Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-28
FROM WASHINGTON


The trial OF Surratt TO be Postponed.
NEW YoRH, May 27.-The Times Spe-
cial says: The trial of Surratt will not be
proceeded with to-day, for the reason that
the present term of the Criminal Court ex-
plres by law on the last day of this month
The Governments counsel will move a
postponement till the next term, which
commences June Sd. u. a-.e-, I-ad
First Removal under the Tenure of
4l #-,Josar Office Bill, 1uTHlI.B
The President has suspended William r.
Whitaker, Assistant Treasurer at New
Orleans, and appointed j. @. Walton to the
place. This is the first removal under the
Tenure of Office act, which requires evil
dence of fraud or malfeasance before the
President can act, and then he has to re-
report his action to the Senate within 20
days after the commencement of its next
session. Oh asunf-qr7 r...asI-b vrisj
~ Assistant Attorney. General. 'ai
The Herald's special says: J. NJ. Buckley
will succeed 81. Ashton as Assistant At
torney General. ~ .''''iil 20
-" f'i' General Pope. ~ .7'o'E7TI
General Swayne is in consultation with
General Pope concerning the Mobile riot
Gen. Pope has deposed several sheriffs in
Georgia for neglect of duty. 81. ,at. N
R ,di REPATRIATION in Alabama. no
All preparations have been made in AL
ALBANIA for the registration, and the receipt
of the opinion of the Attorney General
will set the officials at work. ia. ; e.i yd
I.ai.- BrOnWlov's Militia. aG. mote
The Tribune's special says: The true
reason of Gen. Thomas call to Washing
ton is that the President may get true
statement OF the affairs in Tennessee, there
being much complaint against BroWnlow's
militia by the rebels. is - F,G7is
Sheridan's Mutilafed Dispatch. %
The Judiciary committee on Saturday
examined witnesses concerning the mutil-
alton of Sheridan's New Orleans riot dis
patch. 1t appears that the President gave
authority to publish the dispatch, leaving
1t to his Private Secretary, Col. Morrow,
to say how much should be published. -
Trial of Surratt Postponed TrO
sa EsEF T. g.. s4,,7 Weeks. $3.50 .,,srs v7l:ti
The trial of John 81. Surratt, on motion
OF the Government, was postponed until the
10th of June, in order to afford time to pro-
cure the attendance of several important
witnesses. ----l4--
United States Attorney Darlington and
Judge Pierpoint briefly argued in favor of
postponement or continuance of the case
till another time. Several important wit
-nesses are absent. Efforts have been made
to secure them but without success. One
was in New York. the second in MARYLAND,
the third in Michigan, and the fourth, an
actor, who had gone to California. These
witnesses may possibly appear at any day.
New testimony and new facts also have
been recently discovered. New devolp-
ments have also been made in the case
The Importance of the prosecution would
not let the trial go on unless perfectly
ready and prepared.
Merrick replied, stating that the counsel
for the defense had been diligently en-
gagged in bringing witnesses to Washing
ton at heavy expense; one of them from
Canada, and another from the extreme
Southern end of the Union. If the case
was further continued or postponed till
the next term, it would be impossible to
keep the witnesses here.
The Court thought it would be well to
call the witnesses in order and determine
whether some tuture time should be set for
trial.
Judge Pierpoint moved that the case be
postponed till the 10th of June.
Bradley opposed the motion, saying the
United States had had ample time to have
the witnesses for the prosecution here.
The Court after consideration of the sub
ject said the case he would be postponed
two weeks from to-day, in order to afford
further time to procure attendance.