The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-05-13
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was allowed to be dropped. could
not allow any such attempt upon the
venerable dame. In quick succession
the names of Barbour Lewis, Col.
Beaumont, p. ID. Beecher, NJ. T. Ry-
der, A. p. Burditt, Reucl Hough,
Wickerham, i. W. Lonis, Judge
WaIdron, Bob Church and Ed. Shaw
were put in nomination, Had | not
shut down on the nominations there
is no telling how many more would
have been made. Barbour Lewis.
however beat them all.
The result of the election was well
received, and all were pleased, although
they had to cohccde the defeat of some
lavorte candidates. Who the indi,
vidal votes were cast for I do not
know, except my own. 1t was then
moved that each member should be
assessed a certain amount to delray the
incidental expenses Of carrying out the
object Of the committee, and the meet
ing adjourned, the members leaving
the hall in the usual manner, in pairs
and at five minute intervals.
Before adjourning, however, Il meet
ing Of the ASSASSINATION Committee"
was called for noon next day, and
they met in a building not hundred
miles from Jefferson street, and pro-
ccedel to discuss how it was best to
manipulate sold Unctious," as | used
to call him in reportorial days. The
committee was divided into sub-com-
mittees, and from 2 o'clock that after
noon until the next morning Barbour
Lewis was shadowed but his shadow
had strict instructions from me to COM
nit no overt act until authorized.
Had it not been for that, Lewis hands
would now be out ofthe County Treas
ury. Various plans were suggested,
the rope, the dagger and the pistol,
and one Of the committees appointed
was for the selection of a suitable tree
on which to hang the object of the
enmity Of this "Base ball or Glee
Club 1t was selected, and | will
also tell you, Messrs. Editors, where it
is situated. In rear of the Catholic
grave yard, and between Dunlap aven-
he and the jewish Grave yard, on the
left hand side going out of town to-
wards the Jewish. Cemetry, is vacant
lot of large dimentions, on which is
now growing three trees, which form
an irregular triangle, the trees being
from twenty to thirty feet apart. 1t
was the middle one of this trio, form
ing, as it were, the apex of the trian-
gle, which these "religously nurtured"
young men, selected for my friend
Barbour Lewis benefit. On this tree
jutting toward the street comes ont
limb square from the trunk: over this
limb these rcligiously nurturod "six-
teen" intended to have thrown d rope,
and most religiously hung the gentle
man. So you see, Mr.. Editor, they
had selected, through a member of
your committee, the gallows tree, be-
tween two veritable places Of skulls.
| forgot to say in the proper place that
the Office of Mr.. Lewis, on second
street, was most critically examined
by different members Of the committee
and at one time it was thought pr6ba-
bic it would bea good place Tor little
quiet recreative stranguatioh. At the
next mteting | 'old the "religiously
nurtured" individuals that it was not
safe to do anything Of the. kind be-
cause some of the members of the or
ganization had been talking too much
with their mouths" and the fact of
the existence of the society was known,
and that | myself had been followed;
as [ thought for some time, by Nc
Cune and Hastings, two of Beaumont's
detectives, and that | was satisfied
That unless the utmost caution was
preserved, we would be arrested, and
some eight or ten of us came to the
conclusion to Withdraw from such in
discrete associates. | for one wish |
had, for then | would never have had
this most unpleasant duty to myself to
perform. True to our instincts the
unfortunate event happened, rendered
doubly so by the foolishness of the
sixteen in following foolish coun-
sells, in foolishly trying to fasten upon
me the charge of .trcason," when the
burden Of all my advice to them was
secrecy, caution, and to trust no man
in the organization that chand every
one of us could not give our lives to.
No man can be more sorry for the in
jury which may result from this COM
municaiion. | am not responsible for
it. On the Memphis Daily Appcat it
should, must and shall rest. Had it
pursued the sensible course Of the
Aralanche,and allowed, what 1 consid
er, the great misfortune of life (my as
sociation with such things to remain
in ."the tomb ofthe Capulets," in which
| had hoped it buried, no word would
Beaumont. have heard from me on the
subject. / have done. / am respon-
sible for my own acts, but acts of boy
or sage shall never be saddled upon
my shoulders without an indignant
and energetic protest.
Yours,
JACK CAMPBELL.