The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-02

| ulHl Wiat Ht ndut uOue .lHdI ne SuOul0
| be afraid of an American defective /;
said be had done a good deal if /
/ knew all he had done it would ma Ike my
eyes stare; [ said he need NOT be
afraid of Ameriean detectives because
| he was onla Britis ship and in Brit
ish waters; he said he did not care il
he was, for if he attempted to arrest
him this would settle him, and he ex
hibited a pistol On thetug, going from
| the steamer Montreal to the Peruvian,
l was introduced to Bradley, object
ed to, unless, it was. shown what con-
nection this, had with Surratt., e.;
= Mr.. Pierpont said that be proposed
to show that Beverly Tucker, Gen.
Ripley and others were in Montreal,
and who were with SSurratt during
Bradley asked if he proposed to
convict the men named with the con
Pierpoant said twas twas proper 4it to show
+ who were on the tug and were en-
gagged in conversation with Surratt.
Judge Fisher said it could be
shown what men spoke with Surratt.
Witness resumedTSaid he saw one
/ speak to Surratt on the tug, or voyage
to Liverpool : saw Gen. Ripley talk
with Surratt Of my own, knowledge
/ don't know, who General Rip
ley was, but the prisoner said
that he was = General Ripley, of
South Carolina; - among the, pas
sengers was Correl Jewett, and one
they called Colorado Jewett; was also
colored man, who said he had been
IN JEFF. Davis employ knew Beverly
Tucker; WAS introduced to him that
morning on, a, tug going from the
steamer Montreal to the Peruvian; he.
went, on board the Peruvian with a
prisoner called McCarty; we, sailed
about 10 o clock, A, NJ; after we got,
|, on board the steamer, / perceived
Surratt's hair, and, moustache was
dyed; he wore pair of spectacles;
said he did not wear spectacles be-
cause he was. short-sighted, but be-
cause they aided in Disgusting him;
/ had conversation with the prisoner
every day until we arrived at London
derry; our conversation took place
generally on quarter deck, sometimes
behind the, wheel house; remember
that Surratt told me he had been in
the habit Of going to Richmond with
dispatches. during the war and bring
ing dispatches back to- Washington
time was told in Montreal that he
would meet lady in New York, 9r
that be met a woman in New York,
and caniels to Washington, and
started to Richmond with four
or FIVE others; that after
much trouble crossed the Potomac
opposite Fredericksburg; were driven
on platform car, and as they were
drawn along, they seen some men ap-
preaching, and found out that they
were escaped soldiers, and were most
starved to death, and women said.
" Let us shoot the damned Yankees.
and they shot them; then went on h
told me the name Of the woman, but
can't recollect; L cannot remember the
woman. and would not like to say it
sounded like Slata; the woman was
conspicuous in Montreal during the
trial of st. Adams raiders, carrying
messages; the soldiers referred to
were uniformed.
Mr.. Bradley said he could not
see where the evidence was tend ing.
Judge Fisher said he could not see
to what it tended; it was not Pierpont
they would connect with the conspir
acy; witness resumed, aud said that
Surratt told him he received money
from Benjamin, the Confederate Sec
retary of State; the amounts he
named were $4,000 and $4,000; he
said he was in Richmond few days
previous to its fall; he said one day
that several of them went to crossing
the Potomac in boat, when they
were pursued by gunboat and order 1
ed to surrender or they would be tired
upon; a small boat was sent 10 them,
and they fred into the small boat
as soon as it came alongside.
Witness was asked to repeat this, by
defence, and retorted by telling Mr..
Merrick that he (Merrick) could un
derstand it if he would keep his ears
open; he (McMillan) was not to be
insulted, as all witnesses had already
been, and he thought the insulting of
witnesses was the act Of coward and
a sneak. Merrick asked if that was
proper language for witness to use
in court. Court said 1t was not, but
counsel must not worry aud annoy
witnesses; witness said Mr.. .Merrick
had said the other day that all the
witnesses ought to be in the penitentia-
ry, and he wanted it understood he was
as good as Merrick. E,
Witness resumed and said that Sur
ratt stated that he had frequently
travelled to Richmond under the as
sumed names of Haversond and Sher-
man. Upon reaching the coast of
Ireland, Surrat. called me behind the
wheel-house, and remarked that he
saw foreign land at last, and putting