The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-29
WASHINGTON.
The Surratt Trial--Interesting Pro-
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WAsHINGToN, June 2s.-Lewis j.
Weichman was recalled for The con-
tinuation Of his Examination gin chief,
witness testified that Mrs. Surratt's
manner all the way down, on April
18th, to. Surrattsville, was lively and
cheerful; we arrived at 'Surrattsvilie,
and / renewed the package from the
buggy and gave it to Mrs. Surratt;
she Wentinto the house; In a short
time she called me and desired me 10
write letter for her to Mr.. Motley;
she told me to write that unless Mr..
Motley came forward and paid the
bill. at. once, she would bring
suit against him l wrote the
letter ins ther house on that day,
April 14th, 1865. She desired me
also tc compute for her the interest
on S479 for thirteen years. | sealed
the letter and put it in an envelope,
and she gave it to Mr.. Quinn to be
delivered to Mr.. Motley then went
out and drove the buggy up and down
the road. At $3.50, as Mrs. Surratt
saw Lloyd and he recognized me, and
nOllCeQ Iudt Tue lIOul Duggy
spring was broken. He called
Mrs. Surratt's attention to it, and she
told him to get string and fix it; he
did so. Don't remember seeing Mrs.
Offut that day; left Surrattville to
return home at $50. On the way
home Mrs Surratt said she was anx-
ious to be home at . 9 clock; that she
was to meet gentleman there. [
asked If it was Booth - She made no
reply. | said something about Booth
not acting ,sand she replied, = Booth
is done, and is going to New York
Very soon, q never to return.
She asked if | did not know
Booth was crazy on one subject; |
said [ did not, ,Nand she dropped the
subject; on returning, | saw pickets
returning to Washington; about two
miles from Washington is high hill,
and the city was Illuminated, and [
made some remark about the return
OF peace; she replied, / am afraid all
this rejoicing will be turned to mourn
ing, and all this gladness to sorrow; /
asked her what she meant, and she
said, after sunshine there was always
a storm, and that the people were
becoming too licentious, and God
would punish them; just as we came
to Pennsylvania Avenue. at the Capt.
tol, we saw the torchlight procession
and the horse SHE'D; we turned up
Second Street, and arrived home at
nine, or few minutes before; helped
Mrs Surratt out, and returned
with the buggy to Helward's stable
then went down aud took supper, and
N chnxrnI ma fnffa.
her son; while L was, eating, heard
some one ascend the stairs out
side very quietly, and Mrs.
Surratt answered the door; the
steps went to the parlor; they
sounded like mans steps, and |
then, about five minutes afterwards,
heard some steps go down stairs; Mrs
Surratt did not come down stairs. and
after supper, | and others went TO the
parlor, and Mrs. Surratt, after while,
asked me which way the rch-light
procession was going; [ replied, l
thought they were going to serenade
the President, and she.said she would
like to know, as she was interested in
it; as | recall her manner now, she
appeared nervous, and [ asked her
what was the matter. She said she
did not feel we'll; she had beads in
her hand, and was walking up and
down. and she once asked me to pray
fer her intentions. [ asked her what
her intentions were; and | said L
never prayed for any ones intentions
unless | knew what they were Anna
Surratt and the others were laughing
and talking, aud Mrs. Surratt says:
20, you are making too much noise,
and in a playful manner drove US
from the room Miss Surratt, Mrs.
Fitzpatrick, Jenkins and | left the
room together, aud lett Mrs. Surratt
alone in the parlor. | went to
my room In few minutes
Mrs. Surratt and Mrs. jenkins oeeu-
pied the room above me, and bade me
good night at my door Mrs. Fitz-
patrick occupied Mrs. Surratt's room.
/ was unweH that might, and was out
in the yard during the night, and about
o'ciockI got back to bed, aud was
just falling asleep when the bell rang
violently l went down stairs, raped
on the door. and asked what was
wanted? and was cold that Govern
menI officers we're there and