The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-20

could not pay their fare; they also
said they must go to Franklin, but
they only went as far as ST. Albans.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Mr. Hob
bert, conductorousthe Vermont Cen
trail Railroad, testified remembering
thesman,y Surrattghe passed over the
road on a Tuesday in April, 1865;
were without money to pay fare;
bans; said they would walk to Frank
lin, which is four miles from the Can
ada line ..-...-t
Chas. Blum, Clerk at the Weldon
House, ST. Adams, testified that he
was on watch at the depot on the
night of April 17th. 1865; two mem
came in the depot that night; one
tall, the other short; tall man asked
to sleep in depot; be did so, and l
called him at 4 A. NJ, Tuesday. April
IS; after the man went out,
I picked up something where
tail man was sleeping. a white
cambric handkerchief was shown
and examined. The witness recog-
.nized the handkerchief as the one he
picked up where the tall man was
lying. The handkerchief bears the
name of j. H. Surratt. That, name
was on it when it was picked up.
After [ picked up the handkerchief
[ discovered the name there. |
showed it to the agent of the railroad
company. [ never saw these two
men afterwards
S. Griils examined - Was living
near the navy-yard in 1865; kept a
restaurant in Ford's Theatre; knew
J. W. Booth by sight; knew
Booth five or six years before [ knew
Harold and Atzerot; saw Harold at
o'clock on the day of the assassina-
ton; saw Atzerot about 10 minutes
after that; Harold and witness
walked together and saw Atzerot at
the Kirkwood House; | was coming
down Tenth Street, and hey Harold,
askeh me IF had seen j. w. Booth !:
said did. at Ii JAM, at the theeter;
had also seen Booth at a. e'elr~s,, on
horseback; he rode a snIa. gray
horse; then Harold said, I" You know
General Lee is in town" / replied
| had not heard it, Harold said,
Yes. he is at Willards, and If you
walk with me, you will see something
about it; as we were passing the
Kirkwood Hotel Atzerot was sitting
on the steps, and Harold stopped to
speak with himS Harold7and witness
then walked to Wizards, and Har-
old talked to two young, men there !;
witness could not hear the converse
tion, except when Harold said to
the two young men, you will be there
to-night;h he then proceeded to Gro
ver's Theatre, and | noticed Harold
walked lame; when near the theatre
| Harold pulled up his pants, and |
saw Ieng dagger handle
protuding from his boot leg
| asked him what he was
going to do with that: he said he
was going to the country that night,
and such things\were handy there.
Question-Do you see any one in
court who looks like the man to
whom Harold said, "Will you be
there tonight"
/ The witness pointed out the pris-
oner; he looked very much like the
4 man, but the witness could not see
whether it was the same man or not
he wore 20 beard, but had a slight
moustache.
John L. Tippet testified that he
heard Mrs. Surratt, in 1863 say
that lhe would give any one
thousand dollars if he would
kill Lincoln. This was said in
the presence of John The lat
ter, when there was a Union vic
tory, said damn the Northern leaders
thereof; they all ought to be sent to
hell. This was when witness carried
i the mail from Washington to Char
lotte Hall.
| Ex-Sergeant Cooper testified that
he was. with Sergeant Dye on the
/ night of the assassination, and heard
one of the men in front of the theater
call out three times, Ten minutes to
ten' There was nothing which
specially excited his suspicion. He
corroborated Dyes testimony, that
while he and Dye were returning to
I Camp Barry, at H. Street, No. Sal
a middle aged lady raised the window
and asked what was going on down
town. Witness and Dye told her
that the President had been shot by
Booth.
The Court took recess until to.
morrow morning