The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-01-14
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better 60 TO Mr.. HocOmbo, who was staying at
the Donegan Hotel and he would give me the
balance. ] went TO the hotel and sent up my
name, and lac sent for me 30 come mp. j told
him wanted some money 60 take mo to Hall
fax. He asked me how much wanted told
him much as would make sac. lie said:
You had better take $50" Bat as did not
want that much, l only took enough TO make
sac. When ] came 10 Washington TO
DISPOSE OF MY GOODS,
which was on the 9Th Of August, 1864, put mp
at the National Hotel and registered my name
as J. w. Harris, under which name / did busi-
ness with Wall & Co.
Here we have straightforward, crcum-
stantia account of the efforts made and the
means used TO spread pcstilence and death
amongst citizens and soldiers alike, in the
Capital Of the Nation, and in other cities and
camps. special consignment, supposed 20
contain the coRtagion Of yellow fever and
smallpox, was sent ms "a donation TO Presi-
dent Lincoln. Aud for this attempt upon his
life and that of his family, we have seen, from
the above testimony, not only Blackburn, but
liOlcombe Thompson, Clay, and Others are 20
be held responsible. cloud Of suspicion rests
even upon the Rev. DR. Stewart Robinson.
These parties were the Orignators oi tins
Infamous plot and were as guilty as the in
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desire for revenge on them for their porhdy in
putting him of with a mere pittance Of the
promised reward FOR his services in the matter,
comes before the Commission aud reveals the
whole history OF their iniamy. No enc who
reads his story will doubt that he was a con-
scencelcss scoundrel, who, for the hope OF
obtaining large sum Of money, according 10
their promise was willing 10 make himself
instrumental in the wholesale and indiscrimi-
| nate dpsfrupfipu of hurnuu lifa Bnf munster
as he was, he was not more OF a monster than
was each one Of his employers. He was evil
dently a man well qualified for the task in
which lac was employed. In the first place
destitute Of conscience, and then man OF a
good degree Of intelligence and knowledge Of
affairs. Granting that he was selected by DR.
Robinson, and by him recommended TO Black
burn, be could
NOT HAVE MADE BETTER SELECTION
il he had had a full knowledge OF the purpose
for which he WAS wanted. And when we con-
slider Blackbuu's perfdy in his dealings with
him, pledging his faith as a Freomason. aud
giving him his hand in friendship; assuring
him that he would never deceive him; build
ing him mp with the promise Of 100000, and
perhaps 10 times that amount as has reward !;
and then. after he had performed his service
TO put him Of with a mere pittance Of tie
amount promised, we cannot wonder that a
man. Notlt NttA a. II AUS WIS hlouiA hlAu
the terrible secret in revenge for the shabby
treatment he had received at their hands.
See how Holcombe aud Clay meet him on
hls return! They understand all about the
character Of the business in which he has been
engaged aud the inducements thereto, con-
ErRtulate him on his safe rcthm, aud on the
fact that henceforth he is 20 be a gentleman,
and not labOring man and a mechanic. No
wonder that when he for the pitiful sum of
E1nO had F,,1l
on account Of Dr. Black burn. vowed TO have
has revenge. They broke faith with Hyams.
and Hyams revealed, circumstantially and
fully, their
GREAT CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.
II will not do to say that q man who could be
hired to do such thing as this is unworthy Of
credence, even under oath, and so that this
testimony is not 70 be received. His story
bears on its face the marks Of a truthful mar
Tatiye Of the facts just as they occurred and
il docs not follow that because man is a self
confessed scouudrcl be is incapable Of telling
the truth. 70 adequate motive for faseh0Od
Ia this case can be assigned. Had his employ
ers kept faith with him, be would no doubt
have kept their terrible secret and IL would
have been buried with him. That they did
not only becomes reason for his disclosure Of
the facts-nOt for his fabrication Of false
hood. But then, his statement as 20 how he
disposed OF The goods M Washington City rs
fully confirmed by the testimony Of Wall a.
Co, who produced an account Of the transac-
tion agreeing exactly in date and amount with
That given by Hyams and also in regard 10 his
alias Of J. w. Harris.
II WAS ALSO C0RRoBORATED BY
the National Hotel register. Con0ver testified
10 this as one Of Che plots concOcted by Thomp-
son and his gang and Hyams gives a fall ac-
count OF the manner OF its execution. For
some reason the infection was a failure in
Washington City but not SO with that sent by
Myers, the sutler, 70 New Berne, n G. IL
wall be remembered that an epidemic Of yellow
fever broke out there in the latter part OF the
Summer Of 1864, that swept away large num-
/ bers Of people, both citizens and soldiers. No
] doubt this epidemic was due 10 the infection
carried ia the clothing that Myers received
/ from Hyams, on from clothing sent TO that place
\ by Blackburn through some other agency, Rs
1 il will be Tocollected that be retained three
i trunks at Halifax; and as be was particularly y
anxious 10 send his infection 10 the farthesi
] point South that was occupied by Federal
I troops that he could reach, ne no doubt had
made some arrangement 10 accomplish this, and
retained three Of has trunks fOT that very pur-
pose.