The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-18
The Surratt Trial.
from the Second Edition.

Continued from the Second Edition.
WASHINGTON, June Is.
The witness was in Washington before in March
last, when The trial was postponed. and also Mon
day last. Alter coming to Washington witness spoke
O. In answering questions put by the rosecutIon
why did you describe the third party as neatly
dressed man, and not mention his name, you knew
neces ary until was asked the questi n.
o. Why did you use Booths name aud not surratts?
A. Becau2e l did not deem 1t necessary to meation
Q; Were you not told not to name him until asked.
The witness repeated portion Of his testimony
dress party came from but he came from the direc;
engaged in conversations time Of this rush.
and when the remark was made by Booth, 81 think
together before the door aud into the the
The vilainous looking stood next to the thea
Of e &ne s s ra eaoed y Taa
Eentlsmanly looking man as B9oth talk To- to so y-
The witness here repeated his testimony Surratt
the me he d Booth and his
particularly but simply called lied the time II they had
heard and men 9 W who are engaged In such plots are
surratt did not whisper the time to Booth aud his
companion, but called i out loud. He appeared te
there was some ne one one up & there to whom he had TO
surratt was regulating the whole conspiracy
g Then he was general COMMANDER? A. Yes, sir.
a. No, Sir; (Laughter) When surratt moved up
e To Be H S @ had no S5oT
TO whisper, as it was evident he had business up
street. or in that direction Whenever he came from
street he came In great hurry, walk ing fast
he could. After calling the time for the third time,
Surratt moved hurriedly to street, His lips and
cOuntenance were very pale. The witness could see
this as Sun rstt stood looking at the clock.
O. How could you see his face, II you sitting
on the boards and he was between and the light?
4. Very readily.
a little behind him. and line with the two
others who standing further below towards the
restaurant; Surratrs face the picture of excite
ment and nervousness; the witness Surratt in
March last at the jail heres he was admitted by Gene
raj Darlington TO see IL he could Identity him
man who under the gas light that night and re.
cognzed him Immediately; cid not tell Surratt for
what purpose he went there. but when he saw him he
accosed him with "Halloa, John % the face the wit
ness saw in the jail was the face he in the front
Of the theatre.
: O. And This is the (pointing to surratDq A.
Yes, sir; that is the face.
O. Would you have known that face if you had seen
II elsewhere? A Yes, sir II is face that once seen
is not easily forgotten; did not request 20 to the
jail 10 see him; went because was requested to
do so.
Mr.. Merriok asked the witness what his religion
was, but Withdrew the question upon objection
made by Mr.. Darlington.
The witness was interrogated at length as TO his
testimony before the Military Commission at the
Arsenal at the time of the Assassiuat n trial, aud
endorsed what he there said, and insisted upon its
correctness. In some slight paricu ars, as to the
height OF the m en- etc, there was q variation, and
strong effort was made TO make the two statements
appear contradictory,
At 1920 the Court took recess