The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-27
F F0URTH EDITION |
THE TRIAL or JOHN n. sUsBArT.


wAsHINGTON June ~ The trial OF John H. Sur
ratt Was resumed tnis morning in the Criminal Court
Juoge Fisher presiding. There no abatement che
inte est 10 the and to-day the number Of ladies'
The prisoner was brought nio Court at 10 O'Clock
precisely aud was escorted co his accustomed seat
ais brother Isaac surratt who has not been noticed
this morning and for some time engaged in a very
b SGoayeGso,,on & WITH me prisoner ~ fan
minutes past ten.
Mr.. CarrinstonS at st. Xi6Sns. vermont it Is
my native place. and have always lived there; the
tuesday and Wednesday alter the alton was
keeping a saloon near the depot a. st. Albans;
head, and mouth look like the man 1 saw there;
another man was with the prisoner; I paid special
engaged In the assassination conspiracy; the prisoner
several times as he S sn sSW o cr1seS S ns path 6
tried to have him arrested. and 1 went TO seek
came across Albert sawies Cashier Of he Natona
Bapk and turned with sawles and went to the depot,
went up town, and got IN front of the American
ofhcer, and couldn't find we turned back and in
iront OF the American saw Albert sawles and his
brother Edward A. Sawles lawyer we did not arrest
She man; the last saw Of the man was at the depot
and saw the man no more, and do not know how he
Cross-examined by Mr. Bradley-I can't Ak the day
toccnrred but was three or four days after heard
out can't saw whether was AZ the cars When thew
came In; cannot tell II was there not; 1 can't
there was regular connection by rail between st.
Adams and Montreal my saloon was near
the connection with the trains; / was on
for that reason watched the trains and examined
every sLranger who came; when L followed the men
engine was attached: first saw the men walking on
two men were together, and other people were walk
aSns % tae ne the d men were
low themi the same men were then Eve or six rods
m Tom T %e odF Re wG reTTsd TO then Rsed back sSs
was was not, not over twenty minutes after l first
depot cant say Whether any train left the depot in
the meantime; then locked my door and followed the
and as they passed by, turned by and came in the
took cut across towards the point they were making
for; they entered the depot. and | left them there
depot can whether any train left in the mean.
Sue or black ana BacR fur ha Ssi
ady aaS R sd hsd On G0'hs sS cohe
but cannot say whether Of cloth or not had no
assassination, except what saw in the Burlington
the mem saw the description In the Burlington
Times; it might have been one day before saw the
0DI because saw a. description Of the man and i
morning. the train got in very early; usually went
my shop at $50 A. M and after waiting till all the
as had been looking out for strangers aud looked
out ior thet particular man alter saw the descrlp
uon In the paper am quite confident about the tall
question by a Juror-I have not got the paper re-
erred 20 now IL was here last night and IL Is here
BY MT. MerrickIThe officer who came with me had
the paper; do not know the officers name: the
dated April, 1865; did know the date Of The
paper containing the description of the party.
Mr.. Bradley requested that this witness be su ul-
By Mr.. PierreponI-Who did you think you saw
when you saw the prisoner? A. Booth.
! Mr.. Bradley objected to the answer
| By Mr.. PierrepOnt-I was looking for q man whit
answered the description in the paper and this de
scription was of Booth; have never seen Booth.
| Edward Sawles sworn, and examined by Mr.. Car
| rington-I am lawyer, residing at st. Albans, VT
and know Mr.. Conger; my attention was called TO tn
| fact that there q person there who suppose
to have been connected with Mr.. Lncolns assasstna
| tion, and that he was at the American Hotel at 81
AbaDs. and IL was supposed TO be Bo th went to th
American Hotel with my brother, and we saw two pei
| sons who were pointed out to this Tuesday
April Is, 1866, In the forenoon; the In tn
| barroom, and one passed through; we heard Their
| was photograph OF this supposed person aud VIZ
| looked at the photograph, and when we came ou
these Two men were going 10 the depot, and during
this time we met Mr.. Conger; saw these two per
sons again In the depot, and while we were there
train standing the track, and recollection
| is that 1t about leaving tor Montreal: theI
| left. and returned to the National Bank with ny
| brother; did not see the persons afterwards.
Cross. examined by Mr.. Bradley-The tall man ha(
! on light pants and vest and a drab coat, and, as
recollect, silk hat; the person saw had black hal
| and black moustache; remember this was ol
April Is, because we had a conversation relative t.
the photograph getting to st. Albans from Washing
| ton SO quickly, and that fixes the time in my mind
the photograph corresponds in part with the man
saw; he had black hair and whisker5; 1 think
| would not know the man If saw him; do not thinl
could Identity the person; can only speak OF tn
| hair and whiskerss
| BY Mr. Merrick-I don't think made the calcua
ton as to wnRt time the photograph must have LEI
| Washington; don't know how the photograph go
| there except by what the hoLekeeper told me.