The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-06
THE stPrRFssED TESTIMONY.

THE ~ PfRFSSED TESTIMONY.
A portion Of the tc.timony against tic conspifs-
tor. having surf,ptitiously appcstcd in = sAfbled
form, the Military Commission yesierdsy permitted
the reporters copy th. evidence of which the iol
io-lne points ~in he found additional to that which
hs, already appeared
TrsrINoSl oF mtNARp MoNrGoNruy.
Q. Did you ever hear tho subject OF the raids from
Canada upon frontier, aud Of the burning Of
cities, spoken OF among these conSpintonf A. Yea
sir know that Mr. Clay wa. one of the primo NOV
ere In thc matter before the raids started. Q.
You Understood, in your conversations with them,
that all hose fully approved of thcse enterprises
A. Yes cir; they received the direct cndofremcn,
of Nj. Clement G. Clay, Ir; he represented himself
ment Y Do YOU no eon'i or that yol enjoyed iuliy
the confidence Of thoeo men, 20 a. shat thev freely
.SmmunsH,cd to ysnr ,h g. ,e,s. q. nSs saiha "a
unlcss they had the funcst confidence In
me. Q Did they or not at all un,ce iepiosont
themselves ~ acting under the eanctioh OF Their
Government At Richmond A. They represented
Themselves having full rcver 70 act -lthgu;
ference 10 them thoy repeatedly told me- both MI
Clay aud Mr.. Tho, I-on that they had nl power 70
art by their Governments, in sn,thlnr they deemed
e1pedlent and for the heneit Of tho oanie. Y.
made TO hr. the city 81 New YoIkf A. les SIR. Y.
Mn that ihe rubjoA of much conversation among
thee p.unlcs A / lrfi Canada with tho news two
dAys before the Atienrt was made, TO hnns u to ne
repn tiucn, A. wa,hnston q You tneC that such =
that It orfiuatei there, and had the full sanction OF
those men fSs, ,i, Do yoa mean 'S S cay i, he
did not tno- the point whore that raid ". 70 eo
made, hut io,d The GO, eminent Wa,uint ~ 'hst
tore the ~. AlhAns tpid slto told them oi tho
| intended raid on liuOaio md koches er, and y
| that means prevented thoss rhitr y Cnpt BcAe
| ~ho VA suhsolurnuy hanged al New boit, was
known thcIc ~ e.dinG IN III, enis .pri'e "a ~ a.
he spoken Of anlorr those menl a. never heard hH
,poson Oh The, were in the htoli Of u.ns ,heir h,-
ttous names In conysIsh' ion Win eseh othtt, g
lou gay You 40 not khot AM !hins aboLt nt,.ef a.
No ell. kuew taGt the o Get Of hts n.ron Nhs con
ten piaci; did y. know WHO were 20 Ic ,ls ian'
time and tepor'ci' q. hid You heor tho sib'ct ot
tho iands IN shch all thcse "nt' NV zero %gs'o
a. 10 who had ,hc fund.-. o. The auo'I.' if' +.
hal Or snythtnp oi thst sntt het, s' "a ir|trl
| 10 the rnIdug, Mf Cl&g nd funds !, l'u 90, -,
hear the probable amount tppkcu Of hV on oi thrn
A. Va. al he represented 10 ~. ina. We j. As hsl
plenty OF none to pay iot an. .hln' 'h't d" W.
| pa-inr for he tod me ho had money. g. ~ !'i
| know IN wdN l.ns IA a9nttcal t.rt@ t,So. A'2'
| Sou luog thore v.i Bink OF Onn.io e. .a1trf =
A. fes, II, Ik"oT ha they d'go Il n 'y'oi " 4. I!
| he IN what think is oal,ca the : ~t.S i''tI c'
! Bank it !. niDo.l oW"sHe Nl,lC ~ ~ = ist,- -
aeuco was iu - CNth.tlurs during lhs' ini ~ h"Y
| tran,ar,.d u sie. d,al ot hurine-. that bank ;
o. Nls' wa Gcorio sander. P"-i''oa th,te, y ne
ba1 tt,er moi toll IA m the lhiar- that weie ntrust-
ed % me, that h. s,ndeifl vas r,ry Yo'l mar "a
10 hHr dlr'g rori tlHt q .u', what M n,si ,o.n
| div worf 4. Nj. Clay said ne @sociat'd with
men hat trey could not srocihio Nilhi INA. Le Nh'
very useful n them IA that way; that he "" nNoiy
| uelul man to tLtul, Indad
! Cio.,.rT.minot hv M Ahen-Q Whe-e are YOU
! 'front.' A. Ses ioIk city originally =. What time
in the year va u int l"u s-Il M n1np'p 'pt u"ii
YOU that prt position had rccu made 70 him y, IN
ihc esry pat Of the yea.ni SsHpTy; 1a1 T. i iTs
! Mr. lazy A. No. sir, I'D not. . When did you see
NJ. CLAY; \. lmnee iately al.tr tl9 con'o '"iion
| IN IN. summer. q. llO summer oi ls0f \, h's
pr, n vh.ch he spoke to NJ, Thompson OF tons 81.
to pu' the President uu Of the way whene'sl hr :.
| icidy. Y. Ind you ever hear snythht ~ 'anAu, "I
| NJ .urtatt as LelnF connected wlth the p,J'F A.
| nd not q. Did you receive any pay nom the Coi'
c,sp,ItLe. r-csiyrd iu ~ service, 10 driIay TsI
ioad "a nsc. the uyalcnl OF one hundred And my
sG.H1 s05 +, VI tolnrs ia riecaha,f,' il va. have
| ;oirottDn the amount In Canada money. Cod was
niout Y6Ua the time. / have forgotten what II was
inceive bus ported Che tact OF having received It
10 the " ar Dtp4! Crcnt A. atlistou nnh Applied
on csrrr,e account as having Ircolycd II iUfu ths
! (ioyeru,rent Y, OA y,ut letuIu Win thr hotdohs
| vll!o dispa'ches 10. the rebels IN Canada dld you
have opy oi thoe dispatches here a. ! hsha,i
the original dspnicues oser 70 the authcll,ts' ana
tote Of them that ,he seroed 10 20 ah2sh oAi1'ed
on, aud ,hOe they DID Let the, letalned. =.
| b. he CUuIt.Q | want W TEA an explanation o
an ansN er ca ninGc uudca ool YOU IN your ts
tmony, to bdy that gi'er tau LssAts.hatloh ol me
Precedent tome Of thoia engaged IA !. ie uthed 70
Canada and you said ne eAp'tt'el l,sltt VIM
tho had not L,eu IL oAod 10 p.0 o"l os siheI
A. i,u .isuu1sltlOOd NE did not sh' thtt Au' T"
thO'e shO had b,en ensll ed Ia tLe alen y. s a's ~
sinrtlOu, or IN tue AsH--i thsuh, uad ltluIhtu q
Iannda O. But those y Nu ia cCttd ~ ION 'hh iua
eApi erBod feslot tina; thcy had Rot Teen h'oHe. '
| pfoceod ,oonerY A. one ot tho p"ttes- the one nht
! iep. esented him-"t IA tetng a eoinmeiciLi Aftht
| NJ. B,yeTly Iucket -sid 1t Wa piy Iha' th nov
hAu not Leen alpN sd 70 act Wtcn iley hias NAli"l
| 10 o. Did you unlc.uLAud Why Iney NeIe pieNeu eG
| an Not pIuc. Cu4ng ssOIeTf a. d4d nOt'
! !u'e -, 'thoLAn, from "hat had heaIu .IOt
Iliup0l i,i0iu that lie hpi detained t"h
iu orCer thA h iuIght cl Jose n tng opportunity
L NUuf utuns-iuII VIA inst thtF were u'talhtd w
10 that tue b., al. JaeIb lhumpspnf \, IN a. .,
70 because " hen he spoke OF the nateF to me ~ h
] ,0uye -aion Ui Ituua!y, lhth ne tAIi ne Whs IL
ia.o. II ig pl4p.s ton that had been made 70 nun
put the r.! -lcAi, NJ. Stanton, Gen, piant tud oth
~ out ot the way, bat had deior' ed gVlhs hlt ~
ssel until he had nousuItnd h.s bOferumtnt ~ klch
moud, aud wtu tn0l Oay suiLnS thclr Appr'Nal
! U Did sou understand thGt he had Iecelyed tn
| anssor, and hpI gl,'u the direction .OhOSlng That
| A. / never uucelItoVi a.. | n'yer mErd the cues
/ ton Cr received that lCply. q. What WAS your i'm
pres-iOny A Nv In prcsron WAS ths' ho bad Iecoive
The answer inferred that he had received tina
.parov al and that they had been detained waiting 10
mat from nat beverly Tucker said. y, unde. H'oD
vOu 10 mention the name Of Professor HolcOinb Il
connection With that of Sanders, Cay aud others
would ~ N know how tar YOU cali idgnLiy lin II
the movements plans and operations OF these men
A made proposition 20 Mr. Clay 70 carry dspat
ches for them aud 10 co this work means OF set
ting into their confidence, and Mr. CleaTy told me t
tore Mr Holcomh that he had authority 70 sign M
fCsy'sl name, By poSer Of attorney, and he oy D
10th Of them teing Representatives Of the C0uiedeI
- GovernnsDt ~ they called II.