The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-18
MISREPRESENTATION.
The Trial Of surrast

4 sSrnth ruIth cHnL .tIG "a on the
bench, and ordered the opening Of the
June term and discharged the Grand
and Petit Jury for two weeks.
Mr.. Bradley, counsel for the defence,
tstbmitted the affidavit Of Surratt sta
ting his means were exhausted and
lprsyinp for an order that process may
issue to summon his witnesses and TO
counsel their attendance at the cost Of
the Government, according to statute
4 i'm such cases provided.
The argument, on motion, was post
Judge Fisher asked the counsel il
they were ready to proceed with the
trial. 4. e. -.....f.s t-f-1t7
Mr.. Darlington said the Assistant
District Attorney would open the case.
Nathaniel Wilson, Assistant DISTRICT
Attorney, addressed the jury for the
prosecution. -,
Mr.. Bradley announced that the de-
fence would reserve their opening re.
marks to the jury, and asked list OF
witnesses for the prosecution.
Mr.. Pierpoint declined the request
except at the premptory order OF the
Court. '--- ~ .
MIR. Bradley appealed to the Court,
who reserved a decision until tO-mor-
row. .......
A numoer of witnesses testified as to
the facts connected with the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln, bnt the 4evi-
dence developed nothing against the
prisoner.
Joseph Drye, a recruiting sergeant,
testified that on April l4th, 1865, the
witness belonged to battery c, Pennsyl-
vania artillery, and was stationed ut
Camp Barry, about two miles from
Ford's theatre; witness and Sergeant
Robert Cooper were in town on the
night of the murder; at the
time of the murder witness was In
an oys Ter saloon; went there from
Ford's Theatre; at half-past nine o'clock
Sergeant Cooper was in company with
witness, who was sitting on some
planks in front of the theatre, and saw
MIR. Lincoln coming there; the street IN
front of the theater was lighted by a
lamp; while witness was sitting there,
Cooper was walking up and down;
while witness was there, parties
came out the theatre and went into the
saloon; before he came down, witness
overheard conversation there; witness
knew j. Wilkes Booth was one OF the
persons entering into that conversation;
the first that appeared was j. Wilkes
Booth, conversing with low, william
GUS looking person at the end OF the
passage; il was but minute before
another person joined them and entered
into the conversation. This person was
neatly drested.
The crowd then came from the thea
ter, and Booth remarked, suppose he
will come out now, as witness supposed,
referring to the President. The parties
i'm conversation then ran to where the
President was to pass, and watched
eagerly for his appearance; he dld not
come, and one Of hem examined the
carriage, and Booth went into restau-
rant; remained there long enough to
take a drink came out and stepped
from the street into o passage leading
to the stage he appeared in moment
again; the party above mentioned, as
neatly dressed, stepped up and called
the time to Booth from clock In u
vestibule as soon as he called time he
moved up Tenth street to II
street; he did not remain long,
but came down again; stopped
in front of the theatre. He looked at
the clock and called the time again,
looking directly at Booth and his cem-
panion and being somewhat excited; he
then turned on his heel again and went
back towards II street. 1t was then
the witness thought something was
wrong. The witnesses carried u revolver
and had handkerchiefwrapped around
it, and his suspicious were so aroused
that he undone the handkerchief from
about the revolver. 1t was not long
before well-drcssed man came again
from the direction of III street and
stood by the theatre, and the light
shone full in his face. There was pic
tured in his cOuntenance great excite
ment and exceeding paleness, and he
told them for the third time the hour
it was ten minutes past ten o'clock.
Witness swears that at this times 1T
was ten minutes. The witnesses saw
the man distinctly.
Question by Pierpoint-Did you see
the man distinctly!
Answer-Very distinctly.
Question-DO you see him n0wi
Answer-I do sir, pointing to Surratt;
there he sits. / have seen his face fire.
quently in my sleep. 1t was 80 very
pale. 1 could never forgot it. l have
rot seen him until lately, and now the
man then saw was John II. Surratt,
the prisoner OF the bar. Surratt moved
towards H street and Booth entered the
front of the Theatre.
Sergeant Cooper and then went to
an oyster saloon; We had not had time
to eat oysters when We heard Of the
murder; went Immediately up to II
street, and out of II street towards the
camp barracks; Oh our way out lady
hoisted window and asked us-wit-
ness was here interrupted by objections
from Mr.. Bradley, and the prosecution
closed the examination.
Mr.. Bradley announced that the de-
fence would cross examine the last wit
ness tomorrow morning.
Judge Fisher passed upon the atfi-
davit submitted by the prisoner, and
said all the witnesses for the defense
would be paid by the United States.
The Jurors were then informed that they
would be taken to the Seaton House,
and were to be permitted to receive
communications on private matters or
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