Daily national Republican., 1865-06-12
TRIAL OF THE ooNspInAToI,s.

The Commission mel this morning at eIsEen
o'clock, whom tho trial was resumed, AFTER tho
reading Of the proceedings Of saturday. at
MRs. l.. GRANT, Has
Having boen sworn, testified that she resided IN
wRTrenton, Va, on the Waterloo pike.
Witness recognized the prisoner with gray
shirt on, lpolntlhY 10 Payne, as man whom sho
saw hHhe rpAi IN front OF her hpnse, having
three Unioh soldiers ia charge; an nttompt was
made 70 kill the prisoners, aud Powell or Payne
tried 10 prevent H. Witness heard him say that
he had Capturcd tho prisoners, and no would de-
end them.
Gross .cxamlnod. Witness wa. told nftcrward-
that the mans naIne was POWELL He wHs
dressed Rs u Confederate witness Thuugh they
called him Lieutenant This was about Inst
Christmas.
JonN GRANT,
husband of Mrs. l.. Grant, was also called aud
testified rs to tho same circumstance.
A number " witncssos were called by tho
prosecution, who icstlhed as to the good csHrac %
ter, truth aud ycracIty VI Marcus J.. Norton, Que
u the witnesses Tor the Guyernmont.
GEN. y. d. TOwNsEND,
n witness for the Government, having been called
aud sworn testified that he waK acquainted w'tll
q. J. Gaines who resigned his position Ia the 4
: army ~ Lieut. Col, In 1851. aud wont South.
Witness here was handed n lott0T aud identified
the endorsement ~ being Ia the Handwriting Of
uaincS. Tho letter was report Of J. Maxwell,
II Capt. z. McDaniol's Torpedo Company, secret
s0Tyec.l
Tho report on which the endorsement is made
II u letter from John Maxwell uf tho secret scT-
vice. aud staios that ho len Richmond On The 2Gth
Of July last Ia company with II. X. billiard, and
made his way 10 CITY Polat Tor the purpose u In.
Producing Neurological ToTpodoe- upon tho y"s-
soils at City Point and those navigating the James
river The letter then ROe- un to state the plans
aud means used tO blow up the vessels Ut City
Point. This new revelation Of rebel nendtEhness
produced marked sensation In tho courtroom.
A letter from G. G. Clay to tho rcbcl secretary
Of state, JudAh r. njamin, was also Identified
and introduced a. evidence Tho letter Il dated
St. Catharlnc, Canada West, November ], 1851,
And addTessed to Hon. J. r. Bonj jaiRiu, Secretary
NJ state, Rishmond. Va. II refcrrcd 10 tho raid
ut st. AlbaRs, Vermont, by about twenty -lyc
Confederate pOldiers, nearly all ~ them escaped
prisoners, led by Iicu.. Bsrnou u. Young of
OF the robbery q ihrco hanks, Of Ihcir Grrssi
commitment aud trial In Canada by tho United
States authorities. lie says
"a letter from II J. J. n. Abbott, tho loading
counsel for tho prisoners, dated Montreal 2Sih IT
october, says tO mo We (pElsOner rnunsoll all
think It quite clear that tho facts will not Iustfy
u coinnltmeut for cNtrsdttion undcr til" law a~i II
stands, aud we conceive the strength Df our po-
stiuu tu consist iu the Documents we hold Cztl.b.
fishing the authority. - Tho letter snss uu
giving an account " the raid, aud urges thn con
fadeTato guNorhmont To assume the responsibility
In the prOmisCs
The letter also speaks VI. u Cart Chas. " Chle,
Rn escaped prisoner " tho rebel F0rrNst'- com
mAnd, who was captured VA til" United Stut's
war steamer Michigan, on Lake Erie, whllC gu
gagged In an attemPt to capture That yo,s"l and
liborate the rebel prisoners on JohuSun = lslauI
Tho writer pTUtosts agaihst Colo hOing tTNItod ~
n spy, aud gives Fo@snhs why ho should be re-
gardod As prisoner of war and conclude with
q statement that AL that large poTtiun of thC
Northoru people, especially In tho Northwest,
want 10 resist the expressions OF tho drsp0tisIn
Rl Washington u n loader. Thcy are ripc lor ~.
.iStance, aud 1t may como SOON after tho frosi'
dentlal election.
AFTERNOON SESSION, ...
A. two O'Clock tho Commission was called to
order.
wM. u. ROHRER,
having becn called and sworn, testified that he
was acquainted with Clement G.. Clay know his
hsad writing; Twas hure shown the raprr, aud
Identified n as In the hand writing 0f CIay.l
There bcing no other Witnesses IN trndancC,
theCO mi srion ad iUurned until 10 morrow morn
ing at eleven clock. a'