Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-20
Surratrs Brother on the stand.



usual. The prisoner and jurors were brought
IN at ten clock and the Court was opened.
Iugust BisseU sworn, and examined by Mr..
Bradley.-WItness was physician and re-
sided at 2lS west I'D street, In New York city;
was in Eimira on the 14th OF April, 1865, at the
Brainard house; saw the prisoner there at that
time. Witness left Owege on the night ex-
press on the night Of the 18th; reached Elmira
little after daylight. witness was IN search
road. Witness was on erutches, having been
injured by q railroad accident; did not stop
at the Brainard house, but at house near
see third party, after doing his business
called st the Brainard house, as witness was
entering the house the prisoner passed him
Witness went into the reading room and
after walking up and down a few times, he
came and sat Down near witness. Witness
noticed that the prisoners looked at him Wit.
ness had suit with the Erie railroad com.
pany and suspected the prisoner was man
employed by the company to watch HIM. The
prisoner asked witness If he had been to war,
short conversation with him. On the same
day witness returned to Owego. received a
telegram from his wife announcing his child
was very sick, started for home and reached
home on the morning of the 18th, and found
his child dead.
Cross. examined.-Had not been promised
any pay for giving this testimony; witness did
not know how Mr.. Bradley ascertained that
he was in Elmira and saw Surratt had re.
sided in New FORK city. at DIS 22d street, since
last May; before that boarded; before that kept
house at 401 Sth avenue. hired the floor of Co.
hen L Co.; had no office there; office was at 203
west 23d street. Witness was known by
Michael Phillips and Charles +. Wetmore:
had not very large practice; was engaged
with Andrew n. Rankin in developing
some patent rights for dislntectants; did
not know Aaron Some, OF New York: were
getting the disInfectants for the market; one
was a patent chamber pot, Tlaugnter:l an
nrinal. for a
water closet seat. was making some money
out of the chamber pot; about two or three
thousand dollars Witness wife now resided
in the country with her father, in Penn.ylva.
MA Witness resided in New York city in the
month Of May, 1850, at 339 Fourth avenue:
hired house from Peter G. Campbell boarded
him and his wife for the house rent; had that
house since October or November of 1866; be-
fore residing there boarded at 100 Broad way:
resided in 27th street week or two before
gsing to $50 Fou tn avenue: rented wo rooms
from a Mrs. Boyd: paid her twelve or four.
teen dollars for the rooms.
AT his time (l0.45) one of the jurors. (Mr. G..
G. Schneider,l was taken sick, and had to be
removed from The courtroom.
After waiting untif twenty minutes past
eleven. Judge Fisher announced that the
physicians were of the opinion that Mr..
Schneider would be able TO resume his seat in
the jury box IN half an hour, and the court
took a recess for that time. III ,
AT half-past twelve. the court reassembled,
and Mr. Bohrer, one Of the Jurors, announced
that Mr.. Schneider was unable 10 come in
court. He had endeavored 10 walk, but could
not and had to again lie down.
Judge Fisher suggested that a lounge be
brougb in, on which Mr. S. could reciine.
The sofa WAS brought in with MIR. Sch neider,
and Mr.. s. stated that he felt very well while
lying down, but could not sit up.
DIR. Augustus Bissell was recalled, and the
cross examination resumed by Mr.. Pierre
poInt:-Witness had never been notary pub
ic- and had othing 10 do with getting up
aims against the Government Never saw
-
doctor about 1852 Was educated at Castleton,
VT. Attended medical lectures a. the College
of Physicians and Surgeons. Had made the
business Of ply stefan secondary. and his prin-
cipal business had been to speculate whenever
he saw the chance to make a dollar. Doctor
ing was not exactly IN his line. Witness
boarded at Mrs. Payne's, in New York, In
April. 1865. In May boarded bin Owego.
Was then engaged in getting up wit
esses in his case against the Erie railway.
Witness never went TO New York with his
family before he went ther e in June, 1865;
thinks he was in Owego on the last Wednesday
IN May; the first time he went there was in
February of that wear, and was there four or
five weeks, off and on. Was in Towanda, Pa.
from the first to the last Of March, to his bes
recollection. at the Eagle Hotel. Witness lef;
directly after high water, when the Towanda
dam went out; thinks between the last OF March
and the fret OF April went to Owego, stopped
at the Trojan House, and from there went back
and forth to Deposit, Binghamton, and Elmira
first went to Deposit; could not say what day
IL was but tDOugNt III was 1 or dayS after he
arrived-it might have been but days after
went to see Methodist minister named Hewitt.
near Deposit: did not stay but few minutes
Did not remain long: returned to Deposite
asked the livery man how much he charged:
was the first thing he did; paid him and after.
wards got dinner Went then TO Tioga, then
to BinEhamton, but did not remain long. Wit
ness left Owego on the 18th or ltth OF April to
60 to Elmira: thinks 1t was on the morning OF
the l4th about O'Clock: reached Elmira before
daylight. Went to little hotel, the name
of which he does not remember. Got his
breakfast there; did not take room:
thinks that he did not enter his name:
q man was making the fire in the bar-room at
the time knew the man by sight, but not his
name; does not RENE m Der that he conyersed
with any one present; is in the habit Of eating
Al L"sS last, not speaking: links he returned
% Owsgo on the same day, leaving about
twelve o'clock; after breakfast went to
livery stable near Halght's House 70 see
young man: was III The Brainard House
after he had been at the Chemeny House.
WI ness is not certaiH that he saw Drake at
Is ding bar at thus time. Was In the habit of
sitting when he got tired. Is not certain that
he went In The house; went 10 Water street and
then 10 the Brainard House: don't know who
kept 1t. Went in to wait for the bus TO 60 to the
depot. Could not say what time ii was when
Ie got there. rsssrs
BY MI. Pierrepoint.-wilI you draw us
plan CT his mouse.
Mr.. Merrlck objected. a. al
The Court.-Let The witness say whether he
can draw IL.
WItness-1 cannot.
Questiop.-Whlch way were you going
when you were going to the house!
Witness.-DirectIy towards the house.
{ Laughter
Witness is not positive whether there were
steps TO the house. or whether there was
platform in front Of the house. Did not know
the arrangement of the rooms. Witness went
into the Teading-room and sat down; don't
know which side of the hall 1t was on. The
prisoner came into the readin groom alone:
had seen him on the side walk when he witt
ness) went in. Witness attention was
called TO .he prisoner by the peculiar dress
he wore, and his manner He came and
sat down near witness; thought the prisoner
was s.spottfng" him. Witness had some con.
yersation with him; said something about the
weather. He asked witness had he been 10 the
war, and how he came by his lameness Wit
ness gave him an evasive answer He then
asked if he resided IN Eimira. and witness said
no. that he lived in Pennsylvania. Witness
Shsn got up q nd walked down toHaights; could
not state that there was any more conversation
Stopped at Haight's hotel q few moments: asked
WHAT time the train went east; then went to the
mouse OF little Dutchman, near the DEPOT
Witness lett the Brainard House because he
thought that the prisoner was one OF the men
fn the employ OF the railway working up tes-
timony against him, and he thought that he
wanted to get out of HIM what he could Wit
ness received injuries the railway on the
2stn of September. 1853, and brought suir
agsinst the company. Witness had read sone
OF The reports OF the trial. had glanced AT
Weichman's testimony, and some of that of
the witnesse5 from Eimira; never saw the
prisoner since that time until this morning.
when he saw him ~ the JaIi: he was dressed
differently from what be is now. Witness