Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-17


Henry WILSON.
THE SURRAIT TRIAI.--The testimony yes
terday bore pretty hardly upon the credlbllty
Of the testimony Of Weichman and DIR. Me
Millen. One witness testified that alter tt!e
conspiracy trial was over, and The convicted
parties executed, Weichman disclosed to h:n
that he was uneasy in his mlnd about The
testimony he had given, and wanted the witness
TO 90 TO the church with him, SO that he might
find consolation in the confessional; that he
had been obliged to swear to that which, had
he had his own way, would have resulted dbl
ferently for Mrs. Surratt The witness did 90
to church with him, and remained outside
while Weichman went IN.
Another witness, who was confined in Carroll
Prison with Weichman and others, shortly
after the assassination, stated that an officer,
in presence Of himself, Wcic!man and another
party, told Wcichman if he did not swear to
more than he had told he would be hung that
he would be treated as one OF the cOnspIratorS
and suffer with them, and the i9piJcnt occurred
in Judge Hollis office Of military justice. -
Another witness, late OF the Confederate secret
service, testified to certain conversations held
with DR.. McMilen, in crossing the Atlantic,
concerning Surratt and the conspiracy, totally
irreconcilablc with Mchlillen'S testimony touch
ing the same points on this trial.
The defence offered to show by Il witness
the contents Of the mysterious Booth letter,
and will offer to put in Il written paper pur-
porting to be the substance Of that letter, rs
remembered by the man to whom Booth gave
the letter, who opened it q few minutes alter
the shot was fired in the theatre AMI having
read it, reduced it to ashes in the aaslight. Il
is believed that when offered it will be ruled
out, az it is understood that the paper con
tanned the original plot sicncl by Booth,
Payne, llerold and htzcr0dt, and that 1t 'l:-
clared that they and they ony were III th@ plot.
After the Surratt trial had ended yesterday,
Dr. McMillcn and Lewis }. Wcichman two
Of the witnesses for the prosecution, met Lewis
j. Garland witness FOR the defence, ana they
ccnsurcd him for the evidence he bad JUST
given While they were standing there Hall
Colgate, 4 boy messenger in the employ OF
Mr.. Merrick one Of the counsel Tor defence,
approached and was rudcly accoSIed by both
Weichman and McNlllen. Colgate retorted
by calling them perjured scOurdreIS, and oI-
lowed the words with blows administered lIrst
to one and then TO the other. Neither OF the
witnesses offered resistance, but moved away
from the scene OF cosion.-Bdh SIN.
DIsTRICr Court AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Thursday Butler vs.. Rennoda was argued by
A. R. Holiday, for appellants, Judge Callahan
and Marye, .)r., for appaec&.
Frday-The Court announced decisions in
the following cases-HWi3on W. Pits, rnNcr9~
ed Phillips vs. James, reversed. The follow
ing we're affirmed and certified to the Court o!
Appeals for novel and difficult questions in
volved Martin vs. SnoWdcn, Bennett Y%.
Hunter, Portner vs. CazcnoYc.
The case Of Stevens VIZ. Dawson, involving
the lease Of The Washington and AlexanIria
Railroad, was argned by J. d. Smith ut BALI
more, and G.. w. Brent Of Alexandria, Tor the
appellants and A. e. hagruder and Z. J.
Brent of Baltimore and ". II. Dnlany 1T
Alexandria for appclleeS.
On Saturday, the Court delivered Il" pE M
ion in Scott Exr. ~. SCOTIA ttrmen. ne
argument in Stevens w. Dawson was conrInd
ed. Mason vs. Rhett and wife was argued hy
Conway Robinson for appellants and Charles
Marshall of Baltimore for appell1es and con
pellee and G. W. Brent for appellant.
The Judges are hard worked sci: They
meet in conference 1T 9 A. H., ana listen TO
Lawyers from 10 A. NJ, for e Or >, hours u
day: sit up most Of the night re suppose,
"examining the papers, and then assemble
again at O. The physical labor must be severe
on some Of them, as "Justica" on this occasion
is composed OF "a streak Of lean and d streak
Of fat" Judges Meredith and Pitts, Judges
Crltcher and Thomas, and less consp;cuousy
in contrast Judges Moncure and Christian,
illustrate the lean and the fat, if not "thc long
and the short" of it. Occasionally We are
glad to see one OF them released from labor by
having, decided the case in the court below.
Fredericksburg Mus