Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-28
surraIt,s Trial.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Mr. VIM. r.
COnger residing at st. Adams, testified;
thought he saw the prisoner there on Tues
day or Wednesday after the assassination
and another man with him suspected then
that he had been engaged in the assassi-
nation conspiracy; crossed his path several
times as he was going to the depot and
tried to find an officer to have him arrested.
On cross examination, said he had no
description Of the man supposed to have
been engaged in the assassination, except
what he saw in the Burlington Times.
Mr.. Bradley requested that the witness be
summoned for the defense; ordered. Wit
ness in reply to Pierpont, said that the de-
scription in the paper was of Booth and
that he was looking for him.
Edward A. Sawles testified that he saw
the same persons on the 18th April, 1865,
at st. Adams, but was unable to identify
the man. Sawles was to-day summoned by
the defense
Mrs. E. w. Clermont, of Washington,
testified to seeing on Pennsylvania avenue,
in April, 1864, two men who seemed TO be
impatiently waiting for another; she was
waiting for car; in few minutes they
were Joined by another, and 1 turned my
head why, | don't know. They spoke in
an under tone only name l heard was
Jim, then heard the Presidents name men,
toned, and one man spoke of coming from
the Soldiers Home heard something about
telescope rifle another answered, his wife
and child would be along; another replied
il made no difference, if necessary they
too could be got out of the way at this I
turned, and seeing | was looking, both
ceased talking and walked down the
avenue; their conversation was low, and /
could only catch word here and there !;
they made remarks | could not help hear
ing; two men were talking at first, and the
third came down Tenth street / saw one of
the men at the conspiracy trial; Harold
and Atzerott, they were the men at the
corner; the man who came down Tenth
street was a young man of medium height,
and thought / had seen him before; |
did not know when, but recollected after
wards, to have seen him on the stage, and
recognized the third man as John w.
Booth.
Edward Sawles, residing at st. Adams,
testified to seeing the man supposed to be
Booth, at that place on April IS, 1865,
talking TO another man; witness was con-
fdent il was not Booth, because kilograms
were being received stating of his being
pursued in another direction; thought he
saw resemblance between the man and
prisoner.
Lewis J. Wychmann was sworn, and his
evidence occupied the rest of the day He
detailed his intimacy with Mrs. Surratt.
He first met Harold at Mrs. SIS. Witness
commenced to lodge at Mrs. Surratt's, in
Washington, November LIST, 1864, and to
take his meals there in December follow
ing was boarding there the night of the
assassination. The first party he saw at
the house connected with the conspiracy
was Booth. Booth invited us to his
room at the National Hotel, and ordered
the drinks and cigars; the number of the
room was eighty -four; Booth, Mudd and
Surratt had private conversation in the
entry, which each subsequently told wit
ness referred to Booths desire to purchase
Mudd's farm.