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THE ASSASSINATION TRIAL.
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WARRINGTON, July 8.
The prosecution announced the case closed.
They have been unable to find Mr.. Drell, who
they desired TO examine relative to cipher
letter. They closed without prejudice to
the right to submit motion hereafter for the
admission of Drelrs testimony.
Mr.. Bradley opened the case for the de>
Tense. They expected to prove the limo.
cence Of the prisoner and pure fame of his
mother. 8Asto Weichman, man who was
treated as q son by the murdered woman, q.
man whose bastard heart made him quake
for his position, it will be proven that it was
not one of the conspirators who called at Mrs.
Surratt's; that she did not answer the door
that night that she never said the murder of
Lincoln was punishment on this people for
their pride and lcentiousness that the com
versation detailed BY Weichman as having
taken place at the breakfast table. April Is,
had no place except in the brain Of the wit
ness. twill be proven that Weichman was
at all times under arrest his confession will
be shown and will be proven. He was init.
mate with the conspirators, and the informa-
ton that he obtained at the War Department,
which could be of benefit to the rebels, was
communicated to blockade runners.
As to the testimony of Joseph NJ. Dye, the
dreamer, we will produce the man who looks
ed into the carriage, and the man who called
the time, ten minutes past ten, in an audible
voice. We will further prove the record Of
Dyes indictment as q counterfeiter. As to
David Greed, gambler of twenty years, if
allowed, we will contradict him out of his
own mouth, and prove his indictment for .
criminal offense. Vanderpool will be shown
to be utterly infamous, and we will prove that
he could not have seen that afternoon the
performance at Metropolitan Hafl, because
none took place. As to the testimony of
Wood, the barber, it will be shown that he is
mistaken.
Mr.. Bradley reviewed the testimony of the
other witness and concluded. We will trace
Surratt from Richmond, March 1865, to
Montreal, in April We will show he was not
near Washington, except when brought
back in the Swartara we will show where
Surratt was on April 14th, 1865, and that he
was not within four hundred miles of Wash
ington; it will be shown he went to certain
town and registered his name as John. Har-
rison, and remained there and fulfilled q
mission he was entrusted with, and was
there on April IA; it will be shown that the
register OF that hotel has mysteriously disap-
peared he will be followed back to Montreal
where he was arrested on April I4th,
and the facts and circumstances
will be shown to conclusively demonstrate
that Surratt could not have got to the place
named for the purpose Of covering up his
tracks. 1t will be shown that while Surratt
was in Montreal, after the assassination, he
was'not allewed to read newspaper in his
place of concealment, and was not aware of
his mother peril until the event Of her exe>
catien, and then wanted to hasten to WASH
ington TO give himself up, and was not per-
mitted. 1t will be shown that he FIRST heard
that he was implicated in the assassination in
Albany, and theaRrned back to Montreal.
lie did not flee ear, because heknew that
justice had drs "a her scales when she en-.
tered that building ut the foot of 4s street.
! As to the handkerchief of which SO much
has been said it will be shown
| that it was not dropped by Sur
ratt, but by an officer of the Government
who was in pursuit and carried a handker-
chief with him for the purpose. 1t will be
shown that the Government knew the officer
that dropped it, but did not choose to divulge
it. The defencewould also show the agreement
between the conspirators, signed BY them,
upon which neither the name Of Mrs. Surratt
or John h. Surratt appears. This agreement
Will be produced as it came direct from the
Chief OF the conspinotors, and contains their
| genuine signatures n which they pledge
themselves to commit the act OF assassina.
ton, and upon that neither the name of Jno.
/ Surratt or Mrs. Surratt appears; and after
these things are shown the Jury cannot be
asked to say that the prisoner is guilty of the
charge preferred against him.
/ The Court took a recess until Monday.