The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-26
7 HIRD EDITlO N.
THE TRIAL OF John H. suRRAT1.
ProceedinRs To-dav.

| ton said that before calling up the witnesses ne
remark that had been made yesterday BY the COUNSEL
TO waS as Court he a5ed Il be
! prosecution had any more witnesses ready
are halfa dozen witnesses there the peniten-
''ahFy' NY 9na Nqye nave been there all the morning.
~ nf; T. MerTck-Oh no! not In the pententiary yet,
Mr.. Bradley, but did not deem Il necessary to cali
attention 70 i at the time as he supposed It was made
MT; Merrck, but he thought the TsmAeks were In-
be his duty to call the attention OF the Court 90 the
IemnTss' rem When the time comes for ergulng the
ehowed TO the counsel but during the examination
upon the character OF the witnesses and should not
be tolerated and he hoped the Court would not allow
Judge Fisher said he heard the remark Of Mr..
bradley, and supposed II made In spirit ofplea
santry but he ala not hear the remark of Mr.: Mer-
Mr.. Bradley acknowledged that he made the. re
mark attributed 10 him, and said he did IL in Bpirf
Mr; MerrIcls said he had made the remark atirE
6nted 70 him in the same spirit Of pleasantry but
would add that before the trial he hoped
Mr.; CarrlngtonI Is not proper thus reflect upon
the character OF witnesses.
upon witnesses by remark.
Mr.. Bradley said there were no witnesses in Court
Mr. Nerrick aIdfthe counsel chose to consider the
remark serious one he was willing that it should be
taken In g serious aspect. go.
sworn, and examined 6y Mr.. Wilson. The wit
S 70 ON S hight 81 Of the % Rs
MdedsS s b1p s1e noe Ssa mSds n ee Wall h eG asG
Gognized 1t as the bar placed to secure the door OF
In answer to question by Mr. Bradley, the witness
he nSb o & 6s saw n n the he
left the stage that night he was sceneshifter and
had he left, his absence would have been noticed.
This witness was summoned tor the defense as soon
George W. Banker was sworn. and examined by Mr..
Per,repogntIn 1863 witness WAS room clerk at the
as the Ress of the National aoe sSG
Wilkes Booth the night OF the assassination Booths
every instance, for the purpose Of securing his
and gave the recorded time of BOOTHS arriva aud
departures as follows-Arrlyed 9TH November, 1884,
parted November 16; arrived December p, departed
9Ist left again january 10Th 1885; returned January
18th len again 2sh returned February 22d and this
worth and John McGuiioIgh lett again Zebra SFy
he departed alter this arrival but he Is recorded as
having returned again OH March 25th; left April lat
22s and not again absent from the house until the
The business Of the Court was here again retarded
for fifteen minutes on account of the witnesses for
Colonel Henry w. Smith was sworn, and examined
M 0d sHoSed aH ~ VoburR % sse on 11 s sS
with the Freedmen's Bureau; was in Washington at
eighteen months afterwards: commanded the party
Ap IT, nG arrested Payne S me W
ordered by General Augur to arrest Mrs Surratt and
to No s4i street res and posted the men about % pre-
I m the iS Stsr
sitting together, apparently in close conversations
sRen n the C
Kiqpy EGq K5Sy SS rsPed eli right; No let 1t me In net
then went in, and asked the lady VINO opened the
s 1h %rqa anE Mss 9s Nj
sey SSus asd
qe SeS od tie their
pings. and after this was done Mrs. Surratt asked
GODS BLESSING So on all d told % her there 'ss
some one Come % IN, and @ Supposed was geng
70 get Kirby, but when the man came IN
pick ppon The shoulder: he, first hesitated. and 1
QUESTIONED Payne and he said he was ia6orins
and had been working about at different places;
night and he said he came there to get Instructions
poyed hi 10 do that morni1g Called Mrs. 9I sSrra
and she denied all know odge OF the man, and said
i saw . colOred woman in the house named Susan
Queston-Dld you say anything to her about John
Objected to and the objection sustained.
Question--Did you question her? Answer-1 ques
| toned all found in the house.
Objected to and the objection sustained.
The witness recollection was clear and his memory
1SG s S e
fed TO substantially the same facts at the trial OF the
nSoGs Annie sSrra neT about Mrs
asking permission to say her prayers Payne mad on
bis head 90 not Teqoest that ae Payne Gt made amy
Payne was in chair under the gas fixtures and Mrs
surrat stepped cut Of the parlor door when called
her. and when asked her II she recognized him. the
gas light was the time thrown upon Payne's face;
| BY Mr.. Merrick-The ladies have named above
in the perlor when entered. Miss Surratt was
patrick near the sofas Miss Surratt and went In
tod them Came TO arrest them Miss Surratt began
to cry, and Mrs Surratt advanced and embraced her;
mission; was asked at the Military Commission to
| state all remembe cred.
| all then2 A, Because I was embarrassed and IL
General III o. Isl Grant was sworn, and examined by
| Mr. Plerrepont-I was in command at Vcksburg In
| The first part Of 1868. and during that year. M
| son, and under what circumstances?
| Mr.. Bradley no:ed an exception. ..,. .
that While ne was at MilIiken's Bend, in the early
part 1885, Of pickets brought In sailoo tt
20 Where Admiral Porters flagship was lying wit.
ness sent to have the boat oTought M & an6 & Se poa
| brought In Jacob Thompson was brought upon the
O. What did Thompson sayP
Mr.. Bradley objected, as Thompson was not men
MI Perrepont said they proposed to show Thomp-
sons relations to the enemy. Evidence had been ad
dIcea 20 % sn0m NAV SrooSed 70 show that that
wes used in this conspiracy Ihe Court must suppose
mat we Intend 70 PEovs CANNOT ali be done at once
Judge Fisher asked Thompson was indicted as one
MI Pierrepont said he was not by name; but it was
stated that other persons unknown were engaged ~
THOMPSON was, and what relation he bore to the Con
federacy. and they then expect 10 sho" the cohhec
"9a M MerTicK asked II the gentleman proposed I,
prove that Thompson was In the conspiracy TO XII
'n NJ Pierrepopt said he proposed to show WHIT