The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-30
F GU RTA EDITION
Trial of John HI. surratt.


LADY but Il the evidence IS recoliected il will be
time; Besides, the defense cannot reconcile Mrs
man. How can the testimony be reto1ciied9 Ths
Dutchman says no conversation occurred. Mrs. Lam
throat Of the other Witness 1t does not in the least
But Il will be shown that he is corroborated There
are, tneni elght witnesses who positively that
suraIt was the best Of their be lief ana know
ieuge., Inc witness Grillo says he believes he
the prisoner. John Lee says he believes he saw him;
ne dld not swear positively, but all the thun-
der OF the artillery Of the defense hurled against
Who Is John Iee2 You have heard the testimony OF
ineton. He came here IRON PbIadeIphia and became
sst eeIeGXe and then Justice OF the Peace
not IAN TO make enemies II he did his duty faithfully
without making enemies. Will the jury sup
pose that any human being who recognizes the
existence OF God would come all tue way from
Philadelphia and falsely swear away the life of an
i've would Lee to swear this mans life away?
Mi an honest jury stamp him with the crime Of per-
hoy you do an act Of Injustice.
NY postlvely, put II IS fact that no mas said
Next Is Mr. HeNton, young officer in one Of the
Departmenls of tho government He is just upon the
cross-e1amiDe him, although he does not swear
The next and last witness is Mr.. Coleman. who
thinks he saw the prisoner, and this completes the
Eight witnesses swear positively to seeing surratt,
and five others think they did. Each see him at a
possible, but not probable. Are ali these men mis-.
taken? 1t too, is possible, but not probable. The
detectives, whose business it was to watch these
men. Reid happened to see him; Lee detective,
and saw HIM; Nanderpool, a young man, goes to
music saloon, and sees him drinking there.
NUw having proved, first, the existence Of the
spiracy second, the object of the conspiracy which
was TO murder and that was the original plan per
sisted in. 1t was muir er at first murder in the nte
rim, ana MURDER In the last. II was argued out OF
It Re resulted IN HU TO he @
soner was guilty John surratt had family
was timid nd needed assistance Booth had nerve
desperado as be was, Surratt furnished rendezvous,
Surratt furnished whisky and Booth and Harold
1eed ne of Se sn%Ta rope 9us bootn gd no'
ana Booth used 1t in his flight. Booth died by the
Providence AS he lay weltering in his blood.
weapon ms is iaae1, wnlGn was furnished him by sur
deserves his fate, but how much more the man who
Booth has been called the Satan and surratt the
Beezebub of this internal conspiracy. He (Mr Car
haps surratt was the satan and Booth the BeIze6ub
cane the oSeT was Hunted down ard pnrsued
Booth died game. Ike true fanatic Booth's last
RAFT deserted his mother in her hour of peril and
danger SnratPs sin % was ayaTce; ter TOR .d he
ing. He died for his country and that he had done
boasted OF his bloody exploit and threatened
Andrew Johnson as Abraham Lincoln had been
be or Of The chief conspTators should OF this jury
sober ' Confessed his suP He has done SO bo ex
pres.ly ana BY Implication, and out Of his
in some sort other is almost the
Sa bS Of m n Snd Of g9 Tne
his knees confesseS In secret, silent prayer This
man who has committed the same great crime, at
unguarded moment confesses little by little. II
the criminal. by his own declaration and conduct,
First. then, has not the prisoner at the bar con-
sssed his guilt? The first witness upon that point
she would give $1,000 to have Lincoln killed.
n aSS Sas Veory Rs
the leader Of the Northern Army ought to be in hell
sentiment shows heart regardless OF social duty aud
Se Ste or srbap no hS g gera Ssv ba1
uttered against General Grant but it nevertheless
murder that was eventually perpelrated. viii the
% sr Of wbes anv Psb be ToSS S
| neghboIs rush TO defend his character
Rocket who testified to Tppett's characterP He Is
70 years ofage and with emotions Of pride and plea.
Jacket & of o blue to gh. IN his his c9S1gys Did
boy ihSp Tppett in ali W the sSS county @ round Si'
he was brought here to prove character. and he
tohat MIS- surrat would give $1,000 to see the leader
The nextwitness on that point is Edward smooT a
gentleman from the State OF Maryland, and no very
him ne was after him with sharp stick. But he took
s o Sd eb Sd tRs and soo as
that surralt told him If the Yankees knew what he
had known what he was doing they would have
so1s Rsyng ' done What Il
| not, will not citizens of Washington mete
he deserves God grant that the day may never come
| unrebuk in an American Court
| WI Is the next witness to this point? Dr. Nc.
MILAN French Canadian by birth, but with Scotch
blood coursng through his veins. and an honorable
bring Nagle to discredt him, and he (Mr CARING
tom would pay his respects to Mr.. Nagle, although
dangerous TO do so. He wanted no personal dhculty
but would do his duty, although Mr.. Bradley seemed
| IN a
| Mr.. Bradley Jr, said he had never said so.
Mr.. Darlington said he had understood It in some
| remarks made by M. Bradley, Jr.
Mr.. Bradley, Jr., to Mr.. Carrlngton-You are only
| creating bubble to blow yourself upon.
| Mr.; CaIrlngton, resumiDg said he was glad Mr..
| Bradley discaimed making IL personal matter.
Mr. Nagle was lawyer, and II was admitted That he
He Ont. CarIingo on) had no objection 20 that but he
then being placed upon the witness stand to blast a
mans character, and ali such testimony should be
| received with many grains OF allowance But enough
OF thls. pr McMnlan has proven an excellent char
| acter, ana he says he gave his testimony IRON a
sense OF duty; and VIII any jury discard man tes
mony because ne desires To expose terrible crime
He t1Ir Carrng,onJ believed DIR. Mcmillan told the
truth and he would credit ell his testi nony and be-
| lDr. McMillans testimony here read)
| MT, CarElngton resnming said-The jury would
testimony. In one Surrau distinct confesses that
he had done deed that deserved capital punishment
and of the commission of some act from the conseI
quenee9 OF which he was then fleeing? What clearer
confession could an American jury desire?
Does he not confess his guilt when ne saws he read
| q letter nom Booth, announcing a change in their
the original plan was his and according 10 the test
mony the original plan was murder. Upon this point
witnesses believed there s an end of this case
fCr htse oonfeshions all prove mis- presence his
done an act worthy OF death and an honest mercan
~ * @ ueciue, Bnt this was not all. There Is