The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-13
EDITlO N
THE TRIAL OF JOHN 4. suRRA11.

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Surratt was resumed this morning in the
Criminal Court, Judge Fisher presiding.
Joseph Carroll was recalled and GROSS eX-
amined by Mr. Pierrepont-Tne witness knows
Messrs. Knapp and Cobell, and sees them In the
Court room now; saw a man present who was
with Mr.. Knapp In Elniira before came here;
l do rot remember hat Roberts was present. 1
don't remember telling Mr.. Knapp that l saw
the man supposed 10 be tue prisoner on the
18th and l4tn OF April; dont remember say
ing IL was on the 18th; 1 don't remember
saying TO Mr. Knapp that the man was tailor;
/ think told Knapp l saw Surratt at Elmlra
on the 18th aud l4th; don't think mentioned
April IL; my best recollection is that told
Knapp saw SurTatt on the 18th and nth. and
think told Mr.. CObel the same thing, and did
Cobell mentioned to me that Mr.. Knapp said
told him saw Surratt on the 18th and 18th, and
/ said did not recollect fixing those dates,
but thought said the 18Th and l4th; fix the
time because Mr. Ohut left the store for New
York on the 18th, and It was the day after that
a man called; did not tell Knapp and Cobell
that saw Surratt twice in one day; have talked
TO Mr. Knapp twice about TINS aon,t Temem-
man with Cobell who, was told, was a detec-
tive from Washington; saw Coben at Elmira
time; when 1 came here the FIRST time went
to kee the prisoner and l never told
KNAPP Cobeli, or Roberts that 1 could not
identify the prisoner, and never spoke TO
Roberts on April Ia, 1865; did not go TO church
on the I4th; don't remember what time went
TO the store; the store was not closed on Good
Friday; on the 18th man supposed was the
prisoner came In. out could not suit him in
the kind of goods he wanted; the man
came in again on the l4th, and told
him the goods might arrive that day; the
If any one else was in the store; did not see
the man after the forenoon of the l4th; never
told any one / could not recognize the man; l
never told any one named above that asked
the man who came In II his name was Surratt;
there was nothing suspicious in the appearance
Of the man; thought he was Canadian; told
Mr.. Knapp thought he (Surratt) was q South
erner; did not ask the mans name.
BY Mr. Bradiey-When the man came to the
store he came from the direction of Water
street. The Brainerd House is on Water street.
Colonel Foster pointed out)-I have seen
| that man in the cars, but never conversed with
| him; yesterday, after Court adjourned, con.
veIsed with Knapp, and he said he understood
| me to say that the man was q tailor; have
| been asked many questions since nave been
here; have understood that Messrs Knapp
and Cobell were hunting up evidence for the pro-
secution.
BY a iuror-Mr. Knapp was very anxious TO
come here with me.
| BY Mr.. Pierrepont-I was summoned by Mr.
Kirby, andMr. Cobell, read the summons to me
| also; know Major Fields; l never told him
could not recognize The prisoner; 1 don't re-
| member that mentioned the date TO Jenkins
Miss olive jenkins sworn, and examiued by
! MIR. Merrick-1n april, 1865, 1 resided at Mrs
| Surratts, on Il street; l knew Mr.. Welchmau
| Miss SurraIt, John Surratt, and Miss Fitz
| patrick; l remem Der the day tue President was
assassinated; John Surratt was not at home
| then; saw Surratt on u Monday night two
weeks before; he got supper, and Miss Fitz-
| patrick got ii for him; remember walking with
| Mrs. Surratt and others; on one occasion to
ch9reh m anu com ~ ng oacx nv, mrs, Snfratt Az stoppe
| she stopped there TO See Lane; she did not sly
| who she was going to see at the Hernion
| House; on the night of April I4th went do wn
| To the dining room to supper; the bell rang, and
| Miss Annie Surratt answered it; Mr.. Scott.
from the Navy Yard, left two papers for me;
| that was the only time the bell rang; heard no
one going in the parlcr while was at supper;
pao ;upn Hna 09 surrR rsed eary
| Miss Fitzpatrick and were teasing Mr.. WEIGH
the nsIlor rst! aid not sid h eood ngbt te.t at
his door That night did not notice anything
peculiar about Mrs SurratI; was in the parlor
all The Time. and did not hear Mrs. Surratt ask
Wechman to pray for her intentions; heard
no such conversation; was at breakfast next
morning; did not hear Anna Surratt say the
death OF Lincoln was no more than the death
of negro; I did not hear Weichman say
he was going to tell all he knew; on the
night of April Is / was in the parlor when
Colonel Smith and the other Provost Marsha $
officers called; did not see Mrs Surratt Whis-
per to Annie ON the morning after the assassina-
ton; was In the parlor, and heard nothing
o1tne conVersatlon ueIalleu oy Welcnman as
Mrs. Surratt about the suspicion that Booths
visits woulo bring upon the house, or Mrs
punishment for the helicentiousness of the nation;
1 think know John Surratt's handwriting
st. Lawrence Hotel register.
By Mr.. Pierrepont-I am niece of Mrs Sur
rats; do not know Colonel Olcott or Colonel
Foster; was not examined by either of them
at the Provost Marshars office was not ex
amined by these gentlemen; don't think that
down; was not examined at Carroll Prison;
did not give a photograph of Booth tC
o4ione 4ioot ne no portrait spoken
done with it; 1 was not formally examined;
may have been asked questions, but ! do mo-
remember; don't remember answering any
| questions; l went to Mrs. Surratts on visi
the latter part of March, and l stayed ther
last week in March; before that lived in Primo
Georges county, Maryland; l think was a
Mrs. Surratps on March 28th, but do not re
there; / don't know what day of the week