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THE ASSASSINATION TRIAL.
WAsHfyGToN. June q

WAsHrsaros, June 90
In the trial Of Surratt to- day the defense
submitted a motion asking that witnesses
Hobart, Blynn and Dyer, be recalled for
cross examination, on points which came 10
the knowledge Of the defense since the other
examination closed,
The defense had other information which
would enable them to show, that in April,
1865, when facts, fresh in his memory, Ho.
bart stated that parties to whom he referred
in his testimony ss having got on his train at
Essex junction, got on that train on Friday,
the 2lst, and not on Tuesday, April 18TH
As to Blynn, the defense proposes to show
that he made a statement before April 9th,
corresponding with that made yesterday
As to the date when the men came TO the
depot at Burlington, they would show the
positively fixed date from the fact of his
brothers death, and that his mother WAS abb
sent on Thursday night, and it was Friday
morning that the witness was put on the
train.
II was the object of the prosecution to
show that Surratt was in Montreal on the
afternoon of the 18th, and at St. Albans on
the morning of the 18th, aud at Burlington
the night OF the 17th, on his way TO Montreal
As against that the defense proposed 10
show that the two men described BY Blynn.
were put on the train on Friday morning,
and not on Thursday that the two men
were pursued through Vermont to Canada /;
that they were pursued and tracked to their
residence in Canada, and it was ascertained
that neither Of the men were Surrat
These facts we're reported to the depart
ment at Washington, aud are still in the pos
session of the United States. The Govern
ment knows that neither OF the men who
slept IN the depot were John H. Surratt.
As to the rescall of Sergeant Dyer. Mr..
Merriek proposed to read the transcript from
the docket Of Alderman Doughersy, OF Phila.
deIphia, showing that Dyer was arrested in
the early part of 1857, for passing counter
felt note on the First National Bank Of New
York.
The Court declined to allow reading, and
overruled the motion Of defense.
Edward +. Smythe gave evidence that Sur.
raft, in January or February, 1865, in con-
versation, joked about going to Richmond,
but never acknowledged to having been there.
He, however, laughed and said that IL the
Yankees knew what he had done, they wonld
stretch his neck.
James NJ Wright Chief Clerk Of the Bu-
reau of Military Justice, identified certain
papers as having been placed in his custody,
tUftes JhNDp InpmpSpu dIGUuUt Win tut
Bank Of Montreal, draft on the bank, aud
Booths bank book.
Robert Campbell. Teller Of the Ontario
Bank of Montreal, gave testimony concern
ing the papers which Wright had identified
Vim. A. Cleaver, keeper of q livery stable,
testified that Surratt, IN a conversation with
him, said he and Booth had bloody work to
do; they were going to kill the id old
Yankee scoundrel, Lincoln, Surratt at the
time pulling out pistol and laying il on the
table. Witness also saw Surratt on the after
noon the l4th of April, previous to the as
sassination; Booth and Surratt transacted
their livery business with him.
John Lee, residing 10 Mississippi, and for
merly detective on Bakers force, testified to
seeing man hetook to be Surratt, on Penrsyl.
vania avenue, near Wilard's Hotel, on the
afternoon of the 18th Of April. 1865; had seen
him before; recognized prisoner as Surratt, to
the best OF his witness knowledge, the pris>
oner at The bar was the man be met; he vaa
walking at an ordinary gait was walking fast ;
also testified TO finding, April Is, in room No.
1876, Kirkwood House. where President John.
son resided, coat containing @ spur, book,
three pocket handkerchiefs, and stick OF
black liquorice, presented and identified; also
found between the sheet and mattress, a large
bowie knife, with cover on 1t, which were
shown to Secretary Stanton and President
johnson, and deposited with Gen. Holt Col.
Lee was then member Of Col. 0. Bierce' de-
sectiYe force.
Samuel A. Rainey testified TO keeping q
stable in company with Dr. VIM. E. Cleaver,
in Washington, in 1865; knew Surratt; seen
him at stables several times.
Eddy Martin, commercial broker, who
went to Richmond, testi6ed-He saw Andrew
Atzerodt and John II. Surratt at Port Tobac-
CO in January, 1865, but observed no com
muncatlon between them.
Brooks, a stabler, testifed-He had charge
of Howard livery stable on 6 street, in 1865;
Surratt kept horses there and gave orders
that no one but Booth and himself should
get horses there; had seen Booth, Atzerod.
and Surratt ride out together.
Witness was asked il he had any conver.
sation with Atzerodt about Surratt in April,
1865.
Defence objected to the question, as the
conversation related to note which was not
in court.
Pierpont suggested that il would be best tc
postpone further investigation until the
note was produced.