Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-25
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WASHINGTON, June 24-Judge Fisher
read the opinion of the Court overruling
the motion submitted by the defence on
Saturday. asking the recall OF witnesses for
the purpose of cross-examiation.
Mr.. Merrick desired to file an affidavit
bearing upon the same matter.
The counsel for the prosecution objected.
The Court said the affidavit should have
been filed before the opinion was delivered
DIR. J. +. May testified TO his Identification
OF the body OF Booth, by scar on the neck,
occasioned by surgical operation perform
ed by himself.
John Greenwall, who kept the Pennsyl.
vanis House, repeated the testimony given
IN the conspiracy trial concerning Booth
and Atzerod, I; alao. recognized the prisoner
ss frequent visitor to his house
The defense noted exception 10 the ties
timoDy 1T these witnesses ~ irrelevant.
John NJ. Lloyd. who kept tavern in Sur
rattsville testified that he rented the house
from Mrs. 6urratt; have \een Harold and
Atzerodt; saw both st my house about six
weeks before the aAsasiDatiOn. Harold
stayed al night and next day. When Sur
rstt and Atxefdot drove up there were sev-
eral perDons ct the house besidc them
they came in, took drink and played CArds,
After awhile Surratt called me in the parlor;
there saw two guns and a rope on the
sofa, there was also . monkey wrench.
Never examined the articles aud can not
say that could identity them. The pris-
Oner asked me 10 conceal the things, but |
At first refused. until he insisted that there
would DO no danger u me. l consented but
fnid him thaf fbovo MIA
| to conceal such things, and he said he would
show me y pace. He then concealed the
articles in an upper room under the josts.
The prisoner said he only wanted me 10
keep the things two or three days. After
these things had been concealed, Surratt,
Atzerodt and Harold remained some time
playing cards. About three weeks after ~
l was coming TO Washington, met Surratt
going down, and about three weeks after
wards as was going down met Surratt
coming up. Never saw the three in COM
pany except At the time stated.
MIR. Darlington asked the witness If he
saw Mrs. Surrstt before the assassination.
The witness said he did not wish To 90 into
An examination Of Mrs. Surrstt rs she was
not here, and he would not answer unless
compelled by the Court.
The Court instructed the witness to ans
wer.
| The witness resumed and said on the
| Tuesday before the assassination he met
Mrs 6ufratt 1t UniontowD. She was in .
buggy with . yOuOg man whom / after
wards understood to bo Weichman. Mrs
Surrait told me TO have shooting irons
ready 40 they would be called for soon,
was told her house was going to be searched
versati0u turned On John Surratt; said
understood tho soldiers were after him for
going to Richmond. Ms Surratt laughed
heartily ct the idea and said man must be
. smart one TO 90 to Richmond and back in
six days: that was about oil said that
time. On April 18th in 1855, ! was at
Marlboro, and when l returned home
Ut Elk O'Clock saw Q number of per
sons there among them WAS Mrs
Surstt. When l drove up Mrs. Surratt
came to meet me and handed me q pack
age and told me TO have the guns ready
and two bottles of whisky and give them
| TO whoever should call for them. That
night Mrs. Hurratt and Weichman left be-
fore dark. The package WAS handed to me
II contained q field glass. At IL o'clock that
night Harold came to my house and brought
person with him. Do not know the size
OF the person referred to as he was on
horseback. Harold remarked when he
came in, "f0r Gods sake make haste and get
| these things" l then went up stairs and
got one Of the guns. a field glass and cart.
ridge box which was all could bring, and
did not go back. He could not distinctly
| recollect, but understood Booth to say eth
er lie or they had killed the President Wit
ness thinks Secretary Stewards name was
also mentioned. The carbines referred to
| were covered when handed to witness. The
carbnes was uncovered by Harold, and wit
ness noticed something peculiar about the
locks.
Witness was asked TO retire temporarily
and General Il. d townsend was called to
the stand and produced the field glass and
breAst pin.
Lloyd was then recalled and examined
the field glass but could not fully recognize
| It as the one handed to him by Mrs. Surratt,
he thought the glass he saw had larger let
tiers on It. Witness was also shown the
carbine and thought that one Was the same
one Harold took. took the cover of and
the ether carbine was taken away by the
detective. Have not seen cartridge box
since taken away by Harold.
After recess Lloyd was cross-examined ut
length by the defence. questioning him SO
~ to show that he had been in the habit OF
drinking, and was torgetiul, and had for
gotten many things that had transpired
The whole object was to show memory.
Witness could not be relied upon.
Colonel +. J. Conger was sworn but the
examination was deferred until to morrow.
The Court then adjourned.
WASHINGTON. June 2i-The Department
OF State has Information from Commission
er Beckwith that OF the 524 United States
exhibitors at Paris, there have been awards
in favor OF 262; among these four have been
awarded grand prizes, seventeen gold, sixty
two silver, and 1903 bronze medals. Seven.
~ niue American exhibitions were fsvOra.
bly, mentioned.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The U. 8. steam.
er Winoski arrived of Hampton Roads with
over 40 cases Of yellow fever. The epidemic
made its appearance after the vessel left
Matanzas, under orders from Admiral Palm
% to carry dispatches TO the Senior Officer
OF the North Atlantic Squadron while run.
ming down the coast Of Hayti. Jos. Cooper,
seaman, died exhibiting unmistakeable
symptoms Of black " nits and Was buried
at sec My 3Oth. Vigorous msa suses were
- once taken TO disinfect the ship with
chloride Of lime, which worked In most cases
very benc6cial. New casss, however, COM
tinued to appear until Il thrsatensd 70 disa.
bic the ship entirely, and il wss thought
necessary to at once seek . colder climste.
Most Of the cases ere now convalescent, and
are considered out Of danger
In Sursatt's trial John n. Garrett gave
testimony - 70 seeing Beeth 1t his fathers
house in Virginia two days before Booth vas
killod