The New York herald., 1870-01-04
An EX-COniederate Colonel Dis
closes the Plot.
The C0rspirat0rs Meet in the Tam
many yigryam.
Ex.2resident johnson, Governor Hoffman,
Senator Morgan and General
Frank Blair in the
Conspiracy.

Whch vas Drought before commissioner Shields and
Unitcd staccs District Attorney JACKSON FOR exam
nation. Tncre was, of course q party IN the case
though charge preferred against I'm. He
WAS selfsurrenderea 10 the authorizes as no was
also self accused ana ultimately lclt the Comms.
soner's Court for lodgncnt In Ludlow street Jail on
"a warrant issued on ailidavit sworn 10 by HIM
self against himself
The particulars OF the extraordinary Gaze, 80 far
as they could be evoked from the perpex,ng ques.
tiols, and the couota specuatons ana suspicious
OF tie mans sanity, which were banded about ana
induged In by the privileged, Semi privileged ana
amateur officials That win sometimes congreg ia
the best conducted olncial sanctum or law ana
order are these
Some six months ago the District Attorney
| Brisiow. OF the Kentucky district, writing from
Coyington, informed rae Secretary OF the Treasury
! that he had In ms charge q named Houston
| King, wDo had made TO him the most astounding
| revelations concerning the existence OF a wlde-
spread plot, having It's ranhcations from one END
OF the Union u the other ana permeatng al ranks
anu degrees OF men therein to rum the credit or
the government, TO force Reputation and insolvency
anu general Bankruptcy IN TACT upon IT, The
plan adopted 10 carry ouL this terrible design Of
the conspira.ors was 10 mood the Country
with connerlciL noney-couDtcrfeiL green.
Dacks-and national bank notes ana spurious
worthless specie Mr.. yristow forwarded All tho
oral statements made to him by King. and besides.
several documents setting forth IA fall an the CIR
oumstances attending and surrounding the ncep-
ton OF tae plot aud the progress It had made up to
tue present time. These papers and all the inIor-
nation thus received at the Treasury Departments
were forwarded Colonel Whitcley, chief Treasury
detective III this city, with Instructions to read
ever, thing set forth carefully TO report his
opinions anu conclusions thereon. Tie conclusion
that the shrewd Colonei came 10 was Iha. the
who had made al these representations to TIE gov
ernInent must be insane; ana so no reported,
aud SO The government willing To con-
| ceac. But BrIstow and King the former
| In his Official capacity and In fulnlment
, ol what ho deemed his duty the premises. kept
| writing 10 the Department making fresh develop
meats OF the ku Klux hian conspiracy against the
/, goyernment--tne term Witch Kina always gives TO
! his revelattons The result of this persstency on
the attention or tbe government lead 10 the matter
being placed IN ihe hands OF Coole Hoag,and, sta
| toned III Washington THIS onicer paid little
credence TO THE most unseemiy tales disclosed 10
MIN az d!d Colonel wmteley. but he thought It rignt
! TO communicate with KING, and be. noinlng loath
at the first invitation TO come % Washington. pre-
sented himself III due lime before the authorities
| there attended by lawyer from Kings own place
but seemingly az much IN want Of ballast aboard ss
Rtng himself The Treasury Department could
make neither head nor tau OF the Story and So rs in
all such cases made and provided they got rid VI
the trouble by sending tas,n To this city.
When brorght before Commissioner Shields Kings
only anxiety TO be sent 10 jail, that he might get
rest; but as there was no charge AGAINST him.
aud the officers who had him in charge up this
time were getting tired Of escortng him all around.
King himself. anxious for the accommodations OF .
prison. went up before the District Attorney ana
| sw0re an atidavlt against himself, upon which .
mt .upd onL hc mi .tai N nil
| KING AND HIS STORY.
| The discoverer OF tue great greenback counterfeit
plot for tie depreciation OF the currency ulti-
| mate Reputation OF the nations faln Is about nvo
feet ten inches nigh or thirty years DID,
| well but lightly but dark complexion, and with an
| unInstakabie look and air OF Intelligence lie was
during the colonel Of artillery In the Confederate
service aud lately and mp TO the concoctton OF
| The "big hoaxr he ia playing on the Treasury
onlcias Clerk OF the Court for Carter county, IN
Kentucky lie says that in April 1865, he left New
Orleans per steamer for New York. On the passage
I! he struck up acquaintance with one barlow
| Phelps OF New orleans, who was also proceeding
tbis city The latter learning that King had been In
the Confederate service, impaired to him the secret
OF the great scheme that was then only In embryo
| condition in the heads OF . few repudiators North
ana south. Phelps being q trusted emissary intro
| duced King W the conspEators In New York, and
| from that tune he became as one Of themselves
THE FIRST MEETING or rag RxruDyArons HELD IN
rHg rAMMAYY wIGwAM.
Soon after their arrival here, according to tho
statements given, King and his friend Phelps at
tended Tammany meeting, after which those pre-
I vious,y initiated into the secret remained behind
and subsequently 300 OF che conspirators rcas
sCnbled In another part of tho Tammany building.
| Among those present on the occasion King enume
| rates Governor Holman, Ex-Governor Morgan, Gen
era Frank Blalr-the latter was AZ this meeting
nado presiding onlccr KING gocs TO state that
It decided on at this meeting to commence man
| ufacturlng counterfeit greenbacks on large scale
In order to hood the country with them, to purchase
| up oil the gold with them ana by this means To
withdraw all the specie from the banks and from
private holders, and 70 10 deprecate the currency
snd parayzo all monetary transactions and financial
business as must have evoked popular rising OF tho
| people against the government and thus compel q
Reputation OF the national Indebtedness.
AsDY JOHNSON IN Tax CONSPIRACY.
King further states that President Johnson was
perfectly aware Of the whole thinr-taat he was
heart and soul In tho conspiracy, and that his ap
pointment OF Sir. Cooper as Assistant secretary Of
the Treasury was IN rartherance OF the general
| object.
The foregoing are the man points in kings writ
ten statement aud sworn aaidayits Press OF bust
ness on Commissioner Shields docket Tor the Gay
prevented any hearing In tho case and King, - be-
fore stated, was sent 10 Ludlow street Jan npon
warrant issued upon an aaidavlt sworn 10 by ha-
! self against himself. Commissioner Shields hu.
namely directed the surgeon or the prison To make
an examination into kings mental condition and 10
report thereon at the examination to be held to-day.
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TIE MArra roa The pHz: EHs CHAMPIONSHIP.
| Mace and Allen Alien EoRwardS n Deposit.
IRON the 81. LOUIS Republican, Dan. ~