Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-01

raft tor two weeks. You win believe Ciaryoa.
Sne tells you she covered herself mp In her
6eo. Oiarvoe tells yon he searched the bed and
no one was in it. Miss Fitzpatrick settles tins
wnole question She says when John came
back, on the third Of April, she was in the par
lor and received him wi h his mother. she
son came in with q pot OF tea. Mrs. Surratt
SAID "Susan, this 10 my son John; amt he like
Anna2" That was the time she ga him. een
Il. men. But of all the spirits my learned
OF Mll'on from hell; W eicn man, this accursed
fend, whose conscience drives him madly be-
fore the lash. he tells you John Surratt was
not At supper ON the night Of the 14.h. "Wltn
your own devils will destroy your accursed
King dom." Gentlemen, as am responsible b..
tore Almighty God, believe that woman lied
With the full knowledge Of the United States
Government. Then we have st. Marie. The
gentleman tells you that be was the friend Of
Surratt in the Papai Government. How did
they get him? Was he not pursuing Surrattl
How did you get him here2 An! gentlemen,
the jingle OF the yellow metal has TUNED the
honesty of many. Spies and detecuves-our
whole land has swarmed with them. They
have appropriated the funds Of the public
Of the Government, and even now they are
fed at the public board. while honest industry
grows poor that they must grow rich. Gen.
tiemen. II John Surratt was here on the l4th
of April why do they not prod ace an ACC uaint-
ance who knew him: Why did he not 60 to
the rendezvous at Mrs. Surratt's, as the gen.
tieman calls it? There is another who tssci-
fes he was not there; voice from the grave;
Mrs. Surratt tells Clarvoe he has not been at
the house for two weeke. Her declaration can.
not be admitted In evidence, and we cannot
side him there, and covers him with her wings,
which You can never shut; her trailing gar
ments sweep through this room; we feel the
damp air OF death. You may bid the spirit
down. but you cannot compel IL 1t Is here, as
it is everywhere. 1t speaks to this jury, plead
ing for Der son, speaking to living men, and
her words hiss in the ears Of those who did the
damning murder. The prosecution put the
prisoner in Montreal on the 18th OF April. They
admit he was in Emira on the 18th. They start
him from there at 10 a. m, and they mu st have
him here at 8 a. m. in time for Wood 10 shave.
MIR. Merrick here referred to the map and the
evidence, and argued that it was a physical
impessibill'y for Snrratt to reach here. 1t was
nineteen hours from Montreal to Albany, and
ten from Albany to Canandaigua; that was
twenty -nine hours. The gentleman put him
on the New York route; we took him on that
route. Will you now put him on some other
1t was q physical impossibiiity that he could
reach Elmira in time to leave there in the
morning at 10 a. m. Ill were prosecuting this
case. an had 10 take all the evidence when
these physical facts stood in nv way l vyeuld
have abandoned the case. Before you make
up your minds, figure close and figure well.
They Start him from M ontreal at 8 O'Clock on
April 18th. See when you can get him to New
York and when to Elmira. Suppose you get
him to Elmira, what then! You have him
there in the unprecedented short time of thir-
teen hours. How would you get him ont!
There were two passenger trains and two bur-
den trains out OF Elmira that morning Du-
Barry says there was no special train out; he
had no record OF any. The passengers from
Elmira had to lie over at Wnltamsport until
10 O'Clock at night. They put him on a special
train at ION at Elmra: they run him down to
Williamsport and prove by Montgomery that
he was ferried over
Mr.. Bradley.-No; Drone ferried him over.
MarYiPk-SeS- is mt
eonery made Drone testify. Montgomery
made him. and Montgomery paid him-Mont.
somery, Conover's pet, the gentlem an's point
ing to Mr.. Pierrepointl righ hand man and
friend. CoEover made Montgomery.aud Mont.
Tomery made Drone He does not do his work
well. Gentlemen, yon should not have him
He had better quit business until his partne
gets out of the penitentiary. He is the senior
OF the firm. First they had difficulty in getting
HIM to Elmirai now they have difficulty in
getting him out. Finally, they get him TO
harrisburg: but again they have trouble to
get HIM from Harrisburg. Give them the BEN
Eft Of all connections, horse cars, Drone, and
ferries, and they cannot get HIM here in time
for the negro barber Wood to shave Is it not
ridiculous 10 ask the jury to believe such
things2 What say the learned gentlemen on
The other side !! Booth wrote to Surratt from
New 1ork that 1t was necessary to change
their plans, and come Immediately to Wash
ingion. Why, when did Booth leave New
York! lie left on the 7th, and must have
written before that. Surratt must have got
the letter on the Sth. but does not bulge until
the 12rh. Why did he not come to New
York! What did he 60 to Eimira for IL
Washington was the point at which they
were aiming. why did he not come here
This conspirator, this Beelzebvb, on the 18th,
the day before the assassination, did not know
where SataE-Booth-was. They say he nigh.
be dong The work OF mischief In Elmira. His
honor has settled that. He has said to us you
shall not prove what Surratt was doing in
Elmira, because the prosecution has not proved
that his visit TO Elmlra had anything to do
with n
taken 10 Elmira, IL there was no connection a.,
that place with the conspiracy!
at this hour, 12.15, Mr.. Bradley suggested
that q recess o. taken.
MIR. MerrIck announced that he would close
to-day. and recess was taken for halt an
hour.
On Resembling at one clock
Mr.. Merrick resumed his argument and
sale, think l have shown TO you gentlemen
that the testimony by which they sought 70
show JOIN Surratt's presence in Washington,
On the night OF April 18th, is not to be relied
npon. Take him in Montreal, on the New
York tram from Montreal, and figure i, on
paper by that map. ! have further shown
YOU that none OF his friends saw him here and
doubt, that ne was not. They nigh, just as
well tell me that / could leave here
the i.3p train this evening, and be
IN New York tonight at ten o'clock
presence III E!mira. You have seen The witness
on the stand you believe or GU do not and you
can Judge well tor yourselves You heard
StIarTs testimony: you listened to Campbelps
testimony, where the counsel laid his founda-
tlon, which he afterwards failed to build upon.
You heard the testimony of Carroll, and he
stands before the jury uncontraoI cted He saw
SuTratt IL his shop. and Mr.. Cass tastifes to
seem z hIIn in the same place on the 18th Of
April. He identified Surratt by action nv
voice and manner, and not by his face. There
attack made. and tn ow him ont if you choos e;
give him 10 the other side. wne"e he can find
congenial company. We knew nothing OF
hm. only IL al Surrat. did talk with some man
IN Elmlra, VINO was on crutche7. But saw tn
learned gentlemen, he was coming mere in
obedience 10 the mandate O; Booth. have
already shown 10 the Jury that Booth came
10 the NatioGa on the eth, and did not lea We
III Ill the 18th. Having shown that he had no
como cticn it'll Booh after the 9Th of April
Is a circumstance TO show that he was not in
this conspiracy. and did not leave Montreal in
OBJ d.eEce to Booths mandate Now, VIII IT was
the statement that Surrat, made to Mcmillan
on this subject, for 1t is upon McMiiian's res.
fimony that they rely. vi cMiilan states that
SIIralt SAID he received letter from John
Wilkes Boo, b, dated New York ordering him
to Washington As IL had been necessary to
change the plans. Did ne tell Nc MILAN what
the change was! Mcmillan does not disclose
IL Cameron discloses the tact. for we must
take McMillan's testimony with many grains
OF allowances. Mcmillan tells you he saw
the reward giittering in the future, and in his
cross -examination yon Will find he forgot the
receipt he gave to MIR. Boucher and talsifpd his
testimony. What does Cameron say? Sur
ratt said ne was At some town in New York,
the name OF hitch was OF Indian derivation