The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-02
THE SURF Ate TRIAL.

WASHINGTON. July 1.
Charles Down, agent OF Adams Express Co.
testified That the prisoner was his employee fol
two weeks
MIR. Bradley. Much OF the testimony which
witness gave during the conspiracy trial was
read, and witness explained certain discrepan-
ces in his statement. The cross-exaInnation
was continued at great length.
Welchmans crosS-examinatlon elected little
not made public either on the direct examina-
ton Oh at the conspiracy trial. Witness to-day
testified that ON the morning of the 10th OF
April he remembered Il remark made at the
table that the death OF Abraham Lincoln was
nothing more than the death OF niger in the
army.
q. Who said that? A. Anna Surratt.
q. Did you tell that at the assassination
trial? A. 1 did not.
O.. Why did you not? A. Because / had too
much sympathy for the poor girl
Y. linen why did you tell it now them A:
because you drew it out or me- and because
have been hunted down and Prosecuted for the
last two years on account of these people.
Az IL o'clock the Court took recess for hall
an hour.
After recess the cross-cxamination of WEIGH
Mrs. Benson, late Mrs. Hudspeth, was re-
called and shown photograph of Booth,
which she said she remembered as the one
who dropped the letter in street Car in New
York.
DR.. Lewis Mcmillan sworn.-From April to
October, 1865, was surgeon of the steamship
PERUVIAN, which left Quebec for Liverpool,
sept 10th; know the prisoner; he crossed tie
ocean thaI voyage to Londonderry; first saw
the prisoner on the mail steamer Montreal
running between Montreal and Quebec, on the
10Th OF sept, 1865; about a week orr ten days
previous a man named Lapierre, a priest, came
to me and said somebody was coming, and on
the 10Th OF September, as was going to One
bee ON the steamer Montreal, there met this
bir Lapierre again, and he said he would in
troduce me to his friend; he took me to state
room, of which Lapierre had the key; the
state room was locked, and in the room found
the prisoner at the bar; Mr.. Lapierre intro
duced the prisoner under the name of Nc
Carty; never suspected who the person was,
and passed the evening and night with him :
the prisoners hair was then short and of d
dark brown color; did not perceive that it was
dyed, but afterwards found it oft; the CONVEX
sation that evening was general; Lapierre
went to Quebec with us: when We got to Que
bee we had breakfast on the steamer at or s
O'CLOCK, and between and 10 O'Clock the pas
sengers were transferred to the steamer Peru
Wan; upon reaching the Peruvian Lapierre
said to me in Surratts presence that he wished
ME to let Surratt occupy my room until the
steamer lett; did so, and he occupied my
room until the steamer left; the steamer l.f.
III half an hour, and Lapierre went ashore;
that day L remember, either after lunch OF
dinner, the prisoner came to me and, pointing
to one OF the passengers, asked if knew who
that gentleman was, and said 1 did not; Sur
raft said he thought the man was an Ameri-
can detective and was after him; I told him /
thought nothing OF the kind, and asked him
what he had done that he should be afraid OF
an American detective; he said he had done
good deal, and it l knew all he had done il
would make my eyes stare; j said he need not
be afraid Of an American detective because he
was in British ship and in British waters; he
said he did not if he was, for if lie attempted
to arrest him this would settle it, and exhibit
ed pistol; on the tug going from the steamer
Montreal to the Peruvian was introduced to
him. -
ar. Bradley objected unless it was shown
what connection this had " it'll Surratt.
Mr.. Plerrepont said he proposed to show that
1t was Beverly Tucker, Gen. Ripley, and
others, who were in Montreal, and who were
with Snrratt in his flight.
MIR. Bradley asked If IT was proposed to con
meet the men named with the conspiracy,
MIR. Pierrepont said it was proper to show
who were on the tug and who We're enga ed
In conversation with Surratt.
Judge Fisher SAID IT could be shown what
men spoke with Surratt.
Witness resumed and said he saw one of
them speak to Surratt on the tug on the voyage
to Liverpool; saw Gen. Ripley talk with Sur
RAFT; OF my own knowledge don't know who
Gen. Ripley is, but the prisoner said he was
Gen. Ripley, Of South Carolina; there was
among the passengers Mr.. Cornell! Jewett, one
they called Colorado Jewelt; there was also a
colored man who said he had been in jeff Da-
Wis employ; know Beverly Tucker; was intro
duced to him that morning on the tug going
from the steamer Montreal to the steamer Pc
ruvlan; the prisoner was called McCarty; we
sailed about IL O'Clock A. NJ. after we got on
board the steamer perceived that Surratt's hair
and moustache We're dyed; he wore pair Of
spectacies; said he did not wear spectacles be-
he W. ehnpt -SiO fnd h,,e Al.
aided in Disgusting him; had conversation with
the prisoner every day until we arrived ut Lou
donuerry; our conversation took place gener-
ally on the quarter deck and sometimes be-
hind the wheel house; remember Suaratt tell
ing me he was in the habit of going to Rich
mJnd with dispatches during the war. and
bringing dispatches back to Washington and
Montreal; he stated that he one time was told
In Montreal that he would meet lady in New
York; that he met the woman in New York
ana came to Washington with her, and start
ed Tor Richmond with five or SIX others; that
after much trouble they crossed the Potomac,
and getting south of Fredericksburg they were
drawn ON platform Car, and as they were
drawn along they saw some men approaching
ana found out they were escaped soldiers, and
most starved to death, and the woman said
Let us shoot the damned Yankee soldiers" and
tney shot them and then went on; he told me
the name OF the woman, but can't recolleot
1T; l. cannot remember the name of the woman
1t sounded like Slater; the woman was con-
spicuous in Montreal during the trial of the
st. Adams raiders; the soldiers referred to were
unarmed.
Mr. Bradley said he could not see where this
evidence tended.
Judge Fisher said he conld not see where it
tended now.
Mr.. Pierrepont said they would connect it
with The conspiracy
The witness resumed and said Surratt told
him ne had received money from Mr.. Benja-
min, the Confederate Secretary of State; the
amounts he named were $4,000 and $50 900;
he said he was in Richmond few days previ-
Gus to Its fall; be said that one day several of
them were crossing the Potomac in boat
when they were pursued by a gun boat and
were ordered to surrender or they would be
Hired upon; small boat was sent to them and
they fired into the small boat as soon as ID
came alongside.
Witness was asked to repeat this by the de-
fence, and retorted by telling Mr.. Merrick that
lie (Merrick) could understand it if he kept
his ears open. He (McMillan) was not to be
1nsu.ted as all the witnesses had already been
dnsulted, and he thought to insult witness
was the act Of coward and sneak.
Mr.. Merrick asked if that was proper Ian
guaGe Tor witness to use.
The Court said it was not, but counsel must
not annoy and worry the witness.
The witness said Mr.. Merrick had said the
other day that all the witnesses ought to be in
the penitentiary, and he wanted it understood
that he was as good as Mr.. Merrick
Witness then resumed aud said that Surratt
stated that he had frequently travelled to
Richmond under the assumed names of Harri-
son aud Sherman; upon reaching the coast of
ireland Surratt called me behind the wheel
house and remarked that he saw foreign land
at last, and putting his hand upon his pistol in
his pocket, he said he hoped to live to see 4he
day when he could return and serve Andrew
Jobnsspl as Abraham Lincoln had been served
he said if an English officer attempted to al
rest bin he would shoot him; l told him if he
did that he would meet with very little mercy
in England; he replied that he knew that but
he would do it nevertheless, for he would SOON
er be hung by an English jury than Yanl1 9
one, and if he went to the United States again
he knew he would swing. -
Mr.. Bradley asked that the latter statement
be repeated.
Witness was about to reply when it was
stated that he was not asked. Witness said he
could tell all thar it was necessary, and contin-
uing his remarks, said that Mr.. Merrick was
MOI at all dangerous; he was not afraid of him.
At go court adjourned till 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning