Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-06-14
THE TRIAL ofTHE C0NsPIRAT0Rs.
CONTINUATION of the PROCEEDINGS.
Thursday. NAY %.

4 HV olN''N tho b1SBa9e OF Arnold,
short distance from Fortress Monroe, and
found papers, clothing and navy reyolv-
er. The Court here produced the pistol,
which tho witness identified 1t was load
ed then, as it was at this time. The
Court ordered tho pistol TO be discharged.
TWO Other Witnesses testified Us 10 the
treatment Of the sick aud wounded pris-
oners, both in the hospitals and at the
Libby prison They were told 10y Major
Turner, the keeper Of the Libby prison,
that the treatment was good enough for
Yankees. Out Of forty sick men brought
in, eight or twelve died tho frs. night
The weakness and the emacia.iou Of the
prisoners was owing TO the bad character
and.insutliciency OF food. They were told
that the Dad treatment was in the way of
retaliation on the ground that rebel priso-
uers had been treated worse than Union
prisoners. Another witness testified that
the Libby prison was mined, ard that
Major Turner had informed him that he
had seen Gen. Winder on the subject. The
fuse was ready for tho mine ut the time Of
kilpatrck's RAID. Another witness, nam
ed McGee, was called, when the Judge
Advocate General asked him whether Ar
mold was ever in the rebel service. Mr..
Ewing objected to tho question. The
Judge Advocate General briefly argued
that the interogatory was pertinent rs
history had proved the conneXion between
treason and the assassination of the Pres
ident. The assassination WAS maEl!estly
IpQhtical offence, and was sequence of
dsloyalty. Mr.. Ewing responded, when
the Court decided that the question
should DO answered. The witness then
replied that he saw Arnold ia rebel ua..
form in the city Of Richmond, in the be-
ginning Of the war. Three coorel per,
sous testified as TO their acquaintance with
Dr. Mudd and bis conduct slowed him
to be a rebel sympath:zer, GHd stated that
he had assisted rebel .old!els. 4 young
man from GeorgcloGn testified that the
morning after me assassination he loaned
. At2erot ten dollars, tho latter leaving
. via HIM arcyolyor as security. The pis
tol was produced, which the w.tnesi ID en-
o tilted. it had been loaded ever since 1t
a Santouch who vas detai.e for service il
y heard Major Turner say if the raiders got
= into the city ho would blow up the build
S ing with the pcrsons in it, Laviua Wash
=, Iingtou sworn, said she was DR.. Mudl'
= slave, and left lis house nearly two years
;, ago; she heard Mud say summer be!ort
c last that Mucoln would not keep his sea
i long. Two or three men were present al
n the time dressed partly il gray and partly
+ in black, and they SLEPT in tho pines. DR.
?, Muda sometimes carried yiC,uals TO them
d Mary Mley. also a slave Of Dr. Mudd, wa
e sworn and testified that she left his hous'
# month before last Christmas she saw t"'
5 or three men sometimes in the house RnI
v sometimes out in the woods, where they
e had their bed last summer one OF thes
IS men was John Surrast. Witness hear'
Il Garner say to Mudd, that old Abe Lin
r. coin, ID old sou Of a b-h, ought t
have been dead long ago; when Mudd re
" piled he was much Of the same mind. -
. This was in tobacco planting time OF las
Il year. Several other colored witnesses ties
= tilted as to Mudd aud Others convcrsln
. in praise of the rcteli. Ben Garner sal
V, to Mudd that Stonewa|l Jackson was &C
y ing to cross at Point Of Rocks, take Was
Il ington and burn old Lincoln in his hous,
20 Mudd said be would not DO surprised -
, The defense then opened. The Rev. F.
~ ther Wigctt testified that he had been az
W Quainted with Mrs Surratt eight or min
years, aud ALWAYS heard her spoken we
T. CCand had never heard anything th0
70 would dctract from her Christian chara
y ter. The Rev. Fathers Boyle and stone
10 street testified TO the samO effect, and ha
,1 never heard her utter a disioyal ntimen
'F Mrs. John lIallahan, who boarded VIII
=, Mrs. Surratt, testified she saw Iayn
u thara. when he called himself Wood,
1t Mrs. Surratt snid he was Baptist minis
ic ter. Witness saw Ataerot at the hout
he once or twice. Mrs Surrau said 81
les would not board the latter. Nltness'
We from Baltimore were produced, who CAV
Iy cicumslautial accounts otwhere . Loug
ed lin was in that city at various times G
er the l3ah and llth of April, the object b'
u ing TO prove an alibi.
70 FRIDAY, MAY &c.
~ Tho trial WAS resumed this mornini
~ preceded by the reading Of the immen'
II, mass OF evidence taken on Thursday. IL
"a Rev. Father Llnahan, living near BeaI
town, Md, and the Rev. Father ount
pastor of Roman Catholic Church, w0'
70 seyerally sworn, and testified that Mr.
Surralt had always had tho reputation
being woman of Christian character
No These witnesses had never hoaIu ueI Z
lc, press other loyal or dislo?al sentiment
,s, Mr.. Maulsby, bfotherin-law OF =. Longi
rs- lin testified that the accused was engage
he in the produce business with his own Or
do ther in Washington, and that O'LouSnII
"a. end Booth we're school-IellOws, and Ia
of been intimate for the last twelve years
he The counsel for OLoughlin, sought
DC prove that O Loughlin sought to mako
ay flight or evasion, 5ut was willing to "a
ed render himself to the officers of the la
pt, The witness said he surrendered y Loug
ia. lin by the authority of tho accused hlr
le, self After the recess, Mr.. MauIsby W
tn. recalled aud stated the circumstances
no. O'Loughlin's arrest, stating: ArranG
he ments we're made on Saturday, after T.
ow assassination for that purpose. OLoug
err lin, the witness said, was in the rebel
TO my between 1861 and 1862. Willis
Chamberlain testified that howas a Gle