The New York Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1865, Page 1

WHOLE NO, 10,475. STARTLING. The Assassins of the President. | Tell Davis, Jacob Thompson, C. C. Clay, | ders and W. €. Cleary the Aceomplices of Booth, Bvidence ‘that They Concocted and Incited the Conspiracy. Large Rewards Offered for ‘Their Apprehension. fer Davie and Twenty-five Theu- tand Each for Tkompson, ders, and Ten Thou- sand for Cleary. THE EVIDENCE OF THEIR GULT. ing How Many Facts Against ‘Zhem Were Obtained. and Canada While Concoct- ty amg the Conspiracy. | PURSUIT OF DAVIS. Stoneman Only a Day Behind Him. While He Has a Horse Left Alive. in Washington. Incidents of the Pursuit, Capture and Death of Booth, ken, * de, te. THE PROCLAMATION. & Proclamation by the President of the United States of America. Whereas, it appears from evidence in the Bereau of Military Justite that the atrocious marder of the late President, Abraham Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of the Hon. W. H. Geward, Secretary of State, wore incited, con- @erted and procured by and between Jefferson Davia, late of Richmond, Va., and Jacob Thomp- gon, Clement C. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N. @anders, W. CO. Cleary and other rebels and trait- ems against the government of the United States, harbored in Qanada : Now, therefore, to the end that justice may be @one, I, Anprew Jounson, Fresident of the United States, do offer and gromise for the arrest of sald persons, or either of them within the limits of the United States, #o that they can ‘be brought te trial, the following rewards:— One hondred thousand dollars for the arrest of defferson Davis, \ Bwenty-fve thonsand doHars for the arrest of Gloment C. Clay. Twenty-five thousand dollars for the arrest of Jacob Thompson, late of Mississtppi. ‘Twenty-five thousand dollars for the arrest of George N. Sanders, Twenty-fye thousand dollars for the arrest of Beverly Tucker, and Ten thousand dollars for the arrest of William ©. Cleary, late clerk of Clement CO. lay. The Provost Marshal Genoral of the United @tates is directed to cause & description of said persons, with notice of the above rewards, to be published, In testimony whereof, I have hereunto eet my hand, and caused: the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, the second day of May, ‘n the year of our Lord one thousand ) @ight hundred and sixty-five, and of the inde- pendence of the United States of America the . a ANDREW JOHNSON, PBy the President: W, Huwnng. Aating Seorotery of State, THE NEW NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1865, ue Hundred Thousand Dettars Offered | Xnteresting * || who ves at the month of the Upper Machodos areek, to |] Whom ‘he-had been directed:by some party in Maryland, '] which be did. He (Harold) then went to the door and seine with # Dr. Robinson, in Charles county, Maryland, J where Badon was aoquainted, and where he formed the They Ply Between Richmond | |] stated that he wanted to. procure « horso fora brother ‘© Se Has Orders to Pursue the Traiter | / / YO BOOTH’S FLIGHT AND DEATH. ‘would not be worth s damn, and stipulated as a condition precedent that he should have the money down, all dol- lar greenbacks. It was about two hours before sunset Mr. W. N. ‘e hat th RB . Womens Doreen: It te immaterial here to state the hour and date that Booth crossed into Maryland from the District of Columbia, as that is a matter which will come" before the tribunals of the country. Suffice itto say that his accomplice, Harold, met him somewhere above the bridge over the Eastern branch of the Potomac with two horses, ‘They then proceeded to Upper Marlboro, thence down to Piscataway and Port Tobecoo, ana dows to the point where they crossed the Potomac, which is believed to be at Codar Point, near which is the farm of Mr. Burrow’s, THE PURSUIT BEGUN. A squad of cavalry, under command of Captain F. M. Baker, Company E, Sixteenth New York ecavairy, and Lieutenant Peter McNaughton, Cempany H, Sixteenth New York cavalry, proceeded along the route above indicated, and arrested Dr. Mudd, who had set Booth’s Jeg. From Dr. Mudé's houge Booth amd Harold pro- @eeded to Gox’s by some conveyance, for which they paid a darkey two several sums of twe dollars ami five dollars, ‘On reaching Cox’s they were kindly ami hos- pstably eutertained; #0 much no that, fet parteking of | vetreshments, they proceeded in company With Cox along the road, nd in the evening he returned and pro- ‘cured more provisions from his heuse for them. THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AND DECAMP. ‘They then reached Turner’s, about five miles from Bryantown, and while eating seme refreshment the ger- ‘vant wag sent out to dnform the neighbors of theirmpre- sence, Booth having'been receguized. They discovered the dilemma they were in, amd, seizing the food‘en the table, decamped, and took refuge in the swamp and anderbresh. There are nother incidents of note that -can be published et present, ‘as the ends of justioerequire extreme cantion«n giving details. Somo lady mm Mary- and presented Booth with:a buffalo mibe, which-was cun- gamed in the fire at Garret’s barn, in which be was cap- DB. STEWART RBYECTS THEM. ‘They reached Dr. Stewart's about dark—distance ome twelve miles. Bryant rapped at the door of Dr. Stewart's, ‘which is a fine frame mansion, at Hampstead, near St, brought two Confederate soldiers who nad been directed had his leg broken, and desired his prefessional services. Tk must be here remarked that, upon inquiring, t was escertained that Dr. Stewart doce mot practice his profes- sion now, except, perhaps, to attend a few intimate friende of the family. The parties (Booth and Harold) entered the house and asked for accommodation and food, for they said they were very hungry and tired, and ‘Wanted to stay all night. The doctor said it was im- Possible to accommodate them. To this they demurred im strong terms, stating that they had been recommended ‘and particuiarly directed to his house by friends in Mary- fend. Bryant said the house of Dr. Stewart was then nearty full of Confederete soldiers; but he left them having fulfilled his comtract, and was about returning home, when the doctor hailed him atid told him he must take them away, as he could not accommodate them. ‘He pata no attention; when the doctor, es he says, put on his ‘hat and made Bryant return to take them, at the same time recommending them to a colored man, a ‘‘free feller,” as Bryant called him, who could convey them to Pore Royal, where they said they wished to go after Beoth’s leg was set. The doctor sald he did not believe Beoth’s leg was breken, but be thought he was playing off. In speaking of Booth end Marold in this way I do Bot wish it to be understood that the doctor identified either of the; parties I merely state names, as they were the persons who were taken to the doctor’s . They doth were very anxious to tell their story to the docter, ut he said he did not wish to hear a word about it, and sent them away from his house ia company | with eld Bryaat as soon as be could. HOW THEY ACTED AT THE NEGRO’S HOUSE. Bryant took them to the “free feller’s,” W. Lucas’ about s quarter of a milo from Stewart's. This was, as? ‘Bear as Lucas could judge, about midnight. It was long after he hed gone to bed. He usually goes to bed about ten o'clock. They stated im reply to his interrogations that they were Confederate soldiers on parole and wanted @conveyance to go to Fredericksburg. He mid that he ‘wanted ¢o use his horses-en his farm amd could not sed them stall. This seemed to raise the ire of the speaker, who appears to have teen Booth. All tiiis time Uucag ‘Was inaise the house, fearful, at the late hour, to open his doorte strangers, hamble aswas his dwelling. A jper- emptory demand was then made te open the deer or take the consequences. Lucas, who was in his house with his wife, a free-colored women, and his little chil- dren, some of whom were sick, then opened the door ‘The two, Booth and Harold, walked in. They said they were sent there by Dr. Etewart to obtain a convey- ‘agce or wagon to forward them to Fredericksburg. Lucas again told the parties that he wanted te use his horses on his farm, and he could not'by any possibility aparethem. At this juncture Beoth, ‘the lame man,” as Lacas says, poling aside his coat and displaying bis ‘arms (two revolvers, a long knife and a carbine in his hand), said:—"¥eliow, do you know we are some of. Mosby's men? We offer to pay you for your accommo- dation, and if you will not accept poy we will take your ‘berves, your wagon, and we will compe! ycu to take us where we wantte-ge.” This so terriiled tho poor colored man that bethonght it best te strike a bargain, which be did. They ayrood to pay him twenty-five dollars to con- ‘vey them to Port Royal, on the Rappahsnnvck. They ‘then made the poor colored woman get up and cook them some supper, and remained in his slranty till about @ay>reak. Lucas and his wife sat up all might, fearfol of their lives. In answer to questions how bo got his leg broke, he said he was trying to get uway from the gunboats, and had fallen from his horse about eight or ten days before. Lucas aid not Delieve this statement, end says he would have questioned them further, but ‘was fearful, as the laws of Virginia did mot allow a froe colored man to taik with a white man. Besides be says, ashe had heard eo much wbout these éesperate Mosby men, he was fearful that perbapa they would shoot both him and bis wife, steal the berses and decamp. Just at dawn he sent his son Charley #0 drive them in his team to Port Royal. Previous te starting they wanted te Know if there was no other way than by the direct road. ‘Lucas said they might “go round by tho mill,” #0 Char- ley, a bright colored lad, about eighteen years of age, took them round by way of Charles Mason's grist mill. Booth and Harold paid Lucas twenty dollars before leav- ing the house, instead of twenty-fwe dollars, and omitted to pay for the breakfast they cut. It might be possible, under certain circumstances, that they had forgotten this necessary quéd pro gus, But in this instance it was un omitwion purposely designed, ag atthe very time or soon after they had partaken of their repast Booth tore outa slipof paperver leaf from his memorundum book, and enclosing it, withtwo dollars and fifty cents, directed ‘Lucas to take it in themnorning, after he had left, to Dr. Stewart's house. )The following isa copy of the epistle, and it’spoaks for iteclf, The writer (Stranger) ‘was very much chagrinned at the treatmem expericuced by him from his Confederate friends, The friend or frieuds in Maryland had evidently mistaken their man orehe doctor wa too crafty to fail into trap. It will be ob- served that the actor is shown i all the phrhseolagy proving that if mad there was method in his snadnecs;— THE NOTE TO DR. STEWART. “ HOW BOOTH REOROSSED THE POTOMOC. ‘Tke assassins crossefi the Potomac in # small skiff, about fourteen feet long, which 4s now in possession of the authorities. They ‘left Cedar Point some'time in the night of Saturday, and arrived at Gamblie ereek, a smell? stream that empties into the Potomac, on the Virginia sore, a little north f the Upper Machodeo creek, about @aylight. There they rested some time; sndas Beoth ‘was guffering from pain, in consequence of the sprain of ‘Mhie leg, bis accomplice—his brother, as he called Hareid— ‘went over the flat, to the nearest house, which was a small, ¢llapidated ‘farm house, known as Griail’s farm, and oceupied by an aged freenegro, knewn as ‘Old Bic.” Harokbasked ‘‘2i@” to direct‘him to the house of @ lady inquired for the lady of the house, Mer daughter, Lucy, informed him her mother was out riding. At this jane- fue 9 Mr. Baden, who is ¢ paroled rebel soldier, and who hati becn the secipient of the lady’s:hospitality for a few dags, came up to the doer and asked the stranger who he ‘waa, what hewanted, what was his name, &c. He gave a Motisious name. Baden looked at him very searchingly, ‘thinking frem his demeanor and dress that he wasa swery suspicious looking’character, and said:— “J hink I-have seen you before somewhere.” Aften some pariey be:(Harold) admitted to Baden that "Ins name wes Harold, and that he formerly studied medi- aequaintanes of Harold. Whilst, however, he admitted this, he seemed much confused, and his face changed color, evidently embazrassed at ‘being identified. He then who had been thrown from his horse, and who wanted te proceed to Port Royal, on the Rappahannock river, Mr. Baden told him the lady of the house was not within, bat if he walked down the river aide he would probably meet her. y THE YOUNG LADY'S STATEMENT. ‘The folowing is the statement 1 procured from Miss Luoy, the daughter of the lady referred to above:— A man, whom it was subsequently discovered was | Harold, came to her mother’s house about ten o’clock om” Sunday morning, April 23. He said he was an escaped eonfederate prisoner from a Yankee prisow. He said he wanted to go 40 Dr. R Stewart's. “Qld Ble,” a negra, directed him ¢o the house as the one indicated by some person on tho Maryland side, as the lady who lived om the upper Machodoc creek. He said after he got out of Pprieon with bis drother his brother’s horse fell and broke ‘bisdeg. After some further conversation he asked if the young ladies (there were two in the house) were fond of viding on the water; if eo. he had a small boat which he ‘would present to them.~ At this juncture Mr. Baden came up, as above referved to, and the young ladies stopped further conversation. As these is no doubt of the entireémnocence of the lady and he? family in any -conyplicity with the crime, and being a widow, I am ro- quested to suppress her mame, as her family would bedeeply wounded by its publicity, as sho has been un- wittingly and unfortunately connected with this transac- tion, I give her own statement in full: — TRE MOTHER'S STATEUENT. ©n Sunday morning, about ten o’clock,.« young man came to my house and inquired for the lady of the house. Iwas then absent from home.: On my return he re- quested ‘me to furnish him some conveyanee, as he wished to go to Port Royal. I told him I had no con- veyance. He then wanted to’ buy a horse, for which he said he would pay a large price. I told him I had none to well; thought ke could walk. He then stated that he hada lame brother, and wanted the horse for him; that his brother had fallen from a horse and broken his leg onthe other side of the river; that his brother had escaped trom a Yankee prison and was trying to make his ‘way home in Georgia. I asked him if he had any- thing to eat, Ho said “‘No;” that he wanted something. I then sent him some provisions, as I could not Jet him in the house, he seemed to me a suspicious character. I never saw his brother. He then inquired of my daughter if she had any excursion on the river. Sho raid “No, they had no boat now.” He then said, “T havea little boat down on the bank of tho river, which you may go and get.” Mr. Baden said in the evening to me, “You had better send for that boat; it may be to your advantage.’’ The next morning I sent down a boy in his company and had the boat placed in my yard. I could have disposed of the boat several times for a large sum of money, but rofused to do so. ‘They landed at Gambler creck. Mr. Bryant took his horse down to the river to take the sick man, and I am Informed he took him over to Dr. R. Stewart's, near St. Paul’s church, at Hampstead. The next day 1 went on the bank of the river with Mr. Baden and tried to hail a gunboat, but none would amswer my signal, which I thought very strange, as they invariably sent a boat off when a signal was taisod. My object in hailing them to inform them about the boat and the manner in wi it came im my possession, as I did not at all like the looks of the man who left it. SHB ASSASSINS PROCURE A OONVRYANCE. It appears that after he (Harold) procured the provis- jons for himself and his brother, he met an old man in a field in the next farm north to Old Sic’s, and asked him to furnish him a horse. This he said he could not well do. This was old Will Bryant, who is physically and in- tellectually a good personation of Old Fagin. His money is his god. He agreed with Harold after some pariey to take him and his sick brother to Dr. Stewart's for ten dollars, His brother was to ride one horse and he, Harold and old Fagin the other. Harold told Bryant that his brother was wounded at Richmond and broke his leg, and he wanted the horse to take him to Dr, Stewart's. Bryant said there was no necessity to go to Dr. Btowart's, as there were plenty of doctors nearer who ould net the leg, and mentioned the names of Dr. Price, Dr, Srewérr:-— Duar Sn—Forgive me, bat I have some Ititle pride. Thate to blame you for your wantef hospitabty. You know your own affairs Iwas sick and tired, with a broken log, aud in needof med cal.advice. I would not have turned adog from my door in such & cendition. However, you was kind enough to give us something to eat, for which I not only thonk you, but, on account of the reluctant manner in which it was bestowed, I feel bound to pay for it. It’s not the substance, bat the man. ner in which a kindness is extended that makes one happy in the aveeptance thereof. “The gauce in meat in ceremony, meeting were bare without it.” Be kind enough toaccept the enclosed twe dollars and a balf— though hard to epare—for what we have received, Yours, vespoctfully, STRANGER. Apnit 24, 1865. The conversation between the partics a during their stay was ef a general character, Topresented themselves as brothers. One waa addressed as “Johnny,” the other as “David.” The colored boy, Charley, son of Lucas, siys that during the trip he was frequently urged to “hurry up.” Booth seemed mach fatigued, and laid down in the bottom of the wagon and slept at intervals, They arrived at Port Conway, oppo- site Port Royal, on the Rappahannock, about noon, on Monday, the 24th, The ferryboat was on the opposite tide of the river, and Harold hailed it, While waiting Harold went to the house of a Mr. Rollins, a sherman, and asked him how much he would charge to take him and his brother, who was lame, to Orange Court House, Rollins sald he did not know the way to Orange Court House very well, but would take them as far as Bowling Green. He said he would take them im his wagon for ten dollars in gold. This Booth said was too much, bat he would pay ten dollars in greenback Rollins said he would have to go and attend to hie neta, which he had just put out on the river, and when he came back would give them an answer. When he re- turned he finally agreed to take them to Bowling Groen for ten dollars in greenbacks, He went again to attend his fish nots before putting the horses in the team, and during his absence three rebel soldiers came up tothe ferry landing, with the intention of crossing a8 soon ag the boat came ever the river. Dr. Hoe, Dr. Saurex, Dr. Pate and Dr. Hunter, all of ‘There being Omly three herscs, they agreed to ride in whom resided in the vicinity and could set hie brother's | turn. Harold apologized te Rollins for not taking the leg. Ho sald “no,” he had been recommended | team, as engaged, told him Bo differ. by somo friends over im Maryland to go to ‘Dr. BR. Stewart's, and there he would ga, and to Bo other place, Bryant then went to his house, and caught his mare in the yard and another horse, whilst Harold went down and brought Booth to the house. He had been lying on the bank of the creek all this time, while Harold sought some conveyance to take him to Stewart's There it him one hundred and fifty doliare for * small ‘Wea not worth half that sum § i tohis house by some party in Maryland, one of whom y Cai RK HERALD. ~~ PRICE FOUR CENTS. ‘The three rebel solders, the friends of the father of young Jett, in Westmorland county, where arrest or why he is confined. to be, acmesing, Ware William "Volt, a captain in| they succeeded im finding him. He accompanied the | %,4n0 formed and athletic person, and tales his confine- ‘Mosby's | gverillas, and who lives in who fixed the box in the theatre has also been It is said that he took charge of Booth’s the evening on the nigpt of the proper time led it into at battalion near tho end of Ani, at Panquier, and itis | splracy which it would be impolitic to name, The autho- | Denier eraployed take oni ine tee ae fe car ‘paid when he made his farew«:! address it brought tears | rities, however, are on the qui vive, and it will not be | putting ap new ecenery, &c. 49 the eyes.of most of bis men, wiro were much devoted | long before an exposure will be made that the public | .,onét ore but small portions oF the facts elicited; but tohim. The copy is her. with appended, your correspon- | little dream of, tile, and thas the capture of s few men and the arrest of dent having obtained it from Captain W. Jett:— marae parties n acoompiteahed. MOSBY'S ADDRESS TO “118 BOLDIERS.”? THE EVIDENCE. peat sty al soe poteeema 4 y Yan ‘Har- thre’ oii pores, See 1006. old, it is understood, was a sort of Man Friday to Booth— Lge near thy emg lie Wo yy has Washington Correspondence. his'Sancho Panza—his errand boy and man of various ina country has ‘Yonished, and. that Wasmmaror, May 2, 1808 | "3 oe bide tar to. be, swift in visiting thes & a geri soll of | & conquerer. apse soutien a trsomalions. | he. enten sae already died a d your organization preference Everything relating to the dramatic tragedy which was | of great agony ai sul 6 re con- Ender.” Afteran wxoctation of more then two event. | euacted ere on the aight ofs the 14th of April ieatil | fned within ite unknown mysteries the fate of the Ey I from you with a just pride in the fame | sought after with great interest. Every scrap of news in 4 ‘and aes poetry of went | Teference to those who were engaged in the assassination | The Movements of Sanders and Tucker ¢ boty Helis hy iccept the assurance of my | @fd in reference to thelr accomplices is seized upon with | Betweem Richmond and Camada in confidence and Farewell. great avidity by a mourning nation, Much has been 1864. e pre: Let ‘battalion, ‘written, long yarns have been spun out and spread be- ME. WILLIAM H. MERRIAM'’S DESPATCH, fore the people, some of which are based upon facts, while others are mere {dle rumors, Half has not yet been told. Thero are several unwritten chapters, which will be unfolded to the public as the trial of the chief conspirators progress, There are chapters of such horrid detail and extensive combinations that will startle the country equal to anything which has transpired since AFTER OROSSING THE FERRY ‘at Port Royal Jott and his companions took their charge to several farm houses, trying to leave the lame man (Booth) with some of them, They visited Mr. Pritlan, 'T. W. Cattlettand E. L. Gibka, representing to them that Booth was one of Mosby's men, and had fallon from his horse, thereby breaking his leg. Each of these families were deaf to his eptreatios, and they passed om ti) they arrived at Garrett’s farm, sit: | tent to which the authorities have probed this plot. ‘The | Pears, came here before these negotiations #o disguised ‘sted about five miles from Port Royal and | .ounts published give bata faint idea: They know | a8 to make bis identity scarcely possible to his most about 9 quarter. of a mile off the main | now the chiof actor in the tragedy has been tracked and | intimate friends. His hair was closely cut, and he wore fond to Bowling Green. Jett and Ruggles came up to | roriowed through Maryland and hunted down in Vir- | an old pair of brogans, an antique pilot cloth cont, ‘the door of Mr. Garrett’s house with Booth, and intro- ginia, and how he died like @ dog; but this isbut one | which was evidently not made for himself, and an ‘uced him to Me. Garrett as Mr. Boyd, a Confederate | tortion of the whole affhif, but one brunch of the | ancient pair of pantaloons, too short for his person by soldier, who belonged to General A. P. Hill’s corps, and | iisin stream whieh has been gone over. In almost every | several inches. Dunng these visits Sanders was in con- Who had been wounded at Petersburg, requesting Gar- | (ror respect equal success has crowned the eftorts | stant communication with Jeff, Davis and Benjamin, and Tett to Keep him a day or twotill they could send for him. | (¢ the authorities; and, in fact, in some instances, | @ frequent visitor at brokers’ offices, with a view, it is ‘This he consented to do, when tho parties left and joined | with much greater success as the public will seo in | supposed, to sell or purchase foreign exchange drafte. ‘their companions, Harold and Bainbridge, at the fenco | +4, aug course of time, The persons taken into | He was understood at the time to have on foot some ne- of Me: Garrett’s plantation. The four then proceeded to | custody ag participators, alders and abettors, or in some | gotintions for the construction of war vessels in England Bowling Greon. This was quite late in the afvernoon of | yy sccomplices to the tragic deed, are numbered almost | for tho rebel government by his agency, in which he Mouttay, April 26. : by hundreds, ‘There are still afew at large; until they | hoped to realizes large fortune» Sanders and Beverly “THE APFRARANOE OF THE CAVALRY. are captured it will not be the part of wisdom to publish | Tucker were inseparable companions, alternating in their- On Tecsday afternoon Harold cage im great haste to | i detail the developments in full which have trans- | town peregrinations from the executive residence and Garrett's and informed Beoth that the cavalry were | pircg, It ig but proper to state that the principal | offles of Jeff. Davis to the brokers’ offices, and exchange crossing the river, and he hed better take to the woods. | sctors_the men who on the night of tho 14th were at | marts, and thence occasionally tothe office of » then We immediately called to one of Mr. Garrott’s sons and | their posts and performed thelr allotted portion of the | distinguished lawyer of this city, who was sald ‘tequested him to go up stairs and get bis two revolvers, | wor are in limbo, excopt it may be one person, and he | to have been associated with them in some which he did, when Booth and Harold wont off and | 1.4 but» minor part to act, and may be classed as one of | blockade running entorprimee, which promised large ‘hid themselves ia the weods till after dark. They | tne stock company in the plot, yeildings. This lawyer subseqiently was sppointed as- subsequently returned to the house and had supper, | uy coxsrimsTORS PREPARING POR THEIR WORK GINCE Las | sistant secretary of the rebel treasury, and is now s after which they requested permission of some of Mx Avaver. fugitive with the rump of the rebel government. People Garrett's family to sleep in the barn. It was a tobacco | The extent of the conspiracy is beyond what has been | here are said in those days to have looked with sus- house, but had net deem used as euch for some time. | imagined. The fucta ake not conclusive where it origi- | picion, and not withent grave misgivings, upon the- Pormisaion was granted, and one of Mr. Garrett's sons, | nated; but circumstances point very strong to its being | movements of Sanders. His mame was 60 associated thinking it not altogether right, said they must consent | the work of the fire-eating Southerners, who, by their | with everything that was deceptive and unprincipled in. to'be locked up in the barp, which they did. After dark | gaming speeches and boasts that a Brutus would arise | politics as to have excited distrust of bis movements, in- the two sonstook the bunch of koys.that lock up the |" to plant the dagger in the breast of the first anti-slavery Rhotouie altos to. weighty aunvern ae ‘bam and granary and secreted themselves in tho gran- | President that was ever elected, gave the idea to their fol- | him to his confidence. mtn goed wee eH po ag a17, fearing that the object of the two m hiding was to | lowers, which has been put in practice by the over zealous | $,™an whore repniation, as an evil steal the horses out of the stable and decamp during the | fanatics in, our midst, who had not the courage toenter | omen for the rebel . cause abroad, I am night. This‘aecounts for the bays beng there when the |' the Southern armies and fight for the cause which they Pi eat cate © nee Coole tetan obi ae ‘cavalry atrived:and surrounded the bara. Pretended to uphold. Whether the detail or the em- | fon Jooked in the direction of its promotion. ‘The rest-of ‘the details of the affair have already been.| ployment of the leading men im the tragedy was the | fed with felicitous freedom on whiskey, not, Publiched in the Kanata. Garrett's house is ame of | work ofthe rebel conspirators, who had sought refuge in | tt is bag 2 Roger eggenb ny 1 ut al that of the old thove nies; comfortable two story Virginie farm beuses | Canada, o not the facts in. the értal will no doubt tell. | Political, hacia ‘rhe mads thls ay tte ita ; that you frequently meet withén travelling through the | Tho fact that some of the partics cennected with tt were | during the closing gare of Buchanan's | wich and fortilo valleys of thet State, having the usual | participators in dhe St, Albeme veld, and confederates in He took, and_ kept alt 92%, sod plied the ‘sharpet® Sn. ‘outhouses and appertenances common to such plarcs. spoil Pie be peck, wae finally he disappeared. “THE CONVERSATION WITH THE GARRETT FAMILY. ‘BIS DEPARTURE ‘The conversations had between Booth and the members was as mysterious as his advent and novements while im thiscity. In a few weeks after his disappearance hie Hl that bape deen published jefe... He wala that he | One thing#e certain: that flo parties who were to exe- | iniimale Ammociate, Beverly Tucker, femilieriy Knows ee 4 leave sonte the atro’ ious deed which has filled the with home on foot which anything Was advised to hie at Mre. 8, en apper ‘i nee their ‘Wash. | 82 some schome prove pepe heey ayy eto Fr gg ony = 2 Dat advantageous oF profitable to the rebel cause. The Machodee creek, ‘but somo gunboat hailed them and they angtan an lang Spe 6s Kage, 1864. Thoy were bound to- | coincidence of the appearance of Sanders and Tucker, 4 Were afvaid, #0 they put into Gambier’s creek. t =. no are — ever ony Bd mor. | gnd their disappearance ubout the same time, could After the shooting of Booth, Pr. Urgulatt, of Port | war'bound<o romain fanurel to the endat the pouscy ot | exit) 8 it did, serious doubts that they were engaged Rbyal, was calledin to attend to sand drew tho wound] death—his life to te talwn by one of his aswootates, | {2 “RY 'egltimate business Involving profit oF advan ‘The death of the ovsassin thas ‘been fully noled in the || Many ot to confednratogwore not takem fully iato the | a: ine time that Tucker secured his in tho ‘Hens. q — Meenas tate eae toap- | Cations through the influence of R’M. ©, Hunter, and THE OBJECT OF THE SRCOND EXPEDITION. iH y, Lange had m0 for that Sanders was self rg at least their esti had been tested. The avtdoriti-a have connection with Au there were many parties supposed to be either di. bean niceina ean temacertain where, when and how Feetly or indirectly implicated in aiding the escape of || often tw o vee Ue Inssings, Sad have (] taken fato cu: v the people whe ocoapiod the houses Booth, it was doomed advisable that a seoond expe || where they met ibe ‘Dusaber whieh were taken into the dition should be sont oat with a view <0 collect..| s:cret before theeonsummation of the Geed was vo targe all the textimouy bordering on the case; alse to | that it & astonlahing uaa: some one of the number did te F ae Bre wee Baas went, as I learn, jal ni negotiations capitalists and shipbuilders for the construction of of-war for the rebel government. Having thus laid foundation for large ins which ihe hoped suceers- i i Secretary of War, in view of the despatch ref to the beginning of thin article, will soon entighten the pub- lc mind on this subject, It is not at all improbable that the plan of axeassinaton was organized in Canada aad tho expeéition, which returned to Washington this after-q] 18 ven it. noon, having obtained much valuable 4nformation rela-« ROW THe DETAILS OFTHR COMMPRACY WERE OBTAINED, It weems Usat about taree weeks ‘before the plans ve to matters, much of which has been detailed above. | were ;put inke exeoution one of tho We reached Walnet Tree landing, on the Potomas eveek, on Sunday morning, and, after traversing thee country to Port Conway, on the Rappahannock, we pro- coeded in the afternoon to Garrett's residenes, After we crossed the Rappahannock there were many | silly rumors afloat in regard to the shooting of Booth, &e One was to the effect Ukat Captain W. Jett had.betrayed him with’a view to screen himecif and obtain part of the reward that had beon offered for tho capture of his friend, as he told Mr. Garrett be was. These, hewever, are entirely without foundation Wo arrived at Garrett's just before sundown on Sunday evening, the young ladies expressing great delight at seoing Lieutenant Baker, and extromely anxious to learn when their brothers-would be reloased to come home to them, There is mo doubt that this whole famiy are en tirely and abgolutely tnnocent of any participation in the harboring aud secreting of Booth and bis ascomytice, knowing them to be the guilty parties, It appears that om Sunday morning Mr. Garrett went over to Bowling Green to see Captain W. Jett, who was at tho residence of Mr. Goldman, with view for him to sign a certificate setting forth the fact that he (Jett) had introdueed Mr. Boyd, who afterwards proved to be J. W. Booth, an his friend, &e, It in* well hero to note that Mr. Garrett was not personally facqnainted with Jett, bat know tho family, who live in a neighbouring county— & desire to back out. HM» was, howcver, reminded of his oath, and every effort made to bring him up to his work. But the more he thought of it the more he became alarmed at tie feariul pruposition ef the hellish fchermes. After several days parleying te succeeded in getlingthe content of bis associates to-relieve him from ali further comnection with them, on the condition that he should lcave the ettyesnd not retum for sxty days, He left tho city, and was somewhere within the limits of the Arayy of Us» Potomac when the newscame there of the asaarsinetion of the President. He immediately repaired to Fortress Monroe and gave nimpelf up, and was sent to Washimgion, arriving there the next moruing after the fineral services to Mr, Lincoln at the White House, ‘When taken betore the aushorities he mede a fall con. | Efforts for sfeesion of ali that he knew of the plot, ae to where and when they met, and who wére concernedin it. It i derstood Gat the prociamation issued deri that day by Secretary Stanton, offering an additicaad reward for Booth, alse rewards for Atzerot and Harvld, weve based upon the confession of this prwouer. At any rate the arrosts on thai day Were \BuI@eroUR, and several resi. donuts of Washington were among the mumber. This opened the way for further important developwente, all of which will im.due time be.made public. THE NUMBER ENGAGED IN BXMOUTING TRE PLOT is much larger than has been gonerally suppored. Be- sides Gooth and his accomplices in and around the theatre, the asaaseimator of Seward, and Atzerot at the Kirkwood, there were a number engaged in eutting the telegraph wires leading from the War Department, and still anether setendeavoring to divert the attention of the authorities from the fleeing culprits, It appears that at Saeed bes rng Ad tf Seve vere twenty-two a de " % a Wires, loading from the War Office in different directions Se, teade ok se out of respect to them, and | snd conneeting with the fortifications and outposia, oot with that liberality and hospitality for which he is pro- | ‘These wires having bees cut at @ oansiderable distance verbial in all that district of country, he took the word on each other, together ae sien Itancousness of of young Jett that Boyd, al w i work, shows very plainly that a wamber of men were and get earaarie — res ast to engaged in it; and it is pow beloved that there wore friend. He tre im as a neighbor would do a fri twenty-two men appointed to do this wark. The t of aneighbor, The result is now too well known. The oa ogy ny yd beyond a hich the f ir which the President was asnessi Certificate, of whic ollowing te © copy, Dr. Jett | sretotere has been stated all the refused to sign. He admitted the facts set-forth, buteaid | nine to half-past ton. It probably di he wanted to consult bis father before signing it. The | from tea o'clock ‘THE YRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND GRORETARY sewanp fact is, it is supposed he was engaged to one of the ‘tun omy nvtaiaen Vicrnes. fluence? This question will doubtiess be sol: the scrutiny of a close investigation, such, as it ts samed, the whole matter will ui at an early F These so-called peace negotiators had in view some object im going to Canada than the restoration of peace, “There was something else benoath the surface, which @ strict investigation, such as is intimated to be {m contem- lation by the Secretary of War, will unveil, Z JEFF, DAVIS’ FLIGHT, r the Capture of the Rebel and Hie Wreasure. Kvoxvinte, Tenn., May 2, 1965, A man who was on one of tho railroad trains captured by Stoneman’s cavalry, between Greensboro and Salis: bury, says that Jef. Davis was on the same train, on his way to Charlottesville, Learning that the railroad was ent above and below, Davis, with the other ‘passen; @ecaped and returned to Greensboro. - Stoneman’s cavalry is now in the valley of the Saluda river, with his headquarters at Anderson, & C., and the cavalry are scouting from there towards Augusta, Ga. With Instructions, if they can hear of Joff. and his tres. sure, to follow him as long as there is @ horse left. The infantry portion of Stoneman's command is ep- gaged in clearing the mountains of bushwhackera, gue- Fillas and horse thieves, and they are making clean work, Jeff, Davis Almost Within Our Grasp. Exoxviius, May 2—10 P. M. | which Information from Stoneman’s cavalry states that Jot. from half-past | Davis was at Yorkville, 8 C., on the 28th ult, and Stone- not vary much | man’s forces came in on the following day Davis has one day's start of Stoneman, daughters of Mr, Goldman, at Bowling Green, and the The numerous stories in reference to the contem| ctvguanine heen Dabok eo lady of the houre prevailed on him not to sign the cer. | assussmation of all the leading officials in the government bod Nakeaieren aappreseyba = fare all moonshine. Atlast, the evidence obtained thus far ae brigade of Wheeler's cavaliy, In fact he said that was the rouson why he ¢ only contemplated the sae companied by 3 2 cerapemear shows that the scheme only contemplated the assassina. | companied by Benjamin, Breckinridge and other: tion of President Lincoin, Vice President Johnson and characters, and will probabi denpe. Seward—no more, and no leas. For some reason. Yat ce ee radoes fleeing from justice and the ‘Vengeance of the Tt te hoped that General Stoneman's forces will over. take and capture Davis, as he is burdened with sloven ‘Wagons, supposed to be laden with apecie, Guxun, Caroline county, Va. hereby certify that I did, carried out his part to the letter. The would-| auth ot Apel, ih call at tho Tasldenes of Risbera'te | of Mr. Sowardy no doubt considered thas ‘he ‘and that [had with me,two other men, one of | formed his work thoroughly; but wi intreduced to Mr, Garrett ag Lieutenant Ru; stances prevented hie blows being ara. other as ay friend Mr. Boyd: that whatever “ to I introduced | _ There are no facts looking toward the design myself Jett, and that I Mr. Garrett I | of touching any other uniges perchance A Reward for the Arrest of the Rebel Si Preval rai enh Ri mises cee eeatact Covermee af Tensiseee. Tmated that he ( ) yas a soldier belonging to Gen. aane te eed cea ‘14th are all inven. Lovavnas, Ky., May 2, 1965. grat A Pre ; that he hed his fn the Ie a ee ‘The Senate of Tennessee adopted last eveuing a reso- take out rca sere | Sate, Banat Tarpoed i tation offering 98,000 reward for the dure of ex- Llouysaaat sore Weverte Haak. programme to force bim ipto with Ggvernor Isham G. Magris to the civil authorities of thas aaeiam “that"Gurot | Postion of Secrecy of Baigen nn en” tim The | aig silat confederate ‘TRE PARTIES SPOAOGD OF THR COWSPMACT. Cleary tm Canadian Custody. P Believe + Garrett | The persons tree are molly ¥. 1808, or tay aoe Yaa Yee dT was were Carpe DS IE esen Stiehe ro aha 7 Booth, the murderer Sores my heads alivered over with-ihe | found a iree bill for the breach of nectralty @ few ayy pod eve hentia her brated i 09 set and convincing that there rove ceecer allies fg a after 0 long with Bakker, 9 | ee Ae oe tee arorwad ty Tg pone I to mand trigl ob the Octobe ‘waa thought best ta get some of Mr. Garretts friends to*| persone will suffer the penalty of death. There ts hardly Arrival of Surrate im Canada, 60% Howling Grosn E24 compel young Jeu tocome | one, po Shah they can ct phe the albany Argus, May) ¢ over, #0 that he thovld We made a witness Mr. J.D. | thers arp some three ooo PREP styrbredonsnphons ar there Eis cehagem bongug Ores tat teen ten tna Tees ie bya Cat facies Piha Sry om ver turned to his father's house, on the afternoon of Sun | yw. orgs howe Se esi bmn — crs dar, They then crocesded, seoemenaiéd bY f'| exieon, Mo hea recmained allem: and moroge ever sineg he CONTINUED ON FOURTH BaGR: “Wl Sch epveal 1 Ss in vi Fogg eng A brian Mona fornet out all Rarticn implicated, Accordingly the”) It te:cow gemerally maticed that sevemtof the seceasion | Tebel government labored under for war ships, he re. matter sae placed in the hasde of Colonel 1. C. .| sympathizing revidentawut Washington wero in oxcellent | hire potinte, Turkes soternck Uo thie che eed. aie Baker, chicf detective of the War Department, anda! fPirtieen the morning the 14th uit..g0 auch 80.88 0 | some interviews with Davis and Benjamin left again 7 a’ attract-the attention of many of the logal-citizens. There he rendezvous of company, congsting ef Lieutenant I. B. Baker, || were two or theve persars who gave it as thoir apinion | 2°72, Promptly, | bringing up att Clifton Ligutonant P. McNanghton, of Company H, Sixteenth +} that Booth hed-sume dastarily plut onduand; but all sich | Senders, Clay, Holcomb, and others at a nd Now York cavalry, and a squad of twenty cavalry, were ‘| eed 88 £0F dlaauvering mares! vnests, and failed | concocted there the country is left to conjec- dompatched last Saturday evening to Belle Plain with \! Goneyand Me Lincoln aad. breathed bis last thoes wens | sure from the ol te a epecial instructions. Your correspondent eccompanieds{| numerous parties whe bad cireamstuntial-evidence bear. | N20 Composed that group of traitors. Perhaps the 2,