The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-06-28
The Trial Of surratt.

ueSses rs now IN progress. JoSkPH DYE
recruiting sergeant, now stationed in
Philadelphia, testi6es as follows:
On April Ii, 1865, witness belonged to
Battery G. Pennsylvania Artillery, aud was
stationed at Camp Barry about two miles
from Ford's Theatre witness and Sergeant
Robert Cooper were IN town on tho night
of the murder at the time of the murder
witness was in an oyster saloon, went there
from Ford's Theatre at $3.50 o'clock Set
geant Cooper was in company with witness
and was sitting upon some plank in front
of tho Theatre, and saw Mr., Lincoln comirg
there the street in front OF the Theatre
was lighted by lamps; whilo witness was
sitting there, Cooper was walking up and
down the street; while witness was there
parties came ont of the Theatre and went
into saloon before they came down wit
less overheard the conversation; witness
knew John Wilkes Booth; Booth was one
OF the persons entering into that conversa.
ton; the first that appeared was John
Wilkes Booth couvcrsing with u low vii
l,inous looking person at the end OF the
passage; it was but moment before an.
other person Joined them and entered into
conversation; this person was neatly
dressed the crowd then came from the
Theatre aud Booth remarked | suppose he
will come out now witness supposed they
were referring to the President. Tho pa-
ties in conversation, then ran thcmselv 8
to where the President was TO pass aud
watched eagerly for his appearance. llS
did not come aud one of them examined Il Q
carriage, and Booth went into u restaurant
and remained long enough to take n drink,
came out aud slipped from the street into
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the passage leading to tho stage, he APP
peared in n moment, and again the party
above mentioned, as neatly dressed, stepped
up aud called the time to Booth from u
clock in the vcstbue. AS soon as he
called the time he moved up 10th street tc
IL street, he did not remain long, but came
down aud stopped in front of the theatre
looked at tEe clock, called the time again
looking directly at Booth and his compan
ions, and being somewhat excited he turne,
again and went back again toward II street
! it was then that the witness thought thegt
was something wrong. Witness carried 1
revolver aud had a handkerchief wrapped
around it, and his suspicious were st
aroused that he undone the revolver i
was not long before the well dressed mar
came again from tho direction of Il
street, the man stood in front of thC
theatre and the light shore full in hi'
',r,,o, l~t 'oyr nvcit'msnt ana evraednr hnIanrss
he told Tor the third time the hour, tina
it was ten miLutes past 10 O'clock. Wit
ness swears that it was ten minutes to o
witness saw u man distinctly.
Question by Mr.. Picrpont-Did you se
til" man distinctly?
Answer-Very distinctly.
O-Do Won see him Low
Al do sir, lpointiug to SurraH) Thcr
he is. have seen his face frequently 1
my sleep. 1t vas so very pale. cou''
never forget it. havo not seen him sine
until lately. and now the man | then SAY
was John Smratt, the prisoner at the bal
Surratt moved towards IL street. Boot
entered in the trout Of the theatre. Sc
gcant Coopor and then went to an oysle
saloon. We had not had time to eat on
oysters when we heard of the murder. w
went Immediately up to ii street and OF
of II street toward Camp Barry ; on Or Wa
out lady hostcd window a"d aske
us
The witness was here interrupted by a
objection from Mr.. Bradley and the prose
cutiun closed the examination.
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