New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-24
THE YELLOW FEVER PLOT.
DR.. BiaGi1urn Admitted TO Tail tn To-
ronte-The Amdsvit ON which she
Warrant OF Arrest was gssued.

The Polica.COurt was crowded on Saturday
forenoon with persons anxious 70 he present at the
examination q! ID. blackburn. on charge oil hhripB
violated the neutrality lars 90 this Province nv cor
spring 10 introduce the yellow fever into tie cities oi
the United States. tnrorgh the nediHm OF injected
clothing shipped fron Bsrmrda he arrived IN this
city Ia custody of Defective NctsTy who arrested
hiio In Montreal warrant isfued In this city on the
information 81 Godfrey j. hy who Is at present on
prosecuting tour in tie United states
AR Paterson, for the Crown. then Cxplssed that he
hal food that the prisonc. fnd bis counsel Rad
decided To allow the case 20 &c TO .irl without pre-,
liaina.- examination but ne had snhregpsnt learned
that such Lot now their ir' nton lie hii there
fore Ia ask for "a remand in '-.er t.at be might have
time 81 get witnesses from tho sta.oS. aud aso roui
10 r Cnnade lie won,d consequently ask MAT tho
lri-Iner BE- reminded for n week
Afr Cameron contended that there was no law 70
show that person who oonspircd 70 commit crime In
foreign country and no not done ~ was liable 70 be
punished for breach Of the nentfaify laws There
WAS nothing therefore. in tho information to warrant
the detention II the prisoner.
Mr. Patterson was under the imprcsson that a. con
spirs In such made party auenab.e 10 the law
AZ IL the overt act had been committed in the Vrcisn
corat.y.
MI. Cameron would Ike to see .ome authority on
that point 49,,
believed Judgc Campbell was good authority on the
The Mngistrae--Judss Campbell IL good authority.
but must have somc time 10 iooA al 'he law on 'he
subject. -
Mr. Cameron said that Dr. blackburn did not wish 10
abirk "a trial. lie would meet tho charge, but II tho
Crown wa not prepared Ia 20 on with tbe Gaze. the
court would have Ia admit the prisoner w bsiL Inc
pri.oner who WA u stranger in this coantry must
not be hsrrassed II tbs Crown was not prepared to
admit the prisoner to bail. he would be compelled 10
insist upon going with the hearing 81 the cns He
the paIty upon hoss information the prisoner
had been srrerted should come forward and give snf
Gent reasons for having laid the information IL was
improer for police officers 10 lay infrrations on the
hearsay statements OF other partiee as appeared 10
have been done in the present Sasc.
The magistrate thought the Crown should have been
pt.pared 10 20 on with tho When tho detective
wac sent 20 take the prisoner into custody ut Montreal
lie xitpe,ses should also have been brought forward
Nj Patterson did not know that the detective would
have succeeded in Hrresting the prisoner e thought
however that Dr. Blackburn might be remnndod for n
short time without any injury TO him. II there was
anything at all In the onensc win which he was
charged Il was serious matter. and II Mr. Cameron
desired 10 do ,o he could bring the prisoner bfore the
Oucons Bcrch 0n kg5,as corpus. II. however. tho
prlsoncr was admitted To bail the amount should be
sufficient to ensure his appearance when required.
After consultation with d.. Blackburn, hr. Cameron
stated that be would procure the Necessary bail de-
"PRoyiscE OF CASArA
COUNTY OF rns CRY % TonoSro)
The information and COMPLAINT Of Francis McOsrfy OF
the CITY 81 Toronto detective police officer tai OH the iNh
sy Of NAV la the year q Lord thousand eight hnnd'
red .nd sryhsc before ihr u i.ig,ed of Tier Macs
u,toes 4 the r,ae, In and M tne ssd County q the
CITY, Iotonio who saith thst b. has made ds mt Inquiry
into the crcul hereinafter nOne1 aid lao hs'
good reason {, believe and doth very believe, that Luxe l.
blackburn and Godfrey Joseph yam and divers other
about the fifteenth day Of April IN the year II our ord
one ih0u-and eight hundred aud siSy four. combine
,on.plrc ederate aud agree among Themselves 10
commit the OF murder Ia tie United States OF America.
ry importing aud introducing nom her Mnjry' dominion.
int crs OF the Un-I State, of Ama flea, to Wiz the
CITY Of Washington, a the Dii Of Cou@bi' the CMJ VI