The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-21

A. No, sir; had your authority.
O. Do you say that upon your OATH
q Are you not the same DR.. Clsaysr who was con
yicted Of a rape on poor little girl1
Witness. decline 10 answer.
Mr. Darlington said that the witness was not bound
to answer and that such question should not have
Mr.. Bradley argued that they had right to ask,
and 1t for the Court to declde:whether he should
witness gave his reasons to the Court, aud they
were ruled sufficient Witness had told Sanford
Couoysr, alias Durham, Of these facts.
BY Mr. Merrlek. Whers1
Ans. In this olty-I believe on Fourth street.
BY Mr. Bradley On O street,
cOnovcr Told a man named Lewis, who was in my
employ. | would not have told all about It now II
II had not been for Sanford Conover.
Mr. Bradley said that was enough, lut-
Mr. Pierrepont insisted that the W tnOss should
complete statement no was making
Witness then said II was through Conoyer he was
made witness. Conover told what told him, and
a man came TO the Jail to see me. was so mad at
ConOver could have hit hin over the head, and
did not talk to him for Ave or six days. then
about the case. Ash ey was sh irt, st1utish man,
aud Conover told him about IT, told him all tell
here. bat l fail1 to tel hin many tnlns. fail to
pany.
is member Of Congress- lie came to the jail to SEQ
By Mr. Bradley: / have not received promise Of
reward from any for the testimony should awe.
Mr.: NJ. Bddy Martin was sworn and examined By
Mr.. Plerrepont.
Witness was a commercial broker, and in 1854
won't to Richmond, Va Witness was asked relative
to visit to Richmond, and asked permission to
make an explanation, saying that Mr.. Pierrepont
had promised that the opportunity should be afford.
ed, In order that witntss might show that he was
to the eli CT that he had visited Richmond with
reference TO the sale Of some cotton and tobacco and
with the tacit consent OF President Lit coin wit.
IA hats whi AT 4.
ing to cross, he was detained by the Ice, and en-
ployed = man named Andrew AtIsrodt to get him
across. Witness also saw surratt At Port Tobacco
was Introduced to him there surra,t remained
| there day or two, but was not observed to speak
with AtIerodt. That was between the 7th and 10th
Of January, 1867 and has not seen surra from that
AtIsrodt on the other side Of the river After re
| naming at Port Tobacco ten days, and not being
| Ausrodt aud accused him Of duplioity aud Of help
ing other people to cross AtEerodt denied II, bu
intimated that on the Wednesday night following a
large party would cross. Witness asked AtI4rodt
what he meant, aud said he could not say. witnes'
came to tho conclusion that party Of escaped Con-
fsderate officers were TO cross and gave tho subject
no more attention.
No cross examination
Mr. Brooke StAbler was sworn and examined by
Mr.. Pierrepont Witness had charge Of B. How.
ards livery stable, on street, between Sixth and
| Seventh, In 1865. Witness knew Booth, AtIerodt
and surratt. The latter put his horses A. livery q
the stable, and gave orders that Booth, but no ou,
| else but himself should get the horses Booth,
surratt, and AtIerodt came to the stable tometme
| together and sometimes separately surrau gave
orders that Booth, and no one else should have thu
horses.
| Witness here produced paper In surrau's hand
writing aud Il was read to the jury. Il was note
dated March &c. 1885, and was written by surratt tc
| witness, returning totm which he had hired, aud
requesting witness to let Both have his (snrrats)
horses. Tho order was offered in evidence.
Witness resumed and said he had seen SuTratt
| ride out with Booth and Atzerodt. Had received
| another motto from surrltt, aud also one frCm Mrs
surratt.
Witness was asked II he had hsd any conversation
| with AtEorodt about surratt in April, 1875
Mr.. Bradley objected to the question, as the 9 on
versStion related to a note which was not In court.
Mr.. PeTrspont suggested that II would be beet to
postpone further inyestga until the note was In
troducsd, and the court thoreupon took recess until
| 10 o'clock to-day.