The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-05-21

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as~ i"ss Oates. but ~ 10 The
un'ssd "sssss are hot bed fer saosis
Pss" ~ less 'Ass one esssssy
a"e' our '"ssPe"dsses ve produced
seco"e ed'nos OF tho original.
vn"ess his eca'sss and nerve. We
s"eao 70 " -, Dsshaa oI.as Ssa.
icfs Nosevss. wAe ssssavsesd. Asisss
'Ae Aimsry Ce~mlsssos vhtsA pre-.
's"dsd to ny the ssssss'ss ~ Pvssi-
dent ianccl", to ssssr away the
IVES os John u. surra''l Jefferson
nAv's' y. u clay, 6se. N. Ssr dsss,
"ever'y I"cts, ND oths's.
~ 70 we'll taovn thss psnhsn
"i'os tesavrr sss subsequently, css.
''e'sd Of perjury, and sssssnsed BY
'ns Washsaxfos Cr'~'"al Coar, 10
the Albany Pen''sntiasy for . period
OF to" 'ar'' ircm ~hich :" = year Of
40 snsrv.rd' 10 vas pardo"sA ~
fres,dss' johnson, uPo. the rscon.
msnass'on II - sa'd, 81 Joseph Holt.
TIE Judge Advocate Of the Military
Bureau.
W. have before Us = letter writssa
" pa"h,m, dated Richmoad Va,
A"g"" Is, 1860. 70 fsisad, which
has never bsea rahli.hsd. Il y -
rp'snauoa " the extraordinary
course vhss" h pursued, ssa wAisA
led 10 bis Incarceration IN che pssi.
ss"'isry' Danham had bssa 10 ths
Confederate service, sd va sas n
lie smisssriss in Cassda a the sias
'hs war closed. Amer The ssselvsiss
OF Psaes he shdssvortd 10 nahs Biz
way back to the Usitsd atstss. He
We arrested BY soas dossssmsas
detectives !" Osdsasbsss, Nsv York
and ".s Conducted 70 Washington
on o. about the period Of the hsldtss
OF 'ns ishmous Military Connsssiss,
IN May or june, 1865. lie vest
there ~ an uawillinE wltssss, - he
states, but fsastsg that 10, psrsossl.
y, would fall under the vssgsssss
az the Government as IN ~ CssNbA-
crate, he lsat hiusslf 70 all ~ de-
signs. lie svors that Theupsou,
Sanders, 4 Co., 10 Caasds, 70 Aje
personal knowledge, we're privy 70
the assassination. Ia the letter b..
foss Va be says
Your other inquiry, whether I
honestly beiisvs Tho~ psos sd Zee.
ders were conasessd With Bssah 10
the assasslnstios, IL perhaps ssad.
entity answered already, but, 20 ths
question vill adsi, Of . categorical
asswsr, ! will h. mora ssplieiA I
say, thea, that while The osstiuesy
givsn BY me before the cos missios
vas literally trss, svsa 10 tAs nina.
test detail, yet rhonpson. s.saops,
and some others Implicated Asd, 10
my opiaioa, and | can aluost NJ 10
ny esrtsin taoslsdss. 40 criniaal
connection With Booth or ssy Of Ais
co .soaspiss,ovs, asd hsd 20 uess
ldss that LisecDs vesla u sssassisa.
ted than 10 bad himself
"TAe stories Of Mss.ill SD Msst-
ks1sry are q tiss.s # he nosi siso.
eioas hlsshcods ever uttered. They
are destitute Of . sisgls material fbcs
that 10 trus. TAsy we're fabricated
10 dovessil With ny sssti.say. This
Say seen sssssss, - oss, IL GOT 18th.
Of these Witnesses were ss.nisea -.
fore was, but 1t Ia nevertheless tsss,
- can clearly b shosn"
W. nay add here that Asislsr
Merrill no. Ma soassy vsss ever
arrested ~ hvosgh' 10 any rsspsssi-
bilisy for their 'ss'imssy.
Further m 10 ths letter fssa vhSsA
vsguo.s DssAsm 70 very bittss spss
Judge Hols, the Gsvssunsst rssss-
esscr bsfevs the Miiissvy Consis.
sion. lie says
Holt y thirs,iss fss nsss w.
dss He 10 thirssisf fos he hlsed
81 Dsv" ssd Clay shove oil ssAsss.