The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15
the case OF SANFORD coNoveR.

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ArsMm.ms at Oi.srics t"araey carrssssss d.
Ksplv o. sk~ Dcm"rr~r, ana Concluding
Asgpn-mt OF shr Prison~s. Counsel.
WAsDi>aIps, Dec Ia, lSGs
The case 1 Sanford conovss, charged With perjury.
w.s resumed day the crminsl Court before Jade
Fisher The Dls,r,o, Attorney. q carrng,op arguei
against tho demurrer entered by tho counsel laf
prisoner He said
" this cs-~ general demurrer has been "rscr~s ~
the cooar.i for the prisoner Tho lndirprnt a very
lonS and co'Dpcatsd iocu gten - ndtcA.rss ~ per
Jury see,siIy .. nccesss are shal ih.teioro ~,
ynnr Ipf3rs corvcnrn ni,n yor a bret ar' n"rs
The arst alixaon 4 ti.s, by r-~ssat.ssof Mouse
" lietifthisAeg ihe Judicial conmitt spc onr y
We ,s.aa'nE ''umitses wers ,nssmcssd " mp
whether thrf" MAAproahle canse to h"lirse That tn~
sesaipsiion % w late President lsupoio and fhs
.ieinp,sa s..assnaong r. tho lion VIM sesa,d
by and between Jen DAVIS md certain ot,,rr per-on-
namad ~ th' preamble 81 The -erouron thai " tho
lrt llernton THE second slisrson i. that the .am
mltise did duly proceed With tbs fD-ailsy 20 VIII
| whether there probable nurse % N,Icvc re :
al matter ia the quest ~ IN stcrin by
committee whether lhese aiiaslis iruo iaIss
atlas Campbell and sniven having he.a dv
and examined with rcferrrfo 10 thu truth
faisity Of sad aihdayi's .s',ned ~ Tho prh"nee ana
position false, aud tho matters stated Dafrn
not made by ITEM but were prepared and fsbrics'cd
by the prsoneri' hnh. that tho pn-one- having teen
slso dny sworn and eiGmaiDed b, tho ssnpao % III.
committee. was asked nuicr tho ss.s,nn tncsn ~
OATH $40 understand you 10 dcny al thai BIZ II forrnx
previous witness1 hos sad - .haa
ardavsfp 70 Which the prisoner spilled. .ies AGsn
no " asked the question: care mo committee 10 unIsf
stand that In the main yon contradict thr wa'.4ncDfs
lnadc by the preceding wtDeggil IN which be r..
spondsi Yea Aga be y AGED thp quc,.,on. NAV
you any " doubt tho ,rtihfpnoss of tbs pgr
tnens 81 any witness whose dtos!,iona wer~ take. be
fsre JUDGE Holisp TO which hstespondsd al hyss not
| nor do / doubt ihsA they ara oil true nov.h The
indictment contain, three roanir In ne ar-,
| count there three assign TENTS or perjaty ~.
ierrn. iorm., and 81. rc-pots y : suhian,n,
FEDERATION. OF wha, 10 FIRST said q reapoofsng 70 ~"
mud the questions submitted ~ ibe,harman IL the CON,
mitec verc only lsstn,alciy patfor the p.fp.~e o.
,esing the accuracy and lnssry . tho witneN -ha
| ways In the Of the examin,iSn. The serpnd
count con'aSs only one assisnment Il perjury. !, r..
fora to the lat answer. that h. had % doubt
i the iriibfnness 81 the uaremsria n witness
whose depoeitions were taken nj his instance hefo~
Judss Holt. aud Il avoids tho chjsc..n q rarag
nancy which nikht be- made, la fofns dgrc", 70
tho rs, count To tho third fhsv- u st'cos
10 order Thar your Honor may have distinct ppschss
oi the precise points ss0fn tied Tor year scsgn
will BE- pafdnued lnf giving igaf history ~ The ars
Of tho care prombiug not u further Than i.c~s'sr,
| When late beloved Preslispt was struck down ~
the ssa,zins hana tho civilized world fst thfsi ~
horror, our Joy va turned "a tho dsepess ifo~, and
| the sinnlsm o. freedom wM fnped wfh ths strhs ~
mourning ana unlvsrsai pail sv-rsrrasS shs fsss al
lb~ nation. The national hossr and ls.sce sls.s
dsmandsd ma, me peste,is.,r o. o. I *.
| Hon Joseph Hois, Jadxs Advocate Gsssni Il sbs
4 tailed States changed ~ slrtos VI hss onlcisi
ruty OF bringing ,hs rrctraor. or MS fewful crns
l1Htlcs: and testimony Of tho usnnes 10 snHb 10
s sss ' ,sss. a' i,a az iau aisn sss,s
THE sarnsd gentleman then rad letter from hcrs
,.rv s,,anou 10 Judge noli eo,,ns him 60,
maunsr IA which 10 performed III oinsAl duties :.
Judge A6sofa's General ~ the matter referred tol he
then rrs ~e~d wsh hts avnmen' The evasncs N TINS
case NJ ~sl. wBaid every cloud ~ sispscsnn
upon the siIca chasactr NJ Judge Hot, snd y sas
ma''eT y deep lcsre, 70 every Zoe so
@ss .r nj "a "cs y ,sss ~ oas rel 1sss-sy
10 say wasa yindr.inn NJ character shovg whole
eight given 70 this national cans- - The darkest
hours ~ IN rephc. n" rhAIartat ~ psse otbssv
" the rp.sss a the whgao nsioo, and ssnly msp
vaiashs pfotsfy saf - irba With iha. character -
national wrosg ana wicked Ahsrs - the tsefssnfpss
poser. y ,he tha ucs' potent engine ior ssi or
Tor good rhas Jnie@ Halt Ma engaged 70 iis nve'.
gam b. resolved sgusmH4tctisu from ihr pfissnss
- ,he effect ,sat - he'd ~ l@scsslag ssrian
denca piicsiinx Je travis srd others Tie foai
anation IL Ahaha IA Lincoln, nDi tie attempted @ssa~ln.
don Of sho Hgn. Nm ss~nrd. ut&Hy ~
Stn,e, the ls,t al the ieaf.si uAsedy
,ss, dslss.d auf c5aGlry h fra,o. sai nlaad
judge Hot gave this matter h@ psfrnnai sts
,ent.on. snd 10 bad don% S'hef~ss ~
would be rvefeant a. hla irlss and fair - the rs
,lnn fhr prironcr brought nf1 h. Ffafenrr 'ta 80.
hssfes uLos~ have bagn mcHu9u~d sirsa1y sai
tiey wete gnnef under the esnftue - r.b ssiv
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4 the Indsc Ady0TsiN himself ihe ahftsts m"fe wta.
before James Csutnn, Aptap Inh4s Tie ~bole
rsferr1i - tho Sla fAi - nni - issss
ti~pfi0u 70 take sten Ifoir ant nefrstaff '" - -
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