, 1865-05-22
The AASnxsfEatton Trial-Syuopslx OF
ts1t ECad-uce,

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WASHINGTON. My 20.
The conclusion Of to,day'a seefion Of ihc Mil.
tarJ Commission, for trial OF the essassius. was
/ with closed doore, upon suggestion Of the Judge
Advocate, who etated th1t hi had one witness
whom he desired TO put upon the etand, a. TO
whose testimony there existed the zane reazous
for sftt1nR with clased donrs, u applied to eri
dence rtren On Friday Of last week. There arc
o. onsaI 10 o p m hs
is that the testimony fur ii: defense wi mol bs
commenced before 1uesday ncxt. Tesy
It the IT, sons1binr rs9thclP .af PF'5oasss 5o.ses
yasnc snd uaeettssn, WIS e!icited AZ - spsngiers
ntucn. and come important facts were blOucn1
ont showing that .. early as one O'clock on sas-
tq.dsy afternoon The dsy sf'st the assassination,
President tsd heen rhot, md tie murderer w.s
Booth. 1t wAe also known that Dt. Mudd vas Il,
dp.ing Ss that Afternoon e The place
mlch excited BY the irresistible inference that
4nad must hase heard the genera, report and
the nssassin- This Hct being established goes
MUD, and shows thst &c was endesSorips
ftsnolne hts pEosestattons a few hours sfisrT4rds
thAf 6e kneW nothing OF the occurrence until be
henrd of u a. Church on Sunday. tar 1Gh oi April
the Testimony OIL. .. Stewart, WIN gave IN asr
count Of The Aetassin's eecape FROM fSc thr.,nr
% Slih more particu1s.iiy than has heretofore been
eltctted IN hts examination sdnc., prpbsb1y tstsb-
!shlns the lact that somebody was likely assist
ing The Assassin al The rear door, aud probably
G;osed 1t for hum. to prevent or retard pursulf.
inc thenEy o. the prosecution is That Spsnz!er
Afcch int1iest VIE manifested In :bc crad:nee
Which disclosed the coumutieauoa ia {. pher-
the one from canada and the other from Rich
Incnd This testimony, like th Il offered da1 be.
talneu O.dhBEl'e dlaLo.Ita1 proposition, docs not
sppssr a. directly belonging TO thc case on tt1ai.
most uncoa4sor;E',!s. The prupuruou If irmsIc
anaitott WEE greater than on any previous.
Change in Che Var Drpartmcpt-t;ox.
1Ac An1xtt:S PFoelanlaston.
NEW 3oEK, M,y ga epec,al 10 The Pr,
Washington, a0ts, says c. 4. Dana ha4 resigned.
Q5 A6s:s,ant Slrtetsry u War. and M4fuf Ecktft
appointed bis successor. Major Lckrrt has during
Telegraph Brreau Of v sr Department.
New 3URI., May 20.-The tonaMtvcidrs W1eh.
irgton spcr1:l tsss Gor. Vance. Of North Gro
Ina. ~ has ~ atnvsd there, and has been lodged in
The delegation oi loya, North Carosians have
arrived and hid cons initiation With the President
tod:y on the s7sJeci Of the reorganization Of th.t
The Amnesty Proclamation has been anal'y de-
:efnltfd upon " the President, and Will be |
WASHINGTON, Nay a0-The recent falling of in !
the subscriptions to TIE 80 losn attributable to
the fact thai ftnre hare been cuc1tucd that there
might be light money market. bat Of ,hs there
need be no apprthgnstnps, MS there wall tt no de-
tnsnd en- the national hanks 1or soInt dsYs to |
come, thGre Auw Icing sufficient fun IL In The /
nanda OF the Assistant Tfesturer to pay nil the t
wants OF the Government
The TtiLant's Washington special sfntes The |
whole humber of conyalrsteot eOldlers In hoe2tt.
lie here 10 le discharged Will be 50,O1, Their |
pspers arc bling mxdc out rs tast a. possible.
Phil. Sheridan Going to 1exA*-tien-
erAl cl1crnz4nss Official Rrp0Ft-Nesy
Eup4 rtutrn dGnt Ct the Internal asevs
<hue 1b+put kmcnt-SerrfIarY Seward.
RFw YoKE, May ao-The New York 11nsts'
sthlnctou correspondent saya:
sshrr1c.n hae been sent in the direction |
OF Teas. ktrhy Smith, Masrrder q Co. w11I |
IforetlS eooA axe his acquaintance.
Gcn Shtrm2n has cent his report in to Gen. |
s.snI le Enya ytEy fully into hts armstice
IL t. ns1s Hin .;no' sohpstnn sEcutg his own case
-. H'1atn Os'oh, Collector Of the Sixth Dis. |
tfIct q S.H Aotk. has teen urpo1uied Cpunis. |
eioneE Ut Internal Revenge, rlcf j. j. Lswie r..
signed. A"4e' IT,
Although s. c1etsry Sewhrd speut m hon, in
his ofGec turay. i.e is altogether loo fteh1r ~
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