The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-29
From the Ne,r Orleans Sunday News.
3. WILKES Booth.
NEW ORLEANS. July 81.


! have 40 doubt the smile of incredibly
Will play upon The countenance Of many
one who, ovcrwise in his own conccit, is
constrained TO reject the voice OF truth
when proclaimed in language which a shall
low intellect renders 1t impossible Tor him
to comprehend who, aping the wis iom of
a Solomon, dcnoulces everything that to
him seems to partakc of mystery, as "a
humbug,' simply because his mind Is in
capable Of srasping it. therefore proving
himself an owl, aud others OF that numer-
Gus class. OF living automatons whose minds,
thoughts, ideas, sympathies and actions are
swaycd only hy rsjulicc; who were new
er known TO have an original idea, IL all
/ their lives, or give an expression to an
opinion that was not borrowed who have
The most implicit faith in all the sayings
and doings OF the party in power, its asents
and representatives.
| have DO doubt the faces Of some per-
sons will wear an incredulous smile when |
boldly and fearlessly proclaim through these
columns. Brother Amcrcaus, you have
been deceived j. Wilkes Booth is alive .
1t is time that we were made fully aware
Of the foul and most damning schemes that
have been concoctcd by evolves in sheep )
clothing" to defraud an over generous
public It would be folly to recall in de-
tail the tragic events OF the night of April
IL, 1865. They are too indelibly stamp
cd on the memory OK every American citi-
zen. Suffice it to say, the President was
assassinatcd, and j. Wilkes Booth denoun-
ced by common consent as the assassin.
That he made his escape from Washing
ton none will deny; that his lilelcss body
was brought back to Washington, aud SO
mysteriously disposed of, many have doubt
ed, and but few individuals believe who
saw the strange conduct OF the officers in
charge; but the manglcd corpse of a per-
son resembling Booth, who had been bru-
tally muir icred and substituted in Booth 5
stead, CA now be proven beyond dispute !:
that Gen. H. G. Baker knew it was not
Booths body can be shown that he claim
ed the reward Of Booths capture, and
that the money was paid out of the United
States Treasury, are wei-known facts
lie was recognized through his disguise
on the 27th Of April, 1868 on board a vcs-
sci which carried him beyond the reach Of
his supposed avengers; again he was seen
by Il gentleman in the month Of Septcm-
Der. 1865, and there is young man in
this city who saw him 10 longer ago than
August 1866 and then conversed with
him. Tue names OF these individuals, duly
signed to the respective afidavlts, might
possibly be obtained upon application to
cx-Judge Advocate Holt, or the notorious
l.. c. Baker, chief of the national detcc-
tive police, as it is probable they have
forgotten to mention to their friends
or in public matter of such ''trival i'm
port" If not, | would venture to say the
men referred to would not object to a re-
petition of their names to documents OF IA
similar nature.
BE it known that do hereby charge
General Lafayette G. Baker, and his asso-
ciates, with having willfally and mali
ciously conspired to swindle the United
States treasury ont of one hundred thou
sand dollars Vengeance is mine, saith
the Lord" May the hills and mountains
throughout the length and breadth Of the
land echo and re-ccho the cry of JUSTICE.