Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-16
XXI RA
Trial Of Tie Conspiirators


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The Commission for the trial Of the eonsplraiors
rpeteed thdf rsAsIbk this morning at ten o'elosk,
All The nsmbefs of the eour present, and the
prisousrs and their cOubssi.
The sour was called 70 order at about half.
| pAd ten o'clock By MaIor General HrNfRH. the
President, who said Il had boen suggested By q
nsmbpr of the eouri that tho reading Of the pro.
seedlings be dispensed with. as the council were
furnifhed With an omclal record ta
NJ. Ewfso said he wonld have 10 ohIsetlou
provided The counsel were 10 have ths privilrts
u FcsAllAg vitnsss when any error should Be-
found In the proceedings lie also st,iod that
On aseount Of the onelnl record not being fur.
nishsd until The scsond day he thought Il would
be weli 10 retain tho Witnesses uhtIl eounsel
shouia have an opportunity TO examine the rec.
ord, aad recall the witnesses, should any error
Be discovered In the testimony. q ir 2
Judge Advocate Gensrai Holt objscgsa, and
stated u would b the hrst time that the reading
Of the record was omitted In a military court and
be thought Che record should be read aud Il was
improper 70 adopt the course of ofnitting the
iks record shouid be read, and he reading was
eommenesd about half past ten o'clock. u +
| TIE coNsPIRAfoRs. q
Tns prisoners vors brought IN a. follows:
First, Arnold, accompanied By q guard Mudd,
iia, vlh guard ktIsrodl, with Eaard I;
Payne. with q guard Herold, with a gaard.
| These were all seated In tho prisoner boz on
the west side Of the room, the guard occupyiag
q seat By the side Of each prisoner.
Thea came Mrs. surraft, with guard, who
was seated At tha end Of the prisoncrs' dock
They all presented the same appearance a. Yes.
isrday. During the reading Of tho testimony Of
yesterday Herold sat with his eyes hxed on M
d. y. Murphy. the nader. Payne sat erect his
head thrown back against the wall, having q
| bold, defiant, Niilainous look. Atferodt sat In
| STOPPING position, gazing about the room
0'Laughlin sat with his head thrown back, oc-
easionally rubbing his beard, and CARING upon
The various persons IN The room. spangler sat
with b, head bowed. and gazing upon the noor.
with his hands resting upon his knee. Mudd,
| like spangier, was also RaIlnR upon the 1oor
| occasionally he would look through ne window
| ~ tha end Of the prisonert' dock, facing Four
and half street. Arnold, who sat In tho corner
was dtilng In sloopiug position, with hts head
thrown back in the corner, and gazing the
Hreador. Mrs sGrrn.t stood mp, leaning ON the
railing, with her head resting On her right hand.
oecaaIonally during the reading she rested her
head on tho railing, aud 'remained In that post.
y Among those present this mornisg was Major
John Hay, the Assistant Private SECRETARY Of our
late President.
TU RERoRTEHs' raBLE.
The correspondents and reporters were pot aa
numerous ~ yesterday, there being seated al the
Associated Press; hsssrs, Noyes aud Croggon Of
the star. Mr.. CAEauran Of the ChroHfcIe, and the
representatives. Of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,.
TIM gABLI OR TnE COMMISSION.
The table at which are seated the members Of
the Commission, is In the north part Of the roo M
The membeu OF the ComInlssion are seated In
the following order: