The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-10

4
with importing yellow fever into this coun-
try, is the same person referred to by me
as intimate with Thompson, in Canada. I
saw him in company with g. n. Sanders.
Louis Sanders, CastlemAD, VIM. &. Clea.
~, Porterfeld. Capt Magruder, and Z
number ofother lebels Of lees note. Black
burn was recognized there AZ an agent Of
the Confederate States, and 30 represented
himself. In January last, DR.. Black burn
Femployed y person named. Cameron to
accompany him, for the purpose OF intro
tducing yellow fever into the Northern
i cities, to wit: the cities Of New York. Phil.
! sdelphia and Washington: He went from
last fall, for the purpose Of getting the
clothing infected with yellow fever. saw
him after, his return, in Canada, and heard
Jacob Thompson and: VIM. c.. Cleary say
that they favored his scheme. and were
much interested in it. This was last Jam
uAry.
About the same time II; was proposed to
proposed 70 poison the reservoirs, and
fmade calculation Of the amount OF poi.
sonous matter it would require 70 impreR.
maize the water, 20 ~ 70 make an ordinary
draught poisonous and deadly. He had
the capacity Of the reservoirs, and the
amount Of water generally kept in them.
number Of other things I do not remember
were named. ) Mr.. Thompson feared It
would be impossible to collect 20 large q
| quantity of poisonous matter without sus-
picion, and leading to detection. Th0mp-
son appreciated the enterprise, and dis
cussed 1t freely. Mr.. Cleary did the same;
i was also spoken Of by person who had
| been . medical purveyof in the rebel
! army. John Cameron. who lived in Mon
treal, told me- that he was offered largo
compensation. think Mr.. Thompson
| WAS the moneyed agent for all the other
agents; think they al drew on him fol
all the money they required. / know
some Of them did. When Thompson said
it would be difficult, to collect 20 much
poison without detection, Hallen and 0th-
ers thought It could Be ssawaged II Ekrope.
Pallen 70 physician. think have
heard Harris also mentioned in CounoC.
ton with the pestilence importation.
think he lived in Toronto. There were
other parties, In Montreal, that Black.
burn employed, or endeavorsd TO employ,
but do not remember their names.
| saw DR.. Stuart Robinsoa, q doctor Of
divinity, residing In Toronto; he edited .
paper In Kentucky. / have seen him with
Thompson and Blackburn, and he was
present when some Of these schemes were
discussed; he approved them. He said
anything that could be done under heaven
would Justify them under the circumstan-
ROesASNA
terms with Black burn and Thompson
Three or iou- days after the assassination
of the President, I saw John II. SurTaft in
Canada, with Porterfield, q Southern rebel,
now declared y British subject by the Can.
adian Parliament. learned Immediately
asterwaId that Surratt was suspected, was
| pursued, and had decamped. had q
knowledge that JEFF. Davis was the head Of
the so-cailed Confederate States, was called
it's President, and had control Of its civil
administration. Gen. Carroll was present
when Surratt brought the dispatches from
Richmond, and when they were read by
Thompson, ] believe there we're one or two
others: Gen: Carroll, of Tennessee, then
said he was moro anxious ithat Mr.. john
son should be killed than any one else.
He said ; H1f the damned prick louise was
not killed by somebody'' be would kill
him himself. He referred 70 Vice Presi.
dent johnson. His expression was alword
Of contempt for tailor; II means tailOr's
louise. BsOth was known in Canada by the
nickname of "pet" think have heard
Thompson SO name him, certainly Cleary.
Kennedy, who fired the city of New York.
and was executed, was spoken Of ~ hav-
ing performed that deed BY authority Of
the rebel government, under the direction
Of Thompson. This was communicated %
me by Thompson himself, or in oonversa-
ton fl his presence. Thompson cid Ken
devilish glad he was hanged, for he va .
stupid 1ellow, and had managed things
very badly.
James B. Merritt tsstihsd-I am ply
sician, and have ben p Canada shout
In Toronto; met 0eoIEe Young there, =
rebel from Kentucky. Young said 70 mo,
:. We have something OF much more Inn.
portance than any raids" He told me II
~. Anen,uninnS1 Vket Ola ~ shnnli nav.