The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-15
The Conspiracy Trials.
Important md Interesting Evidence.

present.
AMER the reporter, had teen admitted, Kris zen.
HGrrls rose sud objected 20 the adnis.ion oi Hon.
Revetdy joi council for ono Of The qr'oucrs
tc'ote that Court the ground that le had vii, EN-
le ter to the 70 3ple Of Maryland, at the time they
were about to vote the stopticn Of . new Constr
tuition informing them tha, the oath they com-
PEELED to take being an unauthorized one the ccrld
take twthout being bound by IT, Gen. Harris tie e.
fore arsued that Mr. lohnson had not proper reg rd
TT TIE sanctty o. An oath, nud was not ittlsd 70
app ar az untcl before the Court. MI l.on. IN
tsp.y denied the correctness ~ TIE tr.c 70 cot
Cusone aLd G'emtnt-, sut pfutCstcI inst the Letter
In question did nof warrant IT, long aua so. cu at
,.tnCst Jiscrs,,on ,oica "a ietv Cen Harris aud
NJ. johnson, and finally the ioImor vithdrcr hlt
objection, and Mr.. johnson auilittei AS counsel
Tor Mrs. surfatt.
Testimony OF 4. w. Lee.
Aw Ice, OF the military police then teslAei
the nirht ot the lsth Of April he orr Ms entered
the room No. 10. that had leen occupied By Atgct-
OFT At the kirswooi Uotcl. and there found coat.
Col. Buruet bee ordered tund to te passed %
thi witnes. ~ bundle on tc.n. gi.1' y, w., tnS
vele suudry small articles.
w.tn,ss-lhat coat ~as hsnsing upon 'hc wall, iu,t
tie coat, sir. Q. State y hat examination You made
Of The toom. A Vel, saw tha' coat reht opros'ie
and underneath spillov OF hol-'cr found receiver
bound With bras lii,ic the pistol was shown
~, fs,ss ~, Nh H' Iain.Su'o VIC ''I remarked,
" II 10 loaded."l | then vent down sthirs 20 tni
MAJOR bIetfuC, anu We NohA w tthlln 70 lht lNih
a-ain iOok tha Goa down Ane found mn, tsos ~
the pOokct, y. DID you ook insdc ut that book and
account ON the iS 6ntao sni f. Tor ~ sss ,GgS @ i
uil hand IA uc p"chot eeaii Ahd iound thh habdlei
CHEF With Mary l'ooth op u ihen ~ 1d '9t ~
nahlue out the marx, but ! thiuk a. 4. Sell
SOM OF -. , >eison 3" found this handkoich oi
~iu III. H." on the corner, got thr new pair -
gauntlcts; labeled oil the things uy'elt and fot
tose thi,e loAe' ot Co.rs ea.tdfcs 20 tht, NJ ne
pistol' A never l"sH.f tie PISTOL sir dolt
know, found % 9i,.e liVuuuce and thn lrisl
q lhs writing ~ao IN Tue back Of that COX, sf D.
4BOr' then got that spur aid pnii VI .orka. lhat
4. all ! out OF tue Pctet Ate M'mpth. to
eapsin the location e., thc ioyu TO bhnN its pivt ~,
rs TO the one occupied by the Wee P.esiGcnt and
failing 10 shOw IL satisiGatuIi, tie Wltts.s cont
| uod vent around the oon and made a. taolouEn
senrch and then went to the tod again. TOOK o tho
clothes piece by piece snd alter came do~ unde
neah the sheet, aud matI.ssos | got tLo-e ho~ 10
Luyrs, IHrr, "A Knife vas shown the witics., ami
handed u the various members oi TIC Court IL vas
long, styIus-shap,d Ike that us.a b. Booth, horn
handled ana sLoSthei IA Ted ioatLcIl q. nid on
uot see AUerptt ia he ioom youredf \. So az
lie had leiG 1t The day bc,olc, the clerk Who ass
| iLcrc .hid lie would iCcogLi4e Tie man.
JLuaE AIyD, NTI--itO and srt hiI, ritter you have
lceu examined, -ith OF without asuhppna buns
| tIIerc lie examination in chei. Whch bad boou
| conducted by Judge Holt, wAs clorod.l
On the cro-s-cNaniuation ot this witness lie trsti
~as H. onr ncruped hy Ntgclott c1coq b dee pher,
INK his name, badl written opposite lhc number a
| the TO m, On he register.
IEWis 4. wEi,uNAs
testified that he hni known John u. surra,t slnce
| 80. VA At COLLEGE With him. That surlstt aul
I'm self studied u4yInity torether A. 81 Cual,s Col.
| lee Narylsnd That he had, for some time prior T.
the a,-assiuAs on OF Mr. Lincoln, boarded I tl- ,,
| Of John II 0urrnt. That sltucss and SuiTat hAI
tccn on most intimate terms. That IN January la.t ht
| NNs introduced ht SutrHtt TO lr Muli, one Of the
accused. That Nhil.t ~Alk NJ down seventh street
Ia February March lHs', In company With Surtatl
81 snd MID KY v,c.. , OH h'In m
vi'cd them to tie Natonm liote tlat they went
'ho'e ana inio h2ot. room. .e mlt'r c.led ioi
| - 1f- and 80 me inr four. lu tW Holn,nts Booth
vent into the Aal and called to Surrhtt to follow him
Ih,y, B.,th an surutt, remained IN the hail some
! mnutes In earnest conversation. They returned aud
| in I ei Dr. Nudd to lOln them, and these three en-
| rrgcd In tonversaion In tie nal for ten minute. o
/ ,aemiug rudenr.r: lut Mudi said Ho.h wanted 4
IN, Nude. farm, hut the latter astcd too much for
| u, Witness iucOgnyed Harold No one VII u
| Surrnit hsd introduced 10 him. Olenupon, llarOl.
| smiiing nodded his head In recognition OF The Wit
| n4.s Nitn.-- also fogognlzt Il Payne IN" VIII,
| came 70 surratrs house, snd IA the abrence 0
surratt, INTRODUCED himself "a d. Nuod
o. Iou contlnt cl to boald At Mr. SurrAtrs' 4.
Ioardrd there up 10 the time oi the asssrinaiun z
| Ahrr this inte'yieS NJ the National Hoe. stat'
Sh.tb,r Bnoth called frequently NJ Mr.. surrut'sY A
Se.,ir. Q Whom DID hc call n seoY \. lie -. cr
ALL cal ad 10 pre John II -ur,nt' and IN b abs ice
called ior Mfi. Surratt q We've thee interview
hslt apart OF IN ,he ptescnce OF other PERSONA \
,. i,Ir viib Surrst iut Loib hgs ,rk en- I'M
| ratt 10 his room up stairs ami ed II
private conversation up theI.; he would say
John, can you splie M sword come up ,idls ]
1
| uh,,h would let two or three hoars. Did the sam
| ,hinr ever occur vi'h Mr.. Eufrsttf A. lcs, sil
have ,lr O. 10 you f,co,nise him he - A. g
,ir; that Ia be. Y. Have you ever -een hun A. NJ
Sufratsf lie came there three Netks after tonne
| the arQuaintanc. OF Booth. Witness a,companir
hrt. suiratt on wilt to ruuntsviIle 10 the ts'rr
OF Mr Iloy d. FRIDAY, The liih OF t?rL and hear
Ms. eurratt give some adInonitont TO l'ovd atoq
be called for" Witnes' slso stated that Azeloit ono
called at kurratr- house and the surratt rirls con
planned aiersnrd to Their broihcf ior introducin
AtzeiOtt.pas rot ht company Tor them
The examination continued AZ loloSs
O state vhether on the following Friday, that
| q day Of the arsasrlrAiinn, you drove Mr.. suta
% Whefe ia you drive TO- 4. To surrattsvil,
~ arrived the about naf-psst four.
q. bid che stop st the house OF AT. Lloyd A. Ye
, air she vCnt into the paIlor.
G. What time did you leave to retumf A. Abol
hLl-past III. 49,,
the Ioada arc good you could easy 30 down there
Two hours.
q state whether you remember some ume In N
, mouth of Msrch man cans at Mn. surIlu'., al
giying himself the name OF WOOD, and in4uriu. I,
John II, suratt A. es. opened the door I,
him lie a-ked u Nj. surrstt IN told bin no
prcfsed fh n see Mrs suIattf
. q 10 you recognize hIIu here A. iss, siI
| thits he; that's the man, Payne. He cA.lei hun
{ O. How lons did he remain with Mr. surrattf
he stopped IN the house all nigLt aud had .uIN'
selN cd NJ 70 him "a ny room they brought him Hu
8 u Wien vac thati A. As near a, can recol!. C
about olehI week, previous 70 the assass VI
IhAye no eHgat Elow ellc Of tAt dLtc.
% Y. DiG be bring n ptrk kare a No, sir.
a q How a. he dressed A. lie had a dark owe
coat o., and black irocf coat with grey pIuts,
= 80 ~ He iemained III the next mouIugf A. lie lie
Il In Inc earliest tlain for baltimore
!, ~ same man called agaiu A. Yes / should thin