Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-25

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| JOHNSON AND SUTTON TRIAL.-The Com
| mission resumed itB session this morning, ufsu-
ant to adjournment. The minutes OF yesterdays
VIM. Perkins testified that he lives IN the First
| ward; knew Messrs Johnsop and suttonj knew
them to be generally considered as di.i yal
loyal, and knew OF the diplnyalty OF Bessrs. John
| son and Sutton, bseauso he hsd heard of II often
|
eight years. was Sp saking terms with Mr.. John
| son.
| son for ten years; knew him to be dsloy al had
1eArd Others apFaa ofiti remember that Mr.. Lem
| 1el Williams, a cabinet maker, had spoke OF him
IS dislnya on the corner Of twentieth street and
Mr. hiddIe then read the plea Of the defence;
The defendants were charged with crime
| which in view OF the honorable position which
| they hell in the community, would make them, Il
II were Iroved hagiti' US criminals.
| Americsns by birth, and loyal by instinet, prae
tice and habits, they were afraigued for aotinl
wrong towards a Government upon the prrpe,us
rion of which their dearest rlghts aud highest In
| ercsts devolved. Men In their employ who knew
NJ the transactions in May last with one Wors.ly
Who 49, thought TO be Ioval, but who has since
proved to o a9ys were srsiteS spd az tbs b%P ns
Smno,,ts ant and most vs. nsble testimony. II thiI
we're not se those men, inst"sd oi being prisoners
would he he witnesses Of the USeS sds witne,.
s.sinst them. wS5 was more inter; ;ssted than any
ftheir clerks In those Transaction w. nre nov
deemed or minal. He claimed that he was uVenoe' o
TO deal on the other side OF the river but sta o.
the witness-stand that he came into the store a.
| proclaimed h mself q trader with the rebels, and
| N that knowIcdgment they accepted whstevei
| proposition he made. His wife, he states, saw
| snmc of the TRANSACTIONS Yet the 10 not produced
as witness. He ssid that cadet cloth was old by
us alone, yot another witness, = commission mer.
chant, says that many establishments In the city
have It.
ut silence, without eoyness, whA' assurance hat
they that the clerks would not divulBe the fact
They had everything At s'ske.,hssr ioLtnnes ,h,
they act as alleged without secrecy Yet the wit
n as OF the prosecution states that they did, ant
the specification alleges that the act was olandef
tine and unlawful. Ii woTs ey had the authority
OF the Gov ernment, as he states, the act st b'
lawful, and could not be clandestine.
They had for years puts ed q business with
well-known integrity. They had good character
and two OF the tender wives and elpless children
these should secure them against temptations,
4 They were aware that Government had en-
ployed every mears to detect crimes already com
IN tied, but not to conspire against Its own cit
iZenG playing upon their weak ueIses and indueint
the commission of crimes such practice VIII
not fai' to be detrimental to ths national cause
II the goods which they had sold wern for the us'
and comfort OF the enemy, the guilt Of Treason
muBt attach rot to the innocent, but TO the b.
trayer. Tn in.tanced in verihcanon the decision
of the late Chief Justice Taney In the case of Mar
! shal MoPhAil, of Baltimore, which revetRed th
decision OF lover court, and stated that Pardoi
! | WnIseIy was like Marshal McPhNl,
,, The court should diEcountenhnce such dishon
nrable means, as The late Chief Justice did-for
was not TO ferret out crime, but to brood it-ar'
where there had been no crime there could be n
criminal They therefore hoped, for the conaerva
/ tion OF good morals, that such means would no
be employed and that the charges would not b
The Judge Advocate thin arose, and in bris
but forcibe address stated that the decision Q
this, the iiTst of chain OF most important casei
would be practical test of the result OF those
] follow. It would now be known whether th
4 done for the past four years.
y Concern ing the guilt of the prisoners there ca
!, be no doubt; II there were, they are entitled
! the fu benefit Of the doubt, and should be ~
!, quilted. Every circumstance points to their gull
Y hat the purchste the 8 DDS was mad they d
, not deny, and the only qu' stion that remains Il
. - Did they or did they not know for whom
!, Gould they believe that army gaIn aud &c.
cloth were used by the farmers on the other sid
y OF the river within our lines Could they believ
that they were sed by the sol iers In the defence
y, II SO, could they believe that such large numbt
= OF the gloves and such large quantity OF vi
Z cloth were 70 used
!, Was 1t consistent with common sense to SUI
p pose, or even presume, that citizens within hv
y miles OF WaHhidnton would pay double the price
Of goods when they might easily come TO the city
e. Would they pay for It In tobacco Yet the dealer
3, doubled the bills. They sold from $500 to 50 q
4 every two weeks to Worsely, who would hay
consumed less tins In pedd log them to thoi
n VII hin our liues. They were introduced TO Fam
y Nolan. Of Uppervills, a sister OF the notoTiOl
ei Dan Nolau, the guerrilla. She came with Worsel
10 They sold her 60 de.
= As re6sTds the alleged publicity with while
W WorBely4pr cl timed himself q blocka ie-runne
81 the notorious disloyAlty OF the firm vouohed it
" tbs necessary secrecy In the matter.
" Several Witnesses testified to the iisloyalty
L | JohnBOn, and SuttOnH own mlnlHt,r announced