The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-17
The Conspiracy Trial,
Evidence Taken on ,ionda,

Warrington, June l2-rhe readu ue oftho record
Of SATURDAY having been concluded, the following
witnesses were examined
rNANISArioN ~ sRs. o. GRAsr
Ry Mr. no.er-l reside In wauentnu. Nirrnia
on tho Wactioo PIKE | recognize the y i-olpI vith
thc rfer ,hiit on iponting 10 ra,urJ n a man whom
saw IN the road, IN font ufmy house having three
nou solders In his charge. An attetlpt was iuade
20 Nil tie pfisoners, and the man Powell tacauiug
iaynel tried to prevent IT. end heard him say that
he was gentleman, and wished to be treated % rch.
that " tho attempted 20 XIII tn, men he had cap
,1rcl he would defend he pH.oncI' At the peril Of
party en the road and dd not see them aiter~ ards.
The affair occurred last thristmU,
speaking Of the affair ards 10 CITIZEN aud tell
ins him how this man tricd 10 saye the Union sol
had not him before, have seen him sincr,
until to-day; but am certain he Ia the u,an.
~ We court lie VS. dT,.,ed I" Confederate.
~erc marks Of An officer upon him. Tut lac looked
more genteel than the common soldiers.
ENANINAuoS ~ JouS GRAsI
~ Mr Do-ter-I am the husband Of the vitncs.
who lust lett the stand nt the time Of the afrnv
which occurred In mont ofmy house about Christmas
laft wls returning home and was within three hun
dted yards Of NV house When the firms on the road
cou,menoed all learnt vas that the prisoner at the
bar, who sent by the name Of poN bad uied to
not officer 90 far a. An avare
ENAsIpAroS 90 !. T., rArrrHsoS
By Mr. Cor am an ,i .n;isn in In, the SGyy have
known The Rn'9n,sr Nshti - iAuyh''n s'iI' -
April We ssnc toscther from baltimore 10 washur-
ton, reaching here hct~rru Eve and siS o'clock We
came Up the avenue and stopped at Runsn's iiotel
then went into bafht.'s shop TO set
shaved, and the prisoner IrO'ocd,d up the
,toct but feioincd mo lc'ore I had been shavet.
iIc vas not out Of my cnnpny ~ any other tine
that eve ing. went up tue aV, io With hiii, 20
look at Le Illumination, lu diu u'' 40 farther than
seventh stIUrt. We vont IN tho can erhury about
nine c'cock, and stsysd there about three quarje,
OF An hour, AitOr which We returned 10 kuluHu's
10 el, getting there hetFeen teu and eleven o'clock.
We remained tLets about half au hour, and then
went out Agun. The avenue was 81 cfOgded Gu tug
the evening that i' Va. nu iu?osshc TO re' along.
can state podtiyely that the ,'oner -@ not near
the house oftho Ncet.iy Ot VA IA FIankiln iua,e
ut any time on Thursday evening, We IcItrd tc-
tHeen one aud Two o'clock on Friday morninr. The
~ Honer nj his room hsu called utr morning.
he was not .ifh me on tliday afternoon, On fll-
day eyening met him At Ruii man's eL lie "es
With a man named Fuller. lha' Wa aiIer the assAs-
sinAtlon. We Ind arranged 10 return 10 Baltiuo ore on
f!dsy morning, and popo-ed to stav until evening
which We did,
Uios,-eInuinsd by Judse.Advocate Iolt-lt vn,
ios'ne VI lor lhs P,'ones 10 na,s been a, the h1a's
on the evening Of the 18th Of April, aid not part
With hun at any tune. When he Joined mo At the
noon he tod ne he had Leon to ace Booth that was
between five aud ilx oc,ocs; thu heIt morning he
~ 20 and see Booth, aud caloi for him at the
National Hotel, but he vac not there then went to
his room and az him there he said be had been to
Booth, hut did not see him that Booth Out
lie did not state his object la endesyou1ng 10 see
Nv Judge Advocate Holt had no particular rca-
Tor staying ~ town until Friday morning; sug
gostod 10 The party in whose company va, O'Laugi-
lin among tho number, that W. should remain until
Friday evening. the party done great dea Of drink
ing while ~ Washington
HxAMSAIioS OF IL IL. -wFESry.
by Nr Aiken am acqusinted with j. y. Loyd
met him on the IAN OF ApIll sht al Marlborough,
borough towards his home, he seemed confidershy
under the influence OF liquor, ruI pose hc kLCY
y hat he ~as don., At least thought Ac N1 able to
Cross.cSamiusuon by Iudee Advocate Ho't-I have
never acted a.ain'i the government mat J Know o.
was strictly neutral IN my conduct and ieelinrs ln
regard the icheon perfectly Indifferent ~ TO
whether tie rebellion aided or succeeded.
sxANIEATI0s on ASH ADJUrAST-GFsEgAL l.. II.
ruwNsESp.
by Judge Advocate llo-Q state whether you are
hc ,ua,nt' d Win u. l. Rains b'is~iiet.,eneIh IN
the rebel military rery!'e. A. ] W." very vel ~
conni,ion u Lieut. Colonel Of the 9th REGULAR T. y
Infantry. Y. loof at that onaoisement aud see
shether you televe It to he In his handwriuns t,I
hbting paper TO vituess " A To the best Of my
know edge and belief II is Ilhe paper referred 70
va given In evidence vithout olecuon y Is dated
Dec, lG, 1854 and Ia addic-sed 70 Capt Il. heDanie
commanding torpedo company, aud sigaed John Max
pell It sst fuith la substance that In obedience
to the Ofder OF tie person TO whom " IL addressed
nnd With the mean and equipment furnished " nun
fo the line VI the Jane, RIVER % operate with the
borologlcA torpedo against the eneinJs yesSel nayi-
II h billiard whose services were engaged Tor the
expedition After Suudry adyentuIe- these two men
reached CITY fuint' before dhl biehk on the ylL Gt
operations as 20 lows Re iuestn my c0mpau lou 10
Temsin tehind about halt u mile, cauuou.' ap-
ptoarhed the wharf, with my machine nnd powder .
covered hy "A ANAL boz Finding the captain had
come ashore froln barge at the Shar, seized the
occasion 10 hurr forward with my box Being halted
by ons q the wharf seutne.. succe Haed N pasng
him BY IepIesenting that the captain had osdo'el
ne to cary tie box on board. Halhng - IA "a (
from the barre, | put tho machine IN mot. on, !
and IL Ia he chsrge. lie carried n aboard iat
maPszine contained about tseye pounds Of po"Gcl.
Reoining my companion We lellfcd to safe cis Lc
70 witness the eiiec Of effort. In about AN hour
the oHplosion occurred. lu effect was communicate
another barge beyond the one operated upon, aud
50 10 LARGE hA l-luildng containing the eueinyr
s,o es, which totally dcstOyed. The scene Was
4. rriifc and the ehe deaeued M compauon TO an
extent hom which he haH not recovered. Ny own |
persnn wiz severely shocked, but | an thankful 10
Providence that we have 10th escaped without last
ing injury. We obtained and Ieier you 20 the
enc oset slip from the enemys newspapers, shich
Afford Their testimony Of the terrible effects Of the
llOW. The euemy estimated the lOss OF lie al 90
kl I'D and l2b sounded, hut We have no reason 10
belisye IL greatly exceeded that The pecuniary
dAnaSe heard estimated At four millions Of DO lars
but uf civ" ou no exact altouul oi th
INT The writer details the cap'ule ot the yesse Jane
Inn d hv a marry OF which Acting Master ", IA