The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-01-04

(Surratts) conversation 1 inferred
that he was to take his part in the
conspiracy on the President and his
Cabinet" t''t%' e.. 9s''s'4 n. n
/" On the Gath of ApriIS David G
Reed testified, HAbout 8 o'clock, as
was standing just below tho Nationa
Theater | aaw John Fl. Surratt, anG
we bowed TO each,other as he passed
Louis j. Weichman, clerk in the
office Of Gen. Hoffman, Commissary
General Of prisoners, testified that he
boarded with Mrs. Surratt, in Wash.
ingtOn, from the 1st Of November,
1864, until the assassination took
place. that J, Wilkes Booth was a
frequent visitor at the house, having
private interviews with Mrs. Surratt
and John II. Surratt, for hours at a
timei that the latter engaged hoard
ing at the Herndon House for Lewis
Payne, who attempted the assassina-
tion of Secretary Seward !; that Sur
ratt returned from Richmond on the
Sd of April, left Immediately for Mon
treal, where he arrived on the 9Th,
and returned on the 18th. This wit.
ness also stated that Atzerodt, who
was to have taken Vice President
Johnson's life at the Kirkwood House
first called to see Surratt soon after
Booth began visiting at Mrs. Sur
rats, and that lie must have called
ten or fifteen times /; that Surratt,
when no returned from Richmond,
had nine or eleven $40 gold pieces,
but had no gold when be started to
Richmond that, on the l4th day Of
April, the day of the assassination, at
Mrs. ,Surratt5s request, he, drove out
with her to Surrattsville, where she
had. private interview with J. M.
Floyd, her tenant Of the hotel.
This Mr.. Floyd testified that five or
six weeks before the assassination,
John II. Surratt, David Il. Harold
and 6. A. Atzerodt came to this
house, aad that Surratt asked him to
conceal for him, until called for, two
carbines, some ammunition, rope,
and monkey wrench; that Mrs.
Surratt, on Tuesday before the assas-
sination, told him to get them out
ready, that they would be wanted
soon /; that, on the 14th of April, he
found Mrs Surratt at his house, who
told him 10 have those shooting irons
ready that night, as there would be
some parties who would call for them,
that about midnight Harold came 10
his house. and said: aafa sfs t'6
"For Gods sake, make haste and
get those things" that he gave him
the carbines, whisky, and field glass
that the man who was with Harold
said ~ win tell you some news, II
you want to hear it, = l am
pretty certain we have. assassinated
the President and Secretary Seward 2
that he thought the man to be Booth,
&c. frosf isa .ist. 'ff.Ff.i ifd
Another witness, e. L. Smoot, who
lived about q mile from Surrattsville,
that Joseph T. Mott, Of Surrattsville,
on being asked if he knew where Sur.
ratt was, (after be had been charged
with being one of the oonspirators,) J
smiled and said be reokoned John was
10 New York by that time. On be.
ing asked why, he answered +" Nv
God J. John knows all about the mur.
der Do you suppose he is going to
stay in Washington and let them
catch him? | could have
told you that this thing was com ne
to pass six months ago. He added
"Keep that in your skin now my
boy. Don't mention that; if you do,
It win ruin me forever" a.'
Such is about the substance of the
testimony that will probably be pro-
duced against the prisoner, II is such
as sent bis mother TO her final account
His case will, of course, be tried in 9
civil court and it is possible that du
ring the time that has elapsed since
the former trials, additional evidence
may have been discovered; and if SO
il is not improbable that such evi
denee may have q bearing on the eas,
OF the distinguished prisoner at Fort
ress Monroe-one JEFF. Davis.
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