Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-10-12
TIE SANDERS KlDNApplNH CASE.

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be trial OF Charles logan Adams, Y u.
Ames Blossom, alter Clayton and Wayne
~. Blossom, charged with conSpiriug TO kid
nap Geo. \. Sanders, is progressing at Mon
treal, Canada. o. cary, the Canadian de-
tectiye, testified that logan agreed to give
him S5 900 cash, and promised IS, 900 addi-
tional on the arrival of Sanders in Washing
ton, if he would aid them. The suboined is
the material testimony:
Beverly Tucker eXamined-On Sunday,
5th August, was informed that an attempt
would be made to carry off Mr.. Sanders to
the United Safes, and that the plans had
been discovered was asa ed to be en hand
at the time fixed for the abduction, and con-
sented the matter was Hrst mentione to
me by Mr.. Townsend, the jeweler, on hou
day I arranged TO get horse, and be pres
eut at the tine indicated; about IL on
the Monday evening set ous for the toll gate,
accompanied by my son aid Southern gen.
tleman, Mr Myers; We ali reached the toll
gate, mouated, about O'clock when /
passed the gate few rods, was sccosted
by Mr.. P Pehton some five mi uteS a'terward
his men came up, and We posted them; I,
my son and Mr.. Myers then took position
with the Chief Of Police five hundred yards
from the toll gate; n five or ten minutes one
of the party said carriage was coming up
the road, ami in few minutes after We
heard voices and shots the Chief, my son,
Mr., Myers aud myself then roie t~.-urd the
e,te ~, ,---nciiiua which 1 saw carriage and
heard the voice of Mr.. Sanders, who was IN
side; / next proceeded with the two young
men named to wood at grove near by to
;,tn Of hn u n iCyll
pass; we waited some time, but seeing no
one, / suggested We should go TO Lachin-
when aboute mile on the road we We're over
taken by the police, who said there was no
use in our proceeding any further; We then
returned home.
Cross -examDed--Ol the Saturday, when
tho plot was communicated to me, | saw Mr..
Saunders he said there Was plot TO alb
duet him; that it had been detected by
O'Leary, and that he was determined to take
the risk OF lending himself TO it, to entrap
the conspiratOrs told him ir was great
risk, as the parties might deceive C'Leary (;
Sanders determined t. go, when | said /
would be present and do my best TO rescue
him did nOc see Sanders thereafter till
the whole thing was over 1 understood it
was part of the plan that Dr.. Sanders should
enter the carriage; think | heard him
speak at the toll-gatei ! heard him say,
while in the carriage, shoot the d.
George y. Sanders examined-Whea irst
informed Of the plot about Thursday, Au-
gust 81, when Mr.. Townsend toi1 me there
we're some desperate men in town, by direc-
ton OF the Washington Government, to kid
nap me, and if ! agreed to put myself IN the
hands o. the Chief of Police ali might be
captured | asked if he were certain that
tue men were agents Of that Government,
adding that if they were, 1 would be dis
posed TO operate with the Chief of Police to
have them captured; he said there was nc
doubt of it, when consented 10 act with
the Chief; | met him at Mr.. Townsend's
when he developed the whole plan to me
this was on the same or the next day. wit
ness here stated the plan, which has been
already given in O'Leary's evidence, and on
other occasiOns.) ] consented 10 everything
to induce the perpe;ration Of the overt act
the kidnapping-that is to say, accepted all
the risks O'Leary called at my house about
hali-past eight on Monday evening | was
standing ia front OF my house when lie ar
rived he jumped off the carriage, saying he
wanted me TO go TO the Recorders; l got
ready to 20 promptly | then took leave OF
nv wife, went out aud entered TIE carriage
we drove along ST. Catharine to Guy street,
and it is nv Impression thai tTO Of the kid
nappers then entered the Carriage shortly
after the other entered; O'Leary was neIt
kicked out Of the carriage tHe party then
handcuffcd me, saying, Dana you, we have
got you at last - | cannot swear 10 the iden-
tlty of any og tbs party they thea drove "a
pidly to the toll-sate; they acted as il gong
TO choke me, and, as l feared they were
about to choke me, OF dose me with col i)rl-
form, / told them 10 do me no narln, - l
would make no noise; TO prevent any suSP'-
cion of q trick, | denounced O'Lsary ioF
having deceived me on approaching 'he
toll-ys;c, the driver gave the alarmi "nen
The kidnappers jumped out OF tAe carrlaEe,
Immediately af:er which | heard firing oehlhd
and before me- Supposed Ten OF h'teeh
shots my friends came speediiy 10 my re-
lief. among them were ~ lo"usend '"o
some OF the police there being no he! ~
unlock the handouts on me, hr. i0wnscuu S'ulI
brought me to the Centre station . oeto.S
nv release, Adams and the e'usr n'Ia- Lsin-
,nera broneht In handeuhed alter peins
,,,,aoIed could MT have got out OF the
1.--isge had wished could not have pre-
.a,,aJ mrself being handcuted; on entering
~ carriage did not intend going to ash
;.oton or the United tate5 agreed, how
ns.r lus 70 take the risk, though l did not mean
70 o. A reward of $4,000 was offered Tor
nv apprehension have heard oi another
private reward.
Cross.examined-Th night 1 entered the
carriags with O'Leary had no conversation
with him on the subject l do not regard
myself as 4 subject of Her Majesty, never
having taken the oath OF allegiance, and not
having lived in this country long enough to
become naturalized; l have lived here only
a year l am sovereign citizen of the