New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-29


raft raised his arm and said in an excited way, my
hopes gone, my prospects are bghted want some
thing to-cant you get me a clerkshipP he was much
excited and told HIM not to be foolish; Payne came IN
next dressed in gray clothes and wearing pistols B0osn
whip in his hand; Booth walked about, and &C tirst
did not notice me- Payne, Booth and sulIatt
and and after GSa' about half an hour the Tires
left Suratt aerward told Payne and Booth went 10
ward went to the theater where Booth payed Harold
Surratt, Atzerodt, Haoran and left the theatef 10
around and saw Harold was not following and he asked
to go back aud ask them to come TO konans; met
Booth AtzerOdt and Harold standing in a saloon; We
afterward joined surrat and Harold Atzerodt surratt
HaOhan, and myself went 10 klomans ana got oysters
rats very frequently; Mrs surratt liked Booth and
called him her pet she said on one occasion that pet
R BoSSh was e as Intimate at Mrs aPra as was ee
gram exhibItcdD know the handwriting.
By Mr.. Bradiey-What means had you OF knowing the
Wibcss-I have seen Booth write and have his auto
graph, and have received q telegram, and know
booths handwriting. The witness was allowed to testify
az to the handwriting and said 1t was Booths.
Mr.. Bradley noted an exception.
The telegram is as follows: >,
your business You had better come at once D. boorH
Another telegram exhibited directed 10 the same party
GsS "aT g Sam Come On r Ts Of without him Wssessy
Witness recognized this also as In Booths handwriting.
Letter exhibited Witness recognized it as his own
handwriting as the letter he wrote Tor Mrs Surratt
while ut Surrattville April H. above referred to- Mrs
Surratt directed 10 sign her name to It, ana ana So
Letter admitted in evidenced 1t was simply business
letter relating money transactions with MI Arthur
Mr. PerrepOnt proposed to put in evidence all Oh the
contents of BOOTHS diary except some photographs
which they did not wish to put in unless the counsel Tor
the defense insisted upon it.
Booths Diary exhibited, and witness identified the
hand writing that Of j. wilkes Booth proposition
to put tile articles taken from the diary IN evidence was
objected to until they should all be proven The card
vest pocket IN the National Hotel baggage-room was
show the Witness and recognized as IA snratts hand
RAFT tried TO get leave, could not succeed" Card
offered evidence In answer to- question by MT Pierre
pont the witness said he expert In detecting
writing and comparing handwriting The letter FOUND
by Mrs. Hrdspeth was exhibited and the witness sald
IL appeared him though it were written IN a as
guised hand At 1910 O'Clock Mt Pierepont announced
Court took "a recess for half an hour.
Upon reassembling Louis j. Wechinan was iecaieuy
and Mr. Perrepont said he iad some et,eis wsn nc hau
omitted 10 show to the Witness and he now desired TO
offer them Letters exbitedI witness recOgnlzen ore
in surratts handwriting IL Is dated surialtElie
Nov l2 1854 Another letter shown and was declared
to be in Surratt's handwriting and is dated sept ~
1861, Both letters directed to me the November let
ter never received however Mr. PiorrepOnt proposed
10 offer the letters in evidence. Mr.. Bradley objected
asked that tho letters be st examined by me Court
and he would then state his objection Judge tlsner eX
amned the papers and said nc would hear the objections
OF the defense. -. .
criminal jurisprudence the time Of Sir Algernon
Sidney that attempt was made 10 offer IN evidence
paers which found In possession or the prisoner
and which were his possession until captured
by the oieers OF the and paper which tne
nnsed 70 be offered was never ont Of the DEFENDANTS
possession until taken from among b papers NY INC NoN
Mr. Pierrepont argued that paper other articles
found In possession Of the prisoner was evidence o t9
very hest ella facter and iustanced IN England
where convicted aud hanged Tor nurder upon
the evidence that paper was FOUND ia MS pocke "hsn
corTpsponded with the paper used as gnnwad III the
NJ nerri,k said there was difference In the case
suoktn OF the thing was produced. and was shown 10
have direct with the gun-wad that was used
i'm the run In this what found was the thoughts
49, IN ,,riso nd NlS
The Court admitted the letters III eVdehce' anu "I'
Bradley excepted.
i w suRRArrsyrLLH Nov. u. 1884
DEAR Ar Sorry could set mp; win be up Sunday Hope you
most piou regards the latter; r the former care not eoIt
,s .aS sSi@ ios KtaS 1 sup
pose Opened Fty 20 iii dluTe Am very
tppy DO GOT belong 70 The arm Bees sy S1 1 G
ss o. ana ssoSy country Old Ate the good
Oh soul may the devil tae pity on hini ,oy u supp.Tr
To LeSis j. wcchnna, Washington City, D. G. l.J
Attached TO this is the following certificate:
95s ne and Bcq:a Earei"ss, Of %, D
@ Of Coins Wgsi9gn G. % IT, s-pns paw. ,,. S.i
CO y I Special oceT George tottartou Of l. force onsd
the taeqlero LLOYD at s@r.e on The evening Of Apn
JANIS Major ia Reg " r. C., Provost NarhA DC
The September letter is as follows; n, o., ., 1915.
LEWIS wEcHSAy Washington c-Dear Eriena John Sur
5 sDe % Sst Sat i yet ysry have bad '
ap pretty severely 10 hopes have entirely escaped 6a &c
order 10 rcprate psby up sooner tsh We anheg,te,
o. a'o mt Of oS eP s5I p R i 10 there no" S me-
Fannie and get,es r road to irritation shsn she Su
Mr. intends moving to oan Al Tg9.Se VII see M ,c
,Sn I S write oe es an very happy tia, escaped
the r sincerely sope lat you may DO tue sR, G ska,fT
Examination resumed by Mr.. Pierrepont suIratt
stated me that lie was gong 70 Europe anu tnat S
oiug 10 liverpool aud then to MaiamoIas, Mexico TO
limit Inns brother Isaac Surrtt he also said he was in the
oil busuess and he requested me TO write an article
Sr ~ newspaper stating that j. Wilkes Booth in eonse-
dueuce OF eryspeas IN tue leg had retreu iIoI ,o
md had engaged in the oil business; he said he would
have fine nun put IN the paper but did not mention what
paper Sulrat wrote two hands the nody OF te Iette 70
I'm surratts disguised hand and the lines az the bottom
are il, lis usuai hand A map was exhibited, and wit
nesses pointed out the he took going to Canada
aSd native w Of the United States too
educated at Elcots Mills, and was at BorOme0 Soege
Weeks when left St. Charles College 1852 accepted
situation at Borromeo College, and afterward went 20
Little Texas; St Marie at Texas in 1863 on April 3
nm Good Friday in the AFTERNOONS; Surrat and went 70
Texas or Allan Gowan, and introduced surratt 70 81
washington the following Monday never visited Texas
I'm company with surratt but onee was not there IN sc
$50 and remained there from December 1862 I'LL
January 1884, left ST. Matthew'S Of my own accord sna
because was not well treated left there voluntarily OF
Of NV own noton was only required to teach put
there man to sweep the room ana my PuP iai
% % because taught upstairs and Mr. Murphy taught
down stairs llaughter was then offered petter POSI-
ZION i'm the War Department January ~ 1854 poarueu
AT the house OF Mrs Handy; afterward boarded az
Mr. Purnelrs house until went TO Mrs snrIatts IN
November 1864, at st. Charles; was studying or the
nricsthood / have kept up my connection WIN me
hurch but not as student for the ministry boarded
AT Mrs surratts November, 1864, TIL the assassl
z %
question was asked as TO Mrs. surratts exemplary
Mr. Perrepont obectedThis was not the time to bring
ont testimony about character e.. .,..,.,- :.
Iudse Fisher said could not see that this was re-
snonsye To anything that had been produced on Tue
chief, and the question was ruled out
witness resumed-DuriDg that time MIS-. nurIsIs
treated me kindly; had In her house Tue reeo lou vas
treated very kindly have respectable CITIZENS a
Mrs surratts house, but perhaps the gentlemen MoSie
Wiget there; he was q frequent VISITOR also saw sfs
eSn there and others; the night OF Marcn 10 iooo
Iyas An Mrs srratts parlor; Miss surrat Mrs euratp
Miss FITZPATRICK Mr.. Haoran and my sell were teIe,
there was no one else there except the inmates Vi TUG
hosa. sone one else came In, and that was the man