Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-26

| eNeI neafo any oplnion expressed In regard TO
mem always looked on them gentlemen
| OF blsh standing and veracity and deal with
tbt accordinsiy think I have dealt wuh
@ .hsm 'hrr. or four years. Z. Have You the
means OF knowing what the public estimation
Is as 10 their loyalty! A. never heard that
nhoe me subject of conversation or called
ID gu. st,on a. any time. 1 have talked with
tbtm offen myself ana never heard them ex-
| press an opinion themselves on the sn bic It any
more tnan that when l rejoiced suppose they
BY the Judge Advocate-O You ara well
known as 10, al mani A. believe so NV
hrst intimate acquaintance with these parties
0as AT the beginning of this contest when /
| was elected 10 the leai. i.+stnre IN 1861
I ny the accused-Q. Tou do not as ociate with
dislav al people suppose! A. Not at all l
have some dIsloy al acquaintances wha do not
speak 10 me always thought that Johnson
Sutton were loyal men, but 1 know that
! that is not evidence
Testified that he was a physician, a, ID has oesn
a re- Ident OF the District of Cpium nia 81 years,
ard ,he CITY of WASHINGTON b wears Was az
Qna1btef with Mr.. sutton and knAW him verv
, well. Have been his family physician ever
since he Mr. had a family. and before, wit
ness thought Witness had means of knowing
Suttoh's irputati tinn among his a.quaiutancPs
IN the city. That reputation first rate in
all respects WIress had con ver>ed with him
arc with his family repeatedly. and had always
heard them express sentiments entirely loyal,
thoroughly So. Never heard others make his
loyalty the suhject OF con versation till sicce his
arrest
Gross.examined by the Judge Advocate
! Witness did not recolect of ever hearing him
| (Mr Snitcn.) express any opinion ahnut the
| present Administration. Never heard him ey.
press any opinion abou' the Government as it
stands 10 not recoiiec: of yer hearing him
express any opinion about The President bat
| hfvr heard almost sveryh rdv say tn at the Pres
| 1dert was great joker Dad not know of hear.
| ing NJ :. saw Witness did not know " what
me general reputation OF himself for loyalty
| was IN this city.
| BPnjdmin " Brown q witness for the de-
! 1ercr, was examined ny he accused, and ties.
| tilted thai he WAS a minister OF the gospel and
| pastor OF q Congregation in this city. Has bean
| reside nj OF thi city for three wears. Witness
| Uas orIy iC rroIu ed 10 Mr. Johnson thi- morn
| inc, bnt knew MIR. Sn ton. Has had some con.
| vpr>arion with Mr.. :. Saw HIM frequently,
| but conld not say what his reputation .or low
| atty was. witness his heard him talked about
| as dtsloyal man dnring the season, but ne YER
hea'o him talked about as an honest as
| dishonest
| John Tiden drris, sworn, and examined by
| the accused Witness testified that ne has been
| acquainted with Messrs. Johnson Il SUIT IN tor
| two years, curing which time he has been a
resident OF thIs city Was Intimately acuuain.-
en VIII them in connection with business.
Knew tGeir repntafi. n among the people to he
honorable business men. That was their rep
utaion as far as he knew. Witness is in the
| con mission business and represents some ak
| or seven houses in New York and PhiIadel.
phia. Knew something about the goods called
| cadet grey, and has been selling them since
| 1853 10 the present time There four class
| OF these goods. The first Is called cadet sati-
net; then there Is cadet cloth. cadet cashmere,
| c'oth. Thought Messrs Ellis & Harrun OF
| Philadelphia, has sold to the trade here: also
Hall FLANAGAN: Witress did not know. but
| he thought all the cloth houses In this CITY
dealt in hat class OF goods
Cros--examlned bv the Judge Advocate -
Witn' SIS sold goods for the New York house of
Jacob Lansing. and also for 5 r. Chlttenden
& Co, and cloth house the name IF which he
did not recoliect. DID not know what streets
the houses were on, hut could tell by referring
TO his book Could rot say that he soId grev
cloths tor either OF he New York houses Has
seen samples OF all four kinds OF grey com.
monty sold in his city. Did not have pieces
OF all four of them, as he sold exclusively by
sample. Couid not say positively what stores
in this city had the cadet cloth, as he was not
with the parties when they sold them Wit.
ness thought that Perry Il Go Yates L. Shelby
have them, and r W Carer had th-m They
had them within three months. Thought he
had seen cadet cloth al Perry's. Could not
say positively that he nad seen il at any other
store, but thought that Yates & Shelby had It
ais; Thoueh they had it within the last six
weeks. fould not say positively tha. he SAW
il. A specimen of ca det cloth was here shown
to the witness.l Witness said he would cali it
cadet cashmere. Gould not say how much he
mao seen In This city, bnt he had seen some, he
thought, at Psrry's store Witness knew " from
his nwD knowladee-from interviews with
Johnson Sutton during the last two years
that their character was good Had several
conversations with them, and with other par.
ties about them. but not recently. WuhIn the
last tW o years had conversation with his wit
nesss) father about them His father believed
them TO be good and loyal men. Hal a con-
versanon with Mr.. Lansing. OF New York,
about them and he SAID the same as witnesses
father, IN ahont the same words, which was
about last Sepember, witness thought Wit
ness S father r. sides in PhiladelphIa
By the accuspd:-W Witness thonght Johnson
Sutton have been known in New York for
the last fifteen years. Their re putation in New
fork, Hs tar as witness knew. has been honor |
able IN every respect 1t one of the I'M |
pOrfaht parts of wimess's business To know the |
reputation and s'arding Of men in the mercau- |
tile business Never had occasion to make |
their standing n a m
Cal Tile agencies.
BY the Judge Advocate Witness con versed |
With Mr.. Williams, OF the firm of Williams j. |
Arrest, OF Phiiadel phia, besides his ia ther and
Mr. Lansine,) in regard TO the defendants. |
The. stated that thr defendants were honora- |
BILE merchants. That con yersation was ia June |
last. Witness never cpnversed with anybody |
else The Mr.. Lansing TO whom witness re- |
fsrred is Mr. Jacob Lansing. Does not know
Mr.. E. a. Rogers or Mr.. Joseph Grey, OF New |
York
Pardon Worsel>y, recalled -Bv the accused |
Winners thought IL vas on Friday or SATURDAY.
CT the week before last he had the conversa'ion |
with MIR. Johnson in regard to Mosby's having
eobbltd upa aymastsr. Witness gave them
b check en- that day. That was the date OF the |
check he gave the IN IN payment tor goods and |
that was the day he settIed with them Wit
ness knows livery. stable kpeper namad
Cooley; his stables are corner OF 10Th and q |
streets; witness used to put his horses up there
during the summer.
Here the Question was asked the witness IL
he rscollected having con versa alton with Mr.
Cooley, in the latter part of June, perhaps in
Mr.. G.'s stables, in relation to his (witness's)
business
The question was objected to by the Judge
Advocate.
The counsel for the accused stated that he
wanfed TO lay foundation for contradlcting
the witness.
The Judge Advocate.-The question is not
pertipen, to the issnp, l. 1t connected with
any thing drawn out In the direct eXdmtna. |
ton.
Counsel for the ace ccused.-Ws expect to show
that III q certain conversation at the stables of
np w |
in carrying goods hack ward and for ward, and
giving in ormatiop, and that with MIN the
principal object was to make mouey-that he
was Indifferent whether he favored party |
or III. other IE reply 10 the question how 1t
haprpned that his iDfor nation al ways proved |
smiss, and that we never succeeded In getting |
saia Ihe Cover pmapt ri wa ys de. |