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Midnight Report.
THE ASSASSINATION TRIAL.

WASHINGTON, June %.
Lewis J. WeIchman was recalled for the
cont 1uation of his examination as chief
witness; testified to Mrs Surratt's manner all
the way down on April 14th, TO Surrattsvills,
as being lively and cheerful we arrived al
Surrattsville and / removed the packages
! from the buggy and gave them to Mrs. Sur
ratt she went into the parlor; in q shor.
time she called me and desired me to write q
letter for her to Mr.. Nothrey she told me to
write that unless Mr.. Nothrey came forward
and paid his bill at once, she would bring
suit against him wrote the letter in the
also to compute for her, interest on $479
for thirteen years; sealed the letter and
put IL in an envelope, and she gave it TO Mr..
Quinn TO be delivered 10 Mr.. Nothrey;
then went ou, and drove the buggy down the
road at $780, as Mrs. surratt got in the
buggy to go down to the city, | saw Mr..
Lloyd and he recognized me and noticed that
the front buggy spring was broken be called
Mrs. Surratts attention to It, and she told
him TO get a string and fix il he did so
don't remember Of seeing Mrs. Offult that
day; left Surrattsville to return home at g. 80;
on the way home Mrs. Surratt said she was
anxious to be home at 8 o'clock that she
was to meet a gentleman there; | asked if it
was Booth; she made no reply; l said
something about Booths not acting; she
replied, Booth is done acting and is
going to New Orleans very soon, never to
return she asked me if ! did not know that
Booth was crazy on one subject, said | did
not, and she dropped the subject; on return
ing saw pickets returning to Washington !;
about two miles from Washington is high
hill, and the city was illuminated, and made
some remark about the return of peace; she
replied, am afraid all this rejoicing viii be
turned to mourning, and all this gladness to
sorrow; asked her what she meant, aud she
said after sunshine there WAS always o storm,
and that the people we're becoming too licen-
tlous and God would punish them just as
we came to Pennsylvania avenue at the Capi,
tol weeaw torch light procession, and horse
SHE'D and we turned up Second street and ar
rived home al nine o clock. or few minutes
before | helped Mrs. Surratt out and re-
turned the buggy to Howard stable, and
then went down and took supper Mrs. Sur +.
ratt showed me letter from her son while
was eating ! heard some one ascend the
stairs outside very quickly and Mrs. Surratt
answered the door; the steps went to the parlor;
they sounded like man s steps: | then about
FIVE minutes afterwards, heard some steps go
down stairs; Mrs. Surra,t aid not come down
stairs, and after supper ! and the others went
to the parlor, aud Mrs. Surratt after while
asked me which way the torchlight process
sion was going; | replied thought they were
going to serenade the President; she said sbe
would like 10 know, as she was iaterested in
il, but as ! recall her manner now, she ap,
peared nervous; | asked what Was the matter;
she saId she did not feel we'll; she had beads
in her hand, and was walking up and down;
she once asked me to pray for her inteniiens;
asked her what her intentions were, and
said / never prayed for any ones intentions
until knew what they were; Anna Surratt
and others we're laughing and talking, and
Mrs. Surratt said, "Qhi you are making too
much noise," and in playful manner drove
us from the room; Mrs. Surratt, Mrs. Fitz-
patrick Jenkins and | left the room together,
and left Mrs Surratt in the parlor; Mrs. Sur
RAFT and Mas jenkins occupied the room
above me, snd bade me good night at my
door; Miss Fitzpatrick occupied Mrs. Sur
ratt room; was unwell that night, and was
| out in the yard during the night, and about
| two o'clock got back to bed, and was just
! falling asleep when the bell rang violently;
| went down stairs, raped on the door, and
| asked What Was wanted; | was told there was
| Governmeut officer there who wanted to
| End r. n. Surrstt and John Wilkes Booth;
| replied they were neither here; they demand
ed admitsAnce, any how, / went and informed
Miss Surratt, Who sssid, '.let them in, for
Gods saks,r / expected the house would
then be searched; l then let them in; there
we're half dozen of them, / remember Cul.
ner and McDevitt, of this city; the house was
then searched, and they searched my room;
l asked them 70 tell me, for Gods sake, vhai
had happened, and why this search was made;
one of them turned, apd asked if / did not
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then Mr. Glafvo said, Il will sell your and
| he pulled out q piece of cravst with blood pn
Pit, and said, "Do you see that blood? II is
the Presidents blood; j. Wilkes Booth has
! murdered Abraham Lincoln, and John II.
Surratt has assassinated the Secretary Of
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