The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-12
Trial OF JOHN H. SI'RRATT.
ImpOrtan; Testimony for the
Defence.


WASHINGTON, ID. G., July il, 1901
The trial Of John Il resumed this morning In
sAe Criminal Court Judge Flsher presiding.
The .iony for the defence continued
! 1homns ". williams sworn and testified that the
uspuaton OF VIM E. Cleaver very bad, and inmAtsd
oaAhe tCleaver) was not proof against bribery
The witness, Jackson Humphrey also testfed - 70
che general bad character OF Cleaver
2 Tallmadge j. Lambert and examined by Mr. Ner
SlBk-Reside street, between Twenty first and IwehV
seoend am clerk in the Paymsster Generals ONCE ana
hsye been 1868 ls65 resided on the south sac
- street between Fourth and Fifth street. ana va
square and distant from house No. os'
street Mrs suar the house lived I. was brick .c
eight steps going the doors 20 the west Of the house
N ofn ont =. soae occupied Mr.
euas the house Is Of b,ic with wne mas n ms; sIe
rom The step down Two steps and in going to
ss Frsse1Ea "a X x IsmSer. and examined BY Mr.
Wiok live in WasSnsGn ana ~ 9os bo ss abnvs de-
ssSsd BY The witness remember The nigh. Of the
s.oSsd that night eleven twelve o'eoet that
SsSs Prssiaens Is shot; my psor opened
sad aD 0 s S .oTs % af "s.
sha. Wilkes Booth shot Siin asked they
= bs s esy ss soldiers stepped
and said they were going to Camp Barry
By Mt rierrspsat-I~as IN sac. room. and heard
fwens then the front the house 70 ascertain waa: i
meant nrst Intended to 60 on the porneo but was 100
Ne ssrs@at and s sad something going INTO damp
ist pas
humber OF soldiers about twelve passed previously
s Se rs d and wS
sadier rpoks answered me deliberately and respect
no note q s their dress The soldiers no
saci.enen. in passing came TO testify Of my own &C
portion Of the testimony struck me IS similar 70 I.
: s similar S
ss1S read testimony spoken about
four think 1. was ave DAYS ago. read and
certainly occurred house that night; do
and hGw e O. ne AND
others passing moving hurricdiy and others
Mafgare. Williams tcoored> sworn examined BY Mr.
ih- PRESIDENT Killed that night Mrs Lambert called
p se sfor WINDOW and hoistsd crowd Of soldiers
rrsi passed afterwards soldiers passed. Mrs
bootS had she. he hep Prssdent anu 's'
ana told her % come in as 4 was too damp and she came
IN was DARK Night know because Wanted to 60 TO
fsrlor Lambert Of the and stood
he
.ss when w ns
for bed heard loud voice the Presidsn.
the back the soldier: went by heard them
from e. the conversation
By Mr. MerrickI am certain this Oonversa,ion be-
ms ana sasss y
vent 10 board there in FseraAy 1885, besides family
%sshas s.S mis-. Ds sDs m
know weiehman: he boarding at Mrs. surratrs be-
WITH oa ap %SSn g a.
Auerod were Intimate friends occupied the room over
. .sS ..S harold the
= ss.
an. and /. . 3. " % na ~
roam 10 and suras. any money!
spsnea the door, when he Handed mo so gold piecss
which he insisted upon my taking and took them: WEIGH
Mr. Bradley proposed show By this wi.nes. that WEIGH
proposed show that weichman deep this
The evidence was ruled OUT a. weichmau had not been
questioned on the subject
night Mrs surra.t had returned from
sorrasyie and dd not see John sarrast that night
opened az he and the c mas
aDont you fno. the President been s.ss.sinated
sSsy went to Ii. room over the occupied my dsSsS
&c S.O fS on the the srns 1907 o s nS
weiehm,n a, the Patent olec and we rent 70 Mrs Sur.
WIN wechn.n untl he MAS placed in custody; brcaktss,
wseh%sn did not state to me iSai morning that he had 81.
su-peon, about the matter and wa. going % make yhen
od his associates and going to give their to the
o was anything said 70 you BY TeIchmsn ssou; his .us
l. to what took place a, the breakfast table
wisress~Hs ssid nothing about his susplcons
Did Mas surratt at the breakfast table that
che death " Abraham Lincoln nothing than the
objeesd % on the sronnd that the witness wechmanl
s;Ss pS' siea S Ss sas. gem s
% sded ' IN 81 out sai s .PU sn
BY the gro:ecuon .ss,s .rs.nscn Of the witness
wiines, re.umed-After breakfast went with weichm.n
ards wsssmsn sus,ody morning u. 18th
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Rorsss 70 90 in the country; McDevti went a
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s cssr s,SmsS ~ lex and vent
hone and NEE, him Their. At Ten oelcck and 60
ss X: sad
ssdss ssr sn q eleven . s
nod sa 70 % nss aud so .S on h sas
swo ssndierchsfs-one married John n surraa;.' The
ss soDss and cis-os Vent % rssdsps when
Ss %sn ns asa %
ssSa amer ass IN s;T S % :. ss Ss rsy
tee there Essex Junction witness. dssoysred TIA, he had
Cad his tobacco. and discovered both thai
a, S.tp.si twelve O'Clock The cour, took III
rsss.smsss Mr. Iol.s.. va: ,s.in gl.osa on tn:
whA. w.' wi,ass. va. no, sbou, the house al
day assassination until o'clock
nirh. surrstt Mothers April without conceal
mont, witness confined Carroll prison. where
Weicbuan witness had conversation there about
vhs Stanton told him weohmanl 10 reference 10 tee
uiying about the nation sprAry.
cross exauined-Slncs the this nsrnng witness
hss HE called 70 the number The
kerchef witness lcst, there figure a. thing
prlsr name witness could remember whether the
letter. sN" and 'U' followed the before the figures
Or nor, arrested By hcDevttand Clzrvoe.
but did know be arrested until ten O'Clock that
"A sht he under Al day. witness
rt 70 canada along with Weichmsn aud others WEIGH
Uan the night he left the Third ward station
house that he would have 20 50 70 headqnartes as he
upder arrest; he of fw
paper. which he stated right IN sub
Auce though his not rightly spelled ~ On
y saday morning After bact from Baltimore.
urv went TO Baker 70 Gei uansposiion y be had .old
witness and WEIGH boarded az Ms surrsWs
Dfer would never issued under that order
e- wechman accompanied hcDevitt and the party
lalds. before going witness went back 10 Mrs
ta. house &, ssi his coshes on the SUNDAY nzat pre-
sol rtucst anu his wife and children slept there the
tlhes which witness after on the bed let on
kuni-F Afternoon and 70 Baltimore and 70 Phia.
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