The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-04-03

tnEha m OuAEbeu WIN
suppressIng Eyidence--Booth's
Diary "SPoiiateds, OF Eigh-
teen PAGES hat Bi.shnnl
Thinks OF ihe Cuarge--"lt Is.
Only Fit 10 Come From a Man
who Lives in a Bottle. and Is
Fed with a spoon. ."-RAouse
Refuses 10 Order Investigation.
OF the Case Of Mrs. Surratt-A
Mysterious Proceeding.
IHr. Butler called the attention Of aeDi-
Je7s to the fact that M. Bingham had re-
rised and altered and mDteiIlly changed
ths Cf,oLe reporters manuscript Of the per-
nual debate betreeR himself and Mr.. Bing-
ham. Mr.. Butler then laid on The desk Of
members printed pamphlet. shortng the
r,port a, urt'ten, and the report as printed.
ri, characterized th's proceeding as most un-
f1iy, in defence at hs oca assertion made
,bs other day. that Hrs. SurraH ,ros hung
,rithout sufficient esiieace. He changed
,Ioha Wilkes Booth sdiary ,ohich shOlced all
his morements preparatory to the assossind-
tion of Lsacoln, ,chich 0as kept from the
kao,oledge Of the Court, and il ao'o appear
ed il had been spoliuted, By havhg eighteen
pages If Il cut out after Il had got 'hto TIE
htads of the Government He satd there Is
still remaining IN the diary, a remarkable IN
stance ,oittm Jeo hours before Booths
death, and quoted from memory! Il haze
eadearored to cross the P1to0,ae fire times
and faded / propose to return to Wash-
ing,oa and g,re myoefnp, and clear myself
from this great crime. He contended that
this piece of cp,dence uould hare shoton III
his ju4qmsat The whoIe case no,o sho ,os
that Booih, up 10 a certain hour, meant the
capture and abduction Of lHr. Lincola and
that he changed his purpose and resorted to
assassination. If Mrs. .Surratt did not
k,lo,o of this change, she seon'd hare had no
lsnopledge Of the Intended assassination, and
therefore could not haze been conricted.
If all the testimony had been presented,
We should have been able to pursue the
accomplices and find out who it was that
changed Booths purpose from capture to
assassination; who it was that was to profit
by the assassination; and that would not
profit by tie capture of Lincoln; who it was
that should succeed to Lincoln, in case the
bullet made vacancy. ..#
Mr.. Bingham replied in the excitement
and hurry at the time, that it so happened
that the report of my reply to tho gentle
man was the most imperfect report ever
sent to me of remarks made by me in tht
the House, and any gentleman may examine
it, and he will fail to find in its correctness
single accusation that is not by expires,
words or by neces ary implication in the
reporters notes. defy his calumny (ol
what charge he is complaining of that |
said he had condemned without knowing oi
caring for eyideuce, aud | say 80 yet. If he
is the lawyer he is reputed to be, then re is
to be pitied for coming here and araalg
ming his peers for mt conseutlng to adml
the testimony of man accused and made
after the fact. l DEFY him by an inyestiga
ton which he dare not institute here o
anywhere to show that any communication
! came into my hands purporting to be pro
, duction of j. Wilkes Booth, that was no
, made after fact, and long after the fact,
there any lawyer 10 America or Epglan
who would say words and declarations of ii
accused frlon after the fact, is evidcne
: which the advocate of the Government
bound to admit 10 any court? treat wit
contempt and scorn any intlmatlon tror
auy quarter that or my associate couns'
e were under obligations TO admit any sue
evidence The law 1oes not require it,
: the common law-the growth and gatherir
: wisdom of a thousand years-excludes
Perhaps that great monument OF wIsdol
e and learning is not equal to the incompar
r ble genius of the Incompatible hero I
o Fort Fisher, Laughter. which the Speake
. endcayoredto suppress.
e Mr. Butler tried to get in remark, bl
e Mr.. Bingham would not let him, addir
,, that the gentleman from Massachusetts hs
i no right 10 risk favors at his hands.
:, Mr.. Bingham continued: never saw al
. memoranda by J. Wilkes Booth. which j
y aicated any plan or nntiye by which ne VI
" to carry ont his projected Conspiracy.
never saw'any such thing; ard l am n
surrrised that the gentleman would not
me see the book which he put into his poe
ct.
h Mr.. Butler again essayed to make an c
,c plauation, but with no better result
n Mr.. Bingham said: No. sir; do not ca
W about il. Having refused to let me inspe
D. the book on which he based his charge,
t. may ,iow initiate the example seen in I
nd vision Of the A pocalypse. and turn rou
| and cat it. Laughter. The gentlenl
~ talks Of spoliated book. Who spoiiat
Mt it9 That is a,out as interesting query
that which referred to the other day
who killed cock robin? Who knows that
D. Is spoliated? II Jehn Wilkes Booth t
. nages out Of it, was that gpolation? ~
81. The gentleman words are as impotent
:, they are uwarranted. Let the CALLED jc
~ vince; my withers are unwrung. lchaller
or him, and dare him here or anywhere, in t
he tribunal, or any tribunal, to assert that
ill spoliated any book, such charge as tn
he without any title of evidence, Is only ut
=" come from man who lives in bottle 8 pt
Isl fed with q sroon. laughter. hat
on the other statement here, showing
m. leartipssness ofthis accusation? 1t IS ut
,sd disregard and contempt for all deccncy
all law. It's that ] controlled the evidc
in the Court. The gentleman knows IL
not the official organ of that Court.
knows its recorder was the Judge advoci
ere general Of the United States; and yet |
INV 10 be at fault because did not oyerule
On official organ Of the Court. The genten
~-' ha. undertaken task entirely beyond
ms powers. aud only proves in this thi
cd. which he has undertaken to do, that
Tres executioners Of the war, on his part, in
-e,v instance AS in others is BY no means VI
W the high and sounding manifest. Lau
'ess teri Let the gentleman read my argun
OF on chat subject, and let him show whe
the it is false, corrupt, malicious or unjust.
nm. Mr. Butler tried to make a brief exp
80. ton, but Mr.. Pike and others objected.
oei 800
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