American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-10-25
a.. WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER IS 1866.

sun 10 save IL. nave seen Iayhe, the
prisoner, a number Of times in Canada,
about the Falls, in the Summer 1864, and
also at the Queens Hotel, at Toronto,
Canada West, where conversed with
him. | had an interview with MIR.
Thompson Several others had sought
an Interview while | was closeted, and
had been refused On leaving Thomp-
sons room, l saw Payne in the passage
way, near the door, with Clement Q. Clay,
.alking to him; Mr.. Clay stopped me,
and finished his conversation with this
man in an undertone. When he left me
he said, swat for me; l will return"
He soon came back and bade me good
bye, and asked where he could see me
after time / told him, and appointed
a meeting. l spoke to this man Payne
in Clay's absence, and asked him who he
was He said, 'Oh I'm Canadian
which was to say, | don't wish you to
ask me anything more. mentioned
him to Clay when met him after time
Clay asked +" What did he say?" | told
him, and Clay answered, " That's so; he
is Canadian" and laughed. He added
ave trust him" Canadian" is an ex-
preston for their friends, and his cons
IL -. -. ..J;o.t;o,. tkat tbA;r ;ntar
course was of a very confidential nature.
| have been in Canada since the as
sassination few days after, 4 met Bev-
erly Tucker at Montreal He said, "Mr.
Lincoln deserved his death long age" "
that " it was pity he did not die long
ago." and that " it wss to bad the boys
had not been allowed to go when they
wanted to-" He referred to the men who
were to assassinate him.
| had conversation with VIM G.
Cleary, and told him what Mr.. Thomp-
son sad in January. lie said that Booth
was one of the parties to whom Thomp-
son had referred he said also that it was
too bad, that the whola work had moi
been done, referring to the assassination
Cleary, who was confident of Mr.. Thomp
son. told me SO. Thompson said Cleary
| was a worry close .mouthed man. Cleary
also said that "they had better look out
we have not done yet" lie remarked
that they would nsveP bo conquered
would never give up. He also said that
Booth had visited Thompson in the Win
ter and in the Summer. These parties
knew they were suspected of the assassi
nation few days after, and were destroy
ing a great many papers, SO they told
me.
acted as Government detective IN
Canada, and assumed the name of james
Thompson, though | never registered it
but always some other name. My whole
object was to serve the Government.
saw this cipher (found among Booths ef
fects) in Mr.. Clay's house, at st. Catha-
rine's, in the Summer Of 1864. l carri-
ed dispetches from Canada to Gordons-
vile, and received reply, which1 car.
RED back. l came through Washington
each time, and carried dispatches to the
| United States Government received the
dispatch at Gordonsville from a man in
the Rebel State Department, from then
Secretary of State | carried this paper
to Thompson. All these persons, named
Thompson, Clay, Cleary, &c, represented
themselves in the service ef the Confed-
crate Government. Received this dis
patch in October last. Clay claimed to
represent the War Department; they ap-
proved the burning of GUS Northern cit
les and they represented themselves as
having full powers from tho Rebel Gov
ernment to act, without referring their
project to Richmond; Thompson and
Clay both said SO; the attempt to burn
New York City / know they were enga-
ged in, and went to Washington three
days before it happened to communicate
it; they approved, also, of the St. Albans
raid in regard to raiding, Mr.. Clay had
the funds, he said he had always plenty
of money to pay for anything that was
worth paying for; know they deposi-
ted in different banks f; Clay said not tc
tell Sanders what they intrusted to me
BIO said that he was very good man tc
do their dirty work; that he associated
with men that they could not associate
with; that he was very useful in that
way; / inferred from Beverly fuckers
words that they had delayed the assassina
,ion waiting the approval from Rich
mond.
DISCHARGE PAPERs.-We earnest.
ly adyise every soldier to preserve