The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-20
PurScny. Way az.
From Washington.
Public opinion nnd IT, Vr>lt The CAPTURE
OF Davis prescriptions Of the ~ccuc In iie
t0art Room law tue Prisoners Appear
Prospect Of IA not PrO,TaCtCd Session.


WAHlssrbs, Asy 10. ISIS
Great indignation has been iolt ly AL chase. Of
people here, that III" Government deemed { ueces-
say TO conduct he trial d tho asa-sIation couspir
atog- in -,cresy. have alr,ady noticed some OF tho
oNpro'.ionr induced IN by many IN regard TO this
trial, and though the majority Of our people AMI
mated undoubtedly With the purpoa. OF sustaining
the Government In necessary mcafufcs, the couyic-
ton Ia forced upon Va, that s,cfet tnd Of
tho prisoners Ia not necessary, and should
not De- scpuiescci IN without protest. Perhaps no
hcttor Illustration Of the force OF popular sentiment
IN this country, has ever been presented than that
which il afforded ~ b. opening the doors Of the
Court TO the reporters Of the pross. 1t is con-
cesflon TO the POPULAR pr'srur' by which the end.
justice well subserNed, ~ the course first
adopted ty the Court All testimony that It IA nee
cssAry to suppress can .ull be- suppressed, without
excluding thcS to whom tie people ook Tor iniormi-
ton OF this thai 1t rrogresse The direct result
OF the removal OF the restrictions YOU will have IN tic
full report of tie evidence, which wa sent oyoi
the wires to New Nolk to-uight.
The news Of the capture of the arh-traitor DAY IL
received here with quiet Tut intense satisfaction
by all loyal people. What fate awaits the murderer
In chief know, hut few doubt That b, ~ IN he
hanged, all people seem to consider forrrone con-
cusion. That he viii be- tried by the same court
which haa In hand the Of the other assG sina
oon-piraors, see no reason to doubt. There appears
to be grow Ing feeling how ever, thAt the whole thing
should L. taken OF the hands of the mitSry auho-
rifles and civil trial he given 10 the whole batch
Davs included. IL it not reflection upon thore
sterling virtues which the American people have ex-
hbtej ~ the world during the recent exciting events
that the Government should seem to act ~ II n Jury
OF twelve honeat citizens could not b. trusted IN the
| trial Of a case OF nurdori
/ have already given you M idea o. ths appearance
Of the Courtroom. II you will imagine your-elf IN
my company for an hour will now introduce YOU tC
the room while the trial "a rolnr on, 40 that you
| may know how II apgoars that the Court "a IN
ses,on and the prisoners are prescn. IL 10 ia thu
old, plain arsenal building. on the east banA vi thi
| Potomac. After passing guard OF solle'.
| we euter the building. Passing Glols Il hal
| on the ground floor, and turning to IN,
| right, We ascend hight OF stairs, And yntoi
small room. Some OF the men aud women IN thu
room are witnesses others are IN Attendance Jpn
members OF the Court From this apartment We 3,
ny stairway to the dcor ot the Court-ro1m, iu I'M
| third story, where We find rrutlucl on guard Ia
refuses abundance, but allows cur pas to be taken il
| By an attendant Presently, So ara admitted ard
take seat at long table st apsrt og the lcI1ro.,
From tAa position We mote" that the room is IS b.
! ieet in size, the floor covered with mating Tw
window in the east all aud one in tho north wall Il
IL corner room! arc provided with iron fiutlur
md" Of Hat bars, crossing each otucr, a
that square Gpcruros ne formed, throu which
The light falls u,eu the cor Qln Within. In the soul
Val Ihcrc are Two doolS heading into email 1uu
rooms la tic wet all II the Tou- luilt ioor win ieh
when 1t wiurs slowly on It's uiar,s, opens 10 lImi
the tile OF pi'ouen, each loayii, .oueI and ATTENDED
by a guard, Nho cA'lies heavy hau attached t.
chain fastened to cash prisonc,'s l,rs They hay
come in from the c,.ls IN ', aI.ccnt .uil4iuc The
nsss t"ths' ,9aces on platform t2n the uo.G. sld