The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-12
THE SURRATT TRIAL.


concurred in swearing that Cleaver was hare
ease.
Tallmadge j. Lambert sworn Was clerk in
the Paymaster Generals Office in 1865 and re-
sided on the south side of HI street, between
4th and 9th streets; the house was a square
and three-quarters east of Mrs. Surratt'S
house.
Mrs. Frederick Lambert sworn. Live in
Washington and in 1865 lived in H street, be-
tween 18th and 9Th streets in the house above
described by the last witness; remember
the night of the Presidents assassination and
was in the house above mentioned that night
between II ard II o'clock at night heard q
voice indistinctly from the street calling cut
The President is shot," went into my parlol
and opened the window and two soldiers were
passing by; L asked them what was the mat
ter and the soldiers said the President was
shot and that Wilkes Booth shot him; l aske d
the soldiers If they saw it and they said they
did not, but were about the theatre at the
time; one of the soldiers stepped forward
when spoke to him and said they were going
to Camp Berry; it was damp that night and
dark; came to testify of my own accord; was
reading the account of the trial and portions
of the testimony struck me as similar to the
conversation had with the soldiers on that
night; thought it q strange coincidence at
least that such similar conversations should
have taken place; the soldiers were talking
about the killing, but asked DO questions.
Margaret Williams, colored, sworn. Live
with Mrs Lambert, and lived with her when
tee President was killed. Witness corroberat-
ed the testimony OF Mrs. Lambert in regard to
conversation with the soldiers.
John L. Hollohan was sworn, and testified
that he went to board at Mrs Surratt's in Feb
rnary, 1865. Weichman and Atzerott appear
ed to be very intimate; have frequently seen
them come in together; Weichman and Atze-
rott were intimate friends; have seen Atzerott,
Booth and Weichman all in company ON the
night of April Sd; was in my room and saw
the prisoner that night; had not seen him for
ten nights previously; Surratt called witness
into Weichman's room and asked him if he
had any money and he loaned him $50; I turn
ed and opened the door when he handed me
two twenty dollar gold pieces which he insist
ed on my taking aud took it, Weichman was
present at this time.
Mr.. Bradley proposed to show by this wit
ness that Weichman acknowledged that he
knew where Surratt had gone, and proposed
to show that Weichman was as deep in this as
any one. .
The evidence was ruled out as Weichman
had not been questioned on the subject
Witness described what occurred ON the
night OF the assassination. Went home at 9
P. NJ. and did not see ohm Surratt that night
l met Weichman at the Patent Office; we
went to Mrs. Surratt's to breakfast; from that
moment was i'll company with Weichman
until he was placed in custody; broadcast was
nearly over when Miss Anna Surratt came in
ing that he had his suspicious about the mat
ter and was going to make them known TO the
government; he did not say he knew Booth
and his associates and was going to give their
names to the authorities.
QueStion-Was ANYTHING said to YOU by
Wcichman about his suspicious?
Answer-H you will allow me to make
statement as to what took place at the break
fast table
Objected to.
Judge Fisher-You can testify as to what
Weichman said about his suspicious.
Witness-He said nothing about his suspi-
cions.
Q. Did Miss Anna Surratt say at the break
fast table that the death of Abraham Lincoln
was nothing more than the death of a negro
in the army?
Objected to on The ground that the witness
Welchinan had not been questioned as to that
remark, bat it was brought out of the witness
by the gentlemen themselves.
Judge Fisher said in his opinion this testi-
mony should not be admitted as it was brought
out by his counsel and not by the prosecution
on their examination of the witness.
The counsel for the defence noted an excep-
ton,
Witness resumed. After breakfast went
with Weitchman to the police headquarters
and delivered him up to Mr.. Richards; WEIGH
man was in custody on the morning of the
10Th; witness left Mrs. Surratt's house with
Weichman to go to the police Headquarters
while there the officers took Weichman to gel
horses to go down into the country; McDeVitt
went in carryall; witness met buggy and
went down as far as Piscataquay; came back,
arriving here between and 10 o'clock that
night; drove to the police station, Sd ward and
went in; Weichman was kept at the station
house all night.
MIR. Darlington objected to what occurred
between the witness and Wechman being
stated.
The Court allowed the witness to go on
Witness left and McDevitt went home, and
was to meet there at 10 o'clock and go to the
Secretary of War to get pass to go to Balti-
more; failed in his mission and went home
and slept until Sunday morning, when witness
went to the police office and met McDevitt at
II o'clock; went with McDevitt and WEIGH
man to Baltimore and cane back on Monday
morning; went to Mrs; Surratt's and got the
mans shirts and two handkerchiefs, one
marked "John Ell. Surratt," and the other be-
longed to witness; at 8 o'clock the witness,
Weichman, McDevitt and Cleayer went to
Philadelphia, where they arrested a man and
staid till the next day; then went to New York
and the next day, Wednesday, the 18th, ar
rived in Burlington, where he remained all
night; the next day went to the depot; the
train was late; witness rested on settee
there; at Essex junction discovered that he
had lost the handkerchief that was marked
with Surratt's name; witness tried to find his
tobacco and discovered that both that and the
tobacco were gone.
AT 1890 the Court took recess until one
o'clock.
On reassembling, Hollohan was again placed
on the stand, and said the handkerchief with
Surratts name on it which he lost had num-
Der on it, but he did not remember what il
was; witness was not about the house at all
Saturday after the assassination until 10 o.
clock at night; Surratt was at his mothers
April Sd without cOncealment; witness was
confined in Carol prison where WeichmaI
was; had conversation there about what Mr.
Stanton told him (Weichman) in reference tc
testitying about the assassination conspiracy.
Cross-examined. Since the recess the wit
ness had not had his attention called to the
number on the handkerchief witness lost
there was figure in it; was something aftel
the name; witness could not remember Wbeth.
er letters n and o followed the name before
the figures or not; Weichman was arrested by
McDevitt and Clarence, but did not know he
was arrested until ten o'clock that night
Witness knew he was under arrest all day
witness went to Canada with Weichman, and
there Weichman was told on the night he lef
the third wood station house, he would have t.
go to headquarters, as he was under arrest
this was the first he knew of his arrest. Wit
| ness was shown paper which he stated wa:
| right in substance, though hiS name was not
| rightly spelled on it. On Monday morning af
| ter we came from Baltimore, McDevitt went Il
| Baker to get transportation. If he had TOLD
l
| Mrs. Surratts, the order would never have is
| sued; under that order witness and Weichma1
accompanied McDevitt and party to Canada
| Before going away witness went back to Mrs
| Surratt,s house to get his clothes On the Sun
| day night, prisoner, witness, wife and children
| slept there; the clothes which he went ate
| were on the bed; kept in Monday afternoon
| and went to Baltimore and Philadelphia tina
night; McDevitt, Clearance, Bigley, Weichmal
| and witness were together; went TO Philadel
l o. - 1-a1r, ,4- Ill.
| and left Philadelphia at midnight to go t
| New York; it was on the morning of the 1876
of April; went up the Hudson r. r. and got t
| Burlington on the night Of Wednesday, Apr
10; went TO a hotel and all entered falls
names on the book; do not remember tn
hotel they stopped at; witness does not re
member all the false names they assum ed; j
was alter dark and after supper; witness wen
out and purchased some clothes; do not ro
me noer the number of the room slept in O
VINO slept with me; am sure the handkerchio
was IN my oVercoat pocket that night and o.
the following thursday morning; when wit
ness reached Essex junction he got ont to ga
a drink; it was early in the morning and Wi
ness desiring to take a chew of tohocoo searcI
ed his pockets and found tobacco and HAND
kerchief gone; the morning was a bright an
clear one and rather cool; witness aid mo
wear his oyercoat but carried it for eonv'
nience; there was nothing in the pocket bu
tobacco and handkerchief; witness was pc
tive it was April 10th when he lost the han,
kerchief; has not seen it since that night; pc
sibly might know it again il he sawit; did M
tell G.igley he had lost the handkerchief
st. Adams nor Wcichman he left it under b
pillow; that is falsehood; was not vii
Wechman all the time to Canada; Bigley al
Weichman left for Quebec; was a witness
the conspiracy trial
Mr.. Pierrepont here read portion of Il
testimony given by Hollahan at the conspirat
trial, in which witness agreed was correct
given By him then.