The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-07
TRIAL OF JOHN 4. SuRRlTH.
Close, of Mr.. PierrepOnt>s
Argument.
Tha Defence Desires to Make
Corrections.
Fh Q Case to Go to the Jury
To-Day.

IN. ya, OF John n surrstt vas resumed this
The Criminal Court, Judge usher presiding Tho general
being that the ira, win close today the rch Tor
places within The bar unprecedented
Mr. P,erspout resumed the prosecution amt III the
Jury would other day. al tho eali Of Mr.
Rerk asking why he Ard not pTodoe the record Of the
Military Commission he tYr. P,ereponD banded the orie
paper Merrek lie tMr ) thcn seated that the
recommendation 10 mercy was the did
be misunderstood ahcsi. That Recommendation
was s,gned byabe nbers 81 Military Commission, and
ID ~ IN the handwriting General Ekn, member Of The
eonsassion ,Tho oglna, by sohD Bingham
and Estn the original in hrs possession As
reoo Nen,okscsea for the record he tMr Pierre
pont cent % me- MAR Once and obtained n. Original PAPER
the paper before President of the United
say Gonna .son ma, Sd Mrs s"srs,, and others and
tLs ns y merry Was attached 70 the re-
with the case Mr. Perrepon deemed it 10
fpeaneut ,ference 10 The snoect Wr Pereront then re-
the alto OF The s%Hy 81 TO w91a the
Weed i not positively fix the time ee said ha had
and VAS Ter thAa he shaved sSra, and he did no. *
wso s WAL now s@s M 70 ' pierrsnn w"s ear
1r anSse m had ,s sG dS 20 see yns
lie who wonld be in the habit cf attending
Sesirs Rhoaes icsi,mo ny resdj fhis wtpsss
n as S s 5 Tes o Ms r had 70 "a ns
the then beng mat ~ bar was PIT up to the
Heeiion, come TO the testimony of Judge DIN. a
the boz when esamnsd ~ him ,snaee sp,as testimony
sesd Now gentlemen said Mr. p,errepont hat csem,na
showed the bar had been put shortly
after the II il OF The little circumstances
have been left u,os Just a time,
s Ss ns% % SfeS the %s ESD a
nn,cny relative to DC meeting OF s rast On hstree on
% mistaken tss meeting Either he told the truth
S m Bod Of s eSmony lie aid So
gave ~ ne sgs r as caS S a so az snd s ne
and an eHsny to tbs S ne wanted g shield
much against his -n By M ASHER, member of Con
Pierepont here read further from %eayer's
prisoner Conoyer Conoyer Ashley lie wssa
ln 70 y ee a 9a DO. wlsh 70 EN- h s
said he as sure OF seeing au as he @asof standing
MIR MerrcE-wiere do you nnd IN this any such
MI rierepont said that Reed had testified to it, aid it is
her Msng up poe OF the o9spne ra ~ e e
Judge that Mr. rerrepop speak of any
thing brought out this trial
MAS plain aud os be believed AID he then referred 70
The ,esno9 on Of vanasrpoo Mr. SaNde,poSi was
ss sS 1oe he BAD soo S @ s
saloon the AFTERNOON OF the day
assassna,,on. he does not there poiormsnee
hc could mol be mistaken, and he was positive he saw
peo nd BY sRa, be did no, go 10
ns concert S hall or that he did not go to he Pay
showing there was no Ierfomsnce a, place called
.so9D street an % ,s he asked aSe9
Which 3 on The iss south side Of fenS.ys"ia %
rccoect the Teusona Hall is the only Penn
there he saw sarra witness called By ahe defence
q, say there was rehs sS a" HAL aud
referred to the testimony of John Lee who he
sSss no sos;ee Tbs is in harmony with WOODS testimony
:ma there Is no testimony here tina, not an harmony MIN
seeing surra he is not positive about t but
Wizards wn6 Harold, and there he saw surrat.
soo,S 10 'ss @ with man 4, MS ,fa
@s wss sa e & M se Mr. epon
confirmed DYE relative The Light front q hs
To- and f,srrepSnt argued that simple minded people
snan me more einea,ed and was wei known that PLAIN
simple story cannot be embarrassed by any
the FRIDAY of The assassination she took some OF John
Nan, who Afterwards found surrau's clothes cieSniy
washed on The bed Dad this woman make " TINS
TO thus testify No: but dropped from her
gSrra1it" and had a. Who he looked Ike i
occurred April H. aud not April counsel for the
sarra et the house before seven O'Clock aud did not
20 was oi SuSs, is On Arri and he returned
& ,s % ,es sss been Womb sA' na, and
m,o be brought out The WITNESSES positive that was the
night OF the ASSASSINATION ths, surraiL In her
soss she insisted upon the same thing and
There that house Friday night who knew
sa & 1s. Hes "S
ssrrs',s presence here for Mr. Henon CLERK 10 The
s ssso, h,. 0ss, US TO she e,m,ay ser
- hi. We, he npsachsi rue
G az c sas % tS s ae% a he %Rs
,sscrd lie hoped they dd not. els he MT ferePon4 aad
erroneous, and la dismissed by the Prosecuting Az
stance iIere is he record holding 81 paper and here
Ia the AFFIDAVIT o. the very man who Preferred the charge
record o they would not have done such injustice had
Mr. r1crrspont said he knew they had not
Mr. Nerrek sAd that when be said the defence would
rs.sh Dys hat record was not IN existence y obtained
sinee dismissed he case.
Of M 'sa DC aser hs ssnem'H Old not know
!pye's testimony was here read In commenting upon
wonder sarrsi should h.se psid face that night
sss VIVA o s sssd ssras "ss s ,. 70 va. &c sS%
s's VIA. va. gong on dqwP ows s,less 81. had
Of fult Up 10 hat aesheorheod the nshuwas and
ms, The inormA, 80 TIE policeman Wien you
w,,nesse- not situated aks sad ,hey s The same thug
Gee exactly slse out a. IN this esse where ali tends to
sins..e. e are @o. S.sI scoa H Vow ".
nav srrs sn,. pem,sa Fee men see Booth
the drinsne house ana takes. drns vhen %.
Gent who ING iron, ~. paoe aaus. il
when he wa. a.yns!ss Se., mean. Of snisnsy 70 ss.
&c feelings g y. people waG had been coais.d Mr.
nms. vent 70 ne S.,s ~. sss. Pss:,e "a, 70 vs
wa. siliins beside hi. wife In the hsss selected Tor this
noody acc BIZ, We haze lad Sosd suoSsh and
lowed 10 escape 70 i MOI Tune ss' We %, stop 70 ,h
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from ro 20 pole send here 'her e'ters Of condoencs aod
YET counsel nj. ,hAa thai o. ord
%S Ss sn. Us 81 Sssa pIs . a.. spa c
Iersrsa Io ssn sGa ei there and vita ,.em ,hey dee
rated was supposed surrau DID a. but Il q now vel