The New York herald., 1867-06-22
TRIAL OF JOHN II. SDRRiTl.
Judge Fishar Refuses to Recall
Witnesses.
CegFoborative Evidence Of SUrratt's
Presence in Washington.
AFrIDAylTs OF TUE PRISONER.


teresl In sho continues unasMlns shed and the
attendance tire part OF LADIES' increasing daily.
some o. them merely crafty their CURIOSITY by look
the prisoner and thon depart, while others remain
reated lhrcu cughout'the days proceedings.
suratt was brought into aeevl ten o'clock, and
She business OF the day few inmates
thereafter
Mr. nerrsoa ssbmsad lhe asidaoxs OF the prisoner
. foundation SCR mis- motion Why the ~tnesss Bia1,
Hobart Dye shoald rccalloo saninaion
Tho aIa vissat forth tho facts atacd r Mcrrc
remarks yesterday, mat they erected to that the
first witnesses mistaken the time
OF The ARRIVAL Of the Two testified by them hav Dg
arrived AZ Darlington and got npon the ua'n At Essex
junction The attorneys FOR The defence also fled
afda vi IN eupport OF thcirooton The afuayIss were
scsd tho hearing Of io jury, but passed. IRON,
counsel directly 70 ,he CoBt.
Alter examining the atdayiis 5odgo Fisher said be
had carefully noted thor contents aud lad con.
sdt red the arg Submitted by connse yesterday
HIS views thai tho Custom thai had always pre-
vailed was correct; that witness should consaer him.
ecif discharg after examination unless told remain
A. TO hc cla thai Sergeant Dye ander bonds for
passing conntefiet money II y vas necessary 10 prove
that TACT the best evidence would be record evidence
and he did not think Dyes presence necessary. He
thought IL basi to pnrsne inc common pricsica
mir. EerFicE wanted To know II the witness could bc
eross-examned L brought harn by tho defence
Judge FISHER said 40 could ba examined the witness
for The defence.
Mr. Merrck SAID he understood cosusel On the other
side TO that Il she witnesses wers here they could
be examined
Judge Fisher said that subject for agreement
between counsel.
mir. herrk asked " 10 understood ,he Conr, Alright
Shat tho bail bond o Sergeant Dye could DO offered
evidenca
Judge Fisher said tbat a subject for future con-
sdertion. He only SAID that was the way prove tho
facL
M Carring.on said he Desired to recall Edward L.
6snoot witness examined yesterday, who desired 10
make "A CORRECTION OF q nsstatemcDk
Mr Smoot was recalled and said when be testified
yesterday he said he did not know the o. The
MAN who examined MIN before coming INTO court bot
he had Understood that it Judge Bolt Osber
witnesses who went TO Jsdge Hot's office told witness
MT Gsrick proceeding TO ask certain questions
Of she witness ~ TO who had examined him. when Mr.
Perrepont ohjected
Judge Fisher said he had supposed there would he an
end Of asking Witnesses questions IA TO who examined
them. In his opinion II government officer prose-
cutting important case, did his witnesses
aud ascertain what they knew, such officer would be
derel,ci 0I uuty.
Mr. Merrick conenrred in the view that The duty
or The prosecution 10 Witnesses but he insisted
that Judge Holt or any officer The bureau OF mill
Nary lustIcc had examined witnesses was fact that
shc jury should know.
After some further discussion between Mr. Bradley
ana Mr. Pierrepont and Others. witness described the
man who examined HIM M elderly rhc exam
snstson took place IN the Judge Advocate Generals
office
Mr. Cainaton said be felt it due to Judge Holt to say
shat the Judge Advocate General engaged the
prosecution OF the case.
DentSnrratt sent back - the stable horscs
which he had hired DO not secoilecs that pair
Harold consersns With sarrsw al my .apc h.a ana
osnversnton with Atzcrodt aoout IMP OF Sprrats, ho
AtEerod, said he had letter from saTa but that he
would not lei ALL read Tho concluding para
graph Atzerodl said tho letter dsied in Richmond
and Surratl understood the detectives alter him
and he was making bis way North fast
he could; that was IN The early part OF April,
ls65; The conversation between commenced
BY ALerodt calling me out ON tho pavement and
selling about the letter; ] asked Atzerodt
10 let see the letter. understood that surrstt was
making his way north from Richmond. the only ain.
Guilty Azercdt said Surrat was thai the detectives
were alter HIM understood Aterodt TO mean govern
nent detectives; Surrat and had frequent
tcns about pay OF money remember when Sur
tock away blind horse, bat cannot remember The
exact time; the horse nnc racklng horse at the
time bay horse taken away; they were sur
rats horses, but Booth paid for their keeping: tho
Aorss~ brought back afterwards by Azorodt be
sold, they were not sold and ! saw the olnd horse
again al the government stables Nineteenth street.
that during the progress OF the conspiracy trial;
Vas sent there by the Judge Advocate horse
paper exhibited 20 she witness. Witness exam
med It and resumcd-rhis Is ihs written order have
referred so IS SurraIs handwriting ltLo paper was
read the jury and is dated February r. 1855 and was
order from Suyrait 70 J. G. Howard aaiaonzns A,ze-
rodt 70 use his tsurats, horse gloves and legsrgs;
these things were kept at Mr.. Howards stables
Witness res,.ined-whcn those came 10 the stable
thsy would so 10 the back and engage la
gcther low Tone 81 least cou!d bear was
sd, for tncy were Al least one hundred and twenty
feet from me
trO-e-exALineu by hf BrIfieS-BOOth took the
horses away after had been informed by sarratl that
Bsoth woaid take them away anu pay for them the
conversation referred 10 IL WAS stated that suiratt
In Richmond, and that the detectives after him
docs moi recoliect what time IN April The conversaon
occnrrcd.
Bg Mr. Alexander jnror--I,i i frequen, occurrence
tha, gentemea who keep horses n 10y siahe walk
tc tie end OF a.
James W. Pumpnrey sworn sna examined hr Mr.
tarringcnl keep livery stable al No. 2ia sixth street.
between Four and q half and sixth streets know j.
Wilkes Booth be 20 my stable aud asked Tor the
proprietor stepped up, and he waniel saddle horse
% ude 10 the co4niry: told him ] could
accommodate HIM with good saddle horse;
: TOLD Booth, a. he was a stranger, he would
Sorratf came up ana sad he knew Mr. Booth and thai
he would take gooc care Of the horse said
ke would see the horse PAID gor: known surrats
number of years; then ordered the horse sad4led
and when the boy broIsht him ont Booth had gone
across the street. to ths Pcnuylyania House and
mounted the horse aud rode away; never saw Mr.
surrau AFTER that Booth frequently the stable
.ser..rds aud generally sos ne same Aorse hs va,
April, at twelve o'clock. Booth came and engaged q
and said he wanted the horse no had been 10 tue
habit Of riding told him ! could not svc him that
horse, but would give hu . very good one; gave him
= bay mare aud English saddle and BRIDE ano Booth
rode away | have not seen either horse, saddle,
Gross. xamined by Mr. Brader-In 1855 kepta Stable
Al The OF sixth anu strceis, saw John sura
there he was a sman boy. and came with his father
never David Reed ai my stables raf dozen TIMES
In my hfe
John Tietcher sworn aud examined by Mr. Pierre
street; April IA 1896, saw AGxerodt and Harold a.
Saor stable, but they we're not together ] sau At
xerodl FIRST and a. hour Afterwards saw Harold Harold
engaged horse from snd Sssed 10 keep he horse
ILL ten minutes past four O'Clock he Came thai time
FOR the horse and said nc was going 10 AXE ride With
lady he asked particular horss 1ained Charlie ani
very particular about the saddle and bride that hs
would take, he selected i1uole resned bride Win two
blis 10 u: when he mounted .ssed him how long
would stay but be said ne dill not know, and oia aim
not 70 Keep the horse out longer than between egh snd
oclock the horse dd no come back a. thai ums
when " came 20 nine o'clock had suspicious about
Haroids coming hack N1erodt came fof bis horse AZ
len o'clock, while the boy getting The nogso Al.
xefodt and wen, out aud took dunk a. the Union
hotel A1erodt said " tbs thing happens To- n.sht you
viii have present Atxer0dl made remark about
tne horse being good retreat and suspected bun
LOT some reason and followed him to tho klrkwood
House, where he snountsd aud IN Aizerodt then
cane out again and moved along street, and turned
TENN street; ! tneu lost sight of Atxerodt and a
lev minutes Afterwards HarOld At Fourteenth street.
ana fennsyrana svense; accosed Harold and do
manacd the hors, bat Harold refused 10 give him up
and put spurs 70 MS horse aud went up Fourteenth
street 70 D. i then the stable and ssdd,od