The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-23
THE SURRATT TRIAL.
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WASHINGTON, July %.
The Surratt trial was resumed this morning
Father Boucher was sworn and examined
reside in the parish of st. Hilarie, Canada
am rector of that parish; in 1866 resided in the
parish OF ST. Liboire; recognize the prisoner
at the bar; saw him in April, 1866, at st Ii
bore, about the I'D of April; he was in COM
pany with Mr. Joseph Dertilley who brought
him to my place; prisoner remained at my
house about three months, and after that ne
went to Montreal; saw him then twice week
until he left for Europe.
The defence propose to show by this witness
that Surratt was not aware OF his mothers
condition, but it was objected to and ruled out
by the Court.
Witness resumed.-From the time the pris-
oner came to my house until he left for Europe
he had chills and fever twice day, and was SO
bad at times that the witness despaired of his
life; know DR., Mcmillan; have known him
yeracity is very bad; have had quarrel with
Mcmillan about five dollars he owed me and
paid me: would not believe Mcmillan under
oath from his reputation for truth.
The witness, on his cross-examination, de-
tailed very infinitely the incidents of his quar-
rel with DIR. Mcmillan which he claimed arose
from his reproving him for justifying abortion;
the prisoner remained with witness for three
months; his name was given as Charles Arm
strong; was told he was coming on account of
his health, and being compromised In the
AultIlCttu WAL, uIu uOb tuOb hhoW tudt
he was accused of being one of the conspira-
tors to murder President Lincoln; saw
it in the papers afterwards that John HI. Sur
raft was accused of being a conspirator.-
When saw that Surratt was missing; and
coupled that with secreting a young man.
in my custody, I put some questions to the
young man and he acknowledged that he was
John Harrison Surratt When he was COM
mitted to my custody had no suspicion that he
was Surratt; alittle after the LIST of May, be-
ieved he was John Surratt. He staid with
me three months; his friends came to see him
at my house; people that did not know came
on one occasion to see him; four or five came
in the course of the summer some of the
names of the persons who came were CIV
en- me.
O. Did any of the st. Adams raiders come
to see him at your house?
Mr.. Merrick objected, as it had NO relevancy
to the case The question was ruled out
Witness testified that Surratt was in the
habit of going hunting, sometimes with visi-
tors, and at other times alone. He left the
latter part Of July and went to Montreal; WIS.,
tied him twice week while he was in Mon
treal; he stopped at father Lapierres; the Fa-
theirs was on Old Cemetery street which was
very quiet street; saw Surratt the day he
Parted from Surratt on the tug OF small steam
er; Surratt was not disguised except that
his hair was dyed and he wore spectacles;
when found that the prisoner at my house
was Surratt; did not report him to the author
tiles of the United States because 1 believed
him innocent.
Mr.. Queen was again called, but did not
answer.
Mr.. Darlington said the prosecution was
ready to proceed with rebuttal testimony.
After some conversation Judge Fisher di.
rected that the prosecution proceed with the
rebutting evidence
AT 1870 the Court took recess until /
o'clock. il9
On reassembling George W. Strayer, Joseph
9. Rogers and q; B. Glines, employees OF the
Northern Central Railroad, were examined as
to the running of the trains in April, 1865.
Manroy Cronan was sworn and examined
by Mr.. Pierrepont.-In April, 1865, I ran
the ferry at Williamsport; don't know any
thing about special train on April 18th;
remember a man coming to me; was on
the Williamsport side, coiling up my rope and
man came and asked me to ferry him across
said would if he would pay; he said he would
pay; the man had on peculiar coat that at
tracted my attention; the man said he wanted
to make the other side; he asked me to take
him over; said the charge would be fifty
cents, and in the middle of the river 1 stopped
and collected the fare; he gave me a dollar;
had no change and he allowed me to keep the
dollar; witness identified the prisoner as the
man he ferried across on the day referred to-
Charles j. Hepburn, train master, and Geo.
w. Hambright, conductor of. the Northern
Central Railroad, were examined in reference
TO the running OF trains about the time of the
assassination.
DR.. r. 2. Bigley sworn.-In 1865 was de-
tective officer; went with Hollahan, Weiehman
and McDevitta to Montreal; Hollahan did not
then tell me anything about the handkerchief;
afterwards told me he lost the handkerchief at
st. Adams; he told me SO in April at the
American Consul's Office in Montreal; we
were informed that handkerchief was found
/ went with HOllahan from the hotel to the
station at Burlington; did cot see Hollahan
lie down on a settee in the station; if he had
laid down / would have seen him; we did not
wait long, but went down directly to the train;
there was no lying down or sleeping that
saw think it was or o'clock A. NJ when we
left Burlington; the loss of the handkerchief
was mentioned in Montreal, either by Mr.. Pot
ter, the American Consul, or his Secretary:
some one said that the handkerchief had been
found at StAlbans by one of Bakers detectives
and Hollahan said that was the handkerchief he
lost at st. Adams. The Consul and his Secre-
tary said the handkerchief was found by one
Of Bakers detectives; never heard until the
trial commenced that this handkerchief was
found at Burlington and given to one of Bak-
er's detectives; Hollahan did not say how he
lost the handkerchief and I remarked at the
time that it was strange thing that detec-
tves should be following us; am certain that
Hollahan did not lie down because we waited
but short time at Burlington, before we took
the train; doubt now, whether we even went
into the depot; there was track outside, and
we waited there think.
Mr.. Pierpont announced that the rebutting
testimony would certainly close in two days.
At $40 P. M. the Court took recess until