The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-25
THE sURRArT TRIAL.

IhE SUItKATI TR1A Il.
WASHINGTON, June a.
| Judge Fisher read an opinion upon the mo.
u0n submitted on Saturday by the defence
asking recall of witnesses for the purpose OF
class examination. ~ r. - -
The defence noted the exception, and Mr.
Merrlck desired to file an affidavit bearing
upon the same matter. But the counsel fOf
| the prosecution objected, and the Court said
| the affidavit should have to be filed before The
opinion was delivered. ID Il. g.
DIR. j.. +. May was sworn and examined Inv
Mr.. Wilson, and testified that he knew John
Wilkes Booth, and on one occasion while he
was playing an engagement here, witness per
formed an operation upon Booths neck, and it
ieit an ugly square scar Witness saw tina
body OF Booth afterwards ON the monitor at
sne navy Yard, day or two after he was
killed. Witness identified the body of Booth,
and found the scar upon Booths neck: the
scar had previously been described to the Sur
geon General; the operation was performed
on Booths neck about q year before Mr.. Lin
coins assassination; the scar was q very,ugly
one, because after il had partially healed it
stage. nH -.-ts.il f.olt
John Greenewa'l was sworn and examined
by Mr.. Pierrepont. Witness in 1864 to 1866
Kept the Pennsylvania House on street, be-
tween IL and 9th Streets AtzerOtt boarded
1t the house. and Booth came there TO see him !.
Booth came several times.
PRISONER was asked to Stand up. Witness
recognized the prisoner; he had frequently
come to, witness house, but could not saw
when or how often; recognize prisoners face,
put could n not say when he visited the house
Booth frequently came to see Ashcroft; they
would have private interviews, and when anv
one approached them they would move of:
Atzerott used to say that The had not much
money then but he was going away and would
return with as much gold as would keen him
all his life; witness knew of blind horse
owned by Atzerott; identified the horse at the
provost Marshars Office after the President
was assassinated; saw Atzerott on the morn
ing OF April 10Th, at O'clock after the Presi-
dent had been assassinated; Atzerott came
in with another man, and Atzerott wanted his
old room; witness told him his old room was
occupied, and 3h 1T he would have to 90 in the
! room with the man he came in with; Atzerott
then turned to go up stairs, and witness told
him he had not registered; Atzerott then reg
istered his name in very hesitating manner
Witness then repeated much of the testimony
OF the assassination trial, and relative to Atze-
rott having arms with him at the hotel. =
MIR. Bradley noted an exception to the testi-'
mony OF the last witness, as well as to that of
DR.. Hall, as being irrelevant to this case. In
answer to certain questions witness said the
I stages for Prince Georges County, Md, started
from his house; passengers Were continually
coming and going; the Prince Georges stage
and the Point Tobacco stage both started at
the same time. .,.',l., tSff 80 u
By MIR. Bradley Witness did not see Atze-
rott after he applied for the room at 2 o'clock;
it was his servant who saw Atzerott at
O'clock. b. .s.j. Iaaaf.tTa
John Lloyd, sworn and examined by Mr.. Car
rington. lived in the 7th Ward, Washing
ton; have lived there since October, 1865; pre-
yiously to that lived at Surrattsville, and kept
tavern there; 1 moved there in 1864, and lived
there until October, 1865; I occupied the house
Of Mrs. Mary E. Surratt, and was engaged in
farming; have had short acquaintance with
prisoner, and now recognize him; 1 rented the
house from Mrs. Surratt; have seen Harold
and AtzerOtt; saw them both at my house about
six weeks before the assassination; Harold
came to my house and stayed all night; the
next day Surratt and Atzerott drove up; half
an hour afterwards were all three together at
my house; there were several persons at the
house besides them; then they came in and
took a drink and played cards, and after while
Surratt called me in the parlor, and there l
saw two guns and rope on the sofa; there
was also a monkey wrench; never exam
ined the articles, and cannot say that
l could identify any. of themi the prisoner
asked me to conceal the things; I at first re-
fused until he insisted that there would be no
danger to me, and l then consented to take
them; told him there was no place to con-
cea such things, and he said he would show
me place; he then concealed the articles in
an upper room under the jOist; the prisoner
said he only wanted me to keep the things two
or three days; after these things had been con-
cealed Surratt, Atzerott and Harold remained
there some time, playing cards till about 8
O'Clock; after that, as was coming to Wash
ton, met Surratt going down, and three
weeks afterwards, assl was going down, met
Surratt coming up never saw the three in
company except the time stated.
Mr.. Darlington asked the witness if he saw
Mrs. Surratt before the assassination? Wit.
ness said he did not wish to be examined about
Mrs. Surratt, as she was not here, and he
would not answer unless compelled to do 50 by
the Court. r ..'e -
The Court instructed the witness to answer
Witness resumed and said:-On, Tuesday
before the assassination he met Mrs, Surr att
| in UniOntOwn; she was in buggy with a
young man whom afterwards understood to
be Wechman; Mrs. Surratt told me to have
the shooting irons ready, as they would be
| called for soon; told Mrs. Surratt that the
| house was going to be searched, and did not
want the things there; the conversation then
turned on John Surratt. and said, II under
| stand the soldiers were after him for going TO
| Richmond" Mrs. Surratt laughed heartily at
| the idea, and said a man must be q smart one
| to go to Richmond and back in six days; that
| was about all that was said at that time; on
| April IA, 1855, was at Marlboro, and when
| returned home at o'clock saw a number OIL
persons there, and among them was Surratt
| when l drove up Mrs. Surratt came to me and
| handed me package and told me to have the
| guns ready and two bottles of whskey, and to
give them to whoever should call for them thai
night; Mrs Surratt and Weichman left before
dark; the package handed me contained a
field glass; at IL o'clock that night Harold
| came to my house and a person was with him
to, as he was on horseback; Harold remarked
| when he came in, "for Gods sake Lloyd make
haste and get those thing" | then went uI
stairs and got one Of the guns, q field glass ane
and did not go back. Witness was asked i
the man with Harold said anything, but tn
defence objected, and the Court said it wOul'
first have to be shown who the other man was
Mr. Darlington said he proposed to show tina
| it was Booth
The Court 1t was proper then 10 show hrs
that it was Booth.
Witness resumed, and said he thought Har
| rold rode bay horse and the other a gre,
horse; Harold took drink and went out, an
witness supposes the other man took drink
Q. Had you heard of the assassination 9
PRESIDENT lincoln thenf la.
, Mr.. Bradley said the drift Of this was to &C
out what Booth said
, Judge Fisher-It must first be shown thu
Booth was there, as all that the other man sal
in the hearing of Harold was evidence
Witness resumed, and SAID he was then aske
il doctor was near, and the other man tall1e
( about the assassination; Harold was the
3 across ut the stable, g.. r,.-. ~. al
: Q. When did you first hear of the assassins
ton?
MIR. Bradley objected if it was in the cours
of that conversation.
! The witness was dsinclned to answer til,
!, question, and Judge Fisher said witness cou
E answer when he first heard of the assassin
ton. Witness said he first heard OF it tn
z night; he could not distinctly recollect, but
Q understood Booth to say that he or they HI
|, killed the President; witness thinks Secreta
), Stewards name was also mentioned; the CO
e bineS referred to were covered when handed
0 the witness; the carbines were uncovered
It Harold, and witness noticed something PEE,
e lar about the locks.
= Witness was here asked to retire Temporal
n ly from the stand. and Gen +. ID. Townsel
= was called to the stand, and produced a fie
n glass and breast pin. The glass was turn
l. over to witness in August, 1865, by Genel
Eckert, Assistant Secretary Of War, when