Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-18
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Trial Of the COnspiratOrs
JEFF. DAVIS IMPLICATED.
Full PatI,ulnn q Ie.Day'. PnwdIus..


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The Commission met this morning At ten
O'clock, when the reading Of tho Prccsedings Of
yesterday was eombeheed by Mr., D, V. Nurphy,
who read until twelve O'Clock. when he was re-
loved by M. Don. PiimAn, who concluded the
reading of the testimony at : o'clock. p.
The prisoners were brought in At ten o'clock,
each accompanied by a guard, and seated In the
sane order As yesterday. They all had the
sane appearance a. described BY Us yesterday
After being seated in tho dock, the reading Of the
testimony was commenced During the reading
they sat gazing about the room with their hands
resting upon their knees. Mrs. surratt sat with
her head resting the railing in front Of her. In
which position she sat nearly the whole time.
The eourt-room was not 30 full during tho
morning session, many Of the visitors not com
Ing in until theeonelusion Of the reading Of the
Tho reading Of the testimony was coneladsd at
twenty AVE minutes before ono clock. -
some eight orton ladies were present as visitors
this morning
fh n. n. RRRvn, lf.
wbo testified that he resided In Brooklyh; was
engaged In tho telegraph business In Brooklyn
In March last. witnose here recogniEcd dis
patch handed 10 him At the ~. Nicholas Hotel by
J. wilkes Booth. The dispatch IS in the fOi.
"YsicA@GS, Bsq., ai Bi0An strsd, Washing.
'srsli John to telegraph number and stree, at
once. J. BooTB.
.'sent March q, 1885. -
Tho dispatch was here offered In evidence.
Witness Identified the dispatch by iis being
sigusd j. Booth instead of J. wilkes Booth. WIZ
ness stated the dispatch produced was the origi-
nal dispatch.
The telegram was showh 70 tho witness, who
| said he received u about the 17th Of March He
thought the persoa spoken o. as John was John
sarrSit. Witness delivered the message the
same day. Witness questioned surratt as 10 the
number and street sunah replied, don't be 90
Witness said some time after 4th Of March he
returned from his ofHce and went 10 his room.
Inquired where John was servaat said, John
had rode out with ak others. Found Mrs.
Surratt In passage, sho said "John had gone
away" About half. past six surratt camo back
aud rushed In my room, very much excited, with
. revolver In hts hand, and said, my prospects
are gone. Can you get me elarkship. Ten
minutes after, Payne came In, also excited. A
short time after, Booth came in, also excited. I
noticed Payne had a pistol also. Wttness heard
surratt inquire for letter for James Sturdy. lie
received the letter signed Wood. y Surrhtt
said che had reasons 10 have the letter directed
| 10 him under an assumed name, = The writer OF
the latter was Mt the Revere House, In New York.
Witness did not recognize 4 letter signed
W ATS hh bpOth nhuuNElluks III Toolil
Payne made no remark. The only remark made
WAS by surratt. The negro servant said the party
that rode out was Booth, surratt, Port Pobsceo,
| (AtIerodt,) aud Payne. ~
eontents Of the papers Mrs. snrrau had Witness
remembered the time Booth played Pcsear,
dou' remember " twas the dLy before Booth
played that tho party rode out Booth gave snr-
| rAit written pass TO admit two to tho theatre.
Payne eame to the house In company with John
surrntt. That IL, surratt came In first; about ton
| minutes afterwards Payne came In. Mrs. surratt
told witness that MrS. Slater came TO the house
/ In company with = man named How that shc
i was blockade runner, or bearer Of dispatches.
| Witness was certain that Mrs. surratt told him
i Mrs. Slater was 4 blockade runner. Saw Mrs.
,,Ss s hSssS sSs S.msis.a there one nish her
young man was In the bnggy with her when she
j cane. Mrs. surrAtt told mo TO 20 out aud get hei
i.ss~Nshc had on q mask veil which covered
.l. hMs 'he WAS NO ono present but myself When
Mn NJ, sarrs,s Nd me this woman was blockSd'
~ ~mla ~suIa ~. kraft stated that this woman wa
s,,','a ndrah CO. ina, aud she got 10 any
| trouble she could sbslliaSsAS - """ ''u'u "PP''
70 the French consul. Sbe cause Of Mi
John surratt did not toll me enAocm All
excitement when he came In the ASS"d, - n, n,
to him, "John, why are you 80 eNclteS Sihi,,, 4,
said MY hopes are gone; want Soni1N III ~
DO; can yoh get me elerkShIP'" Hc "
eross-exahlined !; | was called on by Judge BnA
melt 10 give my testimony. Isurrendered my sel
up TO supt Richards on saturday morning and
told him all knew about the visits Of the parties
4 read the description Of tho man who assaasi
mated Secretary Seward; Thought 10 WAS Atre
rodt had seen him wear long coat; wen
with oiioor McDeyiu to tho stables, where W.
heard Herold had been therS We then went ant
searched Herold's house; procured his photo
| graph; also one of Booth and of surratt;
/, had been In this house where these people were
aud Tknsw ! would be brought into publie no
myself aud tell all know, which did
became aoqual nted with man named Henrl
De sab Mario, at tho Reynolds House. He sPOk
Preneh, Italian and English. His manners wer
very fascinating. He stated that he had com
from Montreal, and he got on vessel TO go b
south America. The vessel was captured, an,
he was put In Fort Lafayette, lie was release,
through the agency VI the French Consul, u
was then employed as a school teacher Ia Ma
rylAnd, I found 81. Marie At my house one day
he said he had come from Maryland, and nu,
. ! get him something TO do, ! believed him to b
an honorable man, and Introduced him TO Fathe
wlget, who gave him employment
witness as to The loyalty Of 81. Marie, aud whS
he had heard him say, aud II he was reported {
the War Department as disloyAl. -.
These questions were objected TO by the Judg
Advocate, on the ground that they had nothin
Aiken said hs could show the disloyalty
the witness, and that be assisted 81. Marie
The Judge Advocate objected.
Tho hour for taking recess having arrive,
), the Court, At hfteen ,minutes past one O'elpel
: took recess until two o'clock
The court reAssembled, when the cross exam
!. nation was resu med. -tE.eT. I'.
!. Witness has been q clerk In the War DepAr
i mont; did not agree 10 botrRy information to n
= surrutta; on one occasion notified one OF u
: clerks that 4 blockade runner was staying
o Mrs. BurTAtt'a house, but concluded, On rehc,
\. lion, TO let him 20, In Gods name, thinking
> would never come there again, Powell shove
I, witness q elpher, bat for no particular purpos
Witness once wrote one Of Longfellow's p0en
V In the cipher, the only use he ever made of y
!, Never heard prisoners n the bar object % n
presence, but they always withdrew whoa ths
' desired 70 speAk privalely together, Spane
(PoweiI did not tell me that the cipher show
me was used In Richmond
:, witneAs's suspleions were aroused byIsecli
Payne and surrAit, and Booth, IN their priya
conversation together, Made a eohAdAnt of CO
a. tain Gleason, Of the War Department, and ask
him on one occasion n he supposed they Intend
y the capture Of President Lincoln, aud he laugh
8. aud hOoted at Il. l had read In newspaps
n that such an attempt was likely TO he made.
a Master TAD. LIScoLS appeared in the Coz
Room during this eross-Sxaminatiou.
~ Witness had been intimate with John II. 81
y, ratt seyen years; his suspicious conduct
N.as,. .. Q.fe h. Of a