The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-27
THE CO,aspiracy to Hang
v LEFT. Darts.
uore about the Bogus Evidence be.
fore the Judiciary Committee Of the
House OF Representatives..
Correspondence OF the Nsw York Herald.


of the evidence educed by the Judiciary
Committee of the House of Representa-
tives developing the diabolical conspiracy
Of certain Radicals to implicatc jeff. Da-
Wis, by means Of bogus witnesses, in the
assassination Of President Lincoln, and
procure his trial and conviction by mill
tary tribunal, Occasioned in diverse circles
here q variety Of sensations and cXuoe-
rancy of expression both serious and
amusing. The little bout in the House to-
day between Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts,
and Jack Rogers, of New Jersey, members
of the said committee, resulting from the
refusal Of the former TO allow tho latter
access to the testimony and papers before
the committee because, as Mr.. Boutwell,
declared, some important portions OF them
had been communicated TO aud published
in the New York HDaM, has intensified
the interest excited BY my letter, and fur
nishcd confirmation strong as proofs OF
HOLY Writ" that my disclosures, astonisA-
ing as they were, were perfectly correct.
Campbell and Sncycl, who, il had been
discovered by the friends of Davis, had
made false dcpositions for the Bureau OF
Military Justice, duplicating the accused,
were, by splendid manTuvrc--a sort OF
flank movcment-induced 10 90 before the
committee and acknowledge that their de-
positions were tissue of lies from begin
ming TO end. But the other witnesses Tor
the said Bureau, who, Campbell declares,
were bogus like himself, were not brought
before the committee to sustain their de-
positions and submit To Il crosS-cxamlna-
ton by Mr.. Rogers; and as Campbell had
confessed himself to be 4 pcrjurcd Scoun-
drcl, the committee have right 10 REJECT
his assertion that the other witnesses are
bogus like himself, and 10 believe their de-
positions, which dispositions form the most
important " confidential papers Of the War
Department. that the committee have in
hand.
BOGUS EVIDENCE or +. y. WRIGHT.
The witness Wright, in his affidavit ior
the Bureau Of Military Justice, drposcd
that he was a native OF Nova Scotia that
in lSG2 he went to the ConirdcrIcy, run
ming the blockade into Wilmington; that
for time he was engaged in Specializing
in provisions and military stores, but that
in the beginning Of 1868 he was employed
hv General Windcr, in Richnnond, as de-
tcctive: that in July, l-63, he learned
from Windcr that there was project on
foot to kidnap, and, if ncccosAry,to XII,
President Lincoln; that one evening
shortly ailcrward, while passing apubiic
house, he heard boistcrouS talking within,
and Oh entering found Il man named Nc
Cullough, half iuchriated, Boosting Il
some blockade that within month
the old railsplittcr would be in Richmond
cutting wood to cook the Yankee officers
rations at the Libby; that knowing Nc
Cullough was hetrayins an Important Sc
crct of the Government, he, rs was his
duty, arrested and confined him in Castle
Thunder that Oh the following day he was
informed 10y Windcr that the President
was exceedingly ANNOYED at the arrest oI
Mccullough, as his father, very wealthy
and influential man, had iutrrcrdcd will
the President in his behalf, and had repre-.
scented that his son had brca arrested ma.
liciously and without cause, and that he
(Windcr) wished dcponcnt 10 accompany
him to Davis and explain precisely what
he had heard Mccullough say, and all The
circumstances under which he had made
the arrest: that thcrcuion dcponcit and
Windcr called upon Davis, when dcponcnt
at his Exccllcncy's request, made the de-
sired explanation; that while they wcr,
talking on the subject, three men, named
Patten, I.armar, and Powell, called III re-.
lation to the arrest of Mccullough.
The deposition then proceeds 10 recount
what was said aud occurred ny and hc.
tween Davis and other parties referred TO-
and corroboratcS, inalmoat the precise Ian,
guagc the account given III Patterns alildI-
vii OF his second interview with the rche
chief.
Thus it will be seen that tic aim Of tic
conSpirators was 10 la>ten upon Davis
murdcrous design as lar back as ls63, b!
making him Il party TO 4 plot at that time
for the killing OF the President, Il fact
which, if established, it was supposed
would, taken in connection with the tcstl.
mony the perfdious Campbell and SncvcI
were expected to give, leave no doubt III
the minds Of court Of the guilt Of the
accused. The affair was so inscniouSly
contrivcd that it would hc impossible Il
contradict these witnesses, Nindcr and
Powell (Payne) being dead, and Lamar
being only u myth.
But Pattcn and Wright, as | have alrcl.
DIV remarked, were not brought before til,
committee to sustain their allidavitS, and
the committee, or the Republican member:
thereof, have decided to believe their dc.
positions, the confidential papc"s q
the War Department. notwithstanding
"Camphclls assertion before the commit.
tee that the dcponents were hired bogu:
witnesses like himself.
The dispositions Of these men, OF whicl
, | have given you very full synopsis, FUR
nish the only evidence against Mr.. Davl:
in the hands OF the committee, the two
letters referred to, and other stuit called
evidence, being of no importance what
ever. Any lawyer would rs soon think o.
putting "thc man in the moon = on trIa
on the strength of such evidence as of put
ting Mr.. Davis: and the committee, while
il will profess TO believe Davis guilty, vii
fail to recommend that he be brought Il
trial. The Radicals, whose Vaccinations
have been unmasked through the laudablc
trcachery of Campbell and Sneycl, have
abandoned their murdcrous designs, and
are now employing the Judiciary Commit.
EGGPLANT tools as could be de>lred-tC
hide the evidence of their iniquity and
screen them from the opprobrium they
deserve. Mr.. Rogers is not permitted to
examine the testimony, because, in fact
that of Campbell discloses the names oi
some of the Radical conspirators; he is not
allowed to examine the papers because
the dispositions of Patten and Wright,
upon which the committee have to found
the opinion of Davis's guilt, will not, on
their face, bear legal scrutiny. These
heartless Radicals, since they cannot have
the pleasure of hanging the unfortunate
rebel, are determined, if possible, TO stab