The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-19
THE TRIAL OF JOHN Il. suRRATT

uua Proceedings To-day. 3 f,t
W,AsnrSsTo1s, June ls.The trial q John II Sur
before Judge Fisher The Court room was, as usual
menced. few ladies occupied seats within the bar as
The prisoner was brought into Court at 10 O'CLOCK,
when The Court was immed edIately opened. =
o e Ee 20ssH9 TS o
H. sd 20 ns Ssense n ne me OF their
authority to allow hm to make such an order The
the Court bpt i appeared to him that 20 pursue the
course asked by the defense would be taking the man
by disclosing the names of witnesses, prejudice their
should be granted, but he ''' could conceive Of
many Why u should not Judge Fisher
the counsel for ihe defense that they be allowed q
sSoi6eT wiiaess, not now here snail have arrived.
me court salo tne counsel could at the time cross
word Of bis examnation.n chief and TO permit vie
rave the effect TO eSgthen the trial Without mucS
good really being effected The examination Of wit
Mr. Carell Hobart was sworn and examined by Mr..
cePs %nds rsa 81
1 white Eys5 Junction m 70 st. on the direct line
ios miles from BnTlins.on. The Vermont, Central
roads unite at Essex Junction. At Essex junction
burlington 70 S. xIbsns Between April iO. 1865, and
April 20, 1855, the witness was conductor the road
the boat tie lake The Wsass sGs s does P uS o.
Fa e Whe sq5mg 1gsr On s69o oSfaS9p &C %
went directly 10 81. Abans. n n NJ UT 10
d viii you now tell what happened that norulug9
A. got to hssex Junction at O'Clock on Tuesday
morning with the passengers from Burlington on the
boats Of Lake Champain. AS went through the
car found two men on the platform Of the passenger
they said they had money. that they bad been
fortunate. One OF the men was tall and had on
his oa and ssArcS S9" on ana his Ts
%nd lis e Ss
was q iongnlooking man; 1 can't state how he was
come in the cars. and he came n and said they had
New ork at work. and the third one with them got
up N the night and took ali the money leaving them
Canada; IciS them could not carry them through,
lion; at the next station forgot them and in pass
Sgsn iDg through ,bsT ssS thew saw them
s 5snS Ere 'ss ,: $S
s2 ~ sosS SSsssS
h9Tgh he was cHn%diSn AZ SI when he became me
white sand nOs
Ioen vas stSnR a he dsUo az and St ana tS M MT
dScp dS Ri, heat shn fink these ss men beat
and D DO not e. reSGeSs seeing them the
looks like the tall man you speak OF A. The man
who stood up the prisoner looks much like him
mopstScnS, m but no WhskeTs cannot tell from nS his
tace but he looks very much like him In general
MI: Pierrepont asked the witness about the hand
by Mr.. Bradley, and the question was Withdrawn.
I
time table duly certified of any between wash
ington and Canada should be put in evidence with
ssxa%ined by MI f. BrsaIsy2Ths ley T witness was
April 1855, and Il was on a tuesday, but the witness
does not recollect the date; the witness runs from
Passengers Tor Montreal go arst to Roasss Po int AZ
oedensburg and the other to MontreaI arriVns at
hs later Place s S4 & The train 1rIyng a. RoSes
oc0ck THE 'rs5 for Few YST6 6n via albany
the train leaves for New YORK Via Springfield at Io
The train leaving Montreal at O'clock p ar arrives
recolleet that the tall man referred 70 had bearl
rusty and as though he had been without sleep Al
that time the passengers from Troy and Albany IN
BY Mr.. Pierrepont-I the beginning OF navigation
above was upon the arrival of the first boat that
ined by Mr. Pierrepont-The witness Is a clerk n tue
pr 10 aSd is 1882 he vans empoyed as Hsht
az a' ans 6spS Of ba the M $ s
the boat that season was on Monday, April
4 O'Clock was %dnsh hS wa 0n S' watch in he depot @
that night two men came in the depot. one tall and
train left for Montreal at A. NJ; the boat was from
tail man asked to seep in The depot he did SO. and
called him At o'clock A. NJ. ON Tuesday. April 49,
where he was lying "a white cambria handkerchief was
the SandEeTchei as the one he picked up where the
tail man was lying; the h%snakerchief % bears the
handkerchief when il was picked upi after picked
Showed it to the agent Of the railroad Company;
do not know that the agent cOmmu icated the fact
at ST. Adams; never saw the two men afterwards.
No cToss.exsminaton,
by Mr.. Perrepont He was living near the Navy
Yard, In 1865; kept restaurant in Fords Theatre,
and knew j. w. Booth by sight; he knew Booth five
or six years before; he knew David Harold and
assassination. and he Atzerott ten minutes after
that; Harold and witness walked together and saw
AtZerott at the KirkwoOd House; was coming down
Tenth street. and Harold met me and asked u saw
theatre. had also seen Booth at o'clock on horse
back; he rode asmall grey horse then Harold said,
"You know General Lee Is in town" replied 1 had
not heard it: Harold said, "Yes, he is at Willards
anG II you will walk with me we will see something
AS we we're passing Krkwood's Atzerott was sitting
on the steps, and Harold stopped TO speak with him.
Harold and the witness then walked up TO Willards.
and Harold talked to two young men there The wit
ness could not hear the conversation but when
Harold parted with the men he said, 'You will be
Theatre and noticed that Harold walked lame.
When th e theatre, Herold pulled up his pants
and saw long dagger handle protruding from his
boot leg. asked him what he was going to do with
and such were handy there. =
q. Do you see any one IN the Court who looks like
the man TO whom Harold said, "Will you be thereto
night9'
The witness answered by pointing out the prisoner
He looked very much like the man. but the witness
could not see whether he was the same man or not
He wore no beard, but had a slight moustache
Crossexamined by Mr.. Bradley me witness Us &C
qIainted with Mr. Clifford aud Mr.. Hess, who were at
FOrd's Theatre he did either OF them In front
OF the theatre that night and does not recoect whe
ther any soldiers were sitting IN ro1 OF tnS theatre;
thu was great crowd there; he was In the resau-
rant when the President was soot the clock or the
theatre is in the centre OF the passageway opposite