The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-26
aatiuaal Rrpublitan.
THE TRIAL OF ,JouN II. sURRATr.

THE TRIAL OF tJOnN n. sURRATr.
FRooEEpISUs oT NoSDAT
The trial Of John H. surrau was resumed In the
Criminal Court on Monday morning before lnigo
Fisher. Mss,rs Darlington, PierrePont, and Wilson
or th. prosecution; Msssrs Joseph II. Bradley sT.,
and IT,, and r. T. ksrTlsk for tue defence. AZ before
the room was dsnssly Sdsd previous to the oPen
Ing Of the court, and the number Of ladies In At.
tendance was larger than on any previous day. The
Jurors and the prisoner we're brought In At ten o.
clock, aud the court was opened by Nc Mullcy
Among the visitors on Monday moruins was Gen
Grant
As soon a. the court had been called to order,
JudgO Fisher read the following opinion upon the
motion submitted on Saturday BY the defebes, ak
Ing the recall Of witnesses for the purpose Of dfIhef
have besn called upon again by the counsel for
lhs prisoner Al the barl order the rec all VI Witnesses
summonsd by the prosecution after the cross 'Sxami'
aAtion has been ended sud tho Witnesses dismissed
10 order that the prisoner may Tssross examine,
9th tka view u ln1uiihE Of the witnsSs 80 10 be
recalled a. 10 ShsIbet some moral stigma l. not
Testpg upou bis Character, or whistler he hAl not
msds statements out Of dooTs, prior to the tidal o.
since, Ia eonniet With The sstnOay dsSaTel ~ the
bsT, and thns 10 lay the foundation TO imPsa0h hiI
credit Ills claimed a. the PTIsoneT's right
have heretofore refused to order witSessss 10 be
recalled, ard yet the counsel for the defence have
sgaln presented the question for reheatipg, and
with so much apparent confidence Of the rghtfulnes
OF the demand that, In pplTit Of GJnnIOdatIOn,
N"ntuted to listen TO their AppeA, with the sincere
.rr..r - correct any error which may have com
IN Ited, " satisfied OF Its com mission.
|! could afford me no qualification, Heaven knows,
to contribute by any error Of my Judgment ~ the
rendition OF verdict Of conviction 10 aHy case here
the life OF fellow being Is Involved which but for
such error might have been verde Of Acquittal.
Such a reflection would bs lasting Canksr In my
conscience, even 10 a case where know the COnvie.
tlon felt upon the guilty fel)n.
10 sueh spirit have heard the COUNSEL for the
defebce IN this case through arguwents which It
seemed y me wOu have been better addressed to
the JaIy than to The court, and have endcayvrod 10
discover whether had not possibly erred. So fat
from being convinced that was wrIng IN my desi
zion the more nave reelected upon the ruling lkAS,
made 10 the matter the more sm eyn'ineed that
was 10 the right.
In this case there have thus far been examine,
witnesses brought hetJ 'r"Iu Canal from Miin"
from Vermont, nVm New York, from Virginia, auc
from Mississippi Tho uial, It Is conceded, will n
close with the pTe.eat muEth. The Witnesses are
Engaged In tde ysr.Ous rur-ult- u lie. Foms ar
ttrWCTs, some mci,haut', tHIas lawyers hurk ON
GERS, railroad con luctYr., aud uthe. all ~ wluU
uT most Of whom, have necessarily TO- Ice Wy ilUu
t.vir hvLes aol bu-iIc.S to H'ruj this triVl Thej
are, Vt c'ptsr, subject 10 'vIe aud Iuyst " I,m
sr".' iGc%gSenteGee, cot iosy s'ert, In a!:--lD.
UvuIi a. all
Itis NV derltnds by lto Iropy,it,on tao ia .
81 fyT tue Tr'.. ut U.rh o. t.l-ss vI.u -..-
-h-lir after Rn!us 'EIonEh tir9 eSrmtIt.iru -
ctp>a.CxamiGa ]. e,IGgr ttuTCl ry Coat u IL,
IAS'u ul le IIal ehh be cud'l or tho c. sti-,
1.-THE jury OF zee thsll 10 uIPeifi t, rum hsu
after LAvips yJ. home :, place hirU'ef la rosl
tan - have his th'Iacter for verast.y attacked b
".L,r EIi .,es te T., .ru'ur-I l,r Ihtt rurru,s h.
me NtIFItt. ln lt tLH PAT lie ElEgsFU lh#t e
act gIa'l win"", sr"ot-r 81 Co, ""r.hyo Of 10
tie. Ttt, l. -irIiy %hnt lHs 'r ..n'iiisu u' T.,
''1hssl h. a7hstrlce a. cut :" aIi r o W Il, e
mrr' 81 II Ia i.a siuTl" u'AsJn-a- !, 'nf1etsu' {,
-a'W The ia ruIrinty 4 ArauitG. u. let II. "a,
he case Of iac Witnes. from Main, sNpIa!ntd M
Saturday Ter the purr0se Ut iIu.tI. ion We oil
'UpJg-s ttaI he has nnw gore home, snd the prs
,n'r's friends have t-ltgTsp bei - h.~ nsig hbor
np'j, ani have O"-l iai"rm-i by somebody tberl
tI"t ~ IA - -'ih'nlnI 1" t"uieh"fy, ~ matter
g. VIII VI Lrw ,sI-l--sly, which they supro1a ma
IA rrm- decree CvrrsrL With WnaI be tesuted /,
WhsD hsi"rs tho oJaG TIE cgdn..I for The defence
pi"-tLt Ne.I rel uC.t b. have HIN TeC4iAt IL ,m 4
distance Of -"ns -rvsn hundred o. v'ght IN .ded a.
,Ey ib"u.sud mites. He ~ sent igr ut a,.-!
'te,hst he Ia. ~. r.i4 thus A. leo J,sa Innss
81 Tim Saith, tr Jrhi Brvvu Ill G-urts
lnnes, Blown, mi SWth aIs Immediately tuEIr.
nasd, aud me On RON Ma u, sui " ell nero Tics
81 swear that the U.tncs, 'vr he piO-ttullnn DIV
-1y -"ul" hing wh,G was iu-"usI-'eat wiz he trs.
tim"uy he gave Thee thrre p.-,oj- return 10 tv.I
h'me. "a Afterwards The cOns'el for the Iro,o'n.
% tsSvN that they have sIa Ter Z lug hnar
mot they all fti i-l,iifl theu i,- im'uy. They
hut. Ill then he Ierr led - lie questioned gu a.
S1ri-I before they can he thus diseTe itrj nd
ale hiurght IsrA to g .rsIpss-s,smturl by a..
y ,sGtU..yu, Hai with ih-In tie TrJr.'u Ton ava,
uia ~ irpst to la re wituc.'es u lisCredu ecu
.7-' 4 itsIn,s.i =" hh meter "huuh 20 uu, taoi
- 81 hss'r-'''y iu'oiNloS anu .pUciupu % - {
u"-I- ..i"g ward IN yrrmstI:,,l pIuEi--,lru.
= Iy hnm"u nIus tell wIe1 Il " u.s. WON'T -ny
TIE "uIy Sut t"n uI the in"., tia ,nIy rermtua
'@u Of tie c. 80 would 10 thu dsatr ct raer ~ Y
'Ur.T- TyIi. HIN Bot i"I the int.t 7sll Dr., ofG 81
). Wu..'i !, aiBlruit to ,.y WI - 81 ~, event
IN hTs' 'spTeL, tho cut 81 this TRIAL ~ the re
man. sc Idrsn 10 tie Holy u y tter Rac!eR
ru-sI-lu
Ile rr,t J,c.u-e all trials mast h,,o an end i
s'u'a reasonable TINE, and beosu.e w.'4es,es Ilu.
gz's SONS piDtsctt, = Il n Gaoa!lnE sI- rYsL ~
In'rnvenieL,e aad ta'rusr, and bsr.dss Jurors an,
tIbLe- ara not vNrsetrd q -pchl k9GeTEt"h /
uyi0g Huy GI1se 10 Iuatltr how IMPORTANT, AID bs
tau's la,ll leo dTe not u b. oil IIsd u have wit
u-,.e- huytsd dJwn and wIgugiuIly rVpOsd uI then
l-I T''ui'Tg In CJmmuhly-:drlT reputation at
trrE aith' u. { tnSure for d"iensiBg lhsm. iha
ia-I 81 law ~ have heretcIrr- led Il, va
>, H"lrI'a lu hnsiaud MAJ generations s!u,,. 80,
.'rSg'ed - the law sVsTywh-T- 10 tbs lvu4tS,
wn.,- iAsi'w rightly uatrrrta.,l
Lnfi e. dw2rth, Uhep Bar0a R"ff- J Ia TIE ,s.s o
'n- ii'.,H'y Solrrsl W n Ishuytk. tx ~, very
Tt"FsIIy TcEafksd Ia ref'IgsrC 20 tho law VI ryl
deuce on this rThJsCt, thst II ''HnsL be dsr-u
o' nG!rh 90 's'!t VI 'umPcrdttyy "Jasii-r,.lyn Of
l1 lime &" he ~, NJ I"I ID 'NtmuatJul VI thu IA
.rlr, ant the ne ~L.,u II = Pa, UCIh.r T." Lv.t"u
u,ra tr~Iu. ltwv liynd "a tuOustp4 years iost".d
- .'rul s'Tty or sc'cGiy, aud every ttsv ,g,Ig D.
-'A' "aI lmp"r ta,- Il mIht b. desirable to ,h'p v
10. ut ~ nati-rz ~ which ryTy pras.b,s lu..t.ai
n-nt L~ -rglestri iyl u" PnIro-s "t ,ggIg by rh
me- ns be h"r the whole va. UG'nuIl-I or
= .r;.rn 4 II was not sni tor, every I,s.ibIa
'iGTy ~ to th- tIutE u tho Teats made r.
- not 50 l"" That Doe. a fat. m1uk. nd hDi
Do Impossible - am however, very doubtful II
-, L. Ti.hir's lnnuatiou / u thou,ard ypara =, ,
h1m.p lie line wrrt he sGicisut ! I i In which
I'mihrcu"n- II We olcs throw ta III" rules 4"
'''i-nc5 AMI emhA'A On avid ulenn Of iuquIy
80 r"sa sy-ly ro sib'e question do to the tra o
.'ai~m-ut- u ID Ly witGcs.rs
ne Iuie tor cuadu,tGg tbs eXtmin,t. n L W.
'.-- -. ~ have before stated II u a: l.. tn.
Ir'iJ 1t,n uF Tao ~.uIG 'ny u the Virtues. ,,Its
LI. hLt Il - he 10 sW"Iu, sEaGn-- him IL rh .of
BE- IN Gu-.t tine court at hrls 40 uaw,liins wit
a"'-,'' "li",- b" Hnrurut That tie memory ui Ne
w..,-.- 0. At aIil t.d bs s,I u. Lt Ly a aug.
o.. .'~ lH' uHu, It wh-4 tue and I tha wine,
,-ra't "r dt-rtsi /" the subject matter vt In .ty
W.IA"lt a"t.LE NJ particularly t,,9red yut 10 niiA
Il EUrr rr4 aairr. .N ,un1ai hog. o.. rur,l ed IL
iue-- '.H i"v. -. ~ IL uN,i"u, .Irn.
uU.,l h. my n- scd Whether h- be-, d Il r.tIr .
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