The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-19

Letter Received from Queretar0-
Order Issued for the Trial OF Maxi.
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WASHINGTON, j une 18.-The trial
of Surratt was resumed this morning
before Judge Fisher. The prisoners =
brother, Isaac Surratt, occupied seat
Sergeant j James L.. Dye was recalled
to the witness stand. Judge Pierpont
asked the witness what occurred on
the way out to III Street, after the
witness and his companion started for
Camp Barryo after they received In
formation of the assassination OF the
President? Mr.. Bradley objected. Al
+ Question-Why did youuse Booths
name, and not Surratt's? arr :.
AnswerABecause l did not deem it
necessary to mention, Surratt's. name :?
Question-Were you not told not to
name him until asked? nos
Answer-No, sir, was not.
The witness saw Surratt In March
last at the Jail here. He was admitted
by Gen. Caryhgton, to see If he could
identify him as the man who was un-
der the gas light that night,
aud recognized him Immediately,
but did not tell Surratt for what
purpose he went, but when he saw
him accosted him with :. halloa
John the face the witness saw in
the Jail was the face be saw in his
dreams, and the same face he saw in
front of the theatre,
Question And this is the man?
(poihting to Surratt.) .
Answer-Ies, sir; that is the face.
Question-Would you have known
that face if you. had seen it else
where?
Answer-Yes, sir; it is. face once
seen not easily forgotten. k
Testimony resumed-I did not re-
questto go to the Jail to see him, but
because | was requested to do so.
Mr. Merrick asked the witness
what his religion was, but withdrew
the question upon an objection
made by Mr.. Caryngton. The wit
ness was interrogated at length as to
his testimony before the Military
Commission at the time of the assas-
sination trial, and endorsed what he
there said, and insisted upon its cor
rectness. In some Slight particulars
as to the height oftheAmens &c., there
was "a variation. and a. strong effort
was made to make the two statements
appear contradictory ~ p
Daniel G. Reid He, had
known the prisoner from quite a
boy, and saw him on ,Pennsylva-
MIA Avenue at half past two o clock
on the day OF the assassination,
going towards Gamp Barry. The
witness then described the house
known as the Surratt House. A we-
man, asked him questions in an ordi-
nary tone, but the witness does not
reeoHect whether the woman was
much excited When the witness saw
Booth. Surratt, and the other party at
the theatre, neither OF them was dis
guised ~
On the cross examination by Mer-
rick. the witness in the main repeated
| his direct testimony.
Question-In answering questions
put by the prosecution, why did
you describe the third party asia neat
| " dressed man and not mention his
name, as you knew him to be Surratt?
Answer-Because | did not think
it was necessary until was asked. :
WASHINGTON June 1S.-The trial
of Surratt was resumed to-day before
Judge Fisher. The prisoners bro
tleF, 1Sddc, OCcupicO d ecdt Uy niM
Sergeant Joseph Nj. Dyer was call
ed, and testified as follows: As we
passed out of'H Street a woman rails
ed the window of house and asked
what was wrong down town; / told
her President Lincoln had been shot;
she asked who had done it. and [ told
her Booth; she asked how | knew
that, and I told her that a man who
knew him saw him on that night; the
moon was light enough to see objects
distinctly L believe the. moon was
up, but cannot say it was at full
heighth; the woman was an eldery
lady; cannot say whether she was
stout or otherwise, but she resembled
the lady (Mrs. Surratt), who was tried
at the Arsenal; have seen the house
since; tits No. 541 III Street; the house
is ON the right hand side of the street
have had a nodding or bowling &C.
quaintance with the prisoner as he