Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-16
TRIAL. OF TIE CoNsPIRA.
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TRIAL. Ol kAb CoNSfIk A-
TORN.
The Washington Chronic Of sunday con-
taius several columns OF the evidence elici-
ted Saturday before tie Military Court cor
the trial 81 the ,coaspisators Payne, Ate
roth ana Others. The Chronicle says:
The Court va, YESTERDAY opened 20 par
ties holding passes. Toe passes bear the
signature of Major General Hunter and
Major General EdrlrauI When We en-
tered, the Court was occupied with hearing
the minutes OF tie preceding session; after
which II received certain testimony, which,
Tor humane, WISE auo most prulent reasons,
IL prohibited a.. press fsom publishing as
yet, though Wiling tley SHOULD hear il reu-
cered. We were tIes- allowed % record all
that followed Tor present publication.
ArPEAR4NCL or aus PRISONERS.
DR.. Muid. looked calm, collected and at
tentiye, leaning on tie railing that sur
rounded him. a. r. ,o relieve hiS wrists from
The weight % the naudcuf that cuu,hered
hin.
Arnold wls restless, raising bi, hands to
his hair With nervous twi. Liag, an con-
stantly varying tue direction OF his looks,
now gla1ciug troJu-ilCe 10 lace, then bowling
knees. Ills handouts were some what pecu-
liar, not being connected as usual by
chain, but b. Tar about eight inches in
leOgll.
Payne, dreyseiI1 q gray wooden shirt and
dark pants, seemed more intent IN trying 10
obtain a iuil yIew on the sunny landscape,
through the barred windows, than OF con-
timing his attention 10 tho details Of the
proceedings. A.. ne looked, u strange, list
less dreamiuesS Petyaded his face; has dark
hair, irregCiarly parted, hung over bis fore
head, and Oiten ClOuded bis dGrk-biUe eyes;
his thick, som 'what prOtruiiBg lips were
a. IL glued tosether. his legs crossed. and
his ironed hands resting oa the knee Of the
upper one.
IL was EaTd toIes.sJ tho temptation to
strive and follow the mental wsaderings
which his face expressed. Did the waving
OAKS and elns ia the pOmp Ct spring. the
glossy branch OF the Potomac, on which his
eve rested, recall the DAYS when crime was
unknown 70 Lin aud sleep familiar or, was
II that he was taking tarcSe.i OF nature ar
rayed in .tcs ,oye.i,s, aud thinking OF The
narrow prison %. which the lovely. light can
never stray 10 which the huns 90 the SUN
mer iii. can never penetrate. Who can tell,
: who imagine, wtl, me norie- or what fears,
what regrets or what hopes rolled ia the
brain behind those hs,less eyes
II Payne looked dreamy, SpSugler looked
paralyzed, wIA head bent, eyes upon tie
ground, AID LOdy uZel as iron There
seemed 10 30 = complete paralysis cf his
faculties.
O'Laughln was kesuly ohScIyant OF every
move made IN ,uc court. Re leaned hack
with his sead against the wall, fu,ly exposing
his broad, but not high for, head croEuei
with tut, Lushy head OF black hair, dark
eyed, dark, ulOoiiess complexion, heavy
mOrstaC hes, with wide imperial, both very
black. On bis knees be rested his manscisS,
which, like those o.; Arnold, were connected
With an s-,neh ron bar.
AtzerOtt, o man some G-s feet SIX or sew
en-, had it not been for his muuacIes, might
have been tsken for mere spectator lie
possesses q style OF face most common in
Southern GERMAN, Enough his beard aud
hair are Of a reddish and log, AID his eyes
light.
Mr.. Sufrat haas already been correctly de-
seIibed--a stout. LlNom widow, Htring Fat
STATS idea, ''falr, Eat, ard forty" thoughl
Is aScertainCd she }, far beyond tES. period
, OF lie, Eayiag nearly reached her grand eli.
macteric. she W.S dressed pa black, anC
looked g little flushed but We faded 10 no
tics that cold cruel CLEAN in her gray eve,
which some Ci the gentlemen OF The press Al.
tributed 70 them; aud d. size be- iadeed
BrinyiLicrs, SIZE is So u0 less in possessing
the appear ance ct innocent wOmanhood which
charact erized the p0isuler, than in her sup
pose or real atrocity Of nature. Her fee
were linked y irons, but her hands wer,
fee.
TuE.CCUNsEI.
The counsel for the accused are Thomu
kwing, son OF the Ohio Senator; ATTORNEY
Stoue. Walter 5. Cox, Rsyerdy Johnson
Eakla and ChGppet. When the suppressed
testimony had al. been rendered, Brigsdicl
General T. 81. Harris stated that he rose 4
object 10 the admiss ion OF Mr.. Reverb!
Johnson as counsel ple-ding before tina
Court, and that he did this upon the groun'
that in an opinion delivered by Mr.. Johnson
that gentleman had expressed his disregar'
Of the sanctity O. al oath. Gen. Harri
then stated that he referred 10 the OpiniO
expTessed,in letter written by Mr.. ReVer
DIV Johnson &C the time Of the Marylan'
Convention, held viii reference 10 the adop
tion Of the new Constitution Of that State
This led 70 lengthy discussion, AZ Oh
end Of which the Court went into secret ses
sion. When the doors were re-Opeued
General Harris stated that be desired {
withdraw his objection, as he considered MI
Johnson's explanation satisfactory reno
val Of the ground on which the ohiectio