The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-24
EDITIO N
THE TRIAL OF JOHN H. suRRA1T.
Proceedings To-day.

WAsHINeToN. June 2A-The trial of John II. Sur
g Judge Fisher presiding. the attendance was larger
into Court AZ "a coc a6S s srS ar me
prisoner was brought in. Amongst the visitors in
AS soon as the Court had been called TO order
Inqge @ FISHER read his opinion upon the motion sub
OF witnesses for the purpose OF further orossexami
made by Tie defense The deense S noted h an eaSep
tion, and Mr.. Merrck desired TO file an ahidayit
the prosecution objected and the Court said the ai
9axlt should have been filed before the opinion was
DR.. J f. May was sworn. and examined by Mr.wn-
sion, while Booth was playing an engagement here,
WINGS & performed surgical operation upon his neck
afterwards on the monitor az the Navy Y ard, day
of Booth, and found the scar upon his neck; the
Jean had been previously described TO the surgeon
nect, about year before the assassination Of the
after had pnTy was heG SGe uy SS ons torn opeG
while Booth was playing on the stage
Witness rom ss 70 1859 kept ne
s2 street. e at Ss ao
came there to see him; Booth came several times
The The prisoner . was asked to stand up. 49,
quently come to witness house, but witness could
but could not say " when Be Visited the
would have private interviews, aud When any one
approached them they would move Off Ashcroft
but be was going away and Would return With as
much gold as would keep him all his life. Witness
Identified the blind horse at the Prov st MarshaIs
Haed: saw Atzerott ON the mopnine of ApsiI i5b
at O'Clock, after the President had been shot Atzs
old room. Witness told him it was occupied, aud
that he would have to go In the room with the man
stairs when witness told him he had not registered.
Atzerott then registered his name in q hesitatlng
The witness then repeated much of the testimony
given at the assassination trial relative to Azerotts
having arms with him at the hotel, etc.
Mr. Bradley noted exception to the testimony Of
the last witness, we'll as to that DIR, Hall.
In answer to certain questions witness said the
stages for Prince George county, Mary land, started
from his house. and that passengers were continually
cominsI and going the Prince George stage and the
Port Tobacco stage both started at the same time
he applied for the room O'clock. 1t was his ser
want who saw Atzerott at O'Clock.
Carrington-I live in the Seventh Ward, in Washing
have lived there SINCE october, 1885, previous to
1 moved to Surrattsuille in 1864, and lived there
until October, 1865; occupied tae house Of Mary f.
short acquaintance with the prisoner, and recog-
uze him; rented the house from Mrs. SurIatt; have
Harold and Azerott; saw them both at my house,
about six weeks before the assassination Harold
came to my house and stayed all night; the next
afterwards they were all there together at my house,
there were several persons az the mouse besides
after while Surratt called me Ia the parlor. and
iher saw Also 1 tbeIe g On .ne
anned the articles, and cannot say that could
Identity them; the prisoner asked me to com CON
he insisted that there would be danger TO
me and then consented to take them; told him there
was no place conceal such things, and he said he
would show me place, and concealed the articles
he only wanted me keep the articles two or three
days. these things had been concealed, SuIratt
ing cards; about three weeks after that, as was
coming to washington l met Surratt coming
going down I met Surratt coming up; never saw the
three in company except at the tims stated.