The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-04
TRIAL OF JOHN Il. SURRif.l.
Testimony Of Witnesses for the
Prosecution.
Adjournment Of the Court Till
Friday.

wAsHu01oH. d. O., July s. 1857
The trial OF John IT. surratt resumed this morning
I'm the Criminal Judge presiding The
cluded others, several Members Congress- Many
OF the latter seem TO take very great interest in the
.esedings
Mr. Nsrck II there would be session Of the court
tomorrow Juiy.I
Mr. Pierpont said he doubted whether It would be legal
70 hold court In some States not recognized a.
Judge Fisher said the matter been under advsemen
haSa asa ALREADY promised 70 the Oldest In
consent Of the Court counsel for the
e stated 60 stephen Cameron that suratt told him
Fness replied that he did not '''
alleged conversation With one Stephen Cameron were
epeated and witness denied them again he did yeser
A. Msrck witness whether surratt had ever
that satt said he knew nothing Of mothers peril until
Cameron so he had M NJ d
but could not distinctly recolect exactly what that
Sn..Is: q Wood oelGrsS examined Mr.
business here eeoebs 1862; in April 1855 my my
Or Tas fss Ss . s se0 s
b. sVs ts andsr the bp
:asssd n na and knew hun well one prisoner asked .
OF the assassination Inn booker
ss sSSp nd Boom ls aa1
tnros named talked about coming from Baltmore also
ScO!S saratt and sIa hi ok
che ws d se NOT nS on oe E
out Of the chair and he back Of the shop
himself with hair ssr haa ~ e THIS time
nicely Ike @So 3 6esn r Rt
nf sao short aisance se called my ssnon to scar
nornng shaved clean, ali the musache;
S y naa S @as
by whom ! shaved Mr. Seward; think Mr.. Seward
.Ssa By Mr. ss
witness Hci@usn as tall handsome man. man:
e. ha san S Ssu4 say;
sor Tss bringing ssrrs BY and him as the
spoke q II we had great deal Of business at the time
Charles Russell .yornwitness lives Boston Mass;
was IL the war in Company D. Third heavy
sasued here iii septeuber 1884, on the morning OF the
Bunker nm, between O'Clock in The morning;
suT a S here Rsi the. and fS Of
che Csnerbury that morning and slept AZ the barracks
Of, q &c after qes out
his forehead "a e noe o saddle sisr 10
was ed in an opsans 5ut hundred rods from house,
and witness getting through the
tne through witness asked him he had Of the
thst be should try and through the and rode on
3 a up d
Sfs. sSs "a
in this city; clerk in the General onice have
ss he Of
don that when the Presidents carriage
sna Il sw me az s m ne cs that
tme that attracted attention; wheo the carriage came
last Thursday week came 10 the court and saw
con %p one = vac a
TheodoIe Benjamin hodes Was ers sees yes
WORKS al repairing and and WORKING his
On that day was the about half hour
iooE a Se and ws there the box doors
open little and being DESTROYS 70 see the stage from tina.
rSs hsrs away and witness entered the box and
SnS who had been 10 the previously
uss and s he NJ. an sa
two nces vide that the President would be
ssGs ss night ns S .a ss
wall o., and asking would
The prisoner was requested up witness stated
he judge that was tho man had no doubt aoon, IL
os and Sso s bcs
think was Ned come here aad bring up them tnnss:,'
u The .a S sc; o The
and The he se sa Ss as
ha only heard an hour previously
coming and there vas but short time 20 Ok up; ne soi ae
before these parties came 70 The box .,-
oelocS when witness went theatres shortly after wit
mas s BEEN ,n sse Merry s Sa an oar se
went was but few innues there after ne e tne
pToachei tho box went out and aerwards re-
eu nassn as at the wall X had on shall low
key hat hn he had very s beard 9a, az am not esr
'tas notice Of lin uisng what ,Srt Of an cor
he w0s tse stage 4 AK had sv be heIej easnS, tell
the sIa a. tS' s' xSs or s
sne Ter sae merry never s9ino1ed before a, IA
Mnss 81 " e sn min might have spoke Of Z 70 BIS wife
s y g: 's :"sSss
eSs but da not know ara "h ssDo ae''a q,
sssss ac w wsa. he ss ne world e q esoqai
BY M C.rTinson.wn.. or and when wines. saw tie
risoser he recognized 'e eer ie me he
aa ,ar YSA sa ehoash he could IL an his part ysy s 1
would not make much OF an acto'.
n Eaam and 4. es 1ns
w.s i newer seen that so S ha day
was thrcc quarters Of an inch WIDE 100 make "a tie
s H,sSs u 0 sss van snf he wh'aed tho 's
s Would would hsTs ' Witness here twelve
~ and that woula perhaps BE- as wei ns that witness
Accordingly the Court ordered until quarter
:ssss sn at ss sy fs fee
Psss twenty four old to-day nj Pen epOn e sa,s
r,.sn ~ s.al % wslGamas. November sai when
'hs ssass @ nc 0 sa n
kers Of suaa and the card Of Booh but not the ea
e sysns, lie; 4
the witness den "a he s sas snY
no nrst II In the War Department mai, short
nime after the date; placed letters Sc NJ So the
out OF the envelope that It might go Mr. NJ
Ron. wiines Is telegraph operator at present
charge Of he War Department telegraph Office May
h6si 20 September, 1855 had the general management OF
hhe once from june 2 he had charge OF tie cipher elc
grams; had dcciphered cipher letters letters
dsguiscd hands, he had great knowledge
O. Do you tbAk you know tho handwriting of the letter
o. WHAT knowledge have you OF the handwriting, A.
party who wrote this write have seen
hsndsr,Ins signed By the party who believe have.
written this
Mr. Bradley objected and said that the question was "
Shey could whether the letters referred lie
Handwriting Of the same person. .
Mr. Pierrcpon contented that the question had been
se,tled in this country and In England.
Judge Fisher said he understood that the papers
eyidenec, and said he would admit the evidence