Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-22
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BY TELEGR.aPH,
10 THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June Si.-J uuRe isncI w.
cided that the Court would follow the com
mon law practice ~ 10 the matter OF recall
ing witnesses, viz that the witness should
consider himself discharged after examina-
ton unless told TO remain.
Brooks, stabler, recalled and tssti6ed-I
have seen Booth, Atzerodt and Harold con-
versing with Surratt at my stable. had a
conversation with Aizerodt about trip OF
Surratt's; he told me he had letter from
Sufratt, but be would not let me see II oil.
I read the concluding paragraph. Atxerodt
said the letter Was dated ct Richmond, and
Surratt understood that Detectives wsw o.
ter him and he was making his way north
as fast a. be could. That was In the carly
part Of April, 1885, The conversation b
tween US commenced by Aizerodt calling
me on, on the pavement and telling me
about the letter. | asked Atzerodt to let me
see the letter. l understood S1rratt was
making his way north from Richmond.
The only difficulty SuTratt was In WAS that
detectives were after him. ! understood
A,zeroGt to mean Government detectives.
When these men came to the stable they
would co back and engage in conversation
in low tone, at least could not hear what
they said for they were at least l20 feet
from me.
James A. Humphrey, John T. Fletcher
and John 4. Jeflray, testified TO various
matters related IN former trial.
After recess Miss uoposa Fitzpatrick,
who lived at Mrs. Surratt's, testified that
| Surrat, Payne, Booth, Ntzcfodt aud other
conspirators, had interviews at Mrs. Sur
rats house, on ID street.
Geo. r. Chaplin was examined to corrobo-
rate Blinn aud IIobaYd's statements, and ties
titled 10 seeing a handkerchief marked j.
II. Surrstt, found by Blinn on Wednesday
! after the Assassination. Witness got the
handkerchief from Dlinn and gave it to one
of Bakers detectives named 0rinnel.
B. w. vanderpool, OF New York, testified
that he vas In Washington on the 14th OIL
| April, 1885, and saw Booth on that day and
spoke to him. I saw him three times TN
that day; saw Booth first at Williards. after
wards ON Pennsylvania Avenue, between
ten and eleven o'clock.
The prisoner WAS here ordered 10 stand up
Questionable y0u-s ee the prisoner thai
day.
Answer-I saw him ct the place last men
toned, he was with Booth and two or tbree
1 Others. They were sitting around q table
4 With glasses on il. had been to the pay
masters and coming down heard music d
the place referred TO. won't In and ballet
dancer was performing The Table Booth
was at was q round one and he aud his
companions were talking. 1 saw them dis
tinctly as l was within few feet of them.
| | can not be mistaken about this.
| Cross examined by Bradley.
did not speak to Booth when saw him
in this place. l saw Booth and companion
were engaged in conversation. vas only
1 attracted there by music. l never saw Sur
| raft before or since until now. i took q
| good look at him this morning AMI recog-
| nizei him as the same man l saw with
Booth. am as confident that saw Surratt
as am that I see you. This was some
| time in the evening and may have been af.
Ter D O'Clock Gan not fstncmber how they
were dressed, think they had their hats of,
don't think Surratt wore goatee, II be did
1t was very light one. Do not remember
the hall, but think it was at the hall called
the Metropolitan Hall.
Witness was asked Why he did not com,
nun cate these facts before, and gave as a
reason that 1t WAS known that he was init
mate with Booth and was jeered by his
| brother officers, and he then FASTENED to his
regiment.
Witness-Never made this statement to
any one till now Was never summoned
| as witness in this case, but having seen
| that the Surratt trial was i'll progress, came
| to see If Surratt was one of the men he saw
with Booth and recognized him as one of
the party
lie then informed Mr.. Darlington OF the
fact and was placed on the stand AS witness.
BY responsibilities has great faculty
in recollectipg faces be has once seen, and
has been subjected to test Of the matter.
by MIR. Merrick-QuestiOn-W you
remember the face Of the woman you saw
dancing,
Answar-Did not pay much attention to
her face; my attention was directed to her
legs. (Laughter)
The Court here took a recess until to NOR
row.
| WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The Presidential
party lett Mt a quarter past eight this morn
Ing The Postmaster General left last night
and will join the party in New York. Sew
ard and Gen. Rosseau go with the President.
Mr.. Stocked, Russian Minister, also accom-
panies the marty as far as New York. The
President was received at the station by the
knight Templars with Masonic honors
Lsrge crowds cheered the party as it moved
off At Annapolis junction, at $3.50 A. NJ
Gov Swan, OF Maryland cane on board
and paid his respects TO the President and
Sec'y Seward, and will accompany them to
Baltimore. Gov. Swami handed the Presi
dent a letter conched in complimentary
terms and enclosing a resolution from the
| Maryland constitutional convention ear.
nestly inviting him TO visit Annapolis on
| his return