Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-29
Tho Consniranv Trial.

flt49 96s 6AIohuS hblQ4 O6Hes JAco0 IQ0mp'
son, Clement G. Clay and Sanders we're il
Il attendance on the court, and assumed tc
!. be the defenders of these raiders for the
{ Confederate States. The witness wal
shown printed paper which he believed
was substantially, If not an exact, copy Of
the original which he had seen. This let.
ter Was dated Richmond, June 10, 1854
signed by Seldom, rebel Secretary of War
and addressed to Lieut.. Young. It in.
formed the latter that he was appointed
for special service, and directed him to re.
port to Thompson and Clay for instruc-
tions, and also to select twenty escaped
Confederate soldiers for the execution Of
such enterprises as might be intrusted to
him. The original paper was produced by
the rebels on the trial of the st. Adams
Raiders.
Col. NeVins, of Geuesee, N. Y. testified
to having seen AtEerot at the KirkWood
House on the 18th of April. This was be.
tween four and Eve in the afternoon. The
prisoner enquired Of and was informed by
the witness where the Vice Presidents
room YVES, and pointed it out to the former.
The witness did not know who Atzerot
was, nor his name, but Immediately recoR.
mixed the man on coming into the court.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-After the evil
dence of yesterday had been read, the fol-
lowing witnesses were called for the PROS
ecntion ::
GeorgeP. Edwards, examined by Judge
Holt:
Am counsellor at Law. Had charge of
the matter for the Government of the United
States, at the trial of the st. Adams raid.
ers in Canada. Jacob Thompson, G. G.
Clay, George N. Sanders and others we're
engaged in Court there as confederate off.
GERS interested in the defence of the raiders.
Cleary, was examined as q witness on the
part of the defendants, in the latter part of
the case, during which he represented the
raiders as being engaged in the confederate
service, and that the raid was made under
authority of the rebel government. The
following paper was identified by Mr.. Ed
wards as copy of document given in
evidence at the trial of the st. Alban's
raiders in Canada:
CoHREDERATR STATES OF AMERICA, WAR
DBPARTMENr, RICHMOND, Va. June 16,
1s64-Lt. Bennett q. Young You have
been appointed temporarily, let Lieutenant
in the Provisional Army, for special serv-
Joe. You will proceed without delay to the
British provinces, where you will report to
Messrs. Thompson and Clay for instruo.
tons. You will under their direction take
such confederate soldiers as have escaped
from the enemy, not to exceed what you
may deem necessary for the purpose, and
will execute such enterprises as may be
entrusted to you. You will take care to
commit no violation Of neutrality, but to
obey implicitly their instructions. You
and your men will receive from these gen.
tlemen transportation and customary ra.
ti0ns and the Communication thereof
(Signed.) ]. A. SRDDoN, Sec. of War.
Young produced this document Rs his |
authority.
Judge Holt stated that since closing the
case on the part of the Government, he |
had discovered an important witness be.
fore unknown to him, whose examination |
he desired should now be made.
Mr.. Ewing enquired as to which of the |
prisoners the proposed testimony was
likely to effect.
Judge Holt replied that it referred to
Surratt and Atzerot.
Mr.. Doster said he had not opened the
defence and therefore could not object to
the testimony.
The witness was then called.
Col. VIM. R. Nevins, of New York, tes.
tilted: Was in Washington on the 18th of
April; stopped at the Kirkwood.
Q.-Look at the prisoners and see
whether you recognize either whom you
met and conVersed with that day.
A.-That enc there-pointing to Atze-
rot. Think he is the man.
Q.-State under what circumstances and
what he said to you.
Ale had on a coat darker than that.
AS was coming out he asked me where
the Vice Presidents room was. 1 told
him the Vice President was then at dinner;
there was no one there except himself He
6 sked where the room Of Vice President
~ 4 4 h. ~,
and told him he was at dinner. passed
on. he looked in the dining room; do not
know whether he went in or not.
Q.-Where did the conversation take |
placer
Alt was in the passage as you go in |
the dining room, and between that and the |
steps as you go down to the dining room,
wherethiS man met me
Gross examined by Mr.. Doster.-I think |
this was between and 8 O'Clock; there |
was no other person at dinner but the Vice |
President; was going away at the time,
and was in great hurry. The converse
ton took place in the passage leading to
the dining room; do not suppose that over
three minutes was occupied in the CONVEX.
sation; have not seen the prisoner since
that time, until to. day; was in hurry at
the the time met the prisoner.
Beltio Washington, (oolored) testified
that he lived with DIR. James Mudd; had
lived there since the Monday after Christ.
mas; was slave before the Presidents |
Proclamation was issued; have not been |
absent from Mudd's house single night |
since first went there; during that time
the prisoner has been absent come three |
different times; fret time, at Mr.. George
HerVey's party, where he stayed late in the
evening; the second time went to Gusboro,
where he stayed all night.
Odd you see men called Harold and
Booth2
A.-Saw only one; the man was standing
at the kitchen window, and just got
glimpse of him going in the direction of
the swamps. Did not see DR.. Mudd with
the man; saw the Doctor three or four
times afterwards at the front door.
Benjamin N. Gwynn, by Mr.. Ewipg:-
Never saw Captain White, of Tennessee,
Cant paEEu nr Liam Parru. hona MT han