The sun., 1865-05-16

(COrrepondsnct cJ hs SUM
wAsuiSG1oS, May IL, 1865
Great indignation hrs been felt by all classes Of
peoilc here, that the Government deemed II neces.
Bar conduct the trial of the assassin nation eon.pir-
stors "a secre.v have alresiy noticed .ome of the
expressions INDUCED in b. many iu REGARD TO this
trial aud though the majority Of our people AMI
mated undoubtedly With the purpose q sustaining
che Government in neec,ssry measures, the couvic-
Non ia forced upon us, that srcret trial OF
the prisoners IL not necessary, and should
not be acluesced in without rrotest Perhaps no
better Illustration Of the force Of popular sentiment
o. this country, has been pre,Dn'ed, than that
which u afforded u, by opening tho dcors OF the
Court 10 the reporter Of the press II Is CEN
ees,on to the popular prossur by which the ends Of
Justice are as well subserved, the course first
OIL pied by the Court All testimony that 1t ls nee
e.sry to supprcs. can ,tl be Suppressed, without
excluding thc.e TO whom the people look for iniorma
tiou of this trial 1t progresses The direct reeui
OF the removal Of the restrictions you will have in the
full report Of the evidence, which sent over
the vires to New York to-uight
The ners Of the cspurc Of the arch traitor Davis
was received here with quiet but intense satlsfscton
b. no loyal people. What fate awaits the murderer
in.chcf uoue know. hut few doubt. That be will be
hanged. all people 10 consider ioTeroue con-
elu.ion. That be will he tried hy tho same court
vhioh ha. In hand the Of the other saseuaton
sou.pifatofs see no reason to doubt Thor sppcars
g. sroa ing feeling, hovevor that the whole thing
should i taken Of the hands Of the military au,ho-
Ities and civil trial he given 70 the hole batch
Dayis included. IL It not reelection upnn those
sterling virtues which the American people have er-
hibted to the world during the recent exciting events
Cat he Government should seem to act a. Il Jury
Of ia eve honest citizens could not be- tu'tcd In the
trial Of a case OF murierS
Ihavc already given you An idea Of The appearance
OF tho Courtroom II you will i'm lrine yourself IN
my company Tor an hour, will introduce you TO
pe -ae room while the trial IL going so that you
may know how Il appears nov that Tho Court is In
session and the piisOners presont II ID in the
old, plain arsenal huilirg. on the Gust bank OF the
Jotoilac AMER posing a guard OF rodiorS
We enter the building. Passng along hall
Oh the ground floor, and turning to the
right, We ascend tifht Of ttair, and enter
small room. Some Of the men and women IN the
rom are witnesses, Others are IN attendance upon
nom,crs Of the Court. From this apartment We 20
upa stairway to the door Of tho Courtroom, In the
third story, where We find sentinel on guard, Who
refuses adnittanee but allows Iass 10 be taken In
by AL attendant Presently, are admitted and
take seat at long table 1T apart for the reporters
From this position We "note' that the room IA 20 by
a. feet Ia size the hoOr covered with mating. Two
~nlows In the all and one In the north wall 1t
II a corner room! provided with iron gTatings
made Of Hat bars erossins each other 20
that square apertures are formed. through which
the eh, fall. upon thecompany within. In the south
wa there are two doors leading into small ante
room. In the west wall is the iron-buIlI door which,
yh,-a il swings slowly ia hinges, opens 10 admit
,b. file OF prisoners each heavily iToned aud attended
tysluard, who carries a heavy ball attached to .
chain fastened to each prisoners legs They have
come 10 from tie cells In the sAcsnt building They
pass 10 their places on platform ION the north side
oftAc room raised tw1 feet above the floor, snd 1T
down hands aud feet mAnao aud an armed guard
., the ellov Of each. The clo-e-htting hoods that
have hitherto covered their faces are nov removed,
and they look about them with strange, swe-sricten
faces.
The woman is Mrs surrstt, Of course; there is but
one souan present sho has rather red face. aud 10
iat enough TO 10 good -natured and w understand
,he can be very attractive when che chooses hut
thsp lie that in her face which keen student Of hu-
mao nature viii instantly detect a. the sign OF al ug-
" temper and heart hardened with unpleasant eI-
perienceI Of the world. Uahko the male prisoners,
her rists are manscled though her Snele. are,
and e 10 allow I'd TO sit her counsel Hon EeveT-
d. johnson. That man With the German fsre, gray
i,h eve. aud candy hair is A,zerott. The one " ho
t,kes hi. position calmly, hut seems little incon
rDoded by the weight Of his handouts 10 DR. budd
TIE handsome man With the pale fare, heavy block
pooustacLe and imperial, and broad foTthe.d With
clustering black hair, Ia O'Laughn he look. much
like Booth and watches the proceedings Of the court
with an intense interest that indicates his feelings
Tats Payne with his loss crossed, h' head bent for
ward, and his eyes fastened on the glimpse Of the
Il bnght world through the bars Of the window
syposite hiu-s world whose beauties he viii proba
hy never again enjoy--for II there 10 any doubt con
sernins the guilt Of any other there Ia nons concern
tps Payls'L Who II "a aid hn soniansd Ths SG