, 1876-11-18
BOGUS CONFESSION.


THE FOLLOWING LETTEH
is ono out Of many which l,arc been received nj
this Office In relation to the attempt to steal
President Lincoln's remains:
70 tht Loydf Press ef tht Norfh: Tho Incidents
Of tho 4ast fnrty. .elaht hoaes wcgh hcavtly upun
y memory , and The temorss Il more siskens
attempiA auftardiy crtMe upon dccency and hit.
uanlsy. hit In whatever have erred. t;oI ;nows
nsa t Rs"s "as noM nsN. t fS e
sion, hna shun!d tito projectors and cllfcs instI
gators WIN urged mo on. proclaim tins tho bane
anttote which will case the pnt*ascwny. 1t con.
a,sts in proc!AiMing THUR ticnltsh names to
an INDIGNANT world whenever l am molcst.a,
summoned to tho tribunal. Of heaven.
! wns detail Of dse to tcatlrr the bones Of
left Savannah, ca. Oct |, aiunc but not lonely.
had tho prayers Of the elite OF thu South 10 watch
over nle, ] arrived III 81. Lnris Oct. !, Oct. Il,
received dispatch which cuu'tl nut '!ecphcr. 1t
# ssas from tSG 81 M t'qF ss ,% ;s % %srrxor 70,
me IT, EMBARK for ala VIII Ssite iiI tls Fost IT.
Office mt. received 1ctttt frnm SavuAiah 1t con.
tanned no,hns especial bug prayers for my tneccts
gayr mo al isIra VI !ts author:
@sa s !, n v5s. NJ q IT,
tsssSs saast IL S' e .ptno a. III. oo Of The
From this cpstlc received now cheer, and bor.
rowcd no further trouble from tho mysterious telc-
arrived In Springfield the same day where was
to meet a person ur pcr-nns whnns should rrcn:-
ntKe by their wearing Hayes badge upon the right
tnwurds The shrt. .boNo,,. Thutc was 10 apt,rnnch
and snlntc 1y nquring the best r,ntu to Chicago,
express went to indianapolis, when | should walk
ltlsurcy around the depot while they lntUra would
walk around li ais oip'alte aIrcct!on mc"tIn, Ut
tpcolnlttD 1ty rtiHr1t1nNf ryk II IN nf
asl nrt nbnut the ran,e tiur, a!l strAnscrt-at
lcast kaow none q the.n:, liat We wctu IN ",u
tnsc thu triumph Of tile lost cau.n had hcen III.
luccA to believe. The suce,,ts nt Tt.cH to I,u
tho appointed mo,lens. and fsnm ono Of tho gem
graphct frnm Nav York 10 phiulrlpIia ,aI fran
thence TO Sringhelh. It wonld CONE III ILLS form
,o !" ~ IL ososrst;c . s!s e., Committee: "Ssw ierk
were to luok for l,s ut uny time nftpr the clnsn.
q Thy polls but u not espset lcF"ro II O'Clock.
l'urlng elcctinn.day visited tho various poll.
inE.plac"s, bat IN tho afternoon oncu an fiu1r VIC
a. pAs,ud the rirrt Precinct Ut the SECOND Warsl.
called ac to one side ami exclaimed, *' have met
fam!llat inte upon tho street, but cannot pl lace
HIN, bat T. mistake not hs hulonv. % III order,
WH concluded ~ hunt him up got him 0nt side.
md compel hl!, to disgarsu. then for the tlrrt
found him douht not u double erS,u would hayc
t%eA cum'n!tted. Int va fannll him tO. a,,a were
lnchrrd to Include him ~ j. mysterious fF1ciitl.
hoaatA M aM csper craeks'Ann with reyotver, or
from my fcntkss mon, knnw mt, but waa
sesctea 70 stand In an evergreen near by with re.
q4trel ia part lh4nkrulIy uccrptr.s.
! t1nk NY p..st!nr. mud as scanaA back against
fe nFs' a1sD sa s" mn sss swSks
crime In a!l H. onermty. Wtnt transpircd with
cotntsdes after THU tkaow nut; crert from my
rosted With thu conviction was yel IN Innocent
Inan. 's!thhpld the names nj lhosc VII" urged
my On Ia ts.is hsllsl p'ot ~ ostaeo tut NY futNre
friends q humanity n tho North Will not compvs
m e e. maks thsM PoSs - h. - doing NY iu
before court of Justice, mako knuwn In tho til.
IuwIng FeHlaFka rs II tlG.y owu my cuunlry. and
my foslnrr fslends who know my nature may res /
assured shall Gxck tho assertions lut thcui tasu
AcrA:
Directly after the ltebellIon thors sprang up In
Mobile uecfet organization styicd thc knights Of
ths otis!nu! Goldon t,fclc. 1t sprea.l Will atanx.
iag rapllty. and now nan'beIs ull tho Democrats
North, anu thsy cuim ::s alcnaiers IL l,n psssrnl
conXEens Southern politician twhu still 1aak"a
EonKtu+s hot1 had sa!4 IN Atlanta IN i's .lail
ths suttusss - Of % .aa sosth. It Ma upon shsss m
pfnc!plts,the triumph Of the lost Cause.-The or1let
" VI !. r. fase ws: n II!
strange prophecy. EserythlD. now way to "a with
rush. This present astpmptel eusrago sas fuE
cHect upon Lie lkntfaAI tnlEus. &hu No1a4 Ak&ftb+
North,
Amt here LIT mo insert tho woela of noted nnd,
u4.ts II Judge - VI Mnblle. lie wrolo
"Whatevcr sacrifice Ia necessary con.
cudc, but th!s Outrage merits mud Will
surely Eccetvc the condemnation Ut tEa w1lpu
world" Hut Ut tbs uutAhlu :!hu. they must have
kH"wn there wts one, II no more. who would Up.
dethronud through ial.s ,arsnxuss urxys upon ths
mass BY aehsmax politicians aud fascinating won.
cn1 and: any dulLt the LITTER remark let ttiuui tu
osne rnsfRY In their carS something like the fol.
iuwknE: Bring INC The skull, deary, fur the
Eoqra IL gone fs1m tho spring Ut the loot Of the
have relieved my conscience Ut a part Ut 1t.
burdens, nnd fptesa euupsls NE ~ with.
hold portion, but 70 eciL your syupatairs, III
far &Ie Aaflre4 from the J. Wilkes hoo,h fund.
AxAKk4 az TILE QuuxN.