New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-18
More Light Upon tho Assassinntion Plot
-Hep0ried Attempt to Poison Presi-
dent Lincoln md Secretary stsntsn-
Plan for Shooting Andrew johnson.

| The Washington correspondent OF 1he RUS
burgh Chron.ele writes follows in a recent letter
have talked with an intelligent colored woman who
says she in the crowd AZ Secretary Stsntons door
Oh the evening Of the assassination-that she was in
charge Of several ehdren and to prevent their being
hurt placed them in the angle formed by the steps AMI
wall Of tho house. that she and they were almost be-
hind Mr. Stanton while he stood the steps speaking
10 the people, that in heavy, dark coat, with
his hat drawn over his face edged his way IN among
the children and kept moving his head from side 10
side ing to get good look at Mr.. Stanton while
he kept his night hand down at his side and she thought
| he had pistol in it. She became alarmed and spoke
aloud 10 oOloIed man asking him to come and
stand between her and this man, for he had pistol
| The colore1 man came and took the position she de
sired and the other moved off The story was hard TO
believe bnt her daughter stated THAT she came home
that evening quite excited saving there specious
character IL the crowd and she thought he wanted to
shoot Mr. Stanton Ihave reason 10 believe MI stan
ton knew of this and expected TO the last taa' 'ne
would be examined before the Commission. 80,
On visit to Mrs. Lincoln, tho day she ley for Cm'
cage said to her that Ihad always expected SLAVERY
would poison Mr. Lincoln az II did Presidents hsrIison
and Taylor The idea appeared new 10 her, ana re-
called the fact that her husband had been very H. LOT
several days, from the effects OF dose OF Dine PMS
taken shortly before ls second Inauguration Sbe sa!I
he was not well and appearing TO require his usnsl
medicine blue pills she sent 10 the drug store IN which
Harold was emf loyed last and got dose and gave
them to him at night before going TO bed and that next
morning bis paor terrified her.
" His face" said she, pointing 10 the bed beside
which she sat WAS white as that pillow case, as II lay
Just there. she exclaimed laying her hand on the p
low-"wbite, and such deadly white; as he tree TO
rise he sank back again, quite ovcrcomeV
She described his anxiety to be up acre was 80 mnch
10 do and her persistence and his oppressive anguor in
both thought strange that the pills should affect
him IN that w0y they never had done go before. ana
both concluded they would get NO more medicine there
as the attendant evidently did not understand making
up prescriptions. Could this have been the time spoken
Of in that letter produced the trial in which II Is said
the cup had failed once,
kuo oN. irue
her husband IN Georgia while Gen. Mitche, was IN
command. She has told me OF pretended | mon
woman, in small town where they were stationed,
"no sept boarding house for Union officers, OF the
large humbe5 Of nvalds among these boarders and her
especially femsrking the excessive and peculiar palor
otese invalids, soon number Of deaths attracted
attention, and an investieation was ordered oi the
charge that this female Eend lad been poisoning her
boarOers. While the case pending some order
changed the troops occupying the town. anu my ln
formant armed how the matter ended but her
description Of the pallOr of the victims 30 comedies
with brs. Lncon's account Of our Martyrs appearance
after the taking Of the blue bills that mas occurred to
me those monsters may have some peculiar method OF
poisoning. Moreover. 1t is highly probable That our
political assasslnations are not get over.
conversation was overheard the latter part OF last
month. on a dark night, between knot Of men who
distinctly detailed plan for shooting President John
son the Fourth. The speaker were 10 station them
selves at different points in the crowd and while he
should be speaking at Gettysburg at asignal IRE sim
10 Col Baker BY Judge Day who told me Of the fact.
The person who heard il colored woman. late a
slave who knew Of Judge Day as the slaves lawyer.
and unburdened herself TO him OF her great secret.
After be had reduced her statement 10 writing be sent
her with it to Col. Baker. An intelligent white woman
on the evening after the executions overheard one man
say to another that the ID bluelerged Yankees bad
not made much Of the conspiracy cut. and were not
done with it yet"
Such conversations have been by no means uncom-
mon here during the past four years, and that against
Mr. Iincoln's life attracted but ltn attention here
once but such threats seek the Of darkness now