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where witness resided, was about forty ava
miIes trUh n1onlrt ~; was . newiy settled
place. He gave the name OF Charles Arm.
strong: witness had been told that he was
ano being compromised In the American war:
witness did not hear OF him being in the con.
spiracy to murder the President until he ga "
1t in the papers; he had been with witness
about ten or twelve days when witness saw in
the papers that SurrAtt was one OF the con.
spirators; witness questioned him and he &C.
knowiedged til at his name was John H. Sur
ratt witness had no suspicious that he was
SurIat' until he said so. A little after the LIST
OF May witness learned he was Surratt He
was with witness about thiee months; his
Irienos came to see him; on one occasion four
summer.
Questionable any of the ST. Adams raid
ers come there to see him.
Objected to s#e#
Mr.. Pierrepoint said IL this witness had con.
cealed person whom he knew to be one Of
the assassins of President I.incolR, and that
person was visited while at the house of wit.
ness by the st. Albans raiders, it was certainly
ton.
Mr.. Bradley did not see what the St Adams
raid had to do with this case; did it tend to
show the temper or disposition OF the witness
to show that the st. Adams raiders called on
the prisoner
St Adams raiders had to do with this case
and he therefore sustained the objection
Witness resumed.-Witness knew TWO Of
the persons who came to see the prisoner. Oae
was Father Lapierre, and another was named
Lackey. The prisoner went hunting with
them once, and witness went with them once
One evening he went riding with Mr.. Dn TIL
lie he went to church and walked out in the
day and evening. He went to church in his
ordinary dress. He was not in church during
service. Witness did not communicate to the
was at his house. Never spoke of it. The
house Of witness was visited by parishioners
ever day. Did not tell them OF Surratt being
there. Some OF them saw him. Witness came
from any officer OF this Government Sarratt
frequently went hunting while at the house of
witness: sometimes others went hunting with
him. Did not know the exact number Of times
be went hunting: he was not too sick to 70
hunting; he was not attended by physician
He left the house OF witness about the latter
part Of July, and went to Montreal. Witness
saw him twice a week after that Witness
went to see him; saw him at q private house.
the house OF the father OF Father Lapierre
Witness did not know his first name; he was q
boot and shoe dealer, in St. Paul street, nj on.
treal; his home was in Old Cemetery street; it
was quiet street. Witness generally went to
see him on Monday or Thursday. Saw the
prisoner in back room, second story; some.
lines saw him down stairs in the dinInR.room
never saw him in the street Cemetery street
was very near the Bishops palace IN Mon treal:
Had seen other visitors at athe house where
the pr souer was. On one occasion saw a lady
and her two daughters from Quebec there
Saw the prisoner twice every week before he
touk The steamer for Euope. Father Lapiere
often went with witness TO, the house. Wit
ness saw him in September when he starte d
f)r Europe. Witness went with him to Que
nat; saw him get on the steamer. Did not hear
DraM MILAN order the officer not TO allow
parted with the prisoner on small steamer
which went ont to the Peruvian Did not see
him in any room. He was with him on the
steamer from Montreal to q uebec Went from
ara
Father Laplete and some one else was along
ne carnage was an open one: upon reaching
,nssteamer- surratt remained on the deck q
TIME and then went into the cabin or state.
room, His hair was dy ed and he wore spec.
tacles. Ind not RENE Der il he had NOUS
tache; hrst discovered his hair was dyed in
MohueaE witness did not lock the door or the
room in W hich SurTatt was; did not see DIR
McMiilan son the steamernfrom Mont~eafto
Quebec. Father Lapiere was dressed as a
civilian; witness was dressed in his clerical
suit; witness passed throurh Portland last
summer: did notstop there was at a v Altering
place called old orchard beach; was not at Cane
E'1zabetn: two other priests were with witness
at old orchard beach. Father Beau regard and
Father Hevey were with witness; witness did
not remember OF stating that he was son Of
Fatner Beauregard. DID not register his
priest but a citizen Did not wear Che
priests dress. Knew OF no Difficult occur
ing there in which he was involved Witness
did not pass himself as priest there did not
say what his occupation was. He was taken
for lawyer, but witness did not care. Wit
ness was not attentive to some young ladies
there. was polite to every one, but nothing
more. Witness was not ashamed OF being q
priest. Did not disabuse their mind when thew
took him for a lawyer.
By Mr.. Bradley.-Witness took the name OF
Jarvy while at this watering place for tear he
might be moles ted while in the United States
on account OF con ceaiing Surratt Witness
did not report Surratt to the United States au.
Nae ho holf
Witness suspictoned that 1t might be Surratt
at his house, because he saw that Surratt WAS
absent from the United States, and he thought
there was mystery about the Young man:
questioned him, and he told witness that mis-
name was Surratt.
Question.--Were the public papers kept
from him while at your housed
Objected to, and objection sustained.
Witness resumed:-Did collect the funds for
the erection OF church at Waterloo: the trus
tees knew that witness was collecting funds;
the trustees never objected to him collecting
the funds. Witness asked to be relieved him :
self, as he had too much work TO do; never
had any complaint as to his conduct as curate
account Of i'll health. =
Mr.. Bradley said there was another witness
whom they wanted TO ask a single question,
and asked leave TO Introduce him.
Mr. Scott was called. and
Mr.. Darlington SAID it was distinctly under
Stood that the defense had but one witness to
examine this morning, and now thu; witness
close.
Mr. Scott having been called, did not an
swer, whereupon
Judge Fisher directed the prosecution to
proceed with rebutting testimony.
MIR Merrick said before proceeding with the
rsbntting testimony be desired 10 again call the
attention OF the Court to that es t,rnopy which
the prosecution had failed to connect, which
they had heretofore asked should be stricken
from the record. He referred 10 the testimony
as to the gunboat fight. shooting Union SOL
diers, Atzerodt at the kirkwood House. and
that relative to Jacob Thompson.
MT. PIeIrep0int said the proper time To
arRns this was when all the testimony was in
Mr.. Merrick argued that the prosee ution
could NO. introduce new testimony: the eyi.
deDce In chief on both sides had been closed,
purge the record from all this superb uous
stuff.
Judge Fisher said they would 70 through
with all the testimony, and then decide this
question s"s a..s4.
DR.. Erskine was then called for the prosecu
ton.
Mr.. Merr,ck suggested that the court take
rtbutting testimony; and - st.H
At half-past twelve o'clock the court took
recess for half an honr.
On reassembling at one O'Clock the prosecu
ton com menced their rebutting testimony.
George w. Strayer sworn for prosecution and
examined by Mr.. Pierrepoint. Witness was
In April, 1865, an engineer on the Northern
Central railroad On the 18th OF April wit
rsss Was at Elmtra in the morning, leaving
there In special train at 10 or I0H O'CLOCK.
Witness went TO Williamsport, seventy Eight
Of Rogers at Troy. Reached Williampor: be-
tween and 2 O'clock Knowa tho farrvma IN