New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-08
What Beverley Tucker Says.
To THE PEOPLE OF CANADA: l have this m
MONTREAL, May 4. 1865.

To THE PEOPLE OF CANADA: | have this mo-
Inent seen the PROCLAMATION of Andrew Johnson acting
President OF the United States stating that 1t appears
from evidence in the Bureau of Military Justice that
The atrociOus murder OF the late President Abraham
Lincoln and the attempted assassination of the Hon.
William III. Seward Secretary Of State was melted
concerted and procured by and between Jefferson
Davis late of Richmond, Va, aud Jacob Thompson
Clement c. Clay, Beverley Tucker, George " Sanders
w G. Ceary and others rebels and traitors against The
Government of the United States harbored in Canada,
and Offering rewards for the apprehension Of the &C
cused-twenty-fve thousand dollars being the sun
offered for my arrest Ii is scarcely possible that such
proclamation would have been issued unless such
evidence had been adduced. What such evidence is
am totally al loss TO conjecture. / compelled,
therefore, TO content. myself with the declaration
that whosoeyer hath sworn TO anything author
zing in the slightest degree suspicion of my having
"incited. concerted or procured or OF any knowl-
EDGE whatever by Of the attacks made on the
President and Mr. Seward, any acts projects Of
ether Of them or any Of the Federal authorities hath
blackened his soul with diabolcal perjury. Until
information reached here Of the attack President
Lincoln by Mr. j. Wilkes Booth, and that on Mr.. Sew.
ard by other person, did not know that any such
person j. Wilkes Booth existed. bad never heard
Of him before. do not know any Of the persons IN
arrest at Washington. and never heard Of them I'D
read the notices IN the United States newspapers OF
their apprehension. have within a day or two made
inquiry and ascertained that Mr.. Booth left ST. Law
renee Hall Montreal the 9th Of October last The
officers Of the Ontario Bank state that on that day he
purchased Of the bank bill on England for sol Fps
same time made deposit of three hundred and fifty
five dollars, Canada money which yet remains TO his
credit and that he stated he intended TO the block
ade Whether he made such attempt or went into the
United States by railroad have not ascertaned
The clerks in the 81. Lawrence Hall inform me that
he arrived at the house the 18th OF October being here
nine DAYS. was not in Montreal during that time My
association with the other gentleman named in this afro
cious proclamation has been intimate for years, and
admit il would be strange If they had any knowledge
Mr. Booths purpose that should be III utter Ignorance
of it,
The whole business is in my deliberate Judgment an
attempt 10 get up pretext for difficulty with the
British provinces and the consideration that since
have been here have received nothing but bospltalt,
and kindness from you impes me to make tins briei ad
dress 10 aid in The dissipation OF such prete1 have
today appealed 10 President johnson and secretary
Stanton 10 allow me copies OF the alleged evidence
with respect to myself, 10 give me chance to dis
prove IT,
will add that will 60 before any magistrate here
and verify the above by my solemn oath, and that viii
agree that the United States Consul or any respectable
counsel that he may desgnate shall crossexamne me
in relation the alleged evidence or any other and
al acts Of my life. BEVERLEY TUCKER