The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-17

ment but did no, approve The abolition OF .lavery
The ctoss-eIaninstion OF the witness developed NO
new iact,.
FNANINTioS or l.. A. GoBRfdHr
Called for the defenee-I am a journalist snd
nl l ne sesph Isposs 1T ne A',aea.d iss
ton, having reached there five minute, 70 O'clock
mete va dlnsTs1s Sc oi oSiSn :TSns p..ns at
no! during ire shor, time ! T. ained there ! vac
49, Assistant judge Advocate Bingha.n-But you
tecame satisfied during the nisht that Il v9 Booth,
ana tetstaphed that isctr az not 90 te esraph
that Booth was the assassin 4. IL ~ announced
the ues1 morning In an official bulletin.
The counsel for the prisoner Messrr. Spaneler
and Arnold-Mr. E~ing announced to the Court tina,
the had nov been closed COR the defence, lar
these prisoners we're concerned.
Mr bstter, on behalf OF tho prisoner Payne stated
that Or S'chol. who had been permitted 10 examine
the ques'ion Of the prisoners seged insanity Vas not
yet prepared 70 report and that several witnes.s who
expected to testify that question had not vet
kew Mr. Powell OF Florida The Prc.dent Of the
Court, General Hunter, remarked that he hal under
stood that ur Nichols could not give any report the
question Of insanity until the prisoners antecedents
shown, and that. therefore the Court would bo
1sed 70 wait for the appearance OF the prisoners ia
Their, Who lived In Florida.
Nj Iostet -aid that in the State Of Maino II was
euromsry, -hen pes .. Insanity wW introduced In
behalf Of prisoner, TO hand HIM over TO ply stefan
rsproperd determination Of the question liz thought
| II 10 more than Just that on trial for his life the
prisoner should have the benefit Of whatever evidence
could be adduc'd IN his favor; that, While 1t might
cost the Court delay Of sN Or eish da In AWAITING
| the arrival Of the pitnes summoned from tonds
the a. -ence Of the testimony Of that witness might
cot te prisoner his life. lie asked that the prisoner
be pe united either to bring his friends here, or W be-
allow sresulsr scientific Investigation of h!. care
Jud.c Advocate Binl hum stated that the prisoners
sGS9,s @.d or had sorg sa.. IN hfa 80 H'9ISs che
ton DIE part Of the defence for witnesses hal been
granted Is soon a. made.
| Iudae Advocate General Holt then called several
| additional witnesses for the prosecution.
| INANNATios oF Messy G. kpsoS
Bv Jude Advocate Holt Reside at st. AlbsnaNt.
| NV professions inst ~ attorney and counsellor At
ycstirao,s Which occurred in Canada. IN connection
| with ~Aat VIZ. known ~ the 81, Adams r,id; While
| at ST Johns, Canada heard George y sanders cay,
In speaking Of the st. Abans raid, that lac was ~.
norant OF II before II occurred, hut WAS then satisfied
With IT. that not the last Of he hind that would
occur, but that would Ia low ed ~ by the depict
In Of many other hanks, aud the burning Of many
other ciues % the frontier and that many Yankees
using u ooarna and vulgar eNpression-would he Kill
| cd, he rAid that there were organizations OF men
that the Yankee. would rsn zee those plane fully
executed; that any preparations m 'de bv the
n.nt 10 pre.eut them would not prevent hough they
misht deif them; Sanders al that time, MAS acting
as counsel 81 the prisoner.
| NNNSATIor ~ Joms J.. RrrIR.
ny ,Iudg Advocate Holt am Flint Lieutenant
OF the IhTB -niuth Illinois regiment, and entered
Of var AIh was confined for six month, at Anderson.
iSs as s h. head Ale 'fGs scS SGs
reelected he you'd not liva to lie inauguraled that
t , ee IN se f sSS he 3 stated
10 the Resident and Mr.. sowMd | heard the lieu
| tenant IN charge OF the LuAfd that they had
friends no would see that Lincoln not Te-inAu.
gurzte, that WA | thnk, after the Presidential
election the character OF the food u rnished 10 the
prironirr Al Andetsonvne Was poor, both Ia quanti-
Is quality the prisoners died in large numbtrp
and lhaye no doubt that in many cases the deaths
| Of The prisoners we're brought about by starvation
aud he horrible treatment to witch they we're
subjected ! heard the Ietel officers say in
answer 10 the TemOnstrances Of the pri-
son6s, that the treatment WAS good
euo'eh for them; they should every die. heard
| Captain wilkes, Who had charge Of the pIisuns, pay
thu the lrt Of July the location Of the place Ia
| EhTh tie prisoners we're confined. and everything
connected with IT, seemed " look " the creation OF
disease, and The iueton on the part Of tho Conied.
Authorities Of every possible ruffering short of
deth NJ Libby the treatment not 40 bad; packs
Of ,loodhounds were kept lying around the camp at
Apdeuonville.
here helms no futher witne,sss present. Judge Ad.
yo,Ate Holt gave notice that the CourI could not wai,
mIch loaLer for the uituestos In the Of Payne
NlO hai failed TO appear.
| he rIesideut Of the Court stated that the Court
would wait until Monday morning, al IL o'clock. to
hear the report Of Dr. Nichols on the alleged insanity
Of Payne.
The Court then adjourned TO the time stated
An Error.
Washington, june ll.-A verbal error In the
printed testimony Of Hon. Charles A. Dana before
the Military Commi,son engaged In the trial Of
tho alleged conspirator males It appear that he hAs
ceased to he Assistant Secretary Of War This Ia err
roneous he docs not expect 70 resign that office I'M
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