The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-12

Names OF Those Engaged In it,.
at How Booth Observation-Disclosures
~. Of Payne..Troops 70 be Mustered
ID WASHINGTON, April 5. The following
officers comprise the court martial for the
trial of Hon. B. g. Harris, Of Ad.:-Msj.
Gen. J. @. Foster, Maj, Gen, John e.
Parke, Maj. Gen. o. B. Wilcox. Brevet
Brig. Gen. g. II. Sharp, Brig Gen. VIM.
Gamble, Brig Col. Chas. Albright Of 2O2d
Penn. Vols, Lieut. Col. O. E. Babcock,
Aide-de- Camp and Capt. Of y, 8, Eng,
Maj! W. Winthrop, jude Advocate, ~
ST The following officers were detailed, but
were not present Maj. . Gen. A. A..
Humphreys, Brevet Maj: Gen. j. H. Raw
lins.I1 q + ri, noi s'a50q @&bta2Hdl2Ia9
d The charges and specifications sgainst
Mr., Harris are as follows =. 1871 u I'M
CHARGE. Violation of the Seth Article of
- Specification. list. In. this that Bepjamin
g. Harris, citizen of Maryland and member
of the Congress of the United STATES, did re-
lieve with money, TO w.t. the sum of $500, the
public enemy, to wit, Sergeant Richard Chap
man and Private VIM Read. Of Co. &, sgd
Regiment Virginia Infantry, of the army of the
SO called Confederate States Of America. then
in rebellion against and at war with the United
States. y The said Harris then and there well
knowing said Chapman and Read TO be soldiers
Of said army, and treating and offering TO-, re-
lieve them as such, and at the same time adj
vising and melting them to continue 10 said ar
my and make war against the United States
and emphatically declaring his sympathy with
the enemy and his opposition 70 the Govern
ment of the United States and its efforts to
suppress the rebellion, at or near Leonards-
town, 81 Marys county, on Or about the 2e. b
ID In this, that Benjamin G. Harris, a 'citi
zen of the United States, did knowingly har-
Dor and protect public enemy, to wit, Sergt
Richard Chapman and Private Read, co. 4,
! 32d Va. Infantry of the s0-catled Confederate
States of America, then in rebellion against and
at war with the United States, By procuring
them to be lodged and fed in private house
and the said Harris then ana there well know
ing said Chapman and Read to be soldiers of
said army, and treating and Offering to give
them money as such, and a., the same time sd
wishing and melting them to, cpntinae 10 said
army and to make war ag4in& the United
States, and emphatically declaring his eympa.
thy with the enemy and his opposition to the
to mbdue the rebellion. This at or near Leon
ardstown, St. Mary's county Nd. on OF, about
April &c, 1866. " 81 g .a1- ,A,to "a
'Sergt. VIM. Chapman and private VIM.
Reed, company @, SGD Virginia Infantry,
confederate army were examined and
cross examined Yesterday before the
Court Upon the opening Of the Court
to-day, the proceedings which are as fol-
lows, were brought forward two >paroled
rebel prisoners who were examined and
testified that Harris had at his residen CO
p giveni them money and advised them not
to regard their parole, and to continue
their hostilities To. the government III s9i
l. Mr.. Harris objected to their testimony
on the ground that they were guilty Of
treason, and therefore being! enemies OF
the country, could hot testify against q
citizen. ,1a-iiil-5 caW ,'i@H ,iEl9i5D 9iG92
pa The Judge Advocate then proposed to
prove BY the neighbors of Mr.. Harris that
be himself was disloyal, and with the wit
.nesses, a mutual enemy Of the United
States, and consequently not privileged to
make exception to their testimony. -
The Court then took q recess to deliber-
ate upon the point, and the doors were
closed until 1916, and upon re-opening
them the Court adjourned until to moro ".
on New York, May S.-The World has a
lengthy and graphic description Of the plot
against the nation, which contains the fol-
lowing points, 9al Gh-E ~ p of..-isA
r. Booth was the original protector Of the
crime, seconded by parties in Canada, and
! was furnished with Q murderous accom-