, 1865-05-16


tspcc..l Dispatch 10 the ,Ch!cs,o T.isune.l
WAsz1S1ro>i, Iay Il, 1868.
4. ter O'clock this morning the Military Com.
Dissfou rcenaaed 1fs consideration Ct tIlc cra1t
col spray CAST The 4u6ience was augmented
hy the addition of atout dozen representatives
c! tte press and ato1: c3aal nuc7Srz Vi d:etf
Eu:shed gentlemen, ac1oug whom w1re s=veryl
members o: Congress.
.cnxScE Of A2HAsCE~ESTs.
The cn1y Change madr in tho arrangements
since Saturday, wes the removal of the witness
Ftand II to the center II the rooro, to afford an op-
portuniiE Tor NIL to henr the thsHmopy distinctly,
and scmc changes In the position Of the prison
ere, Ample pro:ieieu Is 1ade for the most
aecurate~ zeeorts ot the cE:1r> proceedings
The Unitfd ststes sen,tc TepcrsorIai cor:s, under
the direction of.a5 9. sotton, assisted ~ lls
ftna5P y. eostroi ses Il the F1s resos
for The sudse Adyocatcs.' assisted By Robert
-uE PRISONERS.
The prisoners At the opening tonr OF the ses-
tiua npteased rtnera1:y eompoeea. and no per.
unt.l the afternoon, when the int witness. was
call: d to lhe etaud.
SREvIs1ko THE JOURNAL
Tctsy, as or Saturday, sonc three hou-s were
top,sms. IN Isat.n: ana 1ss?sin: tas jsurn. y
oftEe st*dirg h. bali hoM's recess for luncheon
MSS taErn.
TIE TESTIMONY.
ats O@c' otE tie tcst1:1ocy began. Four or aye
whit tsecs he'd been CANNED hefor: any n7terlal
facts elected. The testimony thus far t1imsr
sn s1fm'nEy R1iHtess IND w.; osfsd as a
s. ss1 ,r1'h o91 OF some Of IL the w.thss:es tss
Il s q A1Gs 4tanaa I'D oa IL hs Plot
desc i1saHlnstion., :. Arnold was kgnn 'Ytt sight
mate Of Secretary stan'on's household sp5eared
.he illumination, the 18th Of april, whilst Generl
d1d a de residence d tic litter. he ioaud soi-
tary Ean stand LIZ IN tie hall seemingly surveying
,hs pFez,isSt,, 1ss,. and p,stsoa1ug t. b. or
se eoad Nbtsa vas upon coxse the ss5eet wiiness
atked him VIA, he was doing there. The .ntru-
ne sPS' oree!ss to 0 iesve II H. s1ee hasss
F1tncts recognized The accused IN the prts-
ene,'s bench. Putting this nilb tie proceed
Intimacy, and coLndcntia. talks with The Ass e.
etc. We caye sore taugltie support Of the govern
ot nts theory, that he II one 0f the assa5siss4a
Of TIE secre,sry Vi war. Th1:, noweSer, @ sppeass M
to te al thus E1 disclosed a-a1nst him.
DE-. NCpo.
1n the evidence to-day, we hear nnth1n. fcrtber
Of Dr.. M1dd. scarcely anything Of Harold or
A5e39h teI,ei Eo;n: Of Piyns eo1 aat 'tte Of a.
weight OF the daJ'6 work fats on Spansler, who3c
ftht1s in the execution Of the plot wss almost
c%ons.uslve1y % dchGed in The concluding testimony
The W1tpesf, joseph y. Dye, who saw three
men, one Of whom was The Assassin, engaged in
lust Re ore the assassination, beng a.keo il he
z1cogo!1<o among the accused one OF The Assss.
ems cnmpa1'ous after close sefp'tay Of the 'a:es
ance Vas the Que be Eaw ou that Eight, exca2t the
moustnche Which Booth'e coup1nfon wore on
that occsson there spnsler, for short tine
+ nd spprcci:tion Of lis condition. lis fsee
flashed Ip instantly and rs quicky bseame l!ood-
trnne .was eohvul.irc, nor did he ful:v
Ieec,e. bis u*u!l qu,et, nstless Look uuul
. the n =; # witntss aho had lons known him ceru
Again he w:s eru.hcc by the pos1tve teetEuuny
'hn; he thst q; d Gay va; heard to promise Booth to
1esE o. tie 1hta'1e On hor<e naek on
fen s.sEu'ss beltle Ii: assa.s na1ion; taat when
asked Efou: IL immecla''l ly after the MURDER and
anything abous M f. ohrf p1Isoners ens t.rsed se
in il ..+,t >, thsF sssts and sszea ii lheir
to tCo tie wttx ran heretofore unHcard Of In the
evidence. nov 1ekins 70 prominent mart in tLa
d1aua. + may eo;ne oot II Testimony or tae
IN thc crFht cE1ne. Q1 80 f1r The evidence fa.feu
ny the gull uron hn4 Is too rtrong to be easily
WASHINGTON, Nay 15.-Mr. Johnson, the senior
counsel Of HRS. Snr1at:- 1h,s morning. WHEN tie
Nho'e q the testimony rendered by Mr; y eiclt-
Dap hao heen rrad from tho records, applied .e
IetIz.1- This was objected 10 IS Msj. Gen. val
Ice. 1he president 'hcr remarked that tue Wit
1nple cpr6r1op1s stofdtd. The judss 1, ad1ocs.e a
Gcl cra1 then asked whether 1t u-s to be croE.-
e1Imtt sliop sro bling told tS the couusel that II
fc,sr1nnf th:t, Is be could I'll NJ tss wisstscs
hcfesitcr. II would be IN economy oT time.
.;th. " allace Withdrew his objection, sdding,
hsd plet &c his objection or the ground that hsse
calls would prove tEterrninah1e un1ta sto 3ped By
foEc su.c, alter the counsel had { full opportunity
fcf croes-e1cm1nat3pu.
ELIMINATION BT HON. RErEnoT JOHNSON. Il
c.-l understand you to Eff On Saturday that
Oh Nent With Mrs. Sutratt tue f1st time On tbs
frtt TutedsJ before lhe assassination, in buggy.
De you reco]ect. whtthez you stopped On ,ihe
IT.. 10 susrattsr,.lcf i
A--Yas. s:r;
A.-she stopped on two or three occaflona.
Odd |0u stop st Un:untowEf
Al don't know tie particular point whether
It wss Union 'owu or not
Odd xou stop at village!
A.-GHt rtuppC4 VI tHE 1ph1 NJ LII pHlllEu1AI
c.-Now, do you know Mr. Loydt
Al hhye met him ttfee umes. |
IS 9s-Did you fnow him as the keeper OF the ho'
Al know Lin as tho MN that rented Mrs. |
s..;rnS s1ams aSuae from her because copied OF tine
~ G;.po T.. yna reco11ect seeing him buy buggy
Tn edty: 'e0 81 eu41A@'9sA'e' VI
A..Yee, III, Ne met his carri.re. It 5rorc n,zt
". hfe. surratt called to iii. Ilovd III T,nYd
Eot GEL eEd approached the htpc1 Mra Snrrott
him. "e1 eon7eteenon with
Q-D1d you hear It. |
A.-ko, str. |
Q-Did Jon hesz anything sold. abon, .boo,,n,.
(Qpestion objected to by Assistant 7nd.o .aro
cafe Bingham. The question was then rttb.
Hifntss.-I hesrd no.htr: mentioned o,on,
81 ootine irons. Mrs. Surrnn epoke 10 Ar. ~ ~
fuft about having the man Howell take the nath sr
aleeience aud get released, and said she was ropr
10 apply TO General AuGur or Judge Sumner tof
o|Iag lone YVES thet conversation between
Nr Lhiyd and Mrs. Surr4t on that o:casian.
A-Tnst couldn't eoy e1attiy. do not think
II u more than five or eight tninut-s. do not
carry watIh and have no prec1ae means o:
81 .H;det EoN-Do nDds rstand you to saJ you
did Eot hear The whole Of the conversation!
Al did not hesr the conveEsation be;veen Mr.
1snyd md Mrs Surrau- Mss. Su1tAtt Epoke to
Mr, LLOYD at some dittance from the buggy and
could not ht sr It.