The New York herald., 1865-06-11
THE r RIAL.



WASHINGTON, June TO- 1896.
The record of the previous day was read and the
animation Of witnesses continued, as follows
EXAMINATION OF DANIEL E. MONROE.
BY Mr.. EwKc-Live in Charles county Md on the
Sunday after the assassination Of the President heard
from Mr. Moore, who came from Bryantown that morn
ing that it was Edwin Booth who assassinated the Pre-
sdent; know the reputation Of the witness Daniel j.
Thomas to be not very good; the people consider him
untruthful; would not believe him under oath in the
opinion OF the community in which he lives Mr. Thomas
would not believe be believed OATH in the efforts
Of the government TO suppress the rebellion have SYM
pathized with the government but did approve the
abolition of slavery.
The cross ss-examinaton Of the witness developed no
facts.
EXAMINATION OF L. A. GoBRIGHT.
Called for the defence-I am a journalist, and agent
and teegraphc reporter for the Associated Press
Fords theatre the night assassination having
reached there five minutes to eleven o'clock there
difference Of opinion among persons at the theatre
to whether Booth the assassin not during the
short time remained there not at that time salts
fed that Booth was tho assassin.
By Assistant Judge Advocate BINGHAM-But you be-
came satisfied during the night that It Booth, and
telegraphed that factS A. did not telegraph that
that night.
the assassinY II was 30 announced the next morning
in an official bulletin.
Tho counsel for the prisoners-Messrs Spanger and
ArnodMr EWING announced to the Court that the
had now boon closed for the Defence 80 far as these
prisoners were concerned.
Mr. DosrER on behalf Of the prisoner Payne stated that
DR.. Nichols, who had been permitted to examine the
question OF the prisoners alleged insanity yet
prepared to report and that several witnesses who
expected to testify that question had not yet ap-
pearedone Of them being the prisoners father Rev.
ir Powell of Florida The President Of the Court Gene
q
Nichols could not give any report the question Of in
sanity until the prisoners antecedens were shown and
rda
tomary when plea OF insanity introduced in behalf
OF prisoner, to hand him TO physician for pro-
per determination OF the question He thought 1t no
more than just that trial for his life the prisoner
should have the benefit Of whatever evidence could be
adduced In his favor that while might cost the Court
delay of six eight days in awaiting tho arrival Of the
witness summoned from Florida the absence Of the
testimony Of that witness might cost the prisoner his
hfe He asked that the prisoner be permitted either
bring his friends here be allowed regular scen
tifc investigation Of his
Judge Advocate BrSGHAM stated that the prisoners
counsel had had forty days in which TO procure the
attendance of all witnesses and that every application
the part Of the defence for witnesses had been
Judge Advocate General HoLr then called several ad-
dtonal witnesses for the prosecution.
EXAMINATION OF HENRY g. EDISON.
| BY Judge Advocate HoLT-Rcside at st. Adams, VI
my profession that attorney and counsellor at aw
was engaged counsel during the judicial investg
| which occurred in Canada, in connection with wha
was known as the st. Adams raid while at 81 John
Canada, heard George N Sanders say, in speaking
the St Albans raid, that he was ignorant Of It be.
| 1t; that il was not the lust Of tho kind
that would occur but that would be followed up by the
depicting OF many other banks and the burning OF many
other cities the frontier, and that many Yankees
using coarse and vulgar expresson-would be killed;
he said that there organizations OF ready to
burn and sack Buffalo and other places, and that the
Yankees would those plans fully executed that
any preparations made by the government to prevent
them would not prevent, though they might defer them
Sanders at that time acting counsel for the prs
Oners
EXAMINATION OF JOHN l.. RIPPLE.
BY Judge Advocate HOLT-I am First Lieutenant OF
the Thirty ninth Illinois regiment and entered tho
vice as private, in 1851 prisoner Of war, and
was confined for six months at Andersonville Georgia.
while there heard rebel officer Quartermastcr Huhn
state that IL Abe Lincoln reelected he would not
live to be nanguraed; that was before the Presidential
election he also stated that they had party in the North
who would attend 10 the President and Mr. Seward
heard the lieutenant in charge OF the guard say that
they had friends who would that Lincoln
nauguracd; that was, think after the Presidential
election; the character OF the food furnished to the
prisoners at AndcBonvillc poor, both in quantity
and quality; the prisoners died in large numbers and
have no doubt that in many the deaths Of the
prisoners were brought about by starvation and
the horrible treatment 10 which they subjected
heard the rebel officers say in answer TO the
s!rances Of the prisoners that the treatment good
Captain wilkes who had charge Of the prisons say that
on the LIST OF July the location Of the place in which the
prisoners confined and everything connected with Il
seemed TO look 10 the creation of disease and the nc-
on on the part Of the Confederate authorities Of every
possible suffering short Of death at Libby the treatment
was not so bad packs Of boodhounds kept lying
around the camp ut Andersonville.
There being further witnesses present. Judge Advo.
cate Holt gave notice that the Court could wait much
longer for the witnesses in the OF Payne who had
failed 10 appear
The President Of the stated the Court would
walt until Monday morning, at eleven o'clock to hear
the report OF Dr. Nichols the alleged insanity Payne
The Court then adjourned 10 the time stated.