The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-26

Mr. Bradley IL the Court please, We have had that
twice.
Mt. Bradley. ifn was 10 the o0urseof that CONVEX.
sstrou we object.
Judgs Fisher. He can say when he arst hoard Of
the assassination. but he oaan"t say about what this
person said who has not been Identified as one Of the
Gao.,iou BY Mr.. pisrepOnt when did you ar.
hear Of the Assa.sinRtion'
A. nrst heard Of II that night
o. I'D you hear OF II trst whom Herold aad the
A Her,!d was across ne roaI when heard It.
Tbs man with & broken leg cJald MT be heard by
Frtold,
9, VIVA! dli the man with the broken loStGy'
M Pl.frspoul. No matter about til. pams; u the
said ho did II, itwould rather bdBs HIN 10 close
connection with II.
objection overrulsd.
witnsss resumed lie said We or they bad killed
tho rrssdsnt. Thoaghi he said somsthins Aeoat
raft that some ladie, named AtGsrodt "rort Tobao.
CO." The cATbihp had gray wo9llSp coverings.
saw Hst0ld take the coverings CT.
wilson Wllasss IL Assistant Al utaat Gslersl the
Army. wlinssa here produced = aeld slasa and a
breAiiplu. WtAs,s said be received them from Gen
ECks he Assl'Iaat seers AIRY Of War, on the 9Th Of
By Nj. bradley. ~llnss. did not know Col Con.
ger he was not 10 The army. Kasw him BY sight,
He brought order for the glass from the Secretary
Of War. Col. COpssr got the hsld glass on the l6th
Of June, aud retained Il on the 18th.
John N. Lloyd recalled, and was shown the field
glass, Did not know II 1t was the ZANE left at bis
house Thought that glass had larger letters on IT,
This one Field" only thought the one At his house
had yield glass" pribted in large letters
Mt Brad ey exAmlned the glass.
Judge Pisrrspont desired that II be handed to the
MI. Bradley objected; the alas. had not been ideu
unsd.
MI Pierrspont We will have II Identified.
| witns 8 was here shown the carblues thought
they were the same As left at hi- house
NJ. Wa iInm. tla In vi
The court at II % o'clock took recess for Thirty
| minutes.
EXAMINED by Mr. PisrrepInt DlI not ear HeIoiJ
u,, the nau.s d Booth or wiltcs ou that night.
| Cro.s.exa nin4d by Mt. MeTTCk. wituess WA hr-t
examined at Bryantown, by CYL Well, on Saturday
| week after the AssAssuatIUui wa next examined by
by two different persons at Carroll prison; Wa par
italy examined by tteui hi. hr-t examination was
reduced t. wr ting, did not kuIw the rers"as who
eXamigei hin at rrroIl pri.un mo sht juIS7 "Ilu
was one aud Military oihccr nl.o zoe whore psu'
hO head WI, CO.. Foster, also Col. Welis new r
| examined by Mr. Bingham, except before tue en-.
splTacy commission. CrlIiGE ham said when they
had him la ct.rs- that the GuN.r uu!oLt wyali pro
tect him. aud after he La l. -iaiy. ca; g. L.
Wells, a military VN,"r lid iha siaisi.'Lt %" hal
made s"t full cough, AVID askrd lin II he hat
nCyCr heard Eny one say thrt r'm thing terrible was
,oius to h,prcn. aud he A.twsr,i Ia The u"R"liyr,
| Mt r.,rTcpnat aid that lie w'n'i Object, and
| Askai what tho object vs..
The Cuuusul f9 the defence Itp ID that they WeIo
Nc Nrrri,k cyuiead,d thu 10 could ts.t the accr
r.cy OF the wtae = recollection, aud read lroa EOs
| , Jr s Cutu'Lal BSlir &c, Pc" iH.
Judse E..lrt rrj tall the la'"ugu to1!i Ask II he
| hal YER n ,la q d'Ht,s y siHtsusrt.
Mr. B,4l'ny a-kgd Il lhry dd rot Iayr tie rig To
question a. TO aUy rrvllse Vi reward III eats hay
| ~ bteg used
ut ri,Irepout .atd 'asy Wvul. uyt object to 81 h
| Witness re rned SCI that the officer when he
made tho answer tbs, he hsl unt heard any ors aay
hat somethinE Isrr BE was go0g to hGSI.~ ct mp
very mad aud SID that be Euilty "a al a,,s,.
sbIy th. pGuls'plsnt Oi which was death.
BY Dir Msrrek Were II .re any Ihrpsrs made hy
the soldiers At the time the wtGso Haas Tie state-
| III nj t. Cot Wells
Mr. Pierre. ont objected, ssyiaS he had NO doubt
what thu an.w,r W aid he.
| Nc Ne rex COuieadei that they h.l ihi, Ight,
ani that 1t was r:esumed the ssGe th:eatD were IL
| operation 'v.
| Mr. Pl-rr-p,nt sid that II '',r Soun- " uJ say
Lu would raise no "hj"rtlpn Int tho thfe,ts ma le
| two yeats ago had nothIus wha.eSor - do With THIS
| case
| At the suggestion Of the c,uTt THO was left open
| Witness re.um-d Does ~; think lie tN-mtg I'd
the Dimes, and does not remember that he l.thd
tina, he took the Ohi hut thiuk- hs te-idsd 10
the peculiar construction pf the cNrblua having
| the weapon Af'cr Herold took the cover VI
MI Er4hley coutsadei that the deieecs had the
right to question the witness - To any threat -
| prumi N ide, aud 1t was CimICent t. ascertain
the threats made In reference to evidence HiOrmsr
tne!. II" cited Roscoe on Crtm ma Evidence.
IuIge FIsheC said be could not see that tie uIei.
was relevant 10 this Issue.
| Ill Bradley said he wished to show the ,onliii"u
II the witoe's' mind, aud COneuhed that the III.
| haenves used then UIay operate with Wines now
| M. PirlTeruut sGid that this witness w,z not 4
bribel oae, Tor he was very uHwi liug witness.
Judge Fisher ruled that they could AK whstherhs
had been promised reward, u whether he had been
made tbs sub Of any threat us to his evidence
this lTIdl, and 10 turtle,
| The d.i-are ex,r ed t. THE Tul'Dg
Mr.. bradley gail, for lhs plrp0ss VI hfBEin, this
IquNstipn 10 n direct lssul he ull dtk the truu,
"whethor ho was not thrent'ns to he hung 4 he dtl
no. swear to and sign written stat meat rrsr.T
Tor him, which statement coltatRed the 'ub~tu:e oi
| lT1pf UhsTel In this case -
| MI. CATiiugtJa. Wheui
| Mr.. Bradley. Two years ago.
| The prosecution 'hiertrd.
SIR B.,dley stG.t le did d., also say that h.
did t, save his liie aud whether he hal MT al
| within the last three months, and II II were not
f't is previous eEala'n nation he would give different
t,,tim"Hy now.
| The question was oyerTnel
| BY MT MeTrv6: Was itE very uGt rmmOn thing t.
| = Int cal guns IL thA; pant OF Ito cuWnry1
objected To by the Pro'eouI"a and Ovorruled.
| CTSs-eTHmln"tion resumed was requested 10
| { mccall some guns. II WA nothing cola ayn 10.
Gentlemen to conceal hTeATms The military hat
t,kea all he firearms they could tud, aud feared
| my house was to he searched. dpn't know what
Mrs .sur'"'a business was down there on APril II
VII n. ~l1ar was there several other peTru1r
wero -. w. Jatboe and others were here, ~
wa, also Mrs q nut. When first raw Mr.. snrrs,t
| N tbs yard, 'he was alone. Think Mrs. tft 49,
near the yard don rsnen her seeing any rhlldTop
aui d"u rem'i96er who took my hggEy after 60.
| . ...II, auI after couTl wa over drank a gIDd
a. aud wrGt home much intoxicated. | laid
Lp"a bslo!e Mrs hutTaL left HgTIatl VILE.
| wa 80 d-rnk | had - 4ls down. Dtuukruues.
| Lss tho e. ct ~ make Hs Igrgst tbings and
When /. drunk sonnet ines KEPT up the tpTee,
| bal ben in bad hlb!t' Of dTluk,us when 10 X
| possesAiuG u; th- tavern, and before that hert a
bar at the house, itni, uul rtunatey for me, Iwa7
my own Lost customer. The sun was up the u,x,
| morning, and then To * drink. did not lE my
In.ud uPOu Anything that haIPeasi the uih before
uBul tha -o'diers came. When Herold lnd Booth
| came thsrr that night nd a uUuSerSNtion but
have detailed II put no CvnhducCs IN lieIIll tell.
Ing that he PIesldeu1 had breu KILLED b'ciu,o
thought he was drunk. The EullIeTs caIue early In
the morning, and after fouOd what had happened
became frightened and wet to drinking. DO not
recplect exactly what told ClsrVoe, the detective
but think ! told him that the men, HeIold and
Booth, had not been Their. Oh not wish 10 be
witness in the case. and might have said know
nothing about II, ClaTyoa ta,d there was munsy
enough In this case to max" Us both rich II wUuld
tell what knew I, cut ths msn, nGd saId knew
nothing about them. Wren | got home OF
this lih Of April was carrying in some oy ,lef,
sud nah when | met MIS-. SUTTstt. Do not know
VIII thee Mrs ofit was near enough t" hear the con
yeIsatiuu Do not r,member taGiBr up Mrs. UHrtI
child Had been drinking when saw Nj, SITr,l
b | gu tho Tuesday spoken Of We cInysTsad 10 an 90
binary toue, aud Nj Uhut and WeIrhmau were 40
by. b. oct know thu tury overhead tho CvuyerbA
I"u. On the night Of the As-assili III WIS arJus-,
at twelve q clock BY H-rvld calling to ne / gav,
hun the whisky. d. mt T~culleCt now long | hat
bIen aolsep when wac aroused HeruId did not al
% me Tor the gam only told ms to bring him Ihp.
3 thIDg4. / acknowledge | went t. bed drank, but
thing | kaOw Of tho conversation. | aCknowlodg 9,
that drunkenness blurb my memory and makes m
forget thing. hsd not b-rn on d continuous ~ re-
before April II, bscaute was IryiHg 10 give up
but broke through. Think | took 10 Tural drink
On Thursday, April IS Don't r-CU,lCCt WIN wa. a
the house Thursday night Cau't rvcll.oct 4 wa
d'uuh ThuredHy night Thiul. the ulpyu wa
-hIulug on tho might HeTold aud his Cumpinlo
In. Don't rsmoInber -ooiuS any clouds 1T night
| by NJ. PlerfcVrnt WAIST IL your l.dlti,u tn