Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-03

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how this young girl connrms Mr.. wslchman.
He next referrsd 70 the vlsitof Mrs. Surratt
at the Herndon House, and said that was the
for Payne; where she did get the room; and
where he did stay. He next read the telegram
from Booth to Weichman, telling him t. tell
SnrrAtt 70 telegraph number and street at once.
Why did Booth not telegraph to John Be-
cause he felt that he was In q ofininal plot
and wanted to take roundabous ways. He
knew Weichman was room mate Of john,
and would show the telegram to him. The
number and street is the Herndon House Sur.
raft tells him not 70 be so id induisitiye
You understand that mystery now The inne-
cert Eirl ana Welchman were with Mrs. Sur
raft when che engaged the room. fneF
Mr.. Joeeph II. Bradley, jr., said 1t was not
in accordance with the practice Of the court
to allow counsel on the other side % intsrrupt
during the argument bat he asked the Court
IL the counsel for the defense could have an
opportunity OF making correction after the
gentleman closed, Of any facts misstated by
him in his argument.
Judge Fisher said certainly the counsel had
right to do that Esfx
Mr.. Pierrepoint aaid be did not intend to al.
low them to do 60, As he would read tue evil
dence, and not cite from memory. Mr. p. con.
tinueu and said :-You will find, gentlemen,
all kinds of excuses made by Snrratt He
even writes letter to Brooks Stabler, before
leaving for Richmond, sending the horses
back, and saying he did not know when he
would return as he had woman on the brain.
Mr. p. continued reading from the evidence
Of Weichman as to the return OF Surratt from
Richmond, on April Sd. he always having
plenty OF money and yet you see gentlemen,
he was young man without any means, any
position: and his mother poor woman in the
the testimony OF Crooks Stabler, and the letter
received by him from Surratt. Was this letter
mere blind! He had woman on the brain.
an! gentlemen he had SOM thing else on the
H. In IHnn
time he wrote the card 81 tried to
leave" From what source did he get his
money? Where did he buy his norsesl Where
did he get money to pay for their livery? Mr..
p. next quoted from the testimony Of Stabler
as TO seeing Booth, Herold and Surratt together
at his stable; also the letter received by Atze.
contents OF which Atzerodt refused to tell and
the private conversations held by them at the
rear end Of the stable.
Mr.. p. next referred to the testimony OF
James Pumphrey to show that Surratt
vouched for Booth when he hired the
horse from Humphrey. He next read from the
testimony to show when the horses were hired
by Atzerodt and Herold. He then read from
the testimony of Mr.. Toffey to show when and
where the horse was captured which had been
hired by Atzerodt now call your attention
to the testimony Of MI; samuel Ratneyi he says
in business with him s or months; and that
he knew Surratt and Booth and on one occa-
sion Surratt came there to get horse.
L. m
+. Cleaver. He states he knew Booth and
Surratt: knew Surratt about twelve wears
Booth first took the horse to his stable to keen
on The first OF January, 1862 First Booth
brought to the stable blind horse, and after
wards light bay horse. Surratt hired horse
from him two or three times. Booth and sam
uel Arnold came to the stable together The
counsel say because Cleaver has shown him
self man OF violent passion in a certain way
he can't tell the truth. Men may have mas.
sion tor liqnor, and passion for other things
but their truth was not TO be doubted. II
CIeavers had not told the truth, it was the
easiest thing in the world to contradict him,
but they have not brought single witress to
contradict him. Surratt told Cleaper he was
woman on the brain. He told him that be and
Booth were going to kill Abe Lincoln: thew
had bloody work to do. He was drunk then:
going to 90. Finally BOON came. and Snrs
raft censured him for being SO late. l shall
have occasion, gentlemen, in another part of
this case, to show you how that testimony was
and whatever abuse the other side chose to
heap upon MIR. Ashley or any one else; Clea-
yer does not deserve any. He told this conf.
dentially to his fellow prisoner. and member
trict Attorney OF the fact. and it was forced out
OF him. I now come to another peice of test.
mcny, that OF John M. Lloyd. Mr.. Bradley
charged him with being in the conspiracy him.
was not drunk when he gave his testimony,
He was not drunk when the officer
were usrd then u. i'm in pursuit Of Booth
1 believe no man rejoiced more at this murder
than he. believe he knew something was to
be done, and he tried to conceal it; but his ties.
tmony is not the less strong on that ground.
Mr.. p. here read from the testimony of Llovd
He says he knew David E. Herold and Geo
Atzerodt; had seen them In company with the
prisoner at the bar: Herold said he was obliged
10 60 to I. B. They all returned together.
They came in and took drink, and
were playing cards. After a while sur
raft called me in the front parlor; two
were there. He wished me to conceal those
thinPs. This, gentleman, is the prisoner, and
little while before this murder. Have You
mischief was brewing. He knew enough to
make him guilty. I admit all that Mr. Bradlev
says. He met Surratt coming to Washington
two 70 Vssk before the
saw Mrs. Snrratt on Tuesday before
the assassination. She was in company
wit With ~ "eishmap II. He says she told
This was the day Of the murder, gentlemen.
How did she know her son had concealed
those irons there? Am l drawing any wrong
do yon cay aboutit! What will You say when
you 60 before your God! She was at Snrratts-
vile on the evening OF the murder. now
come 10 the day OF the murder What did she
DO! She handed Lloyd package: we trace
the package; that's the package, (holding nm
the field glasses) and said get those thin
or Inc guns, ana TWO bottles OF whfskey
and give them to whoever calls for
them that night. Now what will You do with
that evidence. Gentlemen. will you brush IL
away! II so hope you will tell our fellow
citizens why, when You come out LLOYD saw
the words sfield glass; on the glass
You Will find them there now, gentle
men. Herold was there about twelve
o'clock that sight. You remember little ar
ter 10 the murder was committed. He did not
know who was with Heroid. He did
not want to tell 1t was Booth. He tried TO keep
itin. Herold said: Mr.. Lloyd, for Gods sake.
make haste and get those things ready
The man with Herold asked Lloyd IL there
were any doctors about. He said his leg was
broken. You will see the great struggle we
had TO get out OF this witness that the man
with Herold was Booth. He did not want to
tell when he first heard of the ASA, sination-
finally he drawls it out, II first heard of it
that night" The man with the broken ler
did not say what he did, but said he or thew
killed the President.
Attwenty minutes past 3, Mr.. Pierrepo,nt
that he would stop for to- day: and
the court took recess until 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
SEIZURE or WHIsKKY-Internal Revenue
Collector Clephane, yesterday, seized at tue
railroad depot twenty barrels OF whiskey on
suspicion that the Internal Revenue tax had
not been paid on 1t. The whiskey was con-
signed as follows Five barrels to Beal &
Baker, one barrel to H. Browning; ten bar
rels to Peter Fegan & Co., and four barrels to
S. Bacon & Co. That consigned to H. Brown.
ing, Peter Fegan & Co., and s. Bacon IL Co.
was subseq uently released on satisfactory eyi.