, 1873-10-06

Andrew johnson In EEcndy to Join Isr
Hne with Judge Ai!vornto GcMersaI
Flolt ON This CucHttDE--A Trsl~t-
worthy witness Asserts that rrcxi~
dent johnson Did Rot Sue the Mc-
communication to 7zcrcy.
WAsnrNaroN, D. G., Oct. 5.-Ex-Trcsitlont
johnson, whose coming here Las bcon fire.
letter stating tint le would bo horo was written
before tho failure Of the First National Bank. Of
this city, Of which ho s said to bo creditor in
900. This sum grow out OF tho bonds, to tho
amount nau1Dd. which tic Dut1or Smelling Conf
,nitteo iu lilo impeachment trial found to bo in
thehauds Of Tho bunk nl,ove-named, mud which Was
proven to be Jol'nson'a private property, made up.
Of tho hard earnings during his lifetime. Whom
ho ceased to bo President, tho First National
Bank proposed to him 10 convert tho bonds into
money, aud leave the proceeds OIL deposit Witlt
that bank allowing him por cont interest OH
llis deposits. 1lo Ind the Utmost confidence iu
ton. Mr.. Jo'lnson's purpose in coming hero il,
however, to gathor testimony from witnessoa
aud from records to meet
THE ALLEGATIONS OF JUDGE HOLT,
lilo Military Commission 'unanimoualy roc roos
upon AErH Snrratt be con,lnutod to I'M
prisonnent for life Johnson hcnrtloss1y
disturba all tho principal actors connected with
tho Administration who Ind responsibility in the
case. 1t is the ghost TINT wifi not down. It
ilas moro heads tllan Banquo's,, ghost. It tor
Bingham and lilo rost Of tl,esn. Those men fool
now that tho woman surratt WINS not proven to
have bcon coguizant of Booths purpoHo to xii
Alr. Lincoln, but that her knowledge extended
only to Tho long-proviously-planned abduction Of
BurLEns CHARGES.
Dutlor, on tie floor Of lilo House,
It will 10 reeollcctea, charged Bins.
h'ha, g., 5utlgo-Alyosato in the commls-
tint tho blood of Mrs. St,rratt was on hls hands.
At tho aamo time Butler charged TINT Booths
diary, then il. tho po1aossior If tho Wur Do
been tampcrcd with i'll order in yolno measure tu
strengthen tho case against Mrs. St1rratt, and
protect Bingham ct al. from public consuro.
This Booth diary, rhon afterwards examined,
gave no evidence TINT it had beon tnmporeu With,
but nevertheless there romans
THAT UGLY LEGAL QUESTION
atauding aga,st Johuso,1, Stanton, Holt, and
Bingham ct al. which Butlor roforred to, and
Court Of tho United States in other casos. Tho
civil courts woro opon in this District, frleudly
To The Administration, having exclusive jurii-
dlction, and were ready to speedily try this case.
Nfr. Hollis Military Commission, therefore, had
ITO legal oxistcnco. 1t il this, in part, that dis
turbB tho surviving managers Of TINT tria
MEMnEn OF slN. LlScoLNs oADINET
informed your correspondent yesterday that he
callett Oh 1lr. Johnson q dny or two nfter tho
tho accommodation Of tho Commission for
Communication of the sentence. Nlr. Johnson
was surprised aud said he Ind not heard of such
q document. This ex-1nember OF Lincoln's
satisfied that Judge Holt purposely withheld
tlint recommendation from Dir. Lohnson, until
after the execution, knowing wess that il tho lat
Tor had seon it Mrs. S,lrrntt would not have
been hung. and that thoro IL ovidonco tlaat tho
recommendation WAS not with the body of tho
papora Of tho trial wien they wore handed TO
this President.