Litchfield enquirer., 1865-07-20
RESUME OF. THE EVIDENCE IN. THE n d-ta b4 CONSPIRACY TRIAL. ef' a'a'l
From the N. Y. I'imes.]

l. s4a la CONSPIRACY TRIAL. ,f @9rl ,... IFrom the NY. Times. 4aa x74qs
 H DAVID E. HERRoLD. l-ss' i.e@ .H5 ls The evidence against Herrold of having ss- sisted Booth in the assassination, and aided him to escape, vas clear As early as Februa- ry last. he was found to have beet, in conf dential relations with the assassin, and was proved to have been present on several occa- sions at secret meetings witt Booth, Atzeroth, and others of the conspirators Once he was at Mrs. Snrratt in company with them. He called with :,urratt and Atzeroth at the tav- ern in Snrrattsville, and left two carbines and ammunition which were taken away from the tavern by'him and Booth on the night of the assassination During their flight, he scknowl- edged to Willie Jett and other rebel soldiers that he and Booth were the assassins of Mr. Lincoln. and he was captured in the barn with Booth. There can be no doubt whatever of his guilt. His personal appearance during the trial WIS described IS that of boy Of nine, teen dressed in faded blue suit, in height about five feet four inches, dusky black, neg lected hair, lively dark hazel eyes, slight tufts of beard along the chin and jaws and faintly surrounding the mouth, rathe; round face, full but not prominent nose, full lips, foolish, weak, confiding countenance, indicating but little in- telligence and not the faintest trace of ferccty; Herrold seemed to live but ill the smile of Booth, following him devotedy in his flight, and sharing his privations, perils and capture.
 .. GEORGE A. ATzERorH. lt.a .t...r
 It was shown beyond doubt that Atzer- oth was co conspirator in the assassination plot He, like Herrold, made his first appear ance at Mrs. s!rratt's house early in February, inqliring for John H. Surratt or Mrs. Surratt, and was thereafter frequently found in secret communication with Booth and his confeder- ates. To him was assigned the murder of President Johnson at the Kirkwood House but, notwithstanding it appears there was na obstacle in the way of its performance, he does seem to have made any effort to get access to his intended victim on the evening of the l4th of April. On the afternoon of ,the 14th he was seeking to obtain a horse. the better to secure his own safety by aight, after he should have performed the task which he had volun- tarily undertaken. He was traced to the Kirk wood House on horseback, about nine 0 o'clock in the evening, but did not remain there long -uvuor- nttcr rHaC hour. He proved false to his confederates no dopbt for want of pluck to do the murder, but is proved to have been in active cooperation with them throughout the night, and to have absconded at daylight the next morning, first thowing away the knife with which he was to have assassinated Mir. Johnson, and disposing of pistol which belonged to Herrold. During the trial Atzeroth looked unconcernedly on, and at no time evinced high sensibility of his almost inevitable doom. He is man of small
 stature, Dutch face, sallow complexion, dull
 dark blue eye, rather light colored hair, bushy
 and unkempt- ,t,p. ."a-
 | LEWIS PAYNE.
 This prisoner is shown to have been in
 timate with John H. Surratt. There has never
 been the slightest intimation oh the part o
 himself or his counsel to deny his guilt. H.
 went to Secretary Stewards house with the in
 tent to kill him, representing to the servant
 as he hurriedly passed by him, that he hae
 brought medicine from Dr. Verdi, the famil, physician, Before he left the house, he no only stabbed Secretary Seward but also nearl
 killed Mir. Frederick w. Seward. and inflicted serious wounds upon Mr. Augustine II. Seward
 Mir. Frederick W. Hansel and MT. George
 Robinson, Secretary Stewards nurse. Payn
 is native of Florida, and served some time il
 the rebel army, from which he deserted. H made bis appearance at Mrs. Surratt's in tn
 early part of March, when he stated that hi name was Wood, and afterward was frequer visitor at the house, staying there on one occ:
 sion two or three days, and participating wit John H. Surratt Atzeroth and Booth in tn secret consultations. He and Surratt wer discovered in the bed room of the latter, pla, ! ing with bowie-kniyes. In this room wei also found two revclvers and four sets of spur l, of the same kind as the spurs and revolver found in Atzeroth's room in the Kirkwoo House. After doing his bloody work, Payn , made his escape from Washington, whither h !. returned on the evening of the l7th. when h I presented himself at Mrs. Surratts hous ,. dressed as a laboring man, and carrying !. pickaxe on his shoulder, saying that he hs
 been engaged to dig gutter. He was the 3, arrested. In appearance, Payne is described D. a wild and savage-looking man, showing m marks of culture or refnement-the most pt h. feet type of the ingrain, hardened criminal. ,h He is fully six feet high, of slender, bor
 angular form,- square and narrow across t ks shoulders hollow breasted, hair black, ,straigl he irregularly cut, and hanging indiferently abe Il his forehead, which is rather low and narro
 blue eyes, large, staring, and at times wi n. square face, angular nose, thin at the ton | ed expanding abruptly at the nostrils,, thin i
 and slightly twisted mouth, curved unsymm, IT, rically little to the left of the middle of ,w face. le sss t- 3t3 Tsa jI81s5 E4 t3ts Hsf