The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-21

posure, Etc
Fr, m the Neto York Herald.
The exposure of the conspiracy against Davis
and the publication of portion of the cores
pondence growing ont of the plot between Judge
Acknowledgement Holt, Sandtord Conover, and
the subolned Witnesses, produced In officials
and In the public departments here the most
profound astonishment. and occasioned among
the consplrators, or such OF them as were in the
city, a spell of CONSERVATION bordering on
frenzy. As soon as they realized the position
in which their wicked and infamous conduct
had placed them, the guilty parties began, like
"Cassio," to whine about their reputation, and
supplicating good Laverna tor aid TO cover up
their cheats and frauds, sought to devise mea-
sures by which their reputation might be saved.
The Judge Advocate General sought consola-
ton and vndication through the Washington
Chronicle. TIE elaborate defense If defense itcan
be calleu, submitted IN his behalf by the Uu'Jn.
,cle, is a very remarkable one, but in no respect
m ore remarkable than in the compliment 1t un-
willingly pays the Herald. 1t confirms through
out the allegations of your correspondent that
an atrocious scheme had been concocted to
procure false evidence duplicating Davis
in the assassination OF the Presi lent,
and that IN pursuance OF SAID scheme
several persons had been suborned oy an agent
o. the Government to make, and did make, false
dcposlpions in the interest vi the radicals and
the Bureau OF Military Justice. and we're paid
Ton tie perjury out II the national treasury.
This much being settled, it is II matter of in
feror Importance to the public whether Judge
Holt or Sundtord Conover, or Silver Spoons
Butler, or Thad. Stevens, or Forney himself, or
any other radical originated or took the leading
part in the conspiracy or whether Conover or
any of the othels played on both sides, or finally
turned traitor.
Having thoroughly ventilated the conspiracy,
and thus prevented the lnfernaI Vaccinations
OF the conspirat ors, we might, perhaps, without
reCTeancv to the public interests, dismiss the
entIe subject here, leaving those implicated in
The infamous business to offer such explanations
and apologies as they deem proper, and settle
among themselves who OF their number is mos
criminal, and the degree oil odium they seve-
rally deserve-nOR nOSt3ICn est td1IGS cOnlpOTere
the eXteuuation, offered by The Uhr0nlce in
benalt of Judge Holt is so ridiculous, as d little
criticism will demonstrate, chat 1t seems more
al propriate 10 bestow on 1t passing obser-
Walton.
1t is not enough to say of this remarkable
production mons pdrtUriOit, ndtusque est rIdlcu
rus mus. II is very like mouse, to oe sure, but
il has neither head nor tall, and has no legs to
stand on. Any one familiar with controversial
obstetrics, il | may follow the sime, will lind
every word and line diagnostic of premature
and forced partur1tion produced by kicks and
fright and the result, as all may see, is even
mouse, which might have been expected from
so lofty q parent, but miserable abortion.
After admitting all the material facts stated
by your correspondent, the Chronicle takes the
novel ground that the conspiracy, which has
been exposed, to hang JEFF. Davis was IN reality
a conspiracy by DAVIS friends TO stab the repu-
to ton Of Judge Holt, and deiame the Bureau OF
Military Justice. In other words, that COnoVer,
who was employed by Holt to collect evidence
duplicating Davis in the assassination OF Lin
coin, and who In pursuance OF such agency pro-
duced several witnesses who deposed positively
to DAVIS guilt, was in fact the latters friend,
and performed this service for the purpose OF
aiding him and iniurlng the reputation OF Judge
Holt.
accused party, TO suborn horde of villains TO
testify against him; and 1t is equally rs novel a
way of showing hostility to the prosecuting
officer, to furnish him with such testimony.
And can it be possible that Couover, o special
correspondent OF the New Y Ork Tribune, and an
important witness tor the Government on tho
trial of the assasslns, was friend of Davis and
a traitor 4? 1t is incredible.
But the following letters, the genuineness and
truthfuness Of which we challenge the Judge
Advocate-General-no the OhronacLe-to deny,
WILL we think, set at rest the question, II there
i any question about it, whether tnat officer
was one of the consplrators or only taeir stupid
catspaW.
PHILADELPHIA, December 13 -Generai:-I am
glad TO Oe able to report that have succeeded be
yond my expectations b, sides the parties had IN
view can count on two, and perhaps four, Others
who will testify to all that may be required. After
securing Harris, who will prove the most Important
witness have yet had, he assured me that he had
several friends in Harrisburg whom he confident
o. eat deemed t advisable to despatch hun once
to confer with them de Is discreet and shrewd
al d no fears need be entertained of his bUndeTing
received letter ION hm this morning, which
1 enclose, and this afternoon 1 shall set 10
toe parties r ne nTn rers To- saShed a med s1a
can get them thoroughly posted, come on with
them, 1 am fearful, If engage a Il that we have in
hand, that my funds will not hold ont, that you
had better send me 800 more to be used ii needed
Direct your letter simply to PhIlaoelphia as put
| Up from time to time where lind 1t most cOnve
nient keep track of the witnesses already hand
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
BrigadIer. General Holt Judge. .AdVocat te q enera
The following Is the letter referred to as being
| enclosed in the foregoing:-
| HARRIsBURG, December IL, 1865 Friend Como
ver-I saw Morgan the night before last ana he II
ready 10 go in up to his neck, on the same conduoni
| as my SELF. Herman ana Ross have both gone &c
| New York. We went yesterday to see two remalf
| friends of Morgan's, whom he thought would back
u.s. We felt OF them cauuous y, and 1 am satisfied
hu band ran W away from the draft TO Canada, know.
| Clay, and Is down on hun like thunder as he en-.
listed her husband for the Rebel army and sent hin
South, where he was killed. She has only been bacE
| from Canada few months. She saws she has heard
| Gay say that he was going to have Lincoln put ou
| OF the way, and IL may be true.
| She seems serious about it. At any rate you have
| onlY TO put into her mouth what you want her ia
swear and she will spit IT out in stVle. Their ap
pcarance is tirstrate ana If womsn will do you cam
get better You had better right on aud see
them yourself lhev are worth trip here to see
| waether they will do or not, / am staying with
Morgan, and will wait Til see or hear from you
| Truly, M HARRIS.
The foregoing epistles are from the letter book
| OF ConoVer, which came to our hands with the
| letters OF Judge Holt and others, already pub
| lshed. ConoVer appears to have kept com.
| by him in relation to this infamous business
| The following is the reply of Judge H HJt to the
| one given above:-
| WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF MILITARY
JUSTICE, WASHINGTON December l6, l965,-ur, s
Conover-Dear sir Your letter or the l3th instant
has been received. Enclosed please find draft for
$50, which 1 suppose will De needed. from the
SIGN the reCeIpts and return them To me Make all