Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-13
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON. AUG. @.

4 ne Jury ana The ISuFTdH CuSe- IVDifinO
for the Verdict Cost Of tie TTiaL-Pay
of Witnesses, dc.
Everybody is evidently tired of "waiting
for the verdict" The rumors have been wa.
rious aud numerous, but of course everything
is speculation, as there is no access to the
jury-room, and the bailiffs cannot divuIge
anything they hear. Twice to-day hopes that
something would be done were excited by rs-
ports that messages had been sent from the
jurors to Judge Fisher. The latter was not
IN the City Hall building ON these occasions,
but upon his return he received the commu-
nication aud sent a reply
1t Is now htty-nine days (including Sum
days. since the first juror was sworn in the
Surratt case. During the progress of the
trial 2S2 witnesses in all were examined The
per diem OF the jurors to this time amounts
in the aggregate to 81 1884. They are allow
ed 81 per day each. -Four of them were
sworn % days ago, and the others two days
afterwards. The government is also respon-
sible for the hotel bill of the jurors, but it
has not yet been rendered, and it is accord
ingly not known what it will amount to. At
the commencement of the trial Judge Fish>
er directed that the jurors should be driven
out whenever they desired it, and the bill
rendered for carriage aud omnibus hire
amounts to $3.50.
From the books and accounts of DEPUTY
Marshals Phillips, it appears that the amount
| actually paid to witnesses up to this time is
Sll ,963,5l. The fees allowed are SIPS per
day, and five cents each way for every mile
travelled st. Marie, received the largest
amount paid to any one witness-S66S, Is for
l43 days attendance and 1 1874 miles travel
ed. Louis j. a. Mcmillan received S343.-
50 for lIG days attendance and .23S miles
travelled. Weichman received S96,3O for
66 days attendance and l3S miles travelled.
The witnesses for the defense were also paid
by. the government. Stephen f. Cameron
received Sl37 ,95 for 81 days attendance and
Gil miles travelled. Gen. f. G. Lee received
$3.50, 35 for !, 81 miles traAeled and 81 DAVIS
attendance. St. Marie a. Mcmillan it appears.
were allowed pay for the time they were here
tcstifying before the judiciary committee Of
the House of Representatives. The above
is but a small portion of the cost of this great
trial. The prosecution had large contin,
gent fund to draw from, and l understand it
has been exhausted. The attorneys for the
defense and the friends of the prisoner have
also expended large sums of money. Besides.
the government paid for the maintenance
here of large number of the witnesses sum
HOueu, anu IL Will Oe remembered That Mrs.
Hudspeth and other witnesses acknow led Sed
from the witness stand that they received
large sums, other than the witness fees, for
their attendance. The whole expense of the
trial cannot fall short 500, 900, if it does not
largely exceed that amount. OK
P. S.-Since the above was in type, we
learn by our mail of yesterday, that the jury
in this case failed to agree upon verdict, and
were discharged at their own request. The
prisoner was remamded to Jail. The jury is
said to have stood seven for acquittal and FIVE
torcouvictiOn, the same as when first panneIled
Great excitement was created in the Court,
by Judge Fisher striking from the roll of the
Court the name of Joseph H. Bradley, Esq,
one of the counsel of Surratt, and personal
collision was anticipated, but prevented by
friends Ofthe parties. Mr.. Bradley succeed,
ed, however, in handing the Judge letter in
the street cars, as he was on his way home to
Georgetown, which is understood to be chal-
leuge to mortal combat. Truly, things have
come to nice pass, in the metropolis of 'sthe
best government the world ever saw"
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