The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-13
TIE PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.

Important Letter from the Secretary of But
Ier's Assassination Committee.
(From the National Inelligeucor August IL.
The development OF the conspiracy against tho irosi.
dent Of the United Stats Is growing hourly. large
portion OF the evidences Of the crminaity Of the
spraors do not at present deem necessary eSpe
dent TO publish There has evidently been somehow q
previdontal break in the great conspiracy and each
OF the subordnatcs trying himself by early
confession. The testimony already accumulated is fea
full Tho parties implicated may vain hide their
heads behind the epthe.s Of partisan newspapers,
bu. this will avail them nothing Their guitness Is
knowedgsd by their confederatcs and they must abide
The issue and consent TO be held up public and
sxecraion, well punishment for their attempted
crimes
The chier OF the Bureau of Military Justice the
trusted aud vsned friend counsellor and coadjutor OF
the reachsrous Secretary OF War; who has been plotting
the ruin OF the country IN this matter appears TO be
deeply and revocably implicated in this conspiracy with
hrs old associate and manager Of tssmony-Conovsr,
alias Dunnam.
The original Of the following letter, in the handwriting
OF the Reverend Mr. Natchett win be produced whenever
necessary We have seen 10, and had 10 icentihed by
more than one witness - the handwriting Of the
reverend associate and alder and abeior OF perjury and
conspiracy II will be that this letter. confdentay
addressed 10 the Chief Of the Bureau OF Military Justice
shows guilty completely with Conover, the great man.
sgefSf perrred testimony, particularly In reference TO
this IL 10 evident that there were apprehen
slous reference letters and documents that might
be used IL desirable the part Of the conspiraors
10 get them back into their possession therefore the
terms were made with Conovers wife--Mrs. Durham
that the letters and documents be retained by
us'i-that IT, by Matchet, holt Co. Matchet under
stood 10 be the clerk OF the assassination committee He
is the who sent 10 bring on the professional
Witnesses who 10 be examined BY Ashley and But
Ter 70 see " they and their testimony would suit the
purpose From this letter evident that he act
inr under the Instructions aud agent Of tho chief 81
tue Bureau Of Military Justice The letter bears internal
evidences Of us authenticity, but II that should 10
doubted y can easily be proved Neither Holt nor the
reverend Miichet, the operator and manager Of the
kng OF rerlurcd witnesses, can deny lie authenticity
WASHINGTON. August 9, 1867.
prAR siR-l received The copy SAFE for which OBJ.
sed Inc cs stands as Jet untouched. waiting Judge,
for the termination OF the trial going d. coll
y Walking the result and hopeful The tefyss
he letters and documents TO be retained by and letters
seemed quite cheerful with prospects me YOUR
and Nr Riddles has given her great that
g the prosecutor you have been represented and
that she should iail tasrs Gin getting the pardon she
shall not fa finally 10 getting him OUT at least under
en- trying, as ordered BY Judge c. 10 oa ne ,,,vs
think shall al length succeed. think Mrs begins
show symptoms Of returning reason and that h
Your endorsement have settled her mind very
Won o,osf 10 Do She IL SATISFIED perfsctiy think they
both fsci there Is both dgriV hrd po IN the law YET
believe w be an 0F sas ees that he has gone " f0r