, 1865-06-09

ytH anu Benjamin.
Especial Disp,tch to the Chicago Trlbune.]
NAsu1HsToE, June s.
The proceedings OF the Military Commission
ft the t1al Of the ateaesins 10 day was br1cf and
un}nterest.nc. Testimony vas offered to in.
peach the testisory Il II. P. Norton, Govern.
inert witness. Mr. Ec,dor. Of Troy, n. T., tcs-
tiled bt would net believe Norton on oath, as re-
futip.. evidence. The Government proved By
TWO Witnesses that On Saturday. the 15:h, at 40
Nu1d 1cld him that the President was assasstua-
lid aid Booth eidit- Further testimony was Of
tesrd BY A1zerodt to prove that he was coT.rd.
This is substantially a1i that tEansptzed In the
scesien Of Today. The probability Is that the tcs
timony u III he closed on Saturday, next.
WAss1HGroE. June s.-Soshthg o! interest
totk place in the court M 10 the time o: reccss
Afler tic examination Of two W1tnesses whose
tettt: o1y WEE unimpostsut, the Provost Marshal
Of tie cocrt was ordered 70 arrest cetsau Ttue.s-
he process. Vi; Judge DIN, Marcus 2. Norton
Gnd 1enFJ Burdru. --.-.-..
rnASc1s Il. TAEEr11's TKsT1AnST-
Francis r. Farrell tcs .lded. Dr. Mutd CINE to
bis house en- The afternoon Of the day after the
saet1nation. lie came down the man road and
went baek the same way; Was IN ny house
,as ntaS e r. sa At s aao'a
stEed II; ssTeo sse sDe Bec.o1 asoat a 9,Sa' and
nc 621Q Ill Wa* 3p+ 44&HQ HQV ak*Rstlu1sEA t'bt
TIet1cent. lie said a man named Booth. Mr.
Hsrdy then asked him whether 1t vas The Hoot'i
that wns down here Inst :all. The Doctor said he
did not k2ow whether i WIS 9; 1ot T. there were
he knew him; The Doctor sfid hc wa very sor15
the thing had occurred. lie didn't give The paz-
t'euiazs OF the assassination, and VA. not at ng
hon.e more than fifteen minutes.
On the cros.-e1smlnat1on by defense, witness
st3ted that Muld said 1t was the wor.s
thing that could haEc happened. He seemed en-
al, wr&$ Ein ~
tome rail timber.
LEWIS =. uAsK1Ss TESTIMONY
Lewis D. Hasklns testified to Axetodrs coxatd
| ice.
EDWARD fnAzER's TESTIMONY.
Edward Frazer testified that be resided IN ST
Louie. Thst man named TuEker and smother
we're M,s:oarianf. Thos. l.. Clark and Col Ba:-
t.t ne.e also concernsd, oil q them ngeats II the
Fnccl 10 burning stcsnbo,s on western rirers.
The steamboats, Imperial. kohert Campbell, D.a.
icl q. Taslor and others wsre burned by them !;
oi III boa.s ID the employ of The
sovernuen.; man nsmed L'lltn:han claim ID
compensation from the government for th- Gt-
Winners had m interview with the r"t.i Trst':
eti Kaehimona On ihc ss,n Of August. i5ss. Wi:ne;s
went with rlli,nehana and Clark. mud nil put IL
sls. ss + 1s1 hs s':. sT IT, WTesy e. ID 5ns
tus!nets was in the mud. Of benjamin. Tae
saTcc presented their discharges to Benjamin..
,h Hho axe wisns's he as ~ ~ s. Lsuis 5a i
:ai. he h=d been rcpr5.en'ca Ill rieE:
4 Nj Men. Rsnj tni1 to!d taa wi:7es. to q
he had tho~n the papers to Jra. Davis and waat-
ID them 70 take es1NA, I'D s1sn receipt IN full.
Thry 1s9sea 10 Do T. "a Bsn|an then nd 4
e. Tayi:z, he wanted statement from him.
The parties then m1de ont a statement that Dill
!,ngbam bad been hired By bishop Polk to eurn
t,st purpose. Clark took the statement to
Bcu1amiu and made settlement tor E5,u1l.
xsa,loo eoFn II gold sud sl3 oo In four mon:as il
Columbia. 5. C.. and cot It cashed- While wit.
meas VIA there brE5xmtn fafd Day1a wanted to see
hun. Ne went in and Davis asked hin abont de-
tween Nashville and chal1anoosa. Wines
jamth offered him 500, 100 to destroy It. Wlnsss
% ion Clark s. pill.ps%ham. % Nifne.s VIE 1SSa toia
..e.uho.ts, sad 6.yts sid he va. Foins 10 1--WE
that etopped. The next day IN order was pub
n.he1 iss0kiPE commits som%tst'o5E 70: men to bun
Bridge, Davis authorized the wi'ncss tn destroy
qusrtetMs4ters' storES anywhere that Ii could be
DONE All the men witness :1e-ioned wctt n the
Cont dcrste service and belon1rd to eaerst or
Gsni1suoa Known q the Order of American
Knights. Col. Barrett YVES sait to he II officer ot
tt1s orcaBtz1ren. The sreamer Htawathl was
burned by the same Arrangement Is the othrrs.
-ous FOLEY 's.rE11xoxr,
Joo Foley testified thxt he resided IN the neigh
bo1bood Of Or. M1dd's. Met htm after shutdown
on the day after assassination. lie .ssld the
news wae terrible; ssid he heard it at
Brysn.own; fsemed to feel ali the sorrow he
expressed.
E.E. TATsoSts TESTIMONY.
Ed- E. Watson testified he would not believe
Daniel = Thomas und.r oaih; haEe knoxu hin
lrom boy: eaE him o. the 4.h Of Juue he 10 d
me- be was witness against Or. Mndd, aad that
5oshna ). saFlor had s*ofn 70 put doEn his
portion of the Teward offered Tor Booth.
r NuATt Ms TESTIMONY.
Garcus r. Morton Fc-e11Dlned aud ttsti1el to
having frequently seen Bop,h at The N,tionsi
uotel eonvcrHttc with others beaIdea the pr,s-
onesg: Henry Derdon, residing in Troy, testified
Mat Sortont Reputation for EeEaclty We SO bad
he Is moi TO BE- believed on oath.