New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16


he ,ranks; don't know where the articles FROM
or yet the trunks certainly should have considered
the articles as nuisance in sanitary sense 10 nave
been retained in the town; assuming the articles to
have been taken from yellow fever paricnts. con
slider them very prcudicai TO the health OF the coinnn
Bity, received fee for the duties performed ~ ine
of five snineas none OF the articles we're iAea WI"
names.
| George Potts Black. sworn, says On OF about The
30th Of September last, when the mail steamer was
about leaving for Halifax, Doctor j. Z. Blackpdin tod
me that he Rad left some trunks With n man by the
name of Edward G. Swan, who had been recommended
10 him account Of his fidelity he asked NV olimoh
OF Swan and told him as had rarely seen the il.n,
or heard ANYTHING about him. could not give hm Any
satisfaction to bis qualification as iniiiui I.'
lyidnal; he then to me thai ho had maze oonp'ce i M
said hct he Rad paid him tvo hHRdrcd od wy eo
iIa,s on arcounf Of a. and thai fie balance u nc oRsy
an additional tr0 hardrsd and my doltd's-he rdS 20 pay
tae SAID Sodn the fafscnt ct M contract; "hea va
70 earn IL. Hpks Ne aiadcd 10 IL Mr. YORK. cry dTsHH
the present Sine bnt that he had some doubts ms 10
his fidelity he might after he arrived in iia!iaS change
lis mind il So he would send me an order on SN an ior
The trunks and requested nc II ne ala 80 10 senu tcn
70 Halifax how many trunks there were, or what We're
their contents never knew on inquired; rev any.
after Doctor blackburn left / stopped at swans a.
was passing, and shown the TRUNKS nave never
seen Them since and the matter had almost pasSod o.
ny mind until about the lest OF March when ieoeiS
few res from Sven, asking ne to come quo tee MN
about the trunks the remuneration promised "hch
note destroyed without answering, as was about a
matter that did not concern me, nor dla 90 10 zee
swan; had again forgotten che matter when on the
nth of April received another ana longer letter nom
the sae person which letter l now produce IN Court
ana is as follows:
ST GyoRsKs, Bermuda. nth April 1865.
SIR Aware of your knowledge with respcc tho import
ance OF the remaining my and also tie III
your enon to tie fact my having heard received
~ my previous ltcr o. the ~ 4 of March respeo
mpcrsive notify my ncntons to 70 seek "dor5td
remuneration ion arothe- .orce, should not nees from Jon
Mf. @. ?. Block EDSAKD C. SWAN
This letter was handed me by 4 negro who told ne
before had opened II II was IRON Mr. SWaa; lie
waited till had read IT, then asked II there vas eny
answer when told him No considering this epsile
as one that would he called In oar country black nh
letter or one that was issued for the purpose OF ex
tortiIg moneys from parties under threat OF exposure
for an alleged oensc and not fearing ay such exposure
took notice of this than Gi OIL the former
note except to keep it for future reference; Know
aoihng further Of the matter have never heard FROM
ID. Blackburn; he did not state bis Intention In SEND
ing them New. York never did exhibit any great
interest H. tie trunks beyond what have sta edi
don't know whether Swan was aware Of TIE trunks or
not; Dr. blackburn never told me what the trunks con
tain,d swan had no reason - asa me Tor rennnera.
ton unless DR.. Blackburn had mentioned to bim tndi
he would pay him through Inc.
Frederick Buoks.af sworr snys--Somo three or foui
months ago Mr. Swan tod me that three or four trunks
had been left 10 his possession by Dr. Blackburn ana
FREQUENT alusion has been made 20 since both by
Mr. Swan and his WIFE and also b. Mr. Alcxande-, en-
ploycd in Major Walkers Office utout them oJom a
month AGO M SraH iodine .choi he trunks oO.faa,d and
repeafed conversation he had sih Dr. BaekbarH. and
riea rds 10 tie ,c, hat The clothing ~ he trunks cane
from ysOe srer pd'ieat.. and na they "eTe iafeadtd %
be sr. 20 tr- YoTk Paiiadf yha may hocs been
BON places; ne also told that Dr.. Blackburn mad prom
isd hin T,msRuc,iOn Of $3.50 mOnt during the tine
he had never received anything from either Dr Black
bum or M Walkers office. letter written by
NJ Swan toMr Black about the trunks and also reInnl
Ing hun of the promised remuneration aud rs no did
not receive any answer during space OF TWO or thrte
eeks he wrote IA second one threatening Mr.. Black
tbat II he did not receive IN answer he would draw tn
remuneration from another source. Some two months
OF ten weeks since Mr. Black TO Swans house and
Ind nm int eW IA
the occupied by Inc, and without listening heard
bin say that he would pay ber considerable sum OF
none il she could get the trunks ont OF tho house with
out Mr.. Swans knowledge: Mr.. SnIs told me that Mr.
Blackburn had IT, formed hin that he ,HfeDti0n u saa'as
tae eofhng Ntp York fur me destruction % ne
he trunks from Vhdf Dr. Blackburn had told hfmi
Mr.. Swan told me that Doctor blackburn was
cong leave some five or 81 truh.s Oh coinink ion
elbow fever at his house. but he nfterward told Ine
there were only three and that Dr. Blackburn hsd tod
him he had changed his mind that he had engaged the
services of q Colorcd man who would take the other
three with him lie also told me he was afraid TO expose
the trunks he had nothing but DR. Blckburns WORD
about their contents and he would prefer waiting ms
return; Mr.. Swan also EXPRESSED lbs suspicious that
the other trunks taken by Dr. Blackburn were Infected
Dinah Amory, sworn. says reside IN the town Oh
Hamilton, in Pembroke Parish; am IN the haDit OF
nursing invalids during the late epidemic was en-
aped In that capacity; attended some az tho liaini
ion Hotel viz. Mr.. and Miss CIowell end col0Ied
womanone OF the servants OF the hotel the TWO lVf
ncr suffered from yellow fever very severely Dnt tue
servant woman only had j. about twenfy''our honrr
Dr. Rees attended Mr. and Miss Crowon, and d. Bfaof
bnrn a.end,d he Lgu.eaoid Dr. Blackburn boarded at
the hotel don, know how long he had baen there;
Mr. aud Miss Crowell were getting better when he |
came there; had Dr. Blackburn's washing done fcr
him packed np trunk Of clothing for d. BACK
burn the clothing consisted OF sbrts robbins ana sScf
which had just Brought rom the wash. beside Hh,on
there were articles OF clothing SUCH as brow
Holland coats, robbins. and blanket when
I also took to be "a new one; the artic:es |
~ DIR. Blackburn were all marked WIN
his nalne; mean those washed by me; he had more
than trunk 10 his room; II ives on Thursday h1t