The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-15
The Conspiracy Trials.
Payne Not Ips.no-Tbe Proceedings Nearly
Ea.ln

Ended.
Hdshin0ton, Juns il.-rhe prcviou, day, record
Ns partly read. shen the Commission toot recoss
until two O'Clock, in order TO allow examination Of
the prisoner Payne by the Commission appointed tor
that purpose. when tho Commission re-as'enh!cd,
Mr. Doster stated shat he bad elosed the deieuee in
the Of the prisoner Payne and did not prorcso
10 call az Witnesses the medical gentlemen Who had
been appointed to investigate the condition Of ra,ns
TO hif insanity Judge Advocate Iol, then sts.,d
that those senueHen W9uld bo called Tor the Govern.
ment.
nF-FNAMfNArtoS or pR. JANIS NALL.
By 1uire Advocate Uo't-witucss examined the
prsouer Payne hi. mofninr and N.s Nsi.tcd ly
Pr Norris snd pofte', ,nl 'lmcluenuv l'ined IN
the examination ly surgeon General barucr. ne
prisoner was asked almost the same Iuestons that
ueic put TO him yesterday, in order 70 aeccrtan
whether HE answers you'd be- similar Tie Ansvefei
with rather more psomp'n"s- than before, aud his
tn-N er. we're much thu zane. y. Are Jou nov PEE
udsmeut, the prisoner IL sane AMI rrfpon-ibic man
A. am nov piopaicd 70 say thai ih'i" 10 no evidence
oi mental insan,ty. The pri'yncr' u.ui is feeble
'nd uncnltiyated. bnt canuoI dis,ovor efficient
evidence OF mental iucnracty
Cross Exa ainiucd by Mr.. po.'er-Q .. What arc you
prepared to stat" A. TO h.s iuorsl in.Anit. 4. We
sskci him the question ,o-dt,. wh,th~r he tcicv,
10 Tod and be sai that he diiani that DO te.,! "a
he ~Ua Just ,'od He also ackno~lcdgrd to me that
at one time he had a-o been mentor " the bsN-
us' Church. Nbcd him TIE question whether hc
he said he believed il va,
ENAsiSNrtoN 40 uB sorutS
The -itne.s IN company With surgeon General
Barnes and other m icsl cent men mGtc an eNrl-
nation this moi nine o o. prisoner Payne, hnd atN-
ed 1t the opluion that b. wAs saur man There va
no.hing ~ the prs ner' icois rech or condu'' 20
indcfte that he VIE Of uu-,uui min 20 on 20" coufra
" hs reasoning ruliee appcs ed 70 le gooi A. alio
his judgment.
With cat''s OF insanity 70 not think The conduct Of
The prisoner during uc examination could hs'o been
maniac iut II such were hr Gaze witnc., would pro-
hahy have had lie tusp.cions aroused, ~ such por-
tons Nmosi uniyetsahN IN cOnvcuaton sith stIan- -
parties refer TO the subject OF thoi INSANITY
EvANINArtpv or -raoroy.CrsrrAt HARsr
By Judse Advocate llolt-1he prisoner Ps,nc VIA
eNHmiiod by Si'ucfs aud Other medical cent enen,
heent manner Ia which he narrated he story OF him
self Giving the places 80 which he hNd tcNn ard his
occupNiou, noi' n.rot'nut lnhu his r'iur1ii'n OF
statements made by hin yc.tcIda we're pIuols oi his
rNNNiSArtoS or uU rogrFE.
H. JUDGE Advocate Holt aNInr teen present thi-
moInluf At the e1Aninttion # the p..sunef layLc,
wtncn believed ie va sane man. The pfironei
In tho Arseus ard from The inspections SHEA be had
made, Wncss arrived Al the conclusion that he va
sHIe and responsible man.
The cro.s.exauina alton OF this witrc,. was mainly
with ieielcncr to what constituted mcnt aud mora
Court ohectins 10 the coufse OF eNanipAtion 1A i'm
proper.
As,stant Judre Advocate Bughsm entered uror
ned copy iihe rrso ution OF The senate Oft niie'
stater, conseu ting TO- aud advi, the aIpVinuneu
OF Nillsm II. seward as Secretary OF STATE OF th
nited state, and the quatcAt4o ni Andrew John
sou on the ljth oi April, l>U5, Us President Of th
nitel SiAtss.
Judse Advocate Holt said that some Addi,ion ie,
tmouy, relating sIclusiyoy TO the gene al coufpIt
and not eher'ng either Of the pr'souep rartct
larry would he Offered on lchAf OF the GONeruu eut
Having uu icIstoOd that ot the arcrmeute Tor tn
def nee had b,eu fully prepared, he desired the Couf
H. hear II, With the unei standing that should nO
prCciud. the otiering of this testiinouy.
Nj. Aiken saii II was the ssh Of counsel that III
| the testimony which the Government had should D.
handed ia before th-t sTgument pGetentcd 4
| the Court, II had been thought possible that MT
,Iohnson himself would 10 present to-norio,
TO deliver the argun'elt in pe.son. " he sas no
present Mr. Clampitt by sgiosrcdt afuCuE fhe cOun
eel, would plCseut the argument TO the Court
| Jud,C Advocate Holt inquired to which Of tn
prisoner the argument wAs intended 20 tpply.
| hr. AIKEN said IL was az arrumCut relative 70 IN
iuTisdiction Of the Court hich psCpasCd hy Nj
JOhnson, and In which all the countei cUuCurtcd.
| vas intended for all the prisoners.
| Asst. Judge Advocate BiughRi raid MI JOhnso
| war not council Tor the prisoners
| General Wallace said that IL tho argument on tn
| Jurisdiction Of the Court Tczdy, 1t would not b
4 improper the Court 10 hear It. and in order
cousuvr II he moved that the Court he cleared.
| Tho motion was agred to, When the Court VIZ
| cleared. Alter some time the door. were fc-opencC
ant 1t was announced that the Court had GdlOurue
| until Friday ino.nins' at II o'ciocs.