The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-28
TRIAL OF JOHN II. SyRRAYr.
Two Prosecution Witnesses Sum-
mcned for the Defence.
Important Testimony of Lewis
WeiChman.

the number oIlauies IN attonuanco was noticeaoy IN
creased.
The prisoner was brought into court at ten o'clock
precisely and was escorted his accustomed seat
side is counsel His BROTHER Isaac surratt who has
not been noticed in the for day two,
present again this morning and for time engaged
In very animated conversation with the prisoner The
business OF tine day was commenced 1t ten minutes past
VIM R. conger sworn and examined BY Mr. Caring;
"
ASSASSINATION ! was keeping saloon near the depot
81. st. '4n RS saw and the Ike
prson @e1 paid Il" pesiai atssnon to he
he had been engassd in the assassnaop con:p
.ns sons sS
sawiss q Ssisas HANK: turned Win ssvls
aaa l s % 4. tho &c
and
Gs o. hs a. the depot c sS s NO
u more. and md don't Know how he escaped me
X Mr. grsdsy1Csn, a. the asy = Ss
Presidents assassina,lon and was on the lookout can
y e ss 1
left can't tell Il there was regular connection BY RAJ
II
reason watched the train. and examined every stranger
who followed the man in the dspo; the train
walking the street and they were going from
were 0ns as e:
Ave six rods from the two referred 70 then
Pot
sn ss d. nay ng
and followed the men toward the depot; then IN
1 s%
the depot and took @ 9cr0Ss s Ssnn ns
them there; when returned with Mr. sawles them
time; the tall had light pants, Light vest dark blue
or coat s d h had
can't say whether Of cloth or mott had no description
s s1 .qs what the s na%s
Il
day before the man. or 1t might have been longer;
w S e q s
D Sa al nS e w naa HsH
the trains up returned home and my breakfast;
had ss a aw
x ana
By Nj. Merrtck-Ths officer who with me had the
Hpr 1852 Sod know day d.s The paper
containing the description s Of the party .. ..
III:
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ssss 10 ss
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another !. replied and a. said ut made no differ e:
Of" = his turned. !. and one Of Of. them
down their conysr.a.on vas n undsStons
ana ePe s NOT
and the third came down Tenth street. say two Of the
msre So two two ~ the man down
s him , SS s s s.d
Edward sawlss was next sworn and examined His
dencc contained nothing Of Importance merely corrobora
Lewis ). weichmsn sworn, and examined BY Mr. Pierre
pontReside q rhiadelphia know the prisoner a. the
Ss Fo h Mis- met S
s 81 % s part a. sss'p S ssns as
continued teacher there for about year and ten
a %s s' ns s ss # 81. @ as s' :
.sS me- nesrs as pis w, IN
March lS and there met ha mother and sister ANNIE
sSoa. Ten niles from Se navy Yard bridge IN southeast
and post osee and they dodgers there TWO
aud q state during
Mr. bradley objected, as this was no, evidence.
(. g. sG s o. aa asE s
said he was At tina. tune Introduced TO pasid E. asrod
WIN deal o. Indns.: Mr.. sarr.,:
y a Or
here = s and ,ss Z ns
there TO board I boarded there and was there the
sss
@ . Han S
recoEnlssa Ds sam Maad and he slSst hands win
booth 70 both us booth invited his the
sSsn Ss ss led Booth out and surrs We: called
%nu:ss and back ss asda .
enough af.r Hudd and
:: ss
+. ps the srsns
ns a On And a Ne
ass Ay had ss%s %S. S. :nd ssSs ,
S.iss ho%. sSss.i. rsasried that Che sceemp.SsS
SoO.s he ss.sr be .o,a N: Boot. sa, vs !. I'd
% = y e:
county Harold there for the second time ana sura..
Scns q steven oscsS; p.rs lsn surts
.. .%esssS ~
ne country, 'Osd MOI M end a as Ss m: sS TOO.
DAY.. and Cs:S =: ,s.ro'S o ssss him
"asr Soo % s Va. here ssh rscos
s s;s, ass ,ss, j ps ss,
~ .Ts n s %y s.
srsasv entered on this DAY; No reached Baltimore on
Saturday evening January az q ths time haa met
took carriage sad he had three hundred dollars his
s nU he w.a s,ss s
srratt 10 IN business at AdamsEx-
prrss he went on and hotel O'Clock;
don't know where surrAu went; ! returned home that
erennr and think Baltimore; met Axe.
riI sbout four weeks after introduction Booth,
Ana about q week days after surrau returned
from The country I Atxerodt 81 Mrs surratts
house, and was introduced 70 HIN BY John sur
raus r met Atzeroit four O'Clock r. NJ, after
Icsne from work Atxcroit stayed there half hour he
And surra.t together and r surratt convcsed
WITH Them: Afterwards Atxerodt frequently al the
house from the irst to the assassination was
n 81 m buslness nine o'clock A. N. III four r. NJ aud
seners ly met Axerodt my from work: Booth
came 10 the house very frequcnty In February 1853 sur
ratt went 10 new did state what he for,
but he said wilkes Booth there; fret met Payne IN
Inc latter part of February 1855 in the evening"
seated IN he paror evening, and heard the bell
r,ne and went 10 door; al the door met man, tall
and ~ very black hair and rudy countenancc and he
asked N Mr. surrait home; said not; he then
qured for Mrs surratt and he gave his name GOD,