New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-06

| Canadian, ard laughed
| q. Did he Say he one of their friends. or make
any remark Of that sort A. He said we trust him.
@. What was the idea conveyed by the Term Cana
dian with his laugh a. That was q yeFg common C.
preston among The friends of theirs ta were III ne
habit o visiting the States and gave TO understand
that was no, TO ask more questions; mat ther IT.
teiconrse was of very confidential nature ana ihat
! their business was Of very conij.atai Idtfc. .
q. Have YOU been to Canada slice me assassination
OF .hc presdeut 4. Yes sir.
o. State whe,ber you met any Of these men of whom
YOU have spotc your return TO Canada and II so,
hat you had with them There IN regard 10
the assassination Of the presidcntl y. met lieVorV
Tucker very few days after the assaSslnailoh three or
o Where, 4. Al Montreal.
/ q. What con sersstion had you, \. IL SAID great
deal in conversation about the wrongs that the SCUM
had icceiyed nom tie hands OF Nh Lincoln, ana that
h. ocsIed lis death long ago; That II was ply .e
did MOI have long ego, and II w's TOO oad .a' 'le
BOYS had not been allow ed 10 Get as they wanted TO-
I O. Do Won mean by the boys the men WHO We"
to essas.iraio him. A. Yes, sir' the Conicdelaie
soldiers wLo we're up there who uad heeh cngaso. ~
tier raj IS, they ed the expression their boys ID
regard 10 their soldier aud the men IN then employ;
is COMMON among them
/ o Did Won not meet wiz Booth tbcici A. No, sir;
! I never saw Mr.. GOOt- in Canada
! Q Did any of these men OF whom 20 nave spoh'l
sos that Booth one of tine men eici.eG % W 9hevo
! IhoFI sOn was wiling to ass'ssinate 'he res.
de,tf A. No sir. W II. Cloary told me- related 10
lin the conversation had had or Toriion o. IT, vita
Mr. Ihompsoa. il January and ne sang i,a' bool1 WIS
one of y parties 20 HON Thompson Lad referred
g. Did he cay In that connection ANYTHING further n
regard 70 him A. No sir; be sail in gard to the
nation that 1t vas too bad, hut tie whole Work
q what aid ION unl6rst'nd by that expression,
"tlc whole W0rh 2 a. ] inferred { al they intended
assas>iuatc greater number than trey succeeded ~
/ o. Doyou know what relation this ma Cleary sas-
tanned 10 Thompson A. w. IolComb tod ne would
find NJ Cp1rv 10 b tie confidential sort of score
iary 20 Mr. Thompson; Sir Thompson tod ne be va.
pusied a bis Affairs, and that II sought bU at any
time that be might be- away. could stole ~ business
Il Mr. Cleary and IL would Ne al the save; that
cou!a have Terfect confidence in him. flat he was
very close DOuthed uGn.
O. Did Cleary make any lonark when speaking Of his
rccTe: that the whole work mad not been dore was
ans threat made the effect that il would b. get d0ie
A. Yes. sir. be said hey had better looi ou-ue aye
done yet :, and remarked thai they never Oui he
| cOnQucicl--ncvcr would give up.
q What statement dill cicaTy make - you Il any,
IN regard 10 Booths having visited Thompson j. lie
said That he lad been ineie IA me Winter ilai Ae
thought the last time was IN Decen.hcri DO rad nio
been there In The Sumner be said = bad been tiCrc
before December be thought that that was Tie last
time.
O.. On your re,ura TO Canada did Won learn from
these parties that they supposed themselves Ia be sue
pectec q this assassination. end we're they tak1g aus
rs 10 conceal the evidence OF their guilt, a. Oh yes
sir, they knew very few oays after Tie Assassination
that they we're suspected oi i.
q What did YOU learn they doing, II anytim-..
A. They ve.c Destroying Z grea. many pfrers they
Canada for violation Of the neutrality Jaws ngmbcr
Of days Def re they were indicted
- ItW Nt you learn luaF We. N'7A.bA .Hr iAltso D
Q. Which On, Of then, d. Each Of them medic
mention Of that
q What name did you afsrmc IN your Intercourse /
with fhemf 4. ] assumed ny proper naiao. jcnes
Thompson ana thCD lcnd.l them 90 Suppose thar that
was ~ night naEer aii ia. j Eisa' - eoncosl ~
q ere e. not 90 be- iGeu lied - onion sps, adopted
O,hef names. ~ ans hotel might be Stopping never
registered Thompson" oh siic book; led isem to
suppose that wished ~ conceal that name hst James
Thompson was the name iat 'Aey supposed ""t ny
proper name. -
i, Their plans against the Government of the nied
.,atcsg 4 Yes sir that 10y whole object.
%. win you state low you became acquainted WIZ
this cipher Which has just been shown you a. saw
that cipher in Nh. Clay house, me PiNA" AVHse "a
which le stopping in 81. Caiharnes. .,l
q When was that' A. That va. IN the Summer :: +
@ Have Won no, also bern M bearer Of ispa.ches
for these persona 4. Yes. sir; vas ntTustcd With
dispotchcs o carry nom Canada 70 iichmond
o. Dii YOU csiIy them 4. ca. led some 70 Cor
louisville witn instructions that was to send them
o. I'D you receive dlspatche' in rcryl 4. Once
O. Were they carried back \. Yea, siii they were
carried hack
.. Did you come through Washington, pid you
make fhen known TO The Government A. Yes sir,
each time delivered the dispatches always 10 The GOV
ernmont oil The United Stses passed nothing thai
took except by Their permission
A. rom whom were the dispatches received ~ Ger.
doasville, A. A gentleman WHO represented himself
20 me a. being IN their State Department, I'd sent
WIT the answer by tier Secrotary Of state
o. Aud you bore The dspatchcs 70 whoia-to Clay %
Th0Innsonf A. bore them back 20 Nj Thompson
q. An Of these men, Thompson. Clay aHd N.-atN'
represented Themselves being 10 the service OF The
Confe lerate Government q frs' sir. ,...
q. When was 70 that you received thai dispatch ~
Gordonsvios A. 1t vas in the Fall believe 1t was
in October.
o Did Won ever hear the subject Of the raids ron
Canada upon our frontier 81 the burning % our critics
spoken " among iLesc ccnspratorsf \. Yes ais'
o IL Thompson. CLAY Clcary Trcker Sandera and
those men, "A. Yes. SIR; kHo" thhi Nj Clay "ls
one Of tie prime the matter before the rads
started
O You understood in your conversation with them
that all fnlly approved 81 these enorprsc7
4. Yes Rr, they received the direct lncor,eLent oi
Mr. Clement {. Clny. IT, he represented himself Z" me
Us being soft Of representative Of the War Depart
7 IDeDt .
o DO YOU not consider that you enjoyed fully The
confidence of those men that they freely oonmu
! ncatcd 20 yonf A. | do. 1 do not think they would
have euusted those dispatches 10 me unless they had
the fullest confidence in me.
a. Did ihey not at al times represent Them
srlycs as acting under the sanction Of their Govern
ment ut Richmond \. They represented thevSei'e.
a. having fu TO act without reference 10 them
they repeatedly told me. both Mr.. Clay and Mr. Ihomp
ueni in anything they deemed expedient, and i'' The
benefit Of their cause.
o. We're you in Canada at the time the attempt was
made TO lire the City of New York I A. Sos. sir.
o. Wa that the subject OF much conversation among
these people, A left Canada with the news two DAYS
before the attempt made 10 bring II 10 the Depart
ment At Washington
o. That such project vas contemplated \. Yes,
O You knew that II originated there. and had the
fli sanction Of these men A. ios air
O Do yOa mean SAY The saIbe IN regard 10 the 81
AIDaus rad a. Yes, sir did not know the p0iUt
where that raid to be- made but told the ho'rin.
ment at Washing ton that they 10 Ret ou on raid
Of kind before the st. Albans rad. alec toh them oi
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