The national Republican., 1867-07-02

nads 10 had sonsthips 10 settle them, showing
fou:-barrsisd rsyoivsr., On the tug from the
Montreal to the Peruvian witness was Intro.
duosd 10 several persons.
Mr. Bradley objsessd 70 this testimony.
AMr. Pisrrspont snid be proposed to prove that
On this tug was Beverly Ticker and General
Ripley. ~Ft ~
M. Bradley ssksd what light would the fact
.s.. the parties named w'r' on the Tug throw on
The Court decided that they could ofsr svi.
dsnoe to show who Surratt was talking with.
Witness rssumsd.-saw Surratt converse with
no one on the tug. but on the passage saw him
converss with Gen. Ripley. He did not Of his
own knowi.dgs know who Ripley was, bat the
prisoner told him that II was Gen. Ripley Of
South Carolina. Among the passenger Was
VIM. Cornell Jswett. and . eoiorsd man who had
been II the service Of Jsfsrson Davis 90 he said.
Witness knows Beverly Tucker; was introduced
10 him on The tug. He went on board the Peru.
vian. II was about ten o'clock In the morning
whom the steamer sailsd. His moustaohs ss well
as hair had been dyed. He wore spsctaolss, and
was nssr sighted, but because they helped to
dissuiss him. Witness had eonvsrsations with
The prisoser about every day Of the passage,
mostly on the quarter deck. Witness rsmsmbsrs
that the prisoner said he had been In the habit
Of carrying dispatches between Richmond, wash
ingtou, and Montreal. He stated that one time
be was told that lady would meet him In New
York. that he met her there. and came through
Warrington, and with her and four or i've others,
proceeded TO Richmond, and crossing the Po.
tomao, got south Of Frsdsrioksburg. and were
bsing drawn on platform car; that they saw
some men coming towards them when they found
that they we're Union soldiers, and the woman
said shoot them, and they were all shot. and the
party went on. Could not say that the name Of
the woman was saddlsr, but II sounded like her
name.
M, 'Br.dlsyssid he objected to this evidence
and would except
The court said that be could not see what con.
nsotion this evidence had with the conspiracy.
Witness resumed: The prisoner said these men
were almost starved 10 death. The prisoner said
he had received money In Richmond from Score
tary q State Bsujsmin. Rscollects two amounts.
$50, 900 and e70,0 He said that he was In
Richmond few days previous to its fall. Recol.
scts the prisoner told him that while crossing the
Potomac with party they wore hailed BY .
gunboat and ordered TO surrender, and small
boat was sent from the gunbost, and they waited
until the small boat was close to them, and fred
into II, and made their escape.
Mr. Msrriek asked II into the gunboat7
Witness: "No; listen. and you will hsar;p
and got excited, saying that he was not her. 10
be insultsd, and did not mean to be. Mr.. Msr.
rick remarked few days since about Witnesses
going 70 the psnitsntiary. Wiensss said that
such language was the Language of . coward and
. snsak.
Mr. Msrriek asked the court II this was the
proper language In the witness.
The court replied that II was not. Neither
was 10 proper for the counsel to worry the wit.
ness.
Witness continued: surratt also stated that
on one occasion he was In an apple orchard and
heard tslsgraphio msohins, and they searched
the house and found . Union soldier whom they
shot or hung. He said that he had passed under
the names Of Harrison and Sherman. On tho
last day he was on the steamer he came to wit.
ness and said he wished to speak to him, and
pointing 10 the coast Of Ireland he said that
hsrs's foreign land at last, and he hoped TO 70.
turn 10 his country In two years 80 ss to serve
Andrew johnson ~ Abraham Lincoln had been
served. He said also that he would shoot the
hrst odiosr who laid his hand on him. Witness
ssid that he would be shown little mercy 10 he
did. The prisoner replied that he know Il, and
he would prefer to BE- hung BY an English hang.
man than Yankss, as he knew II he ever 70.
turned be would swing.
The Court took . recess till tomorrow morn.