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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1865.
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military and naval departments. When used, It will
fee paid for.
The Trial of the Conspirators.
The citizens who thronged around the
funeral cortege of Abraham Lincoln, as
his mortal remains were home from the
capital, where he had ruled with honor, to
the humble home where he had gained re
spect and love as a private citizen, blended
with their deep grief for his untimely death
a fervent hope that his murderers and all
their aiders.and abettors would be detected
and punished. A Government that is so
thoroughly identified with the people as
our own—drawing its strength from their
cordial support on the one hand, and
strengthening them on the other by its
ready response to their wishes and jealous
guardianship of their interests—because
charged with, the solemn duty of prose
cuting with the utmost vigilance its in
vestigations of a crime that had robbed
the nation, of its chosen chieftain, no
less by the urgent and clamorous de
mands of the mourning millions than
by the character of the offence. The
national authorities were not expected to
rely solely upon the tardy of
justice that so frequently permits the escape
of notorious criminals. They would have
been bitterly and justly denounced if they
had'not employed skilful detectives, sent
out bands of keen scouts, and called into
requisition all the arts which modern so
ciety successfully invokes to unravel the
dark mysteries of crime.
As the mass of damning evidence they
obtained is slowly revealed we see how
thoroughly their difficult task has been ac
complished. Patriotic men everywhere
will inslinctively thank and applaud them
for so thoroughly probing the secrets of the
great conspiracy, and condemn the unjust
and ill-j udged denunciations of their method
of procedure.
The exact extent and character of the la
bors of the subordinate criminals are being
clearly defined. Everything was arranged
with the accuracy of a printed. play. The
theatrical training of Booth is apparent in
his minute attention to all the accessories of
the plot. He stands revealed as the author
of a tragedy in real life that has not merely
an actual termination more fearful than the
denouements whose mimic representation
excites our horrot, but also the antecedent
links, combinations, and diversities which
characterize the productions of a skilful
dramatic writer.
1865.
Yet, so completely have his secrets
been unravelled tbat some of tbe prisoners
on trial are probably learning for. the first
time the bearings and connections of their
individual crimes. They comprehended
and executed their allotted tasks, but could
only say of the conspiracy, ‘‘ part of which
I was,” and the Government is now giving
them the information they would have pos
sessed if they could also say “ all Of which
I saw.” *
"When Jefferson Davis reaches a land
of newspapers he will probably read for the
first time the details of the scheme, how
ever accurate may have been his antecedent
knowledge of its principal features. He -
will be enabled -s—*o — 'T'*’.'' 1 "
uUtt' who failed to execute the commissions ;
assigned to them.
Although from' the very nature of the
case it cannot be expected that the Govern
ment would be able to secure more than a
small portion of the evidence of his guilt,
no matter how guilty he may be, many in
dications of his complicity with the assassins
have already been shown. Itis proven that
Booth communicated the general nature of
his plans to officers of the rebel army in
1868, immediately after their defeat at
Gettysburg ; that Beall was one of his
confidants, and that he at once proceeded
to organize the piratical expedition for
which he has been justly punished ; .that
the capture or murder of Mr. Lincoln was
freely discussed in rebel camps and at
Richmond as an event expected, and for
Which a large reward would be paid by
Davis ; that Boots offered $3,000 to one
of the witnesses to perform a very subor
dinate part of the tragedy, and subsequent
ly informed him that some one must be
sent to the rebel capital to get more money,
a mission which fell to the lot of young
Sukatt ; that during his [Booth’s] trip to
Canada he met and conversed with the re
bel agents stationed there to organize ex
peditions of theft, arson, piracy, and mur
der against the Northern States, notwith
standing their indignant denial of all
knowledge of him or his schemes; and
that he was associated with and assisted
throughout by men who were paid agents
of the rebellion.
Thus we have positive proof that Booth
formally offered his services as an assassin,
and very strong, if not absolutely conclu
sive proof that they were accepted, and
that he received aid, encouragement, and
assistance in the, accomplishment of his
plans from the leaders of the rebellion.
The magnitude ofthis nefarious enterprise
alone indicates that it could not have been
conceived and prosecuted by a mere indi
vidual combination —and the character of
our relations with the world points out
with unerring certainty to the only ruler
who could hope to profit by its success.
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The “Blunder” of Crime.
In a very grudging manner, the Earl of
Derby executed the pro forma duty of se
conding Earl Rubbell’s motion, in the
House of Lords, on the first of May, for an
Address to Queen Victoria, praying her to
communicate to the Government of the
United States her sympathy, and that of
the British people, for the deep loss that
humanity itself has sustained in the cruel
murder of President Lincoln. There was
nothing frank, nothing generous in what
he said, nor in his manner of saying it.
He objected to the Address itself, on the
score of there being no precedent for it,
(happily the cause for presenting- it is
rare!) and, making a most unlucky lapsus
lingua, he said that the Southerners, if
connected with the assassination, commit
ted worse than a crime—a blunder. He
was subsequently caiJed to task for it, by
his old-friend Lord Havens worth, and
clumsily got out of the scrape by declaring
that all he meant to say was that if there
were Southern complicity in the dreadful
deed, which has made the world mourn,
this would prove of infinite disadvantage
to their cause. It will be Borne time, we
suspect, before Lord Derby will requote
Prince Talleyrand's well known and
worldly aphorism.
Crime rarely looks so far ahead as to cal
culate consequences. Assassination never
achieves what it aims at. Murder stains
and never helps a public cause. Brutus
and Cassius, with their co-conspirators,
assassinated Julws Cassar, but, so far from
his death having saved the liberties of
Rome, it precipitated their annihilation,
made way for the - proscriptions of the
second Triumvirate, and accelerated the
establishment of the Empire under Auaus
tus. William the Silent, the celebrated
statholder of Holland and Zealand, was
murdered at Delft, by Balthazar Gerard,-
in June, 1584; but this catastrophe, as the
readers of Dr. Motley’s eloquent history
are aware, neither preserved the Low
Countries for Spain, nor weakenel the at
tempts of the Dutch to establish their inde
pendence, la May, 1610, Rayaillac m<
sasßinated Henry the Fourth of France,
but the foul deed wrought no good
for that country; indeed, it lowered its
condition by introducing the troubles
of a long and capricious Regency. In
the year 1628, Geobge Villiers, Duke of
Buckingham, who misgoverned England
so cruelly in the reign of Charles the
Firßt, was assassinated at Portsmouth, by
John Felton, but the favoritism and ty
ranny of the King were unabated, and the
end was the execution Of Charles himself,
the establishment of a republic, the resto
ration of the monarchy, and a revolution
which changed the dynasty. In 1812, John
Bellingham shot the British Premier,
Spencer Percival, in the House of Com
mons, but the policy of the dead man was
fully maintained by Lord Liverpool, his
successor.
Here are five assassinations —each, as
Lord Derby would say, worse than a
crime, being a blunder, and the results ex
pected from the dark deed did not follow,
in a single instance. If the banded con
spirators who caused Mr. Lincoln to be
murdered thought that it would help the
South, or weaken or disunite the North, the
result shows how blindly they miscalcu
lated. Their adherents, at home and'
abroad, stand before the world, all true
minds disclaiming fellowship or sympathy
with ruffians who bear the mark of Cain
upon them.
Slidell, the sly, declined taking part in
the public honors paid in Paris to the me
mory of our deceased President, for the
reason, forsooth, that people might misni
terpret his motives ! How chary*the bogus
ambassador has suddenly become of his re
putation 1
END Ot THE WAR.
RESTORATION OF RAILROADS AND TELE
GRAMS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
THE UNION SENTIMENT STRONG IN THE
STATE.
Sheridan’s and Sherman’s Com
mands near Washington,
A Review of all the Amies to take place on
the Sid and 24th.
Nbwbbbh, N. 0., May 11.—The railroads In
North Carolina are all running, the malls regular,
and the telegraph lines In order.
USlon meetings are being held all over the State.
A great massmeeting takes place In Raleigh to
day.
OFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE.
THE A 834188 ARRIVED AT WASHINGTON TOBB RB-
Washihgtoh, May 1T—10.40 P. M.
A review of the gallant armies now assembling
around Washington will take place here on Tues
day and Wednesday of next week, the 23d and 24th
liDwiir M. Stanton,
THE RETURNING ARMIES.
The advance or Gen. Shbrmah’s army reached
Alexandria yesterday afternoon.
Gen. Shebidah’s cavalry are eneamped a short
dtstanoo from the Hong Bridge, on the Virginia
tide.
THE REBEL PIRATES,
me Kam Stonewall and Blockadc-
Rnnner Imogene at
Havana.
The Bam Hurriedly Coaling as if for
a Descent on our Coast,
Oar Navy Warned Against the Bangcr-Tiie
Powhatan in Pursuit.
Our Shippers Notified of it by
Secretary Stanton.
Capture of a Blockade-Runner with
Mysterious Passengers.
'Nbw York, May 17,—The steamer Nightingale
brings Havana dates or May 11th, via Key West bn
May 13th.
& letter dated Havana, May 11, says; ..The rebel
ram Stonewall, Page commanding, arrived this
morning, reporting from Tenerilfe, but It Is well un
derstood she has come from Nassau. Her arrival
has caused considerable excitement. I learn from.
an officer of the Government here that she will not
be allowed any facilities for doing damage to our
.shipping, that she Will be obliged to leave within
twenty-four hours, ana will not be allowed to dis
charge, or take on hoard any men or ammunition
and on ly sufficient coal to take her to sea. That If
the Captain General here had orders or Instruc
tions to that effect, he would willingly seise her. As
It la he will not probably receive any such before
the 20th, too late, as usual, for action, unless this
ram should see fit to enter again any of the ports
of this island. The steamer which carries this will
put our navy on their guard, and It Is to- be hoped
that Admiral Strlbling will be able to eanse the
destruction of this pirate. Ido not learn that she
kas destroyed any vessels on her way to this port.
»i have It from good authority that our Consul in
Havana applied officially to the * General de Mari
na’ for permission to send a tug-boat to Roy Westi
not for an; breach of neutrality, if such a thing can
be thought of under the eircumstances, but to warn
a friendly nation of an enemy about to pouuee upon
11, that some preparation might be made. This was
roundly refused.' It was then determined to send
the American steamer Columbia, over which none
but the civil authorities have control, but this was
also refused by Senor Herrera.”
The steamer Columbia arrived off Key West at
4 A. M., 12th lust., having been chartered and de
spatched from Havana by the American Consnl
there, bearing a messenger to the naval and mili
tary anthorttles, with the Information that the rebel
ram Stonewall had reached Havana on the morn
ing of the 11th, and was then at anchor In the har
bor; that she was-hurriedly receiving men and
ammunition from the Owl and other Confederate
steamers and blockade-runners, end that Captain
John M. Mafflt had esßumed command of her. The
Columbia immediately proceeded to sea, after the
messenger returned on board,and stoodfor Havana-
As the Nightingale neared Sandy Cay Light She
saw the United States steamer Fowhattan under
way, standing out to sea.
THB “ IMOGENE.”
It was reported that the blockade-running steamer
Imogeno anived at Matanzas on the loth, with
1,000 bales of ootton from Galveston, and landed 12
passengers on the way to Europe. The Imogene
sailed on the nth, ostensibly for Nassau, and her
passengers reached Havana on the 11th. It was
said our consul applied officially for permission to
send by a tugboat notification of the presence of the
Stonewall to Key West, but General De Marina re
used the request. The American steamer Colum
bia was then sent, aud as she passed the Florida
eoast signal fires were seen for twenty miles. On
the 7th Inst, asteamer appeared off the Moro, was
signalled! and "Suddenly, under all steam, started
northward, displaying the English ensign at her
peak, and tn« n>bal flag at her fore. It was thought
he was the Imogene.
LATER.
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AT HAVAHA—OUB NAVAL MOVBMENTS TO M£BT
EBB.
Nkw yobk, May 17.—The steamer Columbia,
from Havana, with dates to.the. 13th Inst., arrived
this evening.
The pirate Stonewall, It appears, left Tenerlffe
on April Ist, arrived at Bermuda on the 26th, and
thence proceeded to Nassau, but was unable to go
over the bar, owing to her drawing over 18 feet of
water, and then occupied three days In the passage
to Havana. She was not sainted at Havana, but
the Spanish General Don Marina, under pretence
of Bbowirgthe pirate to his daughter, paid a visit
to the Stonewall. Ono of the Captain Generals
aids, and several Government offloers’also vlatlted
the pirate.
Some difficulties were attempted to be placed in
the way of clearing the steamer Columbia for Key
West, by our codbul, but Messrs. J. M. Morales &
Co. overcame It, and she was allowed to depart, to
warn Admiral Strlbling at Key West. Theresnlt
ofonroonsnl sending to Key West Is the arrival at
Havana, on the 13th, of the TJ. S, frigate Powhatan,
Captain Horden, and the gunboat Arles Is ont
,de. One of the passengers landed at Matanzas by
the Imogene waß Zack Davis, a Galveston pilot,
i The gnnboat Arles oaptnred off the Florida ooast
-gg English bfy)k»ke-nuiaer, with 1W **lw of wv
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1865.
ton, $300,000 In specie, and two men not on the crew
or passenger-Ust, who refused to give their names.
■Washington, Slay 17.—The Navy Department
Is In receipt of the Intelligence ofthe departure of
the pirate Stonewall from Havana, on the 11th
Instant, with the rebel flag fluttering at her peak.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
Was Dbpartmbht,
■Washington, D. C., May 17—9 o’clock A. M.
Major General Dix:
. The following communication from Gen. Oanby,
relating to the Stonewall, which may be Important
to shippers at New York, Las been received by this
Department. We are now within twenty-four hours
Of telegraphic communication with New Orleans.
Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War,
FBOM GENEBAL CANBY,
Nbw O&lbaks, La,, May 15,
Hon, E, M, Stanton, Secretary of War:
The United States Consul at Havana reports that
the ram Stonewall left that port on the nth Inst,
ostensibly for Galveeton, I have warned all com*.
manileiß on the coast. E. R Oanby,
Major General.
‘ Washington, May 17, 1865;
ORDER OF THE WAB depahtmtent—PCTN
lSHMENT OF GUERILLAS.
A general order has been Issued from the War
Department as follows:
All the forces of the enemy east of the Mississippi
river having been duly surrendered by their proper
commanding officers to the armies of the United
States, under agreement of parole and disband
ment, and there being now no authorized troops
east of the Mississippi river. It Is ordered: That
from and after the Ist day of .Tune, 1865, any and ail
persons found in arms against the United States,
who may oommlt acts of hostility against It east of
tbe Mississippi river) will bo regarded as guerillas,
and punished with death. The strict enforcement
and execution of this order Is especially enjoined
upon the commanding officers of all United States
forces within the territorial limits to which It ap
plies.
• According to an order of the War Department,
the Adjutant General has been directed to com
mence musterleg honorably out of service al
general, field, and stall' officers who are unemployed,
or whose service is no longer needed.
BAYTS TO BE TRIED FOR TREASON.
It seems to be well understood that j«**f davts
will not be tried before a military commission, but
before the United States District Court here, on the
charge of high treason.
SHERMAN'S ARMY.
A largo number or oflioeis or Shbrhah’s army
earns Into town to-day.
The Constitntional Amendment—Pabll*
cntlon of Jeff. laris’ Progress Prohi
bited.
LouisvillE) May it.—Major General Palmer
left for Frankfort to-day.
It is expected that tbe constitutional amendment
will be discussed on Saturday by our Legislature.
Major General Thomas will return hero on Fri
day, and go to 'Washington, as reported.
Our military authorities prohibit any disclosures
as to the progress ol Jeff. Davis towards Wash
ington.
TBH MUNICIPAL BLEOTION—UTAH PRBIQHT— AH-
Saw Feahcisco, May 17.—The municipal eleo
tion Is progressing quietly to-day. The Democrats
have no ticket, and generally abstain from voting.
The People’s Union ticket will be elected.
The first shipment of Utah freight from.thls city,
which started March 23d, via the Colorado river,
left Le Passa, Arizona, 279 miles above the mouth
of the river, per steamer Cccopa, May 4 th, for Utah
landing, 600 miles above the place ol dlsoharge.
The steamer John L. Stephens arrived to-day
from Mexican ports with $67,000 In treasure and
2,300 sacks of silver ore.
TUB VOTB AT THB BLBOTIOH—OASTUBB ABB EE
OAPk OF A MEXICAN GKNBBAL—PKOBABLB BOB*
Secretary of War.
DBR EV INDIANS.
Sam Fkamoibco, May 17.—The vote polled yes
terday was over 14,000. The People’s party elected
mayor, sheriff, clerk, recorder, treasurer, assistant
district attorney, surveyor, eoroner v and four of the
six supervisors. The People’s party was organized
for local reform after the vigilance excitement of
1866, and this is Us ninth consecutive-triumph.
By the steamer John L. Stephens came General
Ooboa' as special commissioner from the Jaurez
Government of Mexico. Opboa-waa -oa» of tb»
Mexican. Dytno PTOnoh at theAMge
of Puebla, but ha osoaped with Ortega and others.
A fire last night destroyed property valued' at
$90,000 on Commercial street.
A despatch Irom Lbs Angelos says that abput the
10th ol March Wardell & Thomas, acoompaaled by
men employed by them, started for .Salt Late with
1,000 head of sheep, and passed Camp Gtdy all
right.
After an absence of several days tbousans of their
sheep returned to Mojaoe. Saul Johnson, who bad
a ranch near Camp Cady, gathered together eleten
handled of the sheep. It is supposed that the In
dians murdered Warden, Thomas, and themenidth
them.
Arrival of tbe Neva Scotian.
Momtbsal, May 17.— The Nova Scotian arrl
at Farther point at 6 o’clock this evening. I
news Is anticipated.
Massachusetts Legislature.
Boftoo, May 17.—The Massachusetts Leglslat
adjourned sine die this afternoon.
New Yobk, May 1
THE BVBHINO BTOOK BOAUU.
11 P. M.—Gold, 130; New York Central, 8
Erie, Yl'A ; Hudson, 99>£; Reading, 91; Mlohl
Southern, 60X j Illinois Central, 114}£ ; Plttsbi
03% j Rook island, 94; North Western, Z,
North Western preferred, 67% ; Fort Wayne, 9!
Canton Co., 66% ; Cumberland, 38; Q.ulckslk
63%; Mariposa, 12%. . J
Marine Intelligence. I
Boston, May 17 —The schooner EUo, of Maple
bead, bound to Washington, In going to sb» today
ran Into and sunk the sohooner H. B. FosteL of
Maohlae, from South Amboy. The crew *re
saved. The Ella put back for repairs. Arrlled,
brigs M. E. Thomson, Sagua ; Isaao Carver, Pala
delphta; sokr A. L. Putnam, Nnevltas.
Suicide op Admibal Fitzbot.—Wehavelxel
llgence by the last Bteamer of the death of AdUlral
Robert Fitzroy, the English Merrl&m, who >m
mltted suicide by cutting his throat with a r zor.
This took place at the Lyndhurst House, Nori >od,
Surrey. From information obtained, It appeal he
had for several days heen In a very low stab but
his friends considered the marked change :. his
manner was owing only to over study. On Su day
morning, repairing to bis dressing-room for the pur
pose of getting ready for ehurob, he was alfeeat
longer than anticipated, and upon some of tn In
mates going to ascertain the cause, they found the
door of his dressing-room looked from the Inide,
which created seme alarm. A forcible entranoepas
made, when the unfortunate gentleman was found
with his throat cut tn a frightful manner, aid a
razor smeared with blood, with which he haj In
flicted the Id jury, oloae by his side. Mefiloal aulst
ance was. at once sent for, butdeath speedily tt mi
nuted his sufferings.
The Consgbiption in Fhnnob. —General
bait has just published some Interesting details
respect to tbe conscription la Franoo. He s
that tbe average number of young men a ailed <
draw annually is 310,000. Or these 100.000 ai
uulrert to serve, but aboat 27,000 of these are 1<
home, either because they:are exonerated as 1
ecclesiastical students, or lor other causes,
consequence is that 73,000 only, lncld'Hoe-v<
tecrs, are each year liable to be Incorporated
tbe army, -- One-half only o f these 73,000 are,
ever, called to aetlve Service, and the remal
pees only five months within two years in d<
near their families where they are Instruote
their military duties. Consequently the nut
drawn from 310,000 Is not 1001000, but 73,000, Of W
the half only are really soldiers.:
"A Weix-dbsebvbd Oenbubb.”— The Lolon
Times accepts under the above head, on behtf Of
England, the following hard hit from Its Hew ork
namesake: “The British nation Is undergoing cue
o! its semi-occasional spasms about railroad col
dents. The great problem how to establish ooi nu
nle&tlon between the passenger-oars and the eh [ne
driver is again puzzling the brain of our tlok
headed old grandmother. It was discuss* in
Parliament a few nights since, and Mr. M ner
GlbEon made light of It. Wherenpon the 'sirs
is deluged with letters from persons who say
that If Mr. Gibson had been in their p tees
on such and suoh occasions he would ave
thought It a serious matter. It seems]lnore ble,
but It Is true, that for fifteen or twenty »ars
this simple problem has been a matter of pro
found and ineffective discussion InJEngland, Birds
of engineers, committees' of directors, and alliorts
of scientific and learned bodies have (held ses
sion after session, year after year, to deviseiome
way of Informing the engineer that the train > off
the track, that a carriage is on fire, or that forome
other good reason he ought to stop his train. But
all In vain. To this day there Is no possible mans
of communication between the carriage and tt en
gineer. The simple' expedient of running ajord
under the roof the whole length of the train, tilcU
has teen In use on every railroad In the inted
States for 20 years, Is still pronounced ntterljlm
praotlcablo-by the railroad authorities of Eogknd.
John Bull Is certainly, In many things? thobost
obstinately stupid old fool that ever lived, jlfty
years from now ho will probably, adopt the ALerf.
can style of railroad communication ; out he fen’t
do It until compelled, even if half his subjeotsbast
meanwhile.” I
A Mammoth Cave in Gapifobnia a[ Im
mense caVS, nearly as large as the MammotMave
of Kentucky, has recently been discovered tout
ten miles from Fort fttley, California. It was hnd
to be an Immense subterranean lake of clear wter,
with high walla of limestone on each side. Th cell
ing or areh Is fifty feet hlgn. The party explojd It
to the distance of hair a mile In skiffs, and fining
no indications of a stopping place returned, i ex
plore it further at some future time. I
The Navai Aoaubuy.—There Is no ionge rea
son to doubt but that.the United Stites aval
Academy will be re-established In Its did nutters
at Annapolis, Maryland. Although' Nswpoi has
a splendid harbor, yet the quarters andlthe adorn
modatlons for professors and mldshlpnon aj> so
Of flipped for room thatlt hoc always beenconsUered
a Ecrions objection to remaining at that place lager
than absolutely necessary, or until He' adorn
ment had erected suitable buildings fdrtheueof
tbe students- f T
“Mon Patbiotism.”—lr a man doji anybtng
contrary to law, let the law be brotgtat to bear
upon him In full ioroe. if he Is not Soingiaov
thing contrary to law; he should bq[ left uimo
lested. If his sentiments are unWtnby of a
patriot while Ms words and deeds are rpt amena
ble to tbe Jaw, you can refuse to bnWMs meat,
or shoes, or broadoloth, or pills, or sirinon}, or
grain. You oan avoid soolal Intereourn with him,
and thus express your dlsapprobatloiwlth suffl
clontfoioe and distinctness for all puctlcal pur
pores. But every time a mob aolleeteMd.roroM *
man by threats to make a speech, or rnse a Sag, or
do anything wMeh of Ms own free wUlhe wouldnot
do, the cause ol liberty and republleailsln Is dSgra
d*d,—ffftjrift<sft« <m4 Sketches Sy <?»#
THB STOMBWALL.
WASHINGTON.
KENTUCKY.
SAN FRANCISCO.
BIVAL OS* BULLION.
SKW YOBK CITY.
Ti ASSASSINS.
SEVENTH DAY OF THE TRIAL.
Atzerott’s Conduct in
Washington,
HIS APPEARANCE AND HIS
DISHONESTY.
WHAT AS HONE FOR BOOTH AND
HAROLD AT DR. MUDFS.
The Flight of the Assassins from
: Dr. Mudd’s to the End of
their Course,
HOW THEY WERE OVERTAKEN AND
BROUGHT TO BAY.
The Last Moments of
Booth.
THE CAPTURE OF HAROLD.
INTERESTING \AND IMPORTANT
GENERALTESTIMONY.
DESCRIPTION OF THE
CONSPIRATORS.
Washington, May 17.—General Harris said that
on Saturday, for whathe deemed justifiable reasons,
he bad objected to Hon. Rovordy Johnson appear
ing here as counsel. He now asked to have read a
letter from Eeverdy Johnson, dated Baltimore,
October 7;l 804, addressed to Wm. D. Bowie, O. O.
Magrnder, John D. Bowling, Prince George oounty,
In which he takes the ground that the oath pre
scribed by the Constitutional Convention was ille
gal, and concludes els loKows: 11 It Is, Indeed, the
only way In which the people can proteot them
selves, and no moral Injunction will be violated by
such a oouise, because the exaction of the oath was
beyond the authority of the Convention, and as a
law, therefore void.” :
Testimony of William Williams.
Q. Will yen state to the ooort whether, after the
assassination, you.were ever engaged in the pursuit
of the assuE&izißl A. Yes, sir ; I started on April
t 7 with Major O’Belme, and pursued them to tiu
rattsvUle. -
- Q. State whether, In the course of that pursuit,
rfw'went to the residence of the prisoner, Dr.
Mudd 1 A. Yes, sir; we went there on Tuesday,
WielgSlu »a»o.w* a**lo»a th#e Dr. Mudd was not
at Mae, but we saw his wife, and she told ns she
would send for him, that he was in the neighbor
hood) when he came I ashed him whether any
strthgers had been that way; he said not; we ques
tioned him about two men navlngbeenat his house,
one with a broken leg. aad he denied that they had;
he spoke to some other officers. - - —i
(L Did you mention the time when you supposed
these men had been 1 ’ there? A. Not on our first
visit jldld not. :
Q. Did yon have any further consultation with
him uuon that? A. No.slr; not on our first visit.
Q. He denied altogether that there had been any
strangers there, yon say ? A. Yes.
Q.. Who made the remark about the man with the
broken leg having been'there 1 A. One of the other
officers.
Q. Did you hear his reply ? A. lam not positive
what it was, but he made a reply.
Ct- Did he on that occasion state to yon when
he heard for the first time of the assassination of
the President ? A. Yes, Blr; he said It was In
church, Sunday morning.
Q. Did he converse freely with you; was his man
ner frank or evasive ? A- He seemed to be a little
uneasy, and not willing to give us the Information
without being asked for everything.
Q. When did yon boo him the second tlmo ? A. On
Friday, the 21st.
(f. What occurred then ? A. We went there for
the pnrpose of arresting him; he was not at home,
bnt Mrs. Mndd sent for him; when hearrlved at the
boose Lieutenant Lovett asked him a question or
two, and then I asked him about the two men be
ing at his house, and whether he had seen them,
and then he said that he had: I asked him also If
they were Booth and Harold; he said they were
not; that he was Introduced to Booth last fall,
and knew him \ be had been introduced to Booth
bj Mr. Thompson; after we arrested him we show
ed him thla picture, and after looking at it a little
while he said at first he did not recollect the fea
tures, but that It looked like Booth across the eyes;
1 Informed Mrs. Mndd that we would have to searoh
the house, and then she said that one of the men
had left a boot up stairs In the bed, and she went
for and brought the boot; It was a long riding boot,
with the New York maker’s name and the name of
J, Wilkes Written Inside; the boot was out about
two Inches np from the instep.
Q. Did she cay tbabtne Doetor had set the’leg of
the man 1 A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long did he say they remained at the
house ? A. He stated to me they left between threS
and fonr in the afternoon on Saturday,
Q. Did be state to yon. at what honr they oatne?
A. About daybreak.
Q,. Did they leave on horseback or on root? a. He
said they lelt on horseback; Mrs. Mndd said they
left on foot.
U- Bid you understand her to bo speaking of one
or both of them when she Bald they went on footl
A. I understood her to say Booth, and I believe it
was Dr. Mudd who said the injured man went away
on crutohes, which he said had been made for him
by one ol Ms men.
"■ Cross-examination by Mr. Stone: Q, Was Lieu
tenant LoveS present ? A. Yes, sir.
Q; On botA Tuesday and Friday 1 A. Yes, sir.
Q.. Was Mrs. Mudd In the parlor when she made
this declaration about the hoots 1 A. She was
standing at the 4oor.
Q. Where was Hr. Mudd 1 A. He was In the
parlor 1
Q. Could he hear what Mrs. Mudd saldl A. I
judge he oould; he was no further than where you
are sitting there.
Q.. She was the first one who mentioned about
Booth to you t a. Yes: I told her wo should be
compelled to search the bouse, ana then she said
that the men had loft the boot there, and went up
and brought It down.
Q. Was It on Tuesday or Frida; that he told you
the first hnowlKlge he had of the death of the Pre
sident was derived at ehuroh the Sunday before 1
A. On Friday, 1 think.
Q,. Bo yon remember that any one asked him In
your presence ! A. Ido not.
Q, You were all together in one room! A. Yes,
sir. ,
Q,. Bid you or Lieut. Lovett ask him about two
strangers who had been at his house anytime pre
vious! A. We Both asked him,
U- Which asked, him-first ! A. I don’t remem
ber.
Q. Bid he give the same reply to both! A. I
think he did, sir. *
. Q. Bayou tool confident of thatl A. His reply
to me, on Tuesday, was that the; had not been
there; I think It was the same he said to Lieut.
Lovett.
- Q. Do you remember on the Friday of . the exami
nation who asktd Mm first 1 A. I think it was Lo
vett. '
Cl- Do you remember whether he asked about two
strangers. or about Booth and Harold 3 A. Aboat
strangers', I think.
Q,. What answer did'he make on Friday 7 A.
The question was whether two strangers' had been
then ; one with a broken leg; and that he said he
bad set the man’s leg; that one of them was appa
rently about seventeen or eighteen years of age;
that they had knocked at the door, and he hau
looked out at the window and asked who they were;
they replied that they were friends, and wanted to
get In ; and Dr. Mudd came down stairs, and, with
tbe assistance of the young man, helped the Injured
man from his horse, and took him to his parlor and
placed him on the sofa.
Q,. Did ho describe tbe strangers! A. He said
one was about seventeen or eighteen; that the other
had a moustache and long thin whiskers; I asked
him if they were natural whiskers; he said he
could not tell.
- Q,. Did he tell yon the color of the other man’s
hair 1 A. No, not that I remember.
fj.. Did he tell yen his height 1 A. lam not posl
ilvb.' : r .
q. Did he give any description of Ms dress ! A. I
think he said the injured man had a shawl; lam
not certain.
Q.. Did be describe the dress of the younger man!
A. I don’t remember his saying anything about It.
C|. Bid he describe Ms helght-and general appear
;anoe! A. He said he was a smooth-faced young
- man, about 17 or 18.
Q. Bid he tell you the direction they took, and
did you searoh for tracks ln the direction lndloated,
and, if so, did you find any! A. Yes; we found
■racks, bnt other teams were constantly passing,
and tbe road is net muoh travelled.
; Q. Bid you go on Tuesday across the swamp 1 A.
Yea; we went all through the swamp on Tuesday,
and Friday after we came back. '
; q. were you one of the. party who went to see
Mr, Winner's house! A. Yes, sir.
: a. what time did you get- there 1 A. Thursday
or Friday night) I think ft was itte in the evening
we got there.
o. what time did you ta; you got to Wllmer’s 1
A. I think It was Wednesday evening.
CL Did you hear anything ol tMm 'on the road!
A. I did not. . i ....
Q.. This was before the doctor was carried to
’ Bryan town 1 A. Yes. sir.
&. Were yen and Mr. L oyd under Lieutenant
-Lovett’s orders! A. I was acting under Major
1 O’Brien’s orders, but In his absence was under
': Llent. Lovett, who had charge of the squad, I sup
- pose.
- Q, Was Mr. Lloyd with you! A-, Yes, sir,
Q. Were you in court when his testimony was
: readl A. I' was not.
, The court here took a recess.
' On the oopit reassembling, the testimony was
eontihuedU *
Teslimeny of Simon ttavacan.
Q, will you state whether you are acquainted
with Dr. Mudd ? A. Yes, sir.
Q.. Were yon not at bis house the Tuesday follow
ing the asßasslostlon? A, Yes, sir; I was.
Q.. State what Inquiries you made of him then to
alo yon In the pursuit of the murderer, and what
replies he made? A. We went there on the fore
noon of that Tuesday, the 18th; we went to his
house, and we made Inquiries whether any two men
hao passed there on the morning of Saturday after
the assassination ; he said “Noand then when we
asked more particularly whether two men oame. one
ol them having his leg fraoinred, he said “ Yeswe
asked him what time, and he said at 4 or half-past
4 In the morning, they rapped at his door, and he
being alarmed at the noise, came downaQd let them
In ; be said another man assisted the Injured man
into the houße; be said he attended to tue fracture
as well as he conld, but that he had not muoh prao
tlce ; the person with thefraotured leg stayed In the
parlor at firet, but after that was taken up to one 01
tbe rooms np stain, aedrematned there till between
3 ai d s o’clock in the afternoon or Saturday: he
said they then left there, and he went part of the
way with them, but that previous to that he went to
look for a buggy, with the other man, to have the
wounded man taken away, but that he eouidnot
find one; he said he went part ol the way on the
road with them, but they first Inquired the way to
Allen’s Fresh, and that they also inquired the way
to Dr. W timer’s, and he said he showed them the
roads.
Q.. Did you ask him whether he knew these pri
soners ? A. He said, at first, “ No, not at all.’’
Q.. On the subsequent day did you have any in
terview with him, and, If so, when ? A. On Fri
da*, the 21st.
Q. State what occurred then ? A. We went there
to arrest him and eeareh hie house; he was not In,
but bis wife Sent for him : when he dame we in
formed him that we would have to search his house;
his wife then went np stairs and brought a boot
down; we examined the hoot, and found “J.
Wlikes” marked on the leg of the boot; Bhe also
brought a razor aonn, which one of the party took
In charge.
Cf. Did yon repeat your inquiry as to who the;
were ? A. We asked him If it was not Booth, he
said he thought not.
Q. Did you get any reason for his so thinking ?
A. He said he had whiskers on, and also had his
moustache shaved oil; probably he shaved it off up
stairs.
Q.. Did he apeak ofhaving known him before? A.
Yes; when we made Inquiries, he said he was In
troduced to him last fall by a man named Thompson.
Cross.examination by MrEwing: Q,. Who were
the chief of the party who were with you l. A. We
hed no chief.
Q..-Who was in charge of the party 1 A. Lieut.
Lovett came in charge ol a cavalry detachment,
bnt we went under the orders.of Major O'Beirne.
Q. In the absence of Major O’Beirne, were you
not under the order of Lieut. Lovett ? A. Yes, sir;
partly.
Q.. Who commenced the conversation with Mudd
on Tuesday ? A. That lam not able to say.
Cl. How long did the conversation last? A. Pro
bably one hour.
Q,. In your presence ?. A. Yes, sir.
d- Did not Lieut. Lovett conduct the Inquiries
chiefly ? A. No, Sir; the Dootor was asked ques
tions by all of us.
Q.. Did not Dr. Mndd himself bring the boot down
to you ? A, No, sir ; his wife brought It down.
<i. Who was It given to ? A. The one nearest the
door.
Q. Did you in point of faat make a searoh of the
house? A. We did not go np stairs; when we found
the boot and razor we considered It satisfactory evi
dence that Booth and llarojd had been In the house.
Q,. Did you go to meet Mudd on Friday as he was
going to the house ? A. No, sir.
Cf. Did Lieut. Lovett? A. There might have one
or two other officers; lam not Sure.
Q,. Did you ask him on Tuesday for a description
of the party ? A. No, sir; I believe the photograph
of Booth was shown to him, and that he did not re
cognize it as one of the parties that were at his
house, but that there was something about the
forehead and eyes that resembled one of them.
Q.< Did he point out to you the road they, went
across the swamp ? A. No, sir; he said he had
made Inquiries how they would get to the Rev. Dr.
Wllmer’s.
Cl- He mentioned that on Tuesday 1 A, Yes, sir.
Q, Did he tell you how to go to Dr. Wiilmer’s ?
A, Yes, sir.
Testimony of Mrs. Emma Offett.
Q.. State whether or not you are the sister-in-law
of John Floyd? A. Yes, sir.
Q,, state whether or not on the Tuesday, the 11th
of April, you were at his house ? A. Yes, sir.
Q,. You saw Mr. Floyd on that day ? A. Yes, sir;
I was in the damage with Mr. Floyd.
U. On that ocoaslon did you happen to meet Mrs.
Suratt? A. Yes, sir.
ti State to the court where the meeting took
place? A.'Somenborc near Unlontown.
Q- state whether or not a conversation took place
between Mrs. Floyd and Mrs. Suratt on that day?
A. Yes, they talked together.
Q,. Did you hear any of the conversation? A.
Yes. sir, some of It.
Q.. Under what circumstances did the conversa
tion take placet A. Our carriages passed each other
before we recognized who it was, and Mr. Floyd
went ont to her carriage, and tbey had a conversa
tion, which took pldee at her carriage, and not at
ours.
Q. Were you at Mr. Floyd’s again on Friday, the
14ttiof April? A. Yes,sir.
Q,. State whether you saw the prisoner, Mrs. Su*
raft, there. A. Yes, sir.
CL Did you observe any conversation between her
gnu Mr. Floyd on that day ? A. Yes; I saw them
talking together, hut I did not hear them at all; I
had ccoaslon to go to the back part of the house.
Q.- Did the conversation take place In the house
or In the yard ? A. In the yard, sir.
Q, Had Mr. Floyd been to town that day? A.
No, sir; he had been to Marlborough, attending
court.
Q. What did he bring with ’him when he came
back ? A. Some oysters and fish, and that is how
ho came to drive Into the back part of the yard.
Q. Was any one else in the yard at the time of
this conversation? a.
Cross-examination by Mr. Aiken. Q. How far
apart wera the two carriages when you went past
each other ? A.-two or three yards; 1 think they
talked but a very few minutes together.
q. Did Mr. Floyd state what the conversation
was ? A. No, sir.
Q. Nor what the conversation on the 14th was
about? A. No, he did not.
Q, Have you been acquainted with Mrs. Suratt
for some time ? A. Ever since last summer, 1 be
lieve.
CL What time , did she arrive at Mr. Floyd’s on
the 14th ? A. At about 4 o’elook, I think.
Q.. Did yon hear any conversation with her pre
vious to Mr. Floyd’s coming home ? A. Yes, sir, tn
the parlor.
CL Did you learn what the conversation was on
that day ? [Question objected to and waived.]
Q. Did Floyd make any statement in reference to
bis business with Mrs. Suratt ? A. No, Blr.
<L, Did Mrs. Suratt have any business with you
on that day 1 A. No, sir.
Q. Did Mrs. Suratt plaoe In your hands any pack
agrs? A. No, SIT.
CL During your visit at Mr. Floyd’s did you hear
an j thing about shooting-irons ?
Assistant Judge Advooateßingham objeoted, and
the objection was sustained by the Court.
Testimony of William P. Jsbb.
Q. Look at the prisoners and see If you recognize
any or all ol them. A. Only one of them, sir.
Cl. Which one! A. Harold.
Q., State when you first saw him. A. Since the
25th of last October I have been in Oarollne
o.uiity, Maryland, as commissary agent la the
Oonleaerate eervioe; I was In the cavalry service,
but was wounded on the 9th of January, and after
that was appointed commissary agent; when I was
on my way, in April, to Fauquier county, I got
down to Fort Gonway, and saw a fwagon on the
wharf.
Q. When was that 1 A. On the 18th of April,
CJ. The Monday after the assassination 1 A. No,
sir, the Monday week after the mnrder; there were
three of ns together; we saw the wagon gnd rode
down on the wharf, and before we reached the wa
gon we saw a man get out of It, and It seemed to ns
as If ho pat his hand Into his bosom; I don’t re
member whether we hailed the ferry or not; tMs
one man got out of the wagon and came where we
were,and said, “What command do you belong
to!” Buggies said “Moseby’s commandwhen
he said,'• Where ore yon going 3” I said, “It Is a
secret where we are going.”
Q. Bid you ask him what command he belonged
to 1 A- lie said he belonged to A. P. Hill’s Corps ;
he said his brother was wounded below Blcbmond,
and asked If we would take him down to the lines;
Harold asked us then to take a drink, but none of
us drank, and we deollned; I got down, and carried
out three horses, and tied them np, and Harold came
and touched me, aud said he wanted to speak to me,
at d said, “ I suppose you are raising a command to
go South,” and then said he wonld Uke to go with us;
i said that 1 oould go with no man that I didn’t
know anything about, and then he made the remark
“We are the assassinators of the President .”’ I was
so shocked that I did not know what to say, and I*
made no reply; Lieutenant Buggies was near by
watering his horse and I called to him; he oamo
there, and then Booth cams up and Harold intro
duced him, alter Introducing hlmseli; Booth had a
mark upon his hand, I remember, J. W. B.;.we went
across the river, Booth riding on Haggles’ horse,
and he said he wanted to pass under the name of
Boyd ; we went to a lady’s house, and I asked her If
she could take In a wounded soldier ; ate at first
consented, and then said she could not: we then
went up to Mr, Garrett’s, where we left Booth; Ha
rold and tbe rest of us went On within a few miles
of Bowling Green; the next day Harold returned
towards Gsrrett’B, and that was the last I saw of Mm
till alter he was captured.
Q,. Bid I understand vau that Booth went alone
to Garrett’s! A. No, sir; Buggies, Booth, Bain
brldge, and I rode up to Garrett’s, and we left Booth
there, and Harold came on with us to Bowling
Green and had-dinner. . .. , .
Q.. Do you know where Harold went to from
Bowling Greenl A. No, sir; he left us the next
day, at 2 or 3 o’clock.
Q. Bow, when you saw him on Wednesday morn
ing he was In custody then 7 A. Yes, sir.
5. Before he said to you, “We are the assassi
nators of the President,” had yon told him you
Tißie 1b tb© Confederate service? A* Why) ha
could see that, beoause we were In Confederate nni
°Cross-examined by Mr. Stone: Q,. Harold wanted
you to aid him In going further South! A. Yes;
but we had no facilities to old him.
Q. Bid he seem disappointed! A. Yes, sir.
a. Was Booth prosent when you were talking
with Harold about their being the assassinators of
the President! A. Not when he first told me; he
and Balnbrldge oame up after. .
CL Bid he seem to be much agitated! A. Yes,
sir
Q. What did Booth say! A. He said he didn’t
intend telling that.
Q., But Harold did tell! A. Yes; he had told be
fore Booth came up.
q, Gap you recollect whether he said that he had
killed the President! A. No, he said we are the
' assassinators of the President; then a tow moments
afterwards he imld “Yonder is the man, J. Wilkes
Booth, who UUIW the President.”
By Mr. Aiken: Cl. Have you ever taken the oath
of allegiance! A. No,sir, but lam perfectly wil
ling to do so.
! Testimony fit Llent, Col. C. J. Congers.
-By - Judge Holt i. Cl, Slate io -too o°uit whether
you and others were engaged in the pursuit of the
murderers ol the President! If so, please take up
the narrative at the point where yon met the Con
federate soldier, Jebb, who has just given his evi
dence, and state what occurred afterwards I A. I
found him In a room in the hotel, In Bowling Green,
In bed; I expected to find somebody else; as I went
In he began to get out of bed; I said, 11 Is that you,
Jebb!” he said, “Yes;” I said, “Get up, I want
you;” ho got up, and I told him to put on his olothes
and come into the .part of the room whore I was; I
said to Mm, “ Where arethe two men whooame with
you across; the river at Port Koval!’’ there wore two
men In the room with me; Jebb said to me, “ Can I
see yon alone!” I said yes, and Lleuts. Baker and
Doherty went out of the room; he reached out his
hand and said, “I know who you want, and I can
tell you where they ate now; they are on the road
to Port Hoyal. about three miles from here, at the
house of Mr. Garrett, and If I show yon where they
are now yon oau get them;” Xsald, “Have you a
horse l” he replied he had j I told him to get It, and
.get ready to go'} I told film I tad just come from
. there, and be seemed for a moment to be considers
> cly embarrassed; he said he thought wo oame from
, Richmond, but If we had passed by Garrett's, he
could not tell me whether the men wen there
or not; I told Mm It did not make any
difference, we oould go back- and see; he
got out hls horse and we started ; just before we
got to the house Jebb, who was riding with me, said:
”we are near where we go through a gate; let us
step here and look around ;” I rode in the first place
alone to find tbe gate about as far as I understood
him to say it was, but did not see any opening;
: herewes a hedge, or rather a bushy fenoo, that side
: f tbe road ; I turned round and went baok and
lold htm I did not mo any gate in that direction ;
wt (to w<lt vbiwmSW yk4« (wttaec Ntd stopped
FOUR CENTS.
f again j Jebb want with Lieutenant Baber and my
fell to hod the gate ; I sent Lieutenant Baker on
to tho gate, While 1 went baok myself for tbe oavai
ry ! we return^ rapidly, and a guard was stationed
au und (he building “when I went to the house Lieu
tenant Boker was telling some to strike a light and
come out; I think the door waß open when (get
there; the first Individual I taw when I got there
whose name was said to hare been Gtarett; I said
to him,' “ Where ore the men who stopped at vonr
house 1” “They have gone;” “Gone where!”
“Gone to the woods;” “ Whereabouts In the woods
have they gone 1”. he then commeneed to tell me
that they came them without his oonsent, and that
he did net want them to Stay; I said, “X don't want
any long stories from you; I just want to know
where those men have gone;” he commenced to
tell me over again the same thing, and I turned
to one of the men and told him to bring me a
lariat, and threatened to hang the man to a
locost tree because he did not tell me what he
knew; one of his sons then eamo in and said,
‘ Don’t hurt the old man, he Is soared; I will tell
you where these men arex saw “ Tnat is what i
wanthe said, “ They are in the baml wont to
the harp, and as Boon as I got there I heard some
body walking about on the hay; I stationed men
around the barn, and Lieutenant Baker said to one
of tbe young Garretts (there had two of them ap
peared by this time) 11 You most go In the barn and
get the arms from that manl think he made
some objection to going In, and Baker then said,
“ They know you, and you must go In;” Baker then
fMd to the men Inside that one of the men with
whom he had been stopping was oomlng In to
get their arms and they must deliver them
up; Garrett went in bat came out very soon, aud
said “ This man says damn yon, you have betrayed
me, and threatened to shoot meX asked him how
he knew the man was going to shoot him; he Bald
“He reached dowh In the hay and got the revol
vers X directed Baker then to ten the men ln-
Bldeibat they were to come out and deliver them
selves up, and that 11 they did not In five minutes,
we would eet the bam on fire; Booth eald “Who
ere you—what do you want!” Lieut. Baker
answered, “We want you, we know who you
are, give -up your arms and eome out
Booth replied, “ Give us a little time to con
sider;” Baker said “Very well,” and some
ten or fifteen minutes elapsed, probably, be
fore anything lurther was said, when Booth
again asked 11 Who are yon—what do you want!”
X said to Baker, “ Bo not,‘'by any possible lntlma?
lion or remark, let him know who we are; If he
ohooses to take us for rebels or friends, we will take
advantsge of it; we will not lie to him about it, but
we will not answer any questions on that subject;
simply Insist on hie comlt-g out if he willßaker
replied to Booth, 11 it don’t make any difference
who we are, we know who you are, and we want
you;” Booth said, “ This is hard, because It may
be I am to be token by my friendssome time
during the conversation Booth said, “ Cap
tain, I know you to be a brave, man, and X
believe you to be honorable; X have got but one
one leg; lam a cripple; II yon will withdraw yonr
men 100 yards from the door I will come out and
fight you; Lieut. Baker replied, <■ We did notoome
to fight; we simply come to make you prisoners
once afterwards he said, “ir you will take your men
60 yards from the door I will come out and fight;
give me a chance for my lirethere was the same
reply, and, wnh a singularly theatrical voice, Booth
called out, “Well, my brave boys, you may prepare
a stretcher for me;” 1 requested one of the Garret's
to pile some pine boughs against the barn; he soon
esme to me, and said.- “This man says If I put any
more brush up therehe will pat it ball through me;”
said I, “Very well, you need not go there any more;”
aKer a while Booth said, “There is a man here
who wants to eome out Lieut. Baker said “ Very
well, let him take his arms and come outsome
talk passed between them In the barn; one of the
expressions I heard Booth use to Harold was,
“ you d—d coward, will you leave me nowl but go,
go, I would not have you stay with mefarther
words ensued between them, which, X supposed, had
reference to bringing out the arms, which was one
of the conditions on which Harold was dlreoted
to come out; what the words were, was not hearo;
he came to the door and said, “ Let me out
Lieutenant Baker says to him, “Hand out your
arms;” the reply was, “I have no arms;” Baker
said you earned the eaiblne; you must hand It
out;” Booth replied, “The arms are mine; I have
got them;” Baker said, “This man carried the
eaiblne, and must bring it out;” Booth said,
“ Upon the word and honor of a gentleman, the
arms are mine; I have got them;” I told Baker to
never mind the arms, but let his man cut; Harold
put out Ms hands, and Lieut. Baker took hold of
him and brought him out and passed him to the
rear; 1 then went around tho barn,pulled someatraw
out, twisted a little rope as big as your finger,
fired it, and stuck It back; It seemed to be loose
broken hav that had been taken np from the barn
floor; It blazed very rapidly, and lit up the barn at
once; I looked through one of the oraoks, and just
then heard something drop on the floor, which X
supposed to be Booth's crutch; when I first no
ticed him file hack was towards me;he was look
ing towards the front door; he then oame baok
within five feet of the corner of the bam; the
only thing I noticed he had In his hand when he
came was a carbine; he ralßOd the oarblne to hit
breast and looked along the oraeka rapidly; he then
looked at the fire, and from the expression of his
lace, Xam satisfied ho looked to soe 11 he conld put
It out; but he eould not. It was burning too
rapidly; I started to go around to the front
of the barn again, and when I was about
half around I heard the report of a pistol;
1 went on around to the door, went In and found
Lieutenant Baker looking at him, and rather hold
ing or raising Mm up; X said he had shot Mm;
self; Baker said he had not; I asked where he was
shot; we raised him up and the blood ran out of his
wound : X then said, “ Yes, he has shoe himself;”
Lieut Baker replied very earnestly, he had not; I
sajd that we must carry Mm out or this will soon be
burning us; we took Mm up and oarrled Mm out on
the grass, a little way from the dour, beneath a
l' cutt ti eo; I went back into the barn io see if the
fire eould be put ont, and returned to where he was'
lying; before this I supposed him to be dead ;he
had ail the appearanees of a dead man; but whea I
came back ins eyes and mouth were moving; X
called Immediately for wafer, and put abme on Ms
“Tell Hi y mother I died for my oountryl repeated
the wcrcs to him and paid, “la that what you woald
say? l ’ he eald, “Yes;” they carried him to the
pordhof Garrett’s house, and laid him on a straw
bed or tick; at that time he had revived considers
bly, andoouid talk In a whisper so as to be Intelli
gibly understood; he could not speak above a whis
per; he wanted water; I gave It to him; he wanted
io turn on his faoe; 1 Bald he eonld not lie on his
face; he wanted to be turned on his 'side; we turned
him on his side three tlmeß, bathe eonld not lie
with atiy comfort, and asked immediately to be
turned baok; he asked me to put my hand on his
throat and press down, which I did; he said " hard
er I pressed as hard as I thought neoessary; he
made a very strong exertion to cough, but was
finable 'to do so; I supposed no thought
there was blood in his inroat; I asked him
to put out his tongue, which he did; I said
there Is no blood in. your throat; he repeat
edf&several times— two c r t iree time at least—
u Kill me—kill me 5” Irepl.e , U I do not want to
kill you; I want you to get welll then took
what things he had in his pocket, and tied them up
In a paper; 1 had previously sent for a physlolan,
who came thei 4 to see him; he was not then qt. :te
dead; he would, once, perhaps. In five minutes,
gasp; his pulse would almost le out, and then
there would be a slight motion again; I left him
with the prisoner, Harold, In charge of Lieutenant
Baker, saying that If Booth revived again to wait
an hour, and If likely to recover to send over to
Belle Plain for a surgeon from one of the gunsMpsi
If not. to get the best conveyance he could, ana
bring him over dead or alive.
Q,. You left before he died t A. No; I staid there
some ten minutes after that; the doctor who was
there said he was dead.
(X- Yon have seen the dead body since ? A- Yes.
At this period the nolle, belt, cartridge box, pis
tol, pocket compass, and carbine in possession of
Booth when he was killed were produced in court,
and identified by the witness.
Q. Is that what is called a Spenoer rifle ? A.
Yes, it Is a Spencer rifle or carbine; it is a cavalry
weapon j it has that mark on the breach of it.
Q. Were these arms loaded 1 A. Yes, the pistols
were loaded when brought into Secretary Stanton’s
office; I unloaded this carbine myself; I did not
Oount the number of balls In it; there was one in
the barrel, and the ohamber was full; the ohainber
was bent; some one had tried to unload it previ
ously, and I was called to get It out.
A spur end file were also exhibited to the witness,
and he was asked if he could identify them.
Witness. That rno was taken out of Booth’s
pockets; the spur is like the one he had on, but I
could not identify it as the same spur.
Witness then examined and Identified the bills of
exchange found on the person of Booth.
Q.. In what State and ooonty did this occur 1 A.
I think ltls In Caroline county, State of Virginia,
three miles south ofPort Boyal, on the road to Bow
ling Breen.
Q. Bo you recognize the prisoner Harold as the
one yon took ont of the barn 1 • A. I do.
Q,. What articles did yon take from Harold, ir
any 1 A. I took a little pleoe of a map of the State
of Virginia, Including a part of Chesapeake bay.
Q. l)o you remember whether the map embraced
the part ol Virginia where they were 1 A. It did;
it .covered tbat portion of Virginia known as the
Northernneck. t
Q. Was It a map prepared in penoill A. No; it
was a part of an old school map that had been origi
nally sixteen inches square. [Portion of a map
shown to witness.} Yes, that Is it; that Is the only
property found on him.
Cross-examined by sir. Stone i Q. Bid you flfid
any arms on Hart 111 A. No.
u. You stated that Booth had some conversation
in the barn before he oame outj did you observe
whether, in that conversation, Harold seemed wil
ling to surrender himself 1 A. Ido not know any
thing about it, except from the remarks I have
stated that Bcoth made; I did not hear any part of
the conversation.
d. In tbat remark Booth spoke harshly to Harold
and called him a coward, did he not T A. Yes.
Cl. How long were yon at the barn I A- I think I
looked as soon as I oonld conveniently after we got
to the barn, and it was about 2 o’olook in the morn
ing ; Booth was shot and oarrled on the grass at) jut
15 minutes past 8 ; so that we must have remained
there about an hoar and a quarter
4. Was he oarrled almost immediately on to the
grass after be was shot 1 A. Yes.
Q.. Bid yon hear Booth say anything else la rela
tion to Harold than you have stated 1 A. No.
Q,. Do you remember hearing him say that
Harold was not to blame 1 A. I hare an Indistinct
recollection of something or that kind; I will tell
you as near as I can what it was; he said: “ Here
is a man who wants to oome outand l think, he
added, “ who had nothing to do with it s” that is as
near as I oan remember what he said; 1 oannot re
member anything else that he said; arter that
Harold oame out.
By Judge Holt.—Q. Had you seen Booth previ
ously, so that you oonld recognize the man who was
killed as the same person! A. I thought I oonld
recognize him from his resemblance to his brother;
1 had often seen his brother, Edwin Booth, and was
satisfied this was the man, from his resemblance to
him.
Testimony of Sergeant Boston Corbett.
Examined by Judge Holt: Q- You may state
wbat part you took in the pursuit, oapture, and
killing of Booth, beginning me narration at the
point when you arrived at the house. A. Wheal
afrived at the house my superior officer, Lieut.
Dougherty, told me that Booth was ttiere. aod di
rected me to deploy men to the right and left around
the bonding, and see that no one escaped; by this
time inquiries had been made at the house, and It
was ascertained that' Booth was not lathe house,
but id the bun; the greater part of the guard were
then withdrawn from the house and placed around
the bam, and orders were given to allow no one to
escape; we had been previously eautloned to see that
our arms were in readiness lor use; after being order
ed to surrender and told that the barn wonld be fired
If they did not; we remained there for Borne minutes;
Booth inquired who we took him for; he saldihls leg
was broken, and what did we want with him ; he was
told that it made no difference who we were; that we
knew who they were, and that they must surrender
themselves bb prisoners; he wanted to knew where
they wonld be taken to if they gave themselves up;
no reply was given; the parley lasted much longer
than the time first stated, probably; I should think
fully half an hour, more or less; In the course of that
time many words passed; Booth positively deolared
he would not surrender J at one time he “a*d. “ weU,
my boys,you may get astretcher forme;” At l another
time he said, “Wen Captain, make quick work,-
shoot me through theho*rt,’’or words to thateffjot,
so tbat I hnew he was perfectly “HSJUJHjS
not surrender; after a while
there; Booth had previously deolared there wm no
other person In there s the other person, who proved
to be Harold,seemed W afford
to surrender; we oould not hear the worts; after a
while Booth song out, {.Sus followed 1
here who wants to surrender;” woras iouowou, x
SJJ?. w JrR hiSr W hat they were; Booth **l4, 14 Oh,.
CO ort aid st"e yew life;” he ihen called out, ”1
before my Maker, this man Is lonooent 01
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10 tske fils jtrmf and come outs Harold declared
he had no ar ms; Booth also deolared that this
Otter man wue unarmed ; that the arms be
longed to him f Immediately after this, Harold
having been taken oat with arms, Deiestlve
Lieutenant Colonel .Conger e»me over to the side
v. 1 ere I was, and <u. r oof cd the burn to be fired; I
had brer fltanfHog before a crack In
the boards, large enough to put In your hand ; I
knew that Booth eruid sen us,and oonld have picked’
us off, end he, in fact, once made tDe remark, “I
conld have ploked three or ftsttf of yottr men off;
“just draw yonr men off k’ly yards, and I will'
come ont; "he used suoh words many times; when
the fire was lighted, which wss altnostjnrnertt
ately after Harold had been taken' odr of ther
barn, I could then see him distinctly In about the
middle of the barn ; be started at first towards met
and 1 had a full front dress view of lif [S ; I could
l ave shot him much easier than at the time I did,
but as long as he made no demenßtratlon .1 did DM -
shoot him; I krpt my eye on Mm steadily; hW.
'urned towards the other side; he brought hU piece'
up to an aim, and I supposed was going to fight hfk
w»y rut j I thought the time had come, and I took
a steady aim upon him, and shot Mm the ballon
tered his Lead a little baok of the ear, and oame rain
a little higher on tbe other side of the head; h*'
lived, I think, until about seven otoloek l hat morns- -
lug, peihapß two or three hourß alter he was shots..
1 did not hear hltu speak after be was shot, exosoc
to cry out when he was shot; others stated that fie
ri d utter words after that, but X did not hear anv
after I shot him. '
(X. State whether you recognize the prisoner Ha
rold as the man you took out of the barn! A. Yes:
that Is the man.
Q. Xlld you know Booth before 1 A. No ; but I
wss p. rfectly satisfied from the first, when 11 both
said Ms leg was broken, and also from his desperate
replies tlißt he would not be taken alive, that he
wss the man ; I knewno other man would act lit
such away.
Close- examined by Mr. Stone; Q., You bay that
ycu judged from the conversation between Booth,
and Harold in the barn that Buoth was anxious to
surrender 1 A. I rather thought so.
Q. But alier Booth refused to surrender, Harold
eet mod to speak as If he desired to stay with Mini
A- Yes.
Q.. And It was after that that Booth made his de
claration 1 A. Yes: be declared before Ms Maker
that the man with him was lnnooent of any orime;
1 also wish to state, with permission of the Court,
as Improper motives have been attributed to me,
that 1 cfleied twice to Llent. Gollonger and Lieut.
Baker to go Into the barn and take these men, tell
ing them that I had rather go in than stand there
before the crack, exposed to his fire ; I thought It
waß less dSSgeriUß. for, While X conld not see them,
they could fee ns ; 1 did not lire the ball from fear,
but because X was under the Impression at the time
(bat he had started to the door to fight Ms way
through, end ihat I thought he would do harm to
our men fix did not.
Testimony or John Fletcher.
Examined by Judge Holt i Cl. State your bust
neßsß A. I am the foreman of Naylor’s livery
stable.
Q. Do yon know tbe prisoner Atzerottl A. Yes.
Cl. Slate whether or not you seen Mm about tha
thud of April lest 1 A. Yes; he came to the stable
-at that time, between six aud seven o’clock, with
another gentleman and two horses; they s.ic they
wanted to put up their horses there; I ordered
. their horses down Into the stable; the other gen
roan who was with Atzerott told me he was going
to Philadelphia, and that he would leave them
horses In Atzerott’s oare to loll; x have never -
seen that man since wo kept the horses at the stable,
and sold one of them to a Mr. Thompson, a stage
contractor; we kept the brown horse at the statue
until the lath of the month, when Atzerott took him
away; 1 didn’t s.e Mm again until 1 o’elock on tha
14thof April; he came in then with a dark bay
mare; I asked blm what he had done with the roan
hc-TBe; he said he sold him In Montgomery oounty,
and that he had bought this mare, saddle, and
bridle; be wished me to pet the male, which I did.
Q. State the character ol the horse he said be had
sold ; was one eye blind 1 A. Yes; be was a very
heavy common work horse, blind in one eye; a dark
brown horse; heavy tall and mane; VSiy heavy
feet; I wont to supper at halfpaßt Blx o’olock on
the 14th, aud when 1 oame baok the oolored boy
hed the mare saddled and bridled; he paid the
colored boy fifty cents for tho keeping, and said
“ Was that right 1” X said “ Yes ;” he asked how
much X would charge If he staid till mornlog ; I
said fifty oents more ; he went out and staid three
quarters of an hour, and returned with the same
mare ; he told me hot to)take the saddle and bridle'
lff the mare, ai d asked if I eould keop the stable
open for blm until ten o’olook; I told him yes, I
should be tbere myselfat ten o'clock he oame'
alter the marc; he asked me If I would
have a drink with Mm; I told him I had
no objection ; .we went down to tho Union
Hotel, corner of Thlrteen-anC-a-half street and B
street, and took a brink; we returned to the stable,
and he said to me, If this thlcghappens to-night you
pill hChl Of a present; ti seemed to me he was about
half tight, and X paid no attention to Mint he
mounted the mare; X remarked that 1 would notllke
to ride that mure, that Bhe looked too Bklttish like; he
said she is good upon a retreat; I spoke to him of the
other man, meaning Harold, staying out very late
with the other horse; Oh Ihe says, “he will be back
aiter awhile;” X watched him until he went down E
street, past Ttlrteemand-ahalf street, and I
Allowed him down until I saw him go Into
the Kirkwood House,; X watched him until he
came out, mounted the mare again, went
along D street, and turned up Tenth, when I
leturned to the stable again; X did not go to the
office; I was thinking about his living so far off,
and of the horse Harold had; I had suspicions that
he was not going to brlr-g the horse back; I want
aoioss E street again, and went up Fourteenth
street and oame on Pennsylvania avenue again,
towards Willard’s; X saw Harold riding the horse;
I hulled him; the horse was going towards the sta
ble; 1 started towards him to take the-horse from
him; X suspect that he saw me by the gaslight and
knew me, tor he began to move tho horse away a
little; I eald, “You get off that horse, now; you
have had that horse long enough;” he put spurs
:.
si] eet as far as F street; I then returned to the sta
ble and saddled a horse for myself; I went along
the avenue, poised down E street, and turned
down Ninth to Pennsylvania avenue again;
I wentalong the avenue,'and past the south side or
the Capitol; 1 met a gentleman oomlng down, and
ashod him did he see any man riding on horsebaok;
he told me, yeiq.be saw two; that they were going
very fast; X followed, on till 1 oame to the nav v-yard
bridge; the guard there halted me, and oailed for
the sergeant oi the guard; I asked Mm If this man
had passed, giving him a description of the man,
horse, saddle, and bridle; he said, yes, he had gons
across the bridge, that he waited a little for an
acquaintance, but alter a while went on; that
another one came np riding a bay horse; X asked
Mmlt the first one gave Ms name, he said, yes,
Smith; X asked -the sergeant ill eould oross tha
bridge; he said yes, but 1 could not baok; I said I
would not go over so, and I turned round and came
back to the olty again; I looked at m; watch when
I had got back to Third street, and it was tea mi
nutes past 12: 1 rode rapidly down to the bridge,
but slowly back; when X got to the stable the lore
msn told me tbe President was shot; X pnt up tbs
horse and sat down outside tbe office; It was then
o’olock; I heard people passing on the sidewalk
say that It was a man who rode off on honeback
that shot President Lincoln; I went across E street
to Fourteenth, and asked a sergeant If they picked
up any horse; he told me he hod picked up soma
horse, and that I could go down to the police sta
tion on Tenth strtet; 1 went there and saw a de
tective by the name of Charley Stone, who told me
that, same horse had been taken np and taken to
General Aognr’s headquarters; we went atoog to
gether up to General Augur’s office; X gave Gene- ’
tal Augur Harold’s description and age as far as I
conld; I told him I had pursued Harold to tbe navy
yard bridge; a saddle and bridle were lying quite
close to Ms desk, which I recognized as the saddle
and bridle Atzerott had on the horse he said he had
sold; he asked me what kind of a horse he had; I
described him as a big brown horse, blind In one
eye; I did not remember the man’s name then; I '
had Ms name In the offloe; he sent the detective,
Charley Stone, down to the office, who brought np
the name and gave it to tho General.
A saddle and bridle were here brought Into court.
Which were Identified by the witness as those ho re
cognized at General Augur’s office.
Cl. I)ld he call at 10 o’olook preolßely 1 A. Yes.
- Cl. Hid he speak about anything wonderful that
night 1 A. He said If this thing happened I would
hear of a present.
a. Had he been talking to yon of anything be
fore 1 A- No, but he seemed to be much excited. .
d, When you left the cliy was he going np Tenth
street In the dluctlon of Ford’s Theatre! A-
Yes.
Q. You spoke of Harold's having a horse from,
your stablest A. Yes; he hired him on the 19th,
abont a quarter of one o’olock, and said he would ba.
alter Mm at four o'clock; he came after the horse
at a quarter past nine; he asked how much I would,
charge for the hire of the horse; I told him five dot-,
lacs; he wanted Mm for four dollars; I told Mm he ,
oonld not have It for that; he knew tMs horse, and
inquired for tMs particular one; I told him hemlght
take a mare In the stable, but he said he would' not
take her; he wanted to see the saddle and bridle; X'
showed Mm tbe Baddle; he said It was too small; I
gave him another saddle; that did not suit him;
they were not the kind of stirrups he wanted: they
were covered with leather; he wanted English steel
stlrrnps; he wanted to see the bridles, and X took
him Into the office and he ploked outadouole-reined
bridle; before he mounted the horse he asked me
how late could he stay out; 1 told, Mm he could notes city of
slay longer than 9 o’eiook or o at the furthest,
G. At what time did you see Harold riding WAQttBTt,
nightf A. About half past"lo o’Qlook; he auditor.
coming down from towards the Treasury bullci. -nn tru
the avenue; I met Mm olose by, Willards!,) *''*• *■*"*
was passing Fourteenth street; when X spoke r’“THi4.
he rode off rapidly.
ft. Did he have a fast horse 1 A- Not very -IffifocnuSiur
he was a lady’s horse; any one oould ride hin.pnitles, Tru,-
was so gentle and wise. '8 ■Bins,
Cl. Did he trot or pacet A. He had aslngleraok. anteln
Cl. Did he make any reply when you called Mint ''n-
A. No; the slightest. ”•]
Q. Yon had not then heard of the President’s as- ’
sasslsatlon 1 - A. Not a word.
Q,. Have you seen the horso Harold rode slnoa
that lime 1 A. 1 have not.
4. Bid you see a saddle and bridle at General
Augur’S on the night ol the 14th 1 A. Yes, at two
o'olook that Bight I did,
Q.. Have you seen that one-eyed horse slnobl
A. No.
Cross-examined by Mr. Stone: Q.. At the tlmo
Harold tiled to Jew you down iupnoo was it when
he Oalled at lor 4 o’olook ? A, when he engaged
the horse at 1 o’eloek.
Q. When you saw him again at Willard’s did the
horse seem to be tired 1 A. Not very; he seemed to
kind to want to oome to tie stable.
Q,. How near wore you to him when yon first saw
him? A. Not fifteen yards; he was letting the
horse go slow then, as if to btlng him up standing.
U. iid you call him by name? A I did not; it
was then about twenty-five mlbutea past 10 o’clock.
Q. Are you satisfied it was the same man now In
the box (pointing to Harold) ? A. Yes, very well
satisfied.
Q. Were yon acquainted with him before? A.
The way I got acquainted with Harold was nil
coming to the stable about tbe 6th or eth of April
and inquiring fur Atzerott; he did not give nil.
name, but inquired lor the gentleman who kept hi*
horse in a particular stable; I saw him nearly every
day until tie 12th, coming there for Atzerott, ana
sometimes riding with him. ....
u. Bid you notice the horse or man particularly,
or both ? A. 1 noticed the horse and man both.
Q. What tlmo in the evening of the 14th of April •
wee it that Atzerott oame to your stable ?. A. He
left there « pev.u o’clock and oame baok at
smarter to eight o’olook | the last time h»
mi at ten o’olook ; we wen? to thd
hotoh aTxretd, end took a drink, and it “’ffiuiJffS
been ten minutes before be left; the ® i
about one hundred yards distant from the stable H
"q.“youtaolu®nkwltb Atrerutt; did he seem
as though he has* token a good many more ? A,
Y o‘ What did you understand by the remark ha
mkdVyouwoulJh.arof a present? A. I did not
nav much attention to that remark.
P a What made you follow Atzerott tbat night ?A.
On aooonnt of his acquaintance with Harold, who
had rode away one of my horses.
a, Bid yon suppose At zerolt was’ going whs re He*
west A. I (opposed ho lived bo tar away that
he woe not going home; I knew that he lived down
atT, B.i in Maryland; I followed him for the ptu>
pose of finding Harold.
Q. Were yon oalled on to Identify a hone at
General Augur’s stable ? A, No.
a. Wbat aid Harold tel) you when he engaged
the horse, on tbe 14th? A. He told me he wanted
to go riding with a lady; I did not ask him with
whom, and be did not tell me. -
Q,. How long was Atzerott In the Kirkwood
House, on the night of the 14th, before yon saw him
oome ont 1 A. He did not stop there more than dm
minutes; I was watching tbe horse outside.