The Portland daily press., 1867-07-16
THE sURRATT TRIAL.

The Surratt trial was resumed to-day.
Judge Fisher decided that the register OF the
Webster House, at Canandaigua, n. Z. co4 aIl
not be allowed to go to the Jury at present: for
the reason that 1t might have been man1tact-
ured for the prisoner, so that while 1t might be
used against him it could not be used IN MS
favor.
Mr.. Bradley said the defence would show
that Surratt was not in the United States be-
tween the 18th of April and September, 1865;
that he remained In Canada until he left the
country. Witnesses were ON the way here
| who would testify to these facts.
William Farley was recalled, and testified
| that the ordinary route from Emira to ALBANY
is by the way of Canandaigua. Witness ex-
planned the times OF arrival and departure of
trains, at Canandaigua; also the keeping and
condition of the book; it was packed away
with other rubbish in an old woodshed, The
| leaves in the check book are missing fIom tho
18th to the 10th of April; these leaves would
SHOW ho If they were there, who stopped at the
Webster House on the 18th of April, 1855
Joseph N. Duberry sworn. Reside at Har-
rlsburg, Pa., and is General Superintendent OF
the Northern Central Railroad, and has been
SO Some five years. Witnes: gave detained
| and from Harrisburg, and the time they would
leave different points on the road. No trains
left EImira on the 18th Of April afteri12
o'clock coming North. On. the 14th train
left Elmira at o'clock A. NJ; it would reach
Baltimore at A. NJ next day.
Francis e: Fitch Assistant Superintendent,
and Train Master, was sworn, and gave fur
ther details OF the moving of trains about
the time OF the assassination. Additional evil
dence in regard to the bad character and gen.
eral unrelisbility of John Lee was intro.
duced.
A. G. Lee testified. He was Brig. General In
the confederate army and was In Canada In
April 1855, on sick leave, saw Surratt there
on April 9Th; brought dispatch to witness.
/ Mr. Pierpont objected to the dispatch.
Mr. bradley said that the prosecution had
shown that Surratt was In Richmond, or bear
or OF dispatches, and he now proposed to show
that Surratt was In Canada as a bearer of dis
patches to Gen. Lee, and that he intended to
settle there but was employed by General Lee
| in business at Elmira and was there on the
18th, 14Ih and 18th of April 1865; that ne was
mission of an entirely different character
and that he received no money from Jacob
Thompson.
Mr. Pierrepont objected to that, as it was
contrary to every principle of law.
missable.
Mr. Bradley said he would put his offer In
writing and have 1t go on record, and as it
would take some half an hour, he suggested
that the Court take recess, by which time he
would be prepared to submit written offer to
go on record.
Accordingly, at II o'clock, the Court took
recess for half an hour.
On reassembling Mr., Bradley submitted
paper 70 go on record.
After the reading of the paper, the Court
said the proper way would be to place the wit
ness on the stand and put questions to him
which could be considered and decided as they
were put
The witness resumed - Had an opportunity
of seeing the prisoner in Canada on the 18th |
If he had been at the hotel, but does not re-
member that he saw him that day; witness
lost sight of him for several days; was aware
of his own knowledge that the prisoner had
started for the United States; saw him again
on the 18th of April
August Baokus and Annie Backus, his wife, |
testified that in April 1855, they kept the
Winter Garden concert saloon, between Ninth |
and Tenth streets, in D street; there was no
day performance on the 18th of April.
Judge Oln took the stand and explained
some discrepancies between his testimony at
the assassination trial and at the present trial
The Court then took recess until to-mor-
row morning.