The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-05
The Men for Whom Gsvernmeat Rewards
arc offered

Our readers will be interested to learn some
thing In the way Of biography about the choice
cluster Of scoundre,s for whom, together with
tJuyY DAVIS himself, the Government has offered
rewards as being implicated in the late .ssassins-
ton plot;
JAooB Tnospsos was born in slO in North Caro-
lima, WAS admitted to the bar in 1884 and removed
10 hssiss' ppi SION after, where he settled III the
Chick sssw region, and WAS in 1899 elected TO Con-
gress In the House he was on different commit
toes and III 1851 declined q re-olection. buchanan
made him his Secretary OF the INTERIOR and in that
position he work oil In conjunction with Floyd and
his fellows In their plots against tho Government
Just before the time q tho commencement OF tho
rebellion, no resigned, on the plea that Blu
chauAn had broken faith with tho south in send
ing rciniOrCemOnts w Charleston. Before his
| resignation, relative Of Thompsous, employed 49,
| a clerk in his department, EN- ezlled bonds and
| coupons TO the value Of $4,000, and sbsconded.
Thompson never restored the stolen property. lilo
entsrod the rebel service as An sid-de-cAInp 70
Beauregard, 1851, and in June OF that year seni
| y etter 10 Buchanan, in which no said he b al
| feared that "thst blunderer, Lincoln,' would
| adop, bis ideas OF State Rights, and 80 MP ssces-
| sion In the bud. lie also remarks that no (Mr.
Lincoul "has not the ability and nerve 10 take
OF his own people, having tr.mp.ed under foot tic
Constitution and the laws" thompson went "
| Canada al out year ago, and began mis- neiArious
schemes W release rebel prisoners in tie W, st
raise an insurrecton in Illinois and Indians These
schemes failed through the Vigilance u tie officers
| in GOnnAnl Al thlcAgOs huu thompson tne1, no
doubt turned his AttentOn W the assassin Alto n
plot
ClIsHsr G. CLAY was born iu Md son, AlsbamA
IN MAY, 1919, and IS = sou Of Tx Clay OF that
state. Ho was eiuG sted 81 the IniyersiIy Of Ala.
batna, adopted tho profession Of the law, and In
| lSI2, "a, aud Is servod in the Alabama Lessla.
| tue lie was elected United States Senator in 1883
| and 81, aud in February, 'Cl, resigned hD office
and touk part ia the rebrilion-hrst at The south,
and subseq uently IS potter in Canada.
| GEoRos y. sAsDLas, The mOAi Iupulent scoun-
| drel IA the lot, was formerly Navy Agent IA t!ls
| city. lie was born Ia Kentucky, aud has been an
active rebel from the hrsl. his notorious figure in
| the Niagara Falls "Peace Convention" will b- re-
| mem tered lie went " Eusla and in lSJ2, where he
endvAyorod " get Ios OF iron.c!sds ouIi for the
| rebels, but WAS not successful, aud returned "
| Canada where he has since remained.
| BsvnLY TUCKER WAS born In Virginia and IL
All editor BY profession, having been At one time
| connected with the w Aahin1to ton SkSTINEL. lie
wIs our Consul " Liverpool dur.n. Bush snAu'
| standardization, aud In 1860 returned home aud
joiued the rebel cause. Il 10 stated that one u
Was extended towards Tucker, whom our Authuri-
ties At Portland expected ~ arrest. Tucker denies
thus, however, AND says that A. ths time vi the
sussn.lou ho was making h.s preparations 10 70
W Richmond, aud was shocked aud stunned" by
the ANNOUNCEMENT Of tho murder.
WILLIAM L. CLEARY was born in Kentucky, and
Ia 1860 was prominent member Of tie Legislature
oi Iu.t stale. lie joined the rebellion ils Out
6 break. aud tor the past year OF two has lived in
C-u.da, and act, d hi Clay s private seeretAry.