New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-07
- -. tnovkdee Of the st. Adams raiderss

pa llsy sionf you speak of similar 10 the
lions ssned by the Government % army oleers'
or have you seen them' a; nave never secn a.,
O. Were they slgueo ~ 'n' f'oS1u'"' q" WIN ~
Secretary Of War; - 1,n -
~, Ss:istqr, Jsdge.Adrocate Burndt-Q, When yon
~ con have never seen them, which commissions 90
90, refer tof A. United States army commissions;
wss sled II the commissions similar TO United
states army commissions.
RI H. Iisep.Q. You referred to the same party in
sneak D.. Of the st. Adams raid-what party GO you
meant 4. Mr.. Thompson and Sanders:
Q. You do not mean Srrratt and BOOTH A. NO SIR.
q Were those comm ions signed BY JEDI DAVIS IN
baGkf a. No, sir, by James a. Seddon, Secretary Vi
@ Iait not the custom for the President to sign them
also
4 .s,aut .Jqdqe. Adrocate Bine6am-Q. They have
mot lived long enough to have custom. A. On Inc
trial Of the ST. Alban raiders, General Carroll and
nu nher Of other officers ~ the Confederate army testi
fed that the custom that the Rebel officers had
their commissions signed only by the Secretary OF War
By tie Colrt-Q. Are You familiar with the eypher
which ey lad in The Rebel War Department. d NO
sir an not
O. Yoa could not tell one if YOU see III A. / could
not.
Bg Assis,antJudge Adrocan Be- pham-Q. / am IN
s'ructed 10 make an inquiry OF you ~ coselucn,e VI
question asked you BY the Court what conversation,
any di1 Won hear among these Re- bel refugees N td
aCa an the bura,og Of New'fofK 'itV ana o,ncI
Northern cities a There was prOposicl p w
= il council their iuna 20 destroy the CIot0n Dan,
b which The city Of New York is supplied W' Whier'
II WIS supposed il would not Only damage the man
N actcrlcs but distress the people generaIy eN'rf
where Dat AIR Thompson remarked thai thtE Wouiu
have plenty Of force and the whole city would soon DC
DESTROYED 10y general conf grafton anu "in S ~
sending any Kennedy or anybody else thIV SUI ,
fiov rad thought Of this ome time before tn'! uSH'
/ have saved some ueess. .t
/ Q. When did he say thati a. That was lew "eeAs
q Who was prescott when lie said thn;i \.
lAr Thompson Michael Mr. Sanders, Mr. casilenaH
/ y No Won know of ANYTHING being said between
/ ,,.Vs NJ
name in regard 10 the description from ID ago iHs'
yoarf a.. heard a very great deal OF TAI, mon, ~
eu know they hat arms conoeaet mere hnu tnl' .uS
had large number Of ren concealed away al Chicago
some sOO men there.
pc e 4. Releasing the pri.one,s u was uhdeis,od
- VIA prisoners 1. At Comp Douglas 'hinA
N called T. or Camp Chase q Da'e'cl camp u may
] b. IL Which they we're confined. - ,,..,
. o. You mean Rebel prisoners \. Yes, SIR thlnk
tlry called Il Camp Douglas.
iiSs C1mmlsson then adjourned until Monday morn.
| inl at 10 O'cock.l
u ANIMATION OF SANFORD CONOVHB EtsUhhD
FOR TBT PROSECUTION.
?. ne TudQs f3toc0'.--Q You have probably OBJ
I'd that in somc judicial proceedings that have re-
Ger Is taken IlOo IL Washington, II has been maze 10
an ,lr that certain pr Blackburn packed number
81 1nnts Will clothes infected with the yellow fever,
for he purpose Through them, Of introducing The pesti'
len, into Ire Gig OF NewYOik. wish you - ttaie
VIII, thcr or aotie Dr. Blackburn referred IN ID these
pro- eedngs not the same person TO whom yog io
terr Il in y3ur testimony Saturday AZ being IN mn
mate association with Jacob Thompson, Clay. and
othersi A. i is Tie same = .son bar never saw MN
! 81 III Clay.
! G, vii YOU state the persons whom you saw asso-
ca ne with this Dr. Blackburn IN Cauadai A. jacob
Thompson GEORGE y sanders, Lewis Sanders, son q
GEORGE ~ sanders; Gov. Wesicott Of Florics, Lewis
Casilonan Williamt. Cieery.
T @. Was Clay among th.ml A. No. sir, I never saw
Clay with hm also Air. Pcrterhed, Capt. Magruier
aud number of Rebois OF lesser note.
. State whether OF NOT this Or. Blackburn was
recognized there and known az an aglEt OF the So
T. 4. - Nao air. " 4
TO be ar agent and represented himself az an agent
T. jus, as Jacob Thompson was an agonff a. Yes
o VII vou state whether OF not you lad any consul
tatons arong these tte snhject Of i1trrduc
u the 2esticncc into the cities Of the United State.
: and what as said ard wheni A. IN January last
knew OF DT. blackburn onpOglng person TO accom-
q. Name Inc porsoal A. Mr. John Cameron for the
Purpose O.. aking Jherre II Goods and bringing hem
10 the cities of Nev-Yolk thladelpha and Washing
ton, o. I'nderstooG
{ q. You mean goods info ,t-a with yellow fevorf A.
Yes sir heard Dr. blackburn say that about year
before that tine he had endcIvotod to Introduce the
yellow f3ver !. Newly ork but for reasons which do
not enember failed; be won't from honireal ABOUT
wear $50 lget Jsnlarv. 20 Bermuda or some Of tie
West III fin lands for the express purpose Of attend
ing Of yellow fever. collecting injected clothing
and so or and forwarding It TO Sew-fork, bul Tor
some reason the scheme failed
;1 yau learn on his return ~ ihe % these
consultations, @ha. he had done aud what had inter
feicd II fnytbDg nad, 10 head To- f IRE of The enter
pusci :. L have sea hin, brit not TO speak TO nm
since hi return.
O. Mas Jaeob Thompson present At those consnlia.
tionR9 A. o. one occasion remember Jacob Ihomp-
son aud MI Ceary. aud .aiIL also Lewis Sanders.
O. VIII you sfafe whether or lot they were con-
eeInoL IL the enterprise OF Dr. blackburn introducing
the pest enoe tnr ffaIrer mentioned A. Yes tlr,
they ovOIed gud were ~ very much interested in
this uutlit proposed 20 destroy the CToton DAN
ierd Or Rackburn proposed 20 poison The KCsely0i-
AID ,e caicuation OF the amour, # the poisonous
-,. i would thkc 10 nyreinate the water 20 far as
to render ~ ordinary d-alsh. posonou. ana oe.dy.
O. Had he taken The measure OF the Aguednct 80 ~
10 ascertain HLht amount world be ieqnredf a. lie
lad the capacity ~ 'le Reservoirs and the amount Of
water O. a. wcs generally hept In them.
O. Wa, the kind Of poison which he proposed tn use
mentioned. A. Strychrinc. enic and -cfs prrs &c
acid and number Of others en- do not Jcmembr.
O. Did ne not regard the scheme a. feasible one
A. ros: Mr. Thomson, however, feared II would bo
mi -sibe 10 cOec large qunrl!t- VI poiscns with
ou' citing spc.on and leading s. he detection O
. @ 81: but whether the scnone has been abaBdOrcd
DO NOT Rnow; 90 far es the blowing up Of the
! j. /. IS concerned IL Las not been.
.. VIII yol state whether or not Jacob Thompson
fully appreciated the enterprise Iraetoabe' A. Yes,
SIR
/ q. Discussed it fully a. Yes sir.
! o. Did 'he other peisons pbom Won have named also
discuss II and approve IL A. Nj. Lewis Sanders and
| Mr. Cloary remember very wei did,
| O. Vhea was this matter dscussedf A In Jonu
sry last; have heard it spoken Of SINCE.
Q Dong the same persons, With the exception
Of Dr. Blackburn IT wac sposcn ofby Mr. Montress
A. Patton, M.ssssirpian, also Rebel. who had
been a medical pr.yeyor in tho Rebel army.
! O. Where does the agent John Cameron OF whom
Won speak as having been employed by Dr. Blackburn
for tiis pnrpose liver A. lie has lived IN Montreal,
he decined 10 60 being fearful Of taking tho yellow
fer and dy'n" himself.
G. Do sou know whether large compensation was
oF, red himl a. Yes, - 70 tho exten. oil several
thousand dC.lars he told iGo.
o. Did YOU understand whether this was TO be paid
By Jncob ThDmpsonf A. understood by DR.. Black
burn or by the agents think Mr.. Thompson was he
roneyed agent for all othe- agents; think they all
drew on him for what money they required; know
TINT some of them did
O. You say that TO the hour when you left Canada.
no NJ he p-esdppt did OF