Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-07-17
The Surratt Trial.
WASHINGTON, July 10.

gins IN 3 very NShk mduueTs 1ucJ
have now occupied one-fourth of the
time they said they wanted for pre-
senting their case, and as yet have &C
complished nothing. The greater part
of to-day's session of the court was oc-
cupied in the examination of persons
why think that the reputation of Tip
petit is bad. He was one of the Wit
nesses who swore he heard Mrs. Surratt
say once that she would give n thous-
and dollars for the assassination of Lin
coin. The witnesses called against him
were all, with one exception, rebel
synpathizers and personal enemies of
Tippett's. Several men have sworn as
to the bad character of Mr.. CleaVer,
another of the government witnesses,
who says he saw Surratt here on the
day of the assassination. Hewas tried
last spring for rape and ~manslaughter;
was found guilty and sentenced; and
has been granted a new trial because
the verdict was not founded on evil
dence, but on Cleaver's general repu-
tstion. which is by no means good. He
is well enough known to every mar on
the jury, and the prosecution will prob
ably not make much effort to give him
a good standing. Two or three more
witnesses were called against John Lee,
who also swore to seeing Surratt on
that Friday. The government can
probably find as many men to sustain
brought to blacken it.
WASHINGTON July l2.-DetectiYe ClarI
voc testified to the facts of the arrest
of Mrs. Surratt, and of a c%onVersati on
with her, in which she said she saw
Booth at two o'clock that day had
not seen John Surrstt for two weeks;
he was in Canada, and she got a letter
from him that day. The colored
woman in the house also said she had
not een Surratt for two weeks. The
witness went to Weichman's room, on
the 10th, and found two hsndkerchiefs
with S%urratt's name, and told WEIGH
man TO take possessiono of them, as they
might need them.
Joseph A. McDeYitt also testified to
the arrest of Mrs. Surratt. She said
she had not seen her son since the fall
of Richmond. The colored woman
said she had not seer him for two
weeks.
Dr. E. IL. WyviIl, residing in Prince
Georges county, Maryland, testified
that he never drove any horses home
from Mrs. Surratt's house; was never
at her house in his life.
Miss Honora Fitzpatrick recalled
The witness occupied Mrs Surratt's
room and slept with her; remembers
the night of the assassination did not
see John Surratt at the house that day;
he was at home about two weeks be-
fore that John was not at home on
the night OF the assassination ; took
no supper. The witness used 10 see
Atzerott at the house; he was a good
deal in Weichman's company I; he used
to wear. Weichman's clothes. The
witness knew a man who used to come
there named Wood he never passed
at the house as Payne; witness first
knew him as Payne at the conspiracy
trial: was Introduced to witness by
Weichman as Wood. During supper
on the night of the assassination, the
witness heard foot steps going up stairs;
they did not go into the parlor; after
supper all went into the parlor except
Anna, who was not well, but went to
bed in the psrlor those present talk
ed generally; Weichmanr remained
some time. The witness and Miss Jen-
kins were teasing him ; after about az
hour he retired, leaving the witness,
Miss Jenkins and Mrs. Surratt in the
parlor. The witness did-not leave the
room during that time. Mrs. Surratt
didn't appear excited: walked up or
down with her beads in her hand and
asked Weichman to pray for her in
tentions neither did he reply; he
didn't reply that he did not pray for
peoples intentions unless he knew what
they were. The witness and Miss Jen-
kins didn't bid him good night at his
room'door. The witness didn't hear
Weichman say he had suspicious, and
would communicate them 10 the gov
eminent.
hrs. Surratt was taken 10 the Pro-
Vost MarshalPs; Capt. Smith came about
half past ten O'Clock and took her
away Miss Jenkins, Miss Annie, Miss
Ward and the witness were present /;
don't recollect that Weichman asked
Miss Ward to let him see the letter
she had did not see Mrs. Surratt whis-
per to Annie; did not hear the latter
say, 80. mother thirk of being taken
down there for such q crime ;" did not
hear Mrs. Surratt say that Booth was
only an instrument in the hands of
Providence to punish this proud and
licentious people; did not recognize
Payne till the night he was arrested
and reached Gen. Augur's headquar-
tiers.
John Cass, living in Elmira, and as
SCISSOR of the city, testified that he
kept a clothing store in 1865 /; on the
10Th of April q man came TO Witness
store and asked for a peculiar kind of
shirt ; witness remarked that he had
received some very sad news that fore
noon; this man replied. as witness at
first thought, unexpectedly; witness
has seen the man since in jail here; the
prisoner at the bar is the man.
Frank Hutchinson, Alderman ct FL
mira and boOk-keeper for Mr.. Stewart,
testified that On the 18th or l4th of
April, 1865, 3 man came into the store
with a dark grey Goa on, plated at
waist and fastened around with a belt;
has no doubt that the prisoner is the
man; he remained about ten minutes,
and was talking with our cutter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July IS.-The
counsel for Surrstt to-day brought in
their two Canandaigua men, when it
appeared that it was not intended to
prove by them, but by the register of
the hotel they kept, that Surratt was
in Canandaigus on the night, of the
next day after the assassination. Every
thing about this book has a suspicious
appearance. The name of John Har-
rison, which it is claimed means Sur
raft, is Ave or six lines from the bottom
Ct 2 page, and there is but one name
below it. SO far as can be seen the
name might haVs been written any
time within the last three rlopths. Mr..
Merrick got greatly excited because
the prosecution objected to receiving
it.'on their book as evidence, and 3
long time was spent in argument. The
Judge reserved his decision till Mon
day.
Over seventy cotton factories have
been built IN Georgia since the war.