Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-08
NEWS
M. TCLEGR.lPM,
r., TIM DAILY DEMOCRAT.
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON. July G.--The prosecution
announced their ease as closed. They have
been unable 10 find Mr. Duell. who they de-
sired 10 examine in relation TO the
ciphsr letter. They clio Il withou, preIn
5ice 70 the right 70 submit the motion here
alter for the admission Of Daells testimony
III. Bradley opened tie case for the de-
fensc. They expected TO prove the inno-
coDcc cf the prisoner and pare fame OF his
mother. As 10 Weichman. The man Was
treated as u SOP by this murdered woman
man " hose bastard heart n,s5e him quake
tor hts position. Ii will be proven that 1t
was not one OF the conspirators who called
at Mrs Surratts ., and that she did not answer
the door bell that night, also, That che never
said the murder Of Lincoln was a punish
inent on this people for their pride and Ii
centiousness. That conversation detailed
by Weichman as having taken place at tho
breakfast tabse, April 18Th; ii had no place
except in the brains of the witness II will
bc proven that Weichman WAS al all times
under arrest since his confession II will be
shown and will be proven that he was init
mate with the conspirators, ard that all the
Information he obtained he got at the War
Department which could have been OF ben
efit to The rebels WAS communicated 10
Joseph H. Dye, the dreamer, We will
produce the man who looked in the
carriage and the man who called time, ten
ninutss past ten we will further prove the
record ot Dyes Indictment as a counterfeit
er: Vanderpool will be shown to be utterly
! infamous; will prove that he could not have
/ seen the afternoon performance at Metro
4 politan Hall, because none took place. Al
10 the testimony OF Wood the barber, II
will be shown that hs IL mistaken.
Sir. Bradley reviewed the testimony o.
the other witnesses, and concluded W.
will trace Surrutt from Richmond, March
1865, 10 Montreal. in April, and we will
show he was not near Washington cxcep
when he was brought back in the Swatara
We will show where Surratt was on Apri
18th and 18th and that be was not within
400 miles Of Washington, and it vii
be shown he went To certain tow
and registered his name John Harrl
son. and remained there to attend
mission ho was entrusted with, an
was there on April 14th; it will be show
by the register OF that hb,el he mysferiousl
} disappeared lie will he followed back
Montreal where he arrived April 18th. Tn
facts and circumstances will be shown
] conclusively demonstrate that Surrait coul
not have got To the places named Tor III
purpose OF covering up his tracks. II WI
he shown that while SurTatt WAS in Montr
I nj after the assassination he was not Above
y To read n newspaper IN his place OF conces
II ment, and was not aware of his mother
peril until the event of her execution, nj
then wanted to hasten To Washington
!. give himself up, but was not permitted to
Y so. /, will bc shown that he first heard
a was implicated in the assassination in ALI
III nv, and then TUNED back to Montreal.
did not fly for fear, but because he kut
that Justice dropped her scales when 81
entered that building at the foot of Fou
' tcenth and Halt street. As to the han
kerchief of which SO much has been said,
will be shown it was not dropped by Su
raft, but by an officer Of the Govcrnme
who was in pursuit. and carried the han
kerchief with him Tor a purpose. IL will
shown that the Government knew that I
officer dropped Il, bot did not choose TO {
vulpe IT,
The defence would also show an agr,
ment between the c0usrrators, signed
them, and upon which i.either the name
Mrs. Snrrntt or .iohu II. Snrratt nppea
This asre. ment will he produced as 1t car
direct from the chief cnnspra,ors. II &c
aims their genuine sigma IN VIII.
tary pledge thrms, Ives to commit the act
:. ASSASSINATION, and upon thit neither /
. lame OF MIS-. Surrntt t-r John suTiait d
:, .rats, ana after these things are SHOWN 4
uIs oannol he asked to say that the priso
e. i suil 81 the charge preferred agais
hin
The Court took recess until Monday.
WAeuiN NOTION, July q fine Preside
Wi send "a Congress voluninous doe
iueti on the working of the rtconstructi'
faw embracing his correspondence VI
Tie Gtn,rals commanding the various mi
latS districts.
AsniNeluS, July 6-Priva'e inform
ton represents Indian dcpredations OF |
Upper Missouri on the increase The h,
tile SIOUX have succeeded In overawing Ia
great extent the friendly ludiars. AID
consequence. the lives OF all the whites
That country are III danser
WASHINGTON, July The receipts
internal revenue were $s3 ,5lS.l22
WAsnINGroN, June The .Iapane
Commissioners have already paid three In
Y df,d thousand dollars on account for I
Il ram Sionewall, ami will on their return
II Japan make arrangements for paying q
! balance of the purchase money, one hu
bred thousand do lars The vessel W
leave the Washington navy ya.d for III
country IN August.
A majority of the members of Congre
are anxious and horetD finish their busine
early next week. only making two weet
session.
Tho Secretary of the Treasury does II,
intend ID make any recommendation
Congress regarlng the finance laws now
force, they being efficient.
Information las been received AT the ID
rartment of the Inferior showing that Il
D massacre at Fort Phil kearney was done
h "A military order establishing military pos
, without the consent Of the Indians, on &
Montana road, by Powder River and Is
Horn, and that the Cheyenne war grew o
of the approach ot our troons Tie Int
= ans II is stated deserted their village, viii,
was afterwards destroyed Fearing th
they would he again treated as they We
by Capt. Chivington, in December 1866.
The United States Consul at port Maui
tas, reports TO the State Department. III,
last, that there has been great havoc ma
hy the yellow lever. Since February 10
$4,000 = Vplc have died. The inhahitan
are panic stricken ani leaving the cauut
by every opportunity Fear is entertain,
that the entire colony will be dcpopulated
The funeral of Judge Wayne took pl ~
this y m, and was attended by many ~
sons of ulstiaCtion