Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-20
The Surratt Trial.

WASHINGTON, June l9.-In the Surratt
trial Judge Fisher declined to order the
prosecution to disclose to the defense the
| list of witnesses. He also refused the APP
pIication made by the counsel for the de-
Tense that they be allowed to recall witness
Reid for cross examination after another
witness, not now here, shall have arrived.
He, however, allowed full latitude and
cross examination of witnesses.
Carroll Hobert, a conductor OH the Yer
mont Central railroad testified, that a man
resembling Surratt passed over that road
on Tuesday in April, 1865, and another
man was with him; both were without
money to pay their fare and were compelled
to get off at st. Adams; they said they would
walk to Franklin, which is four miles from
the Canada line.
Charles Blum, clerk at the Weldon
House, ST. Adams, testsfed: Was on
watch at the depot on the night of April
II, 1865. Two men came into the depot
that night, one was tall, the other short.
The tall man asked to sleep in the deppt,
and | called him at o'clock in the morn
ing, Tuesday, April 49, After the man
went out, picked up something where the
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handkerchief was shown and examined /:
witness recognized the handkerchief as the
one picked up where the tall man was
lying. The handkerchief bears the name
of John H. Suraatt; that name was on it
when picked up. After | picked it up |
discovered the name, and then showed it
the agent of the railroad company.
Never saw the two men afterwards.
S. Grille was examined Was living
near the navy yard in 1865, kept restau-
rant in Ford's Theatre, knew Booth by
sight; | knew Booth FIVE or six years be-
fore | knew Harold and Atzarot saw
Harold at FIVE o'clock the day of the as
sassination saw Atzarot ten minutes after
that Harold and witness walked together
and saw Atzarot at the Kirkwood House
| was coming down 10th street and he Har-
rold, met me, and asked if saw J. W.
Booth. | said did, at ii A. NJ. at the the
atre; had also seen Booth at four o'clock
on horseback on a small grey horse, then
Harold said You know Gen. Lee is in
town; l replied | had not heard it;
Harold said yes, he is at Williards,
and if you will walk with me we will
see something about it. Az We were
passing KiTkwood Atzerot was sitting on
the steps, and Harold stopped to speak
with him. Harold and witness then
walked to Willard's, and Harold talked to
two young men there. Witness could not
hear the conversation, but when Harold
parted with the two young men, the remark
was made, Yeu will be there tonight"
He then walked towards Grover Theatre,
and noticed he walked lame, and when
near the theatre Harold pulled up his
pants, and | saw long dagger handle pro-
truding from his boot leg. | asked what
he was going to do with that. He said he
was going to the country that night, and
such things were handy there Q. Do you
see any one in court who looks like the man
to whom Harold said will you be there to-
night? Witness answered by pointing out
the prisoner, who he said looked very much
like the man, but could not say whether it
was the same one or not he wore no
beard, but had slight moustache.
JnO l.. Tippitt testified That he heard
Mrs. Surratt in 1868 say that she would
give any one $1,000 if they would kill
Lincoln; this was said in the presence of
John; the latter, when there was a Union
victory, said damn the Northern army and
the leader thereof they all ought to be sent
to hell; this was when witness carried the
mail from Washington to Charlotte Hall.
Sergeant Cooper testified: He was with
Sergeant Dyer on the night of the assassi-
nation, and also heard one of the men in
front of Ford's call out the time, ten min
utes to ten there was nothing which spe
cially excited his suspicion; he corrobora-
ted Dyer's testimony, that while he and
Dyer were returning to camp Barry, at H
street, No. SAL, a middle aged lady raised
the window and asked what was going on
down town, witness and Dyer told her that
the President had been shot by Booth. The
court then took a recess until tomorrow.