The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-26
THE SURRATT TRIAL.

-" iheS pOotn; saw nlil at my Litnei i,o"'e
Two days l think before he was killed tners
he was brought there by two men named Jett
ana EuggleS; saw Booth when he rouc TO the
house; came i'll the afternoon ana was on horse
back; can't describe the horse, aS don't re-
member what kind it was; knew Harold who
came the day after Booth did; when Rooth
came he remained in the house the first NIGHT,
he was very lame, and said his leg was broken
Booth remained about the house during the
day; lac stayed th're until after dinner, and
then some cavalry came along, and he left the
house for short time; Booth went in tho di-
rec-l0h OF Tue woods, and then returned; when
BOOM came back from the woods he took SUD-
~ ~ az 1Iie house, and after supper he went to
me pd4 with Harold and stayed there till
the cavalry came; / remember Booths having
!" par OF pistols, a bowie knife and fielu
giass; Harold had n carbine; he came on foot
Inc Held glass was here exhibited. Witness
recognized 1t as one similar to a glass Booth
Drought there. Booth left it at fathers house
saw 1t there; can't say that this is the glass,
Out IL was one like this; the place where Booth
was captured WAS Il large tobacco house with
spaces left for airing the tobacco; the spaces
We're four inches apart; the barn contained
nay and other articles. The carbines were
here exhibited. Witness examined them. but
qua not know whether they Were the same that
Harold brought; Harrold's carbine, however
liad string about it; when the cavalry came
up they Went to the house, and seeing that
also went to the house, and found some of the
N"' ati t1cH dEOuHu my idUnef, Wnen stepped
up y. IL. Con3er asked lie where L came from !,
told him, and asked him who they were in
pursuit OF. and he said two men, and L told
him two men Were hid in the barn, and that l
would take them (the soldiers) and show them
where the men were; a man named Baker
then told me to go into the barn and demand
the surrender of Booths arms; did so, an1
Booth said L had betrayed him, and that he
wol-ld shoot ne unless left; L then went out
and told Baker. and said h would have % burn
IllN f..iI l1t IA
the men could be taken without burning the
barn; was then ordered by Baker to pile
brush about the barn, and while doing so Booth
came 10 Il crevlce and said he warmed me Tor
nay own good that he would shoot me unless
stopped; the barn was subsequently, fired and
afterwards Mr. Baker and went iuto the barn
after Booth had been shot; 1 never knew who
Booth was 1eiOre he came there
N croSs-eXamnation.
MI. Bradley said it was understood that all
testimony was subject to The objections OF the
defence.
Col. Everton j. Conger was then called and
examined by Mr.. Pierrepont. Witness is now
farmer in Richmond county, Ohio, but was
al 1865 soldier, and Lieutenant Colonel of the
"a cavalry OF the District OF Columbia
Witness was asked to describe the capture of
Booth. The statement is already known, as il
came out IN the trial OF the conspirators Wit
hess then described the articles taken fron
Booth, which were besides the carbines. two
seven-shootng revolvers, large new Eowie
knife, a box compass, bills of exchange on a
Canada bank, and diary; the diary was for
1854, and many leaves Were cut from it, the
leaves IN many parts We're cut out, and from
appearances they appear to have been cut al
inherent times; they may have been cut out at
the same time, but 1t was different cuts as the
stuos OF the leaves were Uneven; have seen the
diary recently when L was summoned before
the Judiciary Committee and it was then in
The same condition as when taken from Booths
person; would know the diary again if saw
al; among other things taken from Booths
person were some daguerreotypes, some tobac-
CO. catholic medal, pin inscribed Dan Bry-
ant to d. W. Booth;" the pin was straight
When got 1t, but was bent while in my possess
SION; the pm was exhibited; witness recognize
ca IL as the one taken from Booth's person; the
DIARY was exhibited; witness recognized il as
The one taken from the person OF Booth: the
leaves were out from the dates between j ne
lo5i and August, 1864. 20 -''1
mr.. Bradley saw they desired that the diary
ana whatever was put in evidence should re-
mann III the custody of the court, so that the
defence could at any time have access To them
IL was ordered that the Clerk OF the Court take
charge OF all the articles taken in the evil
deuce.
witness then resumed, and after examining
Il NUMBER OF articles, identified q large knit.
and sheath and a compass as having been tax
en- from tie person of Booth and a piece of a
map, taken from Harold. -
Inc articles named were then submitted to
the jurors for their inspection, and were offer
ed ia evidence. -r-
Cross-examined 10y Mr. Bradley. On the
Griai at the Arsenal was not interrogated as
10 ali the articles taken from Booth: do not
fecoilect that L was asked about the diary; /
'ASmihed the diary coming up on the steamer,
ami 1t IS now in the same condition it was
theh; the Diary was given to Mr.. Stanton, Sec
letary of War. p
y. WIZ you examine the diary and state if
some OF the leaves in the diary do not appear
10 nave been cut out afterwards. A. Witness
examined the diary and said he could not see
any difference Ill the cutting; the diary was in
my possession from 6 A. M. TO o'clock p nj. :
dld hot see 1t again until was examined be-
lore the Judiciary Committee about six weeks
ago; an that Booth said after he was shot he
asked for water, and said his throat appeared
10 be stopped mp; don't remember that Booth
said Harold had nothing to do with it; such
thlng might have been said but do not re-
member II, and do not remember saying so at
the conspiracy trial. ri
By Mr.. Pierrepont. The carbines were load
cd and drew the leads at the War Depart
ment.
BY Mr.. Merrick. The diary came into nv
Possession at Coyelock; think took it from
Booth person; handed the diary and other
articles 10 the Secretary OF War; the carbines
We're brought up afterwards; TO one came up
with me on the boat after Booths death.
hir. Pierrepont then read tho extracts from
Booths diary all of which have already been
published, and 1t was offered in evidence The
olaTy was published between the 10Th and 10Th
of May.
Dir: Pierrepont also proposed to read letter
found in the diary, but the witness could not
identity II as piece of the diary, as it COM
meAced My Dear" and th9n piece was torn
cut, and Mr.. Pierrepont said they c0uld nat
read it until identified ty Mr. Baker. The d.
airy was then submitted to the Jury and exam
ined by them. &
At 12.30 the Court took recess for half an
hour.
After recess, William E. Wheeler of Chico
pee, Mass, was called and testified seeing
Dooth in Montreal in October, 1864
Lieut.. Luther Ii. Baker was sworn Was
employed by Gen. Baker as detective in
1865; was one of the party in pursuit of Booth
after the assassination. Witness described the
circumstances attending the pursuit and cap
ture of Boolh, and identified the articles from
Bootiis person, including the diary. A leaf
torn from the book was exhibited to witness
1 ms leaf L got from man named Dr. Stewart,
who nves ten miles from the Potomac. He
asked me what L wanted to do with it, and
tore out pieces containing DR.. Stewards name
TOOK It to Washington, and Gen. Baker and
myself took 1T TO the War Department. and
Gen. Eckert then compared it with Booths
diary, and found places where it was torn out.
witness here examined the diary and desig-
mated the place where the leaf was torn out,
and Mr.. Pierrepont proposed to offer the leaf
as evidence. =
Mr.: Bradley objected, unless first proved
that 1t was in Booths handwriting.
MIR. Plerrepont said they would prove that
but he desired to show the jury that the leai
fitted in the diary in the place indicated
The diary and the leaf were examined by the
jury.
The witness was in Washington during the
conspiracy trial, but was not called as a wit
less; don't recohect ever saying that when
Booth was diving he said only two persons
was concerned in the conspiracy; know Mrs
Holchan, but do not recollect telling her any
thing like the above =
Samuel X. Ches4er of New York was called
TO prove Booths presence in New York. Apri
zth.
MIR. bradley proposed to ask witness as to
what Booth said about the conspiracy, wha,
the conspiracy was etc, as was done at the con,
spiracy trial, but MIR. Pierrepont objected
MIR. Bradley said Booth was dead and tn,
accused was charged as engaged in conspir
:cy with Booth, and he proposed to show
Booths statements as TO that conspiracy.
Judge Fisher said such evidence could no
be adduced ON crOss-eXaminaton. .
The business here came to a dead lock by tn,
absence of witnesses, an after waiting fo
some time for witnesses and none appearing
the Court took recess until tomorrow morn
lag.