The New York herald., 1865-06-09
l0E IHIAI.
Aeveiations Respecting the steam
boat Durnings on the Southern
and Western Rivers.
Hospitals Destroyed by the
Incendinries.
The Rebel Cabinet Promoters Of the
Internal Plot.
Flnsy Thousand Dollars Paid for
the WORK,
&c, &C., &c.
the EVIDENCE ON THURSDAY


WASHINGTON June 8, 1856
This record of the previous day read
:; Statement of John picCoiiaugh, tn
FA Actor.
Mr. BtKsS asked permission to offer in evidence
The part of Mrs surratt, the following paper
,,s 81, LAwREsch HALL MosIsKAl, June 5. 1866
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sa no @ 5 EIss
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e IG"ci IL pSE @ yss 80 cay of JGss a. D.
Judge BINGHAM objected to the reception of the paper
on the ground that it wholly immateria whether
Mr. Mccullough ever met the witness Meichman or not.
Aeichman, when on the stand had been asked by the
other side whether he Mccullough, and IL was not
competent now TO attempt to mpeach him that ISSUE
as was not material whether ever did or did not see
Mccullough
Mr. AIKEN said that the paper furnished complete re-
futation of statement made by weichman SO far rs
concerned the fact Of his having Mccullough and
this was material far conradicte the
statements of that witness.
Judge Advocate Holt read from author tiles in
support OF the position assumed by the prosecution.
The objection of the Judge Advocate sustained,
aud the paper ruled out
Several witnesses were examined, but their testimony
The hour Of one o'clock having arrived the Court took
arecess until two, when the body reassembed.
Mr. EWING stated that there remained to be called
eight witnesses in the Mudd whom he desired to
Haeston with view to an impeachment of the witness
IhoI-aS, but they were not present One of the wit
nesses was being expected to testify regard the
whereabouts of Mudd on the 23d of December last.
MT DosTRR stated that in the OF Payna he desired
10 call six additional witnesses for purpose Of show
ing the anecedcnt of the prisoner aad the predsposton
OIL the whole family to insanity The processes sub
pgnas in the cases Of these witnesses we're filled
at least ten days ago, and they should either
now appear or some cause be shown for their continued
absence In the case OF Atzerot three witnesses re-
mained TO be called, by whom it expected to i'm
witnesses had acknow dyed to him that they had
oeen summoned, yet notwithstanding that they had
appeared .r
Judge, Advocate HoLr inquired the names Of the wit
nesss not in attendance who had acknowledged having
Mr. DssrxR gave their names as follows Associate
Judge oln OF the District of Columbia; Marcus p Nor
ton and Henry Burden
Judge HoLT to the Commissioners that the wit.
nesses named had failed to appear after having been
duy summoned as stated by counsel and suggested the
proprety OF using compulsory their
attendance.
Mr. DoEsrE. said that he did not wish be understood
as asking for the arrest Of the Witnesses that he would
hesate long before asking for the arrest Of Judge of
Judge HoLT remarked that those who administered the
law ought certainly TO pay obedience TO it. He had
oestood that Judge On had adjourned his to-day
In consequence of the military review which was taking
place in Washington and If the Commission ordered
be would take measures to compel the attendance Of that
gentleman before the body possible.
Mr. DosrER said that the testimony proposed to be
taken in Paynes case was very material inasmuch as
Mitchell whom the Court had permitted pri-
soner until Paynos antecedents were proven and this
could not be done except BY those absent witnesses
Assistant Judge Advocate BURNETT then prepared an
order which endorsed by the Commission. directing
General Hartran Provost Marshal of tho room, to
rest and bring before the Court the witnesses named
above who had failed to obey the process.
Testimony of Edward Frazer.
BY Judge Advocate HoLT--Q state where you reside
A. reside in St. LOUIS and have resided there for eight
nine years.
may remember that within the last year or two
there have becn extensive burnings Of steamboats,
western and Southern waters. State To the Court any
knowledge may have concerning agents OF the Con
federae government who engaged in that business
and who were not. A. man by the name OF Tucker
was one; Minor Mayors another
q j. he Mssourian? A. Yes sir
O. Was he in service of the Confederatess A Yes
cir; Thomas l.. Clark was ansher; man by the name
OF Barrett was another
O. They all agents of the Confederate govern
nent sn-cacdy A. Yes sir
O. State what business they engaged ns A.
Burning steamboats, the Mississippi Ohio, and other
rivers.
O Was the man Barrett, of whom you speak, a lawyer
had lac ever been member of Cougressp A. could
not say; have heard him called Colonel Barrett
State how those men were associated together, and
what were their operations A. Their operations con-
sisted IN burning steamboats, carrying government
frcights boats that used army transports and
some that were not so used.
O. Do you know By means OF what conbustible mate
rals those steamboats, burned9 A. No, SIR sup
pose IL wis done hy matches.
O. win yon enumerate the boats that we're burned by
Che operations of these partesy A. The steamboats, I'm
peral and Robert Campbell; the steamer Daniel u. Day.
Ter and others were burned At Louisville; there were
boats burned at New Orleans, but do not recolect hor
names
q Were they large vesssS A. Some we're large aud
Some small; they owned by private parties.
Q Was there any loss of life connected with the des-
tructon of these vessels. A. There the Robert
Campbell
q Where they burned in the stream or while lying
near the shoref A. The Robert Campbell was burned 10
Che stream while under weigh
q VAST understood that the agent was on board, or
that e had merely deposited combustbe In the
vessclS A. He was on board
q Where was that vessel burnedy A At Milliken's
Bend, twenty live miles above Vicksburg
Wugt tlarec lIp ble ma nfl A Wa
q State whether this plan OF operations embraced the
destruction of the government hospitals and storehouses
A II embraced everything PERTAINING TO the army.
q DO you know anything Of the burning Of hospital
o. Naslvilles A. do not; all know Is that certain
man claimed compensation for IT,
O. DO you know the who claimed compensation
from the Confederate government for that servcer A.
His name Dillingham;
q What amount did he claimY A. He did not put
any amount; he Just put in statement
d Az what time was that hospital burned A. In
June July 1854 the IRE occ rrcd al night did not
bear Of any person being burned:
A. / have.
q Did you when there have an interview with Jener
son Davis the socaled President of the confederacy
and with Benjamin, the Secretary of State9 A. I was
in Richmond from the 10th to the 25th day of August
Is64 and there had interview with The Secretary OF
State secretary Of War, and Jefferson Davis
q state what occurred at that interview A Mr.
connection with boat burning put in claims to Mr.
James A. Scddon, to whom | was introduced by Mr.
sesa"n now a IN be Se hands hs OF NJ Up ns business and
o. Mr. Benjamin and presented our papers to
him; he looked at the papers and asked
me whether in st LOUIS told him was he
asked me IL knew anyth ng about the papers, I told
him did that beloved they right he then asked
Mr. Clark il he knew to be right Mr. Clark said that
had repr sented him by Mr. Magers being ali
right; he told me TO call again the NEXT day with
Mr. Clark and Mr.. Dillingham; that he had
shown The papers had left TO JET Davis and he wanted
Co know whether would not take $4,000 and sgn
receipt in full; told him would not do II; "We,"
he said Ihen ir MI Dill ngbam Is TO claim this thing
AZ Louisville / want statement or that tbing;n
went back TO the hotel and wrote out n statement my.
eeif; II road that Mr.. Dillingham; had been hired by
general Bishop Polk and sent TO Louisville expressly 10
DO that work.
r a. To burn the hospitals A. Yes, air; aud signed
Mr. DilnVhams name TO II; that was given 10 Mr.
Clark; MIR Clark took II over TO Mr. Benjamin and made
n settlement with him for $50 900; S35, 900 down in
OO0n IL r..-