Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-09

The Surratf Trial

OVERLAND DISPATCHES
The Surratt Trial.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The trial of
Surratt was resumed at half past 10
o'clock. The first witness was the bar
Der of the Ebbitt House here. He swore
positively that he shaved Booth, Surratt,
aud another man supposed to be o.
Laughlin, on the morning Of the day Of
the assassination. Surgeon Mcmillan
was recalled, but nothing important was
elected.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Surratt's trial
to-day proved unusually interesting, the
testimony against the prisoner being
very decided. DR.. Mcmillan testified to
Surratt's confessing to him that he was
in the plan with Booth to abduct the
President, but found it necessary to
abandon or change it. The witness
stated, however, that the prisoner had
never told him that he was in Washing
ton on the day Of the assassination, nor
had he stated to him to what the abduc-
ton plan had been changed. Surratt
said Booth telegraphed to him at Mon
treal to come to Washington, as 1t had
been found necessary to change the plan;
that he (Surratt) was at Palmira on the
Thursday preceding the assassination.
Surratt also related to witness the state
ment of his dropping his handkerchief
in St. Adams. Vermont, thereby cor
roborating previous evidence in that
particular. Benjamin St. Marie, whose
evidence has been anticipated with so
much interest, was next put on the
| stand. His presence caused n decided
sensation. Surratt seemed very nervous
on seeing him. He testified that Surratt
confessed in the Papal States that he
(Surratt) was in Washington and es-
capped from the city thoroughly disguised
on the night Of or morning after the as
s%assiuation. After the witness made
this statement he left the stand, counsel
for the prisoner having declined to cross
examine him.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The Surratt
prosecution was closed to-day. Several
objections were made BY defense to the
evidence for the prosecution as not be-
ing connected. The Court ruled that il
was not the proper time for objections.
Pierrepont said all evidence will be con-
| nected before the trial is over. Bradley
then opened the case for the defense.
They expected TO prove the innocence Of
| the prisoner and the pure fame Of bis
mothes. They would contradict John
NJ. Lloyd, as a self-proclaimed groveliug
drunkard, in many important partic-
| ulars, and would prove Weichman's
testimony false, and prove that any in
| formation he obtained at the War De-
partment which would benefit the rebels
was communicated to blockade-ruuners;
| that he was on intimate terms with the
| conspirators and that his character will
be fully shown. They would also show the
record ofthe witness Dye. Hisindictment
as a couuterfeiter would prove him and
| other witnesses utterly unworthy Of be-
| lief, and prove that one witness never
| saw Surratt until he testified; that an
| other was fresh from Jail for murder;
| that Sanford Conover, who testified he
saw Surrat, on the 18th Of April, per-
iured himself; as TO the testimony Of
Wood, the barber, it will be shown that
he is mistaken. Mr.. Bradley reviewed
the testimony of other witnesses and
concluded: ave will trace Surratt from
Richmond in March, 1856, to Montreal
in April; we will show he was not near
Washington, except when brought back
in the Swatara, and will show where he
was April 18th and 18th; that he was
not within four hundred miles OF Wash
ington. 1t will be shown that he went
10 a certain town and registered his
name as John Harrison and remained
there to attend q mission he was inter-
ested with, and that he WAS there April
18th; it will be shown by the register
that he mysteriously disappeared and
will be followed back TO Montreal, where
he arrived April 18th. Facts and cir
cumstances will be shown conclusively
that demonstrate that Surratt couldn't
get to the place named for the purpose
Of covering up his track; it will be
shown that while Surratt was in Mon
treal, after the assassination, he was al
lowed to read the newspapers in his
places Of c~oncealment, and was not
aware of his mothers peril until the
event of her execution. He then want
ed to hasten to Washington to give him
self up. 1t was not permitted to be
shown that when he first learned he was
implicated in the assassination he "a
in Albany. As to the handkerchief, Of
which so much has been said, it will be
shown that it was not dropped by Sur
raft, but by an officer Of the Govern
ment, who was in pursuit, and who car
ried the handkerchief with him for the
purpose to be shown. 4 Government
revenue officer dropped it, but did not
choose to divulge the fact. The defense
will also show ar agreement between
the conspirators, signed by them, upon
which neither the name of Mrs. Surratt
or John H. Surratt appears. This agree
ment will be produced. As it came d.
rect from the chief Of the co%nspirators;
the contents and the signatures are
genuine, in which they pledge them
selves to commit the act of assassina-
ton.
Specials TO the New York Press.
New YORK, July 3.-The Herdtd's
Washington special says Baron Magnas,
the Prussian Minister. arrived at Quere-
taro on the day before the execution Of
Macmillan, and transmitted by tele-
graph to Juarez a formal protest. He
received a reply from Tejada, Minister
Of State, that the President Of the Re-
public was Of the opinion that it was
not possible to grant pardon to Maxi
milan; that it would not be consistent
with the great considerations Of justice
and the necessity for insuring the future
peace Of the Republic.
The Tribune's Washington special
says there seems to be an understand
ing that there will be only q two weeks
session. Some trouble is expected in
the preparation of a reconstruction bill.
which may proloug the session. The
extreme Radicals intend pushing for
ward a bill putting the South under
martial law and giving military COM
manders entire control until new Con-
stitutions are adopted. Some Of the
milder Radicals urge Shellaberger's
Louisiana bill Of the last session.
The Times special says the majority
of the Judiciary Committee state that