Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-19


FERsON DAVIS WITH THE ASsAs.
sINATTON OF MR. LINCOLN-HOW
THE EVIDENCE WAS TO BE Or
TANNED.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York World says the following cores
pondence shows clearly the desperate means
that we're resorted to by the Bureau of Mill
tary Justice to connect Mr.. DAVIS with the
assassination plot.
The characters mentioned in this cores
pondence, except HoLT, swore before the
Congressional Committee that their test-
meny before given was all false; that they
went under assumed names; that their OBJ
jeet in swearing false was money. TIL FIRST
letter is directed to SANFORD CoNovER,
Esq, Washington, D. c.:
"WELDoN House., ST. ALBANs, November
10, ISG5.-llr. C0nOUer-DEAR SIR: l have
just parted with the party thought would
do to represent LAMAR. He will go into
the game and swear all that is wanted; but
places his price at a very high figure. He
wants SO, 900, and SAYS he won't sell his soul
for less. You told me not to 60 above 81 500,
but the Judge told me aferward that if ne
cessary could go $500 more. But even
this is far below the mark. What am to
do? l have written the Judge how the
matter stands, and / hope you will urge
him to come to terms DICK is a good fel-
low, and we can depend upon him without
fear, and he has the faculty liars need most
"a mighty good memory. l hope to re-
ceive message from you tomorrow, telling
me to strike the bargain. At any rate, let
me know how to act as soon as possible.
Truly yours,
civilian CAMPBELL"
"NEw YORK, March 5, I866.-Mr. CoNo-
vER-Dear Sir: have been trying to see
you for several days, but hear that you
are out of town. / shall leave this at Sta
ton A, that you may get it as soon as you
return. am in great need of money; my
last investments did not pay, and / am dead
broke, and so is SNEYEL. The Judge told
me when l last saw him to communicate
with him only through you, and l don't like
to write to him; but must have money in a
few days. Get him to send me $500, for
nothing less will be of any use to me- wish
| could get in bulk all l am to receive and
then l could get into safer business, but l
suppose you are all afraid that if you should
give me all in my hands at once. could not
be found when most wanted. / don't like to
be suspected; but anything is better than
being poor so | will take what | can get
but of coursenot less than $500. Don't keep
me waiting again, for Gods sake, for shall
hardly be able to raise cocktails and cigars
till hear from you.
Truly yours,
WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF Mill
TARY JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, d. c., March
II, 1866. Mr.. S. CoNovER-Dear Sir: Since
writing You and inclOsing draft as requested,
l have received a letter from CAMPBELL, to
which l replied this morning mentioning
the funds RENTED to you for himself and
Mr.. SNEvEL and asking him to see you.
He does not, however, know precisely where
to find you, and / presume you have not his
address, which is the Whitney House, cor
ner Twelfth street and Broadway. Ihope
you will place the funds in his hands with
the least possible delay, as he seems to be
greatly in need. Very respectfully,
Your Obedient servant.
J. Holt,
Judge General.
The following letter is directed to "SAN-
FORD CoNovER, Esq, Postofice Station F.,
New York City"
"AsToR House, New York, April II,
l866.-"DEAR CoNOvER:-I came in last
evening, and have been all day endeavoring
to find you. That villain CAMPBELL has
divulged the whole arrangement to DAVIS
Friends and will, if possible, be pushed be-
fore the Committee. have been sent on to
assist you in getting him sweet again, so that
he will stand by his story, or else keep out
of the way. Ii must be done at any cost.
l am prepared with the needful Old 279
and No. were at headquarters the day be-
fore yesterday, and are furious. We shall
be well rewarded if we save their bacon. 1t
must be done. Call the momentyo receive
this. l shall wait till you come for | can
do nothing without you. l have also written
to your old address
As ever YOURS NJ