The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-02
FOURTH EDITION
THE TRIAL OF JOHN H. SURRATT.

weak and was TOO to appear in Court at an early
hour and consequently the business OF the day was
DR. MCMILLAN was recalled to tho witness stand.
proceeded with he desired to cali the attention ofthc
Court to an incident that occurred Just prior TO ths
ask that the reporters notes be read In order that the
Ssenon Might Se directed to the c % The Court
much engaged at the time, and his Honor possibly
notes ofwhat transPlred should be read FOR n seemed
in substance construedt differently from the counsel.
and y was necessary. therefore that the notes
no proyocation had been given by the COUNSEL. !.
Il was due 10 the members OF the Bar that adequate
protection should be given 10 the counsel In every
MT clephsus the official reporter, then read an z.
passSSe between mi The Witness ana Mr erricR '"'
a. Judge Fisher said that when the testimony imme-
given yesterday he did hear all OF It, and when
Ihe Esh witness made the remarks he did he (Jndgs
provocaton, and had worried the witness, but upon
vocation had been offered. He could see no justRcS
rop @ i0s ne remark Of the witness although MT Mer
Of the witnesses were deserving OF the penentiary.
to the remarks Of COUNSEL and DO witness must make
seSsks insult HsIipg T q the counsel have never seen
bitterness Of feeling and he neversaw witnesses
and It not be wondered at that they sometimes
s asb nds v H1d % At SuGh as had
should be In the penitentary. Some respectable
and others. had been placed upon the stand and the
rem remark 1 might be understood g apply equally g all
% Put he would % a. to stop such
they can appeal to the Court and their rights viii be
Mr. Merrick said he felt it due to say that his re-
mark was not Intended TO apply 70 all the witnesses
Mr.. and Mrs Seward but he apprehended the wit
snS nesses themselves knew to whom the remark ap-
General Grant or Mr. Seward
low in the matter he admonished the counsel to
adhere In the future more strictly to the rules Of prao
Mr Merrick said Mr. Bradley had called up the
question this morning Of his own motion, He (Mr.
Merrlc could not be insulted by the witnesses, but
70 certain extent, Involved, and he was notnsuted
Dr. Mcmillan then resum ed his testimony, aud tes-
tilted that surratt TOLD him he was In Montreal on the
summoned 70 Washington by Booth by letter surratt
he was at st. Albans, and the train being late he
strolled through the town snd went e a hotel for
great deal deal Of excitement, among them at the
said, pon's you S Know y thai pissideRs En
story Is too good g be true the man then showed
mentdnsd and thai as tbe last Of his chat
mornipg he left the table, and at the moment man
been found the then fSt for his
scarce; he went Canada and stopped at the house
Of Mr.. Porterfied. Confederate agent and stayed
leave surrast described S 70 me how he got away
the house. and ,surratt was placed in one and
man dressed like him was placed in another.
said he was go driven s9 the he S 81 Of the island Of
pcted BY boy small town called
| he said he remained there some two weeks In the
that one day, the priest being absent, he was
lying on s5 sofa In the prs pPsr and be-
place for stove, and under the stove was trap
| Of seeing who the priest was concealing, put her
head @ 1 s69ve the trapdOoS and surrs,t Ightensd
keeping ap q woman In In his room and the priest then
surrett went TO-, Montreal, aud was Concealed
BY BY Priest La Pierre for four months in q
sfIs 9fyer eli iss sss
SSs,n was very SSsSSyogs sspscsiy any one
landed at Londonderry, was called Of brother
otnSeT,s de,L ROOM and as passed the prisoner was
all dressed S ready to 20 ashOre he had Previously
advice, and he said he would 60 ON to Liverpooi;
was therefore surprs ed to see an apparent intention
prisoner he had BEEN tens me- srsas
ans @ aoq b 6ss he was aggea
whispered In my ear, my name is Surratt' he went
fore leaving he ship he asked r d
woke the barkeeper. and we all took drink.
The ndianWar-Gen. Sherman's Ideas.
ST. LOUIS. JuIy2-The Denver papers publish
despatch from General Sherman to General
HANCOCK, on Indian matters, in which he
says:-"We must not remain on the defensive.
but follow them up and attack them on all pos
Indians between the Platte and Arkansas and
then move against the hostile tribes In force
beyond these regions"
An Omaha despatch says Colonel Patrick, the
Agent for the Northern Cheyennes, Arrapar
hoes, and Ogulallah-Sioux, has Just arrived
from the North Platte, where he met Spotted
Tail. Swift Bear, and several other chiefs in
council, with the view of gathering all the
peaceable Indians at one point to be subsisted
by the Government, About HOO Indians were
represented, and are now camped near the
They profess friendship, and agree to remain
in camp subject to the Government during the
present hostilities. Big Mouth, with his band
of Ogulallahs, Pawnee Killer, with ffty lodges
OF Sioux, and other bands including Red Cap
and Dog Hand, who with these bands partict-
pated in the Fort Phil Kearney massacre, are
all moving to join their camp, which Will num-
Colonel Patrick thinks the ARRANGEMENTS will
be carried out in good faith, but that the public
may not be misled, he says that Red Cloud, the
biggest Sioux Chief, and all the Cheyennes on
Smoky Hill, are clamorous for war, so that
hopes OF an early peace are not to be INDUCED.
The Dominion of Canada-InauguFatio
of the ViceEOy.
OTTAWA, July 2.-After being sworn yester-
day as V1ceroy of the Dominion Of Canada,
Lord Monck announced that her Majesty
queen Victoria has conferred on the Hon.
John A. Mcdonald the dignity OF knight Conn
mander OF the Bath, and on Messrs. Howlands
McDougall Cartier, Gait, Tiller, and Tupper,
that of Companion of the Bath.
Tho Inauguration of Lord Monck took place
in the Executive Council Chamber, about fifty
persons being present to witness the proceed
ings. Sir John A. Mcdonald has formed q
PTfvy Council which has been sworn In. II is
understood that the Council is constituted as
announced some days ago. Wrlts are now
being issued authorizing the swearing in of the
Coyernors OF the different ProVinces at their
respective capitals.
From San Francisco-The Newly Dis.
covered Island.
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