Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-07

w AShlNGlON3 " iC prosecution
announced the case closed. They have
been unable to find Mr.. Duell, whom they
desired to examine relative to the cypher
letter. They closed without prejudice to
the right to submit the motion hereafter
for the admission of DuelPs testimony
After protracted discussion, it was agreed
that Mr.. Rhodes be recalled also Susan
Ann jackson, to whom the prosecution also
put some questions.
Mr.. Bradley moved to strike out all the
evidence relative to Jacob Thompson, as
he had not been connected with
the case. Judge Fisher said it was not
worth while to cut the case to pieces nor
let the defense go on and examine wit
nesses, and all these points will come up
for argument hereafter.
Mr.. Bradley submitted objection to other
portions of the testimony.
The court ruled that it was not the pro-
per time to make objection.
Mr.. Pierpont said all the evidence would
be connected before the trial was over.
Judge Fisher said an application to put
in additional testimony could be made at
any time before the case was given to the
jury.
Mr.. Bradley then opened the case for the
defense. They expected to prove the in
hoeence of the prisoner and the pure fame
of his mother They would contradict
Jno. NJ. Lloyd as a self proclaimed, low,
grovelling drunkard, in many important
particulars. Mrs. Ofiurt would contradict
his statements. As to Weichman,
man who was treated as a son by the muir
dered woman, and man whose bastard
heart made him quake for his position.
1t will be proven that it was not one of
the conspirators who called at Mrs. Sur
rats She did not answer the door that
night. She never said the murder of Lin
coin was a punishment on the peo-
pie for their pride and licentiousness.
That conversation detailed by WEIGH
man as having taken place at the breakfast
table on April 18th, had no place except
in front of witness. 1t will be proven that
Weichman was at all times under arrest;
his confession will be shown and it will be
proven that he was intimate with colspi
rators that information he obtained at
the War Department, which could be of
benefit to the Rebels, was commu-
nicated to blockade runners. These
mems characters will be fully shown;
as to the testimony Of Joseph NJ Dye, the
drummer, we will produce the man who
looked into the carriage, and the man
who called time at ten minutes past ten, in
an audible voice. We will further prove
the record of Dye, his Indictment as
counterfeiter, and that he never had any
conversation with Mrs. Surratt, az sworn
to. As TO David Greed, a gambler of
twenty years, if allowed we will contradict
him out of his own mouth, and prove his
Indictment for criminal offense, and that
he is unworthy of belief Cooper's testi-
mony is so indistinct that it is unnecessary
to contradict it, We will contradict John
Libby, showing that he never saw or
knew John Surratt before his testifying
and not entitled to any creditupon his oath.
Another witness, Mr.. E. Cleaver, fresh from
Jail for murder in the vilest manner upon
a little girl; who, after manipulation by
that vilest of criminals, Sanford Conover,
swore he saw Surratt here on the l4th of
April A worthy successor to Cleaver is
Vanderpool, who will be shown to be ut
terly infamous, and we will prove he could
not have seen the afternoon performances at
Metropolitan Hall, because none took place
As to the testimony of Wood, the barber
it will be shown he is mistaken.
Mr. Bradley reviewed the testimony of
other witnesses, and concluded, we will
trace Surratt from Richmond, in March,
1865, 10 Montreal in April we will show
that he was not near Washington, except
when brought back in the Swatora; we
will show where Surratt was on April 18th
and 10Th, and that he was not within four
hundred miles of Washington; it will be
shown that he went to a certain town and
registered his name John H. Harrison, and
remained there to attend mission he was
entrusted with, and was there April 14th /;
it will be shown that the register Of that
hotel has mysteriously disappeared; he
will be followed back to Montreal, where
he arrived April 18th; facts and circum-
stances will be shown to conclusiyely de-
monstrate that Surratt could not have gone
to the places named for the purpose of
covering up his tracks; it will be shown
that while Surratt was in Montreal, after the
assassination, he was not allowed to read
newspaper in his place of concealment, and
was not aware of his mothers peril till
the event of her execution, and then
wanted to hasten to Washington to give
himself up, but was not permitted /; it will
be shown that he was not implicated in
the assassination he was in Albany and
then turned back to Montreal. He did not
fee for fear, but because he knew that
! Justice had dropped her scales there where
she entered that building at the foot of
4th street As 10 the handkerchief of
which so much has been said, it
will be shown that it was not
dropped BIZ Surratt, but an officer of
the government, who was in pursuit. and
carried it with him for a purpose; it will
be shown that the government knew the
officer dropped it, but did not choose to de
velope it. The defense would also show
the agreement between the conspirators,
signed by themselves, and on which neither
the name Of Mrs. Surratt nor John Sur
raft appears. This agreement will be pro-
duced, as it contains the genuine sigma
lures of the chief conspirators, in
which they pledge themselves to COM
nit assassination, and on which neither
the name of John 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
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