New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-10

s5 r done By and between them the siter The s,temFn
were assust BY bin that should Je determined
seiGr. the Committee , They should BE- Pe51dy rewarded
va, proposed make certain Of tie Impeachment Of the
&c Sc that there doubt. Of co%ps the
secured satisfy most reasonable e hi, sat bn hat
persons s ss The COMMITTEE would BE- requisite that tie end
to the impeachment President wou deserve well Of the Govern
mt and that b. r Ashley would them rewarded Sod when
Sss9' Sas. presenter Butler b., after SS5Ss
20 several House who was understood had
S sSRd the existence Of s,de9e mpenng ya IL The n m
upon Which they bad been instructed Butler desired to have taken
ing done until should he released arst agreed These facts
ter 1sfae Is not i inferior to Mf Xhiys
s DSS %ps 9P Gt But az he Hs %
oH,pae does not depend entirely upon oral proof The letter; IRON a
from me could be have wanted and for what pupose Anything wa,
times during bis previous & to me- The statement he wanted was
this as fSf this There prominent Radicals and
Of who Were not , to believe That S1
greatly needed ASHLEY. therefore desired 70 be able place BE-
lore them ha me most evidence Of your gu
statement setting forth such ,Hd such person. produced
the PrsentOns Booth had been seen in your room
, % 1a, ns ia y11 5 the R. Who 'S s% %
S R %S ] by Ss ,3S sSI % S1
put style that would be conviction with
fsue sSca my Statement should contain other; mem
1 mS ae G Stn Th Memorandum enclose and
Matche hapd~ns a. Ansr preparing tho statement sen.
Ashley enclosed worthy q s.'e3on pencil and
T, 5 fis% 81 si fis Gs @y s be Fo@
ss ,se S'y an A ii'S ss pS1, m
Td ,h 'G to eo%s icfs ssa and in bis letters to
e r.. s'G desire. s s g so % %;''i to ;Sas
mad, e;s ;GsS' 5s T be here ahe s, o.
they might meet Judge Bingham some other person they had been
them points and BE- therefore them posted Amer my taking
70 him severely on account Of the failure to nave me re-
AID seemed to g, the his letter. those parties, and bad
.se S Rs +: S S uo r M
been get ready the PeHiten,n v, respectfully
The following are the several papers which accom-
pany the above The letters of reference inserted
the foregoing and annexed 70 the succeeding are not
upon the originals but introduced solely for your
convenience In perusing this report The su0lned pa
per- headed BY the hand hand that %rSe IT,
guide TO some person, or persons, who were ex-
Peeed to fa65Cate eSrGspSnGins testimony tbn
Johnson through connection with Booth sent several
b.v, These letters a,i Asa who has
S s 1 cSSo odS S S p SSS @ i vas Asa suppose.
have been sent secret daty 10 connection with bis
Rebel smm.v at he North proper when be
Rei@oUd he r,tuInsd bearing several letters Which he
T from S1T. Ts Allen tssl S Ss Booth a .sS dc
package and Booth er examining Of the letter. vent
SS s si Boo ,'1 si.d h;a va.
oS Allen sd F A' S asss so1 sR' S9 da:
letter sdrf.s to audrey J'sI; sS TO S..4
Allen promised and accompanied Booth the bar to
kng drink and sews accompanied him 20 the KENood House
room III. snd waited until Allen came stairs
se him joenA WIS, the te5s business he bad with Johnson
De Gsad Who se'mpaned him 70 the KrswSod iou'e from
Booth believe he confidential and seere, ageu,
S1 pa. to svsn.ou oso. Sa lie ie, Tpss ADD
i, 5 on s e., ~ second day before 81 death m With them near
H. 5r . them ist be KILLED ncou .ni thereby made good
M ~ him l, The meant that he BID made Andy Johnson
Pr,da, the possible hfs ot the South he
I 1,' sI' Sos 70 l,S S' let vas hats hat Johnson as ca
1''s 20 S :. :; ;' psa hat
nd that be vent back on him BoG's be would be hung higher ,a
.eier, lnde be produced as witnesses
Here the paper ends; bat the following. which was
originally the nal clause, and Is now Cancelled, stu
egble;
For the name, Au used ,nove leave blanks sub
-, On TGgH9 ~ i3s'l AYrlls ,s =,
a,rsfoI, .:al ssTseP' ss,s
he ose. iS6 ev.Sos ,a Sc, Mqaa,
Wishing you o'sry success IAN y ~ . ,rslI
Al and after the word stetcmen above the words in
cooperating the verbal" arc stricken studously out
NJ pr.r s On ny return home Day YOU s1o
Al. yog that day the SsI' morning Truly friend
c A. DrSHA~ cl7. Wahing,ov.
This letter seems TO have come here in common en-
velors superscribed c. A. Durham Present which Is
much pocket soied The same applied to the following
SATURDAY June |. 1857
deems Bet las Advantage cfsvsfy legal pa -Sc presented
thiuL the course proposed By them all 'hi' We want
Next We have the following -.
DrG s yS @ sen y%1r s and have yGP S"t m 5Ss
srps rS1 you had tho letters you would copir.
T. yOu can pei the ohFanl: il nv hald VII say that no one
es you are released VIII your wife again this Respect
= A Durham
This note ia not written In ink but IN pencil,
and though dated House of Representatives, is upon
half sheet plain paper apparently torn from some
note oH S eSHd oS ScSn DSSm
Prison" The envelope also shows some apparently IDLE
scrlbbling. .r,s ,,e-
~ Dusmn. ni.sl dsht The VI. for present
until the srgud May rou will not leave the e I'D interim
a will return aeI week when any other matters VIII Dc ADJUSTED
This is written on small scrap in ink, superseribcd
&C. A. Durham" On still smaller and much soled
scrap In pencil but evidently by the same hand Is TINS
o. TrS The Court without being apartiop' tmini'
T GSf w SGas. Nil Will BE- - Ps s.sd before Se con@o
This Mr. President, completes the full ana literal re-
ca OF ali the papers other adhering data before me-
The parcel comprising all bat the pardon papers reached
indo-sCd Received nom Mrs. Durham. July 50, 1907
The papers having come from the hands OF a person
examination here were, for very obvious reasons,
associated with 1t in considering the matter struck by
their extraordinary character, yet IememDeilhg III
how unexpected and casual manner they had been re,
ceiyed at The Executive Office. Immediately determined
that until should have made this report their quality
and significance whatever they may be- should remain
unchanged by investigation or by any ektraneOus CON
nection association whatever not only OF record but
far practicable, In my own mind THIS course " Is
necessary to bear recollection In the act OF estimating
tho probable weight or value OF inc alega,
tons, never having seen the handwriting OF
tho lion. j. NJ Ashley thought II due TO him that l
should not proceed without acquiring notion OF his
genuine ehiroaphy l. therefore, exhibited that letter.
which was written by Mr. Ashley to recommend tho par
don OF Durham gentleman acquainted with his hand
writing The latter without hesitation recognized that
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