The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-08
The Conspiracy Trials.
Continuation of tho Evidence.

Continuation Of tho Evidence.
Washington .jpns THE record Of the previous
day read The Commission then went into Sc |
orct session, and. after shot ,ime, the doors
rs-opened. Amer considerable delay In consequence
1.-THE non-attendsnce Of ~itnesse. the testimony
| proceeded follows;
rrsriSoNToy HouAEp EDWARD sEiSNrn ,cotoHEp)
ny NJ. Fwing-t live 10 Chsrle, county, Maryland,
and have been The ave o! Mo. Thomas, mother OF
year. hi, reputation ass truth teller /. bad but
could not say that would not believe him on Ill,
| oath when the broke cut he not a LOYAL
m since then he IN, been chsneesblc. Nv A",-
t,nt Judge Advoca. Blugham--I have not since the
comm rceinon, " tic prcsoIi trial heard any one
spc.t OF Thomas ~ ian not 10 hc t,c,ol on oat
| did no hear any seni'enan say ih.t he vas not 70
Nj Eutnt then moved that the translation Of uc
ePeer Letter sesCd 20 have been i9gnd , IN The dogk
ior ,le tVoOid rel.on tha, IL lore uton Its face an
| evidence ihM u Nss hci touS end that up'n the
insHuuch the letter WAS In cipher, aud the hand
wriuug had not teen Identified and ~ ID not lccn
shown 10 have t-cn sddrcss,d TO- tr,n IN 'hr 'o.-
,e-,on % any lid, connected vith o. chAfsci 10 have
tera connie, 'tl viii thv ,outpituc>. lie rule IL e-
sard to dcclsrations IN cssosof eo1'rrIcy wa, that
they might he admitted whe "a the" wore tic JeJst.
suon, OF one Of the con pitStoi and ths whoa they
ar, the d'claratous of cUEspirHsor, thov mus &C.
| company soue act of tho ton,pracg. mo contents
OF The letter had not been 'Hon 20 e hc ic,, dAton
Of Anv one Of t'c cou'praots aui 80 entirely a..
come '',d IN the .ui oct under luytsufsti0u sud
vetc, therefore inslnlssabls. Tho motion LAT not
teen made sooner b. =, 'p''hor oNtnr 70 th. t'ci
that De vas not Ia the Court room hon ~ 'c'ic.
va PIE Gated, snd "ss not inio'mcd Of IL pioientS-
trrc letter I,.cuod to h-s hcon published In tho
su,I
Assi.iant Judge Advocate BINGHAM s',ici th,t Il
WIS s'eacl IN thc chrrFe and spcr hrstiou~ That
tia cUrsplrsrl w1s entered into hy the PARTIES
named And bJ othcri unknown. lie cited instances
in vh.ch the d,cl,fa ion. "a tic,vho we're neither
indicted nor On .rinl, "c,e achh-'ahle ss far q"
thote dcciratlous had Tearing upon ct,c, ot con-
,pirary and Tie prinripls was vol ,ettcd int let
ter wIi'en and never delivered was aduissihr en- q
pro6aiy pol sfsct ,hc accu,ci a 10 fai, bu i should
not be excluded the Court ON th,t ac'oun' TIC
/ been laid 10 Justify the intodues9n OF the
loicf' a. u bad teen shoN ihN hoosh .
AGENTS u the rebellion ia Canada who wclshod hlL,
SSs S ,hs pss o, blood aHA 10 ,HH o H On ug ~
dcrous boz In aid Of tic rebellion nat another wAs
ma let er was picked w IN the Nlcin'N Of N'vhcrn'
and tho fact t1et written hy cI-cou'p.,al
T, tho pockct OF Booth who would say that n wm not
ndmi;sahle evidence asgil't hn', ana against every
After further arrumcnt the comrissiou decided not
, 70 Tslain thc mo- - Of ~ ~ lng g , ,.., A.,
defence would not cal any further "'tnesea "itl
view to upoach the chararc Of the witncs for the
l. prosecution, Levis j. NcIChnan he youid nos call
j. several witntso' for the potuguion'
u rrsrIHoSY or JoHS HYAN.
J Nv Judge Advocate Hot-HAve been ariu.,ute'
! not intimately, merely having occasionally converse
en foi refaciy and uprisR,ne. h.s sivaS. te,r
= good from my know lodge q HE character would be
believe he would tell iSi'ehood; recollcct cou'ol
~ sStion which took pl~e between hin -nd my,cl
y impression Is that during thai oouvorhtion, ho ~
it l9iced at the pto,rect Of rfsoTsien OF the non
i Have no recollection ihai he ever eapIehfed all
"a other than Loyal scut.moute.
TEsltNoSY OF FTANK sTIIr.
Vi Examined hy JUDGE Holt / have known Lewis Y
r. Wclehman about ,yiosn mouth. "a. fspa1aiioH
O. tar AZ know I NCIc loth IN tie .aDhc service
for loydW there be wis alwAJs oui7ioken en-
I.nk IN hi, iIeni.hlP i,r the Go,efnment ~ far
ty organization for tho deienee OF Washington.
e. TfsIiNoSY or JANIS p. YousG.
4; am clerk n CON Mes,s otiteee have know
he the Sitne-s "ciohpan .iuce i7!6 MS iepniaii2
n. out any rep,each shaie,e,; Nassco lGGc e3ssGgt
Of With him in The IeG,ral tlsh school ~ adsPlla
- two OF three year me- him In Washington Hhou
al Eighteen months Hto ai nave once l,tn Itln ~,
o as an entiiely o Vi irIu; may state tha, he ras
OF h'on frank and unhe,tltins Ia his ozprt'siVn
10 rrsrrpoSy or JOINS =. norI ou,N.
BY Col. Burnc.t- Ilaye io-id"d in WDhnston a
he nv Mo. Commenced loadnE at AZ sdr'nu
continued t the saturday night eter ihe 'se1ssin'
ton; sAw AtzetOtt th,lr several times at uonlu n
V" I'S eifo. III % Sn1"F tie SasnS OF wo1i ASero,t ~
lN- with John SurIstt AMI po or three fuendr, all Il
|
Le vcisation did not kaor Of Me- HurrAys deecti'
w eyesleht va always rcco.n,sed BY Ms. surrat
'o' have Booth Wele hopueuiD IN he pa
me ior with MI smratt aui re young lAdlr
never Gaw Harold Al that honfe; saw ars Stat,
there; was dressing mytef ono moTilng about ha
lod past seven, and hfs Sat fetne into hn tpt
'be car lage MIR SurIAtt IN tue pavement At n
tinio, IN King to o. lndy Ihls VA shout two vel
o- preN ious TO tho Lss4..lua lLo last time o.
ut John H. -urrstL previous 70 ne - Of hpfi@ he "
,ar getting into a huggy win this lady. lie tapped
Hn ny room door about o'clock oh tie sd Of ApIl;
gave him siIty doliats IN payment oi loFy IL tol
,ny exchanged with me. lie said he wanted TO 10
New York.
Cross-eInmincd Ly Mr. Aiken--I don't know vi
oy. Atzerott camo there to visit dont know anythiI
- OF the dispcGFu.e u the tsmiy ~ Atze;ot's hc'i
=" there except from whAt have heard tneIn spcAl
Ja. they .-meIiincp maze TIM o hlm while hc SGr te
ost was not AZ the house ster night and don't ku,
to vhcthcr MIS- 5uTTat NJ IA able W reai anu sew
tar gaullght or not.
Mr. Ewing said that with tho consent Of tho Jgd
Advocate he pt opg,ed t. put Hs'uC questions 10 ii
mo witness a. 4tnass tor the defence, Col, Burnt
ing ssseuted, and the examination ras continued,
,ha fOlloHs:
INV By Mr. Ewing know a Mr.. Jarloe; do not NJ
'or, whether his name 10 Jui-n or uoE neNo saw hi
ra At Ar SuIIaIs houfc or heard OF MS being there
lnd never knew the pnsouer Dr. Hudo, TO 20 there
9i heard OF his he ap o. the house u Dd you 90 VI
"ld Weichman to Canada ami hpckt a, did. lie q
pcared 70 be good cr1l eNcicl, re YVES RoVl d'
excited 'he morning aiter the murder, The hfGt II
tons NLo entered the hou'e Of hTs. surIGtt, the !
ted ufdAy after the AsAasination, we're hclpevit Gu
TO VOC and others Of the heIoioiitAn Police. II
pro- about o'clock in tue mofninf, tL;nk, WelC
"' yta'hsr ls Su dJesstG or P9L / to0S We!chIu