The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21
THE TRIAL.

THE TRIAL.
The trial Of the assassination conspators yesterday
showed no Tagging the interest Of the proceedings
and the evidence taken made disclosures Of . very
portant character In connection with The The nrs.
witness exam ned Assistant Secretary Of War Dana
who identified tho rebel cipher arrns snont which no
took rom the room in Richmond formerly occupied by
Secretary Benjamin. on the 9th OF April The contrv
ance is reel to be turned substitute act Of
letters Of the alphabet for others
Major Eckert sworn, and cipher was exhibited to
him found in the trunk Of J. wilkes Booth. Hc COM
pared It with the Benjamin cipher and said IL was
the same. Some Of the rebel cphcrs OF other par
ties had fallen into his hands, and they were on
the same prucple, although the key word may
DO different The witness furnished TRANSACTIONS Of
the cipher, lated October Is II 10 to this Of.
feet - We neain urge gaining immediate al
vantage Strain every for victory. We now
look upon the reelection Of Lincoln almost certain,
aad W. need to whip the hrclings to prevert IL To
sides with Lincoln reelected and his armies victorious,
we nesd not hope for recognition. mpch less the help
mentioned In orr laa. HcesmD: ~H epIain this Our
friend shall te inuedd1ly set work yom direct" This
cipher reply TO one Of the 9th The correspcn-
dence was carried between Richmond and Canada
General A. j. Hamilton, OF Tcyas, testified that no Is
acquainted with the handwriting OF VIM G. Oldham, OF
Texas He identified letter from Oldham TO jeff Davis
In relation plan for burning the shipping, &C OLD
ham WIS elected to the Senate Of tie socaed Ccpede
rate States il 1861
John A. Ward who lives in Bryantown, testified that
on the day after the assassination he went into the
village bu, could no, say positively that no saw DR.
Eudd there
Reber. Nelson lcoored) testified that he found knife
bear Secretary Stewards house, in the middle Of tho
street. early on the murnng Of Saturday. he was going
10 market
DR. Wilson testified that he examined tho knife re-
fsrred to by the preceding Witness and recognized it as
the one having been handed to him By the boy Nelson
James B. Stuart testified that he the theatre on
the night OF the assassination and he assassin leap
from tho boz and made effort 10 stop him from run
ming acros the stage He passed several in the
passascyay and one near the door The latter did not
move about as the others did wnoss here scanned tie
prisoners In the box said the fifth from the win
dow (spaneier looked mosi like the nan 70 whom ho
sered
Mr Campbell who resides at Montreal, testified that
he Is the rst teller Of the Ontario Bank, AMI identified
the bank account OF Jacob Thompson; Thompson's &C
count was opened in Nay, 1884, the whole amounts Of
credits being z hundred and for ynine noasaa1 doiar
witncss stated sums drawn by Thomson at various
tmes he knew Thompson reported TO be the IMAM
ciaI agent Of the rebel government; but he was
known only ~ JACOB Thompson at The bank; he knew
THOMPSON Ind large transactions with other banks
IN the province aud referred 70 q cheek drawn
BY Thompson 10 the order Of @. G. Clay FOR
city thouaand dollars on the Bank OF oniario
witness remembered J. wilkes Booth, who had small
account a, the bank FOR bill OF exchange Tor srtyona
pound. on Liverpool which drawn TO his order Ee
Stated that he going TO the blockade ard asked
wheher, in case OF capture the unous,s could make
use of the exchange.
Surgeon General Barnes testified TO tho examination
and Identification Of The body Of Booth.
The closing part Of the courts proceedings are not ai
lowed TO be made public o, present. being understood
that an n.posn, witness whose testimony tho govern
ment has reasons for Withholding was under cxsm!na
ron.
Tie capags rebel ohlsflain Jer Davis aud fellow pris
onss arrived at Fortress Monroe about twelve O'Clock on
Friday Last, non Hilton Head, s. C., On board The
steamer William " clyde convoycd by tie ganboat
Tuscarora Nst only are We now pgRln able to gpsfy
public curiosity by locating Jcn himself but are esO
enabled answer question which has been very gene
raly asked ae to who. hos become Of TIE rebel
VICE Presldeni Alexander Il stepbons OF Georgia, by
the important that be also Is pTitoner
And In that Interesting capsy arrived at Fortress Mon
roe in company with Davis Two other important mem
bors OF this captive ray whose names have not heFeo
sors been sIvcn IN this connection are tae rebel
cavalry raider, General Wheeler, ard Clement o.
CLAY. of Alabama wtoy as rebel agent In Canada, Ia
believed 10 have beon one Of the leading conspp,ors IN
all q. robbery uesudiuy and Assassination schemes
soncOc.,d By tho rebels there and upon whose bead
src. Of thousand dollars has been placed b,
rresilen. johnson stephens, wheeler and cl'y we're
not captured with Je1 but wore taken at other points
Georgia by de,achmen,s q General Wilson's cavsy, sn'
N wore brought 70 Fortress Monroe from Savannah
and Hilton Head tczether
Mos interesting detail, o. the pnrsuI, and capture Of
ysx are gwen By ole Ortls EM Alr cones. Ontop Win