Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-29
Trial Of the COlspifatOrs.

look sorrovvfui and miserabis fhev sit caring
on the aoor most of the timo, and seem perfectly
miserable Arnold, in his seat nex, 10 the open
window, spends most Of the time in gazing
thTouRh the window, with his head resting on
his hands
By ten o'elock the court room was we'll hiiSd
wiI6 yisitorS They eontInued to arrive during
the morning. By twelve O'Clock every inch Of
.tandIng room was occupied, a great portion oi
the audience being Isdisa .'.."
Al ten o. 'eloek. on The opening Of the court. the
reading on the testimony or Saturday was com
mcneed by M James j. Mhtpby, one Of the Re-
poTteTs who lead untIi twenty minutes befot-
,ssIvs n 'rIoeL - han he u a rcIieTed bV hr "
n. Marphv, Who anishod the reading af twenty
ninutos past twelve O'clock, when
M Cistnpitt sald A. e6unsel for Mrs surratt
he desired that Henry Won steinaeker, witness
Tor tho t1oyernment who had been exarntned, be
r.c.iIed. M Clampitt then road the following
nSnsT, 80 n, ----.-T
Nary 4 eurratt. one Of the accused in asking
for ,hs recall OF Henry Won stsiuaeker, a witness
n, ~. nro.eeutIorI desires to stats 10 the MIL.
,srv OarmtssIon. through her counsel, that in
,sy.rd AZ -tho said steIpankef sho proposes 20
prove that shortly after the breaking out Of the
gsr bsG.s a msmbsr OF Gen Bleneksr's stan,
seyyfng IN tine cspacity on 4 topoeraphIesI engI!
ueer ofheef; that while uhder seutsnee Of deafh
Al New Cuinbcrland, for Attempting to desert 70
the enemy, that on or about the month of May
Iss2 he made a second attempt to desert, with
better sueesss, and entered ths lines of General
fmboden = com Ii,aud on mo so.eallcd Cohfeder.
ate states In Or about the month OF May 1862
scattered betWeen Winchester and Romngy,
yIrsinla, and that most OF the time from that
date an MAY, 1864 he was employed M q
draughtsmRn' BY Major Gen. J. Y. b. stewart Of
Shs ~ IA ~ ieds,Ste rn,y that In May Iss9
,hs s.IA sta,nae,reT yoluntayiIv Ioined eonpany
Y a. IN. o. VIrsi,Ia Inf.ntry a. a nT,vate' ana
Ia. n., LaunIy ciatbine md The nsual allow.
.nc". of y pSiyrte soldloa, and that he was de-.
IA led as an assistant to Capt Oscar Hinricks, an
engineer ofheer Of the ataH Of MAI Gen. Edward
Johnson, of The so-eniisd confederate states
army and remained during the Pennsylgania
eam1.Ign Of that yesr: and that in travelling
over swim Ron Gap had no company until he arr
rived near Chanecllorsvtlle, where he fell In with
Assistant Surgeon Mcqueen, Of the M -eailed con-
cedsrate states armt. and two other gentlemen
IN md service: that he never ranked in said
.a,virs a. an engineer ofaesr' or received Inc
nav N one, Thai hs Sgas tsoueptly In the gnRr,I.
boass Tor shoostng or thr atshnE 70 h6oI ne
gyoes rbatgea with nitoting UnItSd States troops
sbs,,s.. thSt he sioie money. which, were
nI.ssd in his cbargs, I, tbnt he stS'o a horro from
ot m IL I rosts,ii ~ M "a yIrgIn,a IN
ssntrv ana was tyIed by eonrt mar,IsI for the
saIne and and guilty; aud that soon amer
W. Sprns eampsgS. an W.. % % pIsSndrd sn"s,cSnnN
~ wir.hssisS yIrginia, Tepre sending himself
a, beIpy IN charge on the dead body OF Major
'Ii.nr,' n ncanles. a on (,srerni
hgnw nnhuw .t"W ,sho 4. nov p,sssnt before ~
sont, .i,Sa aud wall. th1t he neysT saw j
WIIt.. Booth' tho actor. in Virginia or pt the
..s,a =, - ,inna os M "a Wichita rcgi,neut
SsHP ~ any VA H H., rn ,nsb naeting ~ Con.
yedsrst. bissTs as hs sneak, Of in hia tSstim1ny
aver took place where plans for the assassination
| ~ PresIIept LIucnIn weTC dlseu ,sed
A. hsS cnn..sI, s'u ""'' REysRpI Jouy.oS.
~ NV PErp A AXES,
| O. W CLAHrTrr
IA. HoI, aid n. had u.ysr refused 10 An mmop
| nny witnes,es for tho gentlemen bat had offered
| 40 mmmon any yTitness,s whom the defence
hand ask for
| Mr. Ciampltt said the defence did nOt want him
summoned.
| Mr. Aiken said the paper was for Mrs. surTatt,
and had = bearing upon all Of them. They wished
I 10 show Thai Booth was aotlin Virginia, aud had
| no meeting With the rebel oIleers; and n any
| piau did exist Mrs surtatt wSs not aware " IT,
0ea. wallsee said he was opPossd 10 tho al
mission Of any sueh paper aud held In oNlrtme
contempt any sueh practice, The proper way to
| contradict the Nilnsss would bo by Introducing
| other witnesses.
spreading before the court the character Of the
| Witness,
Cen Wallace said the gentlamon had not been
| refused the WItueas, aud when ho wa On the
| stand the gentleman had an opportunity to cross
| exhmiEe hun.
Mr.. Aikeu said that the Judge Advocate told
him Won steiuoeker could be fOhnd be would
be called. lie also stated the defence did not
want 10 summon him,
GGlerAi Holt said Won Stelnecker would be
summoned ttho defence desired him
The Commission decided not 10 lot the paper go
| on the record.
| General Hunter said the proper way to con-
| tradlct the witness would he to call wltnrsscs 10
impeaeh him, which witnesses tho Commission
would now hear.
Mr.. AIKEN AAid the witnesses would be called
some tlme during tho day. all not being present
| at that time. ..
Mn. DAVIS,
a witness for the defence, having been called and
| sworn. tsstined that he resided nj Dr. Mudd's
had resided there since the 9th Of January last
was employed IN working on the farm had been
there oonstanlIy since Jaauary hal beeu absent