The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-14
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A Reported Conspiracy to Assassiuate
President Johnson.

The New York Heraids special from Washing
ton yesterday contains the folowing:-
Considerable excitement exists here to-day
among those who have obtained possession of
the news over the supposed development of
plot said to be for some time In preparation
in this city to procure the assassination of
President Johnson. Yesterday evening friend
of the Presidents went to the currency print
ing division of the Treasury Department and
asked for man named Frank d. Evans, a night
fireman to the engines OF the printing division,
stating that he was wanted at the White House.
Mr.. McCartee, the superintendent of the print
ing division, being absent, Mr.. Larmar, the
chief engineer, gave permission tor Evans TO
leave his work. Mr.. Evans was taken to the
house of Colonel William 9. Moore, the Presl-
dents private secretary, where he was eX-
anined as to what he knew of the assassina-
ton plot; His story looks remarkably
repeated:-Last spring Evans and his wife
were boarding at the house of his brother
in-law, named Himebur, in Twenty-frst
street, First ward, of this city. Hlmebur was
formerly Rebel officer but is now an intense
radical, and holds an Office under our city
authorities. One night, during the impeach.
ment excitement Hmeour, IN the presence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans and his own wife, stood up
in his own parlor and displayed with great
fourishing an American flag. This flag, he SAID,
had been given him by General Butler as one OF
company OF consprators organized for the
assassination of President johnson. Evans said
he felt alarmed at the disclosure, and did not
know how to act-whether to tell the President
or not. Finally he resolved to leave HImebur's
house, and went to Housekeeping for himself.
But the fear of fatal results from the conspiracy
still haunted him, and he told several friends
the story of Butler and his flag. Evans says
that his wife as we'll as himself was prepared to
swear to its truth. Himebur, it appears, was
captain OF negro comp pany, composed of fifty
men, whom he drilled every night, and
these negroes were supposed to be in
the plot. Colonel Moore told the President
something about the conspiracy last Sunday
while out driving with his Excellency, but
the latter paid no attention whatever to the
matter. Mr.. johnson treats the matter with
indifference. He has not seen either Hlmebur,
Evans, or his wife at all, and therefore the
story which has been most industriouely cir
culated, that he sent for Evans to pump him, or
ordered him to be sent to Hancock's head
quarters, is entirely erroneous. The whole story
Is evidently piece OF extravaganza ou the part
of Himebur, magni6ed and perhaps embellished
by the fears and imagination OF Evans. By some
friends of the President 1t is regarded IN
more serious light. They believe that conspi
racy really did exist about the time OF the
impeachment, but that it failed to ripen In time,
and that now all danger Is past, and that
nothing is to be gained by serious investigation.
Others say that Evans and Himeour have peen
upfriendly, and that the story was invented oy
Evans to injure the other. Your correspondent
had a talk with the President this afternoon on
the subject, and found him not In the least
disturbed.