Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-01

with 10 one on the tug. hut on the ps<sage saw
him converse with Gen. Ripley. tie did not ot
bis own knowledge know who X pl"v was. but
the prisoner toid him tnattt was ti-n. R,p'ey
OF South Carolina. Among the passengers
WAS Wan. Cornelh l. Jewet, aaaa colorrd m
who had been IN the service OF isfet>on
Davis, so he said. Witness knows Beyrrlv
Tucker; was In tro6 need 70 hin on The tug. Hs
went on board the Peruvian. IL vas ahou; l.
eiosk ~ me morning whea .f3 seamef
bad been dyed. He wore specttclss,- and
told witness he did not wear them
because he was near sighted. but Because tksG
helped 10 dmgnise him. Witness had conver-
sauons win the prisoner about every das c.
the passage mostly on the qnarer deck. VII
ness femerahe heIs hat tho prisoner SAD ne hs6
been In the hahitof e;srrving d.spstcne- be.
'ween Richmond, Washing on, amt Mon,rasl.
He stated that one time he was told that !s6r
would meet him in New York: ths. he met
her there. and came through Washington, md
with her and four or five other. proceeded
TO Richmond, ana crossing the Potomac. cot
uih.uf FREDERICK burg, and We're b. Ing
d>h~n on Il platform car. thE th'v saw m,
men coming 'ovards them when tn-y fouui
'hat they were Union sod,ers and he won an
SaId shoot them, and they were ali shat, ani
ne parry Went on. teuld MT say tha' tn..
nan- OF The woman WIS Saddler, butt sonnd-
- ike her nsrlr
nj f'sdie, said he ohjec:e! to this evideaee
and wcula except
The CuurJ SAID that he could no. see whas
connection this evidence had with. the con-
spiraCy.
Witness resumed The prisoner said these
men were almost starved TO dea'h. The pri-
soner said he n had received money in Richmond
from Secretary of State Benz tnin. Racol.ec.s
two amounts, $4,000 and go 600 He said
that be Vas In Richmond a fe W aays previous
10 lis fall. Recolieets the prisoner told
him that whia crossing the Potomac with 4
party they We're hailed by gn boat aud or
dered to surrender. and smali boat was sent
from the gunboa'. and they waired until the
sm all ibC at close to them, ana Ii red in n
and made rht ir escape.
Mr. Mtrrick asked II in the gunhoat,
"itpese :-"No: listen, snd you will hear
and got ~ cttpu, saving that H. was not there
Nerrick remarked a!ew days since abou. wit
rssses folng 20 the penitsnlary. Witness sald
that such language was the ian gusge of a ,ow-
ard and sneak.
Mr. Merrick asked the Court if this was
tie proper language in the witness.
The Court replied that IL was not Neither
was 1t proper for the counsel TO worry the
witness.
Witness scontinned.-Surratt also stated tina,
on one occasion he was IN an apple orchard
ard heard a telagraphic ma chine, aud they
searched the house ana found mon soldier
whom they shot or hung. He said that he had
passed under the names OF Harrison and Sher.
man On the last day he was on the steamer
ne came to witness and said be wished 10 speak
10 him. ara pointing 10 the coast OF ireland he
saio that here's foreign land AZ last. ana he
hoped 10 return 10 his country in two ,,aT.
so as to serve Andrew Johns on as Abraham
Lincoln had heer serv' d. He said also that he
wonid shoot the first officer who lald his hand
On him. Witness sa Id thar he wonld he shown
little mercy IL he did. The prisoner replied
that he knew IL, and he would prefer TO be
hung by An English hanenan than q Yankee.
as he knew If he ever returned he would
swing.
The Court took recess till Tomorrow
morning.