The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16
The Webster House Register Not Ad-
mii,ed as Evidence.
TESTIMONY or A CONFEDERATE GENERAL
What SGrrati was Doing In Montreal
and ElMlra.
Yhe Dsteaee Offer 10 Prove lie Wa Doing Scr.
vice for The Rebels
WASHINGTON, d. C., Say 10, 1867.


satcfs-msny females being among the eumber
Ameag tho spectators our reporter noticed John
Hogas, Of Missouri, member ef Congress from tho g.
Louis ID trcA, and Hon Henry wsshburpe. OF Indi'
ana; also ex-Attorney General Gushing.
Sae jury took their seats a few minutcs after ten
s'ciock, eud tho prisoner brought nto court ard
seated bsside bis counsel A twenty minutes past ten
s'cock Judge Fisher lto cons and DO jury was
called. Order being Obtained Judge Fisher delivered
h.s decision on tho admissbilly Of the Webster House
register show STRAITS presence uanaasigla the
p.h Of April, 1865. u 10 as follows
Tho register OF tho Webster Houge Canadigua offered
In evidence when we took recess Saturday cannot
Be Allowed TO go TO The jury at present II proved
by TIE proprietor OF the house who kept the 9Th
Of April 1865 TO have been the register uasd By him
turned by him Monday, tho lTth OF April 1885,
70 his successor who swears ths, he kept the came
book lying open HIS counter until all The blank
leaves were filled up, snd then placed II
xntcr the counter, where u could have been,
without his knowledge used for any purpose
whether honest or fraudulent This IS us, proc ss'y
81 The cases which the ancient AMI we'll osebl5 he'd
suio OF evidence that prisoner eha not be allowed 10
manufacture evidence Tor himself was intended 20 meet,
Il h said that no nane OF John Harrison, siandng
tbs register for The 18th OF April tse5 having been
TO by Miss Jenkins as tho handwriting of Sirrau,
ought To- be adaiited as evidence tending 10 prove
ttat no present Canandagua At tina, ia,e bnL
have just said Il Is evidence made by himself and al
thcueh It might DO put in evidence sgans, him Il IN
kis Handwriting, yet cannot bo uscd evidence IN his
Favor, just any diary, kept in his handwriting might
be produced against him. bat could not bo produced In
his behalf. Besides, Tho fact, n established be.
yond all peradventure that The OF
John Harrison is In tho prisoners handwriting
15th OF April, 1868 The name could as well have been
~rten by him in Canada, Rome, Egypt in Can
srdalgGa The book hos boon AT tao mercy OF anybody
fos than two Il could have gone TO Canada
sad back hundred times or more or the prisoner. dur
BOOK Just as often The entries below ,he name oil
"John HARRISON" os well hs, entry Itself, may
sl havo been made al any other time "a on tho 18th OF
April, Js.A to guard agalna' Just such
contingencies as this that the rigid rule OF eyl
snnoo TO which have alluded was established.
&c te defence had proved by any credible witness that
entry Of The of John Harrison had been made
The hotel In the regular course OF business the l5h
OF April, by person passing under that name, tho
s.ok might go In evidence q memorandum OF fact
sde at tho time OF its occurrence and thus proved tina.
tae entry was in suustt's hand would tend 10 show
he there at that time IL Ia only O Mono
,sndum made that Is allowed TO speak at all and IL
"a shown thai IT made az the limo and place OF
hoh 1t s desired 10 speak Let the principle be
established that such evidence this register
zands, Is admissible and the proof Of abb will bs
sse easiest thing made that could possibly be conceived
Of. crime may DO committed here; tho guilty party
sssGmed wherever no may stop aud will only have
travel back again and write his al near
~lercver he stops his return with friends
80 wrte Their names under his and the defence Of tho
siiif Ia complete
ac Bradley stated that no was In a condition to show
~ evidence that surrstt not IN the United States be-
s~esn the 18th OF April 1852 and September of that
-ssr; that be remained In Canada; aud II could be
saxn that he was IN charge OF friends there all tho
inc and loft there until he OF tho
syy. He proposed 10 offer that evidence. Witnesses
their way here who would state .hcss facts and
sey wero persons OF the very hghss, respeetAbilty
Air. VIM. Failing was recalled for the defence, aid
stated that the ordinary route from Elra TO Albany
e. tso way OF Canandagus.
6y Mr.. Bradley WHAT time would parties arrive In
s.osadaigua from Emira, taking the Webster Houss
70 scr as guide. according 10 the regular course Of
r.Nta Ia hat
tho Copr, said that the question could 90 put without
nSsneo 10 the book, and taI Ds the regular Of
2 vel and business
Jhe wi,ness-onc train arrived between ten and eleven
.. and another between n.ne and ten 7. NJ; there
80 by Albany you 70 through Syracuse and Aublrn
see tralns go east 81 twenty minutes past eight r. 81.
Gov, Chamberlain took possession OF sLe hotel on tho
ircviensly; there Is Q hiatus in tho cheek book;
60 leaves missing nom April II 70 20 whom witness
Z, out this book was packed away snong other rub
s'sa ths wood shed chamber; the children played
sse and witness suprosss they tore tho leaves oui
plny the book subsequently taken OFT By lhe
Of witness and gwen 20 Witness the leaves weTo
sesed and searched for bus could no. DO found tho
aves would they woro here wno stayed ., the
webster House Saturday night ihe 18th of april 1885
Cross-ezamined--f person arrived In GaDaudnigua
- asara.y ngn, ne could n9' &C. away esMa by rail
soiies IRON Canandasus 10 Canada; no pers0l died at
sho Webster House 90 saturday, Apr Is 1850 ths, vii
Mo house awhile bu, bis wife did not Gle there: wit
knew the deputy marshal; he boarded there but
Gay; Mrs. Ball died ,hers about six month. before
s@ai the nisht book showed who stayed at The house
Joseph N Dubarry sworr-wf,nes- re,de. in Harris.
earg Pa 10 General Super nterdcr, Of the Nor,heTn
sen;rn Railroad and has been for seme I've years; in
IpnL 1866, WIS NJ Harrisburg, Pa witness hero ex.
sm0ed book produced in court and said thai the
5th Of April, $780, the mail train dill not leave Buffalo
for Harrisburg ut twenty minutes past elk Atrsin
sat Baltimore and won, 10 the Relay House on the May.
and nne, nine miles from baltimore. that night; two
aips fet Baltimore at ten o'clock NJ and arrived AT
arsbarg a, half past two and MY minutes past two
A. h.; train efl Harrisburg going North, a, fourteen
siuues past two r. M there was no trsin up on tho
E6ih IRON Baltimore in The morning, lie train
arrived at sunbuTy ~ twenty-five inmates past
.,eyen p n; the passenger train was due 70 leave vii
Transport at twenty minutes past seven a. ~ tha,
would not have gone from Nlismspor. TO Eln.s
that day passengers leaving harris6urg at fouretn
right not by the schedule FROM Harrisburg 70 SdrhuTy
Eho train would make two hours amt thrtyhye mnstes
and from wamspori to Elnira about Eve hosrs aud
hall; wlinoss thinks be vas ri sCnbury at twelve |
z1s1arg icft Sunblry The morning O. the 18th Ebou.
ks pact seven ocsccI reached Harrisburg about half
past ten A. ~ witness don't remembeg bic neri sb.
sanes from Harrsturg that pale icing bis residence
Frshsa'y not for week. wiiAess don knew personally
~hat IKE any train lei Baltimore the Ish OF Aps!
sss ast =, Elnrs on the ls.h " thzi month no tan
Basscd harrisburg on The isth frcn bs.tlpnre which
soud have reached Emra q al night the ,'a.a ici AZ
mira TIA. day ccuns S0ltl no, On lac lab anes !
DssecS Al. ecl4ns .hs way; leaving ai thsl A0lr u
Dculd ieaSn bet ns-s AZ seven o'clock tie
'pg, there IVES 10 svtnirs tar.
By Mr.. PreuepOni-hf. itch 10 TIE assistant q sit-
.ess al hinra " vas hs business % move TIE lrahs
ne inteIi ~ P.ses was partially rcIa.rsd A.
soldiers rad len Einna on hs issh Of April 4 wou.i
probably have come through, On ito I3i aud J4.b OF
prsi, the ira rs from klnsTa run on soh sagI, -,
FasEcB n. litch, ssuIn--htnssa nov =, ~. =. |
LiInira y. Y IA srpennte adents Ct * tnd t,,Iv |
master; In April 1865 Wines resided 10 wuitos.ost !
"a. and was employed IN Tie same bus'ress v..'ne-s
las no characterization Of anv tlirs sn1,b ~ VIZ !
Transport; tAo lisA OF April 1885 witness ps.,o.
yer ihs al ALI dd not see suy passengers arrive
here on the morning or tba 10TH wltusss saw rstn
sho ekld he bad coma nom Harrisburg ttsi moruna.
Iiiae1s stared the trains from Wlliamspor 20 EmA.
witness has REGARD q The trains ihe l has Va.
cheddle only, train going north from WMlsnspori
N the 18th tue1.y i've minutes late; witness had
% record % the ian snt iSh On me 18th there
NO trains advertised 70 run ~ Elrira-oue a. Eersn
nd ihs other al ssyRn tSsry.1ve, on tie i91b four
sssenscr trsias lea lliaiIs s0'ag south; bgtb
assehger trans c'i AZ eight a. NJ, slt both ffc.sa
r. Tins let N I've mar'es past eight A w. wltnrsi az
hnnli Lave r-.n-l - -. Laaza- -l--- "a.