Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-06-16
Trial Of the Assassins-


unInPeached. - c0nelasive a. 70 the guilg
Of Jefferson DAVIS and b. AGENTS and sais-
sAries. in planning and executing tbs nest
siroeiOus and blool-ihirssy crime Sauu-
asrs. ThomPs0a. Clay and Clear. accord
ING % this testimony. wcre simply the IN
.tgnments Of the Confcderatc Government.
These otiralric H-cn. these >oufhern gc,s-
t'susal. @ these leaders Of modern civiiiza-
ton. consPired Together % kii th@ Prcsi-
drut Of the Unit~d State. fhe Nice Prcsi-
dent. the Sccrvtary Of STATE. Gen. Grant
and Justice Chase and 18th the AL of the
Surrafis. Mual Arnold and Afrrr o. they
did accomplish a part q the dark purpose.
Tie Soathern Conirlcracy and "a sgn-
patLizsrs nav glory 10 thi, criuc an biootl /:
Bot thev AL glory in ~hai History Ill
pronounoe their everlasting shane. The
stain Is hEcd A. fate II tbs testimony j. al
loved 20 stand.
Sszfenf Coso-er tesiised lave rvsilcd
Canaia sincc Octobcr last; Wa conscript-
81 inio The C0niedersio army and detailed
10 tie War Department ofths Conie,lera-v.
a. Richmond under John 4 Srilon ~h1e
N Canada vas intimate Nth Gcorre y
sanders JACOB ThomPson. Dr. Biackbura.
Tucker. William &. Cieary. Captain
Castl~main. Mr.. Cameron. Portcrsrid
Captain Magrslcr and others. Also knes
Clement &. Clay and Gen. Carroll % Ten
ucssc kno- Air. Surrau siso. al J. "
B5oth. and visited these gcniiemcn iu Can
al so Surras, there on several occasions
last APsil in Jacob Thompson's room. also
IN company With g.. y San1srs and other
rebels IN Canais I az hiai about thc Ger
or 9Th 81 April uith ThamP,on. sanders
ani Boob a. that time D. delivered %
Bo0ih IN my presence Dispatches from
Bichaiond to ThomPsou from Berjau.in ani
from Jca DAVIS. the latter eiihcra cipher
dispatch Or hitter p-,sio4s o. tiis Thomp-
son convsrs~d viii me upon ~ sshi~ri q
q plot 90 assassinatc President Lincoln anl
Cabinet. q Which ! gave noiicc before the
a.sassina,ion in thc y. Y. Tubu-c. The
paper for which corresrondrd. hal
been invited by Thompson O. participate
in that enterprise whcu Ssrrau delivered
these di.patches from Dasis. Tborur.son LII
his hAnd uPon the paper. ard sail-rcfcr-
rins % the assassinsiion and o. the assent
81 t..c r-bcl asthoriiics--' Ihis makes thc
thing al ricit- The dispatchcs spoke a
thc person 90 be asa.sinaied. w Lincoln
Johnson. tie Secrv,try q VA. secretary
of SAFE. J-i-- Cease aaI Ccn. Grant
Mr Tlomps0n said On thar occasion. O.
the dar bviorr. thai the assassiuafiof, pro-
posed ~oaid leave thc Governments az fhe
Juitcl States eniirrlv w.iLouf bead thar
there va no provision 81 tie Consultation
a sse UuIie1 state By Which thcv corlI
elect another Prcsileut. Mr. Wcnes va
also named. bui Mr. Thompson said Il "a,
not worth While 90 kM lin Az frst ir-
tsrvie- vI'h TLomP.on on the subject q
the assassinafion was ir thc carly part g
frbr1ary. lie had commissions FROM the
rebel auth critics for al. work. ard con-
f-r one on Booth o- wolll coafer one
Thompson told re that Booth had
bren co nmissioncd. AMI the yerv man
uho soali engage Or 70 woaii pc I hai a
eonser,aiioa -rh wm. G. Ciearv on lie
day before. Or the dty % The assasi-afioa
a. -. Lawren-e IIaI We were srrakin-
q ihc rvjoiring in The States over til sur
renlrr 81 lee an the capture 81 Eieb-
moud Cicary said fLey would have Gle
laugh 90 fhe other side % ihcir moafhs .n q
lay or tso. thias fhis "a. tie a, be-
fore ODE as.aeinatior. lie knew Iwas ia
iae secret ofihe conspirary O. "a o. that
b. r,t-ucl Assas,inafion 49, snsser
90 auoo- o.. CON mo,iy a. tl- wcafhrr.
Before that sanders asked u.e o. kn-u
Booth. vcry eel. anl eSpr-s.el some o..
Treheu.iun hat Boob vouiI make frrf-
20 q iLai he wss .l-.p-raic an rerki-s..
ard Bel was afra.l i'.- whole fLia- ~aail Cd.
a lahore. I concentrated O. tLe T--
bone the infenl-i raid on - Adams AMI
ard the rropo.ci assas.inaf-on a. the Prr..-
ten'. boz th-v refuse fo rabi.h the ie,.
ter, I'D tbs in March .ast a. to ths Prr..-
dents asssssinafion. also in Fchs-arr. I
thiuk-ocriaiulr. before the ftL ~ Mar.h f.
>arrsit delivered th- di'paiohes in Tlomp-
sons room four or Eve DAYS before the 49,
sassinafian fle whole conver.afion showed
faai ~arrtft as one 90 DE consr irators fo
take Gle Prestlent's Hic. Be- Easai.8 unlrr-
stood there vas plenty 81 money shea th,re
uas anything CD b. done Gle conv~r.at..a
indicate ilaf >arraii Lai very isv days
before le'i l.,. hnanI Z believe te llI 90.
] sav ssrra.t bob Carala three or f1ar dsts
'0 sa-ces''r Dbl Ar-i' issfi IlaIa r.-tsr.
saiion ~ith LIm peroril'y a,rat r. o.
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