Smyrna times., 1865-05-24
The Assassin's Trial.

take from the New York Times.
1t Is understood that the ev;do,oo r. =,
prosecution Is now about closed. and c.vo ,v6a
mas Deen drawn out in secret session NO ti'' '
now enabled to understand what ' aro Nv, We al
lures OF the case as proved against tho tee
uGlehdahts. First IN order Of certaint,, nf 60
auuucGd, Is that Lewis Payne is shown 70 baTI "C.
Son Lhe c9h!ederate OF Booth, and guilty of AZ
J'ItC "SJ T WIN intent m to Kill Hon. Wm. H. Sew
ard, limerick w. Hansel and Geo II = r. 'JGw
son. The antecedents of this prisoner are n',,
KNOWN and the first heard of him so far tbo
pro%2lS go; Is his appearance at the rosidnnno
Hl mrs ourratt; in the early part of Narcb
iE1Ist' When he stated that his name was W.
lie called for John H. Surratt; but in tbe 0ob ob
sGhce OF the latter, he asked for Mrs Snrratt 'G
ne ne iouged there that night, taking his mn,lS in
ms ms iooln' ana departed the next dav. Abont
.no Ss'llle time ne appears to have taken room
boUon n iPaI1y p with y Lang him in boarding
v;StoJ u b., -1SleeI' where they were frequently
VISITED ny Booth. Here these nr;connrS -.
manned Tor about three weeks In tbn ,moo re-
sllle, fayne put up two or three days at Smr-
T;ttt > where John II. Surratt. AtyyrotL o''l
po"th ana himself had secret rnnsnit,t;1' anu
Oh TINS second visit. PAYNE rcnnSa'+oJ -
some or the Inmates that he w6s :. -: :"
preacher he and SurrAtt were found "a pl,s' 9n.'
fl,iiG n tle bedroom playing with bowie En;,,.Y
,ii," ioCii were TWO rcvovers and f,ur .rts
vI,iTo. f y, the same KIND as the spur and re-
wo,d TI"ii'a III 1At%efodt room at the Kirk
" To'a lioHSe. At another time. inst IAta"o
shc as"aSslnaton he is found occnJn' '' "r.o,e
AZ INC ~ mrIefhdon, where he is visited hy At1o 2"M
oug 'I ne proof OF his confederatipg with RnntL
anu MS acrompices is beyond donLt III M
i was ayne who made the assauIt n,,o iIIa' Ma
'oG"I'l an! the others Injured in tb" Si.r,t 1'l,
!! nouSG' Is as certain as human tn>t;no'',. |
can establish any fact. testimony
al ~ !uiHy as certain is the evidence that H,r
tba f'at DEo'H ;. accessory before and after
ions ; ne IS hrSt found in confidential rela.
,lohS WIN the assa6sin in the early mart ofL L
ruary' and he is several times diicnvnrad "a :;
'ecret meetings with Booth, Atzerotb and oh
,TS ,T OF The conspiracy. He is once fnInd I' NJ
!, ,iIS HurrattS III company with Them W';tL
, '"t q at ana ;AtZeroth he called at the tavern
Il > NufrattSyllle and left the two carbines. ann.
IINllllioh' DE, which were taken away from
LAT il pace by INN and Booth on the night of
Ic ASSASSINATION. During their flight he ac-
3otL 10 Confederate soldiers that he and
oooth are the assassins of the Prrsidrnt anJ
lie IS captured in the barn with BootL os I,,u Ln
Iecn fuliy detailed heretofore. There is n"
IouOt whatever OF his guilt, and he will snffar
nc penalty oi ms crime, as it shall be defined t
~ the commission. "ol'ieu +
Atzer0th, like the last named nrisonor :.
'roEen to have been a co -conspirator. and n,aLdS
us nrst appearance at Mrs. Surratt's in tbo =
%rny part 9I February, inquiring for John II !;
".l"C' M vi MIS- Ourratt and is frequently found 6
. aGrIeu COMMUNICATION with Booth and his .
m q u I9IcS: 10 nm was assigned the nur- /
Ger OF President Johnson at the K;rLmnnJ m,ua
iouSe put Notwithstanding it appears there
aS no obstacle III the way of it's performanoo u
- =. uoes not seem to have made any effort r.
et access to his intended victim on tbo o,,o -
ing Of the 18th Of April On the morn;nr C'o of L
7" Ia' qay, he took room at Kirkwoods. whore T
~ ,a.a "onnSoh was putting up, and was seen 0
ioao at noon ana about SIX clock in the ovn- N
aS ' 10. idc was traced there on horseback, but fr
"s not apparently about the house after tb@t ca
)ur lie proved false 10 his .iitC n
'upt Such would but be in keeping witb b;C "C e
iarac!er' lie was in active co-onoration VII e
I' ri,G"eTer throughout the night. and HoJ tic
u'yllght the next morning or h;v a,,;It
ere ere Is not shadow Of doubt. SUM
IL IL Durratt appears to have been cocn;zon+
! io lilIehoed crime almost from its incr, t;om 7
70 va.'e No. an active participant in overt net. r
r1rt senGrai manager, she received and
~ -. T'I'S4 at her house all the criminals ox r,
p; Dr. Mudd, OLaughlin and ArnojJ I.' w;3t tI n
~ ~ She planned the means and assi'tanon ,1l, -
tie escape OF the aSsassins. Sbc y;s;toS NJ
ldu at cock on the day Of the assal";no =,
IL IL ~ occ 'Iac the carbnCs. etc. shoull bo -
lllj lulj5itSs' . ana informed him they wond bn
leu leu Ior that night; Booth Frequently ralInd
!, heI / mouse and held long confidential tall
:. LEI fter. lie was with her few minutes on \,
}a'tL }a,1eIloon OF the 18th. As an accomnl;cn Oh;
not oson,, "l' d participant In his crime, she q 9
NJ not escape the penalty of the law. cue ;
" Mudd's status is identical As corI,, o. ~ !
femoer Gd last he is shown to have been %S li
naehce OF Booth. He has a snsn;n;o,,' -@=
'ting with Surratt and Booth at the Sat;ouS St;ouS
u'.l r"t1 III I9ahgary He introduces Booth 70 WI
,al'i Dooth visits him at his room in tbo {"
nSyrvanla ~ J House The assassins dv to no h;s Flo,
Sos Se uI5ec. a!ter committing the murder He w
80 la,o Dooth wound and assists the escane Corr
: bI' Ia'scr .L ana Harold, and when calIed :"
bo ,lU onicsTs three days afterward, denies
sled on the Friday following ;c.toa ne Oats
outright and finally admits he knew Ro"tb
2Inys Ic ne ne nrst heard Of the ASSASSINATION no p
LAY aI'er II was committed, at cbnrcb III w,
! iS SHOWN by abundant proof that bo n'na "mu "h
ryahtown on the day preceding Satnrd"', vas $40
nIur "hen the pOpulace was ali exo;t!S' Oat,
y ,,,o Inc Town guarded by and full of soldiers G.
no, 10y man. woman and child in the nlaco
of Ofoiy heard OF the murder, but knew tho :,
v bnt 1tiI ass assassin: DR.. Mudd is doubtless > IL
~ aJ;rJ'1 Ja.n "nat degree Of punishment he tn
termlne wv NOOliullsSlon conte
angler does not appear 70 bouo bo :. TUE
onSplraGy, according to the proofs at an
u period than few hours before the COM M ~
~ mo Oh the crime. Ifhe be guilty, his nar- dhey
tlon would appear to have been in m prepar. m elous
i ic means OF escape, by keeping the mas SST d
~ tSor ciGar "a on the stage, and by closing the
1iVer T Booth had passed throngb b~e 60 os ',to ~
une movements of pursuers Somo
nj mas been offered to connect him with bVe the
ratlon OF the bar which fastened TIm 'bn doos [nc
IS 70 vague tnS PPSsdents a9S box but ev
lrppse a OF Booth, that he promised 9ew few E. Fol-
es before the murder to helm the sssass; lH" ON
as a3v U"H faot oy circumstances and testi- AT @
= r1,'li maGgniln appears to have been assign
murder Of Gen Grant, but wbntherG oorG be situ,,
10 make 1 the attempt from lack of conr' nc Kent c
,;t,, uSlhcllnatOn or from failure of ON. ton an
Ivy, ,io, uoes not appear Gen. Cram was v,1 The
0c 10 appear at the theatre, but smd. nf HSme M,"
a anu unexpectedly took the cars for Ph;la- " The
"a, "a; Atzeroth made the remark the naTt Pers
ann wien II was reported that Gen. Grant Caven
Ecu Ecu es1not, that probably it is the fact
'"s Io,,iowed by the man that was to do il = my2
.9ughlln is clearly shown to have been n