New-York tribune., 1867-08-05
THE TRIAL OF SURRATT.

CLOSING ARGUMENT FOR THE PROsECUTfoN-AD-
DRESS OF MIR. PIERREPONT.
or rKLEaRAPH TO rns TRIBUNE, ~
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The trial OF John IL.
surratt was resumed this morning in the Criminal Court
Judge Fisher presiding
Mr. Perrepont addressed the jury behalf OF the pros
ecution and explained he into the case upon the
REQUEST OF the Attorney General and the Secretary tStae
and he averred that other member OF the CABINET ke"
of his retainer until he on here ana entered INTO INC
case He was hore for the purpose OF showing that
wasamember OF conspiracy the ueaho
Alb raham Lincoln by the hand Of John Wilkes Booth e
d d not see why Mrs surrats name should De Drought
in This effort was to try Mrs. surrat but the prls
oner at the lie objected to the condemnation OF the
MI itary Commission that tried the consprator ana nc
81 The United states who ordered the Commission and
who signed the deathwarrant OF the parties convicted
AFTER The age aud OF Of the condemned was men
toned him. He Pierrepon0 eondemnGd t.e & aSSeron
that the Government all arrayed against ths young
man and denied IL. II was monstrons 70 sy tnat 'o
was here to lap up M e bS Sor S of the
governed and unless the law gave protecio no" ioiS
aainst Judge Holt and 10 has been asserted that the
supreme Court declared the Military COMMISSION ne %
eennion. and he doubted II there ever weuld be-.
Kow lei us come to fixed truth IN THIS case here ~
The register OF ST. Lawrence Hall, Moutrea The man is
the prisoner at the bar; there Is no dispute about th
SIs be sss ed Sone He ned 70 house
named POrtered, and then two carrlagss cane w, anu
two men, boih dressed alike, got INTO easgo ana mGI9
driven I'm different directions. We then, he was neehR
either because he was in the c9nPraey ocScr Who
has not done his church any credit Tor the fope a
dga Anone gave up s Sd PoasSer wi % hear from the
Pope before another year Here the pIlsouol m
Soncc ocen, not becanse he was guilty Which It was
| the Jury must determine. what was boihs Oh notp
on t,iaI and IL was published daily to the world There
surratt was concealed and did he not know Ihat was
hfo one wear because the Catholic Church would never
tolerate such crime a. this Wou suratt was cohceale
nriuced as Mccarthy and the steamer starts upon mo
sea for the Old World lie is not upon tho steamer 30
board and hStes Mcmillan that he has done such things
as would make him McMan stare ne , Son,d not Rsv
and talked 10 MaMilan. He unburdehed NE mlhd I2r
relief when he got on the lone ocean ne o,la hIu hJ ny
hesatcd whether be should laud IN ireland OF ~ hnghl
and after concluding rst 20 land IN England ne 3naye,,
ls mind aud landed IN Ireland Before lhdlhs no t'h'
! tumblcr after tumhlcr ot raw brhhly uhIl hy -
drunk But in & lr MI 91 ,,csg Scn,eIo m and
he nees again to Rome away nom nag county % an, ~
| W,tson ue snpposrs himself safe safe God don't
allow such things be safe II must nave been an a"il
hour when no saw ST. Marc's face. God don't lot such
thing, be safe He then goes ST. Marie and tells him
about his escape aud hls disguise and how he oscape
ana then he heard a voice frOm the Vatican that the
Pores dominion, had no place for him. lie then makes
leap for his life and lees Ia Malta Oit nc is no Sc
oury there and he fees 10 Egypt that ancient land
where Joseph was a slave where the gandest monu.
ment-, and there even tho colossal sphnS' 700 @io9AnK
through It's stony eyes, That that dTkened anu can
have no place Tor such treason and crime and then he
could flee no further aud lie Is caught aud brought over
eTime' and he l. here TO be tried NO this Mr. Morck
SAYS was the flight OF an innocent man Doos II LOOK 70
/ the Jury like the flight OF innocent mani III u
| a mystery that innocent man should thus
| Zee. and the mystery must bo inquired into.
Men do not commit crimes without an object, ana we
must look motive where we ind thlng done con
trlry the of human events In March isSJ;
Mira surratt kept tavern In surratville The husband
died In l3Gg aud the family had but little means IN 1884
the mother moved Washington and opened boarding
house. The eldest Rebel soldier Ia Texas. The
| younger son man grown IN no employment, anu
le came 70 Washington with his mother Now let us see
what were the senfments OF that family In 1885, ana e
| sentiments that resulted In Mr. Lincolns death MT
Perepont then reviewed the evidence at length ana ~
$3.50 O'Clock D. the Court took recess until o. O'CLOCK
| Monday morning -,-----.,-
| Mr Perrepont will mako a very long and exhaustive
argument and will probably occupy two or three days
| yet.