Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-15
Continuation of the Conspiracy Trials.

Judge Advocate General.
Continuation of the Conspiracy Trials.
At the end of reading the evidence OF Louis
J. Weichman given; Saturday, the counsel for
Mrs. Surratt, Mr.. RAverdy Johnson, asked to
further cross. examine the witness.
The Court, after deliberations, permitted the
questioning, but said that hereafter rules
would be laid down governing re-examina-
tons.
Mr.. Johnson then questioned the witness
(Weichman) as to his being present at the in
terview between John NJ. Lloyd and Mrs
Surratt, testified to by Lloyd, and whether at
said interview he (Weichmann) heard Mrs
Surratt say anthing about s'shooting irons"
Witness answered that he was present at the
interview between Lloyd and Mrs. Surratt.
but was at two great distance from them to
hear their con versation.
The reading Of the testimony given by Lloyd
on Saturday followed, and upon its conclusion
he was shown two carbines, one OF which he
positively testified to as one of the two taken
to his house by John H. Surratt. The other
carbine shown him he believed to be one OF
those taken to his house.
The reading Of the testimony given on Sat-
urday was not concluded until haIf-past two
o'clock, at which time the Court took recess.
During the protracted reading Of the evil
dence 1t was curious to notice the listless look
that came over the prisoners with the excep.
ton of DR.. Mudd and Mrs. Surratt. Even the
wild, bold, restless eye of Payne settled down
at times, but only to flash out new defiance
after the briefest interval. He looks much
younger than description has made him, and
is apparently not more than twenty one.
At two O'Clock the Commission resumed it's
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Wilson, Of Mass; General Schenck, Hon. J.
NJ. Ashley, of Ohio, were among others present.
Mr.. John M. Lloyd was placed on the stand,
and explained certain portions Of his testl-
mony given on Saturday,
MRS MARY VANTINE was sworn.-Witness
saw Arnold and O'Laughlin on the 10th Of
February last, as we'll as she could recollect.
They roomtd in her house when J. Wilkes
Booth visited them; they usually went home
as understood, on Saturday, to Baltimore.
Witness identified Booth by his photograph
but thought the photograph very poor one;
he was ga better looking man" Witness once
saw pistol in the room occupied by O'Laugh-
lin and Arnold. A man who looked like q
respectable mechanic stopped with the pris-
ners named all night and left the room
early in the morning. O'Laughlin and Arnold
said to her that they were engaged in the Oil
trade. Letters came frequently to one or the
other Of them. They LETT the house about the
Goth OF March, stating, she believes, that they
were going TO Philadelphia.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Cox Witness could
not say that the frequency Of the visits OF
Booth fell off towards the close Of the period to
which she refers. Witness could not recog-
nize any of the prisoners as the respectable
locking mechanic who visited the prisoners
she had named
HENRY WILLIAMS, colored, sworn.-Wit-
ness knows Mr.. O'Laughlin. TO whom he had
carried letters in Baltimore from Booth. wit
ness here identified O'Laughlln in the prison.
er's dock.l Booth gave him letter at Bar
NUNS to take to OLaughlin in Exeter street,
and he also took letter from Booth to Arnold,
but delivered it to lady. Witness did not
know who the letter was to, bat Booth mad
told him. Witness delivered the letter to
O'Laughlin at the theater.
MIR. Cox, for defence, objected to the whole
OF this evidence; the mere fact OF intimacy was
not evidence of conspiracy. He could not help
receiving notes from Booth.
Judge Advocate Holt said that they had fully
established their intimacy in Washington and
simply proposed to show that the intimacy ex.
listed in Baltimore.
The Court overruled the objection, but or.
dered it to be put on record.
By Mr.. Cox:-Witness don't recollect when
he carried these letters, but was most certain
it was in March. Witness took one OF the let
tiers to Fayette street. Itwas at Holiday street
Theatre where he gave the letter to O'Laugh
lin, who he found in the dress circle. The other
letter (which was not for O'Laughlin) Mr.
Booth told him was to go to Fayette street
Booth wrote the number of the house on the
letter, but did not tell him who the letter was
to.
7. L. EARLY sworn.-Witness is acquainted
with O'Laughlin and Arnold, the latter slight
OLaughlin the Thursday before the assassi-
nation; witness weut with OLaughlin to the
National Hotel; was with O'Laughlin On Fri
day; witness and he stopped at the Metropoli-
tan; witness, as he was coming out Of the Ma.
tional that morning, was stopped by Mr..
Henderson, who said OIaughliu was up
stairs to see Booth, and they waited about
three. quarters OF an hour for O'Laughlin.
1t was about9 O'Clock when they were al tia
National. Witness saw OLaughlin on the
night OF the assassination at Lichau's restau.
rant, but don't recollect that he left the restau-
rant before or after the assassination. Witness
went with O'Laughlin to Baltimore the fol-
lowing day In the three O'Clock train and went
with him to O'Laughlin's house. Witness did
not see that O'Laughlln showed any excite
menti he said that as he kne " Booth hs sap
posed they would be after him.