, 1865-05-20
NEWS BIZ TELEGRAPH.
THE TRIAL OF THE
ASS ASSINS.
The Prisoner Payne Com
| pletelv Identified.
Interesting Testimony Of Sec
retary Seward's Nurse
and Servant.
THE TRIAL TO BE CLOSED
NEXT week.
Tie Report Of the Committee on
the Conduct Of the War,
| Lieut.. Gen Giant and Gen
Meade Indorse >ecre-
tary Stanten.
General Banks Removed from
the Department Of
the Gulf.
| GEMS. BUTLER and BURNSIDE
| ENUMERATED.
GEMS, BUTLER AND BURNSIDE
EXONERaTED.
JEFF. Davis Petticoats CON-
ing to the Chicago Fair.
Rumored Resignation OF The Con-.
missioner Of Internal Reyenue.
SEC. SEWARD RE-EETERS UPON
HIS DUTIES.


THE GREAT CONSPIRACY.
defense were, today, dismissed uut1l Monday.
A4out twenty huve thus far been eumuoncd. The
United States have probably three more vitneasrs
1he testimony ior The prosecution tomorrow. Tue
Trial Will probably be closed next week. Tnts
morning, up 70 recess, Charles 3. Rotch vas ex
Edward spsngler's carpet bag on the 1'th. and
sound therein piece Of rope eishty-nne feet long,
the twist having been carefully taken out
COL. TAILOR.
The court proceeded to the examination OF Col.
a. ]. t.. ]o1 on duty at Headqnsrtera, Department
Il Washington, who testified that he received
IRON Lieut.. Terri u the paper taken from Booths
ss e. q fs . o We pt 9sS
h. identiied The rope found IN spangicF7s carpet
bag.
WI. EArox.
Tm. Eaton testified that he arrested Spangler
ut h1e boarding house IN Washing ton.
WI WALLACE.
Wnn. Wallace testified that he arrested O'Laneh-
lin On The nth q April, IN Bat11ore, on the way
o'I.p1 hin tpoke Of the assassination Il. bad
affair. and denied that he had nnything to do
with It
3eEEFH GtTroEp.
Joe& ph Clifford, carpenter at Ford's The4ttr,
csve informat1qn aboni f;t,iue up the box Preei-
dtnt Lincoln occupied. Clifford steted that the
decorating Of .he Presidents bo1 Va: not within
fletnan there, Iamcd Reyhold+ IN upholsserer,
who.e duty 1t was to decorate tho box; but he
had = stiff neck, 20 he told me- Afterwards. When
sad be was II 1he tux, bat d!o not decorNe It.
Tie Inst upe the witness saw Spanglcr In the
evening vas about $50 O'clock. On the stage.
Booth had sccess TO the theater by the back en-
t1abce IT I'LL times, and Was f1ien liy terms slt
everybody there.
NRs. KuRhAI:
Moase
q man who boarded there. who left the iouse 1t
p. m. Of April 18th.
Wn. =. Wells, coloEcd, testified he was the ser-
want In the house Of Vim II. seGard on the l4sh
Of Ap14l. and .dennaed Payne- When b. teayne.
down to the door. This MN CANE IN. He tad
% pskes IL hs hans snS 'fd t tsra, va fG
particular directions how he WIS to take 1t, and
be must 20 up. I told him. he could not
20 up, Then he repeated the words oveE
se9d wss sn eaad &c. e ri @ass
! orders; thst tf be wou'd eve me tho nedi,
cine would tell him hew to take i II be would
The ttairs before him xzKcd hun t. excuse ne
2nd thoueht perhaps be would say letased to M let
| Verdt and would tell Mr Seward. tried to atop
him He said '.aii right" fnoticed nis step waa
snS s not L sE e
l
crlck Seward on the eteps. OUTSIDE the
dcpr and had some conversation with him
C. 'ee zee 1a sews4d d ns. III FledeeE toid liz &c
cculan't eee htu !; his father wrB asleep 1t the
tine, md to give him the medicios-ae wou' .
@ snno
him. He kept On ea.tne he mnet see hin: MI.
Frederick eaid, u am NJ. seward's son; ii yon
air. BE bad = . iittIe moi more aak stiI hodins The
| psck~Er. Mr. Frederick would not let him see
b'1n ~ way. He started towards the Steps as Y
% 70 down: started to so down befare him and
saying. .Do not walk heayily." b. the tune /
asS sS tg5ped ro0Gs F4es f. pfe F,a.4:f s,:k
lien I % ran down W. ..a,ss % and hsI!oed 1t u,ardel. i
| vent to the tsont door and cried murder. ran
AMI % cane n % baci: ;, ,hatss%e Tire. m soldiers had
come out Of the bu'ldipg, and followed ne. Lad
70. about bali way back TO The house when saw
, Hight cyercoat snd 10 hat he had on bat whe1
ie eau e INTO the house- had not seen The horee
st ~ before lhsleed to the soldiers, SThe5e
| md rtar I'd on followed him Is far ~ the .or
b+r Of and Ftfteeuth streets. Hs tnraed up We.
aq. Fscderick ] @ Wits @ 'ometaine @ round, md mount
I'd With ellver. tookitso Be knife. Afterwards
t9w hlm ra,se bis hand t"1ee lle by him Twice M
to hsvrng subsequently, recognized Payne At Gen
| Ausrr's Headquarters.
! GEO. r. ROBINSON.
| Sergeant Geo. F. Hohin.on testified 10 hayinI
been in attendance ~ nurke to Mr. Seward. BE
cogDizea Payne as resembling the person be sa'
| there. I drst heurd ecuting in the hall, an
| "penet the door 10 sec what the trouble Was. u
tood elose 1n TO- II A. SO s9on o. t. %4s ep"s
sDd then rushed up to Mir. Seword's bed an'
struck him: As eoEn as / could get on my feet
enueavored to haul him OF the bed, and he tufte
upon me. Then there WAS man came In the roor
who c:utched him and between the twn Of rs v
| got him to the toor. when he c1lnched his han
around my neck, knocked nc down, broke Az.
from ,he otherman and rnuhed DOWN k'alrt. u
struck me ,he Grit time with a kuite. aud the la
dne with his Gst he stabsed inc IL the forehea'
raw him cut Mir. Seward twice. he struck b
tond nia peck the drst t,me, and th:n etruck hi
on the neck
raIon SEWARD.
a'or Sewrd son Ct tns %sS s, va
tatheF'. house on The night Of the 14:h Of Apr
ne had retired about. II o'clock, and Eho
time *ff Tas ss1n,td ~ The sns b o.
! wLo struck WltutsE with decanter from u
J.. sanlc, and made use Of the worde, an mad
push'sc M him, he saw by The ,sht in the hnll. u
j. be wae tall and large, and bad black ha'1, ana
}. hes1d. got p,sto! and rnshcd down to TIE to To
o dressed he went into hls fathers room and s:
! he had a large cash on his tbcek. one On I
throat, and ono uLder BITE ear. Witness y
satisfied the prisoner ut the bar was inc al
man.
COL. MORGAN.
Col. Morgan ses'ihet that On the 1sth OF Ap
4 / he tooE pufscteiQp Ut Mfs- Sutfalte { hbuse, q
4 etated that Payne came In with PICK k-a1e on !
shoulder. Payne sald: ~ guess a. ~ m1st;ksa 81 Z,
! Susrstt. told him he was r1Eht tne Wag n J.
+. parior, &c said Mrs. Surratt had sn.aEed him
q dir gutter, SaId be was twenty ye3ts old, ~
Fauquisr county, VI ard ssfnea q 1e H., sng 1s1ce es
said aid be va from the South. sa;d he COZ
ptck-n1e which he had on his shouid;
iie said he had no previous seanai5tanes 81 "
ne1cheothooa that he vas poor m?n, anu ca
TO him to do work The oash Of allegiance C
= t7aned ths name Of Louis Payne, Fsuqutes so1n q
cs IN February; that he had 10 leave or 60 tn :
I'd army ma Pc Preferred 70 earn Il living By t
er plcka1e, and eald nc c4uld not read bat cot
~ wou'd have 10 70 to the Provost ~Mayshtlss OF
IL and explain. II. moved = little nt thst but {
not ansWe Tne ,. and =; Mr. su1a
ncfs found come papers and Photographic at
honee of Mrs; surrs.t. inel.d,nE Booih. )
s. Day.s. Alex. H; sspaens: % an, ard M MBesursgaard:
YIN II eyeE BE- with ty1snts. " Virginia the m'st
es, nAJon sn11H.
,G Major Smith teetihed that he was in charge
~ the party who took possession o. IT, sns1a
20. fsielpe % her Fight hand. sbefoFe God. d
wsS ts sn,q: @sa ID ID aos aa a9sn hex ,ss e.
he was arrested. She expressed no os9rprts!,
ratt opened the window and eatd. p" i nat
~ Fep,5 w.s i tno ~ iba s1s Eli, .ed
e 81, III ~idoV ~ ef John r. s9rT..t" snS add.
ost Johu u. SuFT.t1s ~ os, IN