New-York tribune., 1867-06-18

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Hhe Criminal Courtroom
was unusually wen crowded this morning before the
opening Of the Criminal Court and the interest in the
srrat case seems 10 be on the Increase At 10 o'clock
Judge Fisher having somewhat recovered from his sick
ness entered the Courtroom and took his upon the
ter who was also the bench ordered the eer TO Open
the June term OF the Criminal Court and the Grand Jury
ior that term was called Pending the ca Of the Grand
jury John IL surratt brought into Court and took
sett & pgside ms counsel Ie looks about the same az
as1 Neek ana appears at al times to be very cheerful
Judge Cartier announced 10 the Grand Jury for the June
term thee would be no necessity for their attendance
uiu touhy Two weeks, and he accordingly discharged
tcIn until that time The Petit JuTy then called and
JG cartier announced that to objections applied
IT, i"Jry as had applied to the jury for the March term
Inc illnesses ana others summoned 70 attend the June
term ere then dismissed until two weeks hence and the
June term was then adjourned till that day. Judge
Fisher then resumed business In the March term, and
the Juy III ihe case OF John H. SuTratt called, and
az ah9TsIed M 10 their names Mr. j. H. Bradiey,Jr sub
hg Aoaag &c cmaal CoSri Jo ne Mora tenn, 1851: The pc
capital ease in ibis Court that he Rs, Exhausted all lis and
ge aser mean. =. have been furnished him BY the Hberaly Of his
attendance his Witnesses lie therefore pays for order
tendance The the Goclnren United states according
to the s'ute In uch made provided JOHN H. sURRATT
-4i,ea II. J. MEIes Clerk
The argument on the mot0g postponed till later
IN the progress OF the
Judge Fisher then asked counsel II they were ready to
proceed 70 thc tra Of this case Mr. Darlington said the
Assistant DistrctAttOrney would open the ease. Mr..
Nathaniel Wilson, Assistant DistrctAttoney, then ad.
dressed the jury and SAID al that in criminal
the custom is for the prosecution a the opening Of
case 10 make known the subject Of inquiry, and TO state
M outline what proof would be brought forward 10 sun
port the charges contained In the Ddictment The Grand
jury OF the District Of Columbia have indicted
John H. Su1att The prisoner AT the bar, for the murder
of Abraham Lincoln late President of the United States.
IL viii be the duty ~ the jury 10 ascertain whether the
accused is guilty or not guilty, and equerry sol
was never submitted To human intelligence They
are, in fact 10 u back the leaves Of history that
night, ana 10 inquire to the blow that struck
not only a human iie alone, hut blow against the per-
peiuty OF this Government aud against Liberty itself
They would scarcely need witnesses 10 describe the terri
bic scenes of that awful night vast assembly then
assembled NJ public place whose hearts were filled with
the 10y OF peace and among that audience he
who had presided this country through years Of
sorrow, nut VINO was not recognized as We
tor. victor he indeed hut victor in
whose heart there no emotion but OF kindness and
lONcO ms late ehemes 70 nm death eamc IN the most
sudden and terrible form Witnesses who win come here
Will tell you thai upon that night Johr Wilkes Booth left
the front OF The hratcr aud went back 70 the box
pied by the President Mr. Wilson then rehearsed the
circumstances OF me shooting OF the Piesldent
oi Booths leapng from the box to the stage and
OF his subsequent hght Mr.. Wilson then continued, and
said mat The prosecution would prove as no ease was
often proved, that the prisoner a the bar present,
aiding and ahctting the murder and that few moments
before the shot fired hc present In front Of tho
lhtater IN consultation win Boom. You VIII see Inn as
from the light OF The lamp thai sbOne full in s lace He
ana - director ot the bullet tat pierced lhs Dialh OF
The President and o. the bloody knife which fell with
su'h terrible ioce upon the person oil the secretary ol
state. 10 VIII be- Iuly proved hat he was present Win
Booth directing the murder, aud That the act was not tho
result ~ moments thought only, but was plehedi,
lated pot and the prisoner al the mar Nas the chei ana
mHin mover IA tins matter IL VIII be, proved tiat
he was q traitor TO his country and 9 SPY
upon the actions OF the Government ant VINO
Travelled regularly from Washington, and from Washing
t0u 10 Canada, al the time weaving web and plotting
. tho destruction ot the Government ana tle overthrow
and slaughter Of tho armies OF the United states And
an indication ofthe motive That possessed ms mind
the jury shall hear how he boosted that he shot dow" I'M
armed Union soldiers while they were escaping rom
Rebel prisons. !, san Ps ,hoTh now -, IJ , plS9ner p
in nf their bloody w"k. ana that II wns he who left at
~urrats,e the arms which Booth took possession oi IN
h flight and one OF which Was taken from him aitcr ls
death 10 will be- shown that IN April 1862 surratt went
num Iichmord to Cuuada, ana mat while IN Montreal
De- on The 10Th OF April rcrry,t letter from Booth
maudHg his presence Ia this city. He came, ana IL VIII
lion wii prove by i,stimony as clcar ~ t6e noon
day sun ihat SurIttt was here on mat fatal Friday
spur, aud that but two hours before this atal SHOT
Was rci he purchased he DISCUSSES which the as,'ssin'
wrrr thcr ni gt, and that when the last blow
AM, si 49, ,y sprrsr In law Tght i The criminals
confession and bccause duriug ight the prisoner IN the
atced -rcuuty of fdrudshP makes acknowledgements
wlhch uI0u him the guilt II viii be shown that after
tic afsas.inann the ptourr went t0 Caunda md MS
whorea bouts M Montreal viii bt shown IL VIII b" shoNi
how long DC cmadrd there and whore he was secfcted
ana how hc there In dsgu- during the TINE the thI
wa ia urogrrss 40 the arsenal, when lac could have
thrown light upon The trial. and done much TO IS
,blsh he sut or innocence Of those there charged.
Prom Canada he crossed the Atlantic, and u VIII ne
shown that when n mdocean ~ spoke nicely or MS con
uscton with the conspiracy, and whom ne landed upon
foreign shore he raised hi- ihous hdbu ana eAPe'5y
wish that he could return and serve AhulnN 'ohl.
sou o. Abraham Lincoln had been served. Ia
England be- found sympathy, but c9nsclehec ,ll Aaue
him md he fed again, This time 10 Rome al nd n'y S
In fo Papal amy and enlisted As private soldier ne
might have felt himself secure there, u anywh'lei pug
b. Wa- recognized and discovered ~ ihe 'Ondulon V
his y0uth Nlo pierced through al! MS Igu,sts. A ~
whom he found denial was useless ne acknoMiedgea ~:
identity and gave utterance 10 there mthio ~ "a
have done the Yankees ns much harm a. could We
have killed Lincoln, The nesro's friend me
man 90 whom ruu1tt was feYeaieu ~ III
duty bound made the fact known 10 the Ai~-Ilsah -
Minister at Rome. We had II Is saiI no .feaH 10 oi &
dtOn with that country but 50 horilDo was nS pls p
ers crime notorious was ms name the leos
and Cardinal Anoneli surrendered MN, &c SSaa6 ND
have been impossible 70 any one except one Nho Iuig
realized his guilt aud knew HIS life was wonhtss te
ned Egypt. and he is pursued not by ihe pou no % ~
Tie law, the counsel Tor the defense seeneu W
but the very elements conspred 70 point MN ou anu
non, Nlexandra his face turned honeWaid 10 Iho
land he had polluted with murder lie is mere nov lol
tlial and when all these things are proven, As Po'gn
trv wI he and al shall he made clear as II Wlll De IN
spe OF the suhterfuges that WIN nc fp na,oe
of civilization surrstt hrs dsgr9ced TO 40 90 iiNi
and impartial Justice, and TetilpuGoh ,ina1 s"'' ''
br Bradley sr said the defense would reeeIve uea
opening remarks 70 The Jury lie asked 70 ,Se prossc
ton Ho was aware that there was no stathte rs ap
pncable TO this case onr ssI1 sno M nTnshsd the names
~ witnesses He admitted that this was no, case ~ ~
u,e'roarbc1 10 treason and on the same principle Is
c5Pnitsi case il involved wide range or Inquiry % Was
the practice in the circuit GGul ~ % FAR as thry
,ssre known in order that IL might be Ano N Nhn,
WI bod to meet and secure attendance OF such WIT
~ s.es "a we're moi i'm Court during the eKamlnaue'
Owing the wide range OF nquiyi ha u Conn
III Tor The defense thought Justice and lsr @ TIA , 10
anded n and they thought the furnishing Oh Su'h ''
,. lis within Inc control Of the Court -, ,,,
WI Nh Cnrrington sOid he wa. not a%"Ie ,r.t tnai
there was rule Of law IN practice Whth t ni t6e
me oS,en'' The Constitution provided that the accused
should be confronted with che w'ne'aet and
wco % ~ r which the United states intended to pursue
sel for the defense enjoy great prNl se oNyl uo
'pul IA act of Congress they are peflnileu 10
~ dnositinus 6f witnesses IN criminal cases 3hu lne
sn send 10 any part Of the Umtso states 80 eS ais
i,escs O h they are not personally in attendhhee ~
the defense that this was not techcdE
Wa -, ,"Son Tho Indictment chaige the prisoner
acnh acn 5er ~ nj an American citizen The prosecution