, 1865-05-27
Chicago Qrit>ttne,
SATURDAY, MAY q, 1865.
The Yellow Fever Con-
spirator.
HTS EXAMINATION BEFORE
the TORONTO POLICE
COURT,
A Full Expose Of the Plot.
The Afidarit and Testimony Of
G, J. Nyams.
fFrom the Toronto Globe. s.th.1

1Fro1o the Toronto Globe, s.th.1
Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, the yellow feye
co1spiIator, WAS brought up assiu for ex
amtnctisn at the Police Court yesterday
noon; IAe court Tas crowded with specta
toIs during The proceedings mud intense in
teFcst seemed to be manifested In the. cyl
presided.
The following Is the information On rhicl
Tie Doctor WIs arrested:
TIE AFFIDAVIT.
Psoranet Of ccnad1. tou.fy Of kae City Of 10
MeGafzy, OF the City Of Toronto, betectire Poiir.
officer, ttken the 1tth day OF Msy, il TIC year ii
nnr % tofr. 1Sdh before TIC undersigned, ono o
the ea1d county Of the City Of Toron o, wi sajtf
that lc has G.adc dslicent inquiry into tie cir
casattsn:s: csd heseiaatsr entoncd and be hsth
| l1eEe. th1t LIKE ?. g.aekburn snd one t;oafrsI
| slosepb HJaus. and divers other persons M
known; @ did, at The ea'd CITY Of Tosnnt;,, oa Of o.
losd 1851. couhln2, conspirc, confederate snii
og1ec nEo1e themse.yes to comm, tie cr ma n
Eufder IN Tie United ststea OF Amesie., bY in.
nimons tn,o cert in eidqs Of The United s:stsa NJ
America, to Wit: the city VI Washington. In the
District or Columela; tee city Of Norfolk. II the
Hs1 "a e. sy Ssxse as ts vns p g. III,
North Csroltua, one or the said Tilted Statss a;
America, and there d:sposiog 81, to and at1ons II
t&se VI f3l1 Ctalebt G1FEfe 4fIB
ties Of th,r1t hcuaes. eosts, aud uthcr arcle. nf
Clothing, iL1cct4d With tha virus Of ,ejinu,
na3!ion. les!iE and other ds.n,y, paisonous aud
duee tsid fever, tor the purpose Of crsat,nc rnd
.p1eoons s M tas sa1d fever amongst TIT s1ld c1ti-
zsns bq eans 81 nr e., t5s dsa'h .. The said
eooon' deadl* anu nc1.ous 1ubstauccs ato .r.ar14
And that. ~ pursusace of eaid conspiracy, ccaoi.
Like +. Bl:ckbutn, to wlt the 1tt div OF Jrte
sid city Of alltsz, 10 ihs Province o; Nova en a
clon,De vi inte h . e1na1E sueh Il
old cause the said injected clothing to be a:spossd
O. aLd spd in !he s3:u cat.ea OF Wa>hcs Ion. Nor.
io!k anc NCwtcsN, 10 and 1non. the c.t..ens
With the wicked Intent Elortsaid: and thai ~
1Dcars 9! The tac infected ohinR, go imported
~ and dispcte I'd Of rs ntorcsat, III toe eaa CITES
in purtumee Of ra,d con p,s,cs, the desth If ~.
ytfs peEtops in said cltits to the informant m.
known, YVES c,u*ed and procured. A'
NY Mnesefesr tne s;ta itiofmant pays that
T. Blackburn, o2 t!= caafs:= a.ore sai4.
fnAsc1s MuGAa Detective,
sworn bc[01e me 1tt cay ENd ve1r fr.t ehnve
wrarttn, at the city Of 1o:o:tp 1sose.a:d
1AHEs J. VANCE. J. P.
TESTIMONY OF q. !. uyANs,
Gco:sty j. Hyams sworn on COPY OF the
Old Testament, with bis hat on his had.
saudi reside Ut liz Elk street, Detroit
Al'chtg1r; resided in Toronto rrryious to-
going there; WAS acquainted with Dr. Black
burn: t}rrt knew Inn in ArEansas: 1 have
1eslded i'll two CT ter. ditftrrut places: / lcff
:aIk:nsas III August, 1852, where kncw Dr..
IAackuurn; | believe tnat he lived in Migsts-
s:1p!. In Helena, or Gbcat that p.rt of the
ctUntty ] cnne TO Toronto iu 1866 1 saw
Or. Blackburn sc1nc ti1,e rrcy,ous 10 that:
l Vrotc 70 Mr.. Slaughter to ret down
sontl; Slnngltcr Answe;ed through Dr..
Robinson, wl'2 brought the letter 10 me-
went down TO the Qneen's Hotel with Df.
Rttihet'n, who inlrraucld me to Dr.. black
bum; knew D.. b. bS sig:It hs was In the
pe-so: ct the tilne With seys.Al gen,l1mca;
Dr. Robinson told hin thai I vas The man
Vio wantd 10 g. Gown South to ahe a,mv,
Which was my wish; INQUIRED about Mr..
Jamea Blackburn. hvathcr of The prisoner.
AID also for other paili.s. and Dr..
bl2tkturn then askcd Ine ii was WILL
in. t. be seal to the Cc:: :e.sera-y, ard npon
mY aneScling that was, he br5ush. me to
his private 1oon, aud WHEN he Lad closed the
door, ask.d inc # I was Free Mason. TO
which I replied, nc; te then gave ne bis
lsnd, sid safd .tat on he te:lowahip OF
Free Mason who had never deceived any one.
ne would ask me &c 70 on an expedition, t5
which aGrrtd ht sud thY. BY going On It,
could nuke IN Independent fortune, and that
] rould do tnore good fos The Confederate
reinforce Gen. Lee that won!d com. to
La1e nose honor amt Elcry to my name than .
The Gtne:al Lad tIaushterj; asked him tnc
nature Of The expedition, when H. tod ms
that should have quantity OF clothing to :!
dispose OF by auc'ion, in Washington and
other cities, ind that the clothes would have
yellow 1eyer In tha,E that they were to be
distributed tn places held bv the Fedcra1s, 50
that they would take sick aud death be caused F.!
BY tho lever, and that they wpuld eas,ly h. |
driven frem the Confederate territory |
held BY them; that The clothes bad !
been infected with yellow fever by !
the dcc:cr himself, nd that ther would !
consist Of shirts ant coats; / as,ccd 10 20 on
Tue expedition, and he stutcd that bv 20 doing
! would get s1o0, ,0C0, end perhapsten times
The amount he sid that he had not u;uch
l1iue 10 spare rs he was leayn. by the train
|of Montreal, hut rs I now lad undertaken
lhe eargdltscn, was 10 60 away to 1ny work
Eom him, uzd II changed my residence vas
% s. Da LIN word throuyh Dr.. Robinson; DR..
blackburn informed me that he YVES roIn.. 10
btiMu3n, and thin South to make a-1ange.
nsnis 10 carry or the expedition .5c c5a-
rersation al took plac. In his private room;
2Se; ". hob3nson was waiting down stairs
u lie Loti ~htn came ou'; Iacromp:nfed
Dr. Robin son as far us Preston's tobac . ta.- [
.oTy, AID left him there Icanttnued NV bu-
',ntss ns usual until about the Sth Of j:.nc,
e64. when received letter which purpo,t.
g O.. 70 9e from ". Blackburn, dated Havana,
Oh Ma, inside It xas directed to D.. Rob.
neon; carried the letter to Hs1lfax, but
'uFnt it before entered the States have ]
:ood recollection Of the contents cf
he ,:, let. Ct 1ts95; ts5; read i over.
DO asked nc If ! had received the letter:
he letter instructed Dr.. Robinson to furnish
&c with money to 60 to Montreal; at tA,t
lace Was to see Mr.. Slaughter, who would |
I've inc mems to get un to HALIFAX. where
,onld meet Mr.. Alexander Il. Keith, Jr., at
'Al0af Hotel the latter would take care Of I
le until Dr. Blackburn came; when re- /
tived tee letter II Toronto Dr.. Robinson ,
ad never committed auy overt act avainst
ae Ftde'als, and wonld not do 60 now lie
I'D me that could borrow SO from Pies.
IL went to Preston, got tho SO from
i'm to go to Montreal, and statin. that Mr, !
laoghler Weud refund It. I gave him q re- +
cnald vent to the office with me 7 Wentto
l.oatreel, Where s!aughtfr furnished me
It'll means. I received SIS from Slaughter.
I'd stating that it was all the money is he'd
f1nsc, he sent ne to Mr. Holconh, who ,
sve me S15 mort-making $40; left then T
= Alexander Keith !; showed him 1he Letter
his room be eaid it was "Al riglt,:' and :
J ktd about the expedition hc said that be r
% expected letter from Ds. Robinson but
ID Lot yet received it .emaiutd a c3unle
DAYS ut the HnfifaI Hotel, and then re- a.
oTed to tic Farmers Hotel, where I ~ =
aanta pntu the l21h Of June, wh5n Dr..
acktuln met Inc. am no: British SUI
t Tas born in London, England.
Ut. Black kbusn Iasa the goods ,.ere in tic Is
ecmer Alpha, Tint there we're eight trunks q
q salitc. ard that Mr.. Hill, orc Of
e onec:s Of the vessel, would 20 down 20
{ Doat ana get thin VIC went down with r,
{ ) EE.uIrf. at11 l
N told n,c The valisc was to 20 rs = present IL
f;es:de1t Lincoln; bsough: the eight
unhs 10 private room, and Kent them nm
re1t day: this YVES st The Fa'm 'mer's Hotel, ut
1efe M e, Was stopping; Dr. Blackburn said Sc
AZ hnl Ttu!o 70 with me nud make ar- =
hrst iEtnts with some Of the yesstls which
!o bfsttn n. 10 slDuggle them into Boston,
ION thence they were to b. taken to
n sh!n.e On and Norfolk, Icing The best
.Ees, t9at IS, there were plenty Or sroyps
~ St,aia c.-tch the fever and sickeu aud ~
:, !, ana tiaus Feaken the post; h. gave me
lnh ~ tSatA.o Win large "2' which was to Al
10 N5snugten II. snd The contents Of which ha
re 10 y" :uctiooed; he was not pnytfcular g
OUT nse there 1c1e three trunks unIn- ii
It'd; tMte were samples, Of whfrh ni
EeVe shirt ucw on me; the Goct,r eo
Id NC, as preventive against The 81
'tI, While 1andliDg the clothes, that H.oe
5uld sNofe strong cigars and chew cam "a "a
IT; had to use my own discretion about Wa
ling them; Unveiled under the name Of
!. W. BsHis." ! got the goods in Boston !
y exp esEed them thence to Philadelphia, HHrr
] fiom Philadelphia TO Baltimore, aud ret s:e
z cut CT f1nas returned to Toronto and III
It s l.t!c. TO DR.. Blackburn, who was at
: Falls. to the effect that I WAS out Of I
Fds vent to the Ciiflon House ard saE TX
. Blackburn. Messrs. Clay, Holeomb, Nc
IEor. Preston ard Other gentlemen theec; ,
Id rot STE III. Thompson; D.. Blackburn p:s
S11o to carry me buck to Baltimore u.
re wss melody spoke to NE except Back M n
n sid McGrcsor; tie latter held out del
DEE lLdUcSm mtut6 - lie md ssid that Us
n1u lave an interest in q TOBACCO bu5i. r. r.
. Of his, :nd hat next rear they
q 6 ipg to carry ont an expedition n
t would cost sl00,0U, and that sns sns
I'D superintend It I took the money and the