The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-08-31

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Goaof DssAsa, alias Geesvvs, shs
- sse<stly hsea cssvissed Of pss.
Hyesd ssss - the pssitsstisry
1ss I'D to hare hses - isssrunsaI
r Dss- Js>aph Hs,s 80 es<ssis
Rsdseal CsagssDss V procure fsls<
Witnesses 10 inpa5esse Jefferson Duvi.
and Andrew johnson 10 the plot "a
2ssassaaase Lisesla. More seesaiIy
Hsa. ) " Ashley, of Ohie-s
pronineat inreschcr-Hon A. 6
RIDDLE, aud fad-e Holt have lssu
trying to get the President 10 pzrdSn
CssSsss Of ea,e grvusd Of services ia
the government in the Suyr4a trial.
Sill more recently thi. ~ rs~ Con
over writes 10 the Presi1en, tina, the
real reason VII, Holt nnd Ashley
were trying to get pardon for hiz
was conspiracy on their part 10 use
him 10 getting evidence to implica,e
the President in the ssssseiestioa
He was 10 Try 10 &c, old female ser
vaa,s 10 swear that Booth ofsen Wis
tied Johnson at the kirkwcc3
House 10 get other persons 10 swear
,sA' ,he> 80 carried note between
Booth and johnson aud still Gshers
10 swear that Booth had told them
that Johnson va. aware 81 the sssas-
Asenon pio', and implicated 10 II,
sses 'ss'i"osy wa TO account 'or
AZ stnnre ceedues Oh the day Of
'asasSrsi,eh, sben, Il VA 70 be IN
ds'cs. be expected the Tragedy to
~" ~
Vosssef siso says he seat Tor The
witesss~ fc3s'red--thas Ashley and
nsset nes ssse ans we're asf'sned
ths hsv- NJ Maesets uss then sens
'os, VA u sAghf t~ sad that be, ..
sgss' isr the inPeae hers, bad fousd
the v'tssssea. II vas found necessary,
however, TO change And re-srranes
shs testimony, and u beng diheuls
Tor Conover 70 attend 10 It Ia coz
nse0ent, he says Ashley undertook
X Ga ms assaranee that they we're
reiiabie issn and Radicals dyed 10
the wool
TAe statements they we're desired
70 SAKE we're revised and corrected
W NJ Ashley, and they we're a..
sured ~ him that in case II should
ce determined to examine them be
fore the committee, they should he
spknd,d'y rewarded.
Ashiey also discoursed to them %
the proPnesy and Jnssne's OF the
co,r's 1t vs proposed to pursue TO
make certain OF the Impeachment Of
the President. lie declared that yoI
we're traitor to your party and
country, etc etc, that there vas no
aonot Of your completely in the as
fascination conspiracy, but that the
evidence Was in the hands OF your
friends and could not be got At.
That enough, however, had beea se-
cured to satisfy most reasonable men
OF his guilt, but that, in order TO sat
isty the most exscsing the statements
Of these persons before the committee
would be requisite That the end
'uny Jas''nea Tue means and that
ever! man Nho contributed ih m'
susl 10 inc Impeachment OF the rres-
caun,,y ma ,hs, he "A A. =, LII aII
sec them rewarded tenfold when
your successor shall come into power
Subsequently, the parties were pre-.
sented to Butler, aud after being in
spectsd and passed by him, were ia.
troduced by him and Ashley to sew
ersl Radical members Of the House
who, it was understood, had hitherto
doubted the existence Of evidence
duplicating you in the assassination
conspiracy, and who informally inter
rogsssd them as to the matters upon
which they had been instructed.
Batter desired to have taken the
dispositions Of these men at the time,
eas "oa'a sos consent to it, being
zone uHu' ! rnon'a DC released, as at
sm. agreea
s lAc" can nc proved BY these
We, ~. sss snc a'so ~ my vie,
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purposs, together With the following
corr.apsaAssee. The con usun srs
by Jska n Bsiucklsy. Ac~ise Az.
torssy 0sser.l, Who lsid the whols
natte, befn,s tie President.