The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-06-28
The Trial or Surratt.

Mr.. G. +. Hobart, conductor on the
Vermont Central, and Charles H.
Bin. clerk at the Weldon House,
ST Adams, were examined on We'd
nesday of last week. Their testimony,
with that of the book-keeper at st.
Lawrence Hall, Montreal, establishes
Surratt's flight through here to Cana
da, Immediately after the assasslna-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln:
Mr.. Charles H. Bin, sworn and examined by
Witness Is clerk in the Weldon House, st. Al
bans VT Between April 10th and 18th was en-
ploved az night Waterman at the depot OF the
! Vermont Central Railroad, at Burlington. The
first trip made that season by the boat was
! April 18th. 1t was fouI hours late. 1t arrived
at " o'clock, midnight. | was on watch III the
depot that night. Two men came into the tic
pot that night, one tall and the other short, ana
asked to stay there until the train left for Mon
trcal at a. IN. The boat was from Whitehall
| with passengers from New York. The tall man
asked to sleep in the depot. He did so, and
called him at 4 o'clock, u. m, ON Tuesday, April
/ 18TH After the man went out picked up some
thing where the tall man was sleeping. | \
white cambria handkerchief was shown and cN-
smincd.1 Witness recognized the handkerchief
az the one lac picked up where the tall man was
living. The handkerchief bears the name Ol
John II. Surratt. That name was on the hand
kerchicf when it WAS picked up. After picked
, up the handkerchief discovered the name ant
then showed it to the agent OF the railroad com
panv. Never saw the tNO men afterwards.
Mr. Carroll Hobart sworn. Witness is a con
ductor of a train on the Vermont Central Rail
road from White River Junction to st. Adams
on the direct line from Boston To Montreal; be
tween April 10, 1868, and April 20, 1868, the wit
Itt.s |.t.aIz 4ttns met on
the passengers from the first trip ct the boat u
the lake in April; witness does not think it wa
stormy on that occasion; the witnesses train ei
White River Junction at III 90 =, m, ana wen
. directly to st. Adams
: got 10 Essex Junction at O'Clock Tuesda
morning and took passengers from Burlington
S from boats on Lake Champlain. As / wei
through the train, between the passenger cal
and the sleeping car, found two men On I'll
!, Platform Of The sleeping car; | asked the me
" for their tickets or their money, and they sa
r they had MOI oly md that ydadb Q info
tunate; one of them was tall, and had on
close fitting skull-cap, short coat, scarf ov
. his collar and starch on his vest the other ms
" was a short thck-set, sandy complcxioned ma
" with whskers around his face; he was q roul
: looking man; can't state how he was drcssc
W he wore slouchcd hat; / spoke to the tall mi
and told him to come into the car; he came, al
% said they had been unfortunate; that three
o. them had been to New York at work, and hi
got some money, and the third had got mp
lie night and took all the money, leaving the
, destitute; they said they were anxious to get
aJ Canada; | told them | could not carry tn,
no through and that would leave them at Mltc
40 the next station; at the next station L fore
them, and in passing the car ! saw them aga
and they said they must get to Franklin; Fran
as lin is II miles northwest of St Adams, and f.
/, miles from the Canada line: they 81
ne they would go on foot TO Franklin; the
n man did all the talking; in the beginning of
talk he would initiate broken English, as thou
hs he were a Canadian, but when he became a
mated he spoke very fair Englsh the
mans hands were white and delicate, and W
Al not at all like aboring mans hands; at st.
~ bans Mr.. Locklin was standing in the del
al and said to him. " think these men have i
me- the men did not hear this; they then W
rly out into the street, and do not rccollcct see
/. them afterwards; the train from st. Alb
A. would arrive at Montreal at $50 pm.
rlv O. Have you seen any one IN the Court ho
~ who looks like the tall man you spoke of
st. A. The man who stood up CHE prison
looks very much like him in uild and app
lte ance, he wore IA skull cap and moustache,
m no whiskers; | cannot tell from has face,
~ he looks very much like him in his general
is pearance.
James Langston, book-kccpcr ofSt LawrI
Ids Hall, in Montreal, testified that man regis
ed his name among the hotel arrivals as }
Harrison, on the 9th of Npril; paid his bill
has left ON the 12th and registered again Oh
18th
The MIR Bradley of SurratA's counsel, then
that the defence would admit that Suratt wa
val Montreal on the 9th and ASth of April, 1865,
w that he registered the name of john HarrI
They admitted that the names were in Surr
! OF handwriting.