The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-06-29

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CONTRARY 70 Law TO NJ az
STORED, prc.
| WAssuSaroN, june I'm open
ing for the prosecution, afscr de.
.cribing the assassination. the dis.
rict attorney said tho prosecution
would show. to the cntisc Satisfaction
of The jury, BY the evidence Of com.
conpctcn, and crclitsble witnesses.
that the prisoner At the bar, John
II. Surr.tt, VS. then sad there pres.
eat, aiding asd Abessing in that
murder, that they would show that
u the time Of The murder he was IN
front Of Pord's Theatre, co.opera.
ting with jobs Wilkes Booth. They
would hsss What ths prisoner said
there; they wssld ksow him ~ the
partner Of Booth, they would know
that the compA ''ionship that then
and there existss. between the pris.
oner and Booth Was not accidental.
but was the result Of long and pre-.
meditated plans and associations,
The aras witness confessed to
the detailed account Of the killing Of
Sergeant Joseph N. bye. Witssss
Is recruiting sergeant Of the United
States array, now stationed Al Phil
adelphia. He was In the army in
1888 and belonged TO battery G, In.
dspendess Peaasylvsnia Artillery, a.
that time stationed At Camp harry,
at the intersection Of II street aud
the Baltimore turnpike; was in
Wsshingtoa attAs siwe Of the murder,
with Sergeant Robsrt Cooper, ia an
oyster saloon Went there from
Fords Theatre wsnt from the
theatre about 81 O'Clock sav Lin
coins csrYiee there At the timc BY
the street light Dirsctly In front
Of the theatre, fton the large lamp
he saw numbers come out Of tho
theatre at the end Of the acts. BE-
fore tho crowd came down he heard
= conversation there, in which John
Wilkes Booth took part.
Mr. Pisrpent--Whst Was tina,
convcraatioaf
This question WA objected TO by
Mr.. Msrrick, counsel for Surra,t,
upoa The groasd that thsrs WA no
connection between Booth and
Surratt.
Mr.. pierpont said chat the grounds
were apparent Brodisy said ,hey
must lay some grounds to show tha,
Becth was connected with tho psis-
oner.
Mr.. Picrpont--x. intend to con
meet them.
by the court--The evidence can
be taken, and il the prosecution
fails 10 connect the psrties, il viii be
ruled out.
Witness rssuned--The 6rst per
son who attracted his attention was
Booth, converting with low, vii
iainous looking person ut the end Of
the passage II was but moment
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.s ., PcIP,s ea"e gov" rom 'he
,"e..ro, an" Door" Guns, ss'a 20 'ne o'nerS'
ns ," ";,'' ~ "p"'" ZINC o"' NOV"
along thc v.y which tho President
vomid cous IL h;s carriage Thsy
-,;,sd s.,srlv far hi. ann..r.nec
bu. no did ,ot come, and thsy again
hurr;cdIy had = Conversation Ono
oc ,h.m .v.m;csJ IN c.ry;,v. .na
Roo,h ven, into The restaurant. The
n,r,;e. Who came down had gone nm
kooth rsm.ircd In the restaurant
long enough 10 take = drink. and
came ont and vent in tho massage
leading 10 The stage but upuesrsd Ia
= moment and the third psr,y nestly
dressed .,enped nm ,sd e.Iled The
tina ..slooted At ,he clock md sasted
the time 10 the two tho clock wa
in the vsstibuls. He, the one who
called the time, went up tow.sds II.
street, but did uot remain long; he
came down again, looksdat the clock
aud called thu time again, looking
directly At these two and somswhst
excited, he turned on his heel snd
vent up again; Il vas then that he
thought somsehins vas wrong from
their manner. A. = soldier, wit
ness had 4 revolver in his pocket
with q hsndk erchiaf wrapped sround
II. HlH nssp@ciosv were 20 srovssd
that b. usiia ~ hasdkssoAisf. Il
vas not losx bsfsvs tho sane nan
appeared again, IL u fast walk hs
placed himself 10 mon. Of the theatre
with the light fuli in his face, ard
on his cosntsesuce wss pictured
Great sxciseu>eG asd nssvsussesss
30 vas pale ~ told sAsn Tor The
third time that Il vas ~ minutes
psst 10 O'Clock. Witns. asw him
plainly
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