Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-05-20

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1.-THE prisopers. their appearance and sheir o.
: n,r,msot, and few features Of the testimony
he A scene OF some interest occurred 10 court
D Military Commission. for The trial Of 'bose i'm
: plicated in the assassination Of the Prss'de0'
1 the ether day. Reverdy Johnsos sppee.''t
4 for q prisoner, made q somewhat eqaivoca' ..
= mark, that might be cepsirued toto rscosnf
tiop OF the personal responsibility the menoen
of,he court might bs made to assume Tor 'nei
9 acts the Pres;dep, OF The court remarked thai
: the day had gOss By when mao rom 'o'
North was 10 be browbeatsn by the oogn'
cb;v.lrv of Maryland or the South, and that fo1
s,m.o,, \, did not hold himself personally re
|, ..on.;ble for oil be did, aud wished the gentle
i. man 10 distinctly understand that.
. Besides Reverdy johnson, who appears fol
, Mr. surrat,, and Thomas Ewing. Jr., who ap
pears for Doctor Mudd. ths legal array is no,
only not eminent, but il is not respectable.
The criminals, with their keepers, oceu
py the entire seat across the lower end oil
the room, except Mrs. Surratt, who has a
chair in front Of the rail. She is dressed
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forty years, though she must be older
Apparently she feels, keenly, her position,
never very expressive, though keeping
her face upon her hand most of the time,
prevents close scrutiny kof her features. -
Her hands are not shackled, bu. her sbuf1.
inx walk, as she came In BETRAYED feet
shackles, which her skirts concealed from
view. She sits uuessily, shifting her po
sition often, aud often requiring the ear oi
her counsel
First upon the Grim nal seat 10 Doctor
Mudd, the physician who set Booths leg.
He has sandy, thin hair, With whiskers,
bgh forehead, light complexion, looks not
like bad man, aud would pass as very
moderate country pbysicisn-not above
second rate in rural district Practice
He would not originate o henious crime,
bu. he could easily be used.
Harold comes rext--though q keeper
in,ervenes in each case, SO as to prevent
any communication between the accused
Harold has been quite correctly described
He is slight In stature, small features,
weak 10 intellect, conceited,. wonld not
commit great crime upon bis own voli,iop,
but would pilfer from o money drawer,
steal from ao employer. and do any mean
act that would repleuisb his pocket, and
would feel exceedingly fattered to be O
confidential friend Of great william. He
is just the fellow who would devote him
self to q stage actor Of dash, and who
had money. Booths selection OF him as
toady, was jadicious provided be wished
mere tool without brains or real pluck.
/ Harold sits uneasily, often leaning for
ward, raising his hands to tx his hair
for when one hand goes up the other must
too as his hands are mapacled. He has
wit enough to smile at VII tsexcites merri
ment. but apparently has not sense enough
to appreciate the weight Of testimony
Harold, you know, was Booths com.
paniou in bis fight.
Payne is next on the bench. On seeing
him one can comprehend the terrible strug-
gle that took place over Mr.. Seward
He sits a quarter head taller than any
other one. His cheist is full, his arms
muscular, his throat long. large and 6rm
set, bis head planted square on his neck,
with mouth firm, an eye keen, and tur
Mug quick at every question, aud every
movement of the audience. He sits
straight, and for long periods immovabIe,
with his head erect, bis body upright and
nothing 10 motion except that keen restless
intelligent eye. He is arch kpave of the
array, and would knife his best friend for
monied consideration. When the little
fool Harold laughs, Payne shows Just
curl upon TIE lip.
SpaDgler, next in order, is the carpenter
Of Ford's theatre. He is q very stolid
man. but is SO from bis low order Of inteli.
gence. A five dollar bill would control his
movements, and be easily could be fooled
where almost any other man would know
/ crime was being committed.
q oLauehlin. sitting next. has dark,
swarthy face, black hair. Jet mous,ache
short face, rather broad, and looks the
Italian assassin. How be is implicated We
do not know. He is intelligent. bot uneasy
A'zerodt, next 10 order, has sharp
very observsnt, but not restless, eye; q
hard looking case 10 bis best estate, aud
would koife man either from malico or
for mouths spending money Murder il
said TO DO familiar to him. He 10 the
second rascal on the bench. He was The
one VINO took room at the Kirkwocd.
in the hall above Mr.. johnson, and had
not the hour for the deed been accidentally
Q after Mr.. Johnson's bed hour that night =
# third nurderous scene would have been
: added to the tragedy.
o Arnold is the last on that assassin seat
: He has the most decen. sppsarnce of any.
Seems to be an inoffensive, not anamisSle
man; does not indicate grea, force of char
: acter. and wherein be il implicated we D,
hot know
TIE TESTIMONY.
!. An important wituess was examined du,
ing our stay. He is . Young man OF Der
baps twenty Eve, named Weigh,man. Th
o witness WAS College mate OF John q
: Surras at st. Charles. Roman Catbol
, College in Marylsnd. Surrst sud the vii
Is ness were studying for the Catholic mioi.
% Try. When Weightman came to Washing
!, ton, be renewed bis acquainiance with SUI
: rat, went to Mrs Surra.'s, the mother--th
prisoner-to board. roomed and slept vii,
Surrat. Last winter. on the stree. wit
9 Surrst. the latter was hailed by name. an
o recognized the speaker as Doct. Mudd-
the prisoner--H ho was then introduce
- oy Surrat to witness. Mndd had q CON
. panloD, and introduced him to Surrat An
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