The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-28


w'mSu noS June q, 1895
mony or Mr.. SAM ford Conover.
.urt met at eleven o'clock when Judge Advocate
u Holt recalled Sanford onover alias ,. W. Wal
00 rs witness for the govern ment General Holt said
e held in his hand voluu 70 containing the judicial
proceedings the OF thu st. Adams raid and asked
the witness whether his evt dence therein trueuy
reported. The witness i'd the testimony 10 which
General Holt has especial iy referred was partly his
associated with that OF ar other person named Wallace
,ce asye yt testimony On that a There ~cre three
20 far l know:-villiam Pope Wallace, }. Watson
wallace and J. Wallace, what was read from the book
Dust the rport Of the Montreal Telegraph,
printed from the type OF that newspaper the report
which appeared in 1e Montreal Witns correct this
rod as follows-
james Watson Wallace saidI reside at present in this
ETY. and have ,s ben here pSe October Was formerly i
s"a occupied the position Of Secretary VAR
s TO e and are s oss e
q James sedon and have seen him on several occasions
"a landed them to me after signing never belonged
he der but have mar o
t. Young marked N, is in the usual form the army
ssver seen commission with the Of President
% Tie CO hd mo-
but not prepared
The witness remarked tho above was substantially
What he did was clipped entirs from the Montreal
WitRess or the Herald
State whether after you give your testimony this
ssme day day ''''''N '''""'A" '''' p''AAp'
Q Whom did you meet there of those spoken of as
Westcott George Sanders Lewis Sanders his son.
and number Of others; had free conversation with
some Of them, especially with Tucker and Sanders
What did Tucker say far as the purpose OF those
men were concernedY A. They had not the slightest
idea that had testified before this commission, and
received me with great cordially; the subject or this
tral generally discussed Tucker after denouncing
Stanton and President Johnson scoundres spoke
Of Judge Holt boodthirsty old villain he said they
T.
but by the Eternal, q day OF reckoning would
come then they would have heavy account To settle
Sanders did not make such violent threats Tucker did
William $. Ceary, whom he also met, made similar vo
BY the President had not been for Judge Holt he also
aid blood should follow blood; he reminded me Of what
he has formerly remarked of President Lincoln
butve justice had come and that the assassination Of
the President was the beginning of it.
Q. After giving your testimony did YOU not go to
reports at Montreal; met the conspirators; had
been there long when they discovered that Testimony
lad been published; received message from Sanders,
1uoker Carroll and O'Donne "a virginian, sometimes
called McDOnnel
New York; A. He boosted; went into saloon to
WAk until the public Offices were opened; while sitting
there in about ten nutes dozen rebels surrounded
me- they accused me OF having BETRAYED their Secrets
mot knowing the time that my testimony had been
pubisbed denc cit; they said II would give them
letter 10 that effect would be well just as was about
h oct away Beverly Tacker came in he said mere
Better would do because had testified before the
court therefore mus, CIV. some paper under oath TO
shese men assailed me ina furious manner; O'Donne
cook out his pistol, snd said unless I did so I
YOU are M I at length consented; It was
way intended howeTr not to prepare the paper but
% escape from them atthc most convenient opportunity
shey insisted they mud 60 70 ononnes , room and o.
Adams RAIDERS was lien sent for to prepare the paper
ewo OF Morgan's mel were there; pistol was again
drawn on me; Kerr came; the affidavit was prepared
and signed u, and went through the ceremony of an
o Ind ,ou know that Kerr had knowledge Of these
nsnaceS A. 1t must have appeared 10 him, as Tucker
lid did not sign the paper should never leave the
sowr alive, and that they would follow me 10 hell.
Uss into The New York To It did
The paper was read. Il appeared In the Montreal
President johnson will send him James W. wallace)
safeconduct to 20 TO Washington and return 10 Mon
sAry court in order that they may whether he was
che same sanford Couover who stated This is
GATED june g. 1865, and signed Jarnes W. Wallace To
thie the affidavit before referred TO rs appended wiz:
same W Wallace who gave evidence the
sub of the Sc Adams raid which evidence appears
s S dassa H5 81 ' resided soa af IN
Il. aass the
nS holden at S Mrs sS re- Payne and
sve.nee IN the New Yort calling himself
&c s.s Sg O.. ns%s Of @ % that ss
and gave evidence e the 81 Adams raid inyestss;
ne before The said court martial that gave any
Ton city tSs. had knowledge Of john wilkes Boob
excepting seeing him on the and did not know that he
Iresden. Lincoln that never % the
ford sonoyer; that any eommunca
wo csSSs Of M r
any OF the others therein menoned that my acqualnt
aae have no hesitation in stating that the evidence Of the
s.d SANFORD Conove Pefsonang me - false untrue ana
falseboods have made this deposition voluntarily and In
~'''''' " ny y" ''~'"''' j. WATSON WALLACE
This to before @. Smith, J. p. at Montreal,
- June g. Alfred Perry certihed that Wallace sub
scrfbed 20 the paper of his own free will, &c
BY Judge HoLrI understand this Is the paper sworn
end subscribed 10 by you under the circumstances
which you have detailed with pistols presented at your
face the statements in this paper are false ics,
sr; never heard Of Alfred Terry, who said sworc 70
voluntarily the advertisement appended to the deposi-
threats
Pour hundred dollar. given for the
Una, bring 70 punishment in Canada OF the Infamous
sns perursd scoundre who recently p.rsona,ed me under
JAMES W wALLxCE.
9 You have stated that you we're never in the Con
federaie army, what did you mean A. meant that
never served n soldier; after was conscrptcd was
detailed as clerk in the rebel War Department
q by the JuDGE ADvocArr-Was any attempt made
- those men 70 deain you Csnadas A. believe o.
~ friends OF theirs and relieved through the
Influence OF General Dix
Testimony OF Nathan Auscr.
Nathan Auser OF New York WAS called for by the |
government He said he had known Sanford Conoyer
FT eight or ten years his character for integrity is
good recently he accompanied Conover 10 Montreal and
present at the interview with Tucker and Sanders;
Hftcr they went into O'Donnens room Mr. Cameron |
oame there with . paper containing an account Of |
Concvers testimony; Conovcr had the paper shown 10
him. bat dcnisd that he had testified he was told he
must sign wrling that effect or he should not leave
the room ave-they would shoot him like a dog; they
81 went into st. Lawrence Hail. but would not lot the
witness follow; thsre twelve OF aiten persons in
We party, including Sanders, Tucker, O'Donncl Carroll
Yain and Cameron the witness said be did not any
woapons on these persona
Testimony OF John Caut1cy.
John Cautey, called for the government testified ~
lsows:-i reside at Selma Ala. am printer IN the |
sfhce OF the Selma De,poth
Judge Advocate will read the following which
purpors 10 have been clipped from that newspaper
pAneIy:-
a lpnnos soaAn wanted " have pssse b. Ne ara "