Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-27
SECOND EDITION.
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THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS.
Proceedings To-Day.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY,
FOUL PLAY UPON A GOVERNMENT
20 WITNESS.
HE is TRAPPED IN CANADA.
PISTOL PUT TO HIS HEADm
HE'S FORCED TO SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT
A UNDER THREATS.
ARGUMENT OF JUDGE BINGHAM
THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
FOUL PLAY UPON A GOVERNMENT
WITNESS.
HE is TRAPPED IN CANADA.
A PISTOL PUT TO HIS HEAD
HE'S FORCED TO SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT
An UNDER THREATS.
ARGUMENT OF JUDGE BINGHAM.

The Military Commission met at II O'Clock
this morning. The full array OF counsel for
defense with the exception OF Mr.. Reysrdy
Johnson were present, in anticipation OF
hearing the argument of Judge Bingham for
the Government.
Judge Advocate General Holt recalled for
the Government. as a witness, SANFORD Con.
OVER, alias J. WATSON WALLACE
The Judge said he held in his hand volume
entitled .sSt. Adams Raid giving An account
of the trial, and he asked the witness whether
certain testimony therein, attributed to him,
was truthful!y represented.
Witness said the testimony read by the Judge
Advocate General gave all the testimony he
gave at that trial and great deal more There
were three persons by the name OF Wallace
Pope Wallace, James Wallace and Jas. Wat
son wallace. The testimony in that trial was
reported in various Montreal papers, and was
reported correctly in the Montreal Telegraph
Witness thinks the confusion Of the testimony
arises from confonnding the testimony given
by James Wallace with that given by him.
self. Witness after giving his testimony before
this Court went to Montreal and there met
Beverly Tucker, Geo. nj Sanders, G. @ Clay,
Geo. Carroll DR.. Callan, of Mississippi, Gov
Westcott, OF Florida, and Lewis Sanders, son
of George N. Sanders. Witness had free
conversation with Tucker and Sanders They
had NO suspicion at that time that witness had
testified before this Court. The subject of the
conversation was this trial generally. Tucker
made the remark that those scoundrels Stanton
johnson and Judge Holt might be able to pro.
tect themselves as long as guards surrounded
them, but that by the Eternal the day Of reck-
oning would come and he had q large account
to settle with them. Cleary said Beale would
have been perdoned by the President if it had
not been for Judge Holt. He said blood should
follow blood. The assassination Of the Presi-
dent was the beginning Of the retributiou
The testimony of witness upon the trial of the
St Adams raiders In Canada was in relation to
the Identification Of the handwriting OF Sed-
hal Atorr No..
giving his testimony upon this present trial,
witness revisited Canada by instruction of
Judge Holt to get certified copy Of the record
Of the court upon the st. Adams raiders case
He had been in Montreal but short time when
his testimony before this court was pub.
lished and discovered by Tucker and others
Sanders and others named, and also from
ODonnell, the man who boosted that he had
been engaged in the attempt to burn the city
OF New York. They came to the Hotel where
ne was stopping, and acc used him of betray-
Ing their secrets. He admitted that he had
done So ODonnell demanded that he should
write a letter denying this testimony. Tucker
said that mere letter would not do, that they
must have an affidavit. Witness at first re-.
fused. About @ dozen of them assailed hum
his head and sn RstS Sn P!sc Ed i
-ucn an affidavit he s.c c"ia never leave -: &c
s,nd of ssnds he %a % ne ea see E.
walked dowa the street et7 Win I'm towards his
room, where he was to give the An davit, but
when opposite st. Lawrence Hall they "a no,
that he should 60 into O'Donnells roeH
him in there they sent for lawyer Kerr.
I wo OF Morgan's men, armed with pistols,
also Joined the party. They then went to Ex-
Gov. Westcotts room, where the affidavit was
prepared. Witness signed it, but does not
know what was in 1t. There was a form of
oath administered Witness thinks that Kerr
did not know that the affidavit was a forced
all hoA n
ly that the affidavit to be of any value must
appear to be voluntary, and II witness did not
not give it thus he should ne yer leave the town
alive The aid Ia given by wItness was tc
witness supposes II did appear there
a copy OF the Montreal Telegraph containing an
affidavit by James Watson Wallace, in which
it is stated that he is the James Watson Wallace
who testified in Canada on the ST. Adams raid
case, andneveT testified before the military com.
mission in Washington; that he never CORES.
intimacy with Sanders, Clay & Co., and only
q slighs. acquaintance with them; and the tes-
tim sny given before the Military Commission
tissue Of falsehoods from beginning to end. and
offering reward OF $500 for the apprehension
OF bis counterfeit presentment, and also ma.
king offer That If President johnson Will
send me safe conduct to go to Washington
and return here will proceed thtther and 20
before the military court and make a profcrt
Of myself, In order that they may see whether
"a
Is stated"
The afidavit is dated June sth; is certified
% by J. Smith, Justice OF the Peace, ana with
,ne Alfred Terry as a witness. Witness said
The dates, &c, corresponded with that OF the
Affidavit. All the matter In the body OF that
affidavit Is false. Witness signed it as before
heard OF snch person as Terry. The otter OF
reward Of $500 is part Of the AFFIDAVIT
he sighed What witness meant in his former
testimony by saying that he had not been in
VT hot
after being eonscripted he was detailed After
giving this affidavit an attempt was made hv
trends 7 OF these men Tucker, Sanders, & co.,
IF Major Gen. Dix.
TESTIMONY Or AUsesR
(For the Prosecuiion)
> Witness resides in New York. Has known
Conover for eight or ten years. His character
8 good, SO far as witness knows, Witness
recently accompanied Conover to Montreal.
" as present at an interview between Tucker
Ind others and Oonover. They threatened to |
'hoot Conover like q dog it he did not sign the |
,mdavlt They would not let witness 20 ia |
we're twelve or fifteen rebel cons prators ia the
party, Sanders, Tucker, O'Donnell, General /!
Jarroii, Or. Callan. Campbell and Others.
SAID il ne did not Sign the papar he |
should not leave the room alive.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN CANTLRY.
(For the Prosecution.) ~,
wines belongs in Selma, Alabama. Is a
,nce OF the Selma Dispatch in December last.
" fitness was here shown the following 'ad-
''One Million Dollars Wanted, to Hare Peaie by
ne lsf Of Morch-Ifthe citizens of the Southern |
will furnish me with the cash, or
!ood security for the sum of one million dol |
airs, will cause the lives of Abraham Lin
,oln, William II. Seward, and Andrew john.
on to be taken by the LIST OF March next. THIS
VII give ne peace, and satisfy the world that |
,ruel tyrants cannot live in q s.ianu OF Iit,er
W. II this is not accom- pIished nothinp will
,e claimed beyond the sum OF nifty thousand
iollars, in advance, which is supposed to be
necessary to reach and slaughter the three
Tillains. zz-. Ire
will give, myself, one thousand dollars to.
wards this patriotic purpose Every enc Will. 4
ng to contribute will address Box x, Gaia ba.
Alabama 'E-s,FsFr
December I, 1854" tl -yE+2. pstfr
Witness SAID the advertisement appeared in
.1e Dispatch four OF five times. Saw it in the
man uscript in the hand writiag of q. W Gayle,
II Cahawba, Alabama His signature was
ALEC on 1t. The Dispatch had about 800 circ u
lation 1t EXCHANGED with the Richmond Do.
Ia fy~A g.