Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-06-30
THE TRIAL OF THE AssAss1Ns.


ReDtagEsagSe eUicle7ace as to a Netcsl1n-
per.-Ben. Hoods Neacs ila q ctta't-
| 0us cdteg09'gg. TsCemty-JfUe thou
sand dollar checks iaa his fttU0r.
Rebel g0Ed supporting q rebel or
Qd4g iI9 Ne9C York. Geo. W9thes
and A6r03n ID. Russell cefiTU
Be3.'S signature.
EXAMINATION OF D. L. EASTWOOD.
BIZ Judge Adoocote Hoh. Live IN Mon.
treal, Canada am Assistant Manager Of
the Montreal Branch of the Ontario Bank
am acquainted with Jacob Thompson, for
merly Secretary Of the Interior OF the Uni
/ ted States, and with the account which be
| kept with the Ontario Bank The moneys
] deposited in that bank to his credit, accrued
| from the negotiation of Bills of Exchange
| drawn by the Secretary of the Treasury Of
the so-called Confederate States upon theiI
agents at Liverpool.
| Q.-State whether or not in the course
Of the disbursements made by Jacob Thomp-
son, of the fund placed to his credit, this re-
QUESTION was drawn on the bank (exhibit-
| ing to witness paper given beloW1? A
1t was it is in my handwriting
Q.-Please read it to the court a.
(Reading the paper }
MONTREAL, August 10, 1864.
Wanted from the Ontario Bank, on New
York, in favor of Benjamin Wood, ESD, for
$25, 900 current funds, 0,000 debit ex $i5,
600. The paper shows that the requsition
was originally drawn in favor Of Benjamin
Wood, Esq, and that the name OF ID. Il,
Eastwood was afterwards substituted.
Q.-State the exact condition of that pa
Der? A-As it reads now, 1t is a draft on
New FORK, payable to the order of ID. Il.
Eastwood (; that is myself
Q.-State how that change In the requisi-
ton occurred? A-The name of Benjamin
Wood, as it appeared originally, was erased
at Mr. Thompson request, and my name,
as an officer Of the bank, was substituted
Q.-That is the original paper, is it not
Alt is.
Q.-Now look at this bill Of exchange
(another paper was exhibited to the witness, J
and state whether it was drawn upon that
requisition2 Alt was.
BY request of the Judge-Advocate the
witness then read the paper to the court
1t is dated Montreal Aug le 1864, and is
directed to the Cashier Of the City Bank,
New York, and the wording is as follows !:
AT three days sight please pay to order
Of ID. L. Eastman, In current funds, twenty
five thousand dollars, yalaue received, and
charge the same to the account of this
Branch
The Endorsement on the bill directs the
payment to be made to Hon. Bejamin Wood
or order, signed B. f. Wood
Q.-You state that twenty-five thousand
dollars for which this bill was drawn is the
same for which that requisition was made
by Mr.. Thompson in the name of Benjamin
Wood. Alt was.
Q.-State whether or not the bill of ex-
change you have just read is the original
one 1? Alt is.
Q.-Where did you obtain it? Al OBJ
tanned it in New York, from the cashier of
the bank on which it was drawn
Q.-Does it bear the marks of having
been paid Al am not acquainted with
the usual marks of caneelling in New York
but | understood that it had been paid
The witness stated further that he was not
acquainted with the Benjamin Wood refer
red to, but he supposed it to be the same
who, at the date of that transaction, was a
member Of the Congress Of the United
States
Cross Examined By w, Ahen-Did not
recollect of having cashed any drafts or
Richard Montgomery, James b. Merritt or
John Wilkes Booth. About the last of Oc-
tober, Booth purchased bill on the bank at
NeetfaRle @th, which witness yas connected.
mentioned before.
The .Judee-Advocate exhibited the wit
ness a list of localities on which drafts had
been made on the Ontario Bank, and reques-
ted him to give the dates and. amounts efthe
drafts which, as shown by the paper, had
beer drawn on New York.
The witness stated that the following were
among the number of drafts drawn On the
Sd of October last, a draft for $4,000 in
gold on the llth of October, enc for So,
600 in gold on Nov 3, 4 and 8, bills tor
about $4,000 in United States currency.
| On the I4th and Dist of March last small
drafts were also drawn.
EXAMINATION OF GEORGE WILKES.
Bv ,J,sdoe- AdUocate Hok-Am acquainted
| with BENJAMIN Wood, of New York, anC
know his handwriting (The Endorsement
"B. Wood" on the back Of the bill OF ex
change. as given above, was exhibited to tn,
witness. and the handwriting identified b.
him as that of Benjamin W ood, of NeV
| York. Witness stated further, that at tn
pccn udteu UT. w 0oq was d member OF til
! Congress of the United States, and he be
heYed editor and proprietor Of the NeI
| York DAILY Ne1cs
EXAMINATION OF MR.. ABRAHAM D. RUssEE
| By Judge Aclrocate Holt-Am acouaipte,
with Benjamin Wood, of the CITY of New
York, and know his handwriting. THE in
dorsement on the bin of exchange exbibite,
to the previous witness, was identified b,
this witness to be the handwriting of Nj:
| Wood. At the time Of the date Of that bil
OF exchange, Mr.. Wood was member Q
the Congress of the United States, and edi
tor and proprietor of the New York Dali
Ne'os. Witness had been in the habit o
receiving letters from Mr. Wood.
The Court then took a recess till 2 O'Clock
| Upon reassembling Judge Advocate HoI
suggested that if the argument of the coun-
sci for the defence was now commenced +
the absence of Col. Tompkins. a member q d
| the court, who was indisposed, It would have
to be read over to him during a subseo1-nt
session OF the court He thought there
would be no loss of time to the court if an
adjournment was taken until Monday.
The court accordingly adjourned until
Monday at 10 A. NJ.