THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS: Review of the Testimony Thus Far Placed on Record; What Has Been Proved Against the Prisoners at the Bar (5/22/1865)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 5/22/1865

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Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

WASHINGTON, Sunday, May 21.

Some thirty government witnesses were last evening discharged from further attendance upon the Military Commission for the trial of the assassins. These witnesses were generally summoned to prove facts which have already been brought out in sufficient prominence, and as their testimony would only be cumulative, and therefore consume time unnecessary, the Judge-Advocate has dispensed with them.

It is understood that the evidence for the prosecution is now about closed, and save what has been drawn out in secret session, we are now enabled to understand what are the features of the case as proved against the several defendants. First in order of certainty of facts adduced, is that LEWIS PAYNE is shown to have been the confederate of BOOTH, and guilty of an assault with intent to kill Hon. WM.H. SEWARD, FREDERICK W. SEWARD, AUGUSTUS H. SEWARD, EMERICK W. HANSELL and GEO. F. ROBINSON. The antecedents of this prisoner are not known; and the first heard of him so far as the proofs go, is his appearance at the residence of Mrs. SURRATT in the early part of March last, when he stated that his name was WOOD. He called for JOHN H. SURRATT; but in the absence of the latter, he asked for Mrs. SURRATT lodged there that night, taking his meals in his room, and departed the next day. About the same time he appears to have taken a room in company with O'LAUGHLIN in a boarding-house in D-street, where they were frequently visited by BOOTH. Here these prisoners remained for about three weeks. In the meantime, PAYNE put up two or three days at SURRATT's, where JOHN H. SURRATT. ATZEROTH and BOOTH and himself had secret consultations. On this second visit,

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The Trial of the Assassins: Review of the Testimony Thus Far Placed on Record – 2
Trial of the Assassins: Full Report of the Testimony Taken in Open Court on Saturday – 2-4
From Mobile: Surrender of the Rebel Naval Forces in the Tombigbee River – 4
Our Charleston Correspondence: Rapid Revival of Business in Charleston – 4-5
Treatment of Our Prisoners-An Order by Gen. Imboden – 5
The Arrest of Gov. Vance – 5
The Great Review – 5
Jeff. Davis and His Fellows: Jeff. Davis, A.H. Stephens and Their Companions Still on Board the Steamer Clyde – 5-6
The Arrest of Jeff. Davis: Full Particulars of the Capture of Davis – 6
From Washington – 7
Editorial: The Fruits of Military Investigation – 7-8
A New Cardinal for England * – 7-8
Editorial: Things Settled by the War – 8
Editorial: The Trial of the Conspirators – Benjamin’s Cipher – 8-9
The Underground Railroad – 9
Reform in England – 9
Materials for History – 9
Editorial: The Grand Review – 9
News of the Day – 9
Steamboat Explosion – 9

* ”A pervert from the Anglican Church, Dr. Manning, . . .”
I think today we would call Dr. Manning a *convert* from the Anglican Church. At least I hope that is what it means.