New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-06

aso a, follows. Have Known j. Leeds jenkins for SOW
eral years from my personal knowledge OF DIS uloIu
conduct and conyerSa'ioh nave huo"n Nun ana ont
the most d,oys men In the eouutryi open anu GG~
snoken In his hatred Of the Governments htdTu nun
crrse The President Of the United states ana 80. tn
od ;rcoln offered him Office but be wouiu not hV1'
an nfica unler such damned goyernmeHr ~,
| C,o.,.,raniaed By Mr.. Campiu-l have known All
Jcnt;ns Tor forr FIVE years; knew him 70 De mon
man and Know Nothing nntn me- unoD losing
negro servant whom he had held as save never
hoard Of any attempt on his part 10 secure oVn
inWeshncton by inducing citizens OF Maryinhu
a. thcir residences though one occasion he hosted
Ininn dag IN ls6; never had any SUIT against BIT.
Jenkins Lut he had commenced SUIT agalns, hhnre"
y Rohey Witnesses son, in consequence OF Us hrs
FOR d,soYerly behavior on The occasion OF an eeech
in Varv!and; the suit was for alleged false nprs-
TESTIMONY OF J. NJ. TH0MPs0E.
.Tohn Il, Thompson. on Icing examined by judge
aSgoeac Ho;, testified that he had known Nh. Jen-
kns FOR mary years that four years ago that gentleman
was reported Be loyal but that for the last tao years
and SIX months bis reputation was the reverse o' tns
his ALLEGED GisOyalty being Of an open ana
on,sroten cnarncter witness himself had been ya Ia
The Gov egnment throughout the snbelon witness had
lived in the family OF Mira S1rrntt for two years. hnu
from the conversations OF that lady which were III
yareby against tie Government he believed her to be
Cro,s-eramined bg lfr Compin-In lsGl and 1862 Mr..
jenkins was considered a Union man; III lsoj nc va"
not witness knew Of his coming 70 Washington
at any time to procure the votes Of Union cllzshs o.
u ~ ale who had moved here but had not lost thei
residences in Maryland; at one time JenSini iaseu
Union flag bu. that was in 1861. when he had tht
reputation Of being q loyal man; witness had
heard him say at he ha.ed tie Goyornmeni. but hao
not heard hin s'0te nny cause or his haze; ~ regard
10 tie eulancipai On police IN the state of Maryland
Jonkius said was III wTon ?. never beard him say iha'
Ae was a. cool Union there was ID The state
Of Maryland but that ne was opposed q
| BIZ issisfagf J8dge-tdyOca'e BHraei-Q Which eide
dd he say he would rht for IN case % was forced it
fight, H. Tie said be would 30 witA the Soath..
fAt q instance of Mr.. Ewing, counsel Tor the prs
,ncr d. Samuel A. sfuld. who not present ~ he
opening Of the Court the following witness for th'
prosecution recalled aud his oross-sXaiaindsioi
II Differentiation II TIE RI. GViem b. Ersrs
Pastor =. s. PRESBYTERIAN Church, Coorcl. of Wash
ington. hy Ar. Eving-l I'm acquainted with N
prisoner DR. Samuel " Muid; have seen BIN at th'
! Gait Ollie Church st EYant0wn; II was In Decembcr
issG. when saw lin iheie; was rerer introduced I
the u sonei saw Linn AT different times after That u
Warrington Cit, on the street and abcn
the hotels think net lin at tH
Winter at the house Of Mrs. Surratt could not sly
what time llst Winter saw him unless le'i. ed =
r'v Journal: never visited Nrs Surlntt's hous'; "a
house wlioh saw the prisoner enter was on ll..t
thiuk between Ninth and Icnih. or Eighth anu Nltn
Ists., 7 suppose i was Mrs Surrit's house; as.e'
| y u,hcerta believe nj that time and alsO asked
! adv standing On tie pavement whose horso Wa
L. a." dioltuc The into which saw tie ~ isOael
enter ana told IL was Mrs SHriai1s h0use
! C0lii not positively Sly Nhet1cI was Z"
| not. 90 not rec0i,et exactly between
what street the house was situated though
hiuk II was between the Plclt Once and tie Pfesi
dents house could not say whether " WIS iWo ol
tIecsiory house aud 90 not rocoec whether 81 si0o'
out square gu tie pavement or stood back: could not
say whether thcfo was poticO Ia frolt OF H. thHi
10 house o. the scnth side ~ list WIS ridinf
down .he street - tie tmc guigs 10 sco tie iseE Alr
| Iuilar OF the Lutheran church.
! ] did not see him on that day. hnt went 10 prayer
u.oeiiag at BIZ church; SAW Mn v ard there; cou'
not aaile any Others whom sew there on that day OK
cept Mrs Sophia russev md Miss Humphrey siopPf
II Cue houses az those ladies ca 0he! occasions dlri.
! last Winter. when detained IA tAc CITY over nigh,
would stop az the house ~ Mrs ffuseg who l. ny
Wits ann. when I saw DR. Mrdd entering Mr.
Surratts house he dressed m CnrS colnre'
Icotbos aud soH fcli hat. 1 have seoT
/ his father within three years ou the road coming
~ tiis city. mentioned tie fact OF my seeing th'
rris,ncr DR. Mudi. The road TO Washington 20 Iny
Wifc oTf ~, fact OF sccilg him going INTO hrs. sur
rats house ! mentioned q" my father n-iawi t"ld
secret commission nudpr tn Government and an
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