The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-22

Marcus Atfenburg Appointed Minis
!. ter to Mexic0-AbOutt the President
and His Party-The Surratt Trial
Continued.


and His Party-The Surratt Trial
Continued. ,s.
WASHINGTON, june 21. - Marcus
Attenburg, u. s. Consul at Mexico
City, has been appointed Minister to
Mexico. vice Campbell, resigned.
The President and party were re-
ceived at the, railroad depot by the
knights Templar, who act as escort.
The train left at :45. ~
WAsHINGToN, June'2l-The Pres
idential party left at quarter to eight
o'clock this morning. The Postmas-
ter General left last night to join the
party In New York. Secretary Sew
ard and General Rosseau accompany
the President Mr.. Steckle, Russian
Minister, also accompanies the party
as far as New York. The President
was received at the railroad station by
the Knight Templars, with the Honor
of Masons. A large crowd cheered
the party as they moved off.
7 ANNAPOLIS, Nd. une 21.-Gov.
Swami and other officials of Maryland
met the party, and went to Baltimore
with them. An invitation of the Con-
stitutional Convention to visit Anna
polls on his return was presented to
the President. He said he would
comply, if practicable.
e BALTIMORE, June 21.-The party
were received here with enthusiasm
by a large committee of citizens.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-In the
Surratt trial, Judge Fisher decided
that the Court would follow the COM
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calling witnesses, viz: that witness
should consider himself discharged
after an examination, unless told to
remain.
Brook Stabler being recalled, testi-
| fed as follows: Have seen Booth,
Atzerot and Harold conversing with
Surratt at my stable; had conversa-
ton with Atzerot about the trip of
Surratt; he showed me the conclusion
of letter from Surratt, and Atzerot
said he had a letter from Sur
ratt, but he would not let
me see it; all that | read was
the concluding paragraph; Atzerot
said the letter was dated in Rich
mond, and Surratt understood that
| detectives were after him, and was
making his way North as fast as he
could; that was in the early part of
/ April, 1865; conversation between US
/ commenced at Atzerot's calling me
out on the pavement and telling me
about it; asked Atzerot to let me see
the letter; / understood Surratt was
making his way north from Rich
mond; the only difficulty Surratt was
in was that the detectives were after
him; | understood Atzerot to mean
Government detectives; when these
men came to the stables, they would
go to the back part and engage
in conversation together in a low
tone; at least [ could not
hear what was said, for they were al
least one hundred and twenty feet
Jas. w. Pumphrey, John Fletcher
and John L. Jaffrey testified 10 va
rious matters related in the former
trial.
After recess, Miss Honoria Fitz
patrick, who lived at Mrs. Surratt's
testified that Surratt was intimate
with Payne, Booth, Atzerot, and the
other conspirators, and they had in.
terviews at Mrs. Surratt's house, or
ID Street.
| George +. Chaplin was examined tt
corroborate Blinn's and Hobart
statement, and testified to seeing tht
handkerchief marked y. III. Sur
ratt found by Blinn on the Wednes
day after the assassination. Witness
got handkerchief from Blynn and gave
It to one of Bakers detectives named
Grinnell Benz. w. Vanderpool O
New York testified that he was il
Washington on April 14th. | saw
Booth on that day and spoke to him
I say him, three, times on that day
4 I saw Booth first at Willard's, after
wards On Pennsylvania Avenue be
tween Tenth and Eleventh or Eleventh
and Twelfth Streets. The prisoner wa
then called to stand up.
Question-Did you see the prisone
that day.
Answer-I saw him at the place las
mentioned, he was with W lkes Boot
and two or three others, they were sit
J ing around table with glasses on it;
had been at the Paymasters and comm
down heard music ut the place referre
. to, and went in, and ballet dance
! was performing on table; Booth wa
around one. and he and his compan
ions were talking; | saw them distinct
: ly. as was within few feet of them
/ cannot be mistaken about this.
Cross examined by Mr.. Bradley
did not speak to Booth when / sa'
} him in this place; | saw Booth an
: companions were engaged in cor
versation; / was only attraete
there by music. / IEever saw Surra
5 before or since, until now. / took
{ good look at him this morning, an
: recognize him as the same man sa