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FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1865.
The Rebel Bureau of Assassination.
The archives surrendered by General
Jo. Johnston to General Schofield pro
bably contain evidences of the guilt of the
rebel leaders that are even more conclu-
B iye than the documents accidentally found
s t Richmond. A letter selected from them
fl-as offered in evidence before the Military
Commission on Monday, which proves that
Jspfeksos Davis welcomed and encou
jaged assassins. Lieut. W. Alls row, whose
pride in his social connections, education
at the. Alabama University, and appeal to
npig Excellency, President 0. P. Ameri
ca," for his “fuff confidence,” stamp him
as a scion of the “first family,” and a
jnodcl of Southern chivalry, in November
last solicited “detached service" in the
North, for purposes which he describes
thus:
111 „ jji proceed, ae soon Mmy health will permit,
to rid m; country of some of her deadliest enemies,
by rtrtkins ol the very heart's blood ol tuoae who Bank
t 0 enchain her In slavery. I consider nothing dls>
honorable having snob a tendency.”
It could scarcely be expected that Davis
would respond like a just and honest man,
by directing the arrest and punishment of
this infamous villain ; hut his natural
course, if he had not been nourishing
schemes of murder, was to have been only
criminally careless, and to have treated
this proposal with contempt. The endorse
ment showß, however, that young All
sios’g letter was carefully treasured. It
was “ respectfully referred, by direction of
the President, to the honorable Secretary
of War,” and the rebel Assistant Secretary
of War directed it to be recorded in the
Record Book of the Adjutant General’s
office, for further attention. There appears
to have been a sort of Bureau of Assassina
tion at Richmond, as our Government has
bureaus of the different branches of the
regular military service at Washington.
The deference paid to the Alabama assas
sin affords a fair index to the manner in
which Booth’s previous proffers—backed
op as they doubtless were, by the endorse
ment of such a valuable agent as Beall—
had been received.
The Soldiers’ Orphans.
We print in another column a very in
teresting speech pronounced by Dr. Wil
kes W oiitjiin gton. State Senator from
the district composed of Chester, Dela
ware, and Montgomery, in the Legislature,
previous to the close of the last session, iu
support of a bill making an appropriation
for the education and maintenance daring
the year 18C5 of the destitute orphan chil
dren of the deceased soldiers and stilors
from the State of Pennsylvania in the ser
vice of the United States in the existing
rebellion. It will be remembered that the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company
donated fifty thousand dollars for this pur
pose, and Dr. Wobthinoton’s bill pro
posed to add seventy-five thousand dollars
to that liberal contribution. The bill passed
both Houses, mainly through the exertions
of Dr. W orthington, and became a law
by the prompt signature of Gov. Curtin,
who was one of its earliest and most ac
tive advocates—thus showing in this, as in
ail his acts, his disinterested attachment to
the brave men who have fought for and
saved the Republic. The Pennsylvania
School Journal ; a periodical that is read by
all the teachers of the young, and wields a
large influence, speaking of Dr. Worthing
ton's fine, effort, eays:
“ it would, however, be an act of gross injustice
to omit the name of the Hon. Wilmer Worthington,,
the Senator from the Chester and Delaware district,
in this connection. He it was who took np the
question on its merits when it reached the Senate
In a shape which, to say the least of It, nothing but
entire misunderstanding of the object in view could
have given it, and at once set himself to disabuse
the Legislature and disseminate truer and nobler
views. To his Intelligent course, dear explana
tions, and persistent advocacy it Is, that the final
passage of the amended bill, HOW a law, mainly
due. To his efforts, therefore, next to Govoruor
Curtin, eo many widows will owe relief from the
burthens thus assumed by the State, and so many
orphans the means of renderlrg themselves worthy,
by proper training and education, of the noble
names they hear.”
Singular Consistency*
We extract from a copy of the London
Times which came to hand by the last mail,
the following significant passage. It thus
speaks of the temper with which the as
sassination of Abraham Lincoln, our late
President, has been borne and discussed in
the United States:
u in the meantime, It is due to the American press
that we should record our testimony to the forbear
ing and enlightened spirit In which some of our New
York contemporaries have discussed the assassina
tion and Its probable results. It seems as though
the moderate and humane counsels of the mur
dered President were more potent In his death than
In his life, rebuking and silencing the wild ory for
vengeance which might otherwise have been raised.
At all events, the general attitude of the American
people at Buch a crisis has been marked by a strik
ing and honorable sense of responsibility, and con
trasts favorably with the savage loyatty which
gloated over the torments of Ravaillae and Da*
miens. If vindictive sentiments could not be alto
gether restrained, they have at least failed hitherto
to acquire the mastery. 1 ’
As a decided contrast to many of its
previously expressed opinions, this iB re
markably and pleasantly absurd, strongly
recalling to our memory the story of the
gentleman who ran up to offer a mere ac
quaintance his assistance in thrashing hia
own toother. But on reaching them, and
finding that his brother had already com
pletely settled the question in dispute, he
arranged matters with his fraternal re
lative by shaking hands with him, patting
him on the back, and begging him to let
the poor devil off from the remainder of
the physical punishment which might still
be his due. The story further says that on
an attempt of the prostrate individual to
rise, he administered him a kick, with a
savage expletive and an injunction to re
main quiet. Whether subsequent facts
may complete the very similitude we have
pointed out remains to be Been. Should it
do so, no parallel can be considered more
thoroughly illustrative of the touching ho
nesty of John Bull.
The rumors that the rebel authorities
had mined their Libby dungeon, and were
determined to destroy all the Union sol
diers whom they were starving, on the first
indication of a successful rescue, were
literally true. This is proved by the testi
mony of Lieut. It. Burtley before the
Military Commission. He belonged to the
Signal Corps of the Army of the Potomac,
and was shown the newly-planted torpedo
which was designed to blow our men into
eternity, shortly after his capture, in 1864.
It seems that we have been warring with
demons Tather than with men, and that
their cruelty and barbarity exceeds the
limits of the human imagination.
f PKVT.’ftYI.VA>' IA KSGIMBtITS TO BIS MUSTERED
pnT —The following Pennsylvania regiments be
longing to the Army of the Potomac, tools part In
the grand review at Washington, and will bo mns
out of the service upon their arrival In this
OAVAI.BT—Ist, ad, 6th, 17th, and 20th Regiments.
Corps— 4sth. 47th, 48 h. 50th,
llmenfs ’ 2ootl1 ' 207 th * 208tll > 209tll > and 211th lie
-11 St’h * lila t 7l ! • Bsth ’ ,07ell > th,
Regiments! 142d ' 156 Ui > 190 tu > 101 st > ! »sth, and 210th
Si cond C'srps—3lßt, 530, 67th. 60th SQ‘h inv-h
pffiMi'sr * myor
The following took part la the review of Sher.
so 9 it’s army:
Fourteenth Corps—Wth. Parma.
Twentieth Corps— 2Bth, 29th, 46th, 73(3, luth, 147th.
The Caso of Br. Blackburn,
Toronto, c. W,. May 25.—1 d the ctse of Black
•urn, or yellow fever notoriety, the magistrate to
saia owing to the uncertainty of the Eng
lish law required In Buoh cases of conspiracy, he
should not assume the responsibility of deciding the
but would send the prisoner before the judges
•Uhe next assizes. Ball was aocepted lathe mean
to the amount of $B,OOO,
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VOL. B—NO. 256.
THE TRIAL.
Inquiry into the Treatment of
Union Soldiers in Re
bel Prisons.
THE CHARACTER OF THE FOOD, THE PRI
SONS, AND THE JAILORS.
AN EVIDENT INTENTION TO MURDER
OUR PRISONERS.
The Members of the Rebel Senate and
the Rebel Government Fully
Aware of the Crnelty of
their Underlings.
EOIV LIBBY WAS MINED FOB A GENERAL,
BUT NOT SLOW, MURDER,
Testimony of a Eebel Guard Who
Saw and Knows.
Store Facts Marshalled Against
Arnold and IHildd.
OPENING OF THE DEFENCE
Witnesses for Mrs. Suratt’s “Christiani
ty,” General Good Character, and
Near-Sightedness.
ATTEMPT TO PROVE AN ALIBI FOR O’LAUCIILIN
*WASHraaToir, May 25.—me court met at half
past ten o’clock.
Mr. Cox© called attention to an error in the re*
cord. On Monday Marshal McPhail presented the
firm of the oath of allegiance) and judged it bore
the signature of Mr. O’Loughlin, bat the witness
had not sufficient knowledge of the handwriting to
swear to It positively, therefore, It was not received
as evidence, and was ruled ont by the Judge Advo
cate. Ho (Mr. coxe) did not, as stated, ask for the
roadies, bat objected to It. He knew or no other way
to correct the testimony than to ask that It be ex
cluded from the evidence.
The Judge Advoca e General said that that was.
right, and so the request of Mr. Ooxe was compiled
with.
Testimony of Yoltalre BnntlaUi
Knew the prisoner Arnold; be examined the
prisoner’s carpebbag, and loandlnitsoina papers,
Ittverr, cl’.tblDg, a revolver, and cut-ridges*
By Judge Advocate Holt: Q,. Will yon look- at
this revolver 1 (the revolver was handed to the
witness.) A. This is the same revolver ; 1 made a
nmiue examination at the time ; I examined It on
the tnoimrg of ihe 17th ol April, at Fortress Mon*
rce ; the pistol was loaded, and is loaded at this
time.
The court ordered the pistol to be discharged.
By Mr. Ewing: It was at the store of John W.
'Wiauon, a short dimuce from the fort.
The witness stated, in reply to Judge Advocate
Hole, that the number of the pistol la 164.557;
General Howe remarked that the pistol was a
Colt’s navy revolver.
Tetillmouy of Major Slarsli..
Served is the military service as an officer In one
of tie Maryland regiments from 1861 uatu the 31st
of AogUßt, 1864;. he occupied the position of lieu
tenant colonel; when he left the service he was a
pt h oner or war, and eot fioed in the Libby Prison
irotu the mb of June until the 21st of March, 1864.
By Judge Advooate Holt; 4* State under whet
circumstances you were oomiued, the it ameer of
prlstnerf, and (be treatment you received from the
rebel Government 1 A. I was captured three
aid a half miles lrom Winchester, on tue Martins*
burg road; I was In General IVldrov’s command,
and was captured by G-eoeral Ewell’s corps, and
taken to Winchester, where I was detained :ortwo
wet-kB on acetuct of ill health; I was somewhat
Bick, on account cf excess ol dut> and exposure; at
the expiration of two weeks, my health having im
proved, 1 was compelled to march toS'aaoton; I
was treated kindly on the road by officers of the
escort; when I arrived at Libby Prison the rations
were small but tolerably fair at first; a half a loaf
of bread was given to each man, with four ounces
of meat, and several spoonsful of rice; after we had
been there four months the meat, as a regular tolng,
was stopped, and we received It only occasionally;
the prisun authorities then deprived us of wheat
biead,and gave us wbat. they called corn bread;
It was of a coarse character; I have known the
prisoners to be without meat three or four weeks at
a tixue; in addition to tbe: miserable corn-bread, a
few potatoes were occasionally distributed, or cue
very worst character; this continued for some
time, when the officers held a meeting with regard
to the bad treatment wbloh they had received
letter was sent to Cel. Ould by Gen. Straight, who
was chairman of the meeting, complaining of the
bad treatment, and asking for improvementto
this Col. Ould replied, ,L The treatment was good
enough, and better than the rebel prisoners received
at Fort Delaware and otner placesOuld was the
rebel lommisaloner of Exchange.
The witness continued : After I had been in
Libby Prison five months I was taken slok with
dropsy, for want of proper nourishment, and sent
to the hospital; while there 1. saw men brought la
from Belle Isle; their condition was horrible in
the extreme; I was satisfied that they were In a
BTarTix-g condition ; out of forty at least eight or
twelve died the first Sight; I asked the surgeon
In charge of the hospital, who was very klQd to ns
at first, what was the matter with these men; he
replied their condition was owing to want of proper
treatment and nourishment, and neglect; l had
been there about two weeks when two of our officers
made their escape; Major Turner, In charge ol the
prisoners, was passionate and Insulting whenever
he ehise to speak ; betook it Into hts head to re
move us back from the hospital to Libby prison;
the room to which we were removed was wet with
the washing of it out; some of the slok were in a
dying oobditlon, anu-were com palled to remain
there twenty-four hours without cots or a morsel to
eat, as a punishment because the two officers es
caped; the treatment, I repeat, was very harsh;
Uol. fowler spoke to Majur Turner with re
gard to the bad treatment, when the latter
replied, *“ Ic is too d—d good for yoa Yankees
the opportunity 1 had for teeing the bad treatment
was wnen men were brought to the ho?pUal; they
weieemaciated Jar want of food; when food was
brought within their reach they were eager to get
it, and They would grasp at It.
q_. Was there any pretence that this treatment
was the result of necessity, tr that the; lad not food
tr ough 1 A. All the reply I could get was that it
was a matter or retaliation, and that their prisoners
were treated worse than ours.
q. What proportion did the food bear to a ration,
or tor the comfortable support of tile 1 Was it one
half or one-quarter 1 A. A man could possibly live
ci> wbat was first given, although not a fall ration;
a man could sot possibly live on it all the time;
wbat was called corn bread appeared to be meal
and bran mixed, and caked in a tough condition;
for cays we lived on that and water alone.
Tebtimouy of Captain Emory.
Was in the military service, and was captured at
Winchester on t&elStn of Judo, 1863, and exchanged
on the 4th of May, 1864. He Btated substantially
the seme as the preceding witness In respect to
the food and baa treatment received by the Union
prisoners. The money belonging to the prisoners
was taken away from them, and therefore they
could not buy food ; the bearlog of the rebel keeper
of the prUon was very rude; he always abused
the prisoners 5 when the latter were brought to
the hospital their condition was awful—from the
result, as it was generally understood, of starva
tion* After the battle of Chtokamaaga fifteen or
sixteen et these sick personers were tied on a cart,
to keep them from fajUcg off, although there were
ambulances near by not m use. They were tied like
sacks of grain. The witness said he had to lie on
the floor lor a long time, aod had not yet recovered
his strength. The committee of the rebel Senate
knew 01 their horrible treattte&t, but did not
notice them on their visit. Ou one occasion he
tile the men he wanted some medicine. Turner
said he. had none to give him.and added: “The
treatment Is good enough for Yankees.” An la-
Rector of the prison, named Tamer, said the
or.ject of the treatment was to kill the prisoners,
acting: “It Is good enouuh for you. You had no
t utinets to come here. If I had command X would
hang all of you.”
Testimony of Bonj* Swearer.
By Judge Advocaio Holt: Q,. State to the court
whither you have been In the military Service 07
the united States, A. I have; IWM color sergeant
in 1 he regiment to which I belong.
Q.. State whether or not you'was a prisoner of
I was; I was captured on the
18 b or October, 18(53.
Q.. State how long after your capture you con*
tinned a prisoner ot war, and at what point you
were confined. A. Five months and seven days; I
was confined at Belle lute.
primers were confined with
you? A. When I lelfi there were about thirteen
thousand there.
4- Were ttey kept In buildings, or simply on the
naked sand ! A. On the naked sand of the island.
Q. In what season or the year ! a. in winter.
Q. Were they provided with any shelter! A,
Some were.
Cl. What proportion of them! A. I judge about
ont-half^
C l . What kind of treatment did you reoeive 1 a.
We had about half enough food to live on.
Ct Oi what did the rations consist! A. There
were twenty-five pounds of meat served up for one
hundred icen, and a big share of that was bone;
ec-rne corn bread was browned up with It.
Q. What opportunities had you for cooking it!
A it wbb cooked for us.
Q. What was the effsot of this system of starva
tion upon the health of tbo men! A. It was very
marked; the men had nothing else to live on, and 1
have seen men on that island starved to
more than that, the bodies of those who died were
allowed to lie for eight, or nine days la the trenches
without being buried; tuey would not allow us to
bury them: they laid there, to the host* of my
knowledge, from seven to Dine days.
n, a 8 that the subject of romonßtrance on your
part! a. I j udge it was; 1 B poke to the II tenant
in charge oltbe prisoners on the Island, and he
tele me he had nothing to do with It;-that ho had
kipoTflcrsfrem Major Turner.
Q., You say that they positively refused you per
mission to bujy the.ceadl A. Yes, sir; I asked as
a personal <avor to be allowed to bury the dead, but
"f eO,
Q. Bid the men die In largenumbera ! A. I helped
to cany out from ten to fifteen and twenty a day *
mrre than that, 1 saw men shot down without tae
slightest cause or provocation. '
Q,. State, whetter the death of these men was
causes mainly ly starvation ? A* It was.
Q,. Was any proposition made by the prisoners to
the rebel authorities to ouopert themseles If they,
should be allowed (9 secure provisions 1 A, I think
there was ; I cannot say for oortrin, but there was a
large number who volunteered to work In order to
ger something; uuu bers of the men volunteered t
woik at building amaebtn- shop there
Q,. Yon say that one half or these p’isoners.ln the
de ed of winter, laid out at night oo the open sand,
without any shelter from tho weather or any fuel to
wermtreml A. Yes, sir; I laid there for three
mruM » wtttout ary abeD-er; my ordinary weight Is
about 170 piucds. but when I came home 1 weighed
ouiv ahiui-128; I do not think I woald have Uved
had 1 stayed there & mouth longer*
Testimony of Wni. Ball,
By Judge Advocate Holt: Q,. How long have yon
been in the military Bcrvlce of the United States'?
A. 1 enlisted in 1862
Q.. When were you captured by the enemy? A,
On the nth of May, 1864
Q,. How hug were you a prisoner? A. About
eleven months and twenty, two days.
Q,. Sr at* where you were confined. A. At Anaer
£(bv»ne, Georgia, ~
Q,. H« w msu> prisoners of war were there at the
time or your confinement? A 1 tfciok that alto
gether there were In the neighborhood of 32.000.
Q.. State what treatment they received from the
rtbtl authorities while y* n were there. A. Tue
treatment was very poor Indeed; they had no Bhetcer
whatever, but v ore compelled to live in a swamp;
tbtlr blt'pfcets, hats, caps, their olothlog in general,
and ibt'ir mruey, were taken from them.
6. You say they were compelled to live In a
Bw*tu>p? A. Yes, sir; the encampment was in a
swamp.
H Had it any shelter ? A. No shelter whatever.
C£. State whether there was woodUnd in that vi
cinity ? A. Yep, sir: there was splendid pine wood
around tLerr—any quantity of it.
Q. State the character of the rations served out?
A. W«1I, sir, everv morning, when the wagon came
mound, there would be served to each man half a
pint ot o<>rn meal, two ounces of bieon, and a half
tpooniil of salt; this waß all the rations for 21
hi urg.
Q.. What was the ohaTaoter of the baoon? A.
Will it was al-vc
Q, Was It racld and rotten ? A. Yes, sir; once
In a while we would get hold of a good piece, but
net often.
Q, what was the effect of this treatment on the
heultii of the prlfonvre? A. it waa very hurtful,
and killed them off; the largest number of deaths
in any one day, so far ac my recollection goes, was
133
Q.. Was It not understood thero that most ofthese
deaths were occasioned by starvation ? A. It was.
Q,. Was any remonstrance addressed to the rebel
authorities in regard to these things? A. Ido not
think i here was.
Q,. Did you hear any statement on that subject
from the enemy ? A. Yes, sir*
Q,. What did they say? A. They said they did
not os re a d—n whether the Yankees died or not.
U Do you reu en.ber whether a man by the name
of Howell Cobh, formerly Secretary, of the Trea
sury of the United States, visited Andersonvllle ?
A. I do: he made a speech there; I think some
time in February.
Q, Do you remember (he tone Of that BpOOOh, OT
what ho said in reference to the prisoners ? A. Ho
n ace tome very bitter remarks; I do not reoolleot
the exact terms-
Q,. Were they in support of the policy whioh had
been pursued in the treatment of prisoners, or
ciherwhe 1 A. He said that was' the best they
cruld do fer them, meaning the prisoners; that if
the authorities looked after them a tittle more no
doubt they would fare better; he only said a few
wordp, end did not seem to care much about the
prisoners.
Q., You say the men died at the rate of 100 to 150
a da-- ? A. 1 think that the day on which the
largest number of deaths occurred was cn tholl&b
of September, When 133*w the prisoners died.
Q. You i-av they wervin the open sun; WM thO
h«-»x very griai? A. it was very intense, Indeed.
Q,. How was the water? A. We wore obliged to
drink* water which had bten made filthy in oon
scquence of the garbage thrown In the creek above.
61- Did yen regard that as accidental or the work
of design? A. Ido not know positively ; the rebels
always threw theJr fiUhand waste matter Into the
cie*h above, and the men got up a remonstrance,
the reply to which was that they did not care a
damn for the Y*nkee3.
Q. Bow was the treatment in the prison : were
many or the men shot ? a Yes, sir f when I first
went there, in June, avmany as six or eight a day
were shell dead.
Q. DldK appear to you that they were shot in
tv&itioxtuoes ? A If a man got half afoot over the
dead line, or near it, he w»s shot j it was said that
they got & thirty d&yo* furlough for shooting a
Yankee. _
Q.. Do you remember whether Howell Cobb re
ferred In hls’speeoh to the rebel emissaries at the
North who were engaged in the work of firing north*
em cities ? A. He made come remark about a plan
to burn and plunder the North ; I cannot tell what
we re the words used.
Q. What was the treatment of prisoners who
were sick In the hospitals!'A.-It was-very poor,
inoeed ; they ?ot pitch-pine pills for tbe-dlarrhc**,
pitch pme pills for the scurvy, and pitch-pine pills
tor everything else ; they did' not get any regular
medicine.
Q. Of wbat were these pitch-pine pills composed?
A. Of a little pitch ptne, the stuff that runs out of
the trees there, axd a litiie vinegar; oncoia a whtte
the patients would get a little medicine, or some*
.tktag like it.
Q,. Web any of yhe'mon«y taken from, the pris
oners returned to them ? A. Hot a Cent.
Q,. What was your expert:noe in regard to the
taking oi your clothes and money ? a. When I was
first captured they took my shovs off, and F walked
barefoot to Goidor. sville; they then took from-me
my blanket end clothe*, and for nine months I had
nothing on but a pair of drawers and a shirtl laid
there on the open ground lor nine months without a
tot of shelter.
Q.. Was that the common experience T A Yes,
sir; there were thousands there in the samO'&x; the
corpse or a man who died in the morning- could not
be approached by Right WUrhla- twenty teat, and"
pitchforks had to be ased to carry the body off to the
trenches.
By the Court; Q. Did yon hearany rauxms given
for dtprlvlng the prisoners of their clothing 1 A. It
was because they needed It for their Oiva use; I
would state here that clothing was uet&fc there by
our Government, and the rebel captain- in charge
over the prisoners took It himself, and' this captain
was in command of the Interior ofrthe prison; Uol.
Gibbs commanded £ke post.
ti. Was the quality of the provisions served out
to you such that a man would not eat unless he was
in a starving condition ?' A. Yes, sir; 1 would not
think of Buoh a thing now, but & man in danger of
starvation might eat them.
Q. Do you think It possible to sustain life for any
great length of time ossuoh foodlr a. I do not
thinkamanpoulddolt a great while; up to tue
day I left, which was the 2»t h o 3 March, 16,725. men
had died there; that was the number taken from the
books by myself.
By Judge Holt:.Q,. What proportion of those
deaths, in your judgment and the judgment of other
prisoners, occurred from starvation and iu conse
quence ol this treatment of wbloh you apeak? a. I
have no doubt over one-half £ the food whioh they
received was the cause of thetr sickness, and after
they got sick they did not receive any better food.
By the court: Q,. Was there any medical treat
ment given to those suffering prisoners t A. Tory
little; indeed, nothing of any benefit.
Testimony of £. W. Boss*
By Judge Advocate Holt: Q,. State whether or
not you have boon m the service ol the reoel Go
vernment?: A- I never was in the army ; I was a
clerk at Libby Prison.
q,. Was you a clerk there in the month of Maroh,
1664 ? A. Yes, sir ; about that time General Kil
patrick was making a raid In the vicinity of Rich
mond,
Q,. state what knowledge, If any you had, of
Libby Prison having at that time been mined by
the Confederate authorities 7 A, I never saw the
powder, but I saw the place where they said the
powder was burled ; I was away one night about
that time, and when I came back iu the morning
one of tie colored men at the prison told me that
some powder had been put into the building ; when
I went to roll call one of the officers asked me
whether tttb powder was there, and I told him £ did
not know certainly; 1 saw the luse In the office.
Q,. Did you ever see the place where the powder
was burled ? A. Yes, sir, frequently; two sentinels
were p.aced over it .to keep persons from approach
ing the place.
q. Was the fuse kept In the office? A. Yes,sir;
Major Turner had It In charge; it was an eight
second fuse.
q Did he state to you that the powder was
there 1 A. Yes,sir; and also said that this fuse
was togetltoff. , . * *
Q,. m what event was this explosion to take
place ? A. Iu case the raiders got into the city they
could eet it off. . '
q. And blow, up the prison and the prisoners?
A. That must have been their intention.
Cl- How long did that powder remain there? A.
In May they took it out secretly.
Q.. Do you know whether the fact of its removal
wa* kept a secret from the prisoners themselves ?
A. 1 uo not.
By the Court: Q,. Bid yen understand by whoso
authority the powder wgfcput there! A, It was
done while Winder wsb Secretary of War.
t). state whether or not Major Turner, the keeper
of the prison, did not seem to oe acting under the
authority of the War Department! A. He never
told me that he was acting under any orders In the
matter, or even that the powder was there.
Q. Was be net a subordinate Of the War Depart
ment! A. Yes, sir.
Testimony of John La Touche,
By Judge Holt: Q,- State whether or not you
have been m the service of the rebels 1 A* Yes,
sir; 1 was in the Confederate States army.
Q, state whether or sot you were ou duty at
Bloby Prison in Match, 18641 A. I had been de
tailed there, and was on duty at that place at that
time.
Q,. state what knowlege you have, if any, con
cerning the mining of the Libby Prison about that
lime by the Confederate authorities! A. Major
Turner, the keeper orthe prison, told me one day
that ho was going to b«o Gen. Winder about a
guard; I believe we had no relief that day; when
he returned he told me that Gen. Winder himself
bsd been to see the Secretary of War, and that they
were going to put powder In the building; In the
evening of the same day the powder came there; it
was in 25 pound kegs, which were contained In
boxes, and altgether amounted to, I suppose, one
hundred pounds; a hole was dug In the centre of
tie middle basement, and the powder was put down
there the ground was then covered over with gra
vel ; I took one of the sentries from the outside of
the building, and placed him over this powder, so
u at no accident might occur 5 the post da; Major
Turner Blowed us the fuse tke office; It was a
long fu?©; “uu was mads of guttapercha; the pow*
remained thereuntil, I think, sometime lu May,
when fhe prisoners were all removed from the pri
son ; Gen. Winder then sent a note to the office,
with directions to take up tbo powder as secretly as
possible; Idc not remember the exact word.
Q. State whether you heard In what event the
powder was to be setoff! A. I did not hear what
time ; 1 heard him say afterwards that In case of
the raiders coining into fiiohmond he would blow
up the place.
Q. Meaning the prison building and the prisoners
inlt'l iGnppoeeso,
Testimony of George H. SlcGee.
By Judge Advocate Holt: State whether you
know the prisoner at the bar, Samuel Arnold. A. I
do!
Q. State whether or not he has been In the mili
tary service of the rebels!
Mr. Ewing • I object. The ground of my objection
1b that Arnold Is hereon trial for having been en
gaged In a conspiracy to do certain things, and that
it is not competent for the Government to show, if
such be the iaot, that before he entered Into this
conspiracy he was In the military service of the
Confederate States. He is not on trial for having
bun in the military service of the Confederate
States. He 1b not cn trlalforhavlog taken the oath
of allegiance and broken It, for they may see fit to
follow this up by a statement of that kind, as has
been done in thecaseofO’Loughlln; he Is on trial for
*n offence defined dearly In the charge and specifi
cations, and it is not competent, it seems to me
clearly not cud potent, to attempt to aggravate the
offence with which he IB charged, and of which, they
seek to prove him guilty by showing that he has
been unfaithful to the Government in other respects
and at other times; and It Is Introduced and can be
introduced for no other purpose than that of aggra
vating bis Illegal acteiD connection with this Cons pi
racy. That course of testimony would be In effect
allow)* g the prof eeution to introduce testimony as to
the previous character ofthe accused; that Is a right
•tl at is reserved to the accused vlways, and la never
allowed to the prosecution. More than that, it would
allow the prosecution to do what the accused is not
allowed to do on his own behalf in the point of cha<
meter—that fs, to Introduce specific aots from which
hlf character may be inferred.
Juripe Advocate Holt: I will make only a single
remark. I think the testimony in this case baa
proven what I believe to be sufficiently demonstra*
five. How kindred to eaoh other are the armies of
treason against the .nation and the assaßFl&attou of
Its Chief Magistrate, The one seems to be a neces
sary constquoQOo( ehd certainly U ls t a
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1865.
logical from the other. The murder of the
President of the United States, as alleged aid
slows, was pre eminently a political assassination.
Disloyalty to the Government was its sole, la only
Inspiration. When, therefore, we shall show on the
part of theacoueed acts of intense disloyalty, the
bearltg of arms In the field against that Govern
ment, we ehow the presence of an animus toward*
ue Government which relieves this acoasatlonof
much, 11 not alt, This course of proof
Is constantly resoited to In otueroourts Ido not re
paid It as m the slightest degree a departure from
the usages of the profession. In the admlatitratloa
of courts of justioe, the purpose to snow that the
prisoner in his z»in«i avid in his course of lire was
prepared for the ooiumtseion of this crime—-that the
tendencies of hls life, as evidenced by open and
overt sots, point to this crime, if not as a natural
certainty, as a most probable result It Is la that
view, and with that object, that the testimony i£
offer* d.
Asriftant Judge Advocate Brinsrhatn referred to
Rrecot.’s Criminal Evidence, page 85 or 87, as au
thority for the rules of law chat when toe latent
wn h whioh an act Is done in initial, other aots of the
prtsener t« t initial, to the intent, may be
glvfp Id evidence. It was alleged In the ouarge
Bbd specifications that the prisoner Haridd, with
others, engaued in a conspiracy to murder the
Prrsldent of the United States and others with la
tent to at<i the rebellion against the United States.
'1 he object here now was to establish that intbat,
thup pul In issue, by proving that the prisoner him
gtll wp* part of the rebellion.
Mr. Ewing said that he would defer speaking
upon the general principle involved, and concent
hln self with a reference to authorities in support of
hl£ position. He accordingly referred to several au
thorities on the subject, from only one of which we
quote as follows: »■ Evidence wlJi not be admitted
on the part of the prosecution to show the bad
cb&racter of the accused, unless he h-ts called wJt
ttsEoß in support of his character, and even then
the prosecution cannot examine as to particular
acts. 11
The objection was then overruled, and the follow
s&fwer to the question way given by the witness :
A. I could not say positively
Q, What knowledge have you on the subject?
A. I have seen the prisoner in the unliorm of the
rebel military sirvice.
Q. Was it the uniform of a private soldier or of
an officer 1 A. A private soldier.
Q, At what time was thU? A. I cannot tell; I
thiuk it was iu 1882
By Mr. Ewiug .* Q,. At what time did you see the
prisoner dressed in rebel uniform? A. I think it
was in 1881; I cannot Bay positively.
T«fitlmei>y of Juba L. Valdwell. —-
By Assistant Ja<ige Advocate Burnett: Q,. Wher*
do you reside 1 A. At Georgetown.
Q t state where you were on the morning after the
assae&lnetion? A. At Mathews & Uo.’s grocery
store, In Georgetown
Q. State whether you saw at that time any of
the prisoners at the bar, and whioh one 1 A. I saw
that one, Atzerocb, at about 8 o’clock; he came
into the store; I asked him how he was, and so on;
he told me he was going Into the country, and
asked MO whether I did not want to buy hts watch?
1 said no—l had no use for one; h« then asked me
to lend him ten dollars; I told trim' £ had not the
money to spare; he then took out his revolver, and
said, ’ Lend me ten dollars, and take this ns se
curity ; I will come back next week, and return
you the money;” I thought toe revolver was good
enough srourity. so I leaned him the money.
[A revolver was shown to the wKu*bb, which he
rreoguiMd as the one referred to. It w« loaded
when he reatlved it but had the appearance of
haying been fired once ]
Testimony of Mary Simnasi (Colored )
By Asrittant Judge Advocate tirtngbaai: Q,
staie whether you know any of the prisoners. A.
I know that ODe—Dr. Samuel aiudd.
&• state wheeber you were his filar© and lived
wiihhlm. A- I was his slave and a?ed with him
four years; I left him about a month before last
Christmas; I was free then.
a When you lived with ihe prisoner did you
hear him say any thing about i-Tetidont Uoflolo 7
A. I heard him say when he (President Lincoln)
came In here he riole in in the nigbt dressed la
women’s clothes, that they laid lu wait for him r aQ(l
that If ihey had caught him they would havfrkUled
him.
Q,. State who visited him. A. A 'man by the
name of Suratt visited him; also, a man named
Walter Howie.
Q,. Who called him Suratt ? A. Dr; Samuel
Mudd and Dr. Samuel Mudd’a wife called* him
Snrait.
Q.. State the appearance of the man Suratt. A.
H« wee young looklDg* rather ellm, neither war/
tail cor short; his hau was rather light; at loaet
not black. .
Q.. State where he slept when at Dr; Mfcdd’e
house. A. Ail of his men slept In the woods.
Q. State how many were wish them when they
slept in the woods. A. There was Oapcaiu White,
from Tennessee, Ben Gwynn, Andrew GnyhQ, and
George Gwyns.
Q. how oid they get victuals to eat while they
were In the woods? A. Wnen Dr. Mudd wenttin
the house with the men to get his meals he sent us
out at the door to watcu if anybody came along
then at other times he would send me with victuals
down, and then stood behind a tree to waten when
the rebels would come out and get them. *
Q. Did. you ever see Suratt in the house-with
Mnod at any other time than when he was eatiogT
A. Yes, sir; when they wanted to talk they always
went apart by themselves.
Q. Where did they go to? A. Up a
room.
Q,. State how you knew that the men who same -
there were rebels ? A. They would often bring let
ters from Virginia.
Q. To whom did they bring the letters? A. To
Dr. Sam Mudd.
tQr State whether he would give them letters to
take back ? A. Yep, sir, and eloebes and socks.
i Q. Wbat sort of clothing were these men dressed
In? A. Some of them, whom they called officers
»ud soldiers, would have epaulette on their shoal
derfi, and were dressed la gray coats and gray, panis,-
trimmed with yellow.
Q,. Did you hear Dr. Sam Mudd say anythinor.
about seudirg anybody to Richmond ? A- I heard
him say something about sending my brother to.
Rlohmtud; when he bought my brother he said he
would have something for him to do 10. Richmond.
Q.- What did he say he would have for him to do ?
A. To build batteries.
Q.. was your brother his slave? A. Yoe, sir.
The cross-examination of this witness, which was
conducted by Mr. Ewing, did not elicit any points
of general interest.
In regard to the prisoner (Mudd’s) remark that
President Lincoln would have beea killed if caught,,
the witness testified that the remark .wad m*cU four
years ago; the man Walter Bowie was.the only on®'
of the visitors who slept In the house—the. others
remaining In the woods. Suratt among, them, on
beds made upon bed-clothes .procured at Muddle
house; Suratt frequently took dinner at the house,
but was not seen by mere than one.other servant;,
he commenced'coming 3ast winter.
Testimony »r Sleezer Bglln.
By Jucge Holt: q,. Do you recognise the prisoner*
Dr. Sami. A. Muda t- A. I do. _
Q.. Were you hla slave? A. Yen, sir ; 1 lert-hlm
in august. . ' .
q. state whether he said anything to you about
seudlDg you to Richmond?
Mr. Ewing objected to the question on the ground
that it was irrevalent.
Judge Advo6Si3.Ht’U said the object of tho-ques
tion was to show disloyalty on-, the. part of the ac
cused.
The objection was overruled, and the question re
peated.
A. He told »o. that when I got so that I couli
travel, he wor.ic have aplaoe for me In Rlohmond.
Q. When was that? A. Iu Juno, 1883.
Q.. state iiyou saw any men about Dr Mudd’s
house when you were thare, and If so. where they
stayed? a. I saw some men there* and some of
them Btaye'>in the woodedn the cay time.
Q,. Whesu did they get their viotaals l A. I do
hot know.
Q. Did you see any victuals belngftaken to them?
A. 1 saw victuals going that way often enough; I
saw my Ulster, Mary Simms, taking them.
Q.. How were these men dres9od?* A. Soma In
gray and some in black clothes.
Q. Who was present beside* yourself when Dr.
Mudd 3aid he was going to send you to Richmond ?
A. No pereon.
Testimony of Sykcster Eglin,
By Judge Holt!: Q,- Did you,live with Dr. Samuel
A.. Mudd? A. I lived with his father, about a
quarter of a mile off.
Q. State whether you heard him say that he waß
going to send anybody to Richmond ? A. I heard
Mm say that he was to Bend Eleazor aad me
and several others to Richmond.
Cl, To whom was he talking at the time? A. To
Jerry Dyer and Walter Bowie.
Q.. Where did the conversation take place ? A.
Dowugby my old master’s gate In the oat field,
where the borseß were kept.
Testimony of Ir. Washington (Colored )
By Judge Brlngham: Q. Do you know the pri
soner, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd 1 A. I do.
Q. Were you Mb slave ? A. Yes.
Q. did you leave his bouse? «A« TUs Octo
ber ocming two years.
Q, State if, white you lived with. Dr, Mudd, you
heard him say anything about President Lincoln ?
A* I heard him cay he would not keep his seat
long; I heard him say that Some time summer be
fore last.
Q.. Was snjbody talking with him at that time?
A. There was a heap of gentlemen in the house; I
do not know who they were.
Q.. How were they dressed, and where did they
sleep! A. Some had on gray olothes; some had
little short jackets, with a peak behind; sometimes
they slept in the house; sometimes down in the
pines, not very far from the spring.
Q,. State how they got their victuals? A. Some*
- Hmes Dr. Mudd would carry it, sometimes the girl,
Mary Simms; X did not stay about the house, hat I
happened to be there one day as they were sitting
down to dinner; Dr. Mudd set the children to watch
while they were at dinner; the children said they
were coming, and these men jumped up from the
table and ran out the side door.
Q. Did yon hear Dr. Mudd say anything about
sending any one to Richmond 1 A. Yes *, he said to
one of the men one day that he wonid send him to
Richmond.
OioES-examlned by Mr. Ewing: Q,. How many
times did you notice these men In tbe woods ? A.
They were- there for a week or more, and X saw
them seven or eight times; they all went to
gether in the night.
Q,. Do you know their names?- A- I think one
was Andrew Gwy^• I do not know the names of
the others.
Q.» W ere they ever there at any other time than
that week ? A. I did not see them at any other
time.
Q. What other person saw them there? A, The
woman Mary Simms who was in here first saw them
there; her and another woman was in the room; I
don't know any white person who saw them except
Dr. Muod and his wife.
Q. Did Mr. Best see them there? A. I do not
know.
Q.. Did any of tbe field hands or any of the neigh*
bers See them? A. Ido not know of any.
Q.. Where were tbe hones of tbese|mea kept ? A.
They kept their hones In the stable, sometimes
Milo sod sometimes Henry Hamm.
Cl. What time In tbe Sommer was It you saw
them there i a. I thick It was about August.
Testimony of Milo feitDUtg, Colored,
Examined by Judge Bingham ; Q. State whether
ycu lived with tbe prisoner, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd?
A Yes, I was Mb slave; I left his house the Friday
belt re last Christmas.
Q. State if, at any time while you stayed at Dr.
Mudd’B house, you saw any men there? A. I saw
two or three there last summer.
Q. Where did the men stay? A. Sometimes in
the bouse, and then down by the spring among the
burtaes ; they slept down among the bushes.
0,-Did you see the bed down there 1 A. Yes; It
was fired under a pine tree, with a blanket and rails
at the head.
Q- Where did they get their victuals ? A. From
Dr. Mudd’s; sometimes my sister oarrled it to
them ; sometimes they carried it thelrselves.
Q. When your sister carrled|lt where was it put 1
A. Down by the Bpring.
Q. Who took it away ? A. Sometimes John Sur
ratt ; sometimes one of tbeothers.
Q How did you know John Surratt 1 A. I heard
them call him at the house.
Q. What kind of a looking man was he ? A. He
had light hair and whiskers and was a slim man.
Q. When there were men In the bouse was any
thing Bald by Dr. Mudd about watching ? A. He
set some children to watching; if any one was
coming they were to tell him.
Q. Do you know whether anything was said
about any one coming while |these men were in
the home? A. Ido not.
Q. How were they dressed ? A, They had on
gray olothes with brass buttons.
Q,. State if beard any talk between General
Gardrer and Dr. Mudd about Mr. Lincoln? a.
yrg j I heard Mr. Gardner say, “Lincoln was a
G-d d—d son Of ft b—. and ought to have been
killed long ago Dr. Mudd said “Yes, that was
much after his mind 5“ that was some time last fall.
Cross examined by Mr. Stone: Q* wo.*k
In the house or in ttie field? A. Iu the field, bt*
Bometlnits when I was at the house I took the
horses
Q,. How old are you? A. I reckon about fourteen
years.
Q, Would you know John H. Suratt If you were
to see him ? A. I don’t know as I would now.
Cl- Who pointed him cut to von? A. Dr. MUdd
wiuld sat, ‘‘Take Mr. Suratt’s horse and carry
him out tbthe stftble and feed him.”
Q.. How often didyou see him? A. Two or three'
times
Q. How many came with him? A. Two or three.
Q.. Where was it that you heard thtstalk between
Mudd and Gardner ? a. At Beantowu.
U.- How far is Brautown from your houss 1 A.
About three mites $ i went up with him alter some
liquor last eummer.
tA Was there any body else there besides Mr.
Gardner and Dr. A. There were some in
there, but I didn’t know them.
Q.. Was not Andrew Gwynn there with Suratt?
A. Not as I know of; I saw him at Dr. Madd’fi
father’s home; I never *aw Andrew Gwynn at Dr.
Mood’s house.
<L Who was with Andrew Gwynn? A. Jenny
D>er.
CL When wan the last time you saw John Suratt
at Dr. Mudu’s ? a. Last winter.
Q,.'Dld he stay alt i-letu ? A. Yes.
Testimony of Wn». (colored.)
By Judge Bringham; Q, state whether you were
thr hiave vf a»d lived with Dr. Samuel A. Mudd?
A. 1 married near him.
Q. Do you know Ben Gardner, one of his neigh’
bo*B ? AvYerf; Ben Gardner was my wife’s master.
4- State If you heard auy conversation betweea
Grticutraud Dr, Mudd about the battles on the
KaipaLai nock ? A. Yes, I heard Mr. Gardner say
to Dr -filudo, “Sam. wevavetbem hell down on the
Beppabanoock ” Tue Ur. said, “ Yes, we did.”
Gardner sain that old Stonewall' was the best of tho
generals. Dr said, “Yts, he was quite a smart
man.” Gardner said that Lee bad gone roundup
lt t» Maryland, mat he was going to cross the river
at Point of Books; remember that, and he would
not be eurpißed ii they were there soon ;-he said that
ip a short time be could take the oapltol, Washing
ton, and have old Lincoln burned up in hts house.
Dr Mudd s&td be would hot he surprised.
Q. Slate wfa'ther Dr. Mudd made any objection?
A* He did not-
IxftUiU alien of Rachol Spencer (Col
tml),
By Judge Bringham. 4. State whether you were
e B)a ve c-f the prisoner, Dir. Mudd 1 A. I was. I left
him ip January last.
4- wnueyou-wereotDr- Mudd’a house, didyou
see men oome there at times? a. Yea, at the time
men were passing through there last summer, some
five or six came mere.
4 What sort if a dress did they wear? A> A
black blue; they slept in the pines, about twenty
yan s from the house, near the spring.
4. Where did they get their victuals while they
were there ? A. At the hi use; and sometimes Dr.
Sfcm took the victuals to thetu.
4. When they would come Into the house, did he
eey anything to any of the servants or boys aoout
what they, were to do? A* I was In the kitchen;
(hey raid they had to go to the door and watch.
4. Did you fae-ti tho namos cf any of the men who
cetitd at Dr. Mudd’s house? A. Yes; Andrew
Gwynn and Walter Bowie.
4. Did you tee a young man among those who
visited there? A. Yes; he slept in the pines, too,
Wien they were there laat summer.
4. Describe his sppearanoe. A. He was not very
tPJ>; he was fair-iookicg and slender.
4. Do you remember his being there more than
01 ce last summer ? A; Ido not
4 Do y< u remember hearing Dr. Mudd say any
thing about Richmond ? A. I-heard him tell one of
his men l e. would fend him to Richmond.
cross esemlued by Mr. Stone; 4 You say you
saw tb*intJjere In the cummer 5 was it the first of the
summer or tue i&*t ? a. I do not know ; it was
wane weather; they all came together and went
together; 1 believe they stayed at the Bpring about
a we«k.
4. Where were their borsee? A. Iu the stable.
4 WasMr Bret Jlyrngthcrethatyear? A. Yes;
to the beet ol my knowledge he oame there the win
ter before.
4 Do you know whether Mr. Albion Brooke was
living there at the time these men were there? A.
Y©», he was.
4. Did Mr. Best and Mr. Brooke aIBO see these
tt' ple? A. Yes, sir.
By Mr. Brit glum: 4Do you know whether Al
bion Brooke ever saw them or not. or did you mere
ly suppose he did 1 He saw them.
4 Did be tell you he saw them, or how did you
know it? a. He used to go with them; they were
all fopelhift
4 Do you know whether Mr. Beet ever saw them
or not? A. lam not positive whether he did or
not.
The Judge Advocate General bore Introduced
that, reserving the right to introduce farther testi
mony on the general tubject of the conspiracy, the
prosecution would here close.
IISTIMONY FOR THI DEFENCE.
Mr. Aiken seated that, by agreement among the
counsel ftrthe defence, tbey would just introduce
testimony In behalf oi Mrs. Suratt, They would
proceed as far as practicable this afternoon, but
would not consider tne testimony closed la respect
to any one until all the testimony lor the defence
Tvaa In. I * - .
Iteslimony of Father Wiggati
By Mr. Alktn: Q. State yoor residence in this
city and your occupation. A. My residence is Gan*
ZKsa College,•'in this city. In F street, between
Nfltb and Tenth; lam a clergyman.
Q.. Are yon acquainted with the prisoner, Mary
£» Suratt? lam, and have been for ten or eleren
years
Q. Has that acquaintance been of an Intimate
character T A. I knew her very well.
Q,. Ate you adfiuainted with her general raott*
tatfthl have always heard every one speak
very highly of her as a lady and a Carls clan.
Q. In all that acquaintance has anything ever
eonre to your knowledge that would Indicate an ua
obrietlati character on her part 1 A. No; never. .
Q. Are you acquainted with. Lewis J. Welchman?
A Only very slightly; X taw him a few times; I
am not well acquainted with him.
Q. State whether from year knowledge he has
ever been a student of divinity. Question objected
to by Mr. Bf Ingham, on the ground that the purpose
of the question was to Impeadh the character of.
Welofcmen. He could not be contradicted la r*-
speohto entirely immaterial matter.
Mr. Aiken replied that the Intention was to im*
peach WfclohUißn’B testimony in this and many other
particulars, and, as the foundation had been laid in.
the crosa.txaiLinafcloa, the question was a proper
one. The objection was sustained by the court.
Q. Was there In the city of Richmond a Oatholie
Theologloal Institute? Question objeoted to.by
Hr Bringbam, for the same reason as the lasteues
tloTi, and 01-j notion sustained bv the cou/t.
Q. In your acquaintance with Mrs Saratt, have
you ever known of a detectlveoye sight on her part?
A. No; not particularly.
Cross-examined by Judge Holt: Q, Yosay yon
know tbe character of tho prisoner, Mrs. Suratt,
lor Christianity is good. Have yon any personal
knowledge of herchaiactar for loyalty :»• N© my
Intercourse with her has sever extended to political
affairs. ,
q. You have bad Intercourse with hen as her pas
tor during therebellioa* have you not.?* A*. I am
nob her pastor.
Q. How often have yon been in the habit of see
ing her daring the rebellion 1 A. Sometimes not
for six months; sometimes six weeks, and some*
times as often as OBoaa week.
Q. Have yon had free conversation with her ? A.
My conversation would only betas- minutes,
and ihen of a general character.
Q Have you evor, since the rebellion, heard her
utter one loyal sentiment ? A. Ido,not remember.
Q Gan you spate, whether It la not’notorious
among those wh<» knew anything ot he? that she Is
intensely disloyal ?• A. I do spt remember that this
thing was evir talked about at ail tiu since this
last affair happened.
Testimony of Father Boyle.
By Mr. Aiken: P. State, your residence In this
city and occupation. A. My residence is at St.
Peter’s Üburoh; lam a Oathallo priest,
Q. Are you acquainted with the prisoner, DSarv
E. Suratt 1; A. X have some acquaintance with,
her; I made her acquaintance some eight or nine
years ago; I have merely met her casually some
three on four times Since then
Q. Pa you know anything of her general reputa
tion ? A. I have always heard her spoken of as an
estimable lady ; I never heard a word said to her
dl&fui vantage.
Q. In all your acquaintance with her did yon ever
hear her utter a disloyal sentiment ? A. I never
did.
CroSfl-efftiniDefl by Judge Holt: Q,. Have you
ever heard her utter a loyal sentiment ? A# I never
heard much of her sentiments at all; I saw her so
little, and at such long intervals, that I could not
undertake to say what her general oharaoter for
loyalty Is.
Testimony of Father Stone Street.
By Mr. Aiken: Q,. State your residence and oc
cupation ? A. I reside at present In Washington ;
'I am paster of St Aloyslus Church.
Q. Are sou acquainted with the prisoner, Mary
E. Suratt? A. lam. . . „ „
q. How long have you been acquainted with her ?
A. I fim met her, more than twenty years ago, in
Alexandria 5 after that I did not see her fur
years, and since then only In transit as I was pass
log.
Q. Have you not within the past two years been
more intimate with her? A, X nave scarcely seen
her. -,
Q. Do you know her general reputation as a
CnHstfan and a lady? A. I have always looked
upon her as a proper Christian lady.
Q.. Have you, in all your Intercourse with her,
ever heard her utter a disloyal sentlmeat 1 A.
Never; bat therfl'was no question of the kind at the
time I knew her. x
Cross-examined by Judge Holt. Q,. State how
often you.have probably seen her since the begin*
uteg of the rebellion. A. Ido not remember having
seen her at all 5 1 have no knowledge whatever or
ber ©haracter fur loyalty, except what I have seen
in the papers.
Testimony of Mrs. Eliza fiollabAn,
By Mr, Aiken. Q,. Axe you acquainted with
tbe prisoner. Mrs. Suratt? A X boarded with Mrs.
Suratt from the 7th of February until the 10th of
Are you acquainted with the prisoner Payne ?
A. X never saw him as Payne; I saw the man
pointed out as Payne at her house twice; he called
himself Wood.
Q,. Wbep did he first enme to Mrs. Suratt’a
heuie? A. I saW him first there in February, aud
the ECOf'Bd time curing the mouth of March.
Q., state under what clrcumstanoes he came to
Mrs- Snr&tt’s house, and how he Introduced hlm
teir 1 A. Indeed Ido not know anything about It;
1 went Into the parlor and was Introduced to him as
Mr. Wocd; I never changed a word with him at all-
Q. Did he represent himself a Baptist preacher]
A. I asked Miss Ann Suratt who he was; she said
be was a Baptist minister; I said I did not think ha
would convert many souls. [Laughter ]
Q. At that time, how long did he remain at Mrs.
Snratt’s house? a I never saw him but one night.
Q. Did Mrs. Snratt keep a boardinghouse ? A. I
do sot think she did: only my family and another
ycurgjady boarded there. •
Ct. Was the in the habit of giving people rooms
in her house ? A. Ido not know anything about it:
I never saw Mrs. Suratt wntfll X went tO board With
ter; I never heard of her. , .
Q,- How long did payne stay there when he came
in March ? A. Ido not know; two or three days, I
Q. When was the last time you saw him at Mrs.
Suratt's house ? A. It was somo time in March 5 1
do not know the exact day; I thought he was a
friend of theirs and never asked any questions about
kirn; X think It was about the middle of the month;
it was after the inauguration of the President, 1
O. Have you ever seen &e prisoner, Atzerott, at
that house ? A. 1 have, though I never heard his
name there. _ *
q,. When was that ? A. I do not know ; I saw
him come In at times ; the ladles oalled him u Port
Tobacco.'* . r
6. Was any objection made on the part of any of
lhe family to his beirg there ? A. I heard Mrs. bu
r&tt say that she objected to Atzerott; that she
would not board him; I heard her say at the table
that she would rather he would not come there at
all.
Q,. Have you been Intimate with Mrs Suratt? A
I cannot fay that I was intimate; I liked ner very
much; she was a very kind lady to board with.
Q,. ’ Did you have frequent conversations with her 7
A. Not very.
b. Were you acquainted with J. Wilkes Booth T
A. I have seen him at Mrs. Suratt’s; I met him
once in the parlor.
Q. Did he come frequently to Mrs. Suratt’s house?
A. 1 never Bawhtm there but three or four times,
H rd nwer met him but once.
Q,. Did be spend most of the time when he oame
there in company with Mrs. Suratt 7 A I think he
did ; he would ask for John Suratt, and If he was
pot there he would inquire for Mrs. Suratt.
q. Have you leaned anything whlioboataing
with Mrs. Snmtf cf her defective eyesfxfcf? A. 1
never saw her msd or sew after candle Hgftt.
' Q. Have yon been in the habit or sttoadfag
church with Mrft Suratt? A. Yes;- daring Lent
we went to church Verg often together.
Q. Was she, during that time, constant in her re
lfgh nsdUtleß? A. t believe so.
Q. Whan was toe last time yon' saw her 2»n,
J< bn H. Suratt, at her house? a. some time in
March.
Q. Have yonseen him Sfr the city sine# that time ?
A. Ihavenotv’
Cross-examined by Judge Kbit: Q. You say yon
sever saw Mrs. Suratt sew or rbad after dark; have
yon not oiten met her In the parlor at gas-ligut? A.
Yes.
Q. Did she ever have any difficulty in recognizing
you or any body she was acquainted With in the par
lor by gaslight. A.-No, sir.
leMloieny of Miss Honoris- Fitzpatrick
By Mr. Aiken: Q. When did yon commence
boarding with Mrs. Suratt I A. The flth of October
ls«t.
Q How long did you-board there? A. Until the
time I-was arrested, alter the assassination.
Q, When did yon first meet at Mrs. Suratt’s
houte tbe prisoner Payne 1 a. Ido not know what
most!; II met hlmdnrlog the winter; I first saw him
at breakfast.
Q. How many times did you meet him? Ail only
saw him there twice.
Q. When was the last time. A. In Maroh.
Q. How long old he stay at that time ? A. Ido
not know; retorted to Baltimore the next morning
alter he came.
Q How long did you stay-in Baltimore? A. A
week.
Q. Was Payne gone when you relumed? A. Yes.
Q. Do yon enow tbe prisoner, Atzerott? A. I do.
Q. When did he first come to Mrs. Suratt’a ? A.
I do not know the day of tbe month.
Q- How long did he stay there ?' A. Only a Short
time.
Q Canyon state under what olrcuthstanoes he
left? A. Ido not know under wbat olroumßtances;
1 believe Mrs. Suiatt sent him away:
Q. Are you awaTe of his geutbg drunk In the
home and making a disturbance? A. lam not; (
heard he had bottles up there, but I didn’t know
anything about bis getting drunk.
Q What room did you r-eeopv in the houße? A.
I f-lept In tbe same room with Mrs, Suratt and her
d&ugh’er Anna.
Q. Wbb there a photograph of Booth Tn that
room ? A 'Yes, sir.
Q, W»s It yours ? A. No.
q. Have you ever seen that picture, u Night and
Morning ?” A. Yes.
Q. Was that yours 1 A. No; that belonged to
Mrs. Surratt’s daughter.
Q. Do you know anything about Booth’s picture
being placed behind that? A. No.
Q. I>id yen own many of tbe photographs In the
house ? A. Not many ; I owned some In the al
bums.
Q.. Were there photographs of Union Generals tn
the house ? A. I saw one of McClellan, I think.
Q.. Did yon, while you were In the hoa-ie. know
s&yDipg of defective eyesight on the part of Mrs,
Suratt? A. I know she could not read orsowat
night on account of her eyesight.
Q. Are you acquainted with Louis J. Welch
mans 1 A. Yea.
Q. Was he treated In the house like a friend ?
A. He was treated more like & son.
Q When did you last Bee Booth there? A. The
Monday before the assassination.
Q When did you last see John Saratt 1 A. The
night that he left the hoaee, two weeks before the
assassination.
Q, Did you see him anywhere In the city daring
tbr-se two weeks? A. No.
Q, Did you ever buy any photographs of Booth,
or give one to Miss Anna Suratt? A. I bought
one, and she bought one herself.
Q. Have yeu ever known Mrs. Saratt' to be un
able to recognize persons of her acquaintance in the
street? A. I remember her passing Mrs. Kirby in
the street once without recognizing her; she did
not see her at ail.
Q. Was Mrs, Kirby on the same side of the street
with her ? A. Y*s, sir.
Cross-essmined by Judge Holt: Q. Did you ever
know Mrs. Suratt to have any difficulty tn recogni
zing her friends In the parlor bj gaslight; did she
alwaye reoognize you ? A. »he did.
Q, You speak of owning some of these photo
graphs ; did \ou own the photographs of Stephens,
Davis, and Beauregard? A. No, sir, they did not
belong to me,
George H. Calvert was next called as a witness
for the defence, and questioned in reference to a
letter written by him to Mrs. Snratt, on the 12th of
April lesr; but, the letter Itself not being in court,
his examination was postponed until the lector ooula
be produced.
Testimony of B. F. Gwynn.
By Mr. Alk Iff*. Q. Where do you reßldol A,
In Prince George county, Maryland, near Sorites-
Till®.
Q. Are yon acquainted with the prisoner, Mrs
Suratt ? A. Yes; I have been acquainted with her
seven or eight years.
Qi. Were you present at her house in SurattsvUi©
In April last ? A. I was the day of the murder of
the President; I came from Marlboro, and met her
there : while I was passing in the carriage Mrs.
Suratt said she wanted to see me, and I Stopped to
Seeker.
Q. Have yon been in the habit of transacting
business for her ? A. Yes; I have transacted some
bm isees for her; I sold soma land for her.
Q> Did you transact any business for her that
day? A. No; she gave a letter to me to give to
Mr. Nortbe.
Q. Were you present at the house when Mr.
Lloyd returned ? A. No, sir.
Q. Are you acquainted with John M. Lloyd ? A.
Ism.
Q. Did you meet him that day? A. I did,at
Marlboro.
Q. What time In the afternoon of the 14th did
you see him ? A. At about 4or 4% ; I parted with
him on the road; I did cot see him afterwards.
q. What was fils condition at the time T A. He
had been drinking right smartly.
Q. Dlu he seem to be considerably lntoxloated?
A. I could hardly tell that; he acted like a man
wto had been drinking some. .
Q. Had yon a personal knowledge of Mr- Northe’a
buying land or Mrs. Suratt? I had of his baying
Jsnd oi her husband.
Q. Did you know personally that she was there
that day on that business? A. Not except by the
letter.
Q. Was Mr. Lloyd present at the time Mrs. Su
rati handed yon that letter ? A. No, sir.
Q. Did you see him again that afternoon ? A. I
did not.
Cross-examined by Judge Holt: Q. Did you have
any conversation with Mr. Lloyd that afeemoan?
A. Yes, I tbink I did; saw him three or four times
that day at Marlboro.
Q. I mean at home 1 A. I did not see him after
he got home.
By the oourfc: Q. How fftT Is It where you parted
with him on the road to Surattsville? A. About
five miles.
Mr. Aiken: Q, Yon received the letter? A. Yes,
and read It; tbe direction on the outside was to read
H and deliver It to Mr. Nor the.
Testimony of €apt. George Cottingbam..
By Mr. Aiken: Q. What Is your business ? A..
Special Officer in Major O’Beirne’a board of enrol
ment.
Q. Were you engaged In making any arrests of
parties alter the assassination? A. I was.
Q. Did you arrest John M. Lloyd? A*. No, Sir j.
my partner, who was with me, arrested him.
Q. Did you see him after he was arrested? A, I
did; he was put into my care at the,.pose offioe at
Surattsville.
Q. What Information did Lloyd give you at that
time ? A. He dented knowing anything about, it,
and for two days continued to deny it; X finally told
him that I was satisfied he knew, about it; thatshe
had it on hla mind, and the sooner he got rtd.ot It
the better; he said, »* O, my God, If I should make
a confession they would murder me!" said I, *• Who
would murder youl” he Bald these parties- in the
conspiracy; 1 told him that If he w&b going to free
himeoHby telliug on these parties to get out of it,
tbatwas hla business, not mine ; .! then put him
in the guard«house; he seemed to be much ex
cited ; the lieutenant went to Washington; for rein
forcements ; Mr. Lloyd thou stated to mu that Mrs.
Suratt had come down to his place on Friday, be
tween four and five o’clock; that she told him to
have the firearms ready ; that two man would oall
lor them at twelve o?wock? that two. men did
call; that Harold dismounted from, his horse, and
went Into Mrs. Suratt’s, or rather Lloyd’s tavern,
and said: “I have something to tell youthat
Harold then told him to go up and ret tbose fire
arms $ that the fire-arms were brought down, and
Harold took onethat Booth’s oaroloe waß oar
rled to him, whether, by Harold or Lloyd I do
not remember, but that Booth said he could not
carry a carbine; It was as much as he could do to
carry himself; that his leg was broken; that Booth
said we have znuraered the President, and that
Harold said we have picked cfl Seward j I asked
Lloyd why he did not state these facts in the first
£ lace, and not allow these parties to escape; that
e at least eould have spoken about the fire-arms
being in the house.
Q. What Information did he give you about fire*
arms ? A. I was In the house when he came In
from Bry&ntown, and commenced crying out and
hammering, “ Oh, Mrs. Suratt, that vile woman,
she has ruined mel said to him, “ You stated
there were two carbines, and that Booth coaid not
cany hlB; where Is that carbine?’’ he told me it
was up stairs ; that Mrs. Suratt had some bags over
it; I went up but could not find it; I told them I
would cut up tbe house before I would go away
without it; with that he told the hired man to get
an axe: I did not go Into the room where he went
until I heard three knocks on the wall, and then
went in, and after about the seventh blow l saw the
carbine ; It had been suspended by a string above
the plaeterlDg; the string seemed to have broken
and it had fallen down.
q,. You did not find the carbine where he told
yon it was ? A. No 5 1 hunted for it but could not
find It. . .
Q, During these two days when Mrs. Floyd was
denying all knowledge of these parties did be men
tion the name ? of Mrs. Surattf A. Not while he
was denying it; after he confessed he mentioned
her name.
4. 'who was present besides yourself at the time
Mr. Floyd mace this statement to you? A. No
body, that 1 know, except that Mr. Jenkins, a *ro
ther of Mrs. Suratt, was up in the room when I
said I knew that Mr. Floyd guilty ?hat
my mind was made up $ I knew tuac he was In the
conspiracy; there iaa been blockade-runners ar
retted at hfs btuse; his house was a headquarters
for rebels and blockade-runners during Floyd’s
occupation of It, , „ A
d Did he ever make any farther statement ? A.
Yes, sir.
0. What was that statement?
Question objected to by Mr. Brlnguam, and Ob
jection sustained by the court.
d. Do you recollect positively that Mr. Floyd
used tbe word “fire-arms 1” A. Ido.
0. Did he tell yon Mrs. Suratt brought them
there? A. No; 1 think he said Johnny Soratt
brought them there.
Q. When did Mr. Floyd state that Mrs. Suratt
made that remark about the flre-armß 1 A. It was
on Friday, between four and five o’olook.
Q. Did he have the appearance at that time or
being very much frightened? A- Oh,no; he was
not afraid; everything he said was volantary; I
advised him, when 1 sent him down to Colonel
Wei Jes, to make a dean breast of it.
Q. What day of the week did he make this con
fession to you ? A. I think it was on Tuesday or
Wednesday; I wIU not be positive; my business
was to prepare the way for other officers over me.
Q,. Dldhesay anithlDgat that time about Mrs.
Suratt getting him into difficulty 1 A. Yes, he did j
De cried, and drew his hands over his wife’s neck, and
bowlrd for Ms prayer-book; Mr. Floyd’s wife and
Mrs. Oflut were there, and heard all the conversa
tion Jn that room 5 1 told them to brace up.
Crosß examined by Judge Holt: (1. state
whether, at the time, Mr. Floyd mentioned the rea
sons why he had concealed his knowledge of this
matter 1 A. H» said to was afraid of parties there:
to was afraid If he made this oonleßSlon they would
murder him.
Q. Who did you understand him to refer to ? A*
To these engaged In his conspiracy.
Q. What was the precise language housed In re
ference to Mrs. Suratt? A. It waß “Mm*—tt;
that vile woman ; she has ruined me ; lam to oe
shot, lam to bo shothe meant by that, I sup
pose, that his guilt was so great there was no hope
for him.
Be-FxsmlDßiion of B. J. Early,
[Former . wltnesß for the prosecution, but now
oummened for the defence.]
Q. You stated in your first examination that you
came down to Baltimore on Thursday afternoon, lu
company with O’Laughlln, Oapt. Henderson, and
Mr. Murphy ; will you state ou wnat train you
osmei A. On the half-past three o’clock train, I
uf lleve
Q. What time did you reaoU Washing ton I A.
At the nenal time; I believe tt takes two hoars.
Q,. Did yon oome os the accommodation train 1
A. I don’t know what train tt was; I think wo
«sobed here about half-past five o’olook.
ft. Now I wish ,00 would stats, sir, where yon
and O’JbnvghUn went to When yott left tn, OHSi and
FOUR CENTS.
every platfe yon were present with Mmi a.. After
lcavu ft the can w© made oar wav to the A.VfI’IQO t n
Lichens’or Be! linen's Hotel j I thlok we weal Id
side there sod os mo out ; HeuriefsoQ wen:
into a barber’s shop to get shaved; QTiaugHllD
tfeep ashed me to go with him to the National
Hotel; when we got there he wont to the desk, tell
leg me to wait and he would detain me oul? a few
mooeots; I went as far as the door; be left m*
standlr-g there, and came beck again in three tw
five miriutes, and after tfrat we went bask to
Lfchans 1 , and thezrse up the Avenoe.
Q., liid you take any fuppe7 there 7 K, No, sir;
we went as far as Eleventh street, and turned back
and went to WektrW dlnlng-ffalooa, over Wartl A
Stevens*. 1 tbfik.
€£ Hid jou take supper there? A. Yes, sir. .
tffc. How long did tbsh last? &• I guess about
tbrefrqtrartew of an boor.
Q., W het time did you faav® thOrCl A. Absut 8
o'clock, or 7%. l should gw?;-after oonaiugout oi
tberewe returned to Full man’s, and proceeded to rhe
comer 'Third street where G*ft*oghlln and Murphy
left me atfdj Bendeuon saying tb*-y were goleg ro
see Mr. Boinnss, a Fisk mao, cod would see u*aq tb»
corner again ;• they returned. aaeoxopanied by Daniel
L« ckrtn- end at ter tbattbe five of us started up the
avcsus lossstbel lcmii’»t ? on; Mb. Lookrantraatad a*
to to as far aodhe Tre&enrr, as far a« toe public r»a»r
ration, above Seventh street, when? '<ve« complained of
gore feet and would go no further; we ret a oed oowa
tbe other side of tbe r*eervailon, wheh Marphy aov
Beadenoo srid they bad to leave; that was settle* on
to nan*,/’clock, jfDd we went Into th« Gsnterbnry tfa
tic EaJi ji st a> ii«y w*-r* flnl*hlo* the first piece; w*
r ms in Mi there till about ten o'clock, on<d then went to
flie W'stropojiten Hotel, and from there' went to Half*
m *n \t Pote* *e rtacjwd there about a quarter or half*
i‘.a« toe o’clrck
ft- Wan0’Laugh .ttrwith you all that:time? A, Fa
w*s, fir.
Q, Bow ate did you remain there? h About one
bmr. til.
Q Bid anybody jcln you there? A Mr Glllett vu
passing ihtTe witb a i*d> at the time , and stopp-td an i
ep<ke tot*'Laugh: In. I believe; we left th* rethen, and
the others joined ns. acd w<* wmt down th&nvQuaea*
far aefittoM klreet, 1 believe; Mr O L«n*hl&* w*s a*-
qnribttjl atr a caluon on the comer of Is aed Second
etieeie. wheie there was & dance <u somethings dogoa
and to<k n* over there; os.e oi tne party b.m< at ticket*,
and we went into the ball; wa grayed there about ao
hour, *nd cam* out and went ut> the avenue again, and
went into the Metropolitan, and remained there till
after one o’e c-fk; wh tben went out for fire minute*,
came bark, and went to bed.
Q, Was O’Lo-uhun with ycuaUthat night? A Yet,
sir.
ft. Bo you know where Secretary Stanton's house Ut
A. Ho. air
Q. Bo you know'where Willard’s Hotel Is? A. Yes,
Sir.
Q Bow. Stanton's house Is, more than rix squ«r«e
mrih of Willard'r, I
could have been there between' 9 and U O’clock? A,
80, sir. (Objected ft .) '
Q. Bvw, sir, yon afated that on Friday you woke hi m
ai ibe hotel, and that he was with yon most of Friday?
a. F*s, sir.
ft Will you explain again where he was till bad time
or Friday right? A i was only with him fro<nul<ht
fall; hews* at the hotel from supper till the time he
w*»t out with Mr Ful. er.
ft’ Wb*re did you have supper? A. At Walker's,
sir s si the ** me place.
Q. Wt*n did i«u*oth®re? A At about 8 o'clock
Q Bow ring did you stay there? a. 1 suppose
three* quarters of an hour
Q Too said yen was there when the proceielon paia>
ed of ravy-yara men? a. Tea, sir.
Q Where didyou go from there? A We returned to
Buliman’s.
Q, Bow long did be stay there? A. Te&n’t»ayez
ac'ly; 1 r«c< li»c Qiet]o«tly b's going with Fufter, bat 1
dov'iiacolieot wnether it was before or after ihe pro*
ceasit n paestd.
Q Bo you know he was dressed on Friday ere
n'ng? A. Ves, rir; he had a coat similar—lt was ju*t
like a frock coat behind.
Q Look at that coa (pointing to the prisoner); Is that
the same? A ’tea sir.
Q is that the h tine pants? A. Yes, sir.
Q Bid you ms»e ? Yes.' sir.
Q What »on of a vest had he? A It was of the same
material ns the panialoors
Q What color? A Well, a sort of plsfd, only it is
smprd up and down; a kind of pnrpjeaad green
Crocs examination by Jndg3 H It; Q Btate whether
or not you Wrte under tne irfiue&os of llqaor tnat
n‘*ht? A W*li, ye*, tflwa del'lo’ciock
Q tiOW often did joa drink before t n o’clock. A
I could not say how many times X drank; we drauk
pr«ft!» eonfiderabie . ,
CL £iiht times; ten times? A I think we m’ght
have ofAKk as often as that, but It w*b mostly ale; 1
sever saw O'Laughiin drink any liqaor.
Q Tr u were no; tepars>d from him at all on Friday
evening ? A. Aot till the time he went oat of tne
hence.
Q What time was tl at ? Tea o'clock, or a little
after. . ... .. . .
Q Wheu did yen tee him again ? A On Saturday
m-rule*.
Q. W here did he leave you ? A. At 10 o'clock on Fri
day nlgtt, at tiallman's Hotel.
Q. Whereirthat? A. BwtweeuThirdaudFour*and
a ba f c’rtets. the Becord doorfiom toe G‘obp. olfl ie,
Q. Djdhegooutthen? A. Yes, sir; with Mr Pallor.
BytheCcuit; Q Bow long were yon at the dials*
table on Thursday ? A From three quartors of an hour
to an hour: we bad tos.ay thereumii the dinners were
got ready for tl e funr of os
Q. Wis there considerable wine drank there that
afUruooit? a Po, *ir ; we had no wine.
By Mr. Oox*-: Q Bo you recoliC'Ct whatitimvU was
whm you Kft the Canterbury on Thursday night? A.
It was after (he d&n<e by some young ladles.
Q. Bid I understand you to say o’laughlln nev**r
drinks wMsky t A. I seldom if ever saw him drink
anv.
Q. Bid you ever see Mm drink ? A. Only twice, I
ft l *>ve , ... _ .
Q. Have you known him long? For tie last five
years, and for ;he last ten mouth* more esseciaUy.
Ttstimony of Mr. Jfturpby,
Q. Where old you reside? A In Baltimore, sir.
Q. Bid you come to Washington on Thursday, April
13th ? A. T es, sir.
Q. In w>at c mpany ? A With O'Laughiin, Hen*
derton, and harly
Q. Wbo proposed the trip? A Becderson.
Q. What time did you get to Washington 1 A About
6 o'clock
Q Will you »tat« aU that place all th&tevenlog?
A. We came from the depot down to itaiiiu-n'* »ad
theietookadunkortwo; «e started from there and
west t < the aisuoiolitaa. aud went to several pise?*;
ws 'ock supper at Walker's about 8 o’cioet; It might
hsv* fa«Mt about half past 7.
Q ar.vsiong were jonoccupied there? A It might
have been ehom half an brur.
Q. Bid supper have to be prepared ? A Y<s, sir.
Q. Alter you left there where did yon go? A, We
Wtm to Ballmau’s again, and there we met Ban
Lochran; we then went to see the Illuminations- a*<i
stopped on the corner of Kiotb street aod the areuus,
and siter stepping there some time ws s’arted and
Wtut to the Canterbury, lesvlag there at 10 o'clock
togo toßnllxnan’s; It was»hontaqaari«r phßt 10 when
we gotttiire; w® ibm went to Fittz‘sand sca d (hers
about es Lour, and Inal brought us to U or 19
then started for hidale'e on th<* corner of
B end tiecona streets, and staid toere till hatftpavl 12 or
1 o’clock, and tbm came b»ck to the corns? of Sixth
street at d the Avenue, and went from there to the cor
net o?<T*nth and the Avenue, where we staid a while.
Q Wnat was«oin*on there? A. it we* an all-night
house, and we wentln to get some refreshments.
Q WhMrimedidyouget b»c* to the HecropolUan?
A. About 2or hair-past 2 we went acraes the way t >
if t a crick, and I think that brought us to half*p*st 2
o’clock, and then we went to bed.
Cb Bid 1 rrodeittacd you to fifty that O’LatLfhlln w*»
w,uii you fall that time ? A. Yes. *ir» &U that day ; oiu
he weal with Early arid left as about fire minute*, aad
w.eat to the PaiioD&i Hotel; that was while Henderson
wm getting shaved; 1 didn't to, but waited till they
came back
ft Do you know where Secretary Stanton'* hotueift?
A. Y*b» elr.
Q Stale vrfcaihtr O'Laagltlin was there that night 7
A ffoaeutru an the corner of tUnth&nd Penn»yirt»
nia Avenue.
ft. Did von see him <n Friday? A I was aU day
with Mm up to 80 cluck at night, when the three of
them left me to to to snppsr,
Q Yon did not go to sapper then? A. 80, sir.
ft Dio yousee bim onhatardsy 7 A Y«s* atr; iyu
with him from 9 o'cit ck nntil we went to the depot, got
onr rick el* and weet to Baltim'ire,
ft. Were yon at hnllman’* Hotel when the news ot
the President's assassination leached there? A. No*
sir.
ft, Boring this trip what was hls manner, did he ap
pear excited ? A. Ho. rir; I sever saw. him in beuer
spirits in all my life than he was then
ft* 1 will as* yon whether H was the plan of your
party to go b»ck to Baltimore on Friday- afternoon, A.
Y«s, s!r: it was our Intention to go. bat we staid at the
Intercession of Hr. Headsrson, who.wanted to see a
Hdy.
Q. £o the whole party went up onfiatnrday ? A I
din not go nntll.’.Sanday morning.
Testimony of 9fir. O^Leekran,
Q. Bo you reilde in tbi» city? A. Tea, sir
Q. Bo you know the accused? A. Tea. air
Q How lona bare ycu known him?- A. About eigh*
tetiu or twenty mocths.
Q Bid you see him on Thursday, the 13th day Of
April? A f as, sir.
Q Atwbathour? A. AtAbout a quarter after seven.
Ci, Where? On the steps of Hallman's Hotel, Pean
ayly&nia avenue.
Q. Who was with hit}? - A. Heuderion, Edward Mar*
pby, Barney Early, and O’Laagtalln were the whole
party
Q. Bid you join that party? No, eirr t went home to
supper; 1 jomed them.abont 8 o'clock; O’Laughilu and
Murphy came to my boarding boas*, and no went by
Adame’ Express office;.they had left Henderson and
Early on t'e&nfeyi.yania avenue.
Q. After that where dii yon to to? A. To Bullmau’s
Hotel, and from there to eornerof Pennsylvania avenue
and Sinth when we got there 1 should judge it
w about 9 o clock
Q, Bid yon look at your watch? A Yes, sir; some
one said it was rather late to go to the Treasury, and I
locked at my watch and found ll was 9 o’clock and W6At
to the corner Of Seveotn and Louisiana avenue, and
from there »o the Cant*.) barjr.
t>. At what time did yon go is there? A. At about
hfclf past 9 ©’dock, 1 suppose.
Q how long did yon stay ? A, Till tea, or a quarter
after.
Q. Where did yon go from there? A. To the Metro*
polltax.
Q And from there? A To Rnllmau’s hotel.
Q vbattim« d>d yon reach there? A. Probably at
half past tea o’clock.
Q. 1 will ssk yon whether the aconsed was with yon
from the time you joined them till the time yon went to
Bnllman’s hotel? A Tee, sir. •
Q Bo yon know whore Secretary Stantons* house Is ?
A. 80, nr* ' „
Q Bo yon know where Frasklin Square is? A, Tes,
a. the accused hare been there during that
time? A. No. Hr. •
Q Bid anyfaodT join yon at Bnllman’4hotel? A,
Yes, Hr: Mr. Eolette, ~ iV . v
Q How late weio yon with them? A. Till after 12
o’clock
Q. Was O’Langhlin with yon all that time? A. No,
Q. Bid you sleep In the same home with them? A.
q* Bid yon see them next day ? A, No, sir./
A Were yon with them the next evening? A. Yes,
sir. between 7 and 8 o’clock at the afetropolitsn hotel
q, were yon with them aay time o arias tae eve
nini? A. Ye*, till half pa*t 9or a quarter past.
q. Bid they go to Walker’s wh*u you w**re there?
A. Not that 1 im »w«r« of; l he* rd them speak of going
to ftt pper; 1 don’t kaow wneiher ih«>y did or not
q. Bi<t you sea them any moie after that? A, No,
sir. **cttlyrt»J|M.
£ Bid yotf Notice the dress of O’L&ughllD? A. He
had ou plaid pants and vest, and a black coat,
q Look at the dret-sbe hat now? A. that looks like
tb« pants, but he had a vest on. _ A __ ___ . .
Q Whatiortof a tat didhohave? A. I think lie had
a black slouched hat on.
By me court: Q. What part cf the Canterbury play
bouse did yon enter ? A We went into the fifty e«at
pUce gist, then Captain Hai*d«r*on went to get hi*
cceme corrected, and they said they would give him
tickets for the orchestra chairs, which were seventy
fi*e cents apiece, so we moved from the place> where we
were first and went into the other seats juet behind the
all alttog.th.rf A Two of us sat to
e.m.r and the rest ilstt bshlndlus.
Q lon saw the wooie part, all the thus you wore In
tkehoube? A. res sir . _ • ' .
Q. h one left till all left?, A, We all left together.
By Mr Coxe- £. Whatiwas o»Laugh*tn*« manner;
didheseim excited? A He appeared very lively, and
made the remark that th*y hsd come from Baltimore to
seeUeUlumitation and haveag-ioi tima
q Was he intoxicated ? A. 1 don’t think he wus;
he was lively nno merry Ilk*.
Testimony of Mr. Rolette*
Q What ie your business? A. I am solicitor for a
New York cracker bakery. n _ ,
Q Bo yon know the accured? Yrs. sir
Q. How long have yon known him? A, In the
neishhorhood of two years.
q Did you see him on the evening of the 19th of
April? A. Tee* »u ? ,‘en and hair-past tsn
o’clock 1 had men to the l apltol with a lady, a«d
whirs I hatred bark 1 saw him on the steps or Ball
nann’s Hotel, ......
Q. stetp whether yon Joined that party afterwards.
A a ¥ Bowlo«g were you with them that evening ? A
Till about 12 o'clock
Q Did yon see him the next day? A. Yei, sir; on
FTlday morning, and I was with the whole party oc
Friday night nati- betwrcueleven and twelve o'clock.
Q Where .were yon when yon received the news or
the Fiesidenf a assassination? a. At Bullmaa’a Hotel.
Q Was O'Langhlln there? A Ye«»lr .
Q Bo yon know an*tblog of hU going »w from
the hotel that night? a. Be end Falier went ouraome*
time alter the news was recslvsd of the Frealdent betag
Q. Bid you notice hi* bshavlor wb;u he beard the
news of the President’s assassination. ? A. 1 did not,
%. Do yen- know bow be was dressed ? A. He had
on a pair of Scotch plaid pacts and vest.
TeMlmony of Mr. Partly.
§• Bm°euperluUndeßl
0 , ipHl ,
A**! £SUSSIi fc K'fifiSS -S*. “11'
herlr v A At mV reelauraut.
S' *A Abou* li.ltpa.tten o'clock,
o' How W0«0Hl they «•»’ l A. Till about twelve,
o Were they there a'l that ttrae ? A.l doat kuowi T
wai a!liouudt»thekltcteu and other pieces; 1 oloced
afc a n Wer’they'hire when you oloced? A. Tec. air.
q WasO’li.aKhUn^ltllthem? A*
XBB TAB FBBH^
(PUBLISHKIi WSEKLT.
Tin Wax run «1U *» *• mb«rlb«n tv
Mil (pw mu t» **■ *•
ltll J Wl W
Club, thaa Tan vrlll Bt thaaaa*
rAU. ||, od p.f copy.
The money mu,( alwaj/i aceomyonv (he oeder . and
in no instance cm llute terms he AtvUtCed/rom, at
they afenl very Mute mors them Os sett of ptiper.
A»-FoBtmaat«rß an ragMM to aot bb m*U* **
Tbi Was Pbbbs.
to- To tha ,Btt»r-Tij> of tha CInO of ton or twutrf M
extra oopj at the paper will ba ten.
Q Ton knoar him wall? A. I ban too tea him
*><ratthrA6 months.
Q Bid TUB «e tb*»m «n Friday ninh*. ? A. Yes, sir.
Q At the satfi* pIiCP f A TOi Mf*
Q, w«re you th-re when tbw uewsdf fie uttering*
‘V Wi«lStintidbWlstt«*» II toHtbem
pXy?l i "he aM •omatUaS toii
What Ilaao did ho le&TO thor# *bat night f A.
h>*7 on** o’c ock .. „ m Y«« ol*
C? bid the entire party rotboa ? A . .
im-,7i: U v», O V..n fl/vvnn IrcVa* Cfe OWn IttOi AUIUf
Bytkec'Ui. ■ w »cu s*y you ihivb th»*iUv? a
three miathat baa be been much aoo*t J’.o/.L!
Be Wfl*} be d. wn tw.. «,
times I wcoldn't see bim for two nrthrev t .
Q ltd he alwaV" *Uy atvottrbonier , \
By Mr. Core; (X Look
it is tbs sum* be w‘o r fl that nlglit, A f 9kL ik It II • i
oidn’tpar iqch ctiebOion to bis dress.
Vsstimoiiy of Mr. Vnlirr.
Q, Boyonrtsideln thd'dltv ? A, T**a. stlf.
Cl I)oyouknowtbeacvtt*ed? A Ye»i SIF. •.
Q Bow long have y«tp known h'do? A wfitweiir
tu ♦•??<» and fourtefc yesrs ..
Q. Didyousev kimoneUiforThurßdvyof Fritigy, tha
iSrh and Mth of 4pni ? a. I saw* him on* FHd*T* tttV
Q.* Where ? A. At Bull test's.
Q What rime of day? B«twesu sei**n and alghfe
o*> lock >n t!i*> evening.
Gf Bid jouseeblin : attylaterr A. Yes, rtf; bylUFdWi
te* and *?evev,
CL Bowneartsn? 4; I can’t scy exactly
iweOt ten and eleven- . , _
Q. rid you receive tLxusws of the Freside&t's'kMag-i*
sh Irion (h'et nUbt? A, Yes. rir.
M bn you know wkeiw be was rotween eiiht a&4
I*n o'ricei T A I dO'liOtj*-ssf .
a, Wbat W«» his conou«y when he the.lgltf off
tbs t A He Moksd a ustf,
Q. 2rd he shawaor right? A «- . •
Q. Bid he say anything cHowt Bioih? K Ho, gjf.
<;roH»f>x»B»9&tton toy Jntg*. Hoii; H Did h 4., rw
bi me Tilth you ? A Yes. sU’Jhe u*-ed teb/ten gelwml
with xo*r
ft- BiOdulnvSle him to wltkyauf A V
did, sir. .
By Mr. 00£1 ft; Bid ho ever reside in Washlngtcu-7
A. Y*>*. sir.
ft I * his brother in business here ? A. Yes. rir.
Test f tjjiiiy of captal c' Col <ll ri gliiin*.'
Q fet*te the- precis* lan.Ttrass tha r , Mr Lloyd,'
nstdln his confession with referenea t '< Hr* ?
The question was'nhj«*tU-d eoand'wuhdrswu’,
ft. 1 will scfrtke witoeaß if he did not oulcdadiffe*
rent statement to luc with lefereacsbo- Mr. Lloyd’s on®
fci-sft u ?
TbU was alee objected tv. bufc.'afUT kom'g
di*caaMoi, the oMeMl' * wa* withdrawn bf the Fud«*
Advocate General, and the witness aoewered as fol
low*:
A- I should like relate the wboto eouverstriod be
;vrc*n R»r Albtn *t the H trvpolitan ; iib'.dk U
w»i t-utdiy Aveal»g< ? bearkvd m*to t«eaiirlnk and
I took adrix-k with Mm; ** said tj lihve*
you as a win ess in this case; be loid me to hit on< ue
sofa, but t esid 1 woclfl go outside; the'first queitiok
If* petto me was 1 aCatbo4e; 1 tola hicmno; thvs he
esla Ut bioyd had made aeon'ession toms kvont Mrs,
Snrstt, end said. wIU r An to me vrltht that con*-
i-tßtoa was; I said I doc tine tbit, bat I-ess War any*-
qa»atii>n > ru pur to mo ; be wanted to pick it out of me»*
and I»idti'c think I wai boand to teri dim J .
O Bid I a*>k yon 1f Mr/ L ord said anytfcifegln refe
rrnce to flrsßTms? a. Yon ached me if Loyd bad
p.ede a «onf«**i &to me,’a* d 1 said vs*, aoi yon said 1
wbatwas It? and 1 declined aatweriug bdtl said £
would answer any question von would ask.
Q. what did you tell me this sfternoon? A. 1 told
you »)ie; you were tryiucr to ptok oitof on and f
n.ld you ttat yoaio aht call melotoG»urt an&l would
s*a « whatl had toidyou, a Ire Aud now at&to ihatX'
did do it.
Testimony 'oflt Noriodi
ft. Bid you *ea o'Litughlln la Baltimore os fiumdayr
nlaH? A. Yes, sir.
ft Da you an* w v hether he had bees i&formsY that'
r n officer had been In searen of bim?r A, That It what
h^Uddme.
Q Did he sav he was going to glvd elmself upt A
Its, rir; h» raid he would os IfOjt*UVjjjttifMug.
TesilmokyefClceMv^^llpwit.'
Q. Wberedo you retim ? A In
Q. Bav-- you been in the habit of Mrifif 1 tIASWIo-
s oi leaders of the rebellion exposed tfH-,<u6ofjjA]fit
Q FrVeiy exposed? li Yni rrlr-
ct-iebrlttes. .
you teen them in the
riuhoeui to to loyal? a l y«*. »». ’**' T." .
7 hc«*nrt henadjourcsd until 10 9'o'Mll tymOROW
mojniiig. r "
MEXICO.
CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY UNDER
THE EMPIRE.
What the French aniLiberals Siy.
FEARS OF INTERFERENCE FR9M
THE ENITEI) STATES,
Maximilian Determined to Pre
serve his Power.
Preparations to Receive Emigrant* n* Enemies
and Intervention a* invasion,
Cairo, M»y 25.—The New Orleans Timett OXezt
oan eorreiipondent contradicts the accounts pub.
listed cutElde that country, representing the vast
improvement being made by the Imperlel Admin
istration. The writer says Maximilian’s rule Is
unpopular. He baa decreed to himself an annuity
of *2,01)0,000, and has applied to his private nse tbs
castle of Okapultepeo. Hla organic statute, pub
lished on the oth ultimo, declaring himself Einp*.
ror by the will of the people, was not acceptable.
Even his own friends were displeased with It. The
suspicion end jealousy with which events In the
United States are watobed grow greater every
day. The success of the Federal arms has
caused depression in imperial circles, and the Libe
rals have lately gained several advantages, aud
quite a number of small parties of Imperialists
have been defeated. Their large foroes are hardly
able to hold the ground they occupy.
The Bstafette, newspaper organ, admits that tha
Empire Is not paci&ed, and gives this as the reason
why a constitution should, not he granted. An
Ameilcnn Invasion Is considered sc certain that
Marshal Bazalne leaves for San Luis PotOßl (a
establish a camp and fortify the olty. Feverish anz.
lety exists every where rer news from the United
Suites. The question Is now reduoed to two pair
cles—the European and American—the latter repre.
ented by a large majority of the nation, who haw
no confidence In the stability of the Empire. Ths
finances are In a deplorable oonditlon, and the da.
ficlency between the Income and expenditure If
*20,000,000 which the Fresoh treasury supplies.
A majority of thepeople look to the United State*
for aid to expel the invaders. The foreign loglon Is
to be Increased to twenty thousand. Large ship
ments of improved, ordnance hare been made front
France. 4 •
Juarez is stilt at Chihuahua, where be Is said
to have a largo army and two thousand Amßrloaa
gunners, %>sterey and Matamoros will also be
fortified. A oomp of observation la to he established
at the former plaoe.
The famous Jeoker affair has been finally settled.
Conut fie Horny and other high officials agree to
pay six million llanos, one million annually.
SUEHCH VEBSIOK OF THE BTOKY.
Oaibo, May M.—lSEstaJette, the French paper
publielied In the olty of Mexico, rays tbe emigrants
lately, from tbe United States have returned, being
unable to find land or labor to support them.
Tbe same paper says the American neyrs causes
a profound sensation in Mexico. It favors o florins
advantages to Southern emlgratlou as tbe. only
meatus of stemming tbe torrent wblob threaten, to
overn helm mat OOtmtry, US the Southerners, know
how to defend tbe soil they may possess.
Another paper says the condition of Mexloo oo>
copies the serious attention of the French Govern:
ment, and the Emperor has said he is resolved to
sustain her honor,and thereon establish the French
flag, at the cost, If necessary, oPFrenoh blood.
Speaking of the probable Intervention of th«
United States, it says: Three European'nations,
atleast, France, Austria, and Belgium, are bound
to sustain the Empire—a conflict the United Stated,
will not provoke. Maximilian will visit Jalap*,
and Vera OtKZ.
SOUTH AMERICA,
Store or tbe usnnl Bickerings, *uarrela,
and Bevolntloue.
New Yobk, May 26,—The Panama Star,and He
rald or the loth lust,, reoolved by the arrlval'of tha
Ariel, has the lollowing;
The contract for carrying the malls between Eng.
land, New Zealand, and Australia, via Panama,
has been finally arranged.
The death of President Carrera has had a serious
effect on the minds of tha citizens of Guatemala,
and trouble was anticipated. Gen. Ocrrta bad been
ohosen his successor.
Uneasiness was felt In Salvador by the signs of
an attempt, by tbe friends of Gen.. Barrios, to oven,
throw tbe Administration. Trade and agilcuUnrO
are In a flourishing condition.
Tbe revolutionary uprising In Olanoho, Hondo*
ras, had not been quelled.
There Is nothing of Importance from Nicaragua
or Costa Riea.
xt is now certain that Spain has made olalms on
Chill. How they wore to be settled w*s.not dotep.
mined. '
The tronbles in the Bmils continue. Flore* I*
threatening Paraguay. , , '
The revolution In Peru continues, and Is spread
lug, tut thtre appears to be but little OOQoentratloN
In Its management.
WEST INDIES.
Indigusilon over tbe Harder of oar
Presldenl-Besptot to m« memory,
NEW Yohk, May 25.-The brig EtIWW St*r
brings advices from Barbadoos to the lßtb Inet.
An Intense feeling of sorrow and Indignation wa*
caused at Bridgetown on the annouDOsmant of tho
late PiesWent's assassination, and letters of aonoo,
lenoe wore received by the American consul from
the offlolals. Tbegnnboat Steady Bred mlnuUguns,
and the flags of allthe shipping In port were die.
played at balMuaet. The offloe of the American
consul was draped In mourning.
Arrival from Europe.
qubbeo, May st.—The steamship Moravian,
from Liverpool on tbe Uth, via Londonderry on the
12th Inst., has arrived hem.
She passed Cape Race on Snnday morning, th*
2ut lnst, and landed her despatches, but owing te
the heavy storms beyond Halifax the telegraph lln*
has not been In working order.
Her advices have boon anticipated by the anITM
of the steamer China at Halifax,
Cincinnati Harfceta, Hay 85.
Flour firmer 1 sales of SA o bbls of extra to tt*
Government al 16.40. Whisky very d*W- v*>
ylalonfl «uU,