The Portland daily press., 1867-07-13
TsiE sURRATC TRIAL.
WAsHfNcroN. July 12.

WASHINGTON, July H.
Surratt's trial was resumed this morning,
G. AL Carvil sworn. Witness was one of the
detectives who searched Mrs. Surratts house
the day otter the assassination, and testified to
what occurred on that occasion. Mrs. Surratt
said she did not know where John was.
Weichman was standing by the side of wit
ness when the conversation with Mrs. Surralt
occurred Witness detailed the searching of
Weichman's room AT the door of the kitch-
ell met the colored woman and asked for John
Surratt and she said she had not seen him for
two weeks Next morning witness went TO
Surrattsville and saw John nj. Lloyd. He de-
MED that any men had passed there; that if
any had passed there he should have known
it, for he was up all night. l told Lloyd if he
could put me on the trail he was made man,
and so was 1. He called God to witness that
he did not know the men, and that they had
not passed.
James A. McDevitt sworn. Is detectiye,
and took steps to arrest the murderers. Un IN
the night of April 14th went to Mrs. Suliatt ne
mouse with Darval and number o! oIner oin-
GERS. Witness went towards the k,ecnen uoor,
and saw two colored females one oi whom ap
peared to be darker than the other. He quts
toned where John Surratt was and one OF the
women said she had not seen him for two
weeks. Witness told Weichman to report at
the office next morning, and to consider him
self under arrest. Subsequently went to Can
ada with him. On the cross examination, wit
ness said he could not swear that Susan jack
son was the same cOlOred woman that he saw
at Mrs. Surratts, who said she had not seen
John for two weeks.
HOnora Fitzpatrick sworn. Occupied Mrs
Surratts room and slept with her. Remember
the night of the assassination. Did not see
John Surratt about the house that day. He
was home about two weeks before that and
witness met him in the parlor. Weichman
and Mrs. Surratt and others were there and
witness was in the parlor, and Mrs. Surratt
asked witness to go down and see if she could
get something for John for supper. When
supper was ready Miss Surratt and John
came down together. The colOred woman
came the week John was gone. She came in
during supper, and Mrs. Surratt said to her,
this is my son John; don't you think he looks
like AnnaY John was not at home the night
OF the assassination, and took no supper there
that night. The examination of the witness
was suspended at 1926 and the Court took
recess for half an hour On reassembling the
examination was resumed and the witness
contradcted several points in Weichman's
testimony, as to what occurred at Mrs. Sur
rats house the night of the assassination.
Charles B. Steward sworn. Reside at FL
mira, N. Y. Is q merchant tailor; was in his
store 18th of April, 1866. Early in the morn
ing a man came in with peculiarly cut coat.
lie remained from ten to twenty minutes.
Witness attention was particularly drawn to
him. Witness has seen that man again to-
day at the Jail and the prisoner at the bar,
witness believes TO be the man, witness has
but little doubt of that. Cross-cxamined;-
Witness is satisfied that the prisoner is the
man and that it was on the 18th or 14th of
April because witness partner was in New
one of those days that the prisoner at the bar
came in.
At three o'clock the Court took a recess un-
til tomorrow morning.