The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-03
THE TRIAL OF JOHN II. SURRATT.

II,
Judge Fisher presiding. The attendance on the part
Smong others, several members Of Congress, many
of the latter seeming to take great interest in the
MI MerrIck asked II there would be a session orthe
Mr. Pierrepont said he doubted whether It would be
legal TO hold Court In some States it was not recog'
Judge Fisher said the matter had been under ad.
70 the Oldest Tnhabant Association and there would
De no session tomorrow. MOI row., a., -
SS R pr 4T n he wsS sSeF sats6 10 and was
Cameron that Snrratt told him be was in Elmra The
pight Of the assassination?
% witness r r"Ni'Ah al - ,,.iaJ he lid not.
The questions propounded 10 the witness yesterday,
relative TO the alleged s Ses 4ened Sem
SSain. ss he did yesterday
Mr. Merrick then asked the witness whether Sur;
told Cameron that surrast said he knew nothing Of
his mothers peril until about the time OF the e1ecn-
The witness said be never told Cameron So he hSs I'd
could not distinctly remember exactly what that con-
NeCSaries Ii. H. Wood tcolored) sworn, and examined
by Mr.. Pierrepont.-I am barber oy business @ ana
ip ise5 my barber shop or where worked the
shop Of Booker steel on street; me near Gsoyess I
Der shop under the E6bitt House: knew Booth be;
him. and knew him we'll Crhe prisoner was asked TO
stand up) have prisoner before; on the morning
barber shop; shaved and trimmed The prisoners
hair surrstt came 70 the shop Win Boota
coming from Baittmore also trimmed Booths hair
ra 1aa Ss IN Se SsS a small
whose S dd not oS know sSs sitting 5 gs0esS oea S
G the wSeSs S9S %sat 10 ss O snd
s@ssf wh wRi ss this
the chair vacated by Booth and told me 20 clean him
sG55S Es man s5d SRG had been
sSet SoSnd that % morning shaved snrratt clean ali
my 6reRkfAst, and had been 10 to Mr., Stewards
shaved Mr., sewaFd think Mr.. Seward was sitting
Cross examined by Mr.. Bradley-The prisoner came
70 my shop; there we're several hands workings the
witness desSrSed s MIcLaHghlin as tall, handsome
in black surratt had thiak light clothes did
raSt Before that day; one day last WEEK. as %as
standing near .he Court Moase she TAILOR bring
came Ia with Booth and was so impressed that
spoke OF IT. we had great deal Of business at the time
EereTresS Eereh5fses 0Ramse sworn-witness lives In Boston
Mass was in the war in Company d, Sd Massac6u.
Tetrs Heavy Artillery; the company came here iu
Nay @ rS 81 he da nsos o 6 @
witness came here from Fort Bunker Hin. between
O% snq here iS 5 on S Se s6. q the road
s9SgST tbs hsre evening ana Slept in the BarrcE
the depot next norhhns odsnS VEN W nara sn
stsses amer we got out on the about two mile
q dsSk S eSss sSs e0TsS Il Sa csn saddle
was tied in an opening about one hundred foe
man rode Sp e the witness this morse, and eske
witness SGSt geSs %soud IdSsgP e Great eSy get1
thTonsh; the witness asked him n he had heard OF u
1ssasslnafion and ne said he had not, and aughe
He remarked That he should Try 10 get through u
oiolets ana rode of fast. The prisoner was ne
caused 10 stand up and turn his back 70 the wtnes
who said he thought ne nad seen tnae ma inans pAcR
the hSIse n a4esb HestoS 70 SW at No
venfh street. In this city; am clerk in the Gener
land ONCE; have resided here six years; can
i l f-ona midland; know Ford's Theatre; 10 1860
n ,s.tSed on the northwest corner of Tenth and
y sfreets near that theatre; on the DAY OF y
~ ess.sssselnafion i was at that house., al
fe1 the Presidents carriage came i sa
re narty get out and go In the theatre; was stan
sns in the front Of the theatre at that Time saw
~ ~ the time that attracted my attention.; when
s.Srvieoe came up, half dozen persons came fro
she restaurant: on last Thursday week the wtne
80 the court and the prisoner, ana recc
Si1la hirrl M the one he saw AZ the time come up
fhe Presidents carriage. -. .,.o -. :.
lives On Capitol Hin in thls ctyi nave nl SSeh VI =
here Sinee ie62 aud work a. Tepairlug eiocks
Watches ana working 10 garden: was mere the e q
NJ Ifncoin was aasassinhtedi knew tordb ~
tFee; Oh that Gay was 10 t9e tneatre; " We 40,
half an hour Of IL o'clock when Wenttn 70 80 Y
Eheatre went down 10 look ~ the stage ana WI
there GaW one Of the box-doow open ht"e'