Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-03
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WASHINGTON. July AIN the Surratt Fri
~, Judge Fisher presiding. though still I'M
well, McMullen was re called and testified
that Surratt told him that he was in Mon
treal on the LIST day of the week of the assas.
sina,ion, and was summoned to Washing
ton, by letter from Booth. Surratt also
told me that a day or two after the assassi
nation be was in St. Adams and the train
being late he strOlDed through the town and
took breakfast at hotel. and that while
sitting at the table there WAS great excite
nent In the room and he asked his neiGh
Dor what 1t all meant. and he said don't you
know that President Lincoln has been as
sassinated. The prisoner said that the
report was too good TO be true. Men showed
him paper, and the prisoner saw his own
name menti0ped. That wac the last OF bis
breakfast; he LEFT the table, and at that mo-
ment man came In and said that Surratt's
handkerchief had been found. The pris-
oner then felt for his handkerchief and
found he had lost it and made himself
scarce. He went 10 Canada. and stopped
ct the house of Mr.. Porter6eld, COnfeder-
ate agent, until the detective searched for
him which admOnished him TO leave.
Surratt described how he got away from
Potterield's. Two carriages were brought
TO the house and Surratt Was placed in one
anu ul8u OIcSecu llkc Nun III tUe StOeT
and were driven in different directions
Surratt was driven in Foot Island, where be
crossed the St. Lawrence and was piloted
by boy to q small town called O'Labeas
lie said he staid their some two weeks, in
house of priest named Chas. Bouche
lie told me that one day, the priest being
absent, he was lying ON q sofa In the
priests bed room, and between the room
and the sitting room there was place fol
| a stove, and under the stove WAS q trap
door, q female servant being DESTROYS o
| seeing who the priest was concesling, pu
her head above tho trap-door, ant
| Surfatt made q movement and frightened
her oil. Rumor got out that the prizes
was keeping . woman in his room. Til,
priest told Surrstt be could conceal him n,
longer. Surratt went to Montreal and wa
concealed by the priest La Pierre. in darl
room and never lefs it except late at nigh
to take stroll. On shipboard the prison
er's conduct and appearance was gentle
manly, but he was very nervous when an.
one would come behind him. On the eve
ming before landing 1t Londonderry, be
tween IL and IL O'Clock, was called GU
and passed the prisoner standing dresse,
and ready TO go ashore. After some cor
versation told him he had been telling m
. good deal, and said expressed doubts q
his travelling under hrs correct name, an
asked him TO give me his right name. II
looked around and whispered. ny mime
Surratt" lie went ashore 25 or 30 minute
afterwards.
Benjamin NJ. Marks testified that be wa
in the Papal States at Valentia, about 4
miles from Rome. Was soldier in the Pt
pal army and in the 9th company. The
we're called zouavcs. / saw the prisone
there; knew him; think It was on the 14t
or 18th Of June, 1856; saw the prisone
again. he came to my quarters with tw
zouavss, named Debort and Labon an
We tour took q walk; had q conversatio
At that time ard was occasionally talkin
to my companions in French and Hurra
in English. asked him how he got o,
from Washington. lie said he got out q
the night Of she assassination, and was Z
disguised that no one could recognize him
an Enelishmaa. l then went 10 Malta, d
not see him, but afterwards saw him on Il
Sawatana.
Before adjourning it was stated that Il
prosecution would probably close the tes
mony tomorrow,