Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-18
ASSASSINATION.
The Alleged PIOt TO Assassiuafe
President Johnson.


Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The Express this
evening gives currency to the report of the
discovery Of an alleged conspiracy to as
sassinate President johnson. The facts AZ
alleged are certainly startling and are well
calculated to inspire alarm il they have
the least foundation in truth. Whether true
or false, names and dates are given with a
freedom which would hardly be INDUCED
in If the report was a roarback, manufae-
tnred out Of whole cloth. II seems, 30 the
story goes, that pending the impeachment
trial number OF negroes, led BY a few
white men, banded together in the FIRST
ward of this city and took the most solemn
oaths 10 asssssinate the President, IL he
should be convicted by the high court Of
impeachment, and should attempt to resist
the execution Of its Judgment. When
impeachment failed, the object for which
they had banded together failed with some,
who abandoned the organization, while
others, more bold and reckless, continued
to meet and talk over the matter until they
renewed their oaths to kill the President
any how. BY some means or other man
named Frank Evans, who resides on X
street, near Twenty-second, and who has
been for some time employed in the ma
chinery department of the Note printing
Bureau of the Treasury, became cognizant
Of what was going on.
Evans made the facts koown, and sus-
picion was at once directed towards certain
localities in the upper part of the city,
where it was ascertained the negroes were
in the habit of secretly meeting and drill
ing. Last night Brigadier General Morris
Miller, of the Quartermaster Generals De-
partmenb United States army, called at
the NOte-printing Bureau, where Evans
was engaged, and in company with the
latter proceeded to the places where the
negroes were wont to assemble, and il is
said Gen. Miller was thoroughly convinced
Of the existence Of the plot, and the name
of one individual is given who Is alleged
to be the head and front Of the plot. Mea-
sures we're Immediately inaugurated to ef-
feet the arrest of all the parties engaged in
the scheme, and it was deemed important
that the discovery should be kept as secret
as possible. 1t leaked out, however, the
newspaper men got hold of it, and whether
true or false, the country ha8 another ex-
citing feast and another nine days wonder
Correspondence Of the New York Heralt
WASHINGTON, Oct. l3, 186S.-Consider-
able excitement exists here to-day, among
those who have obtained possession Of the
news, over the supposed development Of a
plot said to be for some time in preplra-
ton in this city TO procure the assassina-
ton of President Johnson. Yesterday
evening a friend Of the Presidents went to
the currency printing division Of the TreA-
curry Department and asked for 4 man
named Frank d. Evans, a night fireman to
lhe engines of the printing division, stating
that he was wanted at the White House.
Mr. McCartee, the Superintendent Of the
printing division being absent, Mr.. Lamar,
the Chief Engineer, gave permission for
Evans to leave his work. Mr. Evans was
taken to the house Of Colonel William e..
Moore, the Presidents Private Secretary,
where he was examined az to what be
knew Of the assassination plot. His story
looks remarkably like a false alarm, and
can be briefly repeated: Last spring Evans
and his wife were boarding at the house of
bis brother-in-law, Damed Himebur, in
TRenty-first street, fret ward, OF this city.
Himebur was formerly a Rebel officer,
but Is now an intense Radical, and
holds an Office under our city authorities
OGe night during the impeachment excite
ment Himebur, in the presence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Egeans and his own wife, stood up in
his own parlor and displayed with great
flOurishing an American flag. This flag,
he said, had been given him by General
Butler as one of 4 company Of conspirators
organized for the assassination Of President
johnson. Evans said he felt alarmed al
the disclosure, and did not know how 10 act
whether 10 tell the President or not.
Finally he resolved 10 leave Himebur' :
house, and went TO housekeeping for him-
self. But the fear OF fatal results from the
conspiracy still haunted him, and he told
several friends the story Of Batter and his
flag. Evans ssys that his wife As we'll a.
himself was prepared to swear TO its truth.
Himebur, il appears, was Captain OF ne gro
company, composed of fifty men, whom he
drilled every night, and these negroes
were supposed to be in the plot. Col.
Moore told the President something
abont the conspiracy last Sunday, while
ont driving with his EXcellency,
but the latter paid no attention
whatever to the matter. Mr.. Johnson
treats the matter with Indifference. lie
has not seen either Himebur, Evans or his
wife at all, and therefore the story, which
has been most induatrionsly circulated,
that he sept for Evans to pump h;m on
ordered him 10 be sent to Hancock head
quarters, is entirely erroneous. The whole
story is evidently piece Of extravaganza
on the part of Himebur, magnilied and
perhaps embellished by the fears and imAsi-
nation Of Evans. BY some friends OF the
President ii ia regarded in more serious
light. They believe that 4 conspiracy
really did exist abCHl the time Of the i'm.
peachment, but that il failed to ripen ii
time, and that nov all danger il past, and
that nothing is to be gained by serions IN.
vestigation Others say that Evans and
Himebur have been unlriendiy, and that
the story was invented by Evans to injurs
the other. Your correspondent had a tall
with the President this afternoon On lh'
subject, and found him not in the least dls
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