Evening star., 1867-06-18

went IN ana SAID - HALO, Jonn' he came
towards witness. Then saw the excited and
pale countenance that he did on the night Of
the assassin ation-the face he saw IN front of
the theater and the face he afterwards saw in
his dreams. The face he saw in prison was
the one he saw in front of the theater, and af-
terWards Ia his dreams EE't- -
Z Question by Mr.. Merrick :-.sAnd this is the
man !" (pointng to Surratt) TF
4 Answer Y es, sir.'' a. a.E
\ Had seen Booth in his dreams. Had seen
the race ofSurratt alone when in a deep study.
i Only can remember him in the attitude when
the Light was shining on his face. Gould have
told him in q crowd. DID not ask or request
to see Surratt in Jail. Was told he had better
see MIN and know If he was the man. Knew
Had seen him. Was not on social terms with
him. q a. .'---a
/ Question.-What is your religious faith.
Z Mr.. arringtoD.-We object to that ,a.
T Mr.. Merrick.-We waive he question
/ MIR. Carrington.-Iti is not right to introduce
any religious inquisi' ION. p.
/ Mr.. Merrick-We dent propose to follow
+ The Court desired that there should be 40
4 Witness resumed Did not believe in spirit
ualism; did lot belle We in dreams; had dreamt
he was married, and afterwards married the
person of whom he dreamt; did state ia the
conspiracy trial that the man he saw convers-
ing there was John Wilkes Booth when Pres
ldent Lincoln did not come down, Surratt ex-
amined the carriage.
+ A portion of the testimony OF witness before
the conspiracy trial was here read TO the wit.
mes, and he taid If was true: his mind was
/ clearer now than when he testified there
there were little incidents he did not think OF
before.
Question You stated before the Military
Commis sioI. that the man examined the Car
rage before the time they expected the Presi-
dent to come down. Now you say it was after
the time they expected Which Is correct!
John Wilkes Booth was about feet 10x or
II inches in height. The mean, low, Yillainous-
looking man was just snch a man as Edward
Spangler. Was not as confident Of the identity
OF Spangier ss he was OF Surratt Did state
before the Military Commission that the
sm allest one of the three called the time, and
stated SO now. The man who called the time
was not large man. When he said small
man he meant slim man. Did not mean height
at ALL Was better Judge Of height now than
he was then Did not pay particular attention
to their height on that night. Picked out
Edward Spangler as the vllainous man at the
Old Capitol prison. Did say before the Mill
tary Commission that the man in dirty clothes
was feet or inches, and the genteeI
dressed man 5 feet inches. Since had studied
1t; did not think there was Ruch difference in
their height: could not say now tall Spangler
was. ne was leaning against the wall Did
say he could recognize the well dressed man
from his Photograph. and recognized the pho
toeraph of John Wilkes Booth. Did say the
we'll dressed man was about feet inches high.
DID not see the anne person before the Mill
tary Commission as he saw at the Provost
Marshafs office. Before the Commission did
give description of John II. Surratt; did not
remember II he said anything about his pale
fece. ..r
Judge Fisher asked if it was the intention of
the defense to 60 through with each witness
and cross-exanine him as to his previous tes-
timony. II there was anything on which a
witness was to be contradi cted, the founda
uon should first be laid. -
Mr.. Merrick said he desired to keep within
the rules, and would endeavor TO do so.
The Court here took recess for fifteen min
utes. s.F a1
On reassembling-- 20.
Sergeant Dye resumed the stand. and was
further cross examined There was nothing
further than what he had related caused his
suspicion. 1t was at the second calling Of the
time that his suspicious were aroused. Wit
mess ceuld not see the clock sitting on the
planks. He sat facing the theatre, and the
carriage was little above him. Thought that
there was something against the President
going on, from the whfsperlngs of the parties.
The District Attorney here objected to any
further cross-examinatioa as to the impress
SONS OF the prisoner.
The Court decided the point well taken and
the defence excepted.
Witness resumed:-Went into an oyster
nouce; ordered oysters; sat down to eat them,
when man ran in saying ''The President is
shot" Ian out to camp TO inform them, be-
cause be thoaght detail would be made
Told the lady on H street that Booth shot
the president. Did not know where the
Surratts lived until within short time back
1t rerer strrck him that the lady he saw on
tie conspiracy trial was the same he saw GA
d ttreet, until afser he learned that she lived
By juror Mr.. Gittings).-Did he see the
entire tu II face OF the prisoner on the night of
the ASSASSINATION!
Wtness-sometimes three-quarters and
sonetim es the whole of it.
dressed!
Witness His coat was drab. Hat rou nd,
stiff brim. Don't recollect pants.
Peter IdJtdcaL, sworn.-In April, 1865, lived
Oh Eighth street east, and kept resta urant next
20 Eord's theatre; ON night OF murder was in
the restaurant; knew Booth, who freq uentlv
came in the restaurant; came in that night:
called tor whisky, which he gave to him: he
was alone, and drank 1t, and called for water,
and laid tine money on counter; he did not see
anything unusual with him, and was dressed
as usual. Heard the President had been shot
eight or ten minutes after. Had seen Booth
frequently, and two or three days before saw
noon OF the same day Heroid came in and
asked K he had seen John. Witness asked
what, John and Heroid said John Wilkes
BooFh. Witness answered in the Negative
Did not see Booth again until night. Hereld
was there about o'clock in the afternoon
DGrid C. Reel sworn and examined by Judge
Pierrepoint:-Wi Witness resides in Washington.
andshas resided here for 80 years. GThe pris-
oner was here asked to stand.l Witness knows
the prisoner by sight, and had known him
since be was quite boy. Was here on the
day OF the rnnREler, and thought he saw the
prisoner on that day in Washington, on Penn
sylvanta avenue, below the National. The
prisoner came from towards the Capitol about
2x O'Clock as rear as he icosid remern ber
h had q noddiag acquaintance with the pris-
oner, and there was q recognition at the fine
bat could not cay who nodded first: both
nodded. There was something about the pris.
oner that attracted witness Jattention-his
clothing attracted him more particularly. His
suit was OF countrY manufacture, but was got
up Ia elegant style-coat, vest. and pantaIoo1s.
Witnesscould not say that anything attracted
him, except the clothes were remarkably gen.
teel. AS Ae passed, witness noticed that he
had on pair of brass spurs, large roweiIs.
which were very blue., He had on felt A.
gray in oofor, and stiff brin. He nassed mn
towards the Metropolitan, bat net very ran
idly. i,sllssaS =. r.Il5i3I ~
Cross-eaanined by Mr.. Bradleys-Tne dress
was angular dress, and one in which he had
never sean hm before. had seen hire when hs
came In from the country in rough dress, and
q times In quite neat dress; had seer him 4
curing aoont afteen years, and the last time |
ne saw hlm previous co this occasion was
Wn6n tne new race course was opened; saw
nlm Watn MS father, when he was q boy and
had ifeq eqeenfty seen him a4 PunphreY.s LIZ.
cry staofe5 witness was at the prisoners
iatners naQse in 1851; witaess had SAID that
ne tnouent the Accused had bean In his rooms
Out was mtetaken, and never said that he fire..
q uentiy waa IN the rooms; don't reeolleet that
he told Q cfasen that ne Ainet Snrratt on the
34fh of April farther mp the axenue, towards
6th street; but recollects OF having SAID Shat
Sorraet was from 30 tot3S yeats OF age; could
net say that Surrstt had any beard ae thar
hon SSekss