The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-27
THE CONSPIRACY.
The Court Room Crowded.
Continuation of the Evidence.
Press Dispatch.l

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The court room
was to-day again crowded with specta
tors of Booths case, the largest part OF
then, being unable TO find seats. The
main attraction is the appearance OF the
prisoners.
After the immense mass of evidence
taken yesterday had been read, Rev.
Father Lanahan. living near Beantown.
Md, aad Rev. Father Young, pastor OF
the Roman Catholic Church, were sew
orally sworn and testified that Mrs. Sur
ratt has always had the reputation of
being woman of Christian character
These witnesses had never heard her ex-
press either loyal or disloyal sentiments.
Maulsby. brOther-in-law of OLaugh-
lin, testified that the accused was Ell
gagged in the produce business with his
own brother in Washington, and that
O'Laughlin and Booth were school-fel
lows, and had been intimate for twelve
years. The counsel for O'Laughlin
sought to prove that O'Laughlin made
no fight or evasion, but was willing to
surrender himself to the officers of the
law. The witness said he surrendered
O'Laughlin by the authority of the ac-
cused himself.
VIM. Chamberlain testified that he
was clerk in the War Department of
the Confederate States, and became ac-
quainted with the hand writing of John
A. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of War,
and Harrison, jeff Davis Private Secre-
tary He identified the endorsement on
a letter of Lieut. Aston as theirs. This
letter was read on former OCCASION
The writer was seeking employment to
strike at the heart of the nation.
Charles Sweeney testified that he was
in the war and captured prisoner at
Andersonville He spoke of the INSULT
cheney and bad quality of what he called
the grub. The rebels shot down some of
our men like brutes; others died for want
of food
General Cobb said all the stockade
would before long be in the graveyards,
and if they caught Old Abe they would
hang him.
Several other witnesses We're produced
by the Government, to show the bad
treatment ofour soldiers in the prisons at
Richmond and Andersonvile.
The defense called two or three addi
tional witnesses to discredit the testi,
mony of other witnesses relating to
Mudd
At the opening of court Mr.. Aiken
counsel for Mrs. Surratt, asked for the
recall of the witness Van Steinakcr, as
he thought his testimony could he con
tradicted.
Judge Advocate Holt said, as the wit
hess had been discharged without objec-
ton, he could not recall him for that
purpose.
B. F. Gwinn, called by Mr.. Aiken,
identified letter written by Mrs Sur.
ratt to Mr.. Natheye on the l4th of April
last, concerning settlement for ''""" "f
A H. Calvert identified the letter writ
ten nv him to Ms. Surratt, dated April
18th, notifying her that her mother was
willing to settle with her, and urging
settlement of his (Mr. Calvert's) claim
of his late fathers estate. The witness
was not at Surrattsville on the 14th OF
April. A. .eo
TO introduce evidence to show that
Booth was a man of pleasing address,
and likely to influence yonng men with
whom he associated, but the Court re-
fused to know it.
Henry Finnegan testified that he was
in Montreal in February; knew Sanders,
Cleary and others of that circle by sight;
saw them at st. Lawrence Hall and va
rious other places; didn't SEE Jacob
Thompson or Beverly Tucker on any oc,
casion. On the 18th of February heard
CIno,,, COW to Sanders I suDposp they
s1sIss are getting i1s ready for the inauguration
of Lincoln next month" Sanders said,
Yes; but if the boys only have good
luck, Lincoln will not trouble them much
longer" Cleary said, g Is everything
we'll :" Sanders replied, "0h, yes
Booth is bossing the job" The witness
considered it, at the time, a piece of
braggadocia He communicated it to
the Government a few days ago. Didn't
know John Surratt.
Charles Dawson identified card ad
dressed TO President Johnson Oh the l4th
of April as the signature of Booth