The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-24
The Surratt Alihi.

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The following is the evidence which
the telegraph niorms ns establishes an
dhbt IN the Surratt case. 1t l.; complete.
The witnesses are unmpcachabc. No
one seems 10 doubt their vcracity
Charles b. Stewart sworn: Witness
lives at Elmira, New York is mcr-
chant tailor; was engaged in that bust
ness in 1865 was in The store .Apr;l
l3, 1865. earl y in the morning; man
came in that morning with peculiarly
cut coat-a skeleton coat, made without
lining and plated at the belt; lie re.
manned from ton to twenty minutes !;
witnesses attention was particularly
drawn TO him; wilncss has seen that
man again to-day at the jail, ana the
prisoner at the bar witness believes to
DC the man, witness has bu, little doubt
OF that.
Cross-cyamincd: Witness is satis
lied the prisoner is The man, and chat it
was on the 18th or lllh Of April, be.
cause witnesses partner, was in New
York Oh The l3;h and 18th of April and
II was one Of those days that the prison.
or at the bar came H.
The above witness proves that Sur
ratt was in Elmira on the 18th of April
Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated late at
night on the lt.h Of April. The next
witness tcstifcs that Surratt was still
in Elmira on the 18th of April, and car.
! ly in the morning.
John Cass sworn: Witness lives in
Elmlrn, New York, and is assessor Of
the city; in 1865 kept clothing store
ut the corner Of Mortimer and Baldwin
streets; on tho morning Of April Is,
1860, heard Of the death of TIC Prcsl-
dent, and went downto the store; the
telegraph Office was opposite witnesses
store, and witness went over to hear the
details OF The news sometime after the
news came; and witness went back to
The store and ordered it to be closed up ;
by that time the operator mad placed
bulletin mp. and witness saw a man over
the street whom witness thought was a
friend Of witness from Canada this man
came over to witnesses store and asked
for peculiar kind OF shirt; witness
didn't have the kind he wanted witness
remarked that we bad received some
very sad news that morning; the man
replied. as witness at first thought, dis.
respectfully; witness has seen the man
since at the jail here the prisoner at the
bar is the man.
BY Mr. Mcrrick: Witness has talk
cd with the prisoner at the jail; witness
believes him to be the man witness saw
at his store, and thought so the moment
witness saw him at the jail.
Frank II. Atkinson sworn: Witness
resides at Elmira, Mrw York: witness
Is an alderman witness is book keeper
for Stewart & Olfert; remember on the
18th or l4th Of April, 1866, man
came in with coat plated at tho waist
fastened around with u bell, and of a
dark grey color; he remained some ten
minutes after witness went iii; lie was
talking with our cutter Witness has
a book with references to the date; It
was at the time one Of the house was in
New York the entry III the cash book
Of his taking money to go with, is 18th,
and the date Of his rcsurn is 18th Of
April, 1865. Witness thinks he has
seen that man since, and has no doubt
that tho prisoner at the bar is the man ;
witness has convcrscd with him at the
Jail, and hls manner impressed witness
as to his recognition.
Joseph Carroll sworn: Witness
lives III Elmra, N. w.; lived there in
April, 1865 was cutter III Stewart 81
Oifcrt's; witness remembers man
coming into the store about the time of
the assassination; he came in, and wit
ness waited on him he had on mixed
coat with breast and back piece, and
plated at The sides; it was a coat not
usually worn witness at irst thought
he was Canadian; his coat was fasl en-.
cl at the neck, and at The waist he wore
a belt ho remained from ten to twenty
minutes, and wanted to get clothing
VIC didn't have the goods he inquire 4
for; the date was tho 18th when he
came in first, and also tho next day
llth ; Mr.. On'crt went TO Now York
on the 10Th and returned Oh tho 18th ;
witness has seen the man saw him at
the jail the prisoner is the man.
Considering the character Of tho wit
nesscs and the fact that Elmira is some
800 miles from New York city, there
never was clearer abb proved. Sur
rats life may now DO regarded as in no
danger.
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