New-York tribune., 1867-08-07
THE TRIAL OF sURRATT.
THE SUMMING UP FOR TIE PRosECUTIoN--MR.
- !. pIERREPONT's ADDREss CONCLUDED. u.


~ PIERREPoNT's ADDRESS CONCLUDED.
The TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 6-The trial OF John
IT. Snrratt was resumed this morning IN the Crmiha'
Court Judge Fisher presiding The general impression
being that the trial will close today the rush Tor places
Mr. PIeGrepont resumed the prosecution and said
tho jury would remember that the other Gay az tne cad
OF the Military Commission, he tr II hHnueu ee otigi
nal paper to Mr. Moek H @ " Jas s1'i before the
President. lie did not wish to be msunder, under
by the members Of the Military Commission; and It Is in
tie handwriting OF Gen. Ekin, member OF tue Eohs
S%d SUi GEN 1 E%R has the original il his AS soon
Mr. Merrek called for the record ne lMr LeilSpr l a
and the Judge Advocate General told him CMr ~ that
the paper was laid before the President Of the United
Military yV Commission that tried Mrs sdrat and Others
and that the recommendation TO mercy Wts t
record of tho Military Commission. This had nothmg 70
do with tho case. but Mr. deemed IL necessary W o S
this explanation counsel for the defense had soo @ ire
sumed the consideration OF the testimony OF ne
barber and argued that there was no cCc I m aid he
had had his breakfast and had been up TO dd
NOT the time He to the testimony OF Khodes
who was what he (Mr. P would call q pryne hshaoe,
timony read This witness identified the prisoner as the
man who fixing the stick III me Dox anu ~ @ Win Se
then being that the bar was put up TO prevent the
inconveneneng the President The testimony OF Judge
OIln member OF this COurt IN reference TO the appear
Snoe Of the box when by that the bar
had been put there Just shortly before the aes was aoe
The shayfngs must have been left upon the moor Just
short tme because the box had preyio4Sy PEN q, & S
ana cleaned an1 & ~ ferre1 10 the testi-
mony of B W. VanderpOol Mr.. Yanderpool was a
member of the Lone star CLUB OF ~cn nporUUy mn Of
knowing Booth. He swears to seeing Booth ana toe @
'oaGE EGs aernooS Of the day of the me He
not say there performance going on mere, e e
he mistaken and he was positive he saw Surratt Now
how did they attempt to dscredt Vanderpo0i Do nney W
do IL by showing that he did not go 90 tas % al r
that he did go to the paynasters ONCE NVt AT All
they attempt to dscredt hm by showing there was
Nothing said about ST. or an afternoon performance
Teuonia Hail Is The only one on iva nu
witness called by the defense themselves says ILL.,
was rehearsal az Teutona Hail. and tnat there were
round tables there Mr. Pierrepoit then reIersn 70 1
testimony OF John Lee, who swears he recoghzea oon
This is in harmony with Woods, the barber testimony
Susan Jackson says that on the Friday OF the asssa
she is corrobOraed by Holohan, who afterward found
surratts clothes cleany washed on the bed She then
whom he looked like. It occurred on April IL,
and not on AP 1 show T6s Ss wtSess pds
tive that it was the Friday that Mrs surat came from
the country and the night OF the ASSASSINATION, .nt & so
the thing aud she could not be embarrassed III Ie
n sdax If5 nt wh5 knew whether suratt was here
not, aud why they not put upon the staDd' bu.
this testimony IL not all TO surrtts presence here
for Mr. Hent0n, clerk IN the Land Office, saw him ~
front Of FonIs Theaer; and this brings TO the test
mony Of Sergeant Dye. He OF the earliest wit
nsses ia this case and yet he has not been impeaehed
IT is true something said about his passing counter
felt money He did not know whether the c9un' n
sci knew OF the whole record. He hoped they
did not; but he Pierrepono had the record
which that the charge against Dye was errOheeu
and that IL dismissed by the prosecuting Attorney OF
Philadelphia rs soon as he heard the circumstances
affidavit Of the very man who preferred the charge
against Dye lie hoped the counsel DID not KNOW Oh a i
been done to 2 brave soldier. ,.,
Mr. Dler1ick said they had not seen the record
Mr. Pierrepont said ne knew they had not -,
AIr Merrck said that when ho said the defense wonld
impcach Dye. that record was not III existence H. was
obtained aerward and the District Attorney Of Phila
delphla has since dismissed the case -, ~.
know OF the record or be would not have done Dye in
Justice. Dyes testimony was here readl In eohhen-
ing upon Dyes testimony Mr. PierrepOnt said tt IL was
no wonder that surrTt should have paha lace tnat
night because that great deed was abOat 10 DC colu
nsS what Was Going on down town, unless she had
known what IL intended should DC Gohei J
hood the night was quiet and no seemed 10 have
heard Of the assassination for Dye rs gave te iniPs @
% ca HT mads t mn mn for 5@ no zane men the YOU or %
alikc-but In this where all tends TO the sane
end but the testimony wayers ite the witnesses are
% three men see Booth and surratt before the theater
Booth goes lnto the drinking house and takes
then goes into the theater and kills the President,
who Is seeking relaxation from his pubic duy. ~ "as
the very day that he with Gen Grant and when ne
was deysng the best way OF enency 10 neal te lgeuk
~ tbe pcope who had been conquered. Mr. Lincoln ha
but few moments Of relaxation, and he sometimes Hen'
m he theater His great pleasure TO visit the hos
pitfalls and the sick soldiers; and TINS night Wn9u W no ne
boody act buf counsel say have had blood enough
aud they say that man connected with the piot sho,
be olowed 10 escape. Is IL time that we put sto
20 his murder and ssinaton No jury bas ever yer
passed upon this grea, orne but the ylye1 wa wa S l
condemned IL, and Turk aud lhndhl creek anu al & or,
Christian and MOhammedan all nations rom sea 70 seS
aud pole TO pole send herr Their letters ol %
and vet counsel say this murder Is no more I tas "a
ordinary mon The murder has been so t
the arms prepared for them and ieit there anu
them they dee After seward had been 9ss'sslnat;Sd,
Ss posed a,%%ss s%f9att aiisdrfo Jid but snHSs HSs
iS'S1 o S MeS Mrs. sa Jury S has
upon the case but you going TO do now aud your
thaf dty viii be discharged Mr. Pierrepont then spoke
OF surrutts flight and argued that the morse seen ~ @ 81
ridden away by Jno. IL surratt. Mr.. PeTepont then
reviewed the testimony concerning ourTttt tis"o t &
Canada by railroad, and his being recosnIeu py ~ 'o
Mr. PeTrcPont here announced M that crt he would
not be able TO finish before recess, ana the Nol 'ueh
took recess for half an hour
Upon rcassembliug Mr.. Plcrrcpont resumed There
was physical imposSiblity ATTEMPTED to pe proved ,
by tho counsel and that was the question OF getting sur
raft from Montreal 10 Emira, and going over all thsy
nnaly brought him there az O'clock at night n on IKE
ing with the people the 18th The Government @ au mn IN
try 10 fix him IN Elmra they had him all tho 'ii' ~
Mr. Bradley here mteposd saying the oTs ne Ss
pns did NOT think il necessary 70 advert to the osueh'
MI Pierrenont resuming said the Isosecuitloh @ put
surrntt ON NO train; they found nun IN EilIa t a,v
6annht bm 10 Washington on the llth Mr.. Plerrepont
here nd from the testimony Of Bouehs VINO hrst saw
the prisoner In 81. Iabouale WY uiu mo no 10y Irr
Bouciers house, and go by ce name OF Ohvs g "a Al
stTongi What occasion was there FOR II A Few Gays Gays
before he registered as John Harrison. IL he was lho
cont wby hide from public view ard 80 under an assumed
name This man Boucher secretes hh, ana ini months
after surratt in Rome and the head OF tne ~ ouou,
which Roncher so Outra geOusy ves, gave him up even
before demanded by the United states % anthTrites to
Neither the pope nor any one OF that noble church tol.
ortcd mat famous crime aud the shame which Oucher
has bTon upon his church will be wiped out by thh
church ITSELF suf1utt lclC