Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-19
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
Trial of 6urraff

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The trial of
Surratt was resumed to-day. The prison
.er's brother Isaac occupied seat by him.
Sergeant Joseph NJ. Dyer recalled, and
testified: As we passed out III street
woman raised window of a house and
asked what was wrong down town. | told
her President Lincoln had been shot. She
asked who had done it, and | told her
Booth. She asked how | knew that. /
told her a man who knew him saw him.
On that night the moon was light enough
TO see objects distinctly. ! believe the
the moon was up, but cannot say if it was
at its full. The woman was an elderly
lady, but could not say whether she was
stout or otherwise, but she resembled the
lady, Mrs. Surratt, who was tried at the
arsenal. Have seen the house since; it is
No. "a H street; the house is on the right
hand side of the street going toward Camp
Barry. Witness then described the house
known as Surratt house. The woman
asked questions in an ordinary tone, but
witness does not recollect whether she was
much excited. When witness saw Booth,
Surratt, and the other party at the theatre,
neither of them was disguised.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Merrick,
the witness, in main, repeated his direct
testimony in answering the question put
by the prosecution: why did you describe
the third party as a neatly dressed man,
and not mention his name, as you knew him
to be Surratt? A. Because ] didn't think
it was necessary till was asked the ques-
ton. Q. Why did you use Booths name
and not Surratts? A. Because | did not
deem 1t necessary TO mention Surratfs
name. Q. Were you not told not to name
him till asked? A. No, sir, / was not
Witness saw Surratt in March last at the
jail here; was admitted by gen. CARING
ton to see if he could identify him as the
man who was under the gas light that
night, and recognized him Immediately
did not tell Surratt for what purpose he
went there, but when he saw him he accosted
him with halo John. The face witness
saw in the Jail was the face he saw in his
dreams, and the face he saw in front of the
theatre.
@. And this is the man pointing to Sur
RAFT A. Yes, sir, that is the face. Q.
Would you have known that face if you
had seen it elsewhere? A. Yes, sir, it's
face once seen is not easily forgotten. did
not request to go to the Jail TO see him. l
went because | was requested to do so.
Mr.. Merrick asked the witness what his
religion was, but withdrew the question
upon an objection being made by Mr.. Car
rington.
The witness was Intercepted at length
as to his testimony before the military
commission at the time of the assassination
trial, and he endorsed what he there said,
and insisted upon its correctness. In some
slight particulars as to the height of men,
etc, there was a variation, and strong
effort was made to make the statements
appear contradictory.
Daniel c. Reid sworn HE had known
the prisoner from quite boy, and saw him
on Pennsylvania avenue at two and half
o'clock on the day of the assassination;
he evidently wore bran new felt hat; the
hat was not very low crowned, wide brim-
med; it was straw colored He was passing
up the avenue at an ordinary pace.
Mr.. Bradley desired to have the privilege
Of recalling Reid for cross examination at
some future time, after the defense should
have consulted with witness now out of
the city.
Mr.. Darlington objected to this course as
being without precedent, and held that
there was no rule of the court that justified
such a course.
Mr.. Brady argued that it was a matter
within the discretion of the court. The
defense expected to prove that Reid had
made statements out of court contradictory
of what had been testified in court Deci-
sion of question reserved till tomorrow
morning.
Susan Allen Jackson, colored, testified
that Surratt was at his mothers house, in
Washington, on the evening the President
was assassinated, and identified the prisoner
and had never seen him before that time or
since, till last week, when he was brought
into court.
james Lingston, bookkeeper in the
st. Lawrence Hotel, Montreal-A man
named Jno. 0. Harrison registered
his name on April 9th, 1865, and
left on the 18th on the train for New York.
The same party arrived on the 18th, and
left almost Immediately; could not Identity
the prisoner as the man.
Mr. Bradley said the defense would ad-
NIT that Surratt was in Montreal on the
9th and 18th Of April, 1865, and that he
registered the name Of John Harrison; they
admitted that the names were in Surratt's
hand writing.
Gov. Pierpont said the prosecution was
then saved much evidence.
A coat was then shown and identified as
one similar to that worn by Harrison.
The court then took a recess until 10
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