Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-29

During the existence Of this Conspiracy Levi
J. Weiehman met the officers face to face
prisoner. and like q true American citiseu
he comes here to testify against him. moi
because be loved Cesar less pardon the com.
Passoh lout Rome more: ask you this question
nent and material fact Of this transaction1
Lewis J. Weichman has not been con tradict a
and ne defed the to point to one sin rle
act where Weichman had been contradfcssd hv
any Competent witness. (Mr. G. here read from
lstGreenieaf al to accomplices, } and argued. i,
q maA was an accomplice and repented durina
me n,stenee OF conspiracy. and gave infor.
mauon totne authorities. he was exonerated
VI course II man did not COME until after
the crime was complete, he could not be ex.
onerated. The defense most signally failed In
that pWSe ecSmsn tnsy mad attempted 70 show
says ne arrested him, 1t was right to arrest men
on susp icion When my little boy came into
my room, and with tears in his eyes said the
Iresioent mao been murdered, being peace
officer went down to examine into the evil
osnce, and persons were arrested on suspicion.
Mr. Bradley, Sr, (and we all know his ability
put MIN to severe cross-eXaminauon. Did
not Louis Weichman bear himself up naufuliv
under the trying ordeal Of his cross.examina a.
TOE. MT Bradley looked daggers at him, and the
old gentleman for ont CO was foiled. Weichman
came through the frey furnace we'll tried II
don't want to say pure gold;) but at least he
was corroborated by the witnesses on both
sides. Miss Fitzpatrick herself confirms the
conspirators. Second, He testifies to the in.
innate relations between the prisoner and the
other conspirators, and l ask yen who con.
t1adicts him. He says he saw Surratt and
Payne armed to the teeth; who denies it? He
testif1es TO the mysterious meetings and
onversatiens. ciphers, &c, after he formed
t the a c Of John Wilkes Booth
bar to Booth and DR.. Muda, of whom L nave
nothing to say. He testlf1es to the interview
At the theater between Booth and the prisoner
6info
patrick confirms him. He testifies as to the in
terview between the prisoner at the bar and
Payne on March ID. 1865. Who contradfcts
him In that! AS to the sociable at Gautier,s
the prisoner did not want Weichman,s com.
pany. Has he been contradicted there! MrC
next referred to the telegram from Boom to
Weichman. telling him to tell John to tele-
graph NUMBER and street at once. He argued
that this telegram showed that Booth was
communicating with the prisoner to Sc
cure quarters ts for s:,l Payne at the Herndon
of New York, telegraphs to the prisoner
at the bar to secure rooms for Lewis PAYNE,
looming events cast their shadows tefore,'
Booth. In New York, teleeraphs to his tool to
secure rooms for one OF their instruments. I
speak from the record. l appeal to the evil
deAce. Weichman, ignorant OF what Is going
on, asks what this means. Atzerodt who is
foolish sort OF fellow, tells him, and Mrs. Sur
raft reprooves him for doing SO. Mrs Murray
proprie'ress of the Hernden House, testihes she
does not know Mrs. Surratt or any member OF
see the Ii an whom her son had Sc GREETED Don't
you see them gentlemen, like a bunch of her.
ring Booth orders the room, Surratt secures it,
and his mother nursed for the final blow
Upon this point Weichman is confirmed again
by Miss Fitzpatrick On the 18th of April he
drives the buggy with Mrs. Surratt to Sur
rattsvilie Before leaving the mouse she
1T was. She said it was Booths They 20 to
Surratsvllle. and certain things are delivered
TO the custody Of John M. Lloyd; it turns out
ns be q iieid-glass and after the dead
OF virginia to this city, this very field
glass is found in the possession Of
young lady to whom he made it a present.
Booth and identified by Col. Baker. In the
next place he testlfies as to the departure Of
Surratt and Mrs. Slater for the Southern Con-
federacy, admitting that he was at that time
IN the service, a hireling OF the Southern Con-
federacy. Is Weichman contradictedl Con.
hrmed by their own witness. Mr. David @.
barry, the very man who they brought here to
Slater were combined not only to murder the
head OF the American Republic, but to strike
at the very heart OF the American nation. 1t
ancies about who broke the buggy, the relative
position OF the parties, &c. Was there q man
on the jury who could not be contradicted in
regard TO dates, broken buggy, or in regard
to conversations. Now we come to another
TACT to which Weichman testifies. He saws
MRS. Surratt, in a state OF excitement asked
nim to pray fer her Intentions. Did Mrs. Sur.
raft say that Had he lied! II w eichman testifi-
to that, he has either testified truly or falsely
ls 1t not natural that she should have said itg
on gentlemen OF the jury know your feel
OF your n umber expressed his, but will trust
him; she is not on trial now. The question is
as TO the prisoners guilt Mrs. Surratt, al
though cherishlng murder in her heart, felt
mat she needed Divine assistance. l be.
,,eve she Gid invoke the prayers Of her
Miss Fitzpatrick says Il did not hear
it." That was negative against afirmative
testimony. Affirmative was better than mega
tive testimony, and man who testified af-
hrmatlvely must be received IN preference to
II sfified he heard footsteps Miss F,rZpatrick
testifies she did not hear woman's footsteps
or noise at all. At all events it was negative
testimony, for she did not hear what We,eh
man did Weichman testifies that Mrs. Sur
raft SAID Booth was an instrument in the hands
OF the Almighty to punish this proud and Ii
cennons people. Had he lied about that
1t was for the jury to say. Blot Weichman's
testimony from the record and murder and
still remained there. He called
upon the jury to stamp upon this prisoner
from Booth to Mclaughlin were here read:
also the letter from Mrs. Surratt to Mr..
Nothey and the card which was found in
the vest pocket Of Booth signed by Sur.
raft and the letter from Surratt to Lewis j.
Welchman.) Mr.. @. then proceeded to reca-
pitulate the facts as stated In these communica.
lions. We see that John Surratt tells Booth
on that card that he tried TO get leave but
could not. He was usefully employed IN
the Adams Express Company. He urges
his employer TO give him leave; his m other ap.
plies for leave for him; it is refused because
his services are needed. He then takes French
leave. He leaves and Weichman is confirmed.
He leaves and embarks in this bloody enter.
prise. and hand in hand they 60 through until
il eliminates In the murder OF the President Of
the United States. Mr.. O. asked il he had not
proved to the satisfaction OF the Jury that the
conspiracy did exist between John Wilkes
Booth. Lewis PAYNE and John H. Surratt.
Mr.. G. then stated his next point ssIf it be
true that the prisoner was a member of the
general plant" He proceeded to argue that it
was his sworn duty to denource crime and
in appropriate terms. lie was to do
his duty and denounc0 those who violated the
laws Of God and man. An assassin is a cow.
ard. The man who would shoot down an un-
armed husband and father WAS q coward. A
cruel man was a coward. Mr.. g. said onlyiyes.
terday he was talking with gallant Confeder-
ate ON Ger, and he said the truth was illustra.
ted during the late war that Federal or Con.
would extend hand to his enemy
while in his power. II the prisoner at the bar
shot down unarmed prisoners he was cow.
ard: and 1 never have, except in the discharge
OF my duty, used insulting words to another.
At this hour zone o'clock) Mr.. g. announced
that If agreeable to the Court, q recess would
be taken, and he would proceed to the fifth
point on Resembling; and the Court took
re cess for half an hour.
On reassembling At 100 o'clock
Mr.. Darlington resumed his argument, and
before discussing the fifth question, "What
was the original character plan. and Aurnoso