The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-11

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= HAYS you any rscOll.so,'n Of putting dow
A. do not, sir.
Did M. Laird bring so' and Mr.. osllan 40
4. Did you deposit them I. II a. on. ,im,f
Mr.. Pienepopt asked thu vitue,, vb.,h.,
nae seen = tho names Of v 1859 deposited By u
Tho witness answsrsd, No. Al. 1., a.f' y"
Q Did the clerk q q; ,ors,.orn a, n. ,,.,.
the Levy Court see the aamss that were dspo.i,s
By you2 f"''' :
! A. No, sir. 20 .a'
Mr. Msrrick said that the tire. we're tor.tb.
when they Deposited their votes, and Il was prs
sumoa they were acting eonjOintiy, which Va
aeooraing TO law. and IL was not proper for III,
counsel to 60 back TO find from one party vhal
the other was dcin q, as long as IL was pfeper n
it, erscetion He objected to the testimony. !
Mr.. fieIrepont thought that the auestions war,
proper and need n OF be debatabls.
Judge Fisher said he saw no impropriety In
The questions tb at they were relative 10 ths
Mr. Bradley wished 10 know, a. b. bsd s.,.d
In his AFFIDAVIT TINT be could not end the list be
had made whether he had made the Lat of 400
out, and II he could End thom. 80
The witness replisd he had made out the li,t
and could not nn,i them, but might IN day OF
two. -
After a few moro questions the examination al
the witness was anishsd, and no left the stand. :
Mr.. Bradley said that this now phrase had
taken them entirely by surprise. When life wss
ooucerned there was no wavsring on the mart Of
the aecusedj but In the event Of the court ruling
In favor Of the prosecution regarding new seiec.
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sent itself.
Mr.. Pisrrepopt said the prosecution were viii.
ling 10 give the defence all the time they desired
He was satisfied that under the present empanei.
mig VI the Jury, trial and verdict would DO lilo.
gal, rsnd without doabtnull And void A'F1
Mr.. Bradley said, that since the passage ofthst
act, and IL such was the case, Tiers had been men
Illegally hung and that Mr.. Darlington had hung
himself half doren under IT,
MT. carrinsten, hughingly replied, not quite
Mr.. bradley desired until to-day for the de.
raised. %. 70 - r. ~ '''''
MI. pierpont replied that tho prosecution wa,
willing to grant them whatever time asked for.
Judge Fisher said that until tomorrow, Tues
day, 10 a. m. the defence could have tho time
they desired. 'N' VII n. Ut -
The prisoner was remandsd to the custody Of
the marshal, and tho court waa then adjourned
until to-day, 10 u. NJ. ID -I---I.---T = 80 :
largo crowd had gathered In and about thu
court room at the time of its adjournment; and
when SuLrat was taken fron the court to the
jail large crowd gathered In the park TO esKe
upon the prisoner as he was taken over to his
quarters ..'0.I - -
The prosecution, to sustain the charge that
Surratt was in tho conspiracy to murder the
President, will bring forward testi oony TO prove
tho frequent interviews between Surratt and
Booth, his intimate relations with Payne. his
vi onA o
armF at Surrattsvllle to cover their digit after
the conspiracy should have been executed, his
visit to Riehmond In order 10 get funds to carry
out the conspiracy, his return from Rich uond
with o qua utity Of gold, his Immediate visit to
Canada with cipher dispatches. his reception
there Of fur Their large sum Of money, drawn
from the Ontario Bank BY Jacob Tboupsou, bis
return to Washi 'gton, his presence hero on the
day of the assass ,stion, and his guilty flight to
Canada immediatelv after the assassination, and
his subsequent fight to Europe, and his GRIM
mating admissions to St. Marie and other wit
nessss.
John NJ. Lloyd, tho surrattsviIio tavern
keeper, is also a strong witness for the proseou-
tion, who says that some .Svs or six weeks before
the Assassination Of the President. Surratt Har-
old, and Atrerott came to his house and showed
him two carbines with ammunition, a rope some
eighteen feet in length and monkey wrench
which Surratt wished concealed urrtil called for.
Other matters they are ready t. prove, while
the defence arc equally confident of Offering re-
butting testimony.
The defence will maintain that surratt was in
the conspiracy to capture or kdns, - Mr. Lincoln,
but not to assassinate Ono Of tie main quos-
tions IL. whether Surratt was IN til Q city on the
day Of tho assassination. One with sss is ready
TO testify that he saw Surratt on tn at day In the
city, and that they bowed to each other The
defence deny that SurrAtt was In the city ut q
later period than the Sd Of April They will
ondoayor to establish that ho left Washington
for Canada on the Sd Of April, and that he left
spending that night In New York. On Saturday
morning, being acquainted with the assassina.
tion, he took the return track for Canada. and
saued the following week for Europe. Tho de.
fence charge that the conspiracy plan was
changed from kidnapping to assas ination whils
Surratt was In Canada. grN
Among the first witnesses TO report them
selves In tho jury-room were Meass. John T.
Ford, proprietor Of the theatre; ia mes Clifford,
stage carpenter, and James MsddoI, in charge
Of properties. =
A letter was received here few days ago
from spanglsr, at the Dry TOrtuga' in which be
says that be Is we'll, but complains that the or.
cessive glare Of the sun seriously affects his eyes
Wsichman and all the principal witnesses for
tho prosecution. wo believe, are hsrs; and as
as the difficulty In relation to jurors IL OBJ.
Waited tho trial will proceed in as regular order
as may be necessitated by the case.
OPENING OF BIDs.-Yesterday at l p. m,
in the Mayors Office, bids woro opened for tho
construction Of three feet barrel sewer in Fifth
street west, from @ street north to the centre Of
the alley In square No. 5l4, as follows: J. W.
Hutton-seuers, $447i traps, $9T laterals,
o.. 10; mauholes, $53. J. D. Hutton-sewors,
$435; traps, $685. laterals. $2.43i nanholes. $685.
drops, $35 W. J. Mccullum-sewsrs, $60s
traps, $780, manholes, $40. A. L. Hutton
sewers, 81 IT. traps, $l22i lRterals, $2.92i man
holes, $685. drops, $50
Mr.. N. @. Reynolds offered bid to construct
three feet barrel sewer for 81 so per llneAl foot
or two-fset sewer for So co. traps $780, lat
erals, $2.75; manholes, $76i and drops, $35.
This bid was decided informal
Bids were also opened for the construction Of
two-feet and Six.inoh barrel sewer In Z street
north, from Tiber creek to Second street west.
They range as follows j. D. Hutton--sewers
a. $751; traps, $685. laterais, 81 50j mAnholss,
$67.50 A. L. Hutton--ssNeTs. 1887 traps,
Sl22 IatorAls, 81 90 msuhOlos, SOS W. A.
Wilson--sswers, f4,l0i traps, $40 IAtSrals,
80. 70; manholes, sS7 W. J, McCullum-sew.
srs, 81 63; traps, sos tnAnholos, SO. wv.
Hutton-seweTs, SS.77i traps, $685. lAtsrHl', 81
manholes, $50.
Tho above contracts will DO awarded In day