The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-08

= WARRINGTON, June 2.
After q short time spent in secret session
and considerable from non-attendance OF Wit
nesses, the testimony was proceeded with. =
M Testimony of George Bose.
George Bose. colored, was re-examined oy
the defense and testified that the day on which
he saw DIR. Mndd on by-road near his house
was on The day after the assassination.
Testimony of Richard e. Skinner.
Richard E. Skipner, colored, testife led. had
been slave OF Mrs Thomas, mother OF Daniel
j. Thomas, whom / have known thirty years
his reputation for truth telling is bad, but
could not say would not believe him under
oath; have heard gentlemen say they would
not.
There being no other witnesses present. Mr.
Ewing stated that there remained to be called
in Mudd's case thirteenw witnesses, none OF whom
lived twenty four miles from Washington; ne
presumed the subpoenas had miscarried as he
was Informed last evening that q number OF
them had stated they had not been isubpHaed'
The Court here took recess until 9 o'clock
/ I'D 1estinonv of John Wharton. Pa
John Wharton was called and testified that
the prisoner Arnold was in his employ at Fort
ress Monroe fro1se the "a to the i7bh OF April
and performed his duties regularly and faith
fully; ] received a letter from him in the lat
ter part Of March before he entered my EN-
ploy. 80
Mr.. Ewing moved that the translation of the
cipher letter alleged to have been found at
Morehead City be stricken from the record for
two fold eason that it bore upon its face an
evidence that It was fictitious, and that upon
the plainest rules of evidence 1t was wholly
inadmissable, inasmuch as the letter was IN
cipher. The handwriting had not been iden-
tilted, and it had not been shown to have been
addressed to or in possession OF anybody con-
nected with the conspiracy.
Judge Bingham said 1t Is alleged in the
charge and specifications that this conspiracy
entered into BY the parties named and others
unknown. 80, Fl faua.ss
The principal was well settled that letter
written and never delivered was admissible on
a trial OF conspiracy. 1t had been shown that
Booth plotted the assassination with The agents
of the rebellion in Canada who weighed him
out the price of blood thatit fell to the lot of
one of the conspirators to go to Washington
to strike murderous blow in aid of the re-
bellion; that another was to 90 to Newbern,
and this Internal letter was picked up in the
vicinity Of Newbern, and the fact that it was
written by company of conspirators was APP
parent on its face. s. sas,-sf .i3 II ssiaof sae
r. The objection OF Mr.. Ewing was not sus-
| tanned ore - fasHHtfft a1f - f7a5A Hf1H tfa
sRg Testimony Of Frank san. s
Frank Still testified that Weychman was al
truthful and loyal man. Joseph P. Young
testified similarly. y, 7. Rainsford testified
70 the same.dt d aelasesai iagsa ~ iaaa
Testimony Of j.. n. HairaIan.
J.T. Hallahan testified that he COMMENCED
boarding AZ Mrs Surratt,s in Wasbngton Nan
18Th: that he saw Pavne there once At braak.
fast and Atzarn,f Several t;ras a. nassis
Payne at the time was known by the name of
WOOD. illness saw Atzerott with Payne and
noticed both In the parlOr frequently; never
saw Harold at that house; last saw j. Sur
ratt on the Sd of April, whsn he was going to-
Nav York and wit4,nsa ra % hi,,, aQn in e,s,ld