Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-01

| AprtI. WITH john Snrr3t', not IGHgIQber
| mat he went down stairs 10 get his supper:
have not said SO; id not go through the dtning e
| room on the arenIDg OF April I'D; do not
| know that Mss Anna iSnrratt went 20 the door
! on the evening Of april I4:b, when the loot
| steps were beard entering fha stems, On the
| MOI ming after rbr assassination I met Mr.
| Holtohan At the corner OF 9TH and r. streets. I
safo, that NJ orniHG a. th- SresKfast table. that
| was gong 10 tell my >us picions. I Iemem.
| Der the remark was made there At that table
! teo
Witnpts-Nhy il WAS that s'Tha death OF
i Abraham Lincoln WIS no more than the Geatl
! o. n negro III the army"
Nj BRADLEY Who said IT,
| Witness Miss Surratt
Mr. Brsdieys-DId You tell that before the
military CON n lSsiOn!
Witress-No.
Mr.. Bradley Why NOT,
"itnsss-Eechuse had too Rnoh sympa-
thy Tor the poor P,rl.
Mr.. .Bracley.-Why do you Tell itn
WInpss.-Because you brought il OUT.
Mr.. Brad!er-1t WIS a voluntary statement,
Wnness-Wel because l have been hu n ted
down for tie past two years, on account OF
these very people.
Mr.. Bradley.-If Mr. John Snrratt is ac
Quilted, amt yon afrad of being hunted down
morel
Wnpess-Oh, / am not afraid of beinp
hunied down Never said 10 Mr. Brophy or
Mr.. Carlan that If Capt. GLEASON Tad not be-
tIayed me they would never have got word
ont Of me. II is perfect absurdlty, and you
will bs Satisfied il before this Trial is throug gh
DID tell Mr.. Brophy and Mr.. Carlin that hrs
Surratt was very m uch exercised about Booth,
Afzerodf and O hers coming to her house, and
she look John in the parlor one day to talk
with about 1t. Did not tell them that John
would nor tell her. Did tell Mr. Howell that
/ would like to go to Richmond 10 finish nv
theological studies.
G. Ind you tell him ali your ympathies were
With the South
A. have talked secesh very often in nv
life for bnncombe. especially with such men
as him. Any one, before the assassination.
would have been glad TO associate with MIR.
Booth. He was an accomplished gentleman,
and moved In good society. / was confined
in Carroll prison 30 DAYS with Mr.. Holohan.
Attwelve o'clock the cour. took recess for
thirty minutes.
On reass EN- bling
Leris j. Wcichmdn was recalled, and the
cross examination continued by Mr. Bradley
oe M ,ra had con-
Of having conversation with Mr.. Carlin at
ST. Aloysius Church. Saw Mr.. Cariin at
recess. Shook hands with him. an said halo,
old fellow, see you are going to be witness
against me; go ahead. Carlin replied can't
help it: It is my duty. Never said to Mr.. Car
n ahon ta, ,be my T.s greatly troubled
l would make statement under cath II l was
not afraid OF being indicted for perjury Never
told him 1n my statement was written out, and
was obliged to answer to it. I don't remem-
her anything of the kind. The questions look
SO silly 10 me hate to an wer them. I don't
remember Of saying my testimony was written
down for me by a detective. Know Mr.. Car
lin had conversations with him two or three
times. l swear positively on my solemn oath
l never said anything Of the kind, and 1 will
put my word against the whole world. Did not
say l could have given a satisfactory statement
OF Mrs. Surratt's visit to Surrattsville. Don't
remember OF meeting Father Wiget whenI
was with Mr.. Carlin. and Father Wiget was
%se, and Mr. Capn at
4euicide Never have recifed portions of Ham
ilet in regard to self destruction
Saamh.r OIL dakias out revolver and showing
n to Wr. CarIin and Ell. about self destruc-
ficL. Oh psbaw. it is ptTfsctIy ridiculous l
lnay have takep out revolver when with
Mr.. Carin. l always carried one for my pro-
tect:on. Never SAID anything TO DIR. Oarlin
about gong 10 confession. DID not state to
him that my testimony would have been diff
ferent had it not been written out tor me. Did
not tel Mr.. Car!il that On the I4th OF April he
asked Mrs Surratt why she did not send for
Booth, ana Mrs. Surratt answered she did not
know that he WAS in town.
BY Mr.. Pierrepoint--l was committed to
the Carroll Prison as Il witness. and was held
order appointing him speciaI officer to fol.
low and arrest the prisoner.
The order was here read as follows:
ReGdqGcrfsrs Depcrtneat Of VGshtHgon, Office
Trorosf Kcrshc! Dtpertmeat North IF Potosscc,
April l6, 1SG5.--.SpectHL orders, No 6s.-TEz-
'rucf J-Sptcial officers James A. McDevitt.
George Hollahan. and Lewis j. W-ichman,
are hereby ordered TO proceed to New York
city on important Government: business. and
after executing their private orders, return to
this city and rlpC.t al these headquarters
The Quartermas,er's Department will fur
nish the necessary :rans sporta:on
BY ommand OF Major General Augur.
,(Signed,) 7. 1NGRAHAM,
Colonel and Provost Marshal General
Dep; rtment North Of Potomac.
OF icial:-G. b. RUSSELL.
Capt and A. p NJ Gen.
Witness resumed, saying: 1t on the
morning Of the 18th OF April, at breakfast, that
Miss Anna Surratt said that the death of Lin
coin no more than the deat III of one niger.
l deny that have SAID anything TO Brophy or
Carlin about confession.
Mr.. errepoint.-That is all.
Witness Are ycE done with me, Mr.. Brad.
MIR. Bradley.-I do no. know tina, am For
the present am; but l may have something
more to say #a..
Dr. Mcmillan was called. .
Nr. Bradley SAID that he had sent to the See
retary OF States office for supucns Gaces tectm
for certain pa lers which it was necessary for
ihe Cefense 10 have before entering on the
cross examination.
The CouIt replied that he was not com.
PEELED to go on with the croes-examination to- !
Gay.
Or Lewis Joseph Archibald Mcmillan was
sworn. A'F't's @ - @
MRS. Benson recalled.-Witness was shown
a photograph Of Booth, and said 1t resembIed
The person she saw on the Third avenue cars.
Cross-exarnnation by Mr.. Bradley.-The
man had a small. White hand. apparently
Hgher han the front OF his face which ap-
p-ared to have been stained.
Or. ,Hc-KilGa took the sian d, and was exam
ined by Mr.. Pierre poinI.-Witnrss is sur
geon, and two years ago was in the service Of
the d Mortreal OcPanp Steamship Company.
from Apfll TO october, 1865, was surgeon to
the Peruvian, The first autumn voyage was
i'll SpptsInbsr. 1861, leaving q pebec on the 10TH
and arr1ying Sunday week after wards at Lon.
donderIy, Ireland; know the prisoner at the
bar: be crossed To Londonderry: frst ga W the
prisoner OH he mail steamer Montreal, on thtssI
18th OF Septem her. 1885, about week pre- evious
witness met III one Of the streets of Montreal
a man named Laperre. q priest, then
OF Montrea; he sa,d something relating
10 some che: en- the 18th OF September.
] met Mr.. Lapitrra on the steamer Montreal.
and he took him TO "A state room of which he
had the kfy-the room was locked. He uu-
locked the door and witness saw the prisoner
He irtI oduced the prisoner nHder the name
was; passed most of the night with them The
,pris ners hair was then short and dark brown
Did not perceive then that it had bee1 dyed,
bur suhse qnrntly ascertained 10 Ait had baen,,s
Rea chto q cebec between S and u O'Clock in
the mornipr.s Between o and 10 O'Clock q rug
sent to take passengers TO the steamer
Peru, ian and we all went on board. When
they were on hoard Lapierre said that he
wished him {WiIness) to let the prisoner oc.
cupy his room until the steamer left The
prfroner did 10. The Peruvian lett in 20 min
ntes TO half an hour. LapierIe went ashore
Alter lunch the prisoner came to witness and
potn ting to passenger asked IL he
knew who he was. and he then said he thought
the man was an American dete cnve. Witness
replied that he did nor think So The prisoner
said be thought the maA was after him. and
asked what he had done that he should be
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