American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-06-21

tanned about twelve pounds Of powder,
and joining my companion we returned to
a safe distance to witness the effect Of
our effort In about an hour the explo-
sion occurred. Its effect was communi-
Gated to another barge beyond the one
operated upon, and also to the large wharf
building containing the enemy's stores,
which was totally destroyed. The en-
dorsements on the letter were j. +. Nc
Daniel, Captain of G. A. secret service,
and j. j. Rains, Superintendent
After introduction of documents show
ing Abraham Lincoln to have been Pres
ident of the United States at the time OF
his death, and certifying to his election
on two occasions, and that official request
was made and complied with substituting
DR.. Hall for DR.. Nichols, TO examine into
the question of Payne's insanity. The
President of the Commission gave notice
that the report of DR.. Hall would be com
pleted tomorrow.
Richard Montgomery identified the pa
per he received from Clement 9. Clay,
which he gave to 9. A. Dana, Assistant
Secretary of War. Witness stated he
saw Clay write most of it. He was in
structed to deliver the document to Mr..
Benjamin, Confederate Secretary Of State
There were certain blanks to be filed up
by names known to witness after he reach
ed Richmond. The letter was dated st,
GATHERINGS, Canada West, November lst,
1864. 1t gives a detailed account of cir
cumstances connected With the st. Al
bans raid writer stating that Lieutenant
Bennett II. Young was well known to him
as one whose heart was with the South,
and that in his attempt to burn the town
of St. Albans. and rob banks, he acted
according TO the writer's instructions, aud
urging the Confederate Government to
assume theresponsibility. The letter also
speaks of Captain Charles IL. Cole, an
escaped prisoner of rebel Forests com
mand, who was captured on board the
steamer Michigan on Lake Erie. White
was engaged in an attempt to capture
vessel, and iborate rebel prisoners on
Johnsons Island. Writer protests against
Cole being treated as a spy, and gives va
rious reasons why he should be regarded
as prisoner of war, end concludes with
statement that large portion of the
Northern people, especially in the North
west, want in order to oppose expressions
of despotism at Washington is leader,
They are rife for resistance, and it may
come soon after the Presidential election.
The letter was not signed, the reason Civ
en- being that no signature was necessary
as the messenger presenting it and the
person to whom it was addressed could
identify the authors.
Several witnesses were called to testify
to the god character of Marcus p. Nor
ton.
VIM. II. Rohrer identified the hand
writing of Clement C. Clay in letter
produced by Gen. Montgomery.
The Court then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, june l3.
The Court adjourned for two hours in
order to allow a medical examination of
the alleged insanity of Payne, as YOU ched
for by his counsel.
DR.. Hall testified he had examined the
prisoner Payne on the order for medical
inquiry, relative to his alleged insanity.
The prisoner appeared to be well, but his
intellect is of a very low order and fee
bic Witness thought there were reason
able grounds for believing the prisoner to
be insane. 1t seemed to witness that no
man perfectly sane could exhibit the same
utter insensibility which the prisoner
manifested, whether he was laboring un-
der either moral OF mental insanity, but
could not give no opinion, moral insanity.
There was suspicion; it is generally known
that persons insane, have with few excep-
tions, an unusual frequency of pulse
The prisoners pulse was thirty odd
strokes above ordinary standard, was per-
fectly calm, not in the least excited /;
memory was slow, mind somewhat deform-
/ ed, could not remember bis mothers mai
| den name.
| A commission was appointed, consist
ing of DR.. Stevens, Surgeon General
Barn es, Surgeon GEMS and DIR. Hall, to
continue the examination of the prisoner
John T. Hofton, for forty years resi-
dent of Surrattsville, swore to the loyalty
aud good character of Mrs. Surratt and
J. z. jenkins. w. w. Hofton and 9TH
ers testified to same effect.
John NJ Lloyd testified that John FL.
Surratt and himself took carbines into