Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-08
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VI aEhtAs'AtAft t1ty ttE IiO&cCullVu
announced their ease M closed. They have
been unable 10 find Mr.. Dutli. who they de-
sired TO examine in relation To the
cipher letter. They cloe without preiu-
dice TO the Tigh. 20 submit; the motion here
after for the admission of Duelps testimony.
NJ. Bradley crcned tie case for the de-
ienec. They expeot.d 10 prove the limo.
ccBcc ni tho prisoner and pure fame 81 his
mother. AS 10 Weichmag. The man was
treated as a sou by this murdered woman
n man W hose bastard heart ni2ds him quake
tor his position. IL will be proven that 1t
was not one OF The couspirators who called
At Mrs Surratt's, and that she did not answer
the door bell that night, also, that she never
said the murder Of Lincoln WAS punish
mcnt on this people for their pride and Ii
centiousness That conversation detailed
by Weichman as having taken place at the
breakfast table, April l5th il had no place
except ia the brains of the witness. II will
bc proven that Weichman WAS al all times
under arrest since his confession II will be
shown and will be proven that he was init
mate with the conspirators, ard that all the
Information he obtained he got at the War
Department which could have been OF ben
cft 10 the rebels was communicated To
blockade runners. AS 10 the testimony oil
Jossph NJ Dye. the dreamer, we will
produce the man who looked IN the
carriage and the man who called time. ten
minutes past ten we will further prove the
record II Dyes Indictment us a counterfeit
er: Vanderpcol Will be shown to be utterly
infamous; will prove that be could not have
seen the afternoon performance at Metro
politan Hall. because none took place. As
10 the testimony OF Wood the barber, II
will be show that rs IL mistaken.
Sir. Bradley reviewed the testimony oil
the other Witnesses, and concluded We
will trace Surratt from hichmond, March
1865, to Montreal, in April, and we viii
show he was not near Washington exccp
when he was brought back in the Swatars
We will show where Surratt was on April
lith and 10Th and that he was not within
400 miles Of Washington, and II viii
he shown he went To certain tow
and registered his name John liarrl
son. and remained there to attend
mission he was entrusted with, ant
was there on April l4,h; il will be show
by the RI eister OF that hb,el he mysteriousl
. disappeared lie will he followed back 4
Montreal where he arrived April 18th. The
facts and circumstances will be shown 4
j conclusively demonstrate that Surratt cou
not have got tn the places named Tor th
- purpose OF covering up his tracks. 1t wi
!. be shown that while Surratt was in MONTE
Y nj after the assassination he was not Above
n Ia read IA newspaper IN his place OF concea
III ment. and was not aware Of his mother
peril until the event of her execution, III
- then wanted to hasten 10 Washington
Z. give himself up, but was not permitted to {
" So 1t will be shown that he first heard
ia WAS implicated in the assassination In Alb
all nv, and then TUNED back to Montreal /
did not fly for fear, but because he kne
a hnn Al
entered that building at the foot OF Fou
J ,centh and y Halt street. As to the ham
kerchief of which SO much has been said,
Will be shown it was not dropped by Su
raft, but by an officer OF the Govcrnmel
who was in pursuit, and carried the han
kerchief with him for n purpose. 1t will
shown that the Government knew that Z
officer dropped Il, bot did not choose to
vulce il.
The defence would also show an agrs
mcnt between the cnnspfaiors, signed
Them, and upon which neither the name
Mrs. Surintt or John II. Surratt appea
This asre. ment will he produced as it cat
direct from the chief cpnsprators. II co
aims their genuine sisrs ures. IN VIII.
tscy pledge thems, Ives To- commit the ACT
r. assassination, and upon TINT neither /
:, name al Mls. Surfatt ar John iSurtstt d
:, | SEATS, ana after these things are SHOWN Il
- fuly caunol he asked tn say that the lTiso
q q sull y II tie charge preferred agar
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Tie Court took recess unit, Monday.
WASHINGTON, july q The Preside
vi ! send Ia CungIcss a volutninOus doc
mcni on the Working Of the reconsiructl,
: NV tii hracing his correspondence vi
y NE Generals commanding the various mi
tafy districts.
4 I,,1., n Poi. s,,I.
lion represents Indian dcpredatons of q
Upper Missouri on The increase. The h
tile Sioux have succeeded In overawing to
great extent the friendly Indians. ard
consequence. the lives OF all the whites
that country are in daneer
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE receipts
internal revenue were ss3 .5lS.l22
WASHINGTON, June THE Japane
Commissioners have already paid three In
x bred thousand dollars ON account for u
ram s;onewali, and will on their return
Japan make arrangements Tor paying u
\ balance of the purchase money, one hu
I drcd thousand do lars. The vessel wi
leave tie Washington navy ya.d for tn
country in August.
A majority of the members of CoDgre
are ANXIOUS and hope - finish their bushes
(. early next week, only making two week
session.
The Secretary of the Treasury does II,
intend ~ make any recommendation
Congress regarding the finance laws now
force. they being efficient.
Information has been received at the D.
pariment oi the Interior showing that u
, massacre at fort Phil kearney was done |
\ "a military order establishing military pos
y without the consent Of the Indians, on Il
Montana road, by Powder River and Is
Horn, and that the Cheyenne war grew o
OF the approach ot our troops TIE In,
y ans il is stated deserted their village, Viii,
was afterwards destroyed. Fearing I'll
they would be again treated as they We
by Capt. Chivingtop, in December 1866.
; The United States Consul at port Maui
tas, reports 10 the State Department, BIS
last, that there has been great havoc mat
|. hy the ye,iuw lever Since February l0i
$4,000 y uplc have died. The inhahtan
are panic stricken ani leaving the c0uutI
1 by every opportunity. Fear Is entertain,
: that the entire colony will be depopuated
The funeral OF Judge Wayne took ri a.
this y. M and was attended by many px
= sons of distinction.