The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-02

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Thad. Stevens declines the invita-
ton of the City Council of Baltimore,
to become the guest of that city, for
want of time. al,
Gen. Sherman telegraphs to Gen.
Grant, confirming Maximilian's exc
cutioa. gost
The gas explosion at Clarendon
Hotel, this morning. was occasioned
by searching for a leak with Ian
terms. It shattered the walls and
severely injured.the engineers and two
watermen. les,~.
WASHINGTON, July Judge Car
ter discharged nineteen grand jurors,
feeling convinced that the irregular
manner of their summons would VII
,tiste any indictment they should
The trial Of sufratt was resumed,
Judge Fisher presiding. Z,n0
ratt in the military freight depot,
of the Adams Express, Decem-i
ber 20th, 1864 January 18th Surratt
asked leave of absence, which was
refused. witness expressing surprise
at application being made after such
short time employed; Surratt said he
had business in the country. Next
Mrs. Surratt came, and witness refus-
ed her also; Surratt then left, and
never came back for his pay. 10 M
Weichman was again recalled and
cross examined by Mr.. Bradley Con-
siderable Of his testimony given on
the assassination trial was read to
him. certain portions Off which he
corrected. He did not give himself
up to Mayor Richards, but to one of
his officers, when in Canada; there
was such detective as McDevitt, and
was named as special officer in the
War Department; did not tell
John Ford that [ told Stanton that 1
knew where Surratt was at the time
after the assassination met Hallahan
on the street; went home to breakfast !;
said l believed Atzerott assassinated
the President; said [ would disclose
all | knew remember hearing the
remark at the table, that the death of
A. Lincoln was nothing more than
the death of a negro in the armygi tns
Anna Surratt said that she did not
testify that before, on acc count of SYM
pathy for the poor girl; would tell it
now. because it was drawn out Of me,
and because [ have been hunted down
and prosecuted two years on account
of these people; did not tell Mr.. Car
lin that the testimony at the assassi-
nation trial was wrIttennout for me,
and L compelled to swear to it; did
not tell Carlin [ could give an expla-
nation for Mrs Surratt's visit, had |
been allowed to do so; did not tell
Carlin | contemplated suicide; did
not take revolver and threaten sui
eide; did not say | was going to make
confession to case my conscience;
Mrs. Surratt did not say Booth was
said that she SO stated.
An official document, over Gen.
Auger's signature, was read. showing
Weiehman as government detective,
April16 1865. E
Witness denied having ever spoken
to Carlin or Brophy about confession;
never said anything to them about it.
This ended Weichman's testimony.
Mrs. Benson, (late Mrs. Hudspeth,)
recalled = Photograph exhibite- -
Witness, recognized it as resem
blance to the individual who dropped
the letter in the New York street
car; it was the picture of Booth; the
person who dropped it was remarkably
small and delicate; was attracted to-
wards him particularly because | no.
ticed that be was disguised.
Dr. Lewis Joseph Archibald
Mcmillan sworn: from April to Octo-
Der. IS, was surgeon of the steamship
Peruvian; left Quebec for Liverpool,
September 10th; know prisoner; he
crossed the ocean with me on that
voyage to Londonderry; first saw
prisoner on the mail steamer Montre-
al, running between Montreal and
Quebec, on the 10Th of September,
1865; about week or ten days previ-
Gus. man named Lapierre, a priest,
who, at the time lived in, Montreal,
came to me and said somebody was
coming; aud on the 18th of Septem-
Der / was going to Quebec ON the
steamer Montreal, and there met this
Mr.. Lapierre again; he said he would
introduce me to MS friend; be took
me to a state room, of which Lapier-
re had the key; the state room was
locked, and he unlocked 1T; in. the
room / found the prisoner at the bar;
Mr.. Lapierre introduced the prisoner
under the name of McCarty; [ never
suspected who the person was, and |
passed the evening and night with him.
The prisoner hair was short then-of
a dark brown color. / did not per-
ceive it was dyed, but afterwards
found it out In conversation that even
ing. Gen. Lapierre went to Quebec