New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-12


AZ lSso fine Court took recess TIL O'Clock On rcas.
snd said The handkerchief with Br Surratts name H.
wich he lost had q number it, but he did not remem
Der what IL was witness not about the house al Gay
SATURDAY after the assassination until 10 o'clock ut night
Surratt at his mothers April without coneeal-
Weic6man was; witness had q conversation there about
what Mr. Stanton told him Eechman in reference 10
Coseraniped-Since the recess this morning, witness
has had his attention called to the number on tue
handkerchief witness lost; there was figure on IT. some
thing after the name the Titpsss GGa n9t @
whether the letters NJ and o. followed ane name 9e
Dewitt and Claryoe, but did not Know he was uLesteo
until 10 o'clock at night witness knew ne %s uTS rS or
man and others; Wechnan was told the ght ne leI tne
Third Ward stationIouse that he would nave 70 70 70
Headquarters rs he under arrest this wac the rst
he knew of his arrest Witness shown paper
lac stated was right in substance thougn Nsn nls
day morning, after wo came back from Baltimore,
McDeytt went to Baker TO get transportation II ne ma. 9aa
told Baker the witness and WeichmRn boarded at Mrs
surrats the order would never have been Issued nhet
that order, witness aud Welcnan accompanied moeytS
and the PARTY to Canada; before going away witness
went back TO Mrs Surratrs house to get his eothe on
The Sunday night previous witness , ana v s we went
after were the bed left on Monday afternoon, anu
went TO Baltimore aud to philadelphia that nlgh mc
were together gotfo Philadelphia about 1880 O'clock;
stayed all night left Philadelphia at mldngnt ana g9s
OF April : that day went up the Hudson River KaliIoa9
and got to burlington on TIE igns OF Meooy H.
nook do not remember the hotel they stopped at;
Witness does not remember ali the false names assumed
was after dark aud after supper witness went out ana
purchased clothes he does not remenDer the mum
Der OF the room he slept IN on VINO slept WIN BIN y SUR
and on tho following Thursday morning; wheh WiLucsS
reached Essex Junction he got out toget drink IL was
early In the morning and witness desiring TO take cheW
of tobacco his pocket aud found the tobacco
ard the handkerchief gone; the morning was bright
clear one and her cool witness did not wear his over
coat but carried 1t for convenience there was n0ng "a
the pocket but fe tobacco and handkerchief witness
phfsrs
kerchef has not seen 1t since; might possibly khQWt
again il nc il did not tell Bgley ne had iost tn9
left it under his pillow that is faschood was NOT WIN
Weichman all the time in Canada; Bigiey ana Nelcnnln
left for Quebec witness was witness NJ the conspiracy
Mr Plcrrepont here read a portion of the testimony
given by HOOhan at the conspiracy trial. whieh witness
agreed correct given by him there. Mltnessmade
the following explanation as to changing OF goa I4r
gecnbacks for Surtt Surratt came Ia the door or WIZ
ness room, aud asked witness for some money; witness
handed him fifty dollars and asked him IL that would do
gave nun suI't thsn ahed %isnTss to tMe I az
room witness went with McDcytt to the Secretary Of
War TO get special train 70 90 to Baltimore u was
Thought that they might meet surrat there returned TO
Saturday morning; witness was IN the Old Capitol
knoW left the hotel at Burlington with McDeyitt or
Bigoy-don't remember which, Dut thlnK IL was the
Eg M Brddlj-There were six pockets in tho oyer
coat and the handkerchief was In the Egh hand outside
Mr. Bradley asked and obtained the handkerchief here
toforo offered in evidence which the witness identified
taken aSoSi the s number being on Inc with the name
was below; didn't tell any about the handkerchief
1n m had been found; hSytr knew Payne BY any other
name than Wood Wechman Introduced witness TO him.
BIZ Mr.. PioTyCpORt-MOnld not say that tile handkef-
chief in Court IS the one witness lost Il like It.
John A. W. Clayroe scoTn.--Witnoss detective in the
metropolitan Police; at Mrs Surratts ON tho night
ing ia company with WITNESSES partner, McDeyitt, and
number oiothers went TO capture Booth, and also TO
arrest John IT, Surratt The witness here gave way 10
Mrs. Hallaan who desired 20 give her testimony aud
return 20 Baltimore.
Mrs Ea Hotahqa sicoy1,Witness IS the wife Of John
T. HOnhan; boarded at Mrs. surratPs from the nth Of
February 18th OF April 1885; mingled socially in the
family met them a all times Weichnan was there when
witness first went there; thcre was nam famiarG
known Port Tobacco (AtzerodD, who used to come 0h
and witness Jaw him oftener with Wechman the acra
ans one else he used 20 wear Weicunan's clOte SOME
times saw man named Wood there bat Ga nov AnoE
bis name was Payne I'LL after the afS
Booth there several mesthe day aiief inc
witness had washing done but cave cur ,ee ols
Wines staS thee witness had her washing
done by Mrs. snuatts washeT.woIn9tn; aid ny
soc surratt the 81 OF APRIL; blt hears IN. ms
voice as he knocked nc the door Tor MT h9oan ne ma
been a5fent syeS OF Gss ESn Mrs. sarS arrived
FROM Surrattyei did not see her nliil zen OF neeh
witness proposed back to the house which was done
and witness and Mrs suatt stood at the door and talked
some minutes and Mrs SurIatt went In the paror aud
witness won't 10 her ROOM lid not see her again uptl mo
ueNf morning. Niles Annie did not come ln 10 breakfast
un breakfast in progress; Weichman was at break
fast. -, -,
hear Weichinan say that he had his suspicious about tne
asssslnaon and intended communicate them 10 the
expression made Of at all; witness did not 70 iuo tee
paror on Friday night after returning TO the house WIKI
Mrz Surratt she rs calm IA witness ever saw her
iu her e nervousness OF excitement In her manners
witness don't think Mira Surratts eyeslg was very good
witness has often threaded needles and done other things
for her.
CiOsserqmined-Tho church commenced about, u
o'clock the night in question; Il O'clock when
went out 10 go; don't know anything OF any Of the
ftot,if no NJ led "
previous 10 April .. with Surtat and his mother; Mrs
Srrat did not tell witness who sue was nor any ore
morning; witness did not any OF them for three or
four weeks aferward, when witness was permitted 10 go
to bIrs surratrs house and get them.
Mr. Pierrcpont here read from the Conspiracy evidence
TO witness The testimony give, ~ her then which %
wneas was going TO st. Patrcks Church on the night III
IN ir Mc,rict-The service Of st. PatrclEs Good
Friday night was continued until after 10 o'clock ~.
Bg lir. Brudicy-Niiness heard Welchman ask Mrs.
surTatt 10 take ktzer0dt TO board and she refused
Liza Hdck,s late Elisa SiamsS sometimes cdtled Ra
now susan Jackson who lived ~ Mrs suuatts IN April
1865 witness her Sunday morning after the muir
Ggyto see Mrs surrat She had been prison the
day before Susan talking about tho bad trick she
had lately IN her house and afraid She would not get
her money; she also said the night the President was
killed they had becu there looking FOR jOhn but ne WIS
not there and the last time she had seen Nm Was TWO
Ciosseramined- witness was NJ the house the
soldiers were there aud they would not let her 90 away
che was there all day. and taken 10 the Provost MAY
shals ana then permitted TO go susan SAID JGhn sara,
TO the family; lived with them six years.
By lr. BTu9isy-was not SO fond OF them rs to make
Wltross swear to what was false.
b. III. PicTepoat-Last time witness saw Susan was
last Fan; never had any difference with herr witness was
married To a man named Tom seavers, who went away
when the colored people went away, end witness SAID
he might go, he was n lazy fellow, and witness
would rather stay and take OF her children
than 10 90 away with him and suffer- when witness heard
what susan had testified 10, witness sah she could not
sec what she could be doing TO testify as she had when
she had told witness so dlfkrcntly
AZ o'clock Tie Court took recess until TO morrow
morning " 10 o'clock
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