Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-18
Proceedings on Monday.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Surratt tri-
al was resumed. Judge Fisher presiding,
Chief Justice Carter also on the bench, or
dered the opening of the June term and
discharged the grand and petit juries for
two weeks.
Mr.. Bradley, counsel for the defense, sub
mitted an affidavit of Surratt, stating that
his means were exhausted, and praying for
an order that a process may issue to sum-
mon his witnesses and to compel their at
tendance at the cost of the Government of
the United States, according to the statute
| in such cases provided. ss.zr,-.s
The argument on the motion was post
poned till later in the case.
Judge Fisher asked the Counsel if they
were ready to proceed to trial.. 80
Mr.. Darlington said the Assistant Dis
| trict Attorney would open the case.
| Nathaniel Wilson, Assistant District At
torney, addressed the jury for the prosecu-
| ton.
| Bradley announced that the defense re-
served their opening remarks to the jury,
and asked for the list of witnesses for the
prosecution. -r.rs .s.5.-,s
Pierpont declined the request, except at
the peremptory order of the court.
| Mr.. Bradley appealed to the Court, who
reserved its decision until tomorrow.
| A number OF witnesses testified as to the
| facts connected with the assassination OF
President Lincoln, but the evidence devel-
oped nothing against the prisoner.
| Jos. Drye, recruiting sergeant, testified:
| On the 14th of April, 1865, witness belong
ed to Battery G, Pennsylvania Artillery,
and was stationed at Camp Barry, about
two miles from ,Ford's theater. Witness
and Sergeant Robert Cooper were in town
the night of the murder. At the time of
the murder witness was in an oyster sa-
loon; went there from Ford's theater at
8 80 o'clock. Sergeant Cooper was in COM
pany. Witness was setting on some plank
| in front of the theater and saw Mr.. Lincoln
coming there. The street in front OF the
! theater was lighted by lamp. While wit
ness was sitting there, Cooper was walking
up and down. .isr'. .g .-g..T.j
| While witness was here, parties came
ont of the theater and went into saloon,
Before he came down witness overheard a
conversat tion there. Witness knew j.
| Wilkes Booth was one of the persons en-
| tering into that conversation. The first
that appeared was j. Wilkes Booth, con-
versing with low, villainous looking per-
1 son at the end of the passage. 1t was but
a moment before another person Joined
them and entered into conversation. This
person was neatly dressed.
The crowd then came from the theatre
and Booth remarked: ~ suppose he will
come out now" as witness supposed, re-
fering to the President. The parties in the
conversation then ran themselves to where
the President was to pass, and watched
eagerly for his appearance. He did moi
come, and one of them examined the car
lriage, and Booth went in the restaurant
and remained there long enough to take
drink. He came out and stepped from tn,
street into the passage leading to tht
stage. He appeared in a moment again
1 The party above mentioned as nealy
dressed, stepped up and called the time u
Ill -,
soon as he called the time he moved Vi
Tenth street to III street. He did not re
main long, but came down again, stopped
in front of the theatre, looked at the clock
called the time again, looking directly a
Booth and his companion, and being some
what excited he then turned on his hee
again and went back towards ii street.
was then that witness thought something
was wrong. Witness carried revolye
and had his handkerchief wrapped aroun'
it, and his suspicious were So aroused tina
he undone the handkerchief from abou
the revolver.
1t YVES not long before the well dresses
man came again from the direction of
street. The man stood in front of the thea
ter, and the light shone full in his face
There was pictured in his coIntenanc
great excitement and exceeding paleDess
and he told them for the third time tn
hour. 1t was ten minutes past ten O'Clock
The witness swears that at this time
was ten minutes past ten. The witnes
saw the man distinctly.
Question by Mr.. Pierpont-Did you sc
the man distinctly?
AnsWer-Very distinctly.
L Question-Do you see him now?
Answer do, sir. [pointing to Surratt
There he sits. l have seen his face fire.
quently in my sleep. 1t was so very pale
could never forget it.. / have not seen hiu
since until lately, and know the man
then saw was John Ii. Surratt, the prisone
at the bar.
Surratt moved towards H street Boot
entered at the front of the Theatre. Ser
geant Cooper and then went to the oys
ter saloon. We had not had time to ca
oysters when we heard of the murder. w
went running up to H street and out of
street towards Camp Barry. On our wa
out a lady hoisteda q window and asked US
Witness was here interrupted by an oh
lection from Mr. Bradley and the prosecu
ton closed the examination.
Mr.. Bradley announced that the defens
would cross examine the last witness to
morrow morning. -..--...
Judge Fisher passed upon the affidavi
submitted by the prisoner, and said all th
witnesses for defense would be paid by tn
United States. t- .st
The jurors were then informed that the,
would be taken to the Seaton House an
would be permitted to receive communica
tions on private matters or business.