Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-06-14


ate States, and became acquainted with
ho handwriting Of John A. Campbell, |
Assistant Secretary Of War, and Harrison,
Jefferson DAVIS Private Secretary. lie
identified the Inducements or the letters
of 1t. Aston as theirs. This letter was
read on a former day. Henry Firnegass
testified that on the 18th day of February
last he heard a conversation between Wm.
Cleary and Geo. n. Sanders aJ the Saint
Lawrence Hotel, Montreal He heard
Cleary say "They are getting ready for
the Inauguration at Washington :" to
which Sanders replied: "lf the boss has
good luck Lincoln will not trouble us
much longer" Sanders said Booth was
bossing the job. Chas Sweeney testified
that he was in the war and captured
prisoner in Richmond, and aflerward in
Andersonvlle. lie spoke Of the INSULT
cheney and bad quality of the food The
rebels shot down some of the men like
Jrutes, while Others died for want Of food.
General Cobb said al in the stockade
would, before long, lie in the graveyard,
and if they caught Old Abe they would
hang him. Several 9th er witnesses were
produced by the government to show the
bad treatment OF soldiers in Richmond
and AndersonviIe. The defense called
TWO or three additional witnesses to dis
credit the testimony Of other witnesses
: relative to Mudd.
SATURDAY, MAY o..
To-day the prosecution called George T.
Edmonds, of Burlington Vermont, who
testified that he is attorney, aud had
, charge for the United States, of the Saint
Albans Raid Case. jacob Thompson,
, Clement G. Clay and Sanders were in at
! tendance on the court, and assumed TO
% be the defenders of thoro raiders for the
/ Confederate Stato', The witness was
shown a. printed paper, which he beliey-
cd was Substantially, if not an exact copy
OF the original which had seen. The let
! ter was dated Richmond, June 10, 1864,
e. signed by James 4. Seddon, Secretary OF
- var addressed TO Lieutenant Young. 1t
, informed The latter that he was appoint
ed for special service, and directed him tc
D report TO Thompson and Clay for his in
t stIuctions and also to select twenty es
z capped Confederate soldiers for the cXecu
g ton Of such enterprises as nigh! be In
i trusted to him. The original paper was
Q produced on the trial Of tho St. Alban
$ raiders. Colonel Neyins, OF Genesee, New
y York, testified to have seen Atzerosh d
I. the Kirkwood House on the 18th OF April
u This was between four and five in the al
), was HnHEormeaby T@iTneg5 TH9lNJFaHt t OF an
l. President room was, and pointed 1t Gu
h. to the former. The witness did not kno'
3 who Al2,roth was nor his name, but IN
rs mcdiately recognized the maa on comm
L. fIln lnfapgn pnllpI Epypl
at al witnesses to imreaCh the yaraclty c
lt some Of those who haze testified fgains
y Doctor MUdd, and to establish the fac
II. tha. the Doctor had given no aid or con
u. fort to the rebels. lie had, however, prC
as vded food and shelter for some OF th
SO citizens in lsGl, who had taken aIarl
20 least they should lie arrested.
I'd MONDAY, Mayo.
y The proceedings this morning, in trl
sc ing the assassination conspirators, wei
fd unusually interesting aud important, di
n closing in great measure the plot of d
10 Blackb burn, the reputCd agent in CauGd
e. to introduce yellow fever into this COUNT
- for the purpose, as alleged, not only
'' spreading the disease in northern cite
IS but to infect the Federal armies, and eve
hS to extend lis dreadful rayages into II
"a Presidential Mansion. On the opening
'o- the court M,s. Surratt's counsel asked Il
w. the recall Of the witness Van Steinake
'e' who testified on a previous day to NEE
- Ing of Confederate officers at which Boot
IL was present, where the ASSASSINATION
nc President Lincoln was discussed. Cou
ne sci prolessed ability TO pro7e that u
ell witness, before joining the Confederate
at had been in the Union army ilom while
oc- he deserted while under sentence
re- death The Court owingtO the disrespe(
ad ful language in which this request was I
Mt rarded as couchcd, refused to grant /
IA tut gave the defence the privilege
ne bringing witnesses for the purpose OF l
- validating Van Steinaker's statemen
Is The defence said they would produce |
$50 this purpose General Edward Johnso
no late of the Confederate army, who Wou
5es testify that no such meeting ever too
We place but this proposition was oyerrI
IN ed. Additional witnesses were eXamin
on by DR.. Mudd's counsel with design
De- impairing the testimony against him
ready taken. The evidence OF the pro,
cutou in regard to the yellow ieYer pi
10. was comenced by the examination OF uo
,yp frey llYatns, OF lOIuubo, NhO NS0''''
he thati December 1862, he met in Ioron
M DR.. Blackburn, whom no knew TO DO
~. the Confederate service. Blackburn TOT
IRE Hyams to a private room and asked "a
rs, if he was willing to go on an exped'ti
of in which he would make hundr
= thousand dollars aud receive more g.Io5
ay. than the Confederate General Lee. W
IA. nes, finally consented. Subsequently
ii. received a letter from Blackburn, dat
ed in Havana on the 10Th Of las. May, sti
ro- ing when he would arrive at lIaliti
lin Witness then made his way to that pla
al whero arrangements were perfected
- the distribution Of infected clothing a
to for transporting the trunks to New io
no Philadelphia aud other northern citl
ur. Blackburn stated that his object was
Nv destroy the Union army that the cIo'
Oh ing had been infected with yellow , ,o,,
in. and that other parties were nS, onS,
vas ed with him in injecting goods n,th "'uI, a.
Of ing to one million collars worIh' rho wit witn1