mote"-and get more honor aud
RI lsry than even Gen. Lee. Haying excited
nis cnpditg md bis ambition ~ tais %;:y'
t,oduce clothing infect with the yel..
low fever INTO Washington, Norfolk aud
o,hcr places. T. appears hat he goods we're
Iufecti oy the Doctor b nscn. Be added
that he Was going to Bermuda. aad would be
q letter directing him 70 Il al,fax, whittier he
Vt ut. us ng tnuds suT piled for the special
.purI,ose By Southerneis in this city and In
Montreal. lie there met the Doctor. who
gave him eight trunks aud rallse contain
ing the poisoned clothing. Blackburn in-
st1uctcd lin to *'smuggle" the eoods to Bos'
tnn bno Norfolk. He explained that the va
lise vas to be present to President IN.
crln. Thel there Was trunk mar rksd 80
ullicl VAS to 60 to Washington without tad.
Blackburn, moreover, told a5ans not - be
goods. and io oder to guard agatust catch
ing the infection hlmself: t. he sure ''to
eu1oke strong cigars and Chew csmphor-"
We'll, the goods were got 70 Boston, then 10
Fl.tadelI'hla, and to Baltimore, twherc, for
4rnA nd
Returning to Canada, he met with Black
turn Clay and other Southern consp!1ators,
aud got monty with which to car5y out the
sch.mc. The goods were ultimately disposed
Of in Washington, Norfolk and Sewben-at
whith lsst place., he after wards hea- d, the
dread ,escr did b-tak out.
Such Is the plain narrative Of one Of the
most f.ndisA rlGis ever concoetcd By the
wicLedpees Of nlAn. Nht n 1t WIS mentioned
some time neo Incidentally, in smother trial,
uo 1.otice Was taktn Of it but the striking
cot1 obar alton which subsequently came from
Bel el1nudn has iuvcsttd d 1t with terrible Int
lest 1t euoxs what d+sperlte characters
the Southe.n I4f1gees count In their ranks,
aud 10 rvbAt yil!ainy thrse nIuch-petted "Gen-
te1nen" eau resort II illustrates a!so the
rhllaL thropIc" tendencies Of the mau B1Rci-
b4tu whom thu Toronto Leu1tr has held Up
IL a Imraeon OF bcnernlenct-
1t Hlll tt Seen that q very nice point was
WAS liah.e, inaeMuvh as his deeds we're Gun
sum1uatcd outside the Province Mr- Pat
1trsuu conscpdrd strongly that he could be
legally p-Etshed for the m sde1neano-, aad
h. md certainly COED grounds to 60 upon.
| We are quite aware Of the trcacl-rou sncss Of
rechn:calities md side-'ssuta IN Law; but
| there could not be q DOre 1sgrant failute Of
| Justice that the escape from punsshrneot Of
] suIl &C. uudrel ss this Dr.. Blackburn. Sup
| pcse lie had caused the death Of h1nd eds Of
| hupnn heirce--Intn, y m. Gut cn.ldre.1--
Alr Came. 0n's plea for his Escape would. OF
cuurkr, be quite as good but 1t would surely
| he standalous tat lie Should go unpun-
neanor, and The Ccns'tS Is slisht-an the
| err atcr pity, II even that small punishment
tnunet be Inetad out to him. The question
| Of whe her Btatkbu'n is or Is not punishable,
ought to be referred t. judge Of QUE of our
superior courts. Whatever Me- Eoom.r' )
more satisfactory to the pab,lc to have de-
cision Fl ON hi:h.r le%A fructionary thaa q
police magistrate. The point ought to be
settled, The gioriou5 uncertafntr Of .aT
should not enshEoud cases Of this kind. 1t
| is not ior us TO pronounce an opinion as to
srnke aid justc Indicate clearly enough
what It orEht to be. Ne refer our readers
to the arguments Of counsel:
The fight in Which Or. Robinson appeared
in the evidence yesterday IL very notice Able.
| He it was who banded Sla7ghte1's 1ettc.
to Byaus, and introduced til; latter to Dr:
| E]acAbn q at the Queens Hottl. 1t waf
through Dr.. Robinson that Hyams 1T be
charged his sesdcnce} was to send word Il
Dr.. BlacEbuEn; and while the yellow ttse;
plot wss being talked over, IN priv rte 70 ,n
up stalrs, It was D1. Robtt son that waawait'
vailed with him to r ieston's TOBACCO 1Acto-
I y. It wss fr.. N Dr. Robinson, moreover, thai
hyams was directed by Dr.. Blackburn to pro-
cure part Of the funds for the trip t. Halifax
In 1ac:, the manner in winch Dr. Robinson
lid Messrs. Clay, Hs1comb, Thompson t Co..
uow fbauetnlIy tLcy abused the asylum af'
fo1dtd them In this Province. When egues
| fall out lopest men &c. their own. That
"lsugh'' OF DR.. BlacKburu'e, in Montreal,
| xhcr t,eor Hymns assed him tor money, may
Gust him and his 1rllow-conspi1a.o-s some
| Thing.
We have only 10 add that the evidence o
nsams ID tully confirmed. not only by th*
Bc1n1da wl1ncsses, bu. hy the testimony .
". ". Cla,y snd ". J.. HILL, whose ali
davits We nuw append. They were not ex
an,ncd IN Court yesterday. because ta'
10 ois1,u the facts, hut rrstcd his claim fo
arqu,1tua IN technical grornds- Thcass1ulu
| ot ihe "1ei1ow fetes" O:gln on Hyams' eFi
uence fails to tha ground in the face oil ihes
dccuments. Bot. C1ca7y snd Hall al
Southcrners. aud the yellow fever" orga1
REFUSES 70 tel where c'eary was Ehen 1h'
vffite.s Of Justice were Ia pursuit Of hin. L
will bt li-grace u the administration o
the lGw II ttls shameful case Is not fully *
an,ined by higher Court.
1he following Is the statement Of Mr. r
". CleA1y:
IL Inow Dr.. Blackburn and Hyao1s, naet
them on several occasions Ia C4uada, bu
! rf.n&n
w.1c engaged In nrtil ! met Dr.. blackbur1
,u Mnnt.' al, IN January last; Dr. Btlckburr
sid thai he c psidercd Hymns great raS-a1
ind thut lie had h:m employed 10 dlstribu t
among the army Of the Uni ed States, cloth,
Ing which he had prepared, think he eatd al
| Be4mnaa injected with yellow fever, bu1
| doubted it Hyams had carried ont his under
taking. and taat he proposed to make nnot1
er attempt With * tier acent; Was Toon
| trg 1T that time In the St. Lawrence n Ill
viii 3Jucob Thom pson Dr.. blackburn Wa
boarding at the came hotel Dr.. Blackburn
ThomI n 10 cary ont this INT rprlse oI
tie day that Tbompsun and myself lef
M1uueai fos Halifax, which WAs en- the 10 L
Of Apll last, Dr.. Blackburn proposed to e.
with us. MS / understood to make b
second attempt, when Ir. Th:mpson toid hin
lla. lie was q man Of family and Ind rep1
ta ION to 1~tatn, and TINT II he Eersjsted Ii
| LIE Hpf E"'IhI ~ "Ol4A IL LEG AlAA Iutaa4UAs
and that be would not furnish du1l0r foI
a,y Euch undertaking; Blackburn eub:e
qrcDt'y told me tina: Thompson WIS risl1
| ana that he world Gire 1t up Mr.. ThoEpso
aid lcf. Month a1 together, leaving Black
burn there when Blackburn WAS refused tht
money he seemed Tery mnch disappointed !;
Thompson ad been 10 Montre q ,out thrcs
has frequently spoken Of the matter OF Thicl
he stands chhrged D.. Blackburn mentioned
that Hyams lo1d htm he Ind disposed Of cont
Of the goois IN Washington; he spoke o.
him ak u cocktyrd dew IRON Toronto; uyam
| LETT tic city in short time after We lad ar'
rived here from Hallfax, and / know tina
neither Mr. Thompson nor myself had an!
knowledge OF his tIir, nor had either Of Us .
the time eecn DR.. Blackburn"
The following is the evidence Of Edwin J
lit July, 1861, or beginning Of August.
Clifton House, asking NE to It'll Hymns 10 E
",er jnutn-,:5ately, u. d. Blackburn wante
lin: 1e (Hynms} said he hsd no money !
tay lis passsge 1oan.d It to him and Tros
10 nly 1;ar1ncr, then at the Clifton House.
ct.lact It fIoln Blackburn, Which te "a
H,ums and ! went over on the ''Save
, sIEa," steamer 10 st. GATHERINGS; du
i.,y tue passage he spoke to me % scr
+ etnl 1ttIt Of some enterprise That be AZ
Dr.. Btach burn wtrc engaged In, hut did
stHte What 1t WAS; be said he ftaQ nau aiA
Guilty at the Bostnm Custom House In get1n
: I lis trunks ,hlopcf; and had to PAT one
F more twenty dollar guld pieces to get the
,assed lie sa1d, he went from Halifax 70 Bo
.. ion be stated that LIS mission vas not con
ple,cd yet, and expected be would have TO
tack 1 Lad not the els,htest idea Of VII.
his mission WIS, or what enterprise he ~
cnvartd in. uut{l hca1l it mentioned
Wm. /. Mcdonald few weeks since; Fhc
; i eot tic telegram from the Clifton House
knew that HSams had been away from Il
CITY for some time previous, and had put
Gently rc.u ned Mcdonald, in speaking !.
8 Dyans' enterprise, said II was taking c!1t ~
+ Ted States, to be introduced among the ST
Gits McDcntld told me in reply to ny b.
4 Ing asksd Linn II he knew my thing about II
c Anofhcr Account CT the Capture
Ieds Davis.
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