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yg- -ypg can tafce no notice of anoETiacraa eommu-
B’catlons. we do not return rejaotad manuscripts.
JIR- Voluntary correspondence is solicited Item all
parts of the world, rod especially from onr dliforent
miHtary and naval departments. When used, It w!U
he paid lor.
Booth and Atzerott,
The testimony elicited by the military
commission on Wednesday disclosed some
deeply' interesting facts. Booth's hope
that after his escape to the southern bank
of the Rsppahannoek he would obtain a
Confederate escort is a significant circum
stance. If, as is probable, such aid was
promised to hini by the leaders of the re
hellion, the unforeseen rapidity with which
their armies were defeated and annihilated
sufficiently explains the violation of their
agreement. Lieutenant Colonel Congsrs
testifies that when he interrogated Jbbb,
the Confederate commissary who, knowing
Boom's guilt, conducted him to GUb
jjktt's house for safekeeping and conceal
ment, he was answered thus:
*> Jclib cold to me, • Can I see you alone V I said
yes, and Lieutenants Baker and Dchorty wont out
of the room; he reached out hts hand and s»U, 1 1
Know who you want, and I can tell you where they
arc now; they are on the road to Port Royal,
about three miles from here, at the house of Mr.
Garrett, and If I show you where they are now you
Can get them;* I said, ( Haro you a horse? 1 ho
replied ho had ; I told him to get It, and gofroady
to go; I told him I had just come from there, and
he setmtd for a moment to be considerably ember*
yassci ; be said he thought tee came from Itichmond,
but if vre had passed by G-orrea’s, he aould not tell
mo whether the men were there or hot.”
Thus Jebb acknowledged his belief that
the parly of Union captors were Confede
rate friends; and it was evidently this
mistake that led to his prompt disclosure
of the hiding-place of the criminals. Col.
Cokgebb, acting on this hint, directed his
troops to conceal their true character.
When they summoned Booth to surrender
Jie asked, “Who are you?” and when
they refused to tell him Booth replied,
“ This is hard, because it may be that lam
io be Men by my friends." He must have
felt in that moment of uncertainty that for
him, indeed, the time had come that makes
Or mars forever. No pen can describe the
mingled emotions that thrilled his heart
strings as he pondered whether he was
about to face the expected deliverers that
would bring relief, joy, and honor, or the
avenging ministers of justice, who would
ensure misery, disgrace, and death.
The role of Atzebott is also explained.
His close intimacy with Booth is fully
proven, as well as his confident boast, a
Short time before the assassination, of
coming wealth. His own language was:
,** I am pretty near broke, though I have
friends enough to give me as much money
as will keep me all my life; I am going
away one of these days, but I will return
with as much gold as will keep me all my
life-time.” Here is a self-drawn portrait of
a needy vagabond indiscreetly felicitating
himself upon his prospects of a large reward
for an infamous crime.
.Removing on or about the fatal ldth of
April from his usual Washington quarters,
the Pennsylvania House, to the Kirkwood
Hotel, where Andiikw Johnson was then
stopping, he engaged a room near that
of his intended victim, in which one of
his murderous -weapons, and one of Booth’s
bank-books were subsequently found con
cealed in his bed. On the night of the
murder he called upon me of a
livery-stable for his mare, and in a half-'
maudlin ancl unintelligible way sßid'-r- Dlf-
Ihis thing happens to night you will hear
of a present;” and, talking of his steed,
remarked, “ she is good upon a retreat.”
Mounting her, he rode to the Kirkwood,
and was seen to enter that hotel at the
hour pre-arranged for the murderous car
nival of the assassins—ten o’clock.
Many circumstances detailed in the
testimony, but too lengthy, for enumera
tion here, show that Atzebott was as fully
committed to the assassination of Johnson
as Booth was to the murder of Lincoln,
or Payne to his assault upon Sewakd.
Whether the salvation of the President
was caused by the bravo’s want of resolu
tion, a qualm of conscience, his partial in
toxication, or -to some unexpected and in
surmountable obstacle to the accomplish
ment of his murderous designs will proba
bly never be known, unless he makes a free
confession.
A.tzkkott, at the house of a ■witness in
the locality to which he fled, in Montgo
mery county, Maryland, incidentally threw
Some light on the plans of O'Lad&Hlin,
the man selected to murder General Grant.
."When a false rumor of the death of our
aohle Lieutenant General was under dis
cussion, he sententiously observed that “if
the man that was to have followed him
(Grant) had followed him, it would have
been done.”.
At the FIRST OUTJjkeak of the war, it
Will he remembered that the popular feel
ing of antagonism to the leaders of the Re
bellion found expression in many ways,
and not a few men entertained the idea
that if they could “ hang Jeff Davis on a
sour apple tree” they would perform a
valuable service to the nation. If, through
the aid of Union men at Richmond, they
had succeeded in assassinating him as
Booth assassinated Lincoln at Washing
ton, who can suppose, for one moment,
that they would have been tried by an or
dinary juryj composed in part of Union
men, at the scene of the crime ? or who
would have demanded for them that privi
lege? or who would have pretended that
they were entitled to it? Yet their claims to
a civil trial, for a military offence, would
have been of precisely the same character
as those which are so vehemently sup
ported by the antagonists of the military
commission.
Tee drapery that wrapped the Roman
Senator added charm to his grace and seve
rity to his dignity ; he trailed the. ample
garment around his stalwart form with a
picturesque ease that made every attitude
Statuesque. The aitißt may well aigh for
those ancient days when manly beauty was
adorned by softening lines of sweeping dra
pery, hut the recent attempt of the fugitive
rebel' to assume the nearest modern ap
proach to .the antique fashion has divested
him of all remaining ease, grace, and
dignity. Bis last “ pose” may have been
picturesque, but it certainly did not rise to
Statuesque grace, while his plea to his
captors possessed none of that lofty elo
quence which is the traditional gift of po
tent, grave, and reverend seigniors.
. -Magnanimity is a trait of noble minds,
and an unconquerable faith in the justice
of a cause and its final triumph is one of
the surest means of securing victory ; but a
demonstration of leniency in such cases as
those now arraigned before the bar of oar
country is in fact but a heedless disregard
C-f consequences.
Treason, and all the long catalogue of
cximes which necessarily follow inits train,
must lie resented by a nation even more
resolutely than personal dishonor and in
sult arc by the individual. In the exist
ing state of society no paltry preaching of
lack-a-aaisical sentimentality will free
either a community or an individual from
the stain of cowardice and folly if such in
jury is allowed to pass unrebuked.
In the present condition of our national
affairs the urging of such a policy seems
like the assertion of overweening confi
dence, a boastful declaration that we need
no defences and securities, and are able to
despise all that legal machinery which is
the reliance of other Governments. Let
as appeal to no such spirit of demagoguism.
YOL. B.—NO. 250.
Testimony of “Colored People.”
In running the eye over the ponderous
details of the ©real Trial, now in progress
at Washington, one cannot fail to be struck
by the fact that some of the most important
witnesses, from whom many most material
facts are being elicited, belong to that class
of people whom so many other people af
fect to despise—-viz: tl people of color.”
Several such, of both sexes, who either
served as employees in the theatre, or lived
in the rear of it, have sworn to facts of
which they casually became cognizant,
which, upon the final judgment of the Mi
litary Court, cannot fail to exert an almost
controlling influence. After a more than
superficial reading of then- sworn state
ments, we arc more than a little impressed,
too, with the conviction, that they are cha
racterized by marked candor and simplicity,
and that no more reliable witnesses will be
brought to the stand.
It seems but as yesterday when these
people, because of their complexion, under
the old Slave Code of the District of Co
lumbia (if bondmen, which they then
may have been), would have been excluded
from the witness-stand, even in so grave a
trial as this ! Thank God, that dark hour
has forever passed !
It seems to us, withal, a suggestive pro
vidence, that, whilst not a solitary black
man, or black woman, by remotest impli
cation, is suspected of connivance at the
murder of the great and good Lincoln,
some of the swiftest witnesses against the
authors of the damning deed have been
brought to light from among the “ colored
people!" Verily, the Lord God Omnipo
tent reigneth!
The Wab Pbess, for this week, contains
accounts of all events of importance which
have occurred since its last issue, including
the capture of the arch-traitor Jeep Davis
in his ridiculous disguise, the surrender of
the rebel general Dick Taylor, and the
arrest of Governor Brown, of Georgia.
The foreign comments on the death of
President Lincoln, comprising the prin
cipal speeches in the British Parliament,
and the remarks of the English and French
journals, arc also given, together with a
choice selection of literary matter and ge
neral intelligence.
END OF THE WAB.
FURTHER INCIDENTS OP DAVIS’
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE.
DAVIS' OPINION OF HANGING.
Passage of the Georgia Ex-GoTeruor
through Harrisburg.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS.
They are to be Mustered Out iu York or
Cumberland Counties.
DEPREDATIONS OF GUERILLAS IN EAST
TENNESSEE.
fißAYiirec a wn Doraas ov osvf ea ?ss,
from Chester, !S. C.,en
pew* fc/zr 2fcftor Jfei? Davis i*». Oh«ici£e
ho fCEtunaJ cu:
oaiHpet,!,.. 'Citaiamtioornisg hotoclt breakfast Srisk
James Madjsoa Leach, ex-member or the United
States Congress, and one of the body who styled
themseives Confederate States Congress. Sir.
Lack was reported to be -strongly In favor of re
union.
In passing through Lektegton Davis was Intro
duced by Judge Freeman, of Mississippi!, who was
travelling with him, to Dr. Dunanbury, a native of
the place. The doctor Invited Pa7i3 J ; to tafeea
drink of apple brandy, and he did so. A brief con
versation ensued. Tho doctor remarked* **Mr
Davis, our cause Is lofit. 51 Davis replied, “ Our
cause may b« lost, but the principle for which wo
are contending will present itself at another time.
In another shape.”
He meant that there would yet be a .conflict be
tween the great agricultural Interest of the South
and the manufacturing and commercial interests
of the North and Northwest. The conversation
continuing, Dr. Dtiecnbury again observed—
“ The masses of the people of the South were not
prepared for self-government.”
To thatho replied by sajing—** Unfortunately it
was so.”
During the whole conversation Davis looked care
worn, fatigued, and dispirited. He complained of
suffering severely from neuralgia. Mr. Davis’
private secretory told a friend that one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars would . cover all the
specie they had with them. When Davis reached
Lexlrgton he sent two despatches, in cypher, to
WibDSboro, S. C* 2s is reported that one of the
despatches was Intended to be got to Kirby Smith,
ordering him cot to surrender. The other related
to arrangements fer the escape of Davis and pa#y
from the ooaat of Fiorina*
JEPJ?. DAVIS ON HANGING.
An officer of the United States army, whose au
thority in such a case we cannot question, gives the
of what he hoard Jeff, Davis say
just before the breaking cut of the war. We use his
words:
“ l heard Mr, Davis utter the following words in
a Southern town where he delivered an address in
November, 1850. I did not hear the whole speech,
only the words quoted, as I passed by the crowd of
listeners:
What! coerce a sovereign state! attempt to
deprive us of our most Inestimable rights!
I ‘ l Let Mr. Lincoln try it, or Mr. i >ouglas either,
and we will hang them higher than Hainan, and tho
only difference I should make would be that [hu.
moronsly] as Mr. Lincoln Is considerably taller
than Mr. Douglas, we should have to build hl3
gibbet [standing on Ms toes and reaching up his
and] a loecle higher than that for Douglas.’ ”
CmoiKKATi, May 18.—On the 3d Instant, Jeff
Davis, after dividing his specie among his staff and
personal escort, Informed those with him that they
must look out for their personal safety; and taking
a few trusty followers, lnoludlsg Benjamin and
Breckinridge, was attempting to reach the coast
When he was arrested. Davis was expected to reach
Nashvi’lb last night.
ailfS OP h.’lilLAF. TBHOS PH9M HABHISBUBa.
HAaaieBCBG, May 18.— The rebel Governor
Brown, of Georgia, passed through this city, In
Charge of a military guard, this morning, hound for
Washington.
It Is reported that Jeff. Davis will soon pass
through for alike destination. .
Cikcinkati, May IB.—Basil Duke and several
of Ms field officers hays surrendered to oar forces at
Augusta.
The Kentucky Legislature convened yesterday.
The House adopted a resolution directing the com
mittee on the condition of slavery to revise the
slave code of the State. A committee was appointed
to prepare resolutions In relaKoa to the assassina
tion of Mr. Lincoln.
-Despatches from NaßhvlUe say the rebel loaders,
Gatewood and Champ Ferguson, are committing
great depredations on tho defenceless people cf
East Tennessee, Large numbers or paroled prison
ers from Lee’s and Jcheston’B armies are travelling
through tho country, robbing and plundering gene
rally. '
Last night twenty-four hundred prisoners at
Camp Chase, Ohio, had taken the oath of allegiance,
and been discharged.
Arrest of Dr. Blackbnro.
his cmmu'aji attempt to iktboduob yei.i,ow
»BVBB INTO THE NORTH.
Moxtrejl, c, W., May 18.—Dr. Blaotuin, who
shipped infected clothing from Bermuda, was ar
rested to-day on a warrant irons Toronto for a breach
of the neutrality lews. '
Letter from Foote to Secretary Stanton.
MotTESAL, May 18.—Ex-Senator Foote pub
lishes a long letter, addressed to Secretary Stan
ton. He says he was ordered to leave the States
In forty-eight hours. He Is willing to go back
for trial . -
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THE ASSASSINS.
EHJUTH DAY OF TIIEIR TRIAL
Testimony Concerning the Primary
Workings of the Plot.
ATBERCTT’S CONDUCT BEFORE AND
AFTER THE MURDER.
How the Box in the Theatre was Prepared for the
Immolation of the President.
Arnold’s Complicity iu the Plot and
liis Cowardice.
THE PLOT TO BURR OUR MARINE AND
OUR CHIEF CITIES.
Documentary Proof and Recognition
of Davis’ Signature.
DB, MBJID AWARE OP THE PLOT TO MURDER
JBIiFUhE ITS CONSUMMATION,
G’Laughlia’s Intimacy with Booth,
Arnold, and Sirs. Suratt,
Washington, May 18.
The court, alter the evidence taken on Wednes
day had been read, took up the
TebtlDiouy of A. B. Beevc.
By the Judge Advocate: Q,. state where yon re
side. A. At Brooklyn, New York.
Ci. In what busiuess were you engaged In Mareh
lent 1 A- In the telegraph business.
Q.. Look at this cegpatoa end state what you
kn< wld regard to it. A. It was handed to moat
the St. Nicholas Hotel by J. Wilkes Booth, to be
sent to w&eilington.
Li. Win you read it 7 The witness read as fol
lows:
M New York, March 23,18G5.
nTo —— Wcichffian t Esq., 541 H street, Washington.
D. C :
11 Tell John to telegraph the number and street at
once. J. Booth,”
Q. That was J. Wilkes Booth? A. It was.
U. Was u seat ou the day of it? cate ? A. It was
sent on tho 23d of March to this city,
Uroff-osaiDmcd by Mr* Alkun: Q. How do yoa
Identify that telegram? A, I remember that he
signed tho name ot J. Booth,” instead of J. Wilkos
Booth, which was his full name.
Q., were any remarks made to yon by the man
who gave you that despatch at the time of his giving
It to you ? A. No, sir; I was busy at the time, but
In Bending It I noticed that the middle name was
left out. \
Q. Are you In the habit of keeping all despatches
sent ? A* Yes, sir.
By Judge Holt: Q.. Is this the original despatch ?
A* Yea, Sir*
By Mr. Aiken: Q. What sort of a looking person
gave you that despatch? A. If I saw his likeness I
cculQ tell.
tte-ixaroination of lewis Welch man.
By Judge Holt: Q,. Look at that telegram and
state whether you received it on the day ofits date.
A. loatnot say that 1 received it on the 23d of
March, but 1 received a telegram of the exact na
ture 01 this one.
q,. Who is the person referred to there as John?
A. Job® Suratt was JrtqueDtiy hailed John.
Cfc. Did you nob deliver the message to him? A.
I dvilve zed the message to him the same day.
Q,, W hat did he tay ? A. I questioned hue. a? to
what wae meant by the number and street; he re
plied to me, “Don't bo so damned toquisltivo.”
Q. See whether lUsrs the telegramyoa delivered?
A. If, is.
The witness by request of the Judge Advocate
-then read the telegram, which was a copy of the one
given above.
Q. Did jou know tho handwriting of Booth ? A.
. I have seen and could racogulzoins
‘■£,'2 -7 ‘
TiievntmuK was hem showsthe original telegram
purporting to have been written by Booth, ana said
“ That is hla hand writing.”
CL Stale whether os or about the 4th of March
lose ycu had an interview In yoar room with J.
Willies Booth, John SurattjOnd Bayne, the prisoner
at the bar? A, I will state that, os near as I can
recollect, it was alter tho 4th of Jft&roh, and tho
gectnft time that Fay he visited the house, when I
returned from my office one day, at half past four
.o’clock, end weal to my room ; l rang the bell for
Dan, the negro servant, ond In reply to an inquiry
wnich I addressed to him he toid me that “ Joan”
had ridden out at a»out half past two o’clock In the
ait©r*ioon witkeis others on horseback } on going
down stairs I found Mrs. Suratt -weeping bitterly,
&3d asked her what w&o the matter; she said to me,
“Go down and make the best of #ur dltmor, John
has gone away; a bout half past John Suratt
came home ana was very much lntoxioatou, iu fact
he rushed frantically into the room; he haa one of
Sharp’s small six-barrelled revolvers In his hand I
said, <l Jths, why are you so much exoltoa ?” ne
replied, ** I will shoot any man who comes into this
room; my hopes ara gone, and my prospects
blighted ; I want somethlag to do; you get me
a clerkship ?” the prisoner Payne came into tne
room j and about fifteen minutes afterwards Booth
came into the room, and was so much excited that he
walked frantically around the room several times
without noticing me; he had a whip In his hand;
the three then went up stairs Into the second story,
and they must have remained there together about
twenty minutes; subsequently, lasfcedfcurattwuere
he had left Payne; he said Payne had gone to Bal
timore; I asked him whore Booth had gone; he
said to New York; some two weeks afterwards,
Suratt, wten passing the Post Office, Inquired for
a letter under the name of James S curdy, and I
aekea him why a letter was sent to him under a
false Dame; ha eaid k© had particular reasons for it;
this muse have been two weeks Otter this affair—
before the 20ch of March; the letter was sigoed
'Woodard; the writer stated that he was at the Re
vere House, in New York; that he was looking for
scmetbing to do, , but would probably go to some
boardinghouse in Grand street; I think West
Grand street; this was the whole substance of the
letter.
q. Are you familiar with Booth’s handwriting or
Simply with his autograph ? A. I have seen his au
tograph at the notoJ, and have also seen his auto
graph at the house.
Q. Hero Is a note signed R. E. Watson, will - you
look at it and see whether that la Booth’s handwri
ting 1 A. No, sir; I would not recognize that as
Booth’s hancwritlng*
Q.. Wes there any remark made in their excited
conversation on the occasion of Which you have spo
ken as to wbtre they had all been riding ? A. No,
sir ; they were very guarded; Payne made no re
mark all; the only remarks made were the excited
sen arks by Suratt.
Q.. Suratt had been riding you say, and Booth had
a whip in bis hand ? A. Yes, sir.
q. lie appealed to have been with them also ? A,
Yes, sir; he was much excited. -
Cross-examined by Sir. Aiken: Q,. What time in
the day did you. meet Mr. Floyd on his way *:o
■Washington ? A. It must have been about 10
o’ctook Jn the morning.' -
Q. Did you hear any of the conversation that
pasted between him and Mrs. jsurast at that time?
A. No, elr ; I leaned back in my buggy, and Mrs.
Suiatt leaned siceways and whispered some words
In Mr, Floyd’s ear.
Q. Did she afterwards say anything to you as to
what her conversation was about ? A. No, sir; the
only conversation that I heard at that tlmo was be
tween her ana Mrs. Ofiett; she was talking about Mr.
Howell.
Question by Mr. Johnson: Q.. Was that at the
samo timet A. No, sir; it was after tao conversa
tion between Fioyd and herself.
Q,. it on the same spoil A. No, elr.
By Mr. Bwlng: Q. Do you recollect when it was
that Booth played Fescura, in the (( Apostate 1” A.
Yes; sir;, he played it that night; it must have
bees about the 24th of March.
: Q. Was it not the day before or the day after their
return from the ride that he played in the “Apos
tate”?. A. That I y cannot say; It must have been
after the 4th of March; tula man, Payne wa3;stop
ping at the bouse at the time, and when he oame to
the soubo he made some excuse to Mrs. Sar&tt, say
ing he would like to have been there before the 4th
of March, out could not get there; by that circum
stance I reoollect that it was after the ithof March;
whether it was before or alter the day that Booth
played Pescara I oan’fc say.
Q. Bid you go to aee that play t A. Yea, sir!
Booth sent complimentary tickets, at leaßt gave a
pass to Suratt for two, and he asked Suratt
whether he thought I WOUld go; Suratt said ha
thought not; when Suratt asked me I did go; the
pass was a written one, and the doorkeepe?at first
refused us admission. , ia , .
0. state whether tho affair of the ride-was before
or after Booth played in the A. To
tbe best ot my recollection it was before. .
XL. How long before? A. Weil, as near-as I can
recolieot, about two weeks before.
Q. You cannot Btate positively whethes-St was be*
fore or after the play in the u Apostate ?” A. X
would not like to state positively.
By Mr. E*kln: Q. How did you learn anything
with reference to the antecedents, of Mrs. Slater?
A. Through Mrs. Suratt herself.
CL, What did Mrs. Suratt tell.you? A. M?S. Su
raitstated to me that she came to the house in
comp any with this man Howe; thatshe was a North
Oarolini&n; I believe that she spoke French, and
thatsbe was a blockade-runner or bearer of dea
pal che&.
o. Where were you at the time Mrs. Suratt told
you this ? A. I was In the house, in the kitchen, or
at least in the dining-room.
Are yon certain beyond all doubt that Mrs. Suratt
evtr told you that Mrs. SlaUr was a blookado*run*
nor? A.Yee. sir.
Q Had you before that time ever seen Mrs.
Slater at the honae Qf Mrs. Suratt? A. I myself
e&w her only once; X learned she had been to the
house twice. . „ „
q, River mind what yon learned, you saw her
only once? A. Only onoe.
How long was eko tber.l A. Only an* nlgnt.
U- Did yen ffave any conversation wltn nor your
eeH 1 A. She drove ns to the door In a baggy ; the
bell rung, and Mis. Suratt told me to go oat and
take her trunk; theio was a yonng man In the
buggy with her: that was all the conversation I had
with her; she had her mask down—on&, of those
short masks that ladles wear. On being Interroga
ted by the Court as to the meaning of, the word
mask, the witness said that he Intended to signify a
yell of the ordinary description.
Cl- 'Was any one besides yourself present on the
occasion of this conversation 1 A. Not that I re
member.
Cl. On what day was that! A. It.was some time
in February; Ido not remember the;preclse day.
Q.'Dld you hear anything said about Mrs. Slater
afterwards 1 A. No. sir.
q. What was Mrs. Suyatt’s exact language In
giving lou this lnlormatlen 1 A. She said that this
woman was from North Carolina, and that If she
got North there would be no danger for her, bt
oanse. being French, she could immediately apply
to the French Consul; that was about the only
lannuoae 1 can remember.
By Mr.Desms a. W&9B Suratt KttttMO,
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 18:55.
to the house In a state of excitement did he tell you
the occasion ot his exoirement? A. No. sir; he
showed mo his pistol, and said he would shoot any
man who came into the room; T said to him, “ ,Toha,
why areyou so excited, why con’tyou Bottle down
like a sensible young man ?” he said “ My hopes
are vose, my prospects blighted—can you get me a
oierirtbip?” those tvera - tus precise word 3; I look
ed at Um, and thought he WBB fwlfeh.
Ci. You remarked that MTS* SHT&tt waS weflnlDg
bitterly ; did she state the cause of her grief? A*
She merely said go down and make the best you can
oi your dinner, that John had gone away; John,
when he returned, said to mo that ho haa on throe
p&ire o! drawers ; I thought from chat he was going
to take a Icmg ride. _
By Mr. E^kln: Q. By whom were you oalled
upon firstlujave your tetitimoviy in this case 1 A* I
Was called War Dai>artmM»t.
Q. By what member of the War Department?
A. I was coiled on by Judge Buruott.
Q, Were you arrested? A. I surrendered my
sofi up on Saturday morning at eight o’clock, to
Superintendent Rlchai ds, If tho Metropolitan po
lice force; I stated to bia* what I know of these
men, Ps.yne, Harold, Booth, vlsltiajr Mrs. Sa
ra: t-s; I stated aiso whitt I knew of Joha Suratt.
Cl. What was our object in doing this? A. My
object wca to Rislsfc the Government.
Ct* Were any threats ever made to you by any
officer of the Government, if you did not : give this
iuioinmtj-n ? A. iVot&taii.
Q,. Were any threats ever made to you by any
officer oi the Govetcmem ? A. Not at all; I read
In the papers that morning a description of the
areasrin oT Secretary S« ward; he was. dc -crlbod
as & man who wore a long gray coat; I had swa
Atzerott wearing a lo&g gray coat; I wont down
to Tenih street, and met a gentleman, to whom
I communicated my suspicions, and then wont
and delivered myself up to Superintendent Rich'
ardp, of tho Metropolitan police force, 1 and told
him where this mau Paine had beou stopping,
and p.1.'0 Atzerott and Harold; I was thou sent
to General Augur’s offije; after leaving, that
place, I met. a man who kept a stable at Thtr
leerth and Estreats, who scaled that a man Ua.d
been to his plaoo to hire a horse; he doscrloa.i
the men as being of small stature, having black
eyebrow?, and a kind ot a f mile on htt lace; he
the rsmewas Harold; I then went with ofilmr Me-
Dcvitt to Harold’s house, and urveuTeil photographs
Of himself and Booih; < fficer McDavitt procured a
photc graph of Suratt *, I related what I knew of Hv
void’s habit of riding through Maryland, and that
he had many there, and that the as-
SfcM &fri? would pTcbauly take their course ihroash
Maryland.
Q,. Did you ever say, previous to your surrender
ing yourself and going to tte office i f Ooi. Burnett,
thatyouwerefearfulofanarrest? A. I myself had
a great deal of lear. being iu the house where these
people were; 1 knew that I would bo brought into
pnbitc notice.
Q. I am not asking what you had to fearj but
What you said? t
Judge Bingham. You had better allow him to
answer in his own way.
As for concerned my cogniz&pfla or anything
wrong, I bod no fears at all: when I surrendered
myetif to the Government I surrendered myself
because 1 thought it to bo my duty; it whs hard for
zne to do so, situated as l was with rospact-to Mrs.
Suratt and family; but it was my duty, and as sach
I have Bince regarded it.
Q. Did you at any time during the year 1863 board
at & hotel oalled tte Reynolds House ? A I did, sir.
Q.. Did you btrooine acquainted there with a gen*
tit man who west by the nuae of Lfc. Marie ? A,
I will stato that In 1863 1 met .this* Lt. M»rie la
Maryland, at a village oalled Eiinnwowap ; he was
introduced to me by a clergyman, and was at that
time teaching school; ns spoke French English,
and Italian fluently, and his manners ware yon fas
cinating; he said then he had oome from Mon
treal, and that he bad been unfortunate to this
country, having lost Borne five or six . thousand dol
lars, the proceeds of a farm formerly owned by hftn
io Gan&da; he stated also that he came to New
York, embarked In a vessel to so to South America,
and thattbe vessel was captured and he was thrown
into Fort McHenry, from which place he was re*
leased through the agency or the French Consul;
the witness added that the person to whom he ro
ferred, becoming destitute of means* took a situa
tion on a Icrm ; that he (the witness) subsequently
met him, and finally promised to do.&il ho could for
him; t*o weeks alter retuiping to Glasbuig ho was
called upon by Lt. Mario.:
Judge Bingham then stated that there wacrno ne
cessity for u»y further explanation.
Q.. Did you pay bis board at the Reynolds House,
or become responsible for It?
Jadge Bingnam. I object to the question as being
a matter oi no consequence whether the witness did
or did not.
Q.. Did he state to you at any time that there was
no aristocracy at the North, and he wished to go
South?
judge Bingham. I object to that also, as it Is no
matter whether he did or did not.
Q.. Did he state to you that if-be could not got to
the South in any other way he would join a Fede
ral regiment and desert ?
Juoce Bingham. I object to that, too; he Is not a
witness here,
Q. Do you know whether Mr. Reynolds reported
eny of bis u Lt. Mario” treasonable talk or lan
guage at that time to’ the War Department ?
Judge Bingham.-! object .to that, tco, I would
like to know what it la Introduced for.
Mr. Aiken. It is introduced for the -purpose of
showing that the witcessbu the stand was a sympa
thizer with the Confederates'a/nd rebel?, and that
he assisted this man to get away to the South. I
Wff? have scvßietbJjns else to prove afterwards.
The President of the tlourc The tim* for our
usual recess has arrived; siio-court will now iftko &
reesre udUI two o’clock-
A racers was accordingly takeu;
Upon the recrEembllDg of the Court; the question
propounded by Mr. Eakmwoe again put,.and .TmUe
Bliigismsaid that ho objected io the quojtlon on tho
greund that It waa on immaterial-moetsii. that were
not In evidence, and should not be art roiled Iu thl3
manner. Of what coccera was'rit wha? Reynolds
jppasfrd. If the gentleman proposed to ackrthe wit-
B'ife.whether he ziimself was gniHyof opy treason
aid? pra<nle*3..iachod7 would oMpct to A-’: Tho ot>
j< often waa th«* sustained.- >
Mr. Bakin, icasicucb asthe Judga Advocate has
Informed US that he Will &0t object nr any questions
test may bo allied the witness wUhrStpaci, terkts
ewa conduct, I will address a. few interrogatories to
that effect.
Q,. Did you give notice to Lieut. Manwthnt he
would probably be arrested by the Govemument ?
A. No, sir; I hud no time to give such notice*
Xiifut. Mario roce one morning early, and Ifcft; he
afterwards enlisted In a Delaware rcgfcteut. wid
was taken prisoner xnd lodgou in Castle Tnunder.
Q, Are you a clerk in the War Department ? A.
Ihavobren.
Q,. Did you, while a clerk In the War* Depart
meat, agree to communicate to any of the prisoners'
at ths) tar any JnfoTEß&tioii you might obtain from
that Department i a. No, sir.
Q, Are you acquainted With Mr. H©WOiS? ; 'A» I
have met film at Mrs. Suratt’s house.
Q.. "What was Howell’s first name 1 A. TFlfien he
Was at the house he gave the name of spaced?; : he
refused to give me. his right came at tee house} T
afterwards learned from John Suratt that his name
was Augustus Howell.
Q,. 'Were you intimate with him? A I Wro-intro
duced to him; I rever had any conversation wifcfi
him : on the contrary, I said to Captain Gleaeom of .
the War Department, “ Captain, ther-tf Is a tlock- :
adc-runner at our house, shall I glvo him l*
agitated the question for three days, hut I thought
It might b© the only time that the man mlghv be
there, and I let him go.
Q.. Did you over have any conversation with
Howell In relation to *oing South yourself 1 A.- !•:
told him that I would like to go South; that I had
been a student of divinity, ana would Ufce to fcedn
Richmond for tbo purpose of cantlaulng my studies.-
Q,, Did he offer to roakoany arraugemeato 1a
Richmond with a view to getting you a place there 1
A. No, sir. i
By Mr. Olampitt: Q. Was it your desire to go
to Biohmond for the purpose of continuing your
Theological studies ? A. Yes, sir.
Q, For what reason? [Objected to.]
By Mr. Rabin: Q. While you were in the War«
Department did this man, Howell, teach you-a
cipher? A. Yes, sir; he shewed me- an alphabet.
Q. What was the purpose of Ms teaching you the
cipher? A. He stated no particular purpose.
Q.. Was It not for the purpose of corresponding
with you from Richmond ? A. No, sir; he made so
arrangement for corresponding; the cipher alpha*
bet was in my box, audno doubt was found there-;.
I once wrote a poem of Doneibllow’s in this cipher,
and that is the only use 2 made of It; I showed the .
poem written in that cipher to Mr. Cruikshank, of
the War Department.
Q,. Is that ail the use you ever mad© of the cipher?
A. Yes, sir \ I never had a word of corrcpondonco
with Howell; and never saw him the second time
until I saw him in prison.
.Q,- Was any objection over made by any of these
prisoners at the bar to your being present at their '
conversations?. A. Not any that I heard but they
always withdrew themselves; whom Suratt wae 3q
the parlor he would oenverse with me for about five
minutes on general topics, and he would then gi7e
Booth a zmdge, or Booth would give him a nudge,
and they would go and sit up stairs for two or three
hours; I never had a word of private conversa
tion with them which I would not like the world to
hear.
Cl. Did Howell give you the key to that .cipher ? *
A. Ho snowed me the oiphir or alphabet anyhow to
use it-
Q. He taughtyou it did he not? A. I made-no use
of » whatever except on tnat particular- occasion
when I showed it to Mr; CrulcksUank.
Q., That was not an answer to my questmen.;, he
taught you the elpber, old he -not? A, Well,
yes, sir. .
Cl, Now, according to the best of your recoiled*
tios, bow soon was that aftor his return from Rich--
mono ? A. He had returned from New .York, and
he did not tell me when he had returned frooivHtefip
mond, because it was the first and only time I ever
f&w the man in my life; ho was woll acquainted
with Mrs. Suratt, and his nickname around the.
house was Spencer; he had been at the house A-day
or day and half before I mot'hlm,
Q. Did he tell you that that was the cipher used
In Richmond ? A. No, sir.
Q.. You stated that the prisoners we?9vfreehand
unreserved in their conversa-tien while =in your pre
sence ? A. They spoke In my presence on general l
topics, and so on; they never spoke to me of tfiair
private business.
Q. Do we understand you as stating,to the .court*
that in &U your conversations with tuem. yoa never
learned of any Intended treasonable; act or coo-'
spiracy of theirs? A. I never did; b would, hast ,
been the last man In tbo world to have surgeon j
John Suratt, my schoolmate.and companion, ot IT 0
murd«r of the President of the IlMbea States* 7 "
Q- You stole that vour suspicions were arose &&
at one time by something you saw&t Mrs, &U&V
A. My suspicions were aroused-by. John, - fl tC
and by this men Payne and Booth, coming- to /
house ; my suspicions were ag&2a.arouse& b,y
frequent private conversatlon, f hy seeing Bay* }e
Smatt with Bowie-knives, andrby finoicft a mous.
tache in my room. 4UW .“ 3
Q.' Your suspicions were net aroused, t&i „ bT , thft
fact of Suratt having on throe pairs of ds»- y £
1 thought he was going to take a long tf de in the
country, and perhaps he woe going Scutf L
Q,, Then, as your suspicions' were a* ftll
these different occasions; aad.you had' reason to be
lieve that there was something in tkA * f inrt Hmt- 0 w«
improper, did you communicate yo?a> .
ifcfwM Department 1 A. IVljboL,]- aSe P Iw??LOT
or a fixed M flefiLlte character; 153 a ™“T« r «
they intended to do; I made a ooaj3-
<Heason,;of the War . nd t o Mhlm P thit
Booth was a Ec-ciet Bympath.hr . j mentioned
snatohes of conversation X had t , ea Ja 9a .,i t 0
him, “ Captain, what do you itJ fl k or wo
even talked over rvhat they no' “nt nosalblv he ai
: whether they conld ba bsad- eTB of despatches or
blockade-rnnnera; at one tltr ie r gawlnthe naner
the capture or President Id* dlscS,
aC< h* m , “ Captain, do you think any party
ShedladdaS^^ a tLa M
of March '&£!&£!£
merely a easnal Sltl IS* 1 “
remirk.°d ti“cSpt“e / aftM bor?ib»k Hde f I
d -■JbMon that Suratt had come
hld faued. " I '* l what ttey had been after
r»otnra > orth?Pw rlo conneot the matter of the
newel”t.er l wltß jaldo^>°r *Mch you read in the
Bingham
pfctlo'n wafer j 6 tin«h tettal Bnd lrra ? avallt ' »• 0l "
The'.' J ou *“tlmate personal relations
- V B0 ?!? at “» hart A. Not Intimate
I. 1 t i l ® m “h/* 1 ! because they hoarded
*v?* hour©; I met Atzerctt. and was to
the theatre with him; I looked upon Llm, as did
every one in tko house, as a good-hearted eoantry-
Q;. But you were a sohoolmate with John Surattm
A-’ John Lfid be«n n.y companion for seven years.
: Q- Did you stlU profess to be a friend of fits when
you gave tu® lnforcaation mat jou ,did totfi« War
« A. I wojj ius frltud; buti wbtfl U 7
suspicions as to the danger of the Government were
aroused, I preferred the Government to John S
urat?; I did net know what he waß contemplating ;
hesald be was gGlsg to engage In cotton specula*
tibhs and in the oil business.
Q,. You did net know what he was contemplating;
why then did you forfeit your friendship to him ? A-
I never forfeited my friendship; he forfeited his
friendohip to me.
Q.. How so; by engaging In cotton speculations ?
A* No, alp, bypiaolng me is the position in which
lam now; 1 thick of the two I was more a friend
to him than he was to me.
By Mr. Ewing; Q.. You spoke of reading a pub-
Ucatlon in the Tribnve t of March 19th. referring to
a plot to capture tho President ? A. Yes, sir.
U. Can you not, by connecting that circumstance
with tho ride which these parties had in the coun-
Irv, fix moTe definitely the time of that ride—
whether before or after tho date of that publica
tion ? A. I think it was after It; I would also state
that I saw in the Washington Republican a state
ment concerning a contemplated assassination of
President Lincoln, and Suratt once made a remark
to me that it be eucceedrd In his cotton speculation
Ets country would.-lose him forever, aa»d fcig name
would £0 down to'posterity forever green,
Q. You think, then, that this occasion* when thoy
appeared to have come In from a jrtrie la the coun
try, was &oer March 19-. h ? A. Yoa, sir.
Q.. Was yom remark to Oapt. Gleason respecting
the probable capture of the Prebide&t in<*de after
the ride 1 A. sir; 1 said to Capt. Gleason that
myUoiiou?, Incomprehensible business had
failed, and I added, “Let us think over what it
could have been wo mentioned a variety of
things, even the breaking open of the Old Capitol
prifon; I would mention that after that ride my'
suspicions were not so much aroused as before It,
because neither Payee cot- Atzerott hod been at the
houßesince; the only oce of them who visited tho
house was the man Booth,
CL Have you ever saen the prisoner Arnold?* A.
No* &ir.
Q. Did you first meet the prisoner. Dr. Samuel
Mudd, on Seventh Bfrcei, opposite the Oad Fellows 1
Hail? A, 1 did.
The witness further testified that Mrs. Suratt
lived in the houßO ou H street, next to the corner of
Sixth; and that the point on Seventh street at
which t-o mot Dr. Muddwas not in a direct route
from the Feontyivanla House or the National Hotel
to Mrs. Suran’s. - •
Be (fsamiKation of John Green&WaU.
By the Judge Advocate: Q,. Iu describing the poorly
diet ed mau who called at your hi use with Afre
rou, on. vhG morning of the 15<h of April, you said
that fcln hair was black; but oai-tcd to state the
color of his board and moustache; state It now.
A. Their color was dark.
Ti svimoiiy of Walker (colored}*
By ttyoAudge AdVoeat*: Q. State whether or not
on tfie x4th or April la«t you were living at the
Pennsylvania House, in this city, and your business
there. A. I was itvlug there; I was twelve
months there April last; my business
was to make fires, carry water, &o.
Q. Slate whether ornot you ever saw the prisoner,
Atzerott* at that house, and under what olroam-
Lumstancos ? A. He came there about 2 o’clock on
Ihe morning oi the 15th of April, and left between &
&&rt 6 o’clock m the morning.
Q,. Did he come there on foot or on horseback ?
A. The first time he came on horseback, and I held
the horse ior him at the door,
CL Whaii hour was that? A. It was between 12
and l G’clc.ek, 1 believe.
Q. v/h&t aid ho do while you were holding bis
bo? st? A. He went into the bar: Ido not know
what ho done there; he came out again, and asked
me to get Lima piece of ewUchy-whlohldid, when
herodeeff.
Q,. Did you notice whether be had arms with him?
A. I did not notice what ho had: I did not see any
thing.
Q., When he oamo back at 2 o’clock was be on foot
or on horseback ? A. On loot; I was laying down,
and rose and let him is.
(£. Did he have a room ? A, He desired to go to
No. 52; I told him it was taken up; he stopped in
NO- 63.-.
U.' At what hour did ho .leave on that morning ?
A. Between 5 and. 6 o’clock.
,Q. Where did yoa see him at that hour 7 A, I
went lor a hack fora lady, who was going in the
6.15 train, and, when I was returning, I overtook
him, as he was walking along slowly; he made no
remark to me.
Q,. Di«? you see another man who stopped there
that eight 1 A. He left in the morning, about four
or five minutes before Atzerott, having stopped in
the same room; be bad no bairgage.
Q,. Do you remember hif appearance ? A. When
he camo in it was. dark, the gas being pretty low;
he seFmed to have, on dark clothes and wore a
slouched bat; ho went to his room immediately,
having paid for It iu. advance.
Q. will you louk at the prisoners at the bar, and
see If any of them resemble this man ? A. I cannot
say, sir.
The cross-examination of this witness elicited m>
new points of interest. He testified that the horse
used by Atzerott on the night In question waa ap
parently a small light bay uoree. He had seen At
zerott have a belt containing a pistol and knife
some four or five dayft before the assassination, but
could not identify the weapons. He aid not see any
weapons on Aizerott ou the night of the l-lsh, or
the morning of the 15th. Atz&roit bad no conver
sation with the man by whom he was aocompaniod
at the time.
Testimony of William Clemiento,
By' Judge Holt: Q,. Look at that kui?a, (the knife
supposed to have been thrown away by Atzerott on
the night'Of tho assacrination.) and say ff you-ever
bad it- is your hand before? A. Yes; on passing
downFstTßfit OS tllO more lug after tte assasrim
t?on, on the south ske of the street, between Eikath
ai ; t! Ninth! I saw a colored man pick up fi9m v >i&iag
from the gutter, about ton feet from me; as I came
up, I asked him wh&t It was. and he gave the knife
to me; a lady spoke to me from tne
l window, and she saw the knife In the gutter, - an?
gent thouolorcd man down to get It; I took it, and
gave It to the chief of police; tbts w&s on the £&-
••'Ufrday lEoradcg of the assassination. ,
Urose-f.x&Tr inert by Mr. Do.- ter: Q.-. What time in
-Th* mores***' -a. Awut rix o'clock.
n Q. vVhereab'jnta precise!? on F strset was It? A,_
Ir. nent oi ureaser’s house; It lay as If It had’been
Thrown wcber tho carrlage-step.
Examination of J. 8. HcYhail.
By Judge Holt: Q,. State whether or not you had
& conversation with Atzerott in prison, to which he
said os tho sight of the assassination of tee Presi
dent ho. had thrown his knife away in the streets of
Wfeelticgtozh (Question objected to by Mr. Doster
on ike ground that the confession of the witness
was under duress, j
Cf. Lnder whateirourostances was the statement
mauetovou? A. I received In formation that he
(jreired to see zne, and I went to see him - according
ly ; I found him to a cell m prison in irons.
Mr. Dostbr argued that the condition of the pri
soner was such as to intimidate him, and to make
Ola cos !*sr-ion under such circumstances Improper
to be given as evidcace, and cited many atituoricics
to sustain Ms objections.
The witness staled that he w&s Provost General
of the State of Maryland, which fact Atzerott knew.
Wilutpg further stated that a brothoMuriaw of Atr
■**4rott was on hiaforcr, and a brctheil was tempora
rily on bis.fores also. Both of them repeatedly de
sired the%itoe£S to see Mz»rott, and he-west chore
with the permission of tho Secretary of War, sim
ply at their instance. The prisoner waa in Irons
and had no cover over his face or The objec
tion of the counsel was not sustained by the .
Witness then answered the question askod in the
fjriTtmtlve, - • - ,
Oroßs-esamined by Mr. Doatcr.—Q, That was ail
hopartd? A. I did not say that; ! answered the
qnsHton, yes.
Qi- Did ho describe the knife or natne.the place
where he threw it away ? He said*- he. threw It
away, just above .the Herndon Hceae, which is oa
the corner of Ninth and F streets. - .
Cf. Did he alto say where his pistol waa t A. He
stated that it was at Matthews & Co., Georgetown,
In possession cf a yosuur man nv.moi .Oaldwell.
<i. IMd ho ?tate how ,’ue got it there 1 A. He said
'he wept there and rxowed *ioon the pistol on
Saturday morning, Ap rli 16th. . .
Cf. Did the prisoner- mention to you a certain
Ci-tU containing a plf ,toi and bowie knife, and of
ohaugiug it in the E irkwood House, and U so, did
ho state who it boionp ;ed tc ? A. Ho stated that the
coat at the hotel bole -inzed to Hamid. a
10r. G. Stone, oou’ isel for Harold, la a very-loud
voice, exclaimed; 11 I object to that testimony.”
[Laughter.]
jrgg&lzaeny or lieutenant W, B, l£ccn.
By Judge HoltQ,. < r fi<l you pass tbs nignt of tfie
Htfidf Ap?1l at t to Pennsylvania House, in this
city? A. I did.
Q. Did you sec Atz&rott at tbo House that nfgkt ?
A. I aw* r ~ '
Q.. trader wfia’ i ciTCumstances did you ace aim?
A. ie liofccl about four o’ciockoa Satur
day morning; b/ i was in bed when I arrived in ulS
room > I asked. • Mm whether ho had heard of the.
murder of the P resident; he raid yos, and remarks!
what an awlti i thing it was; after that I went to
bed, and whe a. I awoke, about seven o’clock, ho
was gone. /
(£. Did yon see his arms ? A. Not there; when
he occupied* oom No. 511 saw him hove a knife and
revolver, j
Q. How P ong before the aseafislaatton? A. I
thlßk It w&l'. the Sunday before, or SauUay a week;
I could no' t be positive; the bowie-knife had ft
sheath. {i\ knife was shown to witness-] I could
not swear' that was the knife, but it was a knife
about tfcar t size.
Q.. Stat o under what circumstances ycu saw the
arms? / He went out and left toe knife on his
bed; Ito ok It and put it under my pillow; when he
casein he asked, kS Xiuke> did you see my knife?”
he said te wanted that, and remarked, “If one
I xi 'll have the otherl- handed it to him,
and hi i won tout.
7 xnd. ho havo a pistol ? A. Yes, he always oar*
Ned.* .fcat around Ms waist* ‘ ,
Of by Mr. Doster s Cl- Did yon know
the - prisoner Atherott before you met him at the
f'W House ? A'* Yes, sir.
f l. Did you speak about the assassination of the
3ft eside&t itnxnedl&telyjc& going into the room that
a oMjyfig? A. No, he was lu bed-when I came,right
v pposite, and It was some five or ten minutes before
/ X spoke, to him. . .. ...
Q.kDid he say anything more than that it was an
av fot thing 1. A.l believe that is all,
Q. Wo3 be undressed? A. He was In bed; Ido
not know whether he was undressed or not.
Cl. You mention the prisoner calling you Duke;
were'?o£ on l&tiznate terms with him? A. Yes;
that was the only name I ever heard him call me.
Q. Did votue* him after this affair ? A. No, sir.
q. \yhen ha said that if this failed the other
vcculd not, what else aid he say 1 A. I do not koow;
this was a week or ten days before the assassination.
Q,. At tbo time ycu heard the words had you boon
foinkirg with the prisoner? Yes; wo had two or
three drinks while wo were lying & bed.
q, Were these remarks made after these drinks ?
A. Yes.
Q. Wbftt kina of a rinks were those 1 A. Whisky
cocktails, I believe.
- CL. Do yen remember anything else that was said
la that Interview 1 No; that was about all,
leslimony of Wohlilngloa Briscoe,
By Judge Holt: Q,. On the night of the 14th of
April did you geo the prisoner, Atzerott, and if so at
what hour? A. I did see Mm; he got into the
street car at sixth street, and rode towards tho
ravy yard ; it was between half-past eleven and
twelve o’olncli.
Ct. What did he say ? A, He did not recognise
me at all; after awhile hashed him if he hod heard
of the news; ho said he had; ho then asked me to
let him sleep In the store with mo.
Q> "Where was your store 1 A. Down at the navy
yard si told him I could not let him sloop there.
Q,. what was Me manner 1 A< He seemed to be
excited.
Q. Did he urge you, or seem to to very anxious to
sleep with you 1 A. Yes; he asked me three
times,
Q, What became ef Mm? A. He rode down as
far as I old, got out when I did, and ?.a**kedjne
again; the gentleman with me Old not Invite him'
to stop, and of course I had no right to do so.
Q. How long had you known him? A, Som© se
ven or eight years, 4 ■
Q,. Did he then express his determination to go
anywhereelse? A. He said be was going hack to
what was formerly the “Kiramel 51 Houso, now the
» Pennsylvania” House, to O street,
Orosfrcxamlned by Mr. DOStor: Q. Did you no
tice the precise time when you met Atzerottthat
evening f A, No; but I think it was about half
bast eleven or twelve o’clock.
Q,. What time was it when he left you that eve-
Mug, as near as you can tell? A. Near 12 otelock;
he stepped at the corner of J and Garrison streets,
near tee navy yard, to wait until a car came back.
d» What was Mb manner; did he appear to be
disturbed? a. I judged from Ms manner that he
was a little excited.
,Q,« Had he been drinking? A. X hardly know;
Idid not notice particularly.
TeMlmonyofßov. Br.W.H. Byder.
Examined by Jud(M Holt: ft. State yirar rest
deuce and profession t A. I reside in Ohw&go, and
am a clergyman. .
ft. state,whether you recently mpAe a visit late
Jilchmord, and at what time? a. I iefcOahng i
on ike 9th of April, and arrived in Riomnond on tne
14th, where I remained until the 2Ut.
Q.. While there, did you find In the Capitol the
archives of the so-calloa Confederate Stales, and i
so, iu what condition ? A. I did. They were prety
generally cohlused, and scattered about on tuo
floor.
Q,. Did you, In common with others, pick up pa
per« from the floor ? A. Yes.
Cf. State whether the paper you now hold In your
rand was ptekod up to the capital at Rtchmoud un
der the circuit)stances you mention? a, Yes; i
picked Hup either to the building or immediately
uncut the building, or it was handed to xue by Borne
ope who picked it up in tbe rubbish about the room;
there were one or two persons with, me; they were
Stooptog down, and when they found anything of
importance, they would pick it up and preserve it;
in toice instances the orderly who was in attend
ance would hand me something, and I would put It
to my pocket; having thuß collected quite a number
ol things, ttoy were thrown into a common recepta
cle and put up in a box and forwarded to Chicago;
this was one oi the papers found.
The paper referred to wes read by the Judge Ad
vocate, »e lcilowa:
, „ „ ** RtoHMonu, Feb. 11.1865.
M ms Excellency JcJTcreon Davis, President u, S. A,:
u When Senator Johnson, of Mlasoari, and my
self waited upon you, gome days since, la rela
tion to the projebt of annoying end harrasstog
the enemy by means of tmrniog their ship
ping, towns, eta., etc, there were several ru
marks made by you upon the subject thvt
1 was not fully prepared to answer, bat which,
upon subsequent conference with parties pro
posing the enterprise, 1 find cannot apply as
objections to the scheme. First, the oomoudtlble
material consists of several preparations, and not
pc e alone, and can be used without exposing the
party using them to the least danger of detection
WLaiever- The preparations arc not iu tirs hands
ot Mr. Daniel, but are in the hands of Professor
McCullough, and are known but to him and
other party, as 1 understand. Second, there
no itccßtiiy for se&diog persons in the mili
tary service into the enemy’s-country, but the
work may be done by agenta, and, in most cases,,
by pereox.B Ignorant oi the facts, and therefore
Innocent agents. I hive seen enough of tho oifec'.s
that can be produced to satisfy me that to most
caecs, without any danger to the parties engaged,
and to others but very slight, that: First. We can
first burn every vessel that leaves a foreign port for
the United Si&teß. Second We can uum every
transport that leaves the harbor of New York or
other Northern ports with supplies for the armies
of the enemy In tho Scuta. Third. Barn every tram
post find ganboet oc tne Mississippi river, as well
&s Uevatuue the country of the enemy, and ha
his people with terror and 'a. lam not
alone U this opinion, but many other gentlemen
are as fully and thoroughly impressed with the
conviction as I am. 1 betieve we have the means
at our command, If promptly appropriated and
energetically applied, to demoralize the Northern
people in a very short time. I\r the purpose oi
s&ti&lyiiigyour mind upon tho subject, x respoco
fully but earnestly request that you will have an
Interview with General Harris, formerly a mem
ber ol Congress from Missouri, who* I- trink, is
able, by conclusive proofs, to convince you that
what 1 have suggested Is perfectly feasible and
practicable. The deep interest I led for the buo<
ct’fg of oar cause In this struggle, and the con
viction of the importance of availing ourselves of
ovory element of defence, must be my excuse for
wrl’icg you, and requesting you to invite General
Harris to see you. If you should see proper to do
so, please signify to me the time when it will be
convenient lor you to sec him.
I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. S. o’La.hm.
On the back or the letter are two eud«ws< meats,
tbe fim being “Hon. W, S. Q’Ldim, Richmond,
February 12, i»SS. iu relation to plans and means
of burnisg the enemy’s shipping, &o. Prepara
tions are to tho flaccid oi Pzofeesor McCullough,
and are known to only o&e party. He asks the
President to hawp&n Interview with General Har
ris. formerly M. O. from Missouri, oa the subject.”
The oihetf is, “Tbe Secretary of Stato, at hia oon>
vei/ience, will please see General Harris, end leavn
what plun he has for overcoming the difficulty here,
tofore experienced. J, 1). 20th Fenxunry, 1865.
Received February 17, 1865 ”
Yefitimuiiyof John Potts.
Examined by Judge Holt: Q.. State your occupa
tion- A. I&m older cleric in the War Department,
and have been bo ior twenty years.
QAre you perlectly familiar with the flafid-
Writtou of Jefferson Davis ? A. I am.
Q, Look on the endorsements signed J. D., and
see If it is in his handwriiicg. a. In my belief,
it I*.
Testimony of Nathan Biee,
Examined by Judge Holt: Q. State if you are
acquainted with tbe handwriting of Jefferson Da
vis ? A. I am; while he was Secretary of War I
had to sign requisitions, and of course his hand
writing eame before me every day.
Q,. Look at the latter just read, and see If the en
dorsement Is to the hanuwrittag of Jefferson Davis ?
A. 1 BhcuW thiuk it was.
(l- Ycu had ample opportunity of becoming ac*
onalated with his handwritten ? A. Yes; I would
generally have from ten to twenty-five signatures
before me every day, sometimes signed in my pre
sence.
Vesflinony of Ben. Josfeua T. Owen*
Examined by Jud-j-e Holt: Q.. l)o you know Pro
fegtor McCullough? A. I haver known a sestto.
man who has been designated as Professor MoUul*
leugh. Dsupposb, for twenty years; he was profes
sor of chemistry at Princeton Ooliesre, and profes
sor of mathematics at Jeffb?sonoc*Jege, in Penn
evtoauia, where J- graduated, about 1839 or 1840; if
my recollection Ferre* m© right be was an assayor
ar ibe Mint is Philadelphia.
Q. DJ you know where he has brva daring the
rebellion: ? A. He has been in Richmond In the
service cf the Confederates; T may say his father
was one of the Comptrollers to Washington; his
name was Hugh; thr same name as the present
SeereteiT'Ofthe-Treasury*
Q,. Did -he have s>me distinction as a.chota!st?
A. Yc-s, ho was perhaps more dhttagaished as a
! chemist ihhn any other way.
• CF Was tt to that capacity th&t he waß OTiployed
to ree Conleuerate service, as you understood? A.
I do not inow,
Oerreral Hunter hero remarked, durtogrhls expe
dition Up th? valley he*received a letter from CttO-
Cuiloch, to which he sotted th&t-Ae had been only
a captai n during- the whole war, and that he was
anxious ior promotion. '
The Judge Advocate General remarked thfrletter
it??li wt ulo be desirable to go on record as a part of
the history of tbe transaction.
General Hunter said ho had given the loiter to a
b?other»in-law, at Frinoeton, and that he .would
saraMbr it. •»
TtstimoDj? of Abram B. OHa»
By Judge Holt: Q> State whechar or not, on ttie
morning or tlie 15ta of April, you visited Ford’s
Thea ire, and inspected what f Js known as the Fre-
a. X WBB engaged on the 15th. in
taklDg the depositions of several -witnesses; on Son*
day 100 ieth 1 vUlted the theatre.
q, State the examination which -yon made and
the condition to which you found the President’s box,
doonyeto. A. The first incident to atten
tion vras called was the Incision in tho wall prepared
to receive a brace, the other ead oi which was to
rest on the handls of the door 5 the brace itself was
not there 5 1 refer to the door acrosa Iho passage
leading to the box; it crosses Id at an angle with the
waU, and a brace fitting against the w&U and press-.
tog against the door would fasten the door very se
curely*, I looked for the remains of the plastering
that had been out from the wall la making the inci
sion, but s.B fas as X could discern, they had all been
removed*, it was said to me that the pistol was
discharged through-the .panel of the doorthe
entrance to this passage Is somewhat dark
I procured a light and examined very carefully
the hole through the door I discovered ftt
cncc that that hole had been made by some
small instruments first, and cat out by some
sharp instrument like a penknife 5 I thought
I remarked the evidence of a sharp knife used In
oie&rina out every obstacle to looking through the
door j iHfccn discovered that the clasp whlchfastened
the first door lor the box was made wita a movable
partition,to be used as boxes,and therofore
with H-rioors 5.1 Bay that the upper screw holding the
clasp bad been loosened in such a way that when
the door was locked, by putting my forfiag«r
aaalnsc it, X oould open the door; I desired to ascer
tain *.he vxiiCt position of the JPresideni’B chair, and
lor that purpose procured Miss Harris to accompany
me. having understood sho was in the bos on that
occasion; she located the chair as nearly as she
rscolleoted where it was placed on the evening,
and in seating myself In the chair, and closing that
door, a person could place his ©ye near the hole, anu
itwouln be about mlaway from the baseofthe crown $
1 directed mylrqairles to ascertain the precise time
of tfco 'occurrence, as there was some uncertainty as
to whether the attack on Mr. Seward, and the as
sassination of the President, was by one or more
■ persons.
Q. DM yon sae the bar that hail been placed
0 "aloft the door, or had it bean removed! A. It
bad been removed by some one; you could see the
Indentation in the panel of the door where the braes
bad been put In very well; it web qu'.'.e perceptible
where the brace had been; a braced!xeo in the wall,
and placed against the panel of the door, would
have been very diffioultto remove from the outside;
I don’t think It could have been removed without
breaking the door; in faot, the more pressure that
was mace on the door the more secure it would be.
G. Did the bole bear evidence of having been re
cently made IA. Yes, it was a freshly-out hole—
aa fresh, apparently, as if It bad been made that in-
St £?. t ’can yon describe the chair in which the Presi
dent sat? A. It was a large high-back obair—an
arm-chair, standing on oaßtors; I thought I oould
discern where his head rested, and, although the
covering itself was red, the marks oi several dropl
of blood cohid be seen.
Oioßs-eaamined by Mr, Doster: ef. Will you
state whether the civil courts or this District are
Euppcsed to sit by oensent of, and to earryoutthe
will of Lieutenant General Grant. A. I really do
not know of any one who supposes that; at leasthe
has given me no lnlbrmatlon on the subjeot.
A panto of a minute or two here ooourretl, during
which the members of the court conversed with
each other in a low tone. Mr. Doster satd, “As
there seems to bo considerable objection to the (idea
tion, I desire to state why It was asked.”
Tho president o! the court said—' 11 No objection
was made to the question, and It has been answered,
and no explanation is, therofore, necessary.”
ge Examination or Major Kntlibun.
By Judge Holt: a. Did you go to the outside
door after the Bbot had been fired m the President’s
box, and exemlne how it was closed ! A. I did, for
the purpose of calling medloai aid.
(i Ih w bat condition did you find it 1 A. I found
the door boned, so that people who were knocking
or. the outside OOUld not get in.
Q. Did you make an attempt to remove t&O bar 1
A. I did remove It, with difficulty.
Q., was that after you had received a stab from
theafsaEsint A. It was.
Q- Ib that (bar exhibited to witness) blood on
the bsr from your arm 1 A. I am not able to say,
but my wound was blooding freely at the time.
Q,. In what condition did you find the bar 1 A, It
appeared to bo resting against the moulding of the
( cor, and I think it oould not have been loosened
tut by any pushing from the outside.
(J. Did you notice the ohair on whloh the Presi
dent sat in particular! A. I did not, except that it
was a large, easy chair, covered with damask elotu.
o, Do you not know whether it had rockers or
net? A. My impiesslon is that it had.
Q,, Is that the bar the door was closed with t A.
lam not able to say whether it is or not; my lm
ptession is that It was a different piece of wood.
Testimony of Isaac Isqnelt,
By Judge Holt: Q. Did you find that bar in
Ford’s Theatre, and if so under what olroumstanoes,
tusd when 1 A. After we had oarrled the President
out, I went to the box with several others ; this bar
war lying on tbe floor inside the first door going to
the box ; I took it up, and stood about there for
some time, and took it home with me.
Cl. There has been a piece sawed off j do you
know anything in reference to that 1 A. Yea ;
there was an officer stopping at the house whero 1
was boarding, Who wanted a piece ef the bar
to take away with him, and it WAS sawed off,
but he did not finally taka it away, ;
Q. Are the spots of blood upon it t A. Yes, they
were fresh at that time.
Be-JExamlnation of Joe I.emmons, col’d.
By Judge Holt: Q,. Did you see persons engaged
In decorating the President’s box on the afternoon
of the day ef the murder 1 A. Yes; Mr. Harry
Ford and another gentleman, I do not know his
name exactly, were up there fixing It; Mr. Ford
told me to go over to his room and get a rocking
chair, bring it down, and put it in the President's
box; I done so; I carried the obair Into the Presi
dent’s box, set it down and went away; that Is all I
know.
Q, Had it been there before! A. Not this season.
Q. Whs the back of this ohair you brought down,
high or low] A. A high-backed cushioned ohair.
d. Did you see the prisoner, Edward Spangler,
9Bthe«goaetyAt &, Then wu nffoqe la thereout
FOUR CENTS.
Harry Ford andtlis other gentleman, who had bade
fixing it, ard started to come down.
Q. Was Spangler on tfce stage that evening T A.
Tee; be was obliged to be there all the time; he
worked there altogether, the Bamo as 1 did; ho had
nothing to call him away, excepting when ho went
to his boarding house; he was not thereon the
Stage when the chair was carried into the bos.
Gross-examination by Mr. q, Yon did
not see Mr. Spangler on the stage, did yon ?• A.
No; I did not notice him parttenl&rly; £ had been
there fo Jong I hardly ever noticed gentlemen so
particularly.
Cl. Ahd you do hot know but What he might have
had sonsetbingto call htm away just that time ?
A No, sir; Ido not.
q. Who was this other gentleman in the box with
Harry Ford l A. I may be mistakes, bat I think his
some is Buckingham.
q, Was he employed about the theatre? A. He
stayed there at night for to take tickets; he was a
cooikeeper in front of the house; £ think he was
belplsgHnrry Ford to fix the private box.
Q. At what heur in the evening? A. A little
slur three o’clock; £ should th*nk It might have
been later or footer; I had been out in tho city
taking bills around; L was about going on the fly ;
£ took my meals wherever £ could, and when he
ofilled me I set down my meal and went and got the
chstr, •
q. Did you see Spangler as y&tt went to the box
at all ? A. No ; not when £ went to tho box, nor
when I CBme away.
q. ) escribe the chair? A. There is no chair In
1 rre like It; it was one of those htgh-baoked chairs
with a high red cushion on it covered with satin ;
the Inst season when they got It it was in the private
box, but Mr. Ford told me to take it out of the box
and carry it up to hts room.
q. Was the furniture there manufactured for the
box and wab it of the same character as the chair ?
A. Yes; a sofa and some other chairs; it was not
my business to be looking in this place, and I never
noticed only when I was sentj the sofa was oovered,
1 think, with the same material; £ do not know
whether the furniture was bought as the property of
the strgvur \he private box.
By Judge Holt: Did you take a larper chair out
of tlta box at the time you put this one la ? A, Ho,
sir.
Feexemluatlou of John J. Toffuy.
By Judgo Holt; q. Since you were ox&minel
yesterday, stale wlatncr you have been to » stabl?
and saw the horse ofwhlonyou were speaking? A.
Yes; 1 found”him on the corner of Seventeenth
and 1 streets.
q. Did you recognise him as the horse you took
up with the s&ddJoaad bridle, under the cJrcum
etaiices you mentioned in your, testimony? A.
Y*f, Blr.
By the Conrt: Q, Is there anything peculiar
about tb&t horse or which you were speaking? A.
Yes; I found him cn the corner Of Seventeenth sad
1 streets
Q. Did you recognize him as the horse you took
up with the saddle and bridle under the circum
stances you mentioned in your testimony ? A. Yes,
sir.
By the court: q. Is there anything peculiar about
that horse wiioh enables you to recognize him?
A* Yes; hts being blind in the right eye.
lestimony ofWm. Baton,
Examined by Judge Holt: q. State whether or
cot, alter the assassination of the President, you went
'to the room of J, Wilkes B3oth, at the National
Hotel, and opened hts trunk. A. I did go there
that game evening, under the authority of the pro-
Toitmanhal.
q. What did you do on arriving there? A. I
fouid J. Wilkes Booth’s room; I was shown to it
by tho book-keeper; I took charge of what things
were In bis trunk i the pipers were taken to thu
provost marshal’* ©ffioo and handed over to Lieut.
Terry ; I placed them In his hands.
Testimony of Llent. Terry*
By Judge Holt: q. State whether you are at
tached to tbo office ot the provost marshal of this
CM? ? A. Yes; of Col. Ingraham’s office.
q. State whether or not, alter the assassination,
the witness Eaten placid in your hands e&rt&ia
papers, which he represented to havo taken
ircinthetiookof J. WllkfS Booth? A. He did.
q. State whether the letter you hold in your
hands was one of those papers ? A. Yes, sir; the
envelope was addressed to “J. Wilkes Booth, N*'>
tlosal .Hotel, Washington, D C.,” and post marked,
seemingly, “ Baltimore, MO., March goth.”
The letter was read by Uol. Burnett to the Court
ae follows:
Hoobstown. Baltimore Co., March 21.1805.
Dsau John : Was business so important that you
could not remain in Baltimore till I saw you? I
c&zr.e In ss soon as I could, and found you had gone
to Washington. I called, also, to see Mike, but
learned from his mother he had gone out with you
and hao sot returned. I concluded, therefore, he
had gone with _ycu« How lnoonsioeme you. have
been. When I left you, you stated we would not
meet for a month or so; therefore I made op*
plication for employment, an answer to which
shall receive during the week. I told my
parents I had ceased with you. Can I then,
under existing circumstances, come as you
request? You know lull well the Government
suspicions something Is going on there; therefore
the undertaking la becoming more complicated.
Wby not, for the present dosiat, for various reasons,
which, if you look Into, yon o&n readily see, without
my making any mention thereof. You nor anyone
oe n censure me for my present course. You have
been its cause, for how can I now come after telling
them I had lelt you ? Suspicion rests upon me now
from my whole-family, and even*parties in the coun
try. 1 will be compiled to leave home anyhow, and
how soon I caie not. No, not one was more in for the
enterprise than myself, and today would be there,
had yon not done as you have; by this I moan tho
manner of processing. X am, as you well know, in
need; 1 am, you may say, in rags; wboreos, to-day.
I ought to be well clothed. I do not feel right,
stivibt&g about without means, and from appear
ances a btggar. I feel my dependence, but even
this was forgotten, for I was one with you. Timas
more propitious will arrive i yet do not >
rashly or in haste. I would prefer your first
way. Go and see how It will he taken tai
r.i. >■ i--4, and ere long I. shalVne better
to again to assist you. I dislike writing; would
sooner verbally make known my views; yes you
sow waiting, o&usos me thus to proceed. Do rutrin
anger peruse this. Weigh aIM hare ':ald; and, ja? a
raUor&l man and a friend, yoa cannot censor© nor
upbraid my conduct. 1 slncrely trust this, nor
aught else that should or may occur, will ever oolite,
rate our former friendship. Write me to Baltimore,
as l expfeSt to be in about Wednesday or Thursday;
or, If you can possibly comeon, I wiU truly meet you
in Baltimore, at B corner.
“laobsoribe myself your friend. “Sax,”
Testiueny of William BloVhalL ,
Q. Are yon acquainted with the handwriting of
the prisoner Samuel Arnold? A'. lam. •
Q, will you look at this letter and say it it is in
his handwriting) A. Yes, sir. ■
By Hr. Gone: Q.. How did you become acquainted
with bis handwriting; state that first! A. He once
placed In my hands a. written statement.
4. ’What instrument did he place in your hands 5
A. A confession. . „
a. When did he write HI A On the 18th of
April.
Q. Where t A. In the bade room of Marshal Me-
Phall’s office. ,
Q, Where Is that) A. On West Fayette street,
near Holliday, in Baltimore; the paper was handed
to tne, and bv me to the marshal; oi its arrival in
Washington'! did not know anything, only I was
Informed cf Its haying been handed to the Secretary
of War.
Q. And that was a paper pnrportlr g to be a state
ment of all that he knew of this affair) A. Yes,
sir.
Testimony of Marshal MePhnlt.
Q,, State whether you are acquainted with the
handwriting of the prisoner, Samuel Arnold 1 A.
Only by reeeiying a letter from him, which was
handed me by hts father, and dated the 12th, at For.
trees Monroe. The letter being then shown, tie
witness said, "Yes, this looks like It; this Is the
letter.”
Q. whose handwriting Is that endorsement on
the back 1 A. I should think It was Mr. Arnold’s.
Q, Have yon looked at the body of the latter!
A. No* sir.
Q. You looked at the handwriting) A. No, sir.
q.. vo yon think it is his 1 A. Ido sir. - *
Exominetlon of Uttlohm Sewnftn.
Q. Are yon acquainted with the handwriting or
the prisoner Arnold 1 A. No, sir.
Q.. Bo you know him 1 A. Yes, sir.
q, qym you state whether or not sometime last
fall you were present when he received a letter In
which money was enclosed; If the money was ex
hibited to you, and what was the character of this
letter! A. On the Oth or 12th of September there
was a letter brought to him; there was in Biino
Twenty or fifty dollars. I don’t recollect which:
I remarked be was flush, or had money, and
having read the letter, he handed it over to me and
1 read some half-dozen lines, bnt I did not under
stand it; It was very ambiguous In its language,
and I asked him what it meant; ho said It was
something big. and I would soon see in the papers,
or something to that effect.
Issilmeny of Klhau J. Borner.
Q,. Will you state whether or not some days after
the assassination of the Frasldeiit, you arrested the
pus oner Samuel Arnold! A. On the morning of
the 17th of April last Mr. Allen and myself arrested
him at Fortiees Monroe.
0,. Did yon find any armß In his possession l A.
Yes, Blr, we took them In tho room at tha back of
the store in which he slept; we searched his per*
sen and a carpet bag and got a piste 1; he said he
had another pistol and a knife also at Ms father’s
place near the Hookstown road.
Q. What kind of a pistol was that you found!
A. A Colt’s pistol. •*
Q. Was It like that [showing the witness a pis.
tol) 1 A. No, sir, not like that, bnt he said he left
a pis tol like that at his father’s.
By Mr. Ewing : Q,. Didn’t he say he left a knife
and a pistol at Hookstown I and what else did ha
say! A. He made a verbal statement to ns at For
tress Monroe; there was a letter given us by his
rather to give to him when we arrested him; and
alter we handed hlzn the letter, and he had laid it,
I ashed him If hewasgoing toglve us thestase/uonc,
and he gave-us one, together with tho names of oor
tain men connected with the abduction. or,rather
with the kidnapping, of Abraham Lincoln.
. Mr. Core here roßo,.and objected to any confession
made by tho prisoner, that would or might tend to
any evidence against any others of the accused. Mr.
Ewing and Mr. Cose had a lengthy argument, which
finally resulted In a ruling by the court admitting
as evidence the statement of the witness, of tho
whole conversation that took place at the time re-
IfeTTfed to.
The witness then continued, and said the prtsonor
had stated to him that about two weeks previous to
his going to Fortress Monroe he was at a meeting
held at the “Liohten ” House; 1 asked him who at
tended the meeting, and he gave mo the names,
(here the witness took out a paper, and read there
from.) J.W. Booth, M. O’Laughlla, G. W, Atze
rett, John Suratt, and a man with an alias ofMoso
by, and a email mail Whose name 1 couldn’t re
collect.
4, Did yon say whether he was present at the
meeting himself! A. Yos, sir; I asked him If ho
corresponded with Booth; he said first that ho did
not; then 1 mentioned to him a letter published iu
the Sunday American, where there was given a
statement of a letter found in J. Wilkes Booth’s
trunk; and 1 mentioned to him that the letter was
mailed at Hookstown, and signed “Sam;” then he
said that he had written that letter; and that even
ing we brought him to Baltimore; I asked him if
Wilkes Booth was acquainted any, In St; Mary’s
or Charles counties; and he said ho had letters ot
Introduction to Dr. Mudd and Dr. Cluean; I asked
Who he got them from, and he said he did not knew;
we proceeded to Baltimore, and 1 lolt him in the
office of the provost marshal, <
Q,. Did he not state to yon any description or what
took place at the meeting. A. Yes; IreooUeothU
saying that Booth got angry at him because he said
U the thing was net done that week he would
withdraw; and that Booth then said he ought to be
shot, and he replied it took two to play at that
game.
Q. Did he not say to you that he then withdrew
from the arrangement, and accepted a position with
John W. Walton at Fortress Monroel Ad,Yes,
sir.
Q. Did he state the exact date when that meeting
was held at Washington 1 A, He may have done
80, bnt I don’t recollect It. .
q. Did he tell you that ho had S?«n Booth since
that night) A. I don’t rocoUeot whether he Baja
H Q m^e b saldto“ou.tten, that after that time he
baa'nmhmg further to do with the conspiracy. A.
Y n’ where he went then 7 A. He went
tn Fortress Monroe, and aooepted the position under
W n l( Did he say what time he aooepted It IA. The
ist day of April or the last day of I am act
certain Which.
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8fc O Did he sav ABh been the
a'inember oM? W»«W abflaot tEe Hearts of the Oj.
the North to hate an ti-
Bomethlng to lhat effcot j
t bi* P art wa! to be la the oo®!
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ttone in’the plot? A, There w, HA£2i-55" 01
talking, end 1 don’t reeolleet all» tJI JJJW
q. Don’t you reoolleofc his eaylhi St
io his father’s bouse twice after fcb* t^S
him to go on with the com piracy? a » Ttw
not recollect th&t. ' .
q. Did he say anything as to when ithearmabj*
loised? A. X asked him where hep thearmßf
end be said Booth ?ot the amp for the V p^ol e party*
q. Didn’t he ray Booth told him when to left the
oonspireoy to toil the arms ? A • Yob, sit •
q. Towhatnrmfl WPS ho tfc*n aiiugipfv * did yea
ar deratand him os referring ia the arms At tltfl/ft*
tier’s heuse, to the one pistol? A. Bjolli told hint
to sell the arms.
q. Did you undirstand him to mean nHat the
Vlftol was part of the arias that he bad at his £*■
tier’s honf.e, the same arms? A. Yes, sir.
By Mr. Ccxe .* Did he stste to you that thfet wa«
the first and only mnettog ho - ever, attended 1 A.
No, sir; It w&s the first meeting from what he told
me.
q. Did be tel) you thattloraofftlog.cametotUd
cosciuFion that the plot was irapractioable ? A* Hf
eald be eld.
Q. Did bo toll yon tint they did; didn’t he tvf
tbftt lit pebeme lull tbtoufth booWM they all oon
eldered It ltnpraetlOrt '.le T ft. Ho only Oola that U*
individually pnnflde>eil it so.
Hy Judite Hilt: (1. Hid I un’evutand you tor
pay that the net tltgltseli bad determine l to abfttt.
don tto attack on tbo Prosiuimt 1 A. IMo. Blr; only
bln self. ' ’
Q. liitnte vhetber yen found a rone in bis oarnot*
bag at Fortress Monroe 1 A-. X do ■ not rooiHoot
pry.
4: Did bo not tell yon wbat tbo ilite of tbo meet
ing wasl A. Ho may have, but I'dciPt reooili.ots
It wpß a week or two be'ore ho vrenf to X'ortrOM
Menrne ;,be might have said tbrbe weeks.
By Mr. Aiken: Whs tto name orblrs. Soratt
mentioned to you by Arnold 1 A. No. sir, not to
my reeolleotlon.
By Mr, E-ing: nid you osamlao bS oarpot-bW
p.t Fortrcpp Monroe 1 A, >os. Bir,
Q. Von found no rope there t A. iaon't raaolleot
any.
Q. Did be not say to yon that Booth bad ft lettat
or lntr eduction to Mr. tiueon, or Dr. Mtlrtil t A, Jfo,
elr; I understood him to suy and. Dr. Mudd,
Q. Which pr. Mudd 1' a. Xlioro 10 Only the one.
I think. In Charles county.
By Mr. stone: Did he speak of Mr. Q,uoen. or D(.
Mudd 1 A. Dr. Queen, and Dr. Mttddl
Testimony or Mr. Thomas.
Q.. State whether or not you are acquainted wltll
ti t prisoner at tbe bar, Dr. Mudnl A I a®, sir.
Q. Stato whether or not, some weeks olnoo, be*
fore tbe assassination of tke President, .yea saw hi«
and bad a conversation with him 1 A, Yes, str.
Q. Wbere.dld It occur I A. At Mr. Downey's.
Cl- In that noaversatlon did he speak of the Pr».
eldent of tbe Ijnltrd States 1 A. He Said that the
Pjeeldent of the United States was an Abolitionist,
and that the whole Cabinet were suoh, and that
the Sooth would not bo sublngsted under Abolition
doctrine; he said the whole Cabinet would ba
hilled within six or seven weeks, and every Union
man In Baltltnoro; he made a remark to me that I
Wop no better tban they were.
Q. Was be violtnv In Die manner? A. Hrf was
noiynnch raolted
0.. Did you hare any oonversotion with hie about,
politics 1 A. I made the remark that the war would
soon be over; that South Carolina and Blobmoad
were token, and we would soou hate peace; tuen bw
went on stating that the South never would bb'Sub
jugated ; that the Pr. indent and Cabinet were all
Abolitionists, and would be killed, and every Union
man In tbe State o! Maryland.
. Cross-examination by Air, Stone t. Q,, Hew far U
your place irom Dr. Mudd 1 A. About a mllo and a
half. . . ■
4, Did you see him frequently? A. Not very.
C;. Was Mr. Downey present whin you had thU
conversation 1 A. I believe he was out, sir,
Q,. Hew long did he remain out? A. lannot
ahle to say precisely.
Q, Did yon have any conversation with Dr. MUdd
buoie Mr. Downey loft the Hipm? A. X believe X
had.
Q.. He left while you were oonvorslng? A, Ta%
4- How did that conversation oommence? A> It 0,
cciLimenced aboat the war; I Bald the war would
coot), he ovtiT f and that I waa glad to Bee It.
q,. Had ■you bees dlßouadug the question of «K*
emptlsg persons from military service? At Nd|
Blr.
a. Nothing was said about that? A» Not ft
word.
d. when did this OMmreftUon ooourl A* Serna*
time In March ; is t he latter part of March.
Q, What waeFftld after Downey’s return 1 JL* I
c; ked hixu» as he b»tf taken the oath of allegiance,
whether he considered it binding; he said he was
n loyal man, hut he did hot consider the oath bind*
in
'ft'
Q. Had yon met Mm at Downey’s any other tint*
inriDft the year? A> That was the only time, Bit*
Ci. How lor* did you remain there that day t Aa
lalf or three quarters of an hour, perhaps.
(£. was not Dr. Mudd’s manner jooose 1 A, No,
q. Did he seem to ba la earliest ? &, it Is impoa.
„ltil« fir me to say whether he was or not
. ct-JWd H-teavo any pert'.>ua-«ioprwstoß upon yew
lsihdl A, Mo,sirs I didn’t suppose, such atnlßfr
could come to pass; I want home and repeated what
he sold, and we all laughed at It i I thought that
the man had more sense than to use suoh an expre*.
slon.
Ci. Did Mudd look as if he really holloved it him*
sell? A. When ho first sal o It, I couldn't tMak that
he meant It, hut after the President was ti led, and
Booth had been at his house, I thought that IN
meant it. _ _
Q. Did h« tell you how the President and tho Oo>
bluet were to be hilled 7 A. No, Blr.
Q. If you had supposed that there was any eon.
splrocy would yon not hove given the Information
to tho authorities l A. I did. ,
4. Who tol A. To everybody j. saw.
Cl. Can you name any one you told it tol A;
Yes, sir; I told It to my brother; I tDtil It to Vfat*
son; 1 told it to many persons In WoodvlIIe; I told
It to old Petor Wood. ;
4. Bnt did you give any Information to any onr
fn authority) A. 1 wrote to Uol. Holland about It,
the Provost Marshal of tho Fifth Gonffresslonal die
triot in Maryland.
Cl. When) A. One week after he said it.
Q Did you got an answer) A. No, Sir; and I
came to the conclusion that the colonel never- re
ceived my letter. „
Cl, You arc sure the conversation you have a*-
tslled is all that occurred 1 A, Yes, sir.
4, Who left first) A. We left about the sanM
‘'cf." Did you go together) A, No; I went homo,
and he went to his house, 1 gjieas. „
&. When Mr. Downey returned didn't Dr. Mnddl
csy to him that you have boon calling the rebel
amy our army 1 A. No, sir, nothing of tho sort.
d. Did you mention this eonvsrsitlon to you*
, brother before the assassination 1 A. Yes. sir.
4. To which of your brothers! A. To Dr. John
C TbomaSs
Q. Did yon mention It to Mr. Watson beroro the
assassination) A. Yos, sir.
Cl. What is his full name 1 A. Lemuel 1\ atton.
4* You spoke of Blr. Wood; was It Peter Wood,
Sr. l A. Yes, the old man sir, „
4- Did ;»u mention it to him before or after to*
assassination ) A. After, sir. ,
■Q. Mr. Downer didn’t seem to think anything of
this talk of Dr. Mudd's. A. I told you he v'ao not
there at the time, sir, and when 1 mentioned It to
him he tald he was glad he did net hear anything
about it.
Testimony of John ffifCPl*'
O. Look at that paper and state if you have seen
it beloro 1 Ilsio tho witness read thef following tele
“'ll? if. o'LmgUin, Ko. 67 N. Prefer street, Conf
ine; e, Mil.: ■ i . ' „ _
" Don’t you fear to neglect your butlnoss. Yotf
had better come at onee. J Booth.”
Q, state whether you are a telegranbio operator
in this city) A. lam a clerk In the office.
4. Stats whother this d japatoh was sent at tha
time ol its date. A. Yes, sir, it was, but the year
should bols«6, andnotlSCl; that’s one of the old
printed forms. •
Q. Do you know the hrkd.wrltlng of John WHIMS
Booth 1 A. Yes, sir; I saw him write that.
Oioss-cxatelned by Mi> Cop—ft “ Don’t you fear
to negioct year business, you had bOtieroomiat
onco l” Osn you toil rae whathehlblß Is a question
or a command 1 , .
Objected to, and th». question ijas’waived.
B. O. Btcsvart.
Q,, Stato whether you .are n,telegraphic operator
in this city 7 A. Dos, Blr; at the Metropolitan
Hotel. ,
0.. Look at this,despatch, and state whether yon
have any knowledge of Ite having been sent 1 A.
Yes; I sent it myself. Tha witness reads!
“March 27, ISSi.-M. O’Laughitn, No. 69 Exeter
street.. BoltlmoM, Md,: Get word to ham, and ooma
on, with or without him, oh Wednesday morning.
We soil that day, sure, Don’t Jail, „
“J. Wilkss BOOTH."
Q. Is this last March, or last Marob a year ago t
A. Last March; that is one of the old forms,
Q. Did you know this man 1 A. No, sir.
Korea photograph of John Wilkes Booth wag
shown to ibe witness, who, on eeelnglt, said “ That’s
tho lean that sent It.”
cross, osemiasd hy;mr. oop»: Q. You know It
was sent in March. 1806 1 A. Yes, Sir,
Q. It is dated 1604) A. That’S, one Of the Old
forme, bnt I remember it was sent.this year.
4. Is that your endorsement on it) A. Yes, sir.
Cl. How long have you been an operator at tha
Metropolitan Hotel 1 A. About ten months.
By Judge Holt: Q, Yoawcro not there In Mar oh,
1864 ) A. No, sir.
Tho examination of this witness being concluded,
the oonrt adjourned till 10o’clockto-morrow monte
ing.
Xhs Am>t or n llhicaio Jfnrclinitt and
his Daughters forDlHloyiilcy.
On Tuesday evening - a detachment of military
ana police visited tho residence of H. H. Forsyth,
No. 363 Huron street, for the purpose of arresting
that gentleman and other members of his family.
Complaints had- been mode to General B. J.
Sweet, commandant of this post, by promt tout
citizens, that on the day following the ausMri
nation of President Lincoln a gray bet*
dcred with groan, was displayed Itom one or
the windows of Mr. Forsyth's rosldsnoe, and a pic
ture of Booth, the assassin, surrounded with a leu.
rel wreath, was hung up In the parlor. Owing to
the frequenoy of these complaints, and to avert th»
threatened destruction of the Hopso, CJenwral S jeej
ordered the arrest of tho 80 if”“,° h f
the picture. Upononterlngthe hop.se Mr. Forsyth
was found to ba too ODwell to bo romov«d, but b»
t»n damrhtcrs were taken to Damp Douglas. Tha
ffiotu A oould not be found. The young ladles wera
not dotatoed by General Sweet, and retimed to
this oily- It is reported that the arrest of N, r - Fo£
e»’th is only postponed until his recovery. Friend*
if So partleS accused deny that
gray was exhibited, as onarged, and aver that Ik
was a gray window-curtain with a bj“e bordor
that was hnng out of the window. . T b*S’also.deny
that Booth’s portrait was exhibited as oomplainoa
ot.—Chicago Journal.
. TATB hpmbbu of the London Timet it U
PtaUdtliat previous to the assasslnaUon of Abr»-
iiamLlncoln" the Americans were eagerly debating
whether the seceded states were out of the Union
m- in it. and an aoute legal controversy had arisen
nn this speculative point'; one party maintaining
that, as no state had the power of leaving tha
Colon, the Union had never been broken; tha
ether, that the Union had been broken, and that tha
States must be rceetved into It anew. But; said tho
president, ’that question is bad as a basis of con
troversy, and gooa for nothing at all. We alt agset
that the seoeded States, so called, are out of thete
proper practical relation with the Union, and tha
tele object of the Government, civil end military,
in regard to these States Is to again get them Into
that proper practical relation. I believe It is not
only possible, bnt, in fact, easier, to da this.without
deciding, or even considering, whether those Statwr
have ever been opt of the Union, than with it. H
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