New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-04
THE TRIAL OF SURRATT.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The evidence in the Surratt
trial to-day very important. For the first time
since the trial began, the prisoner, Surratt
showed signs Of great anxiety and fear Three
witnesses swOTe 10 having seen SurTat III
Washington the day of the assassination,
and one to having seen him near the city the day
after. The barber who swore to having shaved Sur
raft the morning of the assassination Is citizen
here of good standing. lie is the owner of the bar
Der shop at the Ebbtt House and has an excellent
reputation as a worthy citizen. While he and
the Others were giving their testimony snrratt'
looked detected aud showed signs of despair. He is
naturally n man of strong nerves and his seeming
indifference during the trial has been remarkable.
His detection to-day may have been aided by the
behavior of his counsel, who seemed to be
bewildered, and did not show half the amount
of tact and shTewdness in their cross-eXanina-
ton of witnesses as heretofore. The prosecution
will finish on Friday. The defense say 1t
will take them two weeks to examine their wit
nesses. They intend establishing their plea OH three
things first alibi. that Surratt was III Emlra on
the day of tho assassination second, he in the
conspiracy plot only for the abduction Of the Presi-
dent and third, they will attempt to break down
the characters of the Witnesses for the prosecution
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 3.-The trial of John II.
surratt was resumed this morning in the Criminal Court
Judge Fisher presiding The attendance on the part OF
the spectators was again very large ana ncluIc anog
Others several members Of Congress Many OF the latter
to take very great interest IN the proceedings
Mr. Merrck asked If there would be "a session Of the
Mr. PierrSpont said he doubted whether it would be
legal TO hold Court In some states 1t was not recognized
as a legal day.
Judge Fisher said the matter had been under advise
mcnt and the room had already been promised to the
Oldest Inhabitant Association aud there would accord
ingly he no session tomorrow.
tion Dr. Mcmillan was recalled. and asked by Mr.
Mcrrck If he ever stated to stephen Cameron that Sur
sassnatOn Witness replied that he did not The ques
tions propounded to whess yesterday relative TO an al
legged conversation with stephen Cameron were re-
peated and witness denied them again az he ala yeste
day. Mr. Merrck then asked witness whether s9rtaL
Cameron that Surratt SAID he knew nothing OF MS
mothers peril until about the time of the execution
Witness said he told Cameron He had con
versaOn with Surrat upon that subject but could not
distinctly recoect exactly what that conversation
Charles H. ~ Wool coIorcd) s,co,r and eran'ined By
in that business here since December 1862 IN April
1854 my barber Sp or o WEE nSar Gr wHs eae
under Joe Halls; now have barber shop under the
Ebbtt House; knew Booth before tho assassination;
cut his HAIR and shaved HIM. and knew HIM well fhe
prisoner asked to stand up have seen the prisoner
before the morning OF the assassination saw HIM at
Booker & Stewards barber shop shaved and trimmed
the prisoners hair: surrat came to the shop with BoO
coming from Baltimore also trimmed Booths hair that
morning. was waiting on Mr. Booth and surratt was III
did not know. sitting near the glass; when was
done waiting Booth he got out of the chair and went
10 the back part of the shop, where Mclaughlin was and
tbe latter was standing at glass Disgusting himself with
false hair; surTatt had by this time taken the char
vacated by Booth and told me 10 clean him mp nicely
Surratt looked like who had been travelling short
distance surrat called my attention 10 scar on Booths
neck and said II was gpinshOt wound; that morning
shaved surratt clean al hut the musicale ths WIS
Mr seward aud shaved him secretary stanton was by
when shaved Mr Seward thlhk Sir' se"Aru was BAL
Cross s eTaninotion by Mr. Bradey-When the prisoner
came 10 my shop there several hands there working
Witness described Mclaughlin az tar handsome man.
with black har and nu,tacfe ne was uree in D'cSi
notice an -urrat: had seen Surrat before that
day: ly last week ~ was StaIhs hs1I th touit
nm ne The man Who carno In with Booth, and was i'm
pressed spoke OF il; We had great deal oil 1useSs al
' Ss ,l, PseH cas s,rorn-witnes lives in Boston
Mass. was IN The war N 'ompan. y, inI b. In NV
s6 aud remained here til September 1864 OH ue MORN
t ~ p ,, nm between and 10 O'Clock IN the morn
inc. n il about four miles nom here on Tue ight ol lhe
Biadensburg road yod here that night ana tthe
pn'eTy INIT morning slept M the bnrrack- near
the depot next morning went 10 tle Tort WIN PRIV
mad about two miles dark bay horse Win s'ar
his forehead. hehed To the fence hn d ToI frn'
Iss. nhou ifteen minutes after this man rode up 10
@ he ncirts, witness told him there would be
difficulty about getting through; witness .shtd nm u NC
and laughed he remarked that he should try to get
through the piesets, aud rode on i,.s', and , hi, c
Prisoner was here caused "a stand UP anu urn NE noh
10 The witness who said he thought he had seen that
0a ~ hack ON The horse alluded to on that morning
ma 9 ~ HDoton rGs Resides at No. 4C2 Eleventh
q I'm mis- cte am cle in the General Land Onlce have
reided here Xix years; caue from Indiana know Eords
r, I'm iss5 resided on The northwest corner Of Tenth
aud near that theater on the day Oh inc assS7
fon was AT that house, and when the Prcsdcnts car
c came saw The party get out and 20 in the theaier
WAS standing front OF the theatcr al mat TINE anu 81"
mo face that attracted ny attention. when lhe Carriages
can1e M half dozen persons from the restaurant came
up on last Thurday week wlHs I nam 20 one I he %
and the prisoner ana i"cosHlIyu nm 90 o Nv '"
M fine time coming up 90 the Presidents carriage.
Theodore benjamin Rhodes rds yes on
Cpitol IIll IN this cty been hying mere sluSe Io'9
works at repairing clocks and watches ana working Ia
lis erdcn was here the day Mr.. Lincoln was assassin
atcd ON that day was hoater II was about haf an
hour of ~ clock went In 10 sec the theacr went dgWh
10 look al The STAGE aud while there saw one Oh the boN
doors omen little, aud being DESTROYS 10 see tue stage
from that point, went down there a.
Tho hox and stoned there time, and won't ont ana
The party behind who had been IN the box previously
with the theater; he had piece of wood In his hand
abont feet long and inches wide, and remarked that
70 AZ the box so the President could not be disturbed he
then placed the block which was OF OAK or lne asas
leG G2or and asking * h # witness tbsaght ant i
would hold The prisoner was requested stand Up and
doubt about IT, heard one losing behind the stage
curtain, and this imne datey went away, and a
SI Eao5 halioa Ned OK ncR think il was Ned come
here and hang up them things; but the man did not
finally some one behind the curtain replied and the
told os party answering to come y P ana S ne dd the
only heard an hour previously that the Presdent was
coming and there was PIT SHOT es e rho no nre ne
out before these parties came 10 the DON
Crossergp,HedIt was between II and u o'clock when
the theater the bells rung for II o'clock must have been
there nearly half hour; after prisoner went away wa
Int a few minutes there after he left the box suppose
II was about Is minutes witness approached the D2x
the men II went out, and afterward returned as wiz
rcss sunnoses and smoke witness he was punching at
The wall he had on small low black sort Of jockey hat;
think nc had very little beard, but am noeran OF tat
lis heard was light after he spoke Of being actor took
more notice Of him, Judging what sort OF an actor he
J w,1lld be: was 90 hear the stage that could have
zen ant nersons ON the stage II any had been there
can't ,eIl which side OF the building this box was on
MINK II was ON the left side when in the box II was % or
n , Ann tbe scenery. was never summoned before