The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-06-23

che person who had SO personated him, the said
James Watson Wallace, before the military
commissions and further, this deponent saith
nol, and hath signed WM IL KERR
Sworn before me at Montreal this ninth day
Of June, eighteen hundred an sixty~fge.
JAS. SMITH, J. s c.
Five hundred dollars reward will be given
Tor the arrest, 50 that can bring te punishment
IN Canada, the infamous and periured scorndrel
who recently personated me under the name of
Sanford Conover, and deposed to tissue Of
faIsehoods before the military commission at
Washington. JAS. w. WALLACE
D.rpcT r9pcTV5 Of M MoSTra1 @nT11 Montreal Set
l. John Cameron. being duly sworn on the
Holy Evangelist do, on my solemn oath. deposp
and say: ! am about % years Of age /
am a native Of West Ke-mptyille. Canada, am
now, and have beeD for some time, resident
OF Montreal.
Daring 'he year 1861 went into the so-cal-
ed ooutherr. Confeleracy from Canada by sea,
ana returned mere by land about the middle Of
February last. I went on my own private af-
Ialrs, among which was to ascertain the pgac-
tcab'aity of running medicines into the South
ern. States l sympathizel strongly with the
Confederate cause have read what purports
70 be synopsis of testimony said to have been
given by person calling himself Sanford Con-
over before the military commission at WISH
ington city for the trial of Harold, Atzerott
Paine and Others, respecting the killing Of Pres
ident Lincoln, which is published, ii the New
York papers of the 5th Of Jane instant and,
likewise, what purports TO be full report Of
said testimony, contained in the same neWspa-
pers of the 9Th and Tn Of June inst. | have
noticed that in the said testimony It is stated
that said Sanford ConOver passed in Montreal
by the name of Jas. Watson Wallace. | know
James Watson Wallace who has made an aft
davit denying that said testimony IS true and
deposing that some person hath persOnated him,
and that said pretended testimony IS false and
forged / am satisfied that tie Wallace vino
made said affidavit Is the same Jas. Watson
Wallace, who gave his evidence before the Hon.
Judge Smith in the St. Adams raiders trial, as
ne srates. He tJld ne in February, March and
April he gave bis evidence ir the raiders c.,se.
My attention has been directed 10 various. ale
cations contaiue! il the testimony uf Sanford
Conover, respecting Hon. Jacob Thompson,
Hon. Clement Z. Clay, Geo. Il. Sanders, Esq,
John Porterfieli, Esq. Gen. carroll, Doator
. Mouirose, 4. Pa.icn, COmmol".5 Nagcudcr,
Doctor Blackburn J. ". Booth, and gtAers
and especially to that part relating to myself
declare that SO far as know and believe tie
entire statement made by said person, who hath
SO falsely assumed (as [ 5ejiegej The name Of
Coaoyer, Is an @tteIiy untrue and malicious fab
rication from the bez.nnin5 to the end, and that
/ have 10 doubt said person was br.oea and su-
horned to make it, or else made il under threats.
coupuls,cn and terro:. So lar asFlciates 10
what is said to have been sworn to by SAID per-
son calling himself CoIIoyer, have TO say that
I cannot truthfullY zeate anything tending di-
recty Or indiFectI,1 TO duplicate any OF tLe per
sons named in said deposition, or any others in
burning any Northern cities or towns, or kid
mapping II killing any body, or poisoning any
FeaerT 0irs or water works, or spreading any in
le4tious or contagious disease. I never heard
of J. w. Booth till after Mir. Lincoln's death,
and do not believe any person in Canada was
concerned 10 or had any knowledge that Booth
intended anything Of the kind l have heard
Ut different times several Of the Southern gen
tle.nen referred TO and above named speak On
different topics, but | never heard anything Or
saw anything to Justify tLa slightest suspicion
Of any one Of them being concerned IN or 0f
having anY knowledge Of the bgcning Of cities
or towns, or poisoning cisterrs o. reservoirs, OF
kidnapping or killing anybody, OF introducing
infectious or contagious diseases, and I never
aold Conover nor Wallace, nor any one a!se,
shat was po get some compensation for aiding,
abetGug, or assisting in any such Infamous deeds
or anything Of ike character. At different
times in February, March ard the first part Of
April last, heard Coufederates, refugees ia Can
ada-escaped prisoners Of war-aiIude to the
practcabuity Of expeditions being made upon
towns on the YaGkee SIDE Of the lakes, and OF
the St. Lawrence river, and agreed with them
who thoGgnt sacn expeditions feasible, and es
pecially as to an attack ca Ogdensburg. never
heaU& Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Sanders,
Gen. Carroll DR.. Fallen, DR.. Blackburn or
Commodore Magruder say anything on such a
subject. It was understood that Mr. Thompson
and Mr.. Clay had something to do with the
raids on Lake Erie and at St. Albans as agents
of the CoRfederacy but it was notorious that
the others above named, and many other South
erners, however, were opposed to and discoun-
tananced all such raids heard several Of them
express such sentiments after | returned home.
/ do not conceal that ! favored some of the
gaids talked about, and was willing to join him
carried letter to Mr.. Thompson some time
.n March, believe, from person whose name
I decline TO state, suggesting the destruction OF
some water works of Northern city. After
Mr. Thompson had read the letter, he asked me
if | knew the contents of it, and when [ said
''Yes," be replied, SIS the man mad! is he a
fool?' and he iabooed the proposition. further
state that when / went South in September, in
1864, DR.. Blackburn was not in company with
me at any time on the voyage never was in
Bermuda. l never heard the Doctor say any
thing about yellow fever, never was employed
by him, or any one else, to introduce infectious
clothing, rs ConoVer is made to state. That
was not in Canada in January 1865, when
Conover says l was SO employed; and that the
whole statement by Conoyer in reference TO my
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