The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-25
FOURTH EDITION
The Trial Of surratt.

| WAsHTNaToN, June 2S.
| amined by Mr.. Pierrepont The witness Is now a
soldier and Colonel Of the second Dstrict
Of columbia Cavalry. Witness was asked TO describe
Telts house he was accompanied BY Byron, Baker.
bamed GneTy sixteen 9aSSlymsn & nan na
there was Ssrseent fu named ma" Boston eS corSes sss
esrre. w'h When Us the wSsss faSS wGs5S sSS
GOTH and Harold we're IN the SaqS WTeas pos9sd as
tbe men around the barn, and Baker said those In
%sn 70 nS sSne eame eST Ss n q
that ne nad m been % driven out Baker then told Booth
ire the b, arm; and Gsrrett was sent TO- Pile
SsS AG S IL dsE TRsR pS1 he dd Of uB psur ps sSSe
Booth ihen saa that he was M ne crippled man and he
drawn of yards so he ,, wSuid come ogt and
SeTs o paEs Bhs h 4 they wanted tie men n ths
barn 10 surrender; Booth then said that man IN there
bis arms oqt Harold then came g me door
We're his and he had Kept Them. The witness
then fired the barn and Booth went around
but % R him that az he could No. 'u -
by Boston corbstt his SeSs carried om tSe Ssrn,
his death. and his dying words:-"rel mother died
believed to be the best II was another statement
OF % nov snss men Sd "a bs
articles taken from Booth which were, besides the
bowie knife; q box compass, bills OF exchange on a
and many OF the leaves were cut from Il; the
leaves 10 many parts were cut out from
been cut ost at Different sPey may have % besS
as the stumps Of the leaves were uneven; have seen
the diary recently when was summoned before the
condition as when taken from Booths person Iwould
found on Booth were some dasueTreotypes, Some some
ISSaSSp Ge9oIS Rod mccall and S Pss nsSGSed DaP
got IT, but bent while in possession. (Pln ex-
from Booths person tDisfy exhlbitedJ The witness
Tbe as cG O for % ae e%es of
June 1888, ana August lsSi; a., - -,
diary All OF which have been already pnblished add
~, MI ; perrsPont proposed tS read letter found In
oft6o diary It com@enSed, "%y dear. and a then es
eSe %os eSG qn a9e M be & s% they
The diary was then submitted to the jurors and
MT Bradley said they desired that the diary and
custody Of the Court SO that the defense could At any
time have access 10 them.
take charge OF all such articles put In evidence:
number OF articles, dentded large bowie knife and
sheath, and a compass, as having been taken from
The articles named were then submitted to the
Jurors for their inspection and were offered In evil
examined by Mr. Bradley-on the trial at tho
taken from BOSh WAS shown EG cernp STsces and
not asked all the articles took from Booths
person, and do not recollect that asked about
steamer and is now in the same condition as was
then; the diary was given to Mr. Stanton, Secretary
O. Will you examine the diary and state If some OF
the leaves in the diary do not appear to have been cut
the witness examined the diary, and said he could
not any difference in the cutting the diary In
from oGoe6 a. M and Until d not 4Sioch sss K
again until was summoned before the Judiciary
Se e RS o 81 IN. SsS Ss
| was on April 49, 1 examined the diary carefully;
| had examined 1t while In Judge Hollis possession
before went to the Judiciary Committee; think
Ssy iog ss
sionned mn: dont remember chat Bootb said Harold
been said but do not remember II. and do not
member saying at the conspiracy trial; recognize
breach; the mark looks though II had worked
by nail or some hard substance the saddle such
marks are often made, and took this mark
identity the compass by the box and shape and by
the aow mark on the inside; identity the knife by
hilt; 1t is the same shape and style OF knife that
taken from Booth: have never seen many OF Just
such style and manner OF knife; L do not know
that SS ny pHms waI Called on the kn raS but SsS
Knife" L have no means OF identifying the
| knife except by the rust mark; I know nothing
nothing of his horse recollection Is that
conspiracy trial certain things placed before me-
and was asked If II had taken them from Booth Pi
no question was asked me about the diary before
went upon the witness stand; read the diary at that
time.
drew the loads at the War Department.
BY Mr.. Merrick-The diary came into possess
sion at o'clock; think took IL from Booths per-
hand II and other articles to the Secretary OF
War; the carbines were brought up afterwards; no
one up the boat with AFTER Booths death.
At 1890 the Court took recess OF halEan hour.
Amongst the visitors at the Surratt trial to-day
the Hon. N b. Judd and Robert Lincoln. son of the
| late President.
L An