The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-18
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WashIngton NeMs nnd Gosslp.


WASHINGTON, June 17.--The Surratt trial
Is resumed, Judge Fisher presiding, and
Chief Justice Carter also on the bench, who
ordered the opening Of the June term, aud
discharged the grand and petit juries for
two weeks. .. -I-- "a ~
Bradley, Of the counsel for the defense,
submitted the affidavit of Surratt, stating
that bis means were exhausted, aud pray
Ing for an order that process may issue 10
summon his witnesses, and to compel their
attendance at the cost of the Government.
Agreed to. |...... ...... ......
Joseph Dey. a recruiting sergeant, now
stationed In Philadelphia, testified that on
April IL, 1865, witness belonged TO Battery
| &, Pennsylvania Artillery, and was then
stationed at Camp Barry, about two miles
from Ford's TheRter. Was il town OH the
night of the murder, and saw Surratt and
Booth together ot ten minutes before 10 P,
NJ, In company and "conyer5ing with a
low, ylllainous looking person." Witness
saw the man distinctly.
Question by Pierpont-Dld you see The
man distinctlyP
Avery distinctly.
Q.-Do you see him now. t'
AL do sir (pointIng to Surratt.) There
he sits; have seen his face frequently In
my sleep; it was 30 very pale could never
| forget IL; have not seen him since until
lately and now; the man l then saw was
Jno. II. Surratt. The prisoner at the bar,
! Surratt, moved toward IL street; Booth
entered the front of the theater; Sergeant
! Cooper aud then went TO an oyster sa-
loon we had not time to eat oysters when
we heard of the murder We went immedi-
ately up to II street, and out ii ST. eet to-
ward Camp Barry Oh our way out lady
hoisted window and asked us
Here he was interrupted, aud the court
| took a recess. .
| 1t is understood that the President and
| Cabinet have clearly decided upon re-
| yoking the military orders especially re-
ferred To. In the Attorney-general's opinion,
and II Is probable that such revocation will
| take place within few days Much OF
this will necessarily be done by correspon-
dence with the military commanders, all of
whom have asked instructions upon their
acts. or submitted reports of them for APP
proval or disapproval by the Executive.
Senator Henderson, Chairman Of the In
dian Committee, who has been out on the
plains with General Hancock, says half of
the late reports concerning the Indian
depIedations are false, gotten up to make
money, by putting the Government 10 cost.
II cost the Government in 1866 twenty nine
millions OF dollars to carry on the Indian
war, and that three millions alone was paid
one firm on. the Kansas border for trans
| portatlon. -
An evening paper asserts that circular
| has been sent TO every Senator and mem
Der, earnestly urging their presence here
on the first Wednesday Of July.
| tNoTR.-Thls Is corroborated by a dis
| patch this morning from the Wade party,
at Pana, ILL.,, on their return home, viz.
! OF the fourteen Senators who have been
| with the party at the various points, all
\ expressed their intention of being present
at the July session, and those who are still
with Mr.. Wade to-day Joined him in tel
egram to Gen. Schenck, of tue National
Union Executive Committee ut Washing
! ton, to advise all Republican members :.
| be present In July, that all obstructlons 10
legal reconstruction Of the rebel States may
be removed.
The physicians report that every doctor
In respectable practice In this city has
under treatment from twenty to fifty cases
OF typhoid fever. The disease Is unusually
fatal.
Especial to Commercial
In the conspiracy trial, Sergeant Dye
testified that he recognized Booth, and
looked upon Edward Spanglcr, now at the
Dry Tortugas, as the second man. or the
third man comforting with Booth at that
particular time, and whom he now recog-
nizes as Surratt. Sergeant Dye testified that
the one who called the time was a very
neat gentleman, and well dressed, and had
| amustache. He was not a very large man.
about five feet six Inches In hight his coat
was OF drab color, and his hat was black
In the evidence to follow tomorrow or
next day, the flight of Surratt TO Elmira,
New York, and thence to Canada on the
day succeeding the assassination Is ex-
pected to be proved.