Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-08
The Conspiracy Trial.
Order Issued for The Arrest Of Judge Olin. Of
the SUpIeme Court and 0Ihen,


Tho Court met this msrning at cleyon o'slo.L
all tho members present. On the opening Of ~.
Court tho reading cfihs testimony Of yes,s,d,,
was commenced by Mr n " MrRrHr.
The prisoners rresentod ahout tho same a.,
pearanee usual. Mrs. srRRArT sim hide. no,
face with her veil and fan.
The number Of vIuitora At the court daily gro,r.
| smaller aud smaller which fact Il FraIIfvins y,
the reporters and others iransae,ing busincSs sJ
| the Court. .... A #- ~
The reading of tho testimony was copelraoI =,
twenty Ave minutes before one o'eioek, vbs.
Mr.. Ewing offered IN evidences tho dener,i
Order ot tho War Department, No, 20, dsaRinS
| the boundaries of the Department Of Washingtaa.
also, the map Identified hy Dr. Blanford, shaEiS.,
the roads aud yIoiBity Of Muda = house
General Holt sald he would hero oGsr IN oyi.
denes tho uenerh Orders OF the War Depart
| Mr. Aiken said bs would oRer IN eyidsDc.
paper, which he commented to rad
| Judge Bingham-"Iset me see thai paper
| The paper was then handed 10 Judee Wnsban
II was an amdayit q Johu Mccullough In regard
10 the timo he ieft Washington aud stated tbs,
he never saw LOWS }. weiehmann.
| Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham snil tba
| paper was not cnmpetht evidence, and he OH.
Jeetcd to Its admission. He would not allow tbs
witness TO be dealt with contrary 10 law. 1.-THE
counsel wanted to imreneh wciehmann's testl.
| mony, u must be done IN rr0peT way.
Col Tompkins moved hat the ,cr be read.
instability.
Tho paper was read, and tho Court sust.in,d
tho objection of the Judge Advocate.
| cor. }. c. HOLLAND,
having bocn sworn, testified that he was Proves,
Marshal o. tie fith Congressional District Of
| Maryland; was slightly acquainted with DanI.i
J. Thomas, of Charles county.
Qncstien by Mr.. Ewing State whether a, any
time during last spring or winter you received =
letter from him, Cfhoma..l In which he stated
that DR. MuJd told him CThomRsJ that IN six or
seven weeks President Lincoln, HIS whole Cahi.
NJ, aud every uni1n man In Maryland would be
killed..
4. Mover received any such letter; mover ~.
eeNed any letter from him In which the name VI
DR.. samuel Mudd was mentL'ned. Witness 70.
o,ycd letter from him IN February, nothing ia
relation 10 the subj ect being iRqIirod Ebont
drafted men aud descrlars who failed 10 report
for which he received the reward allowed hy
law.
The time for recess having arrived, the Court
took rcecss until two o clock.
| .. AFTERNOON SESSION
Al two o'clock tho Court was called to order,
and -
ALENANDBR BnAwSRu,
having been called aud sworn, testified that ho
livcd In Port Tobacco; know tho prisoncr AtIe.
rodt; had known him for the lazt'siN or Cght
years saw him In Port Tobacco some time In the
wllnoss could not remember the time II was In
| February or March. Witness was going IN tho
country, aud AtIsrodt went with him. wituoss
J tO Port Tobacco lIo wAS riding on q s0Tfrl
horse. Witness never thought him courageous
man. lie was celebrated for bclng nutoriOn,
coward Witness had him Ia dihicultie,
> lie was fast In getting out OF the way.
JOHN u. BABEN IT
having been called and sworn. testified he lived
! 10 Prince GcoTgO county, Maryland Knew Dan
Irl J. Thomas; thought his reputation was bad ,
was countod n very uutruthful man would not
8 bclieNO him oath.
Cross examined Had mover heard him swear
falsely. Had heard him tell untruth- hut not
swear tn them. .t..
A delay of somo time here occurred.
Gen. Hunter asked u tho defence were through
Mr.. Ewing said there were eight witnesses liy.
lug about twenty miles from the city VII"
we're not here yet, They were all To- De "Nam
incd tn the character " Daniel J. Thomas, and
70 s"mo II them he wRnbrd to question ~ TO bis
CThomas 81 statements to them 10 tho effect that
hn had testified against Mndd and Mudd would
. hs convicted un his testimony.
Mt. Doster said ha had six witucsse-, whom be-
! hai Summoned. He Inquired II The rsiurn Of tho
aubpteBas had been made. Hs desired IL shsv
4 the ABlceedcnla of Payne aud causes of his In.
sanify by some ~ thcfc witnesses.
Gcncral Hunter said The Commission have
heard the statements u the ecubsel Tor dsfcHee.
ArInbcrs will please vote whether the COmMls-
sinn hail delay for The Witnesses.
l. G"u. Howe said, when M application Tor o'u-
q tlnnanee or delay was made, tho regulations ~
\ uulTrd Rn AFFIDAVIT 90 hn hlrd. lilo thoughI thu
\ proper afldaVitg should be aled.
PC Judge BuTBeu then Rad an order 10 arrest
4 Judge Olin, Marcus =. Norton and Henry B"rioh.
they having failed I" appear before tho court slrI
hayiug bccn sammoncA. The order was directed
II to Den, Hadrann
!. The Court stated that " proper evidence wa
II shown that the witnossrs had faded To appear
after being. summoned, the Court would i''u"
~ orders for their arrest
- The counscl stated that tho witncssss had hesn
summoned.
ii Nm FARRELL.
y A witnOss for Government. testified that he re
7. sided IN Bryautown; know DT. Muid.
ii QnusiiOh State II you fell IN with HIN ou The
!" Saturday aftcT the ahasznatlun Of the ftrsidon
~ A. Idld. witnoss stated that Dr. Mudd came
Al tu his house tho day aftcr the assassinsiioh
VI betwoeh Z aud O'cleGk, Witness did not khoW
" where he was coming from. While Mudd Wa'
'o nj witness honsc the assassination ~ the lresi
u. dnut was the subject of conversation,
- Witness understood DR.. Mudd to EHy tho
President, Mr.. Seward and bis son, had been a.
10 slssinatcd. DR.. Mudd said mau named booth
!, had AssassinAlSd tho President, Mr. Hardy Nt"l
10 " he was the same man who was down here lA'
Dc snmncr Mudd said 81 don't know, there ar
T. srN cral by that name. II he In tho one know
b1 him. ne said nothing 10 witness about iW
III nsR having boon t8 his house Ia the moTnihs
u Dr; Mudd said he was sorry tho Pre'id'n' va
p kllicd.
9, Cr"ss.examlued Witness thought Dr, mod
l. said ho was sorry, beeAnse It would mahe =
~ warso for the country than when the war va
Il going on. Mudd came there 10 500 hr. Harry
G. about getting same rail- timber. IL vas abou
or oac quarter Of q milo from tho main road '" VIZ
TX nnss' houso, Dr. Mudd was there about hii'"'
To- minutes
III Witness id not know; thought II was 10
u. tween four aud Gyo o'clock when Audd cam
Va there,
sh Witnes-ef No, answering at quarter past three
T. tho court took recoss uutil four o'clock
~ SPECIAL notice..