Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-08
THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS,
CONCLUSION OF YESTERDAYS TEs.
TIMONY.


BY Mr.. Aiken Witness don't know who
AIzerodt called for when he came to the house
Wltness does not know that Weichman asked
MRS Snrratt to let Payne remain there ali
might Witness never heard of a pIan 10 can
lure the president, and would have gwen such
information TO the Government. Witness saw
melcnman early In the morning following the
Colonel Burnett-All this is outside a proper
examination.
MIR. Aiken stated that the counsel for the
defense had not objected to any testimony
iegal or illegal, sought to be introd u ced by the
GoTernment, and they claimed the same lib.
eranty In introducing testimony tending to
shield the accused from the crimes of which
they were charged.
Colonel Burnett replied that the rebutting
evidence as to this point was commenced by
tne Government upon the statement of the
counsel for Mrs. Surratt, that his evidence for
impeachlng the character of Weichman was
closed Colonel Burnett denied that the Gov
ernment had introduced any evidence notlegaI
or legitimate
the Judge Advocate, he proposed to put some
questions TO this witness, as witness for the
defense.
Colonel Burnett assented and the examina-
ton was continued. as follows:
BY Mr.. Ewing IL know Mr.. Jarboe do
not know whether his name is Judson, or not
i never saw him at Mrs. Surratt's house, or
heard of his being there. 1 never knew the
prisoner, DR.. Mudd, going there, or heard of his
being at the house. q. State whether WEIGH
man gave himself up after the Assassination of
the President
Question objected to by Colonel Burnett.
Mr.. Aiken had been excluded from asking the
question because he had stated that he had
closed his evidence upon this peint, and ha.
desired now to see whether the Court would
l)W the same list OF questions to be turned
over to the counsel of another prisoner who
was In no way affected by the testimony and
put to the witness.
Mr. Ewing declared the reprimand unneces.
sary and exceedingly out Of place. II was not
the business of the Court to know where he got
his questions; and the Assistant Judge AdYo.
cate had stepped beyond the proprieties of his
position when he undertook to get that infor.
nation. He would, however, state that the
questions were written originally, and handed
by him to MI Aiken, who was examining the
Colonel Burnett said that Mr.. Ewing was
only permitted to make the witness his own by
ms ana Sa. ah ms sa
been placed in the hands Of Mr Ewing as his
own witness, and he doubted the right now to
Judge Bingham made the further objection
Of the incompetency Of the testimony until the
foundation had been laid by asking the ques-
Objection sustained by the Court.
O. Did you 60 with Weichman to Canada
deal excited. He was good deal excited the
morning after the murder. The first persons
who entered Mrs Surratt's house the Saturday
and others Of the Metropolitan Police. 1t was
about two o'clock in the morning I took
Weichman down myself to Superintendent
express himself as wishing to be delivered up.
TESTIMONY OF JAS. McBBvIrr. -
By Col. Burnett-I went down to Mrs Sur-
ths night after the ASSASSINATION. A lady put
asked who was there the upper windows and
raft lived there. She said she did. Wsfcnn4ra
then came down and opened the door; he ap.
peared as If he had just gotten out of bed-he
was in his shirt pants. and stocking feet
Weichman went to Canada in my charge for
the purpose OF Identifying John II. Surratt.
Canada, and. in fact, 1 left him In Canada and
returned TO New York. ''' '
Cross-examination by Mr.. Aiken.-Weich-
man did not make any confessions In regard to
to himself Wnen I left Weichman in Mon.
treal he was in company with officer BIgley,
but ne. could have escaped, for he went out
once with a citizen of Montreal, una ccompan-
led by an officer, TO identify some parties at
St. Lawrence Hall.
Judge Bingham objected to the testimony as
immaterial. Everybody knew that when
Weichman was taken within a foreign iurIs
dictIon he was free. : -.
Witness did not find John H. Surratt at
on the 9th Of April, and again on the 18th he
left the hotel the day we arrived in Canada,
which was on the 20th Of April. I got the
first Information that I would be likely TO find
Surratt in Montreal from Weichman, and that
is the reason why took Weicbman with me.
Mrs. Surratt stated to me, when called there,
day, dated in Canada. We were inQuiring for
her son she said she had not seen him for two
weeks, but had received a letter from him that
day; l asked her where IT was she said,
somewhere about the bouse;" could not find
the letter {; did not ask Mrs. Surratt to find
it.
~ TESTIMONY OF j T. JENKINS. r,
BY Col. Burnett:-Witness detailed the par
uculars of assembling party Of Union men
in the early part of the war, and watching a
flag for night and day to prevent seces
sion sympathizers from hauling it down.. Wit
ness was at that time the only man OF any
means not Democrat in his district. He made
AaA 1nl Eo-
his family in getting Union V oters; had always
been loyal man; voted for Charles B. Calvert
ia 1862, but in the last election voted for Har-
ris, the first time In his life he had ever voted
the Democratic ticket; had not lost any prop
erty in consequence OF the war except his
negroes, and never made any complaint Of
that. .. =. -....
TESTIMONY OF ANDREW coLLKNBACH.
BY Col. Burnett met J. Il. jenkins on the
night OF the 18th Of May at Lloyd's Hotel, Sur
rattsville; he said he understood had been
telling some lies about him, and that ii he
found 1t 70 be the truth he would give me the
damnedest whipping ever had after that he
nected with him he would give me +" damned
whipping;;" that was in the presence of Mr..
and Mr. tSy9 ne dia mot mention
ten years, and never heard him express any
disloyal sentiments; did not consider him
sober on that occasion, nor very drunk; he had
been drinking.
Cross.examination by Mr.. Aiken II did
not take any.son OF mine to Alexandria and
put him into the rebel army; he went there ey
his own consent and without mine; / did not
place any restrictions in the way OF his going
Mrs Surratt has not given my family very
much in the way Of food and clothes; she mas
not been q friend any more than one neigh0or
would to another; my son returned from the
rebel .armv about three weeks ago; / have
been Democrat in politics during the war;
do not recollect that 1 have often said wished
the South to succeed, or expressed, disloyal
sentiments.
TESTIMONY OF JUDsoN NJARBoE.
DxyM ESufn III N I
comfy: do not know OF any other Judson
Jarboe living in that county; never saw the
prisoner, DR.. Mudd, before his arrest, ana dld
not meet him last winter on H street, or any
other time: saw Mre. Surratt after arrest In
| April: have not seen the Rev. Mr. Evans,
who used to live In our nsighborhoed, for sew
| erai wears, until recently; I met him three
Sreeks ago on the street. was standing on the
| corner OF G and streets, and he walked past
l me: he used to attend the Methodist church in
| our neighborhood.