Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-25
SURRATT'S TRIAL.
Proceedings on rIonday,


WASHINGTON, June 24.-In the Surratt
trial, Judge Fisher read the opinion of the
Court, overruliHg the motion submitted by
the defense on Saturday. asking recall of
witnesses for the purpose of cross exami-
naGlon. The defense noted an exception,
aud Mr.. Merrick desired to file an affidavit
bearing upon the same motion, but the
counsel Tor the prosecution objected, ane
the Court said the affidavit should have
been filed before the opinion was delivered.
Dr. May testified to his Identification O
the body of Booth by a scar on his neck
occasioned by a surgical operation per-
formed by himself = e-O
John Greenawall, who kept the Penn
sylvania House, repeated his testimony,
given in the conspiracy trial, concerning
Booth and Atzerot; also recognized the
prisoner as frequent resorter to his
house. l;un
The defence noted an exception to the
testimony of these witnesses as irrelevant
John M. Lloyd, who kept tavern al
Surrattsville, testified that he rented a
house from Mrs. Surratt; have seen Har-
rold and Atzerot; saw both at my house
about six weeks before the assassination
Harold stayed all night. The next day Sur
ratt and AtZerot drove up. There wer,
several persons at the house besides them
They came in, took drink and played
cards. After while Surratt called me in tht
parlor. There saw two guns and a rope
or ropes. There was also a. monkey
wrench. l never examined the articles
and cannot say 1 could identify them. q,
The prisoner asked me to conceal things
[ at first refused, until he insisted ther,
would be no danger to me. l consented
[ told him there was no place to conceal
such things, and he said he would show me
place. He then concealed the articles IL
an upper room under the joists., The pris-
oner said he only wanted me to keep the
things two or three days. After these
things had been concealed, Surratt, Atzer-
OF and Harold remained some time playing
cards. 3.ul- ts -f -
About three weeks afterwards, as was
coming to Washington, met Surrat going
down, and about three weeks atterward.
as was going down met Surratt coming
up; never saw the three in company except
at the time stated. ...0-. -.
Mr.. Darlington asked the witness if he
saw Mrs. Surratt before the assassination
Witness said he did not wish to go into an
examination of Mrs. Surratt, as she was
not here, and would not answer unless
compelled by the Court. .
The Court instructed the witness to an
swer. r. -....-.-
The witness resumed; said on the Tues
day before the assassination he met Mrs
Surratt at Uniontown; she was in buggy
with young man whom 1 afterwards un.
derstood to be Weichman. Mrs. Surratl
told me to have the shooting irons ready
as they would be called for soon. told
her the house was going to be searched
and l did not want the things there. 10
The conversation turned on John Sur
ratt. l said understood the soldiers wert
after him for going to Richmond. Mrs
Surratt laughed heartily at the idea, anc
said the man must be a smart one to go t.
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about all said at that time. g.
On April IA, 1865, was at Marlboro, and
when returned home at 6 o'clock saw 9
number of persons there; among then
Mrs. Surratt. When 1 drove up Mrs. Sur
ratt came to meet me, handed me packag,
and told me to have the guns ready and two
bottles of whisky, and to give them to who
ever should call for them that night. Mrs
Surratt and Weichman left before dar k.
The package handed me contained field.
glass. At II o'clock that night HarrolC
came to my house and person with him
do not know the size of the person re-
ferred to, as he was on horseback. Har.
rold remarked, when he came in, "Fol
Gods sake, make haste and get thos,
things" l then went up stairs and got one
of the guns, a tield-glass and cartridge
box, which was all could bring, and die
not go back. .....
lAO SOuiu uOI OiStliICbly ICCOllCCb, Dub UH
derstood Booth to say either he or they haC
killed the President. The witness thinks
Secretary Stewards name was also men
toned. ..
The carbines referred to were covered
when handed to witness; the carbint
were uncovered by Harold, and witness no
ticed them to be peculiar ABOUT the locks.
Witness was asked to retire temporarily
and General E. d. Townsend was called I,
the stand and produced field glass ant
breast pin. .... ..--.. ...
| Lloyd was then recalled and examined
the field glass. He could not fully recog
nize it as the one handed to him by Mrs
Surratt. He thought the glass he saw ha'
larger letters on it. t
Witness was also shown the carbines, ar
thought one was the same one Harold toe
the cover of. He recognized it by the pc
culiarity of the lock. The other carbin
was taken away by a detective; had no
seen the cartridge box since taken away b
Harold. wa
After recess Lloyd was cross examine
at length, the defense questioning him S
as to show he had been in the habit O
drinking and was forgettul, and had forgot
ten many things that had transpired. Th
whole object was to show that the memor,
of the witness was not to be relied upon.