The national Republican., 1866-11-29
THE AssAssIsArIoN.

IpAietusne sT DandfssA Can0vssy alias Chas.
J .Ea A. Danha., for Pss5ary. ag yaff
, The Grand Jury Of this District, on Tussdsy,
evening. presented 10 the court . bill Of indiet
mont against Ssndford Conovsr alias Charles A.
Dunham, for perjury before the judiciary Com.
mittes Of ths House Of Representatives, 1t will b.
remembered Conovsr was the principal witness be-
fore the Military Commission for the trial Of the
oouspirators for the assassinaton of President Lin
eoln. ''' EHhi.l
During the last session or Congress resolution
was passed instructing the Judiciary Committee TO
inquire as to the completely Of Jefferson Davis IN
the murder Of President Lincoln and attempted D..
sassinstion Of Hon. William H. Seward. Conover
was summonsd before the Committee, where he
gave certain testimony which was subsequently, be.
lisvsd to be false, and for which he Is noyy in
dietsd. '... b HTr. Hrrul arj liyg %
oonovsr arrived here . fsw days since from New
York In charge Of an ofheer. and was immsdistsly
placed in Jail TO await the action Of the dnand
Jury. The hrst count Of the indictment 10 - fol.
lows: ~ g.. .'.i .t. b. % 5iGa ,9A blrnH
Dfarfct or colunsta Comfy Of washinoson, 10 ,oa.
The juror Of the Unitsd States Of Ansrics for
the county Of Washington Aforesaid, upon their
| oath. present: That heretofore, to wit, on The
ninth day Of April, in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty SIX, the House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of America
then being duly In session 1t the city Of Waahng.
ton in the county and district aforesaid, did duly
| make, pass and sgrse to . certain resolution In
and BY which the ssid House Of Representatives
did, among other things, instruct Its Commlttee on
the Judiciary, the said committee thsn being ons
| OF the standiog eonmittsss Of the said Houss Of
Representative, TO inquire whether there then
probable Gauss 70 believe that the murder Of the
late President Abraham Lincoln and the attewptsd
assassination Of the Hon, William II. Seward, Bee.
rstsry Of STATE wsrs melted, concerted and pro-
cured BY and between Jefferson Davis and certsin
other psrsons named in the preamble Of said ssso.
luton; that Oh said day. and on all other days and
dates subssqusnt to said day hsrsinafsr mentioned
the following persons, to wit james 7, Wilson.
George =. Boutwell,, Francis Thomas, Thomal
| Williams Frederick E. Woodbridge Daniel Morris.
Andrsw,J. Rogsrs, William Lawrence and Burton
o. Coof, were members Of the said House Of Rsp.
rsssntatiyes and were and did eonstitute the said
Committee on the Judiciary, Of ths said Houss Of
Representative, and that the said James +. vii
And he jurors aforssaids uPon their oath afore
said, do further present that thsrsafter. pursuant
70 the said resoution the said COMMITTEES did duly
proceed with the inquiry therein iastrustsd to b,
made BY said Hoass Of Representatives - afore
said and thai In the course Of said inquiry y be
came . material matter and question to be deter
mined by said committee, whether . certain dspo
sition IN regard to ths eompsty OF the said Jsnsr
son Davis, n the said murder of the late Prssiden
Abraham Lincoln, made and given at the instsno,
and procursmsnt Of Sanford conover. slias Charlie
A. Durham, on the 4th day Of November, 1855
before Joseph Holt, the Judge Advocate Gspsra
Of the army Of the United States, at his odice u
the said city Of Washington, BY one Jossph' "a
Hoars, by and under tho assumed name Of iMiau
Campbell and also certain other dsPositions tn rs
IN the said murder Of the late President Abraham
Lincoln. made and given at the instance and pro
oursmsnt Of the said Sanford Conoyer Ala
Charles A. Dunbam, before tho said Joseph Hbll
ct his oics a. Aforesaid, among which was the d.
position Of William II! Roberts, alias Joseph SnS
VII, made snd taken bsfos, and at the oaiss
said Joseph Holt on the said 4th day Of Novsn
ber, 1885, ell which said dspositions had been rs
esivsd In svidsnce and considered By and befor
the said oommittse were true OF false that accord
ingly thereafter, to Wit on the 9Th day Of MAJ
ammo Domini 1885" at che county aforsssiS
the ssid Sanford Cenoyer alias Charles A. Dunhsa
and the said JossphaA. Hosrs alias VIM. Campbell
did appear before thessiA ,oommittee then bein
duly In session at The said city Of " arlington
the county aforesaid, and engaged In the said u
Campbell having been hrst duly worn BY the chat
man Of said conmittss, was thsn and there intsrr'
gated by and before the sAid committee and In u
presence and hearing Of the said Sanford Conovs
alias Charles A. Dunham, as TO the truth an
falsity Of his the said Joseph A; HeAre alias Wn
Campbells said deposition, anu aie tsen anu tnct
In the presence and hearing Of the said sanfof
Conoysr alias Charles A. Durham, testify ap
state 70 said eommittss that the sid asp0sitio
was false, and that the matter pressntedhnd stat'
ments mads BY him, The said Joseph A. eHoar
. alias WIN. Campbsr 10 said deposition wore nt
prepared by him. the said JossPh A, Aosrs siin
VIM. Campbsll, but vsre prepared and fabricate
Sy the 'sid Sanford cOn0ysf ai.s & &charlss a, Dur
al AID til. juror Aforesaid, asSa .hsit oath .sor'
said. do further present thAt sf(sssssds Wit: 2
the said 9th day Of May, 1865, and while the sol
inquiry relative TO the nature OF the evidence In
plicating the said Jefferson Davis and others In th
, | said murder and attempt assassinnti0n, an