Show STRANGE CASE OF GORDON man once accused of plot to alla sinate lincoln now become becomes united state states senator memphis tenn A special to the dews scimitar say says sought at one time by bt the federal authorities under 1 10 rea renard ard for hie his capture deab ir alive for alleged conspiracy in the murder of a president of the united baat states and now appointed a member of the A el body of that country c Is I 1 the si strange r etory story of colonel jamee james I 1 gordon who has been nominated united states sentor by governor noel as successor to the late A J mclaurin mr gordon was one of seyen ae 1 awe federate leaders cuspert d ot 01 being in conspiracy with J wilkes booth to kill kal president lacohn lie ile arrest and probable pro babie death only by the intervention of a yankee colonel with whom he had swords in a fight in virginia in the earlier years of the war ar col cot onel gordon had formed as an intimate tc friendship with booth and after the tb assassination of president lincoln the reward of was offered for hia his capture colonel gordon went to canada and it was several months after the close of hostilities before he found it sito to return ib iti one of the campaigns camp algne in virginia colonel gordon had crossed swords with the colonel ot of a ne new york caa airy regiment doth both were injured but they afterward erward alt became fast friends clonel gordon wrote a letter to vila new yorker denying that he be had any part in the conspiracy and stat lug that he desfred to reburn return home the former foe toe took the matter u ur with general dick dicks then in command of the army forces n new york and thu the latter lutter sent him a passport and an imitation to come to new york and which he did he ile after ward satisfied general dicks that he but nothing of at the lincoln con vila ic ley |