Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-31
THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS.
CONCLUSION OF YESTERDAYS TEs.
T1MONY. =

conspiracy trial concluded with the testimony
OF the Rebel General Edward johnson.
MRS. MARY z. JENK1Ns.-KnewH Herold, and
saw him in the city on the 18th OF February.
MRS. POTTS testified also to having kaown
Rerold, and dseen him In the city on the 18th OF
February.
TEsTiMoNY OF rHH REBEL MAJOR, q. K. DOUG.
Witness had held conn com missions in the rebel
service. My last commission was that of major
and assistant adjutant general; ] ser yed as such
on the staff Of six general officers, and among
son. know a man by the name of Won Stein
ecker; do not know what his first name is.
He was in the I'd Virginia ainfantry-Stonewall
the pay, bounty, and allowances of a private
soldier. Witness did not know of any secret
meeting in the camp of the Stonewall brigade,
at which the assassination of President Lin =
coin was disc used. Witness here obtained d
permission from the court to make statement,
and proceeded with grandilequent defense of
the Stonewall Brigade, the "integrity" and
rgallantry" of Its men, &c.
TESTIMONY OF OSCAR HEIEECHs.
Witness had been in the service of the Con-
federacy as an engineer officer, on the staff of
Steinecker, and employed him as draughts-
man at General Johnson's headquarters
Stenecker did not draw the pay of an engineer
officer. Did not know Booth; never heard of
his being in his (the Maior's) camp, nor of any
secret meeting upon the subject of assassi-
mating the President Is not himself and
u
ber of the "Knights Of the Golden Circle
TESTIMONY OF THOMAS C. MOTT.
Witness resides in Prince George county,
and have been tending bar at Mrs. Surratt's
place tor Mr.. Lloyd. Saw Lloyd on the 1ith
Of April. He was pretty tight; when L saw
him, he was going round to the kitchen in q
rying round some fish and oysters; I did not
see him when he came back, and the next
saw of him he was fixing buggy Mrs. Surratt
was in. He had been tight pretty nearly every
hou md ioh fnn md ha fhn ~
an insane man at times.
Cross. examined-Witness saw Lloyd try to
tie Mrs. Surratt's horse. do not know whether
Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Weichman, or Capt. Gwynn
tied it; they were all there. / was not present
at the buggy; 1 saw them fixing it, and that is
all 1 saw. / was across the street, returning
from the stable. Bid not hear the con yersation
between Lloyd and Mrs. Surratt.
TESTIMONY OF j. c. JENKINS.
By Mr.. Aiken Reside in Prince Georges
county; was at Surrattsville on the 14th of
april last; am ACC uainted with Lewis w eieh-
man; was at Surrattsv sville at the time he
drove up to the house with Mrs. Surratt; Mrs.
Surratt showed me letter from George Cal
Charles B. Calvert in the Circuit Court Of our m
county against Mrs. Surratt made the inter-
est out on the judgments; never heard Mrs.
Surratt breathe word Of dsloyalty to the
Government nor make any remarks showing
her to have knowledge of any plan or CON.
spiracy to assassinate the President or any
member Of the Governments never heard her
President; know Of person by the name OF
A. L. Howell; ne stopped at the hotel think,
twice.
By MIR, Clampitt:-Did you or not see Mrs.
Surratt on the Tuesday preceding the assassi-
nation! A. cannot say on Tuesday; 1t was
few days before. @. When you met her did
state in reply that our army had captured Gen.
Lees army.
Question objected to by Colonel Burnett as
Mr.Clampitt said that he desired to show that
the prisoner at that time exhibited a loyal feel
ing in the matter.
mate means CT proving her loyalty were to
prove her reputation for acts OF loyalty
1t could not be proved by her declaration.
Mr.. Clampitt replied that as the Government
had endeavored to prove the disloyalty of the
accused he thought it was competent to prove
Ter loyalty, but he would nevertheless vary
the reputation of Mrs. Surratt for loyalty2 "A.
Very good. q. You have never heard her ex-
press any disleyal sentiment! A. No, sir,
Cross-examined by Colonel Bnrnett:-What
relation are you to the prisoner, Mrs. Surratt!,
A. She is my sister; reside about mile and
a half this side Of Surrattsville.
TESTIMONY OF ANN sURRATT
] have met AtZerOdt six several times al our
house at Washington; the first time he came
there some time after Christmas, think it was
February; he did not stay over night, to my
knowledge; he used TO call sometimes, now and
then Atzerodt was given to understand that
he was not wanted at the house, mamma SAID
she did not care to have strangers there, but
we always treated him with politsness, as we
did every one who came to the house. @. Do
you or do You not know OF frequent instances
in which Mrs. Surratt failed to know her
friends? A. Yes, sir. @. Is she able to read
or sew by saslght! A. No, sir. q. Do you
know Lewis j. Weichman! A. Yes, sir; be
was boarder al mothers house. q. How
was he treated there! A. Too kindly; WEIGH.
came Weichman and he used to make private
signs to each other q. Did you refer 10 Atz-
erodt or Payne! A. To Atzerodt. @. At what
time did Payne first come to your house! A.
He came one night after dark and left early the
next morning; 1t was after Christmas not very
long; he staid ione night when he first came
1t was Weichman who went to the door; it was
Weichman who brought Payne IN; then went
down stairs and told mamma he was there,
and she said she did not understand it and did
not like strangers coming to the house. but to
treat him politely as she had been in the habit
Of treating every one who came there; he called
two or three times after that. q. Did he ask
for accommodations for the night! a. Yes,
sir; and he said he wanted TO leave the next
morning, and believe he did: @. Were You
acquainted with Boothl A. Yes, sir; have
met him. c. When was he last at your house!
A. On the Monday before the assassination
q. Did your mother gotc SurrattsvIlle about
the assassination. q. DO you know whether
or not the carriage was at the door ready to go
when Booth camel A? Yes, think it was; he
came in and found. mama about to go; she
before that on a matter Of business, and she
said she was obliged to 60. q. How long
did Booth remaini A. Not over few
minutes, he never staid long when he came.
q. DO you recognize that picture as ever be-.
longing to You fThe picture known N this
record as spring, summer and autumn was
then shown to the witness.1 A. Yes, sir; 1t was
mine; It was given to me by the man WEIGH.
man. @. Was there any other picture in this
frame? A. l put one Of Booths behind 1t:
went to gallery with Mis- Ward. and while
we were there we saw some pictures OF Booths,
and as we knew him we got some of them; but
my brother told me that he would take them
away from me, and so 1 hid them. @. Did
you own any photographs OF Bavis and Ste
phens9 a. Yes, sir; and Gen. Lee and Gen.
Beauregard, and q few others; l don't remem-
Der them all: father gave them to me before his
death, and priced them on his account. @.
DO yon recollect the last time you saw your
brother9 A. Yes, SIR z. How long was that
before the assassinationl A. On the Monday
before It was two weeks. G. Have you seen
hiA sinceg A. No, sir. G. Was Booth and