Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-16
,Ssrt n the Case Or Jenersc uBavfs.

Rspeft O the case OF Jenerso uBnvfs.
M R roget, Or New jersey, irom the minority ain
I Of The judiGiHy, committee of the House of Rep
,,.sutasives, made report on the case of Jeffef
.o5lpsyis. Tie washingtoh Herald says: /. Il.
htfsport declares the charge of completely
made against Mr.. Davis not. only, absurb, but the
meA work Of malice and agree, and claims that
8 lie tssinsony adduccd was chain OF Himsy fab
,;eations And thcsed asseftions Mr. Rogers bases
,,oon ihs testimeny Of the accomplices Eonoyer
snd Montgomery. Mr.. Rogers beIisYes fhssrt
opposition Of thk plot 90 ,inyalidatesany testi-
sony coming through tbe hands ofMr. Holt that
s s: 1ssf s :. Tie sSssgessS agap.s Davis
-. n. .s e .Ais testimony Is has'sseW by
.Tsyiss sisss. IeimpbeirSr ssstimonSy !s11bas
,ssSnony Of this witness, mkeh " Judge Holt.
was read to him in the committee room, and he
was asked lift was true, and he replied, 10; It s
eli false. in't.t .-A
II was informed by Mr. Conoses that Judge
Holt had offered a,reyard ofSf0e, for the cap
,urs of Jefferson DAVIS; that be Lad no authority
really to do it, that low that Jefferson Davis was
taken they had not enough against him TO Justify
them In what they had done; that Judge Hoit
wanted to get witnesses TO prove that Davis was
interested in the assassination of President Liu-
coin, so as to justify HIM in paying the $780,
O00.' Ia s.yir.se.5 traY >. 50 s1Je.'Ht s'*.3d
Speaking Of the women that had testified in
Hollis Office to corroborate Conover, Campbell
ays, 81 this examination, "Sarah Douglass is not
her real name. Her name was Danhum. There
wss another woman sworc. Her name given was
assumed. One was Conover' wife and the other
bis sister in-law. The one that called herself
Mrs. Durham 10 Conovers wife; Cohoyer's name
. Charles Durham. Conover told me that II
that Jef. Davis WOULD meyer be brought to trial;
and that if this evidence. got to him he would
leave The country .ssGehever effected me 10 as
sumo the name Of CamRbelL There was person
described by that name whoiwas supposed to be
implicated in that affair; and was representing
this party. lie met Cenoyer, in, the, first place,
BY the apptintment Of Sneyel.i Sneyel said /
could make money out: ofitsf Money WAS my
motive. received $625. received Sl0O from
Conover and $500 from Judge Holt. / got 1850
at Boston and 500 at ST Al ans.'u went to
Canada to hunt up q. Witness to.swear false who
was TO represent Lamar. Snevel and -Conover
together arranged with me to 90 to Canada. -
Snsvel saw the written evidence was TO swear
to after Conover wroteit.
Nay ~, 1856. Joseph Snevei sworn; his right
name Is William H. Roberts. His deposition be-
fore Holt, read to him, and signed Joseph Sneyel
be stated was fhlse from beginning to eifd. Con-
over wrote out the. evidence and l learned it by
heart made IT to make money = received 1915
from Holt and $io0 from Conover. / told Com
over that was coming on here 10 testify to the
truth; that had not had any rest sinceI .swore
TO what oil lie said would be in worsefiS
than. I was now. This was on Last Saturday. lie
said things would be settled and there would be
no further trouble. When the false evidence !
was to swear 10 was rcnd over 10 ME BY Conover
Campbell and Conovcr's brother in-law mir. An
sen were pres. mt. Go lover told me that he knew
what oitwould ask. me, and Conover asked me
the same questions. j gave this evidence before
HON. hen was wrong Conover would nod
his head. Conovsr was present when wus
sworn BY Holt. When Conover would nod. /
would then correc: it rs near as could. Camp
bell, Conover and Holt present. Campbell and
rehearsed at the l.o;e in Washington Conover
said ! vas asked if such a sum would be satisfac-
Tory said it would. Ican't tell how much
~ceivcd. Conovcr srts I'M agent of the govern
nirnt to hunt up evidences.
Conover has escaped ns already stated. Mr..
Rogers was kept Fl DIN ing the evidence in pos
session VI the committee tor selection and ar
m,nStmcnt, till IL oclock on Friday the House
adlourning on Saturday.
Mr.. Rogers closes his report By urging the.
speedy trial Of JEFF. Davis, and agrees with the
majority OF the committee in seeing no need Of
additional legislation,to try Davis for anything
unes. il be the design 70 try him by er post facto
acts Of Congress - - s'G fF'NS