The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-22
The Great Trial.
200 witpes.c. To nc Called Hy The
Defense.

jurisdiction OF the Military Court 10 nv N''' 'E''
Tho counsel ~ tho defense ray hcy vhl have w"
hundred vtncfscN vho- testimony viii De cui"o"-
tive ou certain ltlmincnt points
TIIE ENIDENIE ~ SATURDAY..
Wd.l.nut ton, Mdv 20 The evidence gwen to-day
dcyclorcd hutfv uc- fsc,s iurcNtns tho prisonor'.
Al the rous of im,rit,urc 1t scucfal Interest "fe
embraced in tho iolosint testimony Tho fret Wit
ncss examined 20 day uw Assistant secretary ot War
Dams
O state what po.iuon you ocrtpr' am Assist.
ant S,cUtarN oi Mhi. = l'-N u a." met n'nen,
A. took II out Of tho once ut iiuHun th"
rbol sccte.ag. nj ststc,in koiu.n.,.r "'.p,Iyy;
cipher Heujanin'a ofic"s cunsis eel oi A. 's ~
three four fuom,. N'niRihut '"t'"nh o'n''
room next to hir, cccupi"d by Ne coIhd.n,M .SgI'.
ta( or assistant Z. shoud itc 70 k.1s u, ,".'t,s
oi the instrument A. II h = hey to tue 'H' w
witch ortaiu ,trrr Of the alphabet can lc u,"d lur
oih'r htt"ta; ard hy using i'"-" iolnu" s"u
phrt can he u,n-laiod, or ps,n ~tring >" tnT'
INTO cipher hy inirrptrtat ,on the mphtno is about
f1t lunr and oi, M iuch,R hirh, AMI r"ns-- o'
c'oh cnl, aud hat artuv tlr 'p contains -ooi'"
iudiCcr pointing doru 10 tho letters
ru,tlAoNI ~ NNJoH r'N'Ht.
o Iooh at that cipher, aud state n IL Va found In
tho trunk NJ ! wikrs No1tii orwp'g II siih th,s
other cipher Of which A.sir,Aut Srrt"tny Dams 80
.", s,1, ay e," eIo ~ 'pr same .ir state ~hethor
~ not ciuhrr dlspal'hcs have tom time IN tn,,
l.'n foirrtcd Ia you ior examination. 4 lhev haN"y
sis spulr ~ uom v't" ~" sane ,'rh"t ~ lhx y
stout uOw Of tin d.-p,rue. n a." ldih Nnd l'ih ~
uci.i la' have l9u lh'n n9v ~ ,nut p,sn.y
\. I have, air q lh"~" W' th' lihns Htohs -
Nc-, rit q Have Won tho uitltptH 4, no. rlt' !
hNN" copies o. Soi" Nh'th't il'l ~, srU', "
tho s,ue cipher OF which you have spos"n. !
.,"t ."I ,Ii me pi,ur,po ~ IL, 'anc O. Nrc ,hs.o
translaiions oi ,hosc diapatohcsr A. hc-. sir.
The ioOvtur ~"tc thon i"ad =. 80,
We ae.in urso the necessity OF on rs,u'nF ,n'me.
Sr ,o ,Ia"t"", t o, S% s. ~ ,' .eo" % ", ucon IN No
vombrt ~ smu.t certain, and W. need " ~hp h'-
hitvliuGz 20 yfcNcut it " ,d,s. wuh liu""ln 70
cic,ioi md hI- Jni"- ,,otoriou'. ~c uc,d no. hoy.
c'"n or '"c"snu9n' much i,'f ~ hr y m'n'tHus' t.a
Nsurc. of tho Yankee ARMIES Al" cortr"t 80 nut
low Jr"d shall b, Immediately .'f 10 ro'k as w.
urrou-u 10 i-6i
Your letter n the ll,h inst. ~ m hand mo" -
y't time "noD'h igcol"nir" NAM ,"t'ir n'l''' -
Vonib"r. hluW viii shortly lo ofi'l,k'n Mlt Us
not cutie time. General lonsstfoo 10 70 A.,.h sh"l-
tdan ~hhouf tr'p, AMI urn 'u",H N"'n " " ~ ~ ~ y.
p.ng'trHl" tnsaIds unprotected I"'nb No Nih n u'
made ilsteai oi the movement l'niu mention, llu
vii ouicavor 10 a-aat thc Republicans IN colt 'rhs
their ha.lutA lIr Natchml and psfist hiuu.
q. SA.' wh"thrt 81" hl'rtnN "~ -'nl '" ~ ~
door A. See, ~ .. ttum ~hs' objection dil 30
ani ii' vrn, n To- N,hmond o. from .hn, direction ~
the cipher of III" lorh ernei A. itc.mo irom ki'h'
| mtnd and r'nt " tAntlA
| rEstN,SS 90 olstH,r uANitrrS.
| Q state -hrth't }ou q, HlniI,iI "ith The 6ant.
VII, ther that lhAuiiur him pnp"i IL In hts hand.
Wat at thn ii"c NJ ri,ing II ic -, insnfor 81 tho
-uuate the -orslol tputrdotat" states from Ietas,
Irgi.arirt q osas 10 sat in ,r senate of the ,o
usilsd Confidence since thcn know "a ~ uiAiiet
| tiopr. and hI. nt,oiuc.d by Aim INTO that sorar
| publisl"d ~ th" putiir ir1n,s . You un at!u''N
| u l,Kp, formerly in'ul'r oi t1ngiCrs from ihoio'
rluuNovy or ergHrov-iryrnAL U,RSrA
| q state N the court ehothrror not you made an
| .tNminstiOu q, thu lgdy of Booth aitor his donh
4 Yr-, air = l"scriho 10 the o"ur The scar Witch
IL alleged b. have been Tho nock, aud the tenc 81
| appearance oi iho tod. ON th" ef' side Of No
neck N 70 sctr, orss uusl hv an operation per
| ioi mrd b' Df NAY lOr thr removal oi ID tum'f ~
| ION, since iuoio, teos iho oN.
rrr rtupsY or rHAaR rtpIoE.
@ whoro do you nvo' IN Ch'rle, County, ahom
| hei a tuiie nom HDnutosl. Il. Woe you there %
| ih" SAiurdH' alter the mutle %. thr frofil"ntf
! va there Satnpiay evening ahpJt i"ciock, AMI Z
| Jaw ~, Mudd tlnr. ~ ramu into store while !
~y 'ho'c. Y. We tho r'ppr ol IA" frsdcnt,
| sAsanato1 IN BryRnto@n W that iimo' uOu't knos
sl. didu't hear 30 UNI the rup'- Ncle gumdo
lIat s~ al.tlo Icio,e night heard It before / -
rrarrso>Y or !. II. VAIN.
Q. state vlcr" .{ol i've. 4 scar nyent9vh,
Lh.'i'' tour',. state whether yon vero ihore
he Pie.iden. 4 va. o Did you 100 n Auid /
A. would Mt lke 10 say psuyay but II occur. u"
sreat over snro ths' in, 'h cau'i say ,o' tlvol5
H. Dd you then hear .i ho a.,a.'iuaiion oi the Pro
~, 4 Ye,, .ir nooth, conc r-yc him no mans
Oi lkD's o. liid son h"ar b. cYcryrhetc sIutcn ul
i ~. I hiul tctsccr 80 and tso o'rio,F. q Il,
u ,our imI.e",nn tn,t ,ou .l" ia. rGii intn9
snw ssv HIN get Oh his horse Lut could NOT ssr,r
that u sSs Dr. Sudd.
Ir,riHp,T oY tWuIEgAvr nASA.
| q. spto Nlether o. ns' o, ne LAY following the
Pfrsdr1rs assASsuation y'u Frfr m pursuit. ~ the
sssSsius a iiyant"~n' a, es'it scnt al AL.
S.in,3" tniil 2 ,nni m,I VIZ a,'1hsa h th.,s anou'