New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-17

Sreca Dispatch to The ". f'luDune
WASHINGTON, Friday. june l6 1903.
President Johnson, in conversation, expressed
his regrets that the conspirators had not been Teo
before a civil instead Of military tribunal
Orders for the arrest of Ben Wood we're teegrapbed
from here this morning
To the Associated Press
WASHINGTON Friday June i6, lee5.
Col. Tompkns, member of the Court, was
present at the session of the Court todSy Oh az
count of indsposition.
EXAMINATION OF RoBEEr PURDY.
By JudQe. Adrocats Hoi- Witness resided in virginia
and had been in the Government service since ieoi
letter heretofore published, puIporing 20 nave eeh
dated at sonh Branch Bridge Va, AprIo, iec., aa,
dressed 10 Friend Wilkes" and referring to certain
oil speculaons. and suggesting az escape by way OF
Thorntons Gap in the party failed to get through
on lis trip after striking ie was shG% :" se VIZ.
ness testified that the illusions 10 Iuidy coItinea III
the letter rad reference himself that the writer was
known to him as person oy me naae % y ,D 1s,a
especially that with reference TO difficulty with the
girl spoken VI, were untrue
Cross eraH,aed By Mr.. Ahsn-Son:h Branch Bridgs
is on branch Of the Potomac River, about twenty-five
miles from Cumberland; letters arc not usul my mned
from South Branch Bridge bui from little village
known % Green Spring Run jgst above there IS no
post Office box at South branch Bridge; tn.le ure ho Vi
wells in that vicinity.
EXAMINATION or D. I. EASTWOOD.
BIZ Judg. Adrocate Eolt-Liye in Montreal. Cenade;
Assistant Manager Of tho Montreal branch Oh tno
1mtaro Bank; am acquainted VITA Jacob Thompson,
formerly Secretary Of tie Interior Of tie United states
and with the account which be formerly kept WIN ne
his credit accrued from the negotiation Of bills 81 ex'
change drawn by the SecIe.ry Of tie reasury Oh the
sooaled Confederate States upon their agents at Li'
crpoOl. "a ,,,
o. State whether or not in the Of The disbGrse-
me.s made by Jacob Thompson Of the fund placed 20
his credit this requf Iilon was drawn on me DahkloA
A. civ A.
il is in my handwriting.
O. Please read it to the Court. A. uieading the pa
per-: - A.. ., ~,
WANTED from the Ontario Bank Nc"iors IN .yoI o.
Benjamin Wood, esp for $4,000 eus'ert funds +nooo
The paper shows that the rcqui:tion wns originally
drawn in favor Of BENZ amin Wood. esq, and tiat the
name of d. s Eastwood a,ervard substituted. .
! o State the exact condition OF that paperf A. Asn
reads now is . III 1T Newirk. pay able 70 the or
der of II. ; Eastwood. that IS. myself. >,
o State how that change III the iequIstloh "ccuueh
The name Of Peliem.n Wood a. lt appeared oriEui-
ally was erased at Mir. lho1pson's REQUEST, ana my
nalne. officer OF the bank. was suhsiIuteu
q. That Is the original paper Is II notf a l. j.
g. Vow lock at tis bili Of exchange (anotao- paper
was exhibited Il witless) and state whether u was
drawn apon that IT., reqs,soq A. m Woe 5 witness ,sen
read the paper to the Court. IL is dated Montreal,
August TO- s6i and is directed 10 IRE Cashier o. ,'e
City Bank. NowYork ana the wording Is IS ioIout'
"a, tLrse days sight please pay the olde. Of D. y Fest
wood in t. d. SIS 900 vain receive ana cisss 'ne
80 "
! The Endorsement the bill directs the pay ment 10
be made TO the Hon Benjamin Wood or order, signed
O. You state that tho ss5 900 for Which this bill
drawn is the same for which that reqasltion was made
by Mr.. Thomp IN in the name OF BepJluin Wool a.
O. State whether or not the bill Of exchange Jon have
inst read IS The original one, A. IL IS.
/ q Where did you obtsin il. A. l obtained IN
New. York. from the cashier OF the bank Oh "ne1H
O. Does it bear the marks of having been paids A
am acquainted with tle usla' PARKS OF eaaceing
IL New. Yoi 4. but understood that II was paid.
The witness stated further that he nvt acquainted
with the Benjamin Wood referred TO- but be supposed
it to be the same who at the date CT that transaction
was n member OF the Congress OF the United States
Cros.c1ariaed BY Mr. AkeH-Did net rccollcct Of hav-
in cashed any drafts checks in favor Of ales Wat
son Wallace Richard Montgomery, James b. Merritt,
or John Wilkes Booth about tho last Of October Booth
purchased bill in the Bank at Moiirea. with Which
witness WIS connected never heard the name OF JenD
II. Surratt mentioned before.
rhe Judce Advocate exhibited to the witness LIST
OF localities which drafts had been made by the On
tario Bank and requested him TO give he dates and
amounts of the drafts which, as shown by the paper
had been drawn In NewNork
The witness stated that the following were among
the number Of drafts drawn On the Sd Of October ast
draft FOR $40 coo in god the llth OF October, ons
for sJ 900 in gold; Nov. g. and bills FOR snont
So eco in United States currency; TIE 18th aGd sst
Of March last small drafts were also drawn
EXAMINATION OF GEORGE WILKES.
Bv Jadse. Adrocate Hoh--Am acquainted with Benjs
IN Wood of New-York, and know his handwriting.
he Endorsement. "B Wood on the back OF the bill
of exchange given above exhibited 10 the vness,
ana the handwriting identified by him tina; Of Ben
jamn Wood OF New.Yorkl Witness stated, further,
that at the time at which the paper appeared TO have
been dcted Mr. Wood member Of the Congress OF
the United States ard he believed editor and proprietor
of The N,p. York Daily Nems.
EXAMINATION OF ME-. ABRAHAM d. RUSSELL.
BIZ Jadgeddrocaie Hoi.--Am acquainted with Ben
iGplil Wood OF the City of Newton and know his
handwriting (Thc Endorsement the bin of exchange
exhibited to the previous witness Identified by this
witness 10 be the handwriting Of Mr.. Wood At the
time Of the date of that bill Of exchange, Mr. Wood was
member Of the Congress OF the United States. AND
editor aud prop;ie,orof The Nae York DdiyNrs wtnest
lad been inhe habit Of receiving etIeisiiom Mr. Wood
RECESS.
The Court then took recess till o'clock.
A SUGGESTION.
Upon roasscrnbling Judge Advocate Holt suggested
that If the arcuen; of the counsel for the defense wa
now commenced in the absence Of Col ToWpkins. 9
me- mber of the Court. who Was iadsposed, IL would
have 10 be read over him during subsequent sescs
of the Court He thought there would be no losS Of
time to the Court If al adjournment was taken until
Monday.
ADJOURNED.
Court accordingly adjourned until Monday at 10