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Midnight Report.
THE ASSASSINATION TRIAL.

WASHINGTON, June "a
In the Surratt trial Judge Fisher read the
opinion of the Court overriding the motion
submitted by the defense on Saturday, ask
ing to recall witnesses for the purpose of
cross examination.
The defense closed the exception. Mer
rick desired to file an affidavit bearing upon
the same matter.
The counsel for the prosecution objected.
The Court said that the affidavit should have
been on file before the opinion was delivered.
Dr. j. f. May testified 20 Lis identification
Of the body of Booth By u scar on his neck,
occasioned by surgical operation performed
by himself.
j. Greenwall, who kept the Pennsylvania
House, repeated his testimony, given al the
conspiracy trial, concerning Booth and Atze-
rodt. Also recognized the prisoner as tre>
quent visitor to his house.
The defence noted an exception to these
witnesses as irrelevant.
j. NJ. lloyd, who kept tavern al Surrattville
testi6ed-Rented house from Mrs. Surratt
have seen Harold and Atzerodt: saw Booth
at my house about SIX weeks before the as
sassination; Harold stayed all night; next
day Surratt and Atzerodt drove np we're
several persons at the house beside them
they came in, took drink and played cards
after while Surratt called me III the parlor
there | saw two guns and rope on the sofa
was also monkey wrench never examined
the articles and cannot say ] could identify
them the prisoner asked me to conceal the
things | first refused until he insisted that
there would be no danger to me, consented
told him there was no place to conceal
such thing, and he said that he would show
the place: he then concealed the articles in
the upper room, under the joists; prisoner
said be only wanted me to keep the things
two or three days; after these things had been
concealed, Surratt, Atzerodi and Harold re>
manned some time, playing cards; about three
weeks after, as | was coming to Washington,
met Surratt going down, and a>foot; three
weeks after as was going down, met Sur
raft coming up, never saw them three IN com
pany except at the time stated.
Mr.. Darlington asked witness if he saw
Mrs. Surratt before the assassination?
Witness said he did not wish to go into an
examination of Mrs. Surratt, as she was not
here, and would not answer unless compelled
by the Court
whe Court then instructed witness to am
swer.
Witness resumed Said on Tuesday before
the assassination met Mrs. Surratt at Union
town; she was in buggy with young man
whom afterwards understood to be Weich-
man; Mrs. Surratt said she had shooting irons
ready, as they might be called for soon; told
me her house was going TO be searched, and
she did not want things concealed there; the
conversation turned on John Surratt: | said
| wondered if the soldiers were after him for
going to Richmond Mrs. Surratt laughed
heartily at the idea. and said the man must
be smart one who went to Richmond and
back in six days; that was all was said at that
time, in April, 1865; | was at Marlboro, and
when | returned home at o clock saw a
number of persons there among them Mrs.
Surratt when l drove up Mrs. Surratt came
to meet me, and handed me a package and
told me to have guns ready and two bottles of
whisky, and give them to whoever should
call for them that night; Mrs. Surratt and
Weichman left before dark the package
handed me contained field glass; at u that
night Harold come to my house, and per-
son was with him; do not know the size of
the person referred to as be was on horse-
back Harold remarked VIXEN he came in.
"For God s sake make haste and get those
things | then went up stairs and got one
gun, field glass and cartridge box, which
was all could bring; | did not 90 back he
could not distinctly recollect, but understood
| Booth to say that either he or they had killed
the President; witness thinks Secretary
| Stewards name was also mentioned: the
carbnes referred to were covered when
they were handed to witness carbines were
uncovered by Harold; witness noticed things
peculiar about the locks. The witness was
asked to retire, and Gen. f. D. Townsend
was called to the stand, and produced the
field glass and breast pin. Floyd was then
re called and examined. The field glass he
could not fully recognize as the one handed
him by Mrs. Surratt; he thought the glass he
saw had larger letters on it; witness also
was shown the carbines, and thought one was
the same one Harold took the cover off of:
recognized it by the peculiarly of locks;
other carbine was taken away BY the detects
i've; have not seen the cartridge box since
it was taken away by Harold.
After recess Floyd was cross-examined at
length, the defense questioning SO as to show
he had been in the habit ofdrinking, and was
forgetful, and had forgotten many things that
had transpired. The whole object was to
show that the memory ofthe witness was not
to be relied upon.
| Col. Z. ]. Congor was sworn, but the ex.
| animation was deierred until fe,morrow.
oeaEt adjeusneds 1