New-York tribune., 1867-07-13
THE TRIAL OF SURRATT.


Iatt resumed this morning in the Criminal Court,
mdge fshcF presiding, and the testimony for the de
Sense continued
Dctectpe J. 4. w. Clarpos recalled and erand,ed ny
NJ B'adtg-On April 10. after we arrived at the house
~ mS SaIra u vas aSeeu ,S1 t th dn anr d
Souug in his shirt sleeves bqTcfo0ted and hatess
spenod the door he his name as Louie J. WEIGH
man asked for John II. surratt, and Weichman said
John not in town then asked for Mrs surrat AND
Meichman raped AZ Mrs. Smratts door. and asked
@rs surratt where John was, and she said she dd not
bnoW.
NtisatiOn with MIS-. Surratt.
Mr.. Bradley said Wechman had been asked as 10 tie
CONVERSATION, and this evidence for the purpose oi
jndee FISHER said the witness could be asked relative
81 testified 10 by Wei,nnah, u lhe con
NeIsation occurred in weichman 5 presence.
Witness -WcichDan was standing by ny SIDE.
Mr. PierrcpOnt said Wcichman was not asked whether
Mrs sur,att said anything about Johns being IN town
The testimony of Wcchnian was referred TO, ana Nr.
Bradley said they proposed 10 show that the conversation
dd Dot detailed by weiehman.
Judge Fisher said witness could state what convelta'
zion he had with Wccbman AT the door ana also coNcl
ssion with Mrs snITatt after searcgs lnc n9se ,do
UAt.Css reSoBed-Weichman was standing ny my sue
when Mrs snrratt and were coyeTsingi conid near @
What said, aud suppose he cOnd witness had had
n CUIN crsatiOn with Mrs. SuTratt before mat
Tie Court rued tiat witness could not detail any con
with Mrs. Surrdtt that took place prior 10 the
seach Of the house The defense noted an exception
HtG,tss rcStIpcd-I asked NeChman II ne belonged 70
She boust and he said he did and told him must search
room upon arriving at his ROOM asked " trunk IN
She his; he said VAS ne ihcn asked ne Mn9I
night, and he had not heard the President had Deem
Alsassinated; Ncchman replied, My God see IL az
now" then pulled out an end Of pocket handkerchief
saturated NTH blood and said it the Presidents
OIuoi after while we came down stairs and Weichman
was with me; WeIchman came down stairs behind me-
Mrs SurTatt standing IN her room dld not near
Reichman say 10 Mrs Surlat what dOy you thlnh Tres
sdent Lincoln been murdered ON coming down STAIRS
had conversation with Mrs. Surratt Nelclman t9i-
lowed down, hut do not rec0lect Wheher W tIcn-
present at the conversation Wien Weieluan n
and came down stairs, McDeVlt was theIc us
tnrrsts cOlnImny winie Wae con versus % ,n by -, o
WeiehmaD; went TO Mrs SuIlat and told hef 20 oe
cSsar Ss %9Q Rooih sba sd { ny HoeoE at ay she
she had seen John Suatt for two weeks she salu
Ls.Td from Nm thai day; She asked me what
A,e meaning of tins was, ana 3dded thdl SIcdt
tLCn MP stairs and raped, and heafd iehaie
voice inside AMI ~ that John ioohan came out OF lhe
adjoining room and asked what had happened, ana
when informed him was much surprised ana lhen
went further mp stairs O the top OF the house, ana at
room which HollOhan said was servants room, ana
there was no one that then went To the Young
ladies room and searched that there was no eolored
lie basement going down, the stairway
oJ tbc kitchen Tmet coored and asked her for
John suat and she said she had not seen surlatt i9t
awe weeks then upstairs and after search let
ILo hOUse; saw Wechman the next morning at 100 cSek
81 front office. and HOllohan was with MIN; when
MG"hman opened the door on @ te hnOrs ne leI% @ morn
DID say Il came To search the house inc het horl
1bg went 10 Surrattyille and saw John NJ Lloyd -,
Qs,csGoe-State what passed between you ana Lloyd
UT PcUepOnt objected , 80.
Nj Bradley said they had certainly laid the foundation
"a contradict the testimony .ofkJohn NJ Lloyd. Loyds
C,pgios|nid lloyd tell you he knew nothing Of the
rirrumstsncesi Witness circumstances OF what 49,,
Mr. S read r6n HgTSGs o S SSd m aboTf Hered rS
There was nothing said 10 Lloyd about money or
and j asked him IL he had heard anything, and
Re said he heard the President was shots j asked
ibe morning. and that soldiers had told
hun; l asked him if he knew who did IT, ana he sali "a
MN named something like BOOse-a circus actor; he
denied that amy men had passed mere; ne snd tneI
could have passed. for he had been up all mglti
told oy If Inc WOULD put the trail he was made
si..n and he called GOD 10 witness that he dd
~l,uG Bsley came mp: j rctu1cd TO Washington the
Monday affeIward Al o'clock a. m and we prepared TO
BF
prisoner; then started folCsnada to seek McDeylt
nat could not find him, ard returned mere ana @ wen.
again "a Canadd; was summoned by telegram IUh
McDerltt started to Canada partly for The purpose
Of getting Neiclman aud U0l0han bac6 into he States
MI Merrick said Wcrlm9n had testified that he was
Dot under arrest, aud he proposed 70 SHOW INA lhst
Ottctcd lo it e0ntradcted nothing, aud objection was
Ti6sss r9Sntd-on the morning Of April Il went to
Nsirhman's room with Weichman, and we found two
handkerchefs with suTstts name on t91 s Weehan MAJ
Ga take possession Of them, and we mlght neeu hnn
Handkerchief oXhibed lcould not identity The hand
R9Yellcf don't know If it had pane on,
6Sosssrdaiatd witness 4 det6ctiT5, HolOhan told
witness he went to 6ed that night about o'clock The
ShSS s s Hooan I Ta: aud Of tI f5oa IN which the
itryarts We're whs Wines Went OF looked IN me n,setl
ilS saE hco one room was over the other was about
fGclock in the morning; no person was IN the bed Gov
was mmblcG: 40 VDe la u when witness was IL the
room; We were hack in The office by little after
Zoo: witness lad candle. e-a,t the house was
Also gsnrtd up INC colored girl had on
1anT know how Old she wss-probably % OF 30; dort
low her name and don't know whether witness h NE
ever seen her went to Canada 10 nd Johh
snTlatt: Mrs SuTat said he WAS theIe' se askeu N
tle officers meant when ihey asked %ere So rerS Ned t I
tlere many mothers who aiat know Nheie tiTl M
fons Were saw Lloyd before j. o'clock on saturday the
Isead the officers the proper route 10 be TAKEN nc
iod witness they hadn't Rassed there al ana % foSan m W a5
he had heard about the matter from soeI s a.; i 1i
man uamed BoOse, circus actor witness tuiu MN MS
sAperonce as an officer would suggest to INN tnat these
men were bound to be caught ana II he WOlu elI MIat
L. hnew he was niahe iutn anu 80 naS hip I h
Ness has since received information from Wneh ne De
Neyos that Lloyd put him of ON The wrong ti9fb; wines
rnf Ia Mrs Snriatts with H00han 10 get the clothes,
snd raw him get the handkerchief and other clothes; saw
20 bold om t0 it, might be wsnied witness Went 70
canada win Hooban talked with him about the hanG.
krrrhcf he fold witness he had lost in some depot
H. Ur E,ndirg-Witness don't know that ne has seen
she sOlod oman he at Mrs. sluIatts SINCE lhci
Dat thought susan Jackson who testified mere iooKeu IKE
jams 4 NcDcrH s,eor3-Wuees is detective officer;
O te night OF April a. 1863 took steps % arrest me hT
Gtieis OF The President went TO MI; Su1its VIII WIN
Gir,oe and number OF other officers the bell was rvng
sld lady put her head oat Of The window ana askeu
vl.t NaSs wanted She told and Immediately the
1sur was opened by Mr. Wechman; he was IN MS shlIl
aceVes aud stocking feet shawl covered WIN lnua was
lying thert asked Tor S1ti'll 'lu Mds to" @ nv o III ,%
81 home Mecbman said the shawl was one he had uscu
20 go 10 sHrattye with Mrs SuIratt that day ~ness
went to Ms snrIat room ana he was ashtu NeIo M .el
con was. aud she replied slr bad not seen nm sce le
;n company with Cl,vOc Witness thnksand IOl0han Mud
L. daughter M the adjoining room wtness thinks
flar, oe and Neirman present; she SAID she had
letter frun her about weeks beiOre, and tod
some ono to 20 lind the ettcr fOr witness, which she
said Was somewhere about ihe hOuse II was sealchcd
Yor bat not found went toward the kitchen door, ana
fIrf saw two coored females appeared TO be
karkcr than the other the question Was asked was John
ssil:t about the hOse. and one OF The cOl0led women
said DO yOn Mr.. suuHit sOnf have not seen
HIN for No weeks - witness can't swear that he las seen
her since after the h0use MAS searched witness searched
lhe stable; after The search was over witness Gleed
Nechman and IiOOhan 10 report AZ the mhce 0i VII.
ness ON fhe next m0luug al . O'Clock witness told
Wtcinan he could consider hinself under arrest; took
him 10 a4ada. .