When was it published?

June 22, 1867 in Shepherdstown Register

Domestic News June 22, 1867

Shepherdstown Register

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

John H. Surratt, Sergeant Joseph M. Dye, President Lincoln

Q: What keywords are associated?

Surratt Trial, Lincoln Assassination, Witness Testimony, Ford Theatre, Cross Examination

Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia

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What is this article about?

The trial of John H. Surratt for involvement in President Lincoln's assassination continues, with witnesses testifying to his presence in Washington on April 14, 1865. Sergeant Joseph M. Dye's testimony was rigorously cross-examined. Prosecution expected to last the week and more; overall case may run three weeks.

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The Surratt trial is progressing and witnesses were examined principally to prove that John H. Surratt was in the city on the 14th of April 1865, the day of the assassination of President Lincoln. Sergeant Joseph M. Dye was subjected to a rigid cross examination, and his testimony at the assassination trials was read and compared with that given on this trial. He was throughout very positive in his assertions of Surratt's presence here on the night of the assassination, and insisted that it was John H. Surratt whom he saw by the light of the gas-lamp in front of Ford's Theatre. A number of other witnesses were examined, and it is thought that the prosecution will occupy the whole week and part of the next with their testimony. The case will probably continue for three weeks.

What sub-type of article is it?

Legal Or Court Crime

What keywords are associated?

Surratt Trial Lincoln Assassination Witness Testimony Ford Theatre Cross Examination

What entities or persons were involved?

John H. Surratt Sergeant Joseph M. Dye President Lincoln

Where did it happen?

Washington, D.C.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Washington, D.C.

Key Persons

John H. Surratt Sergeant Joseph M. Dye President Lincoln

Outcome

trial ongoing; prosecution testimony expected to last the whole week and part of the next; case to continue for three weeks.

Event Details

Witnesses examined to prove John H. Surratt's presence in the city on April 14, 1865, the day of Lincoln's assassination. Sergeant Joseph M. Dye cross-examined rigidly, his prior testimony compared, and he positively asserted seeing Surratt by gas-lamp in front of Ford's Theatre on the night of the assassination. Other witnesses examined.