New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-04
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1867

September 1858; had ne general management Of the
Office from June 1852 be had charge OF the O. Pher tee
grams had deciphered many cipher letters and letters
disguised hands he had great knowledge ana eHpen-
Q DO YOU think you know tho handwriting of the let
teri do know IT,
Q. What knowledge have you Of the handwriting, A.
never saw the party who wrote this write put nave
handwriting signed by the party who believe TO
have written this . .... -
81 they could prove whether the letters referred 10 were
I'm the handwriting OF tho same person Mr ti %
try and in England. Judge Fisher SAID ne undersoou
that the papers in evidence ana Said ne "ouiu S
wtnessI believe the handwriting Of the letter and 1ne
envelope to be In the handwriting OF the prisoner sur
RAFT The letter referred 10 was read, as follows;
witness said there was something in every pecu-
har Witness was handed the selby letter, and sld II
was in disguised hand and comparing with the teis
grams of Booth, he would say that 1t was III MS manu-
writing MI,
CroSs-eranli,ed by Mr. Merick-Neyer saw BOON 9,n
WRITE but from the two kilograms would say that Tue
Seby letter was written by Booth; there was reseh
tlance In the capital letter L. In Dear Lewis ana tns
- in OLaughhns name IN OF EsIu tSer aus IL
no particular mark but they resemped eaen ose and
litter aT dconeeted in the selby letter IN the ciby
letter observed two LIS" bearing the same Pecull-
arity as the L. in the telegram; noticed resemblance
from these resembances and the general character OF e
handwriting he Judged first saw the ind0rseneht OF lhe
Azerodt envelope on the same day 1t TO the office
aid not know who opened IL. Witness was handed
another letter. one OF surrstts wmch nc saiu Nc nu
william H. Thompson vas sDorr aud examined by nv
Perrepo Wtpess is druggist at fLteent9,St, since
1885, Harold clerk witness IN 1892 or 1863 coming
abont March l. ard was discharged ABOUT July tI
ing was toorlhy familiar with his handwriting Presl-
dent Lincoln in the habit or getting ms hlealcne
there and suppOses he got some wnie Harold wS
William Norton sUOrn-WltneSs lives az ChSrlotto
Hall ST. Mays County Maryland, and came here over
two weeks ago testify witness had seen MT wilson
Mn Darlington, Judge Holt, and Mr. Barr III April 1901
witness lived nj r. b; In the month previous saw sohe
which were brought there 10y Harold some guns
wrench &c; Harold came in the night and the thlngs
were placed In the bGr-rOOm; next morning Harold hreu
his pistol and left, taking the arms with hm gong Ho
ward this city the two carDines or chrUIhes ING
them Mt the Provost Marshas short time alef tne US
sassnatiOn Harold alone and said he was going 10
BENEDICT to go duckng; r. y. il shout I'VE miles from
SurrattvillP but there road which turned on ana
he may have turned off there Harold asked Witness
Surrltt had been there, and said he expected MN sur
raft did not that night Surratt on the so Oh
APRIL he there on the stage ana leig at ~ O
o'clock that was the last time Surrat ~ was te
LeonaTdOwn stage; he did not tell witness that ne hau
been To Richmond Surratthad no conversation WIN VIII
ness: he paid witness s. 80 which he owed Tor Staying
there over night witness had the prisoner at the
house with Atlorodt bat they did not come or leave 10
gcthcr. 80.
and was handed register of the st. Lawrence Han py
Mr. Merrck and asked TO find any signature when he
recognized Witness did and sad hC recognized tWO-
Frank Drummond and John Harrison, neither III uls
guscd handwriting and also touiu Ine Daine Vi
IIl Nr PicTcDoniI believe tho signature John HaFr
son ne in the handwriting OF the prisoner surra
Mr. MerTick asked that summons be Issued lot MT
Bates "a a witness for tho defense. ;,
MIR Darlington said that they had but two or three VIII
ncsses who not in attendance and they WOuu nave
the indulgence of the Court III they were mere inc
would be able TO close to-day; out nv tlty
were not the prosecution would ask IN Adjournment 70
Friday promising to close at early hour on that DAY
The court took recess until 1890 O'Clock on FRIDAY