Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-06-16

10 dSSaSSlHHpG nlM. GO4. ObSGlO I6du tAS
letter, also Capt. Scott, Geo. Young and
Hill. all rebels. This meeting was about
the middle of last February. At the
meeting, Sanders named some of the per-
sons who were to accomplish the assassin
alton, and among them he named j. W
Booth, whom / had seen IN Moptreal in
October. He also named 35eO. HARPER.
Chas. Caldwell, Ran5ssI and Harrison.
Harold went bg the name of Harrison.
heard SSdrratt's name also mentioned.
-.sre was a person named whom they
called "Plug Tobacco" | saw Harold In
Toronto. Sanders said that Booth e1as
heart and soul an the matter. He was a
cousin to Beale, who was hung in New
York. He added, that if they could dis
pose of Lincoln, it would be an easy mat
ter to dispose of Mr.. johnson in some of
his drunken revelries; that If they could
dispose of the President, Viee-President
and Cabinet, and that if Mr.. Seward
could be disposed of, it would satisfy the
people North, and that a peace could be
obtained; that they had e~ndeavored to
bring about a war with England, but Mr.
Seward, through his energy and sagacIty,
had thwarted their efforts, and for that
reason they wanted to get rid of him.
On the 9th or 9th of April last / met
Harper, who said that they were going to
the States to 'kick up the damnedest
row, such as had never been heard of;
he added that If I did not hear Of the
death of Old Abe, the V5ce-P President,
and of General Di1, IN less than ten days,
I might put him d0aUR as q damned fool.
That was on the 9th of April. He men
toned the name of Booth as one of
their friends there he said they had
plenty of friends in Washington and that
fifteen or twenty were going. He had
started to go to Washington, as early as
the 9Th, together with others. | COM
municated this fact on the 10th of April
to a justice of the peace, named David
SON., who, after the assassination, oommu-
nicated IL ito the Government. Harper
returned to Canada after the assassina-
ton. [ had a conversation with G.. G..
Clay in Toronto, in February last; he
spoke of the letter of Davis, which San
ders had exhibited; he seemed to under
stand the character of the letter perfect
~, and said he thought the end would
justify the means. Surratt was pointed
out to me in Toronto, last February, [
think. / saw Booth there two or three
times, and sat at table with him once, at
the St. Lawrence, with Sanders, Scott and
Steele; they acre cORUersing qOith Booth
and drinking a1iRe aUtth hins at Sanders
enpease. / saw Harold in Canada, in
February.
Richard Montgomery testifed-I know
Jacob Thompson, Clement G. Clay, whom
I have met in Canada a number of times
since the summer Of 1864 up to this time
also, George N. Sanders, j. P. Holcombe,
Beverly Tucker, W. @. Cleary, Harring-
ton, Hicks, and others, under fictitious
names. Thompson had several names,
one was Carson. Clay was Holt, and
Lacy, and Tracy. Jacob Thompson said
he had friends in the confederacy all
over the Northern States, willing to go
any length, and that he could, at any
time, have the tyrant Lincoln, and any of
his advisers, put out of the way; that his
friends 9GOut6 not consider 1t q crime, and
that 1t aoould be done for the cause Of the
confederacy. In January, 1865, Thomp-
son, said, at Montreal, that a proposition
had been made to them to rid the world
of the tyrants Lincoln, Stanton, Grant,
and some others; that he knew the men
who made it were bold, daring men, able
to execute any thing they would UNDER
take; that he was in favor of the propo-
sition, but deferred his answer until he
had consulted his government, at Rich
mond; that he was the only waiting their
approval. He thought it would be a
blessing to the people, both North and
to have 1.-THE tyrants) killed. In
the summer of 1864 I repeated what Mr..
AAULQU6On HAI6b kOl0 IlCs IL ~ ". O4dys
who said that he was really devoted to
our cause, and ready to go in any lengths,
to do any thing under the sun, to save it,
/ nave seen Payne, the prisoner, a num-
Der of times in Canada, about the Falls,
in the summer of GA, and also at the
Queens Hotel, at Toronto, Canada West,
where I eonversed with him. [ had an
interview with Mr.. Thompson several
others had sought an interview while /
was closeted, and had been refused. On
leaving Thompson's room, I Sd1 Payne
an the pdssaqe-aUGy, near the door, auth
Clement c. Clay, talking to him Mr..
Clay stopped me, and finished his CONVEX
sation with this man, in an undertone.-l
When he left me, he said, wait for me,
/ will return He soon came back, and
babe me goodbye, and asked where he
could see me after a time. I told him,
and appointed a meeting, Ispoke to this
man, Payne, in Clay's absence. and asked
him who he was. He said, "Oh. [ am al
Canadian = which was to say, l don't
wish you to ask me anything more. I
mentioned him to Clay when I met him
after a time Clay asked, What did he
say ?" I told HIM, and Clay answered,
That's so, he IS a Canadian" and
he added, tWe trust him. =
Canadian is an expression for their
and his conduct was an indication
that their intercourse was of a confiden-
tial nature.
I have been in Canada since the a~ssassi-
a few days after, I met Beverly
at Montreal. He said "Mr. Lin
colin deserved his death long ago y that
st was a pity he did not die long ago :"
and that It was too bad the boys had not
been allowed to go when they wanted to.
He referred to the men whowe to assas-
him.
I had a conversation with VIM. G..
CIeary, and told him what Mr.. Thompson
said in January. He said that Booth was
one of the parties to whom Thompson
had referred he said also, that it was too
bad, that the whole work had not been
done, referring to the assassination
Cleary who was a confdant of Mr.. Thomp-
told me so. Thompson said Cleary
was a very close-mouthed man. Cleary
also said that they had better lookout,
lave not lone yet" He remarked
that they would never be conqured; would
give up. He also said that Booth
had visited Thompson in winter and in the
summer. These parties knew they were
suspected of the assassination a few days
after, and .oere destroyingd great many
so they told me.
[ acted as a Government detective in
Canada, and assumed the name of James
though I never registered it,
but always some other name. My whole
object was to serve the Government. l
saw this cipher found among Booths eff
facts ! in Mr. Claws house. at ST. Gather /