Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-29

Dr. Blackburn and DR.. Patten, Witness Gas
there from 9th 70 10th OF June 10 February Iith-
verse with Geo. N. Sanders Witness could mot
identify any OF the prisoners as having sean
them before, bat thought the Payne on trial
bore some resemblance TO the Payne brothers
Witness saw DIR. blackburn there, who came
there about the Goth OF October, but does not
know whether he came with Booth.
BY Mr.. Doster:-Witness is certain he had
seen the Payne he refers to In Canada. Saw
Cleary there, as also CLAY, who he saw little.
BY Judge Holt:-Witness saw there ais
By MIR. Aiken Witness heard the name Of
Wallace about ST. Lawrence hall, but could
not call aim to mind. Witness saw the Payne
he refers to coming ont Of Sanders room.
TESTIMONY OF MR. BYANs.
- (For the Government
witness met Or. Blackburn at Toronto in
Decemoer, 1862, and knew that he was IN the
service OF the rebellion. Witness was intro
duced TO Blackburn by Rev s. Robson Black
burn was at the time getting IN q party to 90
South, and he asked witness if he would GO.
ness to q private room, and asked IL he was will
ling TO 60 on an expedition, and stated that
if he would go his fortune was made that
he would make 100000, and receive more
glory than Lee. Blackburn told him thai
he wantsd him to take quantity Of cloth
ing into the States and dispose Of il during
the hot days and nights, in the cities OF New
York and Washington, and as far South
as ne could get. Blackburn then told him
TO go to work and keep steady, and he would
write or telegraph to MIN when he was ready,
through MIR. Robson. Witness received a let
ter from Blackburn, dated May 10th, 1864, AT
Havana, stating that he would arrive In Hall
fax, and witness made his way there,
where he stopped until Blackburn arrived
on the Alphia, on July 18th. Witness
followed Blackburns directions and got eight
trunks and q yalise off the vessel, and took
marks were taken off. Blackburn told him
that the vallse with letter was to
be sent as = letter to President Lincoln,
and wanted witness to see that it was
then told witness to arrange to smuggle
them into Boston, and he finally succeeded in
getting them on the bark Halifax, from whence
they were landed and they We're sent South,
witness travelling with them, bringing them
through New York, Philadelphia, &c Five
of the trunks were left with W. L. Wall Co
they giving him an advance on theEa, and the
others being sold TO suffer named Myers, who
represented that he was going TO Newborn,
North Carolina Blackburn said that his OBJ
ject Was to destroy the Federal army;
that the clothing had been infected with the
yellow fever; and that other parties were en-
gagged with him in injecting goods, amounting
to one million dollars worth, with that disease
and the small psx: Witness understood
that the clothing in the valise, (which
he heard afterwards had been sent with
to President Lincoln) was infected with
both diseases. When witness returned TO Ham
ilton he met Clay and Holcombe, who con-
graduated him on his success, and ne tele-
graphed TO DR.. Blackburn, who came down
the next night. and when witness told him
what he had done be said that il was all
rlght as .sbig No. g" had gone to Washington
zone of he trunks Blackburn called s'big No.
- and ne was sure it would kill at 80 yards.
Blackburn said that Thompson would pay
him. and he went TO Thompson who stated
that he would be paid when they heard that
the goods had been delivered according 10 in
structons. Witness showed them a letter from
Wall & Co, when Thompson gave witness 500