New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-22

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floor but the actual fact Is better than suppSstlons
Mr.. Brewing saws the Vice President was In bis room
from to TO- during which time the decd could lave
been done There Is no etoei % '"a that Of
Fletcher who says that Atzerodt went there
and STAYED five minutes. What was he dong mere
He was taking drink at the bar; II he tried TO XII MI
johnson nv was IL not shOwDf No one was seen lying
In wait; the lock had not been tempered "ith ne We
President was undisturbed even by Knock On ,no
door and why' because Aedrod aessa o becanse
the instrument which was TO have assassihaeu to
President was conscientious or was AFRAID 70 90 ~
Ine ,n pIShs ,I s Washington recently and said
be mad nothing to do with the assassnatons FOR the
last statement he told the truth ADMINISTRATIONS and
murders were things for which no was not by nature
intended and he had nothing to do with the AS LOT
the false name II appeared that Sergt Grinnei uhuer
stood his name TO be Atwood; knowing that ne
had been In league with others TO capture tne
President nc was afraid to confess bis part tnen ana
denied having secretly left Washington. The sixth
point is that be said TO Fletcher after ten O'Clock On t9
i4th OF April " II this thing happens tonight you VIII
hear ~ present. and also in reference ~ the mare.
"She is good a retreat; aud u Lieut. hein on tho
Saturday before. III one fails shall want the oIher
On the hrst occasion Atzerodt about hall drunk;
while tho other remarks were made after the parties
had taken their cocktails. SO that even We eredt the
drunken memories Of the witnesses we cannot 90 more
than credit 1t to pot-yaor pointing 10 the possoo
desperate melee Of an attempt To capture lbeie Is
only one assumption that will make everything cesr.
Azerodt backed out. He arrived here. lie liheu ils
money but did not ike 20 be hung He never heard OF
marder before that evening at O'Clock, or ne Wou9
long before have hidden himself When he ala
hear it,. he had hI@ness enough no 70
rescue. But Booth threatened to kill; and he Knew
well enough that he the 10 close the mouth OF
any who troubled him. SO he went on driven IKE
a POOR fra being between rresoution and fear; took
drinks feigned 70 bedding his part, talked Vehahty'
promised glorionsly. galloped around herceiy;
looked dagseI' and when me eou1 sae. thar
about l0l5 he was lying in wait 10 murder. &C. ana
the counsel contended that all the circumstances can
be accounted for The prisoner bad an opportunity 70
lie in wait and there proof that he dld ne
should be considered guess OF the attempt 10 MURDER
II the theory Of his attempting TO murder be adopted
1t is met with denial at every point lie tfiea 70 oe
come hero. bu. was only coachmaker. absolutely
without courage. The plain, unVarnlshed state
ment Is that during the latter part
OF February. John Surratt and Booth wanted man
who boating. and could both geta boat and
ferry a party over the Potomac Snrrat Knew
Aerodt and under the influence OF great promises OF
fortune consented 10 furnish the boat and do the Ter
ryins over. This plot was attempted on inc ish u
March. and failed. Booth however, kept his supor'
dnates uniformed Of bis plans except that u was nm
ders0od the President was TO be captured Meanwlic
everybody was waiting for Booth. On the 18th OF
March Auerodt to the Kinunel House On the LIST
Of April he talked Of future weab on the 6th he spoke
10 Lieut. Kem their liquor OF using one 1.-THE other
failed on the 18th he stopped at the kirkwood ana
tried 10 sell the bay horse 20 POpe on the iith DOOM
unfoded bis plans at the Herndon House. and Atzerodt
refused; from the Herndon House he went Y the
OYSTER Bay till TO- and took drinks; at 10 he TOOK
drink with Fletcher; at 1910 he took drink at the
Kirkwood House; at 30 ditto at K.mmeli. and
horse at IL he was at tho Navy Yards at he went to
ped morning IT he got up and went TO Georee'
town pawned his pistol and went 10 Mr.. MOTIFS on
the 6th he took dinner al Mr. Meits on Sunday even.
ing l., To Hartman Riohters on the ly.h ne was
arrested. This ENDS THIS history when might nave
a farce. lie we, riding around from barroom 10 bar
room while Payne Stewards. and 1t Ia PLAIN be
was drunk after bis peresrnations 10 charso MN
IL la 4 A. I. uulertrltu
compliment. There is hot particle OF the
specification proved. but the immediate contrary
During the Whole Of the evening. so far as the EVIL
dcnce throws any light his conduct nstA OF lying
IN wait near the Vice President. lie was Standing at
the different bars from the MON lionse 10 Tie Kim
nell House with the intent then and there nnawully
and maliciously 10 make Atzerodt drunk Booth en-
pnyed him tor emergency. lie was perfectly com
petcn perform In the pan 70 capture 10 iurniSh the
boat. 20 carry the party across inc roouae ro' par
tIcpaiing in the Presidents assassination he could
never have been intended. Booth was as his conduct
shows anxious 10 carry off the glory OF the thag lie
remarked that 10 wanted no botching with Gen.
Graat lie must have known when he told AIerOdt 10
take charge ~ the Vice President 'hat ne bhu not
tho courage and did not care particularly whether ne
accomplished it or not The charge is diyislbic into
two separate and distinct pats With combining con,
federaing &C. on or before the 9th Of March, &C., and
even suppose be proven guilty OF the charge ana
specification he has already turned states evidence
10 the Provost Marshal, and therefore bis punish
ment would fall under the practice usual IN al courts
of Justice that one confessing has an equitable claim
on no such slender ground. Instead OF conspring TO
Kin be refused KIN; and instead Of lying in wait he
intoxicated himself at the appointed hour, ana next
morning ran away lie is guilty solely of what ie con-
fesse conspirng abduct the President Of that ho
can be found guilty under II new indictment
Mr.. Aiken read the argument IN behalf OF Mrs.
Surfatt. It commenced as follows; For the
lawyer as well for the soldier there Is an
equally pleasant duty; an equally imperative CON,
mand. that duty To shelter from injustice an, ano
wrong the innocent TO protect the weak rom
oppression and ~ rally atail times and on Gil OCCASIONS
when necessity demands 1t TO the speciaI uelcnsc VI
those whom nature custom or circumstance may nave
laced in dependence upon strength honor anu cnc
ishing regard that command einandtes ana
class from the same authoatyc and omnipoent source
IL comes from superior whose fleht 10 coihMahu
none dare question ard dare disobcy In this com
maud there is nothing of that isE fdtoHts which nearly
two thousand years ago nnled To the cross us ph n
Author. Therefore. all things whatsoever ye woulu
TINT men should do unto you do you even so unto the
for this is the law and the prophets. God has not only
given us life but he has filed the earth with everything
life desirable; and when sit down Ia determine the
taking away of that which We did not give,
and which, when once taken, we cannot
restore we consider subject the most solemn
and within the range Of human thought ana
human action. Profoundly impressed with the ihho-
cence Of our client enter upon this last duty IN her
case with the heartfelt prayer that her honorable Judges
NAV grant her acqnttaL After abiding to the argu'
mcnt Of Reverdy Johnson. Mr.. Aiken discussed ,nc
plea of reasonable doubt and In applying the rules
which obtain in civil Courts TO Coursmaral ana that
they be governed by precisely those reasonaole
rules Of evidence that Time and experience nave uhuNoin
big fixed guides Ia tue administration OF tho crnha
law Mr. Aiken here quoted many authorities sustaining
bis positions lie claimed IL Mrs Surrat could De ound
guilty civil court she might be convicted mere. lie
then stated that II was highly desirable that the nnd'
ngs OF this court should he sustained by sufficient evil
dence II they were, the public would overlook any
exist Ue stated that TIE case was wonderfully |
barren Of even circumstantial evidence against
Mrs Surratt; but all that was circumstantlai by
no means connected her with guilty kuo"ieuse
or guilty intent lie then inquired what these facts
were the character Of this evidence in support ofthem
and Of the witnesses and whether they are consistent
The Character tone and scope Of the argument from