New-York tribune., 1866-04-19
wA.nNe1ox weane.lay. AIlAl.. 800.
THE CASE or CLEMENT c. Gay.

Clay. IT,. If Alabama:
Iea Gen Grant recommends The release Of Clay becanse
he thl6s be- may safely be LEFT al large on parole or by am
ncy Tie manner Of Ciays surrender suuceni guaTan'ee
M Bis observance Of any parole that might be taken 10y him 70
not To leave me limits Of his state without permission and
surrender himself to the civil authorities io T| Wnen called
Tho Hon Henry Wilson has hesitation n recommending
the release Of Clay upon parole and has no doubt that he W."
be forthcoming when ms presence is required ny 'he GOVERN
Tie Hon Tladdeus Stevens saws he would Try Clay a.
helgcren unless De the conspiracy 10 assas nate MI
Lincoln which he does not believe he would conbscaie his
property and let him CO.
him incapable Of the crime o. Nj. lucons assassination
Wien ms escape certain he surrendered himself in hopes
conycrscd with him believe Clay guilty. Of completely in
the assassination There is general desire that II not par
WAR DEPARIMrNr ADjurANT GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON. April II, 1900.
Major Gen. y A. Mills Comm0gdiRg SC. Forvtss Monroe.
ORDERED. That Clement c. CLAY, ir. is hereby released
from confinement and permitted 70 return 70 and TO remain IN
tle STATE Of Alabama and 10 visit such other places IN tie
United States bis personal business may render absolutely
necessary upon tie following conditions. VIZ;
give bis parole of honor 90 conducl himself as loyal citizen Of
the same and to report himself in person any time and place
bin by the United States
Please report tie receipt and execution Of his order
By order Of the President Of the United States.
i. u. TOWNSEND, Assistant. Adiuiont General
TIE ASSASSINATION AWARDS.
The Secretary Of War today 70 the House of Repre-
seuatves the report OF the Commission appointed 10 eX
anime and report upon the claims parties to the rewards
heretofore offered v the Government for the apprehension
oftbe Of President Iuconando his accompiccs
and for the capture OF Jefferson Davis. 1t appears that
an these offers put forth by the same auhouty-that
Of the Secretary Of Warand that the last far
CARDS the 20 be paid for the apprehension Of Booth
should as u is conceived, be construed as substitute for
the two former. This most important arrest not having
been effected at the end of nearly a week after the
commission OF the crime new lnducemcnt
for securing IL was resorted 10 ly the
Government by the oer Of greatly increased sum, not
il Is understood n addition 20 those announced IN the
81 a.la1
senng the f and final reward determined to be proper
for the service ~ question But iaraS concerns the arrest
oPaNIe the two former pubhcauons must III lstAousthe
deemed substantive and operative offers of reward Other
WISE indeed as ms arre, was effected prior the date Of
the last publication. and offer Of rcmuncation there
fore, was accordingly made therein his caItoT would
be left without any compensation. Moreover,
as both these offers were equally authoritative.
and as there is nothing to show that the
issued on the 10th was intended as substitute for
that Of The day before, u IS concuded ~ view OF the -
pOrauce Of the apprehension Of this cOnspatOr and OF
the fact that abundant provision was otherwise subse.
Quenty made for the capture OF his associa" that half
amount OF $4,000 should be awarded 70 those engaged IN
securing this person. II is next TO be observed
that before the date Of tie offer Of April 70,
there hal already been arrested and were
in the custody Of the Government the
conSp.ratOrs and accompAces cf Booth beside Payne,
SuTratt, Mudd, Laughhn, Arnold and spangier. Inc
Of the of these criminals therefore none Of
whom indeed alluded 10 in the publication are clearly
not within the terms Of that Offer and II has been per-
emplaed in the offers Of the 18th and 10th, where are
promised specified rewards for Booth and Payne alone II
Las been concluded therefore, that neither The secretary
parties who affected the apprehension Of any O the
ye arrested at the time, upon suspicion merely, but sub
equeny ascertaned 20 be cOnspraiors nor such party
parties may have furnished Information conducng
thereto entitled TO any portion Of the reward Bn IN
the Of Atzerod specific reward for hs arrest Of
oTed in the publication Of April 20 and the fact that he
taken the day should not II is conceived ex-
cuIe his capOrs from receiving such reward and they
are therefore concluded 20 be entitled 10 the same.
The conclusion j. arrived at that the rewards IN question
are payable generally as follows: To the parties encctne
the of Booth $4,000 TO the parties efectng hcar-
rest Of Harold $4,000; TO the parties for they were
the same who arrested both Booth and Harold, sJOOO
70 the parties efiecting the apprehension of Azerodi,
$4,000 the parties cfecting the arrest Of Payne,
10000 10 the party parties furnishing on or subse-
quent April 90 and prior 10 the arrest of the prisoner
in each case any information which conduccd 70 the
rest Of either Booth, Harold, Atzerod or their accom-
pices, a liberal reward.
The Commission on the case Of the reward for the
rest of Booth and Harold awards as follows:
Brig Cen l.. G. Baker s3 'JO Capt T. T. Doherty 10th
New York Cavalry $500; f. j. Conger Detective e. 900;
Luther b. Baker Detective 5000 Sergeant Boston Corbet
10Th New lCfk CayaTy' $40 Andrew "hhuel 800
Corporas Charles Ilmener Miehoel Uriah John Winter
Herman Newgarten Ohm Wall Oliver Lorpay and Michael
He!msly 10th New York Cavalry s2O9! each The remain
der Of the reward is distributed among prvaies Of the
same regiment In the case OF The arrest Of Aerod the
awards are TO Major Artman 2l5ih Pennsyyania Volun'
eers 8 30; Sergeant Gemmel. lst Delaware Cavalry,
e. The remainder Of the $4,000 is distributed among
In the case of the arrest Payne reward thus dis
Brig Gen II H. Wells. Provost Marshal CO.'S; Col H. S.
Olcoii, Special Commissioner, s62j BrcyetMaior IL. w
smith A. g. e 800 Richard C. Morgan Chief Assistant
TO Col Ocott 81 1906 Wm. NJ. Werwensieich Assistant 10
Col OIcott 6 436; Ely Deyoe detectives CaTes H. Moscb.
detective; and Thomas Sampson detective, each stOO 10
As to the reward for the arrest Of jeff Davis the Com
mssoner remark they were offered by the President IN his
proclamation OF May last in which 1t Is set forth thar the
sum Of would be paid for The arrest within the limits
Of the United States so that he could be brought to trial
effected May 10 last near lrwDsTile Ga by the ith
Michigan Cavalry under the command Of Lieut. Col b. d.
Pchard who started the pursuit with his command
from Macon Ga May ~ The reward in this case. how
ever is also claimed by Lieut. Col Henry arnden who with
s regiment the ls Wisconsin Cavalry also engaged in the
pursuit. and arrived upon the ground but few minutes after
the command OF Col Prtchard had taken possession Of the
camp Of Davis Without discussing the charges watch have
been made by Col Harden In regard to the adopted by
Col Prchard upon this pursuit 1t w be sufficient to observe
that upon careful consideration ot all the evidence these
charges are not deemed TO be sustained in any parc-
ular and II is concluded oy tac tnat tne
latter Official both IN the pursuit ana IN the capture
acted in entire good faith toward the former and
took place between the two commands IL was recommended
Col Prtchard that all the officers aud men whether present
the seizure or absent on leave sLoud Dc included 10 the
distribution Of the award The award Is 10 Col Prehard
OOO Capts John C. Hathaway and Charles T. Hudson
$40 ~ each to First Liegs Ripley raImer Boqele
Buchors Stanton Fish and hNeon Second ieuts Treat
Bennett Rickfod. Southwort1 burlington Remington and
Mo s = each On. Is' s5 i G sseS SS SHe
s0 each, aud about five hundred receive from soo 10 es7
each. - ~
The Commissioners were AssistantAlutant-Gen.T Town
send and Advocate-(en Holt. The Secretary Of
War in his communication transmitting the papers, says
THE results Of the and the conclusion reached
by the Commissioners will doubt be excepted 10 W many
OF the claimants Appropriation will be redAred Tor
and the action OF Congress invited TO the ssec
The number Of claimants adudged TO not be entitled 10
rewards under the terms OF the published oers about lOO
MUSTER OUT or COLoRBD TROoPs.
The following has been issued:
WAR DEPARuEST ADJuTANT GESERaLs OFFICE
WAsHIsGToN, April 10, ls66.
CIRCULAR No. 3Orders and instructions relative 10 the
muster Out Of Volunteer troops In various military depart
meh's "hose services are no longer required.
MEMoRAEDA.
tUdi March - ls66-MejorGe George H. Thomas
commanding ne Military Division Of the Tennessee has been
directed 10 reduce the force Of coored troops his command