Evening star., 1867-06-10
THE SURRATT TRIAL.

--a THE sURRATT TRIAL. s.
Interesting Proceedings TO-
to the mode of Drawing the Jury--Sur-
ratt in Court-The ssMy sterious Prison.
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Should no further OCCASION for postpone
ment present itself, the trial of John Ii. Sur
raft will be entered upon In the Criminal
Court to-day. Most of the witnesses for the
prosecution and the defense are here, and the
District Attorney on Saturday intimated that
pc was ready 10 proceed with the case.
Tne prosecution, to sustain the charge that
Surratt was in the cons piracy to murder the
President. viii bring torward testimony to
prove The frequent interviews between Sur
ratt and Booth. his intimate relations with
Payne, his visits from Atzerott and Herold,
bis deposit of arms at Surrattsyili to cover
their Night after the conspiracy should have
been executed, his visit to Richmond in order
to get finds to carry out the conspiracy, his
return from Richmond with duantity Of
gold, his imm ediate vieit to Canada with cipher
dis patches his reception there Of further
bank by Jacob Thompson, mis- return to
Warrington, his presence here on the day Of
the assas ssinaton, and his guilty flight to Tan
ada I'M m ediately after the ASSASSINATION, and
bis subsequent fight to Europe, and his Grim
mating admissions to st. Marie and other
witnesses. -..
The defen ce Will maintain that surratt was
concerned in The conspiracy to kidnap Mr..
Lincoln, but not in the cons piracy to assassi-
nate him. Much depends on the facr whether
or not Surratt was in Was hin gton on the 14th
OF April, the day of the assassination. David
G. Reed, of this city. testifies positively that
be saw Surratt IN this city about p. m. of
that day that they bowed TO each other in
passing; that SurTatt was dressed a coun-
uycioth suit of drab. and a round crowned
drab hat, and wore pas- OF new brass plated
spurs with very large rowels. The defence
Will deny that Snrfatt ~ as Iii Washington ON
the 1ith of April, or he'd been here since the
Sd of that month. They viii undertake TO es-
tablish that he lett Washington on that day
(April 3) for Canada; that oa the 18th Of April
be left Canada for Washington; that he spent
that night at Elmira. New York, where bis
name appears on the register fthe hotel: that ON
Saturday morning the newspapers made him
acquainted with the assassination Of Mr.. Lin
coin. and that he then t6o,1 the road back to
Canada, reaching M ontresl On Monday even
ing and leaving for Europe by one of the first
steamers that sailed from 4 uebec. The theory
of the defense is that it was while Surratt was
in Canada that the conspiracy plan in which
he was concerned was changed from kidnap-
ing to sassinaton, and that in Iact the
change was me de by Booth on the verT day of
ASSASSINATION. In support OF this theory 1t
Will be attempted to break down the testimony
Of John M. Lloyd, the Surrattsville tavern
keeper, Louis j. Weichmann, Reed, ST. Marie,
and the witness who tsstifies to the admissions
of Surratt on board the Atlantic steamer, that
both himself and his mother shared in the
plot for the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln. In
the same come ection the attempt will be made
to clear up the reputation of Mrs. Surratt, so
lar as to her knowledge of the contemplated
murder. John NJ. Lloyd, the keeper of Mrs.
Surratt's tavern at Surrattsville, tessifies that
some five or six weeks before the assassination
of the President, John Il. Surratt, David Z.
Herold, and q. A. AtZerott came to his house;
that Surratt showed him two carbines with
ammunition, rope from 10 to 20feet in length,
and monkey wrench. SurTatt asked him to
take care Of these things and to conceal the
carbines. Lloyd told him there was
no place to conceal them, and he did
pot wish to keep such things. Surratt
then took Lloyd into room he had
never been in, Immediately above the
store-room in the back pan of the building ard
Showed him where he could put the carbines
underneath the Joists of the second floor OF the
nam building. Lloyd put them there accord
ing to Snrratts direction. Surratt SAID he
wanted these articles to stay for few days
ard he would clll for them. On the Tuesday
before the assiCsination LLOYD was coming to
Washington and met Mrs. Surratt on the road
a tniontown. When size first broIched the
subject to him q fant the articles at the tavern
he Gid not know whPt she had reference to-
Then she come out palmer and asked him
about the shooting irons" He had forgotten
about their being there. He told her they
were bid away far back and that be was afraid
the house might be searched. She told him to
geG them out ready; that they would be wanted
soon. He did not TecOlfeet distinctly the first
question she put 10 him. Her language was
indIsunct as II she wanted to draw his attention
TO something so that no one else would under
stand. Finally she came ont bolder with IT,
and said they would be wanted soon. He told
tbat he was uneasy about having them there
On the lith of April (the day of the assass-
nauonl he went to Marlboro and on his return
10 the tavern found Mrs. Surratt waiting for
him. Sne told him to ave those shooting irons
retdy that night; there would be some parties
would call for them. She gave him something
wrapped IN paper which he took up stairs
emo forud to be a field glass. She told him to
get two bottles of whiskev ready, and that
tnese things were to be called for that night.
just about midnight: that night, Herold came
Fpr H1lI
sake make haste and get those things" LLOYD
did not make any reply, but went straight and
got the carbnes, supposing they were the
parties Mrs Surratt had referred to. From the
way Herold spoke. Lloyd believed that he
must have been apprised that he (Lloyd)
already knew what he was to give them.
To break down Lloyd's testimony the de-
fence will attempt to prove that he was guilty
o: perjury. having sworn to the detective
(Bigley) who first reached his house after the
es- -asslnatiOH, that he had seen nothing of
Booth and Herold.
WeIchman testifes that on the I'd of April
Mrs. SurTatt asked him to see Booth, and say
that she wished to see him on '.private bust.
ness Booth came, and had the interview
with Mrs. Surratt. - % ~.
On the Tuesday preceding the Friday of the
assassination. Weichmann was sent by Mrs
Surratt 10 the National Hotel to see Booth, for
the purpose of getting his buggy. She wished
WeIchmann to drive her into the country on
that day. Booth said that he had sold his
buggy, but that he WOULD give her sle instead.
that he might hire one, which he did, and
Wsehman drove her to Surrattsyilie that day. !
On Friday, the day Of the assassination,
Weiehmann again drove her out to Surrat,s-
vile, arrivingthere about half-past four ID. M,
and leaving TO return about hall past six Il
Just before leaving the city, WeIchmann saw
Booth in the parlsr aud Mrs. Surratt was /
speaking with him. They were alone, and
imrne nediately after Booth left Mrs Surratt
started with him to Surrattsvllle
Weichmann also testifies to various points
showing John H-Surratts part in the con-
spiracy, his intimacy with Booth and Pawn e, !
and his participation in the attempt to kidnap
Mr.. Lincoln in the early part Of March, and
ms frantic excitement ever the failure of the
attempt. To break down the testimony of Mr..
Weichmann wifi bring forward several wit
nesses. among them John MeCulIough, the
actor. Weichmann testified on the assassina-
ton trial that Mccullough was prese mt at an
interview held with Booth at the National
b otel on the I'd day of April Mccullough
test tines that he had not been in Washington
since March &c. :. ~ 80 : ''s4~--f
The accused. since he was committed to jalI,
(teb- l9th,) has been one of the most orderly
prisoners within its walls, giving no trouble |
whatever to the officers. When he was arrested |
in Egypt he was attired in the grayish blue |
uniform OF the Papal Zouaves, and this he |
contlnued to wear until inst previous to his |
pleading to the >indictment, t, Feb 23d,) when |
he made chan &c for civilians suit Of dark |
clothing, carefully hanging up the uniform in |
MS cell. He mas been confined at night in a |
cell. but during the day he hasa corridor, run