The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-17


huus 9Th him 40 met him the street hi. repu-
taton for 'ers.ity ART urtishtnt" has slws,s teen
love him under oath, OF " not under o-th, DO not
believe he would tell fAlsehood fecolIect conve! .
about the time Of the evacuation OF Richmond my
impression IL that during that COVE. salon, he re
Have no f,-,,iclt,I,, ~, Il. 49,, ,,pres.eJ .nv
other than loyal continents.
TESTIMONY oF FrANK srttr
Examined by Iudre Holt i have known levi. \
al lonesI uuth-trilinr msn h very cool indc' d A.
FAR A. knov Z We Ners 9th In the public service
~ 'Ie s-ine ounce ne tore an eNcchent reln.atioh
iuI oyHiy there he ~. AvA,s oustoten ana
frank In HE friendship for the Government far
MOS ne va connected nth military volunteer
Organization tor the defence " Washington.
rrsrtxoSr ~ JAWS p. rorSG.
am CLERK IN Con seis'' Office have hncun
he teeu that OF an honest tluth-tcllins man, Nth
Nth ~ R 10 1Se csnr. sh shoS THisssip"
IN the summer Of Sd he remained Ia that college
~ GI three years met him Ia W~hiuston slou'
mate wish him have hsd many conversations with
hun on nc .lly eet Of the country and regard hih
member Of the { nion League he hA. a. all timas
len frank and Undertaking In hi' eipIe,siOn OF
loy ate.
rrsrtMoNr ~ IONS = uottouAS
BY Col. Burnett I have resided In wash nstou all
my lite. Conn eneci boarding at Mr.. surratr'
houae, in VI street, tho fret EEK in Tebuary, and
continued un tile Saturday nlsht after the nsss,,na-
hOn; sac AtEefott there several time. at meals tut
did not know him ~ name: saw Paine there once At
bIeattuL under tho name OF Wood. Atzetott uaS
With John Surrau and t-o or three friends ali to-
gethef At the table. heard nothing tut senerAl con.
NcIsatiou did not kuO- Of ME- Surraigs detective
eyesight. w. always recognized b. Mr., surrAtt
have s.en Booth there frequently in tbe par.
never saw Harold At thu house; saw Mr., Slater
there; -~ dressing my,ei one morning about half
past seven, and saw Mrs slater setting into open
carriage MIR. surratt sas n the pavement al tho
time, talking TO this LAZY. Thu "a. about tro weeks
previous ~ tho AssessiuAton. Tho last time saw
John n. Surrait previous ~ he 81 Of Aprl, no sN
getting into buggy With this lady. lie raped At
my room door about ten o'clock on the Vi 4 April;
save him sixty dolsrs In payment OF forty In sold 10
etchsnged with me. lie said he wanted W 30 TO
Cross-eIaminei by Nr. Atcn-I don't know who
Aiz.rOtt came there to yirt don't know any thing
OF tie dispeHute Of the family Atzctott's being
there except from shat have heard them spcak
they somcIimee made fun VI him ~hne he thotc
wc not a. the house after night, and don't know
.heihef Mrs surratI vas able to read and sew by
Nj. Evins said that With the consent OF the judge
AdNocaie, he ptoporo To put some Questions 70 thi,
.stented, aud the examination VA continued. AS
folloss
by Mr. Ewing / know a Mr.. JAr,oe; lido no, tnow
~Lcther his name lie Judson OF not never saw hiu,
al Mr.. surrats house, OF heard OF bis being there
mover knew the prisoner Dr. kuda, 70 20 there, or
heard Of lis hcns at the house. O Did you 90 With
Weiohman 70 Canada and backr 4 did lie sr-
peared TO IN good deal excited. lie vO good deal
excited The morning after the murder. The fret ror-
sons Who entered tho house Of ME- SutntL tho Sa:-
IA,
voc, and others, Of the Metropolitan Police. Il vss
about two o'ClOck In the uIorninc thiuk, WEIGH
man opened the door TO let tho men in. did not
whether he VI. dressed OF not. | took NsichmAn
down myself TO supt Riehards, on the morning altar
n. did not express himself ~ wishing to be deliver
cd up.
TESTIMONY ~ Josrru SDrvIrr.
Examined by Col Burnett went 20 Mrs Sur
rats house along With other officers, about iwo
her bead out Of Of the uprer windows and asl ed
Who va theret We asked 4 Mr.. surratt lied
down and opened tie door. lie appeared n he had
mt got out Of bed. Nechman went 20 CHnsdA in my
ISf h she Sse 81 John S
,urned to New York
TESTIMONY % ASDuEw cALIJSnACK.
Examined by Col. Burnett met J. u. jenkins,
he In Of ssy a. Oyds oe sSs a
aid he undcrstood had been telling souie lice ON
hi he d. GS1f nS r. ssT s X ?qa fSS
said that u ! tesuhed asain,t hun or any one
pins That uas 10 the pre,cncs Of Mr. Go ttinghn m
aud Mr.. Lloyd. lie did not mention hra Surrstt.
name. / have known hun about lon year. aud never
consider him sober that occasion, nor v5ry drunk
ho had been drinking
TESTIMONY JUDsoN JAEnoB.
Examined by Nj rsins live In Prince GEORGE
lng IN that county; never saw gho prisoner Dr.
hudd, before his arrest, and did not Get him las,
winter on the street or any other tim ! MI.
surrstt ansr her arro.t in April hHh not her
for three year. before have not seen Rev. Mr..
Evans no used 10 live in our neighbrhood for
ers yearr until recently | met him three
vecEt ago on the street was standing the conner
OF q and Ith street and he walked pat he used
to attend the Methodist Church In my elhborhood.
Cro---ersmined by Judge Bingham know job n
him on 1th street, sometime early in March, at a
restaurant oppoite odd felO-s' Hall several per-
.9. .sT ,b ' I'm hiT cannot az, state Sap 9eg a
know Harold he was not with surrat, when met
him on lth street do not think know any Of the
other prisoneTs except Ms surrstt met her At tho
Carroll Prison ; was unfortunately there myself {;
my daughter was In room with her. ma went
talk TO her sbout John or about Harold. | don't
tno~ that got into any particular trouble with the
Government Twas arrested on the road the 18TH
~ April | do not know why There Is no charpe
asainst me that sno- Of -ould like TO nov II
am here ~ witne.s, or on trial
judge BinFhAu-iou have the right TO d cline 70
Ansser any question, on the ground that the
were not accused OF offences aganst the Governments
IN aaryandt A. ! do not think | vas. I do not
know what -as srrcsted for.
MI. Ewing said this was species OF nquisttion Of
stiffness not often INDUCED IL.
Judge BlnrhHn stated that the Wines muit an
Ner unless On the sround that the ans~er could
eliminate him. The Examination sas a propc- one
Wltno.-i hardly know What will critninAin me
saui on man On election day yesrs 40, and What
you did to him, Witnem-Are you roins TO try m Tor
that becau.e have been tied Tor that twice lLa ugh
teI! IA whether you attacked Union man
down there four year ago and killed him. A. There
s%ap petty ,m,rt attack made on me | undo sand
the man ar Killed, do not know exactly who dbl IT,
q. Did you have = hand IN ity 49, No answer o.
What Vas the mans name that vas Killed - SoAn.
MT. Ewing TO the sitnoa-if you have any late
ment you wish to make you can make IT,
Witneas--l do not knOr whether the Judge vNnts
to know all the particulars About IL or not, ILave
beon Tried by a Court aud acquitted.
~ Judge BinRham-Q You ny you we're tried IN
your county Court What were you t.ied tor A. |
suppqe. war tried or what you sAid while aFo, yon
sad killed man, a. Nrte y'ou tried Tor the muir
nAW n nj A a hath Ia