Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-03

moi know il 1t would be for or arsinst The pris-
oDeI.
By MIR. Garrington.-Witness wrote to the
District Attorney or Attorney General. Uit
not know Mr.. Carrington. knew he prisoner
as soon as he saw him The prisoner said he
was come cied with the thsafer. Witness gem
orally took a good look At man Witness
looked at him and thought he would not make
an actor.
by Mr Bradiey-Had seen Mr. Carrinpfan
Did not know he wss District Attorney; had
Conversations with ihis soupe man, (puiuti:4g
TO Mr. Wiison) Had also talked with .Ir
Pierrapoint Spoke 10 his wife about it; sne
told bim IL woUiu have been better for him II
he BAD held his toDgne.
Ey Jnror.-1ns man left the box shortly
after witness entered the thsatsr. The hole IN
Anumher of witnesses we're called for the
prosecution. but none ans wered.
r Mr Wilson said one would certainly be here
from Baltimore by II O clock. and he su gses le,;
that the Court take arecess.
AT is minutes before i2 O'Clock the Court
teok recess Tor halt an honr.
On reassembiipe, at 1880 o. clock
DGrid II. Bates was sworn. and examined hy
Mr.. .Pierrepeln'.-W Witness lie twenty -four years
Old TO- cay.
Mr.. P,errepo,nt sa,d he proposed TO pu, in
the hands OF witness two letters written hy
Snlratt to WeichmaBn Nov. 70 and Sept ii,
and the cards Of Wilkes Booth and ssnrra..
which were already in evidence.
Witness faid that he had seen the letters of
Surratt and the card OF Booth. hut not the card
OF Surratt
a letter directed to A'zerodt, dated washing
ton, D. G., April is, one day after the asssssi-
nation.
Witness identified the letter, and said ho
first saw It in the War Department mail a short
time after the dale. Placed the letters f. L. s.
on the outside OF envelope, that il might 70
to Mr.. F. l.. Stanton. Witness IL a teiecraph
operator at present, and was in charge OF the
War Department telegraph Office from Nav
1861. TO September. 1866. Had The general man
aeement OF the office from .Iune, lsde. He had
charge ofihe cipher kilograms Had deciphered
many cipher lptters and letters In disguised
hands. He had great knowledge and expe-
rience as an expert.
e. Do ycu think yen knowth hand writing
Of the letter!
Al do know it.
Q.-What knowledge have you of the hand.
Al never saw the party who wrete this
write, but have seen handwriting signed by
the party who believe to have written this.
ansssion was, ffthey couid prove whether the
letters referred to We're in the handwriting OF
Judge Pierrepoin. cortended that the ones.
England.
judge Fisher said he understood that the pa.
pers were in evidence. and said he would ad.
nit the evidence.
The defense excepted.
Witness L beiivs the handwriting of the
writir Of the prisone. SnrIsL
Tie letter referred TO was read as follows:
..S. P y. X. All right. ToNEY'
Witness said there was something in every
mans writing peculiar Witness was here
handed the Sslby letter, and said it was in a
disguised hand, and comparing with the tele.
grams OF bcoth, he would say that it was in
his handwriting.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Merrick Never
saw Booth write, but from The two telegrams
would say that the Selby letter vas writ
f6 Rn0fh. MAS a -
capital ietrer "Ln in Dear Louis,'' and the
IL, in . Laughlin's name. in Els of Esqurc
and Exeter in the telegram, and English in
they resembled each other in thelr general
features. The :. Ess' IN telpgrams and letter
are disconnected; in the Selby letter he OBJ
ity as the g L. in the telegraph, noticed a re-
semblance in tie Is T's' also. From those re-.
sembian ces and the general character of the
hanGwIiilnghe he Judged: first sa W the enclosure
o. the AtZeTCdt envelope on the same day il
came to The Office; did not know who opened
1t. Witness was handed another letter Zone of
Suriati's) which he said he had never seen
before.
I'm. s. TAcmpson sworn and examined bv
Mr.. PieTrepont-W Witness is druggist at 18th
street ana New York avenue where he has
been since 1883. Herold was clerk to witness
in 1862 or 1868; coming about March 1st and
was discharged about July 4th following: was
tolerabiy familiar with his handwriting. Pres
ident Lincoln was in the habit of getting his
medicines there. and supposes he got some
while herold was there.
Hm- Norton. sworn.-W Witness lives at Char
lotte Hall, -. Mary's county, Nd, and came
here over two weeks ago TO testify; witness
had seen Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Darlington. Judge
Holt, ana Mr. Barr In April, 1865, witness
lived at T b; in the month previous saw
some arms which were brought there by
Herold; some guns. two carbines, knife,
p,stod, p,s piece OF OF rope; wrench, DC. Her
We're placed in the bar-room. Next morning
Eerod fired his pistol of and lett. taking the
arms with him going towards this city. Saw
the two earbines. or carbines like them, at the
Provost Marshafs short time after the as
sassinalion. Herold was alone and said he
was going 10 Benedict q ducking. T. 3. is
about miles frsm Surrattsville. He went to-
wards Surrattsville, but there was road
which turned off and he may have turned of
there Herold asked witness If Surratt
had been there and said he expected him.
Shrrait did not come that night. Saw Surratt
on the Sd OF April, 1865 who came there on the
stage, and lettns or O'clock That was the
last TIME be saw Surratt. 1t was the Leon
ardtown stage He did not tell witness that he
had been to Richmond. Surratp had no con.
versation with witness; he paid witness So 80,
which he owed for staying there over night.
with Atzerodt, but they did not come or leave
together.
Mr.. Bates was recalled for further cross-ex-
amin alton, and was handed the register of ST
Lawrence Hall by Mr.. Merrlck, and asked 10
find any signature which he recognized; wit.
mess did so and said he recognized two: Frank
III uh lHOuu ana JOHQ laITisOC: neltner In OIs
guised hand writing, and also found the name
Of Harris on on TWO other pages.
BY Mr. Pierrepoint-I belle ve the SIGNATURE
John Harrison TO be in the hand writing of |
the prisoner, Snrl att.
Mr. Msrrick q. ked that summons be issued |
for Mr.. Bates as a witness for the defense.
Mr.. Darlington said that they had but two |
or three witnesses who are not in attendance, |
and they would have to ask the indulgence of |
the court II they We're here the prosecution |
wouid be able 10 close to-day, bn1 as they were |
rot, the proeec ution would ask aalouru- |
meBt 10 riday. promising to close the case at
an early hour on that day.
The court took recess unit! 10Y O'Clock on !
Friday.
MONTHLY REPORT OF THE EMPLOYMENT |
OfFlCK-Ccl Rogers. OF the Freedmen's Bu- I
res u, has received the monthly report OF the |
employment office, showing the nu,cbe of |
apilicalons for ser wants 10 have been a66-3a2 /
Tor males and 2aa for .enaies. The number OF I
applications for employ ment were 5esi-3i9 /
ma les and lsl females. The number provided
with employment was 3n5-2aS males and i27 |
females They were distribHted among the /
different States as follows: Ohio, 10; Dissrict |