Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-09-21

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Your Exesllency.
Dunhan. tie prrson applying for PAT
don. is the same who has become notori-
Gus under the name Of Sanford Canover.
lie was recently convicted of pc jny in the
District Of Columbia, and Is. as am in
formed, row incarcera,ed in accordance
with the sentence Of the court. His appli-
cation seems obc prcdicated in part upon
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lection OF evidence and otherwise upon
the trial of John Surratt for murder.
The papers upon which his application
is grounded, and by which it is sustained,
consist of four in parcel. which by en-
dorsement appears to have reached the Of
flee on Saturday. the 22d of July, and is
written upon the ordinary note paper used
by members Of the House of Representa-
tives. with an engraved vignettc caption.
The following is copy:
FoRrIETH CoNGREss, UNITED STATES
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, d. c.. July 20. 1867.
Gentlemen: suggest that a petition
something Ike the enclosed be prepared
and signed by you, for the pardon of Mr..
Durham. / think he is clearly entitled 10
it, and hope YOU will ail him all you can.
Respectfully, j. NJ. ASHLEY.
Hon. j. Holt, Hon. A. &. Riddle.
1t would seem from an expression used
in this note that draft of petition
was enclosed. 1t docs not appear what
pe,ition was thus designated The next
paper is the following, from late Repre-
sentative in Congress from Ohio, now
member of the Washington bar:
WASHINGTON, July "a, 1867.
To tile President ofMc United States:
SIR: was early in April last retained
to aid the Government l., the prosecution
of John II. Surratt, and took the general
management of the preparation Of the case.
The labors aud difficulties of the case were
great, and the Government is under great
obligations 10 Charles A. Dunham for
much valuable information both as to the
facts and witnesses for the United States.
and for the history of facts concerning the
witnesses called for the defence. AL.
though in jail, he managed to keep in
formed of the progress Of the case, and
from timo to time communicated impor-
tant facts and suggestions. and seemingly
for the sole purpose of fair investigation
of the case, whether it would work to his
benefit OF not. 1t seems to me that for
his services in thisbelalf, the Governmen,
should mark its appreciation Of them in a
way not 10 be mistaken.
Respectfully, A. G. RIDDLE.
| Nothing is among the papers from the
ofRcr of the District Attorney. OF from
any ii! the counsel in the Surratt trial. ex.
eep,ing Mr.. Riddle.
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Baseaa Il Military Justice
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