Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-28
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WASHINGTON.
wAsurxaroN, June 27.-wm II. Gorger,
residing q ST. Adams, testified that he
thought he saw the prisoner there on Tues
day or Wednesday nfter the assassination, |
and another man with him. lie suspected /
then that he had been engaged in the as
ssssinalion conspiracy, and had crossed his
path several times as he was going TO the |
depot, and tried to find an officer and have
him arrested.
On cross examination he said he had no
description Of The man supposed 10 be en-
geeed In the assassinaaion except what he
saw In the Burlington Tines.
Bradley requested that the wltnesss BE-
summoned for the defence, which was or
deYed. Witness replied that the description
in the paper was Of Booth, and that be was
Edwerd 4. Le~iss testified a. to seeing
some persons On The 18th Of April. 1858. q
1t. Albaps, but was unable 10 identify the
nlwles was to-day summoned for the de-
fence.
Mrs. e. W. Ciermont, OF Washington.
testified 10 seeing the prisoner on Pennsyl-
vspis Avenue ON the 14th Of April. 1856.
snd he seemed impausntly waiting Tor
snnehes.--she WAS waiting for . caf-sud
| in a few minutes vas joined BY another and
turnsal my head why, don't know
they spoke In an undert0ne; the only name
heard was Jim. and then l heard the
prisoners name mentioned, and one of the
mes spoke Of coming from the Soldiers
Rome, then he1ld woods, telescope, riffs ;
one Of the others said that his vile
and child would be along; another replied
1 t,sh snnsnL suALn M AfHmPnmCA-H N
cessary they could be got rid o.. At this
u ned, and one seeing that vas booking,
both ceased The conversation and walked
down the Avenue Their conversation
Was in M updertone, and l could only catch
. word here and there rs they made re
marks. | could not help hearing Two
were talking Of FIRST, and the third came
down Tenth Street, saw one Of the men
At the conspiracy trial. Harold and Atzer-
odt were the two men st the corner. The
man who came down Tenth street, was a
large man, of medium height, and thought
had seen him before. did not know
where, but reconscted afterwar 3 that had
seen him on the stage, and recognized the
third man AZ j. w. Booth.
Edward Lawles resides at 81. Adams,
Vermont, testified seeing . man, supposed
u b. Booth, at that place on the 18th of
April, 1855, talking 70 another nan. The
witness was confident that II was not Booth,
because . teiegrsm had been received stat
ing that he was being pursued In another
direction. though he saw . re nmblance be-
tween the man and the prison :.
Lewis J. Weichman Was next sworn and
J the evidence OF .upied the rest of the day.
He detailed tho commencement of his init
macy with Surratt. First met Harold al
Mrs. Surratts In Surf Ittsville The wit
| IN 1OAs0 M 4
house on the 1st Of November, 1884, and tc
take meals there in the Dc cember following
boarded there the night Of the assassination
The iirst outside psrty NV ut the h0uss
connectsd with the conspiracy was Booth
In 1884 or 1885, Was invited to take .
walk with Surratt during which he recog
nized and introduced DR.. Mudd to me. DR.
Audd introduced Booth 70 both. Bo0tt
. invited US 10 his rooms at the National Ho
tel, thess be ordered drinks and cigars. III,
|. number Of the room wss "a. Booth, Nude
and Buffast hsd private CONSULTATION il
the entry which each subsequently told tn,
n witness referred 70 Booths desire TO pur
/. chase Mudd's farm. They also converted
twenty minutes around table, Booth ma
king marks on an envelope which Wit
ness thought were straight line
/ from the motion of the pencil. Some tim,
afterwards, In reply To question. Mrs. Sur
raft said the people of Charles county wer,
tired of Booth and wanted to push him of
on John. In the summer Of 1864 met Har
old at Piecataway church Surratt wal
there. 1t was only casual meeting. II
the latter part OF 1864 Surratt was emDloyet
in Adams Express Coy. and took Frencl
J leave for a visit TO the country. In Januar,
1868 he also took leave and went to Pof
, Tobacco. Witness recognized the entry o
hi
Of the Maltby House, Baltimore, Jan. 2lst
! 1885 The next morning 6urratt took q
carriage. He said he had three hundre,
dollars, and that he was going TO see som,
. gentlemen on business and did not wan
me along, ! don't know where he wen
I hastened home that evening. Think lef
Surratt in Baltimore Was introduced Il
Atzerodt By Surrstt ut Surratt's houae. II,
and Sufratt converted, and also Mrs. Surrat
frequently. Saw Aizerodt at the house al
,erwsrd. Booth came very frequently Il
! February, '65 Surratt went TO New York
, Told me nothing about the visit, except tbs
Booth had fine horse, Mnd that he had beef
y introduced to Edwin Booth Witness de
tailed the appearance Of Payne Ct Surratt'
house in February, '65 under the name o
Wood. Wss no sign Of recognition betw
Surratt aud Wood. He took supper b,
Mrs Surratt's desire in witness room Oh
March 18th he again visited the house, Civ
ing The pamc Payne Next day he came bacl
and walked into my room I was writiDy
at the table and Surratt was lying on tn,
bed. Payne said he wanted to convers
privately with Surralt. l left the room
Next day when came home, March 18th
l found moustache lying on my table.
then went to an attic room. Cam
back and saw Surratt and Payne seate,
On bed conversing and surrounded b,
new spurs, two revoivers and two bowl
knives. When l went to dinner told Mrs
Sur-ait that had seen John and Payn,
fencing with these things, and said l, to Mrs
Surratt-I don't like this, and told he
: how had seen them on the bed she toll
I me l need not think anything Of IL, as.
. knew John was in the habit Of riding II
!. the county, and he had 10 have thinRs fo
: protectionEr-Ihat night Payne and Surrat
I attended FOrds theatre with some ladies
but 6uoooQuo0tly came to my room, got
1 rata Afterwards sAid be spent the night a
Gautier's, and would introduce me, but 1
was . private club. On the evening o
March 8, Booth aud Surratt were cocver
sing in Mrs. Surratt's parlof. Booth va!
also there on the evening OF the 4th O
) March. Harold was not there then, bu
. was there one day in March talking will
AtEerodt and Sufratt.
The balance Of this witness testimony
| occupied the attention OF the Court during
tO-dsys session, and IL mainly an account
of witnesses Intercourse with DOotl, Har
! old. Surratt, Mrs. Surratt and the other rer
sons concesssd n the assassination conepi
, racy. conveying The impression 10 the mindl
Of tho hearers that the persons named Al
parties to this conspiracy had been in con
slant intercourse for specific purpose for .
; long time, and witness peciaily connect,
Afa Surraat and John with al cousulta
tscns and arrangements whatever thev
were. Tho testimony of this; witness cover,
espace of15OO words, and recites substantial
y what an eyewitness would have beer
!. likely to have seen when such an affair wa.
! being concocted, and himself not being !
party to u, but - = locker on at strange &C
/ ious Of men he knew.
Weichman's appearance upon the ssant
created quite = sensation. When he flrs
appeared he seemed to be much aejtated
; ihe prisonef fixed his eyes upon him ant
looked 1t him steadily and without chang,
Of countenance all through the long exam
! ipAtion. All of the testimony was eiver
slowly and with the utmost dellberosiop.
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