New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-22
/. THE TRIAL OF SURRATT.
CONTINUATION OF THE DEFENsE--A DR. Bi5sELL
swRARs sURRATT WAS AT ELMiRA ON DAY


Court, Judge Fisher presiding.
DR.. Augustus BsSeN svOrr and eramircd BY III.
Bradey-Reside at No 2is West Twenty second St. New
York: was Eimra April H. 1865 at tho Branard
that day; I AK tho lday because ! loft owogc. on
tho night express on the 18th. In search OF Q
and sp Eric Eric Railway had suit against tho
Railway and went 70 Enira 70 sscorain this brakemans
at house near the depot; crutches at The time,
aud after searching Tor tho brakeman ana asccrtanng
no WAS not Emira, called at the Brainard House,
thinking would take the omnibus and go 10 the depot
went In the Brainard House the prisoner passed nae
and he aefwar went into the reading r0o then passed
up and down aud kept looking at me. and then he sat
down on chair near me; noticed he was looking at
part Of the railroad Company, aud therefore noticed
him particulfys Surratt asked me IL had been to war
versaton with him; merely spoke to him<o see IL my
suspicious were correct that no was spy o. inc Ere RE
turned TO 0wego and at 0wego got teegran IRON ny
we stating that attn my N ea w sSa h the dS'o Oh INC
BY Mr. Piey7rpont-I get no pay for thisesmony was
about MO- asked him and be refused TO tell
aud said he had for some time been looking Tor the man
New-York and am physician have lived there since tho
IstO May last; before that lived in NewYork CITY and
1--WE my Office was there. and slept thcro
my wife having gone TO her family In PennsyYanis "a
slept there month"; in March Kept house Ut NO e Vol
Eghthaye. rented from German named cowen ho4f
OF Jour five rooms left there the ist OF APRIL paa
NowYoTf a%ong others Charles f. %otmore Of Clinton
place. am not altogether IN TIE practice soe
patent rights do not know Aaron Stone OF New YORK Wo
se gss s % seats
had made some money out OF ths proDapy shW w ot
$4,000 have received that amount from the Trenton rot
roolng at my Office; my wife inow with her friends IN
my Wife, before November Of last year lodged at my
office, and my vito was in Bradford County. rennsyr
h x, 1850 casid No. $50 Fcarnavc in the
Peter Canpbell Mr. Campbell and his wie boarded
before won't to NosSso Fourii-avo was at No i.lso
when LEFT No. IlGO broadway went fore week or two
TO Twenty seyenthst between BroadwsySand seventh,
ave. aud rented there from Alrs Boyd ana the
went 10 No. $50 Fourth-aye.
At this point loi5 M, the proceedings were inter
rupted by Mr. c. G.. schneider. of the jurors bec0m-
Ing suddenly III, rendering his removal from the Court
room After waiting until S ,ne ic GSrs . tSe
sick juror having oppressed the opinion that he would 10
we'll g X s s II .9st ine one Of tho
juror stated 10 the Court that Mrs5cneidcr unable
10 walk land could not cemo into court.
Judge Fisher said the juror could DO brought In on
lounge, and reollne upon Il until the testimony OF tho
witness line ssss was , SsS va, and Mr.
Schneider brought In looking very much ntsposed.
he f felt Sory we'll While reclining but was unable to at up
Dr. BssH ,eas then recalled and me rosseram,noo'.
OF nora Commissioner OF Deeds. and never had
anything 70 do with getting up Claims against the Gov
became doctor IN 1881? educated at Castet0n, VI;
took medical lectures in NewYork in 1851 witness did
made the practice Of medicine secondary affair witness
has always speculated. making n dollar Whenever no
couldfn "a Legitimate way: witness boarded with ibis wife
at Mrs Payne's at Owego IN May 1885, boarded at
and boarded as before stated at Mrs Paynos had been
there before that and stayed three or four weeks ut
1885, stayed tho Toga House three four weeks
Was at Towsnds rS nc rSi 70 le Las. OF
after the high water when the Towanda dam wassarred
away; vent from TOwanda TO 0wego. ami registered wit
hs,on and back and Elnara and back and the ith OF
April got dispatch OF the illness OF wtnesss child ana
the child dead; won't from owego Deposit and got din
ner there and then won't o Methodist preachers house.
nou three miles of the town. stayed there is minutes
aud tdu returned about II O'Clock then went back TO
Toa arriving there IN the early part VI the evening" doat
BInghanton two days after going 20 Depost went 10 the
Mercer House To transact soine business didn't stay there
long enough meals the distance from OwegO
10 Deposit Is "a miles came back To owego, ana theh
left either night Of morning OF the Iih
Of April go Enira; don't remember whether II was
before midnight after; got 30 Emira before daylight
in tho morning; went 10 little hotel and laid q lounge
ul breakfast time. and got breakfast; didn't register
there man was making nre ana witness went up
number OF persons at the breakfast table went
back that day. about nOon on tho Erie train 70 Owego
Emira. after breakfast went to livery stable
Unights Hotel; went Ia n there: didn't hire
horse pay money at the stable was at the Brain
ard House subsequently thinks he went from the livery
stable TO tho Chrnung House; sayas man named Drake
there had no particular motive In going. there after
leaving there went to Waterst, and TO mo Brsinafd
House: don't remember who kept the Bralnard
House went in there TO wait TIL the omnibus came BY to
MI Perrcpont here handed the witness sheet OF paper
aud asked him TO make drawing OF the hrs hoor Of tho
Mr.. Merrick objected.
The Whness-I am not an artist never made draw
Ing in my life cannot make u drawing OF the house.
M. Pi>Trep0nt-.Nhch way were YOU going when YOU
house lIaugher Witness not positive whether there
steps the Of The BIainard House not
dont teihesoer tno diahsecmi o. 'g rooms .ng ps
there; witness has no doubt about that witness thinks
several others were IN the room at the tlme witness had
his attention called 70 the prisoner account OF ls
cular dress he looked frequently nc witness and came
sa sa asr wne & osa s wSs
yersaton with him he asked II had been 10 the war;
replied No. he said he had noticed that was lame
eyaded his question: he asked II resided in Emira, ando
replied "Ns-in Pennsy Nania," be mado some Others
aud leftnnd went 10 Haights Hotel never saw him
0galntil saw nm today; was waiting for the arrival
sna went lSS there s un Se e e 10 Zee ssy
ing IN the tram had suit against the Erie Railway
the Company aud was folovlngme about that was why
u left received an injury on their road and brought
at all; have read portion OF Weichman's testimony;
have glanced nc the testimony Of or two others the
testimony of stewart and the other witnesses from mra
was what lfst called my attention particularly TO the
case saw the prisoner this morning aud recognized him
dressed a. saw him in Enira he hal dnesent sack
on bu belt about his waist the plating Of the sack
by him ut Elmra cannot describe the plating paricu
larry nor tell in what precise particulars the two gar
BY NJ. Brddty-I have received nothing for testlyinp
In this case and expect nothing but my expenses the
FIRST ntimation had otS0ming here telegram from
you determined not 10 ut ffst; brrt spoke Of
what knew at the office OF Cassidy Corille was
passing there and of the partners called me IN, aud
We talked Of the testimony Of the Einira'witnesses
then said what have told about the prisoner at the BAR
gave them absorption Of the prisoncr us embered
his appearance; nexnreeeivcd your telegram, and was
very much surprised atfceiying IT, the dress the pS
oner wore at Elnra wasgray, aud he wore round top
SLOUGH hat his goaee covered more OF his chn anil his
iuustache not long his costume ~ the jail
today not the color that lie wore Elmra;
didn't want 10 go to the jail 10 see him, hut you 10
qucsed me 10.
Bg NJ. PiaTtpont-I was surprised az receiving TEL