Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-10
SECOND EDITION.
az OaJOCK pm.
az O'CLOCK r. II.
| THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS,
Proceedings To-Day.
CLOSING TESTIMONY.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY.

CLOSlNG ItS1ImON1 L.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY.
? The reading Of yesterdays proceedings
were concluded between 70 and O'Clock.
TESTIMONY OF DAVID Z. MUNRoX.
(For the Accused.)
Witness resides in Charles county, Md. On
Sunday after the ASSASSINATION witness heard
1t was Edwin Bsoth who did 1t Heard this
from VIM H. Moore in Beantown. Mr.. Moore
was from Bryantown that morning. Knows
ID. J. Thomas His reputation for yeracity Is
not very good SO far as witness knows. Wit
opinion concerning Thomas veracity was the
opinion generally. Witness has been loyal
man, and has with one or two exceptions been
In Iavor of the measures taken by the Admin
istration for the. suppression of the rebellion.
Has been in favor OF the suppression OF the re-
bellion under the Constitution. Witness did
was abolished. Witness used his influence
tor Lincoln and johnson at the last election.
By Judge Biz ham:-Witness did not learn
from Moore that Booth had been traced near
Bryantown. Witness heard that Edwin Booth
had committed the assassination from w. H.
Moore. Messrs. Lasscur and Warren were
present at the time he heard it,
TESTIMONY OF CoBRIGHT.
(FOr the Accused.t
The profession of witness Is that of jour-,
llist, and Is connected with the Associated
Press. Witness was at Ford's Tneater on the
night Of the assassination. Heard some per.
S as say positively that it was Wilkes Booth.
the stage did not altogether resemble Wilkes
Booth. There seemed to be no certainty that
it was Wilkes Booth. Witness reached the
tbeater about ten minutes to IL o'clock
BY MIR. Bingham.-Witness was not satisfied
tina, night that it was Wilkes Booth. Did not
telegraph that night that it was Wilkes Booth
not by witness. Witness became convinced
that IL was Booth the next morning on seeing
the official bulletin.
DISCRIMINATION OF REV. c. n. sToNzsTREKT.
{FOr the ACcusPd.)
Witness was president OF Frederick College
| in 1850 when DR. Samuel Mudd was a pupil
there. Witness left i'll December, 1850, and
thinks that Samuel Mudd was there then.
There was only one principal vacation in July
| and August.
BY Judge Bingham There were short va
cations. Witness is not certain that Dr. Mudd
! was present in December.
Mr. Ewing stated that he had no further evil
dence to offer in the cases OF Mudd, Arnold
and Spangler.
General Hunter:-Are the other cases closed
on the part of the defense!
| MIR. Doster stated that DIR. Nichols was en-.
| gagged in making an examination into the case
| OF the prisoner, Payne, as to his sanity, but
! was not ready to report. Eg
| Judge Holt w hen will he be ready to re-
| port e5r.
| Mr. Doster.-I do not know
General Hunter said he understood that he
| would not report until he had learned all the
| antecedents Of the prisoner. .sse
| MI. Doster said that DIR. Nichols had in-
| formed him that he could give an opinion
1
1 one with which he would like to come into
| court He INF. ID presumed that if the court
I were to limit DR.. N. to time he would report at
T Mr.. Cox said that In the case Of O'Laughlin
| he had not been able to procure all the wit
| nesses he desired, bat woHld not delay the
Court on that account. p. d
| Assistant Judge Advocate Burnett inquired
| if the counsel for MRS. Surratt were present.
Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham said
Tiled the GEi p9t ina ma mao aeaS
for further testimony.
I Mr. Doster said IL had been the custom in the
courts of the State of Maine in cases where the
question of insanity was raised to refer them to
| un til q report was received He thought the
| same course should be adopted here In
| the case of Payne The prisoner appeared
ana yss1 Of sly ana what
through Tns. 10 hss sae"ns NJ from different
this MEAS life, and he thought that delay of
| eight days to bring either Payne's friends here
or to secure scientific and regular examina-
Judge Bingham said the defense had had
forty days already to make medical examin.
alton, or in which to bring witnesses here.
tice referred to in the courts OF Maine had
| never been known in the courts here.
General Hunter.-Is there any more test.
Judge HoaNThere are q a few more witnesses:
I one or two Is to the character OF witnesses,
and others upon the general charge Of con-
l Spllacy. on .~Ni
TESTIMONY OF MR.. - EDISON.
| e. For the Government) 5.
| Witness lives at ST. Adams. Vermont, and
is an attorney at law, and was one OF the coun-
| Witness saw George NJSanuers and others
| there. n Witness had no conversation with
any one. but heard Sanders in conversation
| with others at st. johns, in speaking Of the
I St. Adams raid, say he was ignorant Of 1t be-
/ fore 1t occurred, but he was satisfied with It,.
He said that it was not the last that would oc-
Il VITO ho fol I'D huh load
[ ing other banks and destroying other towns on
/ the frontier. He said there were plans to burn
Buffalo and other places and that many Of the
l versation was addressed to several who were
/ strangers to witness Sanders appeared to be
| an agent of the rebel government
| -,. TESTIMONY or LIEUT.. BIDDLE.. .--...-
/ ~ b. (For the Government
| Witness has been prisoner OF war. and was
confined at Andersonvii for six months. Wit.
I ness while there was acq tainted with quar-
tefmaster Hume; witness heard him say that
| If Lincoln was elected he would not be inau.
| gurated. After the election Hume said they
had party at the North VINO would Intend to
Mr. Lincoln and MI. Seward. Witness heard
similar assertion made by Lieut.. Clark, also
I Of the rebel guard = 3f1Is &ssr
BY the Conrt--W Witness belongs to the 80
Illinois, and entered the serrfce as a private
BysJudge Holt.-v nness was acquainted
ere The treatment was such that many OF the
| prisoners oied. When the officer in charge was
demonstrated with as to treatment they were
Il told that they all ought to dis.! 3Vhe camp was
situated In a very Unhealthy place, and packs
t OF blood mounds were keptinside with which to
track such prisoners as made an attempt TO
Ger. Hunter stated that DR.. Nichols, would alsd
| he allowed until Monday morning to make his
report in the case OF Payne, and there being no
! other witnesses ia attendance thea Court was
adjourned until IL O'Clock Monday morning.
IFrom shiiIington, odeon Building, we
nave copy Of Miss Braddons afast novel,
'Only alOlod. 'h and Frank Oonverse's s.Banjo
withoutA Master" both published by Dick &c
| Fitzgerald, NY. = e JNsE14 I'D
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