, 1866-12-09
THE CONOTER PERJURY CASE,
Arrpmene Before Judge Flaher Upon De-
naurrtr TO the Indictment.
WS4H1xorpx Dee~nherA

Argument Before judge Fisher Upon De-
murrer to the Indictment.
WASHINGTON, Dec~mbera
In tie case Of Corovet, upon Argument of :he
brought in Q conrt bciore Jud:e Fisbe; ibis morn
1rg. The sccusel IL quito hnc looking man. ap-
E.;entls twsD,ysi1 2; t;tsng-t,set q r. old, IL
Coodine. for The prisoner. after tE1edJ rceinIg
history Of the case. proceeded to 1TRuc The de-
,ap'ps ,ss = ns S4suDas e q
M imms:ctial l*auc. The fo-eaf1cd dcposi.ions
esen VIZ he Jaoec Ad1oests, &c Genes.l hoss sssins 10
authority to administer ~ oath. II false they
would not have supported ne sh.1es o. perjury.
fairly would not support the clArEc- The said
dispositions were never awotn to, and could
vi have becn ss!asues; tt dstentans
sAtd depossuons, and ~ to tho truth OF h1s1tF Of
Ila,e's statement. which MAS altgelher about
saa dSEesS;R. a. 81 Th,eh ~ ss ~ T.
milling tsid depositions WIRE proper and lcg3h
mate evidence, the Court does not expressly state
tint u
pllcd u the; llc1mcnt THIRD. The dsss and ROC
und assignments fEs1}1rr ar sepnSn1nt. the dsBe
nent, xrd The second that he denies 1t In the
main. Fo1zth. Az 10 the second assignment, tho
defendant eayr in substance that pais Of Hase'a
.t4ieE.eut Ia true, and pzft net ttue- The tn.
diesment should . Il nut The patt about which the
lie statement Is rn5de for proper certaiuty. Both
oe INT asa ,se ses'9S es.2 2eefos 1 eest! a. too %
That the defendant has reason to Doubt OF docs
dou,i II tnu14tertal u an abetratt question Tha
ibe tac,s does not make II perjury. His doubts
and lcasous 10 doubt an matters Of personal
opinion, not even professional opintou- which
siono IL admissible a. eEiaerce' aad IN Xhlea
Sixth. The said depoeiaons or At least contents,
.honld be Get ous In the indictment for prnpe,
o pio,e &c ' Il tie sa RS
md I'D 10, doubt their trusatatns4s.
effect that. Alter The trial OF tho eortpi:ntorr
Judge holt toek ecanto afddAs7ss tendln: 70 m
pl.eale JeE. Davis IN the con.ptzaeey.. Among
sEteh @ ar aEesed 10 ha1e leen pre5s4ed ss b. ,hs
accused; that tpt Q! the standing committees Of
he. Houss Of Representatives. the a.
's5''y g the WIS alleged 'ee eoaneeaep: ea,s T.:
Hire and snisel appea.td before said eommii1ce
md tessated that ,he sndss,'e made b them were
ntttee @ nd a,ade oath tha: thc f.ea IN these II.
| davis were tTue. in addition TO The grounds
t.ken Y % above. M. NJ. Good!nx eon-
tepaed soat tae 1os1oSsei1u q 'ua hSlt
~ s'' oath. and the 70 called depoei,lo1,.
Amounted to nothing but o,dlnar, eeqyer.s.ion.:
SUt 14oWn, % paSe, su. II Ho.s could aam!ais;er ~
oEn1tion to pe'tnE1. he rad ron !" Russell On
! Cr3me.." yol : paragraph 81, 70 show that An
| lore ! Con,mitt.e of tue liou:e Of Representa-.
| siyer, although hl<c. It did not support
| ,he allegation Of perjury: lnsteaa Of ta,owias
| aticc The depo<itIons, and AsktoC Hoare what he
ipcw about the fsctts they .sSed whetaes WIFI
VI. set forth III inc slleSed aadasl' was tsne.
eo5Ps s.
eaiet' % iss.is 70 The uu,h Of bis OWL Deposition
dens b ne cennIuse wsse to< q
Q, insou which theJ should hare mada up theu.
tclyte. The Indictment Is defective In Tat, q
h9sEs tic IT. VT :.'.a 'n!sed ST. ,bt
''e'; sese received a* A'' t, tsis inaatf;
Nj. Goodtpg also read the law authorizing sas
| Ct sisulsn Of Tic commiueee In Coneross to I'D
mtnt.trr cttht, aud taiscd the oble tioa sht III
IAN WAS deftc1ive. 1uAs1uch a. II cid nos 0eclaF'
Ehe Swearing befo'e committee TO be cFias
,'dc. and :aia tnst tof the sake Of srsnmsnt
4tsnung that judge Bolt did not hara autho-t',
.tcptcd made before tn. committee fal+c STATE
! c1ts wflft1ly and toa1ictors1y. Ne read f9ou
rightly thc case under which the lndle'nsnt /
Iorsc. Chairman Of Committees may adm'nl.:e
ztts. ard any pe1ton Aweal,nc fA1te'y shall .
fcemcd rril3y Of perjury. He n.st proceeded
c!ser rs thr meaning nt the woftl p2su-J. AID con
| tended lat was proceeding btfors L judicial ii
eunal Was rot that committee referred to a 3u
| die n tribunal!
Judge Fi1her said he would like to h-ar Ii
h'ee tad autho1ity to order lbs said II
cn,T:, nhethrs Ii WAS not m tnr tsto
OF the judiciary Department By one House
l ConEftas, and eopIary to sAc distribution