Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-19
! SURRATT,S TRIAL,
Preceding on rus.da,


ratt was resumed to-day before Judge |
Fisher. The prisoners brother, Isaac, oc-
cupied seat by him. f,.,e .,-.,. -,.sf.. .4r.rgI
Sergeant Joseph NJ. Dwyer was called
and testified: Aswe passed out 81 street a |
woman raised the window of q house and
asked what was wrong down town. l told
her President Lincoln had been shot. She |
asked who had done it, and | told her
Booth. She asked how knew that. and
told her q man who knew him saw him on
that night, The moon was light enough
to see distinctly. l believe the moon was
up, but cannot say it was at full. syy ~
The woman was an elderly lady, but ]
could not say whether she was stout o
otherwise, but resembled the lady (Mrs.
Surratt) who was tried at the Arsenal;
have seen the house since; 1t is No. 81 h
street. The house Is on the right hand side
OF the street going toward Camp Barry.
Witness then described the house known
as the Surratt house. The woman asked
questions in an ordinary tone, but witness
does not recollect that the woman was
much excited. s-..s,-r s.ir r-.,, ,.aia.
When witness saw Booth, Surratt and
the other party at the theater, neither of
them was disguised. '.,...i... -,t,.it,,I|
On cross-examination by Merrick, witt
ness in the main repeated his direct testif
mony. 10 .s9eiso saf 6tiE rsnr.irs f.a t|
Qnestion-In answering questions put By
the prosecution, why did you describe the
third party as neatly dressed man, and
not mention his name, as you knew him 10
be Surratt? . III sad -.--.. 4..... .tr,-, .fl-, 4
Answer-Because did not think it was
necessary until was asked the question.
Question-Why did you u,e Booths
name and not Surratt's?
Answer-Because did not deem it ne
cessary to mention Surratt's name.
Question-Werey you not told not to name
him until asked?
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, Witness saw Surratt in March last at the
Jail here; was admitted by General Car
| rington to see if he could identify him as
the man who was under the gas light that
night, and recognized him Immediately
Did not tell Surratt for what purpose he
went there, but when he saw him accosted
him with "hello, Johnr' The face witness
saw in the jail was the face he saw In his
dreams, and the face he saw in front of the
theater. r.E lf. q W
Question-And this is the man (pointing
to Surratt)?
Question-Would you,have known that
| face if you had sesn it elsewhere.
Answer-Yes, sir, it ia a face once seen
that is not easily forgotten. did not re-
quest to go to the Jail to see him. I went
because l was reQues ted to do so.
| Mr.. Merrick asked the witness what his
religion was, but withdrew the question
/
| The witness was interrogated at length
as to his testimony before the military
commission at the time of the assassination
trial. He endorsed what he then said and
insisted upon its correctness. In some
slight particular as to the hight of the
men, &C.. there was a variation, and a
strong effort was made to make the two
| statements appear contradictory.
| , Daniel @. Ried sworn: He had known
the prisoner from quite boy, and saw him
on Pennsylvania Avenue at half-psst two
on the day of the assassination. / have had
! a nodding or bowling acquaintance with the
prisoner. AS he passed there was recog-
milton by both. His dress on that occasion
attracted my attention. His dress looked
of country manufacture; was got up in
good style; had upou his feet new pair of
brass spurs, with large blue rOVels, and
evidently were bran new. He wore on his
head felt hat not very low crowned but
wide brim; that was straw colored. He
was passing up the avenue at an ordinary
pace. EHr -r.- egg. .rsl-rF
MIR. Bradley desired to have the privilege
of recalling Reed for cross examination at
some future time, after the defense should
have consulted with a witness now out OF
the city. s3s
Mr.. Darlington objected t0fthis course as
being without precedent, and there was no
rule of the Court that justified such a
course.
Mr.. Bradley argued it was matter with
!, in the discretion of the Court. The de-
} fense expected to prove that Reed had
made statements out of Court contradicto-
ry of what had been testified to in Court.
} The decision of the question was reserved
} until tomorrow morning.
. Susan Allen Jackson (coloreu) testified
Surratt was at his mothers house in Wash
: ington on the evening the President was
; assassinated and identified the prisoner; hat
never seen him before that time or since
till last week, when he was brought into
Court. -.s.
James Singston, a book-keeper at the St
Lawrence Hotel, said a man named JohI
Harrison registered his name there April
9Th, 1865, and left on the 18th for a New
York train. The same party arrived on tbs
18th and left almost Immediately. He coulc
not identify the prisoner as the man.
Mr.. Bradley said the defense would ad
NIT that Surratt was in Montreal on the
9Th and 18th of April, 1865, and that ht
! registered his name as John Harrison
They admitted the names were in Surratt'S
handwriting.
Pierpoint said the prosecution was ther
saved much evidence. .--......
A coat was exhibited and Identified a
one similar to the one worn by Harrison.
The court took recess until ten to-mor
row.