New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-30
To the Associated Press.

To the Associated Press. N'
WARRINGTON, Monday, May % 1895.
After the reading of the previous days pro-
ceedngs Mr. Campt on behalf Of the counsel for Mrs
Surra,i read paper as follow; . t....r
MRS. sURRATT ASKS FOR TIE RECALL OF STEIN
ACKER.
Mary sns ~ the accused in asking for the recall
Henry Van s,en,cssr. ~i,nes: for III. Yto'sc,ion
roosh Der counsel says that in regard 70 the sd
The var he was nember Of Gen Blsntes saa serving in
The capacity Of. oRos sps,S, snsnssr "a M a,smsns
to desert 10 the enemy on or sbOu, the month Of May
1862 he made second s,smp, 20 desert with better sncc
ann Of a.. .onss coafsderse STATE. the
month OF May 1861 scattered between winchester and
No., :. ana a. dr.asSsn BY
J. e. H. stuart Of the soeAled Confederate Amy ha "
ef,h second yiIrin. Infantry private and s,sw Rsy
icI. an engineer oesr the ssn Of MJof Gen Edwnd
Johnston Of the called CoIeierse States ARM and 70
.n 9TH him ia gs Run Gap
anti he .rsa mi s Ss
and s,ss. in lid .,'s' sas, he
tie p.y Of one that be frequently IN The guard house for
ssss ssn s s1 s
gu. charges; that he stole money. which .eIs I.esd
= b. q Il. "a "a ns S's I'D 'a I sd BY
for the and found guilty .nd that soon ser the
of Rehmond and escaped Winchester Virginia Represent
ing himself being 10 charge of the dead body Of Major
who present before this court alive and WE'LL that he
saw wike. Booth he actor IN Virginia Or a. the
and That no such meeting Confederate he speaks
Of bis 1rr Mere as BY fe .ne
"''''A ~ RKvKR6r JonSsoS,
INV c 4 a,1r''
dvocate Holt said that he was not Informed
where the witness but was perfectly willing that
he should be recalled II found. Gen. Wallace In.
1ured whether the Judge Advocate had ever declined
or refused issue the proper summons for the reap
pearance OF the witness. Judge Advocate HOLT ssid
lint he had not but the contrary. had sgnlhed his
desire 10 SECURE his attendance Gen. w aIlace
said that no made the inquiry, for the pur,
pose. II tho JudgeAdvocate bad never refused
TO summon the witness. OF obectlng TO putting
such a paper as that upon the record Mr.. Clampitt
called attention 10 the fact that no allegation had been
made that the prosecution had reased 10 call the wit
ness Cen Hunter said that the decision ~ the Court
last week was. that II the defense desired Won
Steinacker recalled every effort should be made to re-
call him. Mr.. Eakin replied that the de,
Tense then stated snS, aHey oia IN. not s.te w,sn
When upon the stand he was not cross.
examined Tor the that the defense knew nothing
about him Gen. Hunter inquired II anything was
known OF steinaeker's whereabouts. Mr.. Eakin said
said that all known Of him was that he was brought
here after having been released from Fort Delaware
and had now gone none knew where. Judge Aay9ca'e
Holt by whom the paper just presented had been
signed. Mr. Eakin said II had been signed by the
colsel for Mrs. Surratt. and would DO supported py
Major Gen. T.. Johnston formerly OF tnc conIeue".
army who present as witness ana by members o'
Cen. Wallace-I would like TO know for which one
Of the prisoners that paper Is considered necessary
Mr. Eakin-For Mrs Surratt and 1t has bearing in
a degree upon all OF them. -.
Gen. Wallace-Will the gentleman please to state
the connection Of that paper with MIS- Suirat case
Mr. Eakn-The connection as we understand II Ia
simpIy this: We wish ~ prove that Mr. Booth WAS not
In Virginia at the time stated by Won Steinaoker tnat
no such meeting Of Confederate oneers as ne anege'
- skatua plana a.
dent Lincoln we're discussed. l think the language
used by the witness was that one OF the officers
told him that "Lncon must go up the spout
tbat 80 far as they were concerned the officers
in the camp Of the I'd Virginia Regiment were not
aware OF any such plan; that they did not sec Mr.
Booth In that camp and that II any such plan 10 assas
,ipate the President did exist Mrs. Surratt had no
connection with it, and knew nothing about IT, =.
Advocate Holt-It Is not necessary to recall
the witness to prove that
Mr. Eakin-We propose 10 call the witnesses here AZ
TO whether they would believe Won s'e'nacAer oh LIB
Judge Advocate Holt said that he was willing to
couiesce in the applications but he wished the Cour.
IN consider whether paper such as the one which mad
been read 80 strngenty defamaory In ITS character
should be allowed go upon tue records when really II
was the basis Of no application which had not oeen
considered and granted
Gen. Wallace-I, for my part wish to say now that
nd distinctly ard hold In very supreme con-
tempt such practices as that II very dscrcdtaoe
"a the parties concerned, 70 the attorney anu per
mitted, III my Judgment VIII DC o"creu''aoc u 'H0
Mr. Clampitt-May it please the Court DO not de-
.re. standng in the position that We DO, to do any
thing that would reflect upon the counsel In the degree
stand INV position may 1t please the Court one OF
the counsel for Mrs. Surratt We are here standing
within the portals Of this constituted temple OF justice
here for the purpose Of defending the very citadel
81 liberty and we feel II TO be duty to every
erton IN our power consistent with forms that obtain
before Court to mpeach and destroy the testimony OF
uh
neached and we do 1t for the purpose il possible, OF
shielding the accused. II is at the same time our
bounden duty, and an obligation that We owe to our
client that should spread before the Court the char