The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-20
NUMBER 34:
Mr.. LincOIn's ,...1 own Ace6an .


While 10 WashioEton UtiS, tiIIl "a
December, 1854, the writer Salls %
PreSidsnE. with Isaac N, AElold, nen.
Der Of Coagfess from Chicago. ousok klGt.
bLlaseln's NEST trusted persoaal tfieods.
Wefognd himislone In The soUuiUkstt.
Ia tho 0abinOt meetings sts; held O.
the Whits House,, Whoss Window
look the Pot0l1so and the Mashl n &
Monument. the request oi q tl...
tsr;1 the President ssldioa ~ .Flnh.
stance Of his tcIaAdeSlins 3pnfl lss
lsUeen Rhll,dr nkil anA 3.
!, xSs6i 4 q : q.
lfy "a klS 0Ra 66fd It'll u: 3 ~
- Lsafrsyed q PhilsdsI ~ @
E2lst. LaStssato StepSoser nig -.
on The f0l bWiag mor1isg hoiSt t1e II
over Iadepsndencs HsH: In ths
evening there was . gredt crowd vhestI
received my friends, at he GoatinoAA
Hotel. Mr.. Judd, : 0sfn pseseaal
friend, from Chicago, sent tor ne tccone
ito bis room. ,Iwent, and fonaa thesa
IMr. Ptukerton, .. skIllful police aetps.
Tive, aioo from Chicago, Who had been
smployed fof Soms days ID Balfnere,
iVaphiug or searching for SuspiOiSasp spsr.
lsenS there. ,PiHEerton iuGormSl4Da
that plan had bsen laid fpEn gtslag.
sination, the exact time WhsB Sxpectsd
10 20 through Baltimore being Publlcly
kuoWu. atie Wa well Inf0rmpd - 10
the. plan, but did not know that the
copspirators would have pluck enough
to execute Il. Helnrgsd ma % 80 right
through with him 70 Washilgton that
night. I didn't like that hsd made
engagement d 10 visit Harrisburg OAd go
from there TO Baltimore, and EFsSolvoa
Ito do co., Iconld not behave thas thstp
wss plot to murder me. I.mAde arrange.
mentl, however, With ME. Judd fossay
return To- Phitadelphii the next nIr g
! I should btseooylncsa thst th6 MS
danger Ii, going through Ralsi neeeF 4 !
4 told him that IL IShopld meet 4aggEil.
burg, a I had st other splaoel, : logss
Etion TO 60 With me 70 the hs.g plSse
Efthen Bultim0re), I should tssl sAls, asd
Ego on. g. = tSsttt'ft so. ~
"Wheu I WlI mixing ny WAY laeklo
nv rooms through crowds Of PsppIe.I
met Frederick Seward We ES0t %.
/ igctAsr q ny room, when hG tod ne
hs htd been sent, u the ls1es6ettE
4 his 1slhea and 3Sn, SooIt, q. g atteDsre
.ItKss thSif deiacilyas ~ BAH ey haA
\ EdiScoseFst ~ thefs - = ~ ilt.
4 They Knew hothisg 81 stSftpsS.'
movements. / now believed Sash 5 plot
Ito be 10 existence. 3 IL ~
",Ths next morning I raised he Aae
over Independence Hall, and thsH Neps
on to Harrisburg With 81. S6m6Sr,
Major (now General Hunter. ~. Jsdd,
IMr. Lanoa and othefs. Tiers = nat
the Legislature and people, dined, ia&
visited until the time 1pPoipted for ne
I to leave. Iu the meantiUe Dir. Judd
had 20 secured the telegraph stAst 10
commu oicatio6 could pisSfto BaItlmoss
and give the sonspiTssorSs kneMisiGe se
. change ip ny plans. +ssf-:c
4 "Ia New York some friend hSd Riysn
me q new beaver bat IN & btx, and u
it had placed . soft wool hat aE hsa
!. nsver,Mp one of tbs latter 10 ~ HlS;
Ii had this box IN my room. Hssiag
Informed .. .vsry few friends Oftbe saeslls
of my. new movements, aHd the cauSs, j
put % 40 old oysfpoat that I hta with
ns, and pntsing the son hSt iasJ
pocket, walked out Of the h6uee 1tia
back door, bsFehsadsd, withpus s1sikeg
! any speciAi curiosity. Thea ] pft ~
, .Hs son hat and Joined ny friends NtBss
out being recognized 6y TirsuE Etli, ~ ].
vas MOI the taIns uSn, Suoosr 80
. .EIaufer wished 10 acroupaay me- u
said no /; yo1 ,srs knoWn, epd ycef pree
|, ence might hetFay me- vii oaly tlkp
! LAm6n, (noW Marshal Of thi1 Ditstiet
whom nobody knew, and DE. Sod1
San Ser md Hunter felt heEts &
.Wo vent bsek to Philsdslphi hin. l1n
found message there from PiskDgte6
! it(Who had Eeturned to BaitimoS tbft
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