The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-21
The Trial Of Surrnit.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-In the Sur
Iatt trial to-day, the defence submitted
q motion asking that witnesses Hobart,
Blinn and Dye be re. called for cross-ex'
animation on the point which come to
the knowledge of the defence since the
other examination closed. The defence
had received information which would
enable them to show that in April 1850,
when the facts were fresh in his men,
ory, Hobart stated that the parties to
whom he referred in his testimony as
having got on his train at Essex juno
ton, got OH that train on Friday, the
21st of April, and not on Tuesday the
18th of April.
As to Blinn the defense proposed to
prove he made statement before April
9th corresponding with that made yes
terday, except as to the date when the
men came to the depot at Burlington.
They would show he positively fixed
the date from the fact of his brothers
death and that his mother was absent
Thursday night and it was Friday
morning the witness was put on the
train. 1t was the object of the prose-
cution to show that Surratt was i'll
Montreal on the evening of April 18th,
that he was at st. Adams on the morn
ing of the 18th, and at Burlington on
the night of the 18th, on his way to
Montreal.
As against that the defence proposed
to show that the two men described by
Blinn were put on the train Friday
morning and not Thursday; that the
two men were pursued through Vermont
to Canada; that they Wee pursued and
tracked to their residence in Canada;
and it was ascertained that neither of
the men were Snrratt. These facts were.
reported to the Department at Washing
ton and are still in possession of the
United States government. The gov
eminent knows that neither of the men
who slept in the depot was John II.
Surratt.
As to the recall of Sergeant Dye, Mr..
Merrick proposed to read transcript
from the docket of Alderman Dorrity,
of Philadelphia, showing that Dye was
arrested in the early part of 1867 for
passing n counterfeit note on the First
National Bank of New York. The
Court declined to allow the reading
and overrnled the motion of defence.
Edward Z. Smith gave evidence
that Surratt in January or February,
1865, in conversation, joked about going
10 Richmond, but never acknowledged
to having been there. He, however,
laughed, and said if the Yankees knew
what he had done they would stretch
his neck.
James NJ. Wright, chief clerk of the
Bureau of Military Justice, identified
certain papers rs having been placed in
his custody. These were Jacob Thomp-
sons account with the Bank of Mon
treal, draft on the Bank. and Booths
bank book.
Robert A. Campbell, teller Of the
Ontario Bank of Montreal, gave testi-
mony concerning the papers which
Wright had identified.
William A. Cleaver, keeper of livery
stable, testified that Surratt, in con-
yersation with him, said he and Booth
had bloody work to do; they were going
10 kill the d-n old scOundrel Lincoln;
Surratt pulling pistol ont and laying
IL on q desk at the stable. Witness
also szw Surratt on the evening of the
IAth Of April, previous to the asSassina-
zion. Booth and Surratt transacted
their livery business with him.
John Lee. now residing in Mississippi
formerly detective on Colonel Baker.
force, testified to seeing a man he tool
10 be Surratt on Pennsylvania Avenue
near Wiliards, on the afternoon of the
l4th of April, 1865. He had seen him
before. and, to the best of his knowl
edge be recognized the prisoner as thu
snan he saw. Snrratt was walking a,
An ordinary gait. and he was walking
fast. He Also testified to finding, OIL
April 18th, 1866. in room No. l26
in the Kirkwood House, where Vic,
President Andrew Johnson resided
a coat containing spar, book, thre,
socket handkerchief, and a stick o
black liQuorice. Book produced an,
identifed.l Also found between shir
aad mattrass of bed large bowie knif
with red cover on it, which was show
to President JohusoD aud Secretar
Stanton and deposited with Judge Holt
witness was then = member of COlone
0'Riemes detective force.
Samuel A. Rainey testified TO keepini
. stable in company with DIR. William
e. Cleaver in Washington in 1866
knew Surratt. seen him at stables sew
eral times.
Eddy Martin, commercial broker
who went to Richmond to testify, sa'
Andrew Atzerot and John H. surratt