The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-17
FOURTH EDITION
The surratt Gas g.

COnfinsed from TAfrd Edition.
Mr.. Bradley, sr said the defense would reserve
furnished with list Ofthe witnesses on the part or
statute rs applicable to this case but there was one as
IN the case oftreason where the prosecution shall be
that this was not case oftreason but an attempt 70
Iapproached to treaso and on the same principle
& &nospi case inxryed vide range of inquiry ~ was
and Gardner 70 Furnish list Of the wltnesael There
among others there might be an Effort 70 gst the wit
When the witnesses are brought on the stand and
examined and cross-examined then II an appeal be
would be- addrsssed 20 the dscTeon 81 tbe Usur
which could then judge whether i would be just aud
witnesses would be unprecedented, and quite out OF
the w9y y murder trial and and we 0s9G IT, q int
States would object to It, therefore addressed myself
tain witnesses might be got out Of the II there
Mr. Perrepons@tSere are various wItnesses se' arc
mr BIadIey-A,nd al there are various ways 20 get
Jt Is important we should know what witnesses arc
Mr.. Pierrepont-You will learn as they appear.
:. Mr. BTadley75We fear that we win not learn until
may get out Of the way ought 70 have no effect We
diciment GOD forbid that any one Of them should
set out Of the way we want them here A,,. ,,.,
and the country excepting Ireland where such efforts
are respectable and creditSbie Witnesses am taken
BY surprise and think 1t is our right and it's in the
ia s q sSs MISsssss Know + Would Ss sss:y @
TO the end OF the CaSes
as far as they were known, in order that 1t might
be known what the counsel had tomeet, and to secure
the attendance OF such witnesses as were not in
range OF inquiry, and the awful Importance OF tho
case. be submitted the proposition The counsel for
the defense thought that Justice and fair trial
demanded, and they Thought the furnishing of such
Mr.. Darlington said he was not aware that there
was rule of law or practice which required the de-
tense to be furnished with list OF the Witnesses The
Constitution provided that the accused should be
fronted with the witnesses. The counsel, too, were
acquainted with the charge in the Indictment aud Of
the course which the United States intended to
pursue.
The counsel for the defense enjoy great privilege
over the United States BY act of Congress they
are permitted to take depositions of witnesses in
criminal cases, and they send to any part of the
United States cannot examine any witnesses II they
n personally in attendance It was admitted by
the defense that this Is not technically charge OF
treas n. The indictment charged the prisoner with
the murder of an American citizen. The prosecution
expected to show that 10 was of murder aggra
vaed by circumstances of grea- iocty, and the OBJ
ject not only to take the life OF the President but to
overthrow the Government
Mr.. PieTrepOnt sAid-We shall not give the names
OF The witnesses unless by the peremptory order OF
the Court.
The examination OF witnesses was commenced.
After several witnesses had testified to the death OF
Mr. Lincoln. the 18th of APRIL 1865, the identihca
tion OF the bullet; Booths pistol etc, the following
Joseph Dye a recruiting ofncer, testified that John
SurTatt ON the night OF the l4th of April 1865 was
with Booth In front of Fords Theatre and three times
buried up Bopth saying the third time that 1t
ten minu tes phst 10 O'clock.
The witness recognized the prisoner at the bar.
Booth went into the theatre and the witness Joined
Sergeant Robert II. Cooper. They both proceeded to
ers heard of the murder of the President.
The Court adjourned at T, M.