The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-19


!ta,n, Was, bat Withdg.s, iha question upen sli
| objection made by Mr.. Darlington,
The witness was Intercepted at length as TO
his testimony before the military commission
at the Arsenal at the time OF the assassination
trial, and endorsed what he there said, and in
sisted upon its correctness. In some slight
particulars as to the height OF the men. eic
there was q variation, and a strong effort was
made to make the two statements appear con
Trajectory.
Peter 1alland, who kept the restaurant next
TO Fords Theatre, testified to Booths coming
in and drinking whiskey just before the assas-
sination.
AT IZ2O the Court took a recess
AFTERNOON SESSION.
= upon reassembling the croSs-eXamination of
sergeant Dye was continued His suspicious
were nrst excited at the second time when Sur
ratt appeared and called ''time." Witness did
not consider it any thing remarkable to sec
Booth about the theatre, but his suspicious
were excited by seeing Booth talking TO the
villainous men. The witness wss sitting fac
ing the door of the theatre.
Q.-Please TO tell the jury what was the ma
ture of the suspicious you had? Al thought
that there was something wrong, and from the
talking about the President supposed it allud-
ed to him.
Mr.. Darlington here interposed an objection.
The suspicious OF the witness are not admissa-
able.
Mr.. Merrick and Mr.. Bradley argued that it
was right to ascertain the grounds for suspic-
ion of the witness. tzfE G
The Court held that in criminal cases. except
N special cases, the suspicion of q witness Was
not admissible. he. ...E
Examination resumed.-After going to the
theatre witness went to an oyster house, and
man came running in and said the President
was shot and that Booth had committed the
act. Witness told woman so at house ON
III street Had bptOrN testified N that
fact. The reason why the witness did not do
SO was that all these circumStancesdid not oc
cur to him until after assassination trial Wit
ness never suspected that the lady who raised
the window on I'll street and Mrs Surratt were
one and the same person until after the VIII
ness ascertaIned that Mrs. Suratt lived on FL
street, winch was long after the result of the
ASSASSINATION conspiracy. Witness only recol
lected the tact after the question as to Mrs
Surratts innocence He did not recognize
Mrs. Surratt at the conspiracy trial as the wo-
man VINO raised the window on III street. l
saw at times all OF Surratt's face on the night
referred to, and sometimes only three-quarters
OF ms lace. Surratt was then dressed in "a
draD hat and black coat. Did not see the other
part of his dress. r. I... lt.
Peter Tallaval was sworn and examined
de kept restaurant and supplied Booth with
brandy just before the assassination NOTHING
new was developed ~ the examination of this
witness. 'ath ~ .it eeu'4
David G. Reid was next sworn ana examined
by Mr. P.errepont--Have lived in Washington
about thirty years. The prisoner at the bar
was asked to stand up, and the witness was
asked if he knew him. lie replied that h. did
Had known the prisoner by sight since he was
quite boy. Witness was in w ashingtou GA
che day of the murder of the President L be-
leve L saw the prisoner in Washington ON that
day in Pennsylvania avenue, opposite the Ma
tional Hotel, about p. NJ L have ha6 nod
ding or bowling acquaintance with the prison
"a Lao StaI ftt..ra ava
Booth, but do not know. whether he or /
nodded hrst. His dress on that occasion at
tiacted my attention. His dress looked to be
country manufacture and was got UP in very
good style. He had upon his feet new pair
OF brass spurs with large blue rowlets, and ev.
ldently were brave men He wore on his head
felt hat, not very low crowned but wide
ornnmed The hat was straw-colored. He
was passing up the avenue at all ordinary pace
.Cross-examined by MIR. Bradley-The wit
witness was attracted by the dress because So
exceedingly genteel and was peculiar Sur.att
always dressed genteel but this dress was
somewhat different from what he had been IN
the habit of wearing. Witness does not recol-
lect when he saw Surratt before assassination,
out thinks it was about the time OF the open
ing of the race course. Had frequently seen |
Surratt when coming from the country. Had
met him sometimes at Humphreys stable,
when he came from the country. He had never
said Surratt was frequently in his (witness)
room; Witness had never told any one that
the place he met Surratt OH April 14th was
further up the avenue towards Sixth street
: Susan Allen jackson (colored) was next
summoned and examined by Mr.. Pierrepont
Witness maiden name was Susan Mahoney
Was married two weeks after Mr. Lincoln's
assassination. On Friday, in April, Mrs Sur
iatt went down to the country between III and
IL o'clock. She went with Mr., Weichman
he and Mrs: Surratt returned between and 9 |
o'clock. Witness saw Surratt in the dining
room after that talking to his mother.
us that the man you saw with Mrs. Sur |
raft? Ayes, sir, that is the man. The time |
was alter o'clock; took in dish of tea. and |
Mrs. Surratt asked me to bring imam extra |
dish; knew Annie Surratt and was living IN |
the same house with her.
Cross examined by Mr.. Bradley. Witness |
was examined by Capt, Orfult, the Monday al
ter the assassination. The examination was |
written down; since then was taken to the
War Department by Mr.. Kelly and examined
there; saw John Surfatt that night but |
have never seen him before or since till last
week. Witness insisted that it was the night |
of the assassination.
The Court said the same answer had baen |
given at least dozen times
MIR. Bradley said he wanted no reflections |
from the Conrt. t
The Court said any one of the dullest COM
prehension could have understood the answer
MIR. Bradley said his comprehension was as |
sharp as the rest of the Court and he wanted |
no reflections. -
James LangstoD, sworn and examined by |
Mr.. Pierrepont Witness was in 1865 and is
yet, book-keepsr at the st. Lawrence Hall. |
a ho'el in Montreal Canada. Witness was /
shown the arrival book, a register at the hotel,
book OF bills paid, and a leaf from the depart
lre book, showing the time when trivellers |
eft and the route they took. In the book OF |
arrivals, under the date of April 6, 1895, wit
ness found the name OF John faI risoa, ami /
he same nanao under date OF April Is.
Mr. Bradley.-I said that the defence would |
admit that Surratt was i'll Montreal ON the 9th |
md 18th of April, 1866, and that he registered /
he name Of John Harrison. They Admitted
hat the names We're in Surratt's hand writing. 1
MIR. Pierrepont said the prosecution was saw
d much evidence.
A coat was exhibited and identified as one
imilar to that worn by Harrison. The court |
hen took recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.