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SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1865.
The « Coming' Men” of Politics.
The return of our armies to their homeg
■Will speedily be followed by their marked
influence in the political administration of
the country. As the sufferers and heroes
of the straggle for the preservation of the
■Republic, they will become the centres of
popular sympathy and respect, and the na
tional gratitude will find expression in
every ballot-box for the next score of years.
The same tendency to reward with civil
honors successful and deserving soldiers
which was displayed after the Revolution,
the war of 181?, and the Mexican war, will
be exhibited hereafter, and on a scale com
mensurate with the vastness of the recent
conflict. Though the people do not think
that “those who make the battles”
should “be the only ones to fight,”
they have a very strong conviction
that those who fight our battles should oc
cupy positions in which they can exert a
direct influencc.on the policy and destiny
of the nation. We must look to the mar
tial hosts which are being transformed into
peaceful citizens for the coming men of
politics, and for the recipients a very large
proportion of the prizes that are to be Strug,
gled for at our hustings, and to be distri
buted by the dispensers of municipal, State,
and National patronage. We do not wish
to encourage or stimulate a wild hunt for
office in any class, but we only give expres
sion to an evident truth when we predict
that many of our generals will be made
governors, that onr colonels will become
Congressmen, our captains county clerks,
our lieutenants legislators, and our subal
terns official subordinates of civil life.
The history of the rebellion, from tbe
outset to its close, has been one long story
of Northern forbearance and magnanimity
and Southern hauteur and cruelty. Future
times will read with amazement the fare
well speeches of the Secession Senators, in
Which they justified their treason, and de
nounced and defied our Government in its
own legislative halls. Scarcely a voice was
raised to rebuke them, save that of Andrew
Johnson ; and a weak and treacherous
Executive, far from seeking to prevent the
-execution of their nefarious schemes, al
lowed his own Cabinet to second and assißt
them. We permitted the traitors to seize
mints, sub-treasuries, post-oflices, custom
houses, arsenals, and forts. It was only
when the old flag was fired on, that the
great national uprising commenced. Even
after the outbreak of war we carefully pro
tected their property, and released prison
ers as soon as they took the oath of alle
giance. It required incessant goadings,
the stem requirements of military neces
sity, and the repetition of innumerable in
sults, outrages, and injuries, to force us to
use their servile population as an ally, and
to demand the Emancipation Proclamation.
Achieving a final and complete triumph
after four years of bitter and persistent
warfare, its first fruits were tbe offers of
terms of peace to the vanquished foe by
GiiAKT to Lee and Sherman to Jo. John
ston, which amazed and delighted the
rebels by their leniency. All this was fol
lowed by the assassination'’ of the Good
President whose heart had always been
full of “ charity towards all, malice towards
none,” and the concoction of a plot to slay
the other leading members of our Govern
ment. Who, in view of such a history,
Can deny the necessity of administering
just punishment to the leaders, who have
thus systematically returned insolence,
cruelty, and crime for lenity and forbear
ance?
In the grand review the spectators
beheld an army of bronzed veterans, able
to defy„a world in arms, under the com
mand of officers who are fit leaders of their
gallant men, and fully capable of directing
their irresistible energies. Our noble ar
mies are living types of all the hardships
and triumphs of war. They have sounded
the depths of human experience in the
varied and hazardous life of the camp.
They have demonstrated their superiority
in dreadful strife upon an open field; in
making bayonet charges and in receiving
them.; in assaults upon strong fortresses
and bristling breastworks; in long, rapid,
and dangerous marches; in all the requi
sites of first-class infantry, artillery, and
cavalry. On horseback they look like
very Centaurs; on foot they aim
like Tells. Their muskets and rifles
are never levelled in vain, and their
cannon carry death and destruction
to the very spot they doom. Though they
have often revelled in the intoxicating joy
of victory, they have been hardened, alas!
too often, in the horrors of defeat. They
have felt the miseries of capture and con
finement in foul dungeons; they have made
hair breadth escapes, by the aid of friendly
contrabands, from the keen scent of trained
blood-hounds; they have wept over the sad
closing scenes of carnage, where wounded
friends and foes lay sweltering in a com
mon agony, and where companions and
enemies were hurried into a common grave.
If the nation showers upon them benefits
and tokens of its gratitude during all their
future lives it will not fully repay that
heroism which has immortalized their
successful struggle for the salvation of the
Republic.
LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.”
Washington, D. C., May 26,18G3,
The elements of opposition to Secretary
Stanton have again combined, and we are
now regaled with a concerted chorus of
denunciation against that faithful public
servant. Probably the best vindication
that the war minister could desire would
be to refer to the files of the opposition
newspapers since the outbreak of the rebel
lion. He would there find that while the
sympathizers North and the traitors South
have been incessant in their calumnies upon
him, they have not spared one of his co
temporarieß, but have been equally intol
erant and merciless in their assaults upon
them. It is a fact the world knows and
remembers, that for four yeaTS Mr. Lincoln
Was himself the most conspicuous object of
the hatred and ridicule of the traitors and
those who prayed for their success. In
deed, there were periods when the most
ordinary attributes were denied to the de
parted President. His manners, his lan
guage, his habits of life, his most tri
fling traits, were served up in ten
thousand epigrams and paragraphs, which
Were used as the sauce to season the most
substantial and lasting slanders invented
and distributed against his public writings
and public measures. His humor, who
does not know how it was execrated as so
much blasphemy in the hour of the coun
try's extremest trouble—how it was stig
matized in caricatures, in songs, in speech,
and in every variety of invective ? It was
the commonest thing to invade the sanc
tity of his household. None that bore his
name, or had any relation to, or connection
With him, escaped; and these practices of the
entire opposition press, and every conside
rable politician in the so-called Democratic
Tanks, were eagerly copied by the assail
ants Of our institutions in other countries.
When he was assassinated it was difficult
for those who had revelled in four years of
falsehood and defamation to recant and
UDsay their venomous inventions; but
Bisny of them did so with the best grace
fbey could, and nearly all of them have,
however, bravely repented of it, a 3 is
shown in the manner in which they con
tinue to attack those in whom he most
fondly trusted while living- The best pic-
YOL. B.—NO. 257.
tnre of the American attacks upon Presi
dent Lincoln is the last confession of the
London Punch, now so widely published
and perused. Take the following verses:
You lay a wreath on murdered Lincoln's Mer,
You, who with mocking pencil wont to trace,
Broad for the self-complacent British sneer,
His length of shambling Umb, his (arrowed fane.
His gaunt, gnarled hands, his unkempt, bristling
hair,
His garb an couth, his bearing 111 at QUO,
His lack of all we prize as debonair,
Of power or will to shine, of art to please.
You, whose smart pen backed up the pencil's laugh,
Judging eaoh stop, as though the way were plain j
Hecklers, so it eonld point its paragraph
Ol chiefs perplexity, or people’s pals.
Beßlde this corpse, that bears for winding sheet
The stars and stripes he lived to rear anew.
Between the mourners at his head and feet.
Say, souiill jester, is there room for you ?
Yes, he had lived to shame me from my sneer,
To lame my pencil, and confute my pen—
To make me own thla kind of prince’s peer,
This rail-splitter a true-born king of men.
Every word and syllable here wrung
from Punch~ a paper which has been
steeped into wormwood and gall against
our country—applies with terrible dis
tinctness to the men who are now railing
against Edwin M. Stanton, Joseph Bolt,
and the earnest patriots who have never
known what it is to fear or falter in the
darkest houT. And should either of these
brave spirits fall in the midst of their
duties, precisely the same shriek of
agony, the same cry of forgiveness would
be heard from the men who are now
hunting them down With the ferocity
of bloodhounds. Did any of these oppo
sition papers spare Mr Seward, whom they
are now pitying and praising, as he breast
ed the waves of domestic intrigue and
transatlantic injustice, and sought to baffle
the wily diplomatists of France and Eng
land, and to steer our Ship of State safely
through all impediments ? Not a syllable
of sympathy—not a sentence of commen
dation did he receive from 1861 down to
1865. His constructions of international
law, his replies to foreign ministers, his ac
tion in the Trent affair, his voluminous
correspondence with all the courts of the
civilized world—the result of patient and
unceasing toil—only furnished opportu
nities for doubt and for calumny to
those who proclaimed him unfit for his
position as they prayed for monarchical in
terference in onr great controversy. The
guantlet that Mr. Chase had to run in the
Department of Finance is fresh in our
memories and plain before our eyes. The
storm of black predictions came upon him
from all points of the compass. The State
banks were organized against him. Our
foreign creditors were arouse’fi by denuncia
tions of his theories, and in the lead of
this army of detractors and persecutors
were the very men who, at the present
time, dare not deny the splendid success of
his system, because they themselves
are being enriched by the fruits of
it. Nor did the villifieation of Mr.
Chase end with attacks upon his pub
lic policy ; they reached his private life.
Efforts were made to involve him in the
most monstrous transactious ; even in Con
gress he was charged with the worst cor
ruptions. No determined statesman in
public life—no outspoken friend of the Go
vernment in private life, has been free from
this universal detraction. The reason why
Secretary Stanton continues to be tbe tar
get is plain. The Copperheads have be
come tired of persecuting others. Lincoln
is dead, and a sense of-ootnmon shame pre
vents them from grinding the envenomed
tooth into the sanctity of his grave. Seward
is still stretched upon what has been twice
made almost the bed of death—once by an
accident and once by the hand of the
assassin, and they tremble at the idea of
expending their wrath upon his head.
Chase has resigned, and so measurably es
capes the obloquy formerly bestowed upon
him. The crusade upon Mr. Welles having
exhausted itself, no one object is left upon
which the waves of faction can be hurled
but Edwin M. Stanton. He is now, there
fore, a conspicuous mark for the insolence,
the falsehood, and the Satanic hatred of
those leaders whose hopes were intertwined
with the success of the rebellion, and whose
granfl schemes of political empire fell
when treason perished. The great crime of
ISdwin M. Stanton is that he has gone too far
in his strong devotion to his country. This,
however thGy may attempt to conceal it,
is his offence in the eyes of the enemies of
free government. Ido not deny, while I
deeply deplore, that there is at least one
brave soldier, covered with unfeeling lau
rels, who has allowed himseir to' be be
trayed into open denunciaton of Mr.
Stanton ; but, if he will not see, what the
country now realizes, that the Secretary of
War, in his relation to the subject which
has awakened the resentment of that officer
—I mean General W. T. Sherman—was
actuated by no other motive but that of
warding off the consequences of what
ninety-nine Union men out of every hun
dred believed to be a disastrous arrange
ment—if he will not now admit this
fact, the time will come, I pre
dict, when the natural candor and magna
nimity of that great soldier will constrain
him to see it and prompt him boldly to
make known this conclusion. When Ed
win M. Stanton’s record is made up, the
good men who have been misled by the
clamor of his enemies will be mortified
that they should ever have doubted him.
There is not a blot upon his character,
public or private. It will stand to his last
ing credit that, with a few exceptions,
such as that to which I have just referred,
his enemies have mainly been men whom
he has baffled in selfish or corrupt schemes,
and that great band of political leaders who,
having failed to intimidate or divert him in
the fulfillment of the duties he had marked
out for himself, resolved, at an early day, to
rcsoTt to every means to effect his over
throw. Judging from his calm, resolute,
and fearless deportment, and his con
temptuous refusal to make any defence
against this combined antagonism, he is
ready to meet the consequences of all his
acts, however they may affect his personal
or political fortunes. Occassional.
Obituary.— Mr. John H. Cunningham, who has
bfen connected with the typographical department
of The Press from the birth of the journal, died
yesterday, at Trenton, in the forty-second year of
hie age. He had long been a sufferer from that
slow but fatal malady, consumption, and though
worn down by the disease which was j«,radu‘iliy sap
ping the foundations of his existence, ho remained
at Ms post of duty until within the last few months.
Mr. Cunningham leaves a wife and children to
mourn the less of one who had always been a kind
and attentive husband and father, and beyond the
family circle, his memory will be cherished by his
old associates as that of a dear and faithful friend.
The Mbmobial Day op. Mourning.— Oar read*
ers will bear In mind that next Thursday, June 1, Is
the day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer, ap
f ole ted by President J obnt on, in memory of Presi
dent Lincoln. Every State Governor has Issued a
proclamation afkihg he honored, and the
people generally Intend acceding to their request.
A Remarkable Hall Storm.
St. Lotus, May 26 —A terrible rain passed over
a portion, of Jchnsojr county, Kansas, on Wednes
day evening, blowing down honseß, fenoes. up
rooting trees, and doing great damage. The hall Is
said to have been blown into drifts two or three feet
deep {?). Several persons were seriously Injured,
but no lives were report ed lost. The storm entered
this State In an easterly direction, and did much
damage along the route. It reached here at mid
night, and raged furiously two or three hours, de
stroking much property In the city and surrounding
country. At Sedalla several oars were blown from
it side traok, flSd were run into by a freight train. •
Calsmlty-Seveu Children Burned
to Death.
Carlisle, May 26.-A Are oflcorred last night
about five miles west of Carlisle, by which seven
Uldrep, the oldest fifteen years and the youngest
fix months, were burned to death. Mrs. and Mrs.
Mayberry, the parents, were also severely burned.
The fire was accidental.
Tbe Asia Ontwawl Bound.
Halifax, May 26 —The steamship Asia, from
Boston, railed for Liverpool tbi& morning.
THE WAR IN TEXAS.
A BATTLE AT BOCO DEL
CHICO PASS.
WHY KIRBY SMITE REFUSED TO SURRENDER
Some of his Generals, Left Out of the
“Amnesty," Desire to he In
cluded in it.
IF FORTUNE DISFAVORS, SMITH SAYS HIS
ARMY WILL CO TO MEXICO.
Which is Unlikely, Since the Soldiers
Desert in Great Numbers.
Naw Obleaks, May 31, via Oaibo, May 26.
Tbe Picayune tiae reliable Information lroin the
Trans-Mlsslsslppl Hebei Department. Colonel
Sprague’s conference with. Kirby Smith resulted In
nothing, owing to the want of harmony in the rebel
councils. Smith was disposed to surrender, bat the
Missouri Generals Parsons and Shelby demanded
amnesty Tor themßelves, not offered In the Presi
dent’s proclamation. 001. Spraguo has returned,
accompanied by a Missouri oolonel, who goes to
Washington with him, to confer with the authorities
there. If the generals are not Included In the am
nesty they propose to join Maxlmllllan. The troops
are deserting In great numbers and going homo, and
the people are generally despondent.
Cotton oan bo bought very low for gold.
Several boats are loaded and ready to oomo out
ot the Bed Blver as soou as permitted.
Another iiag-of-trnoe boat Is expected dejvn on
the 24th.
The country Is overffowed from Alexandria to the
mouth of the Bed Blver.
Naw Oblbaks, May 21, via Oaibo, May 26.—The
steemshlp Clinton, from Brazos on the 18th, brings
Information of a fight at Boeo del Ohico Pass, be
tween the United States foroes under Gan. Barrett,
and tbe rebels under Gen. Slaughter, In whloh the
enemy were driven twenty miles towards Browns
ville, where the rebels were relnforoed, and Barralt
retreated, fighting, and reached Brazos with a loss
of seventy-two killed, wounded and missing, Inclu
ding Captain Temple and Lieut. Sedgwick, of tbe
14th Indiana, captured. The rebel official report
magnifies our force, and claims a big victory, but
admits a loss of forty killed.
AKOTHBB ACCOUNT OB THE BATTLS.
New Yobk, May 26 —The Herald has a special
despatch rrom Cairo stating that advices from Bra
zes, Texas, state that a small engagement took
place about the 12th of May, on a part of the field
on which Taylor fonght the battle of Falo Alto, be
tween a portion of Kirby Smith’s command and a
detatohment of about five hundred United States
troops, under Colonel T. H. Barrett. Our side was
Victorious, although the rebel strength was much
Superior, The enemy need artillery.
A steamer from Bagdad to Matamoros arrived
jnst as the artillery commenced firing. The boat
stopped and raised the French flag, which might
not have been observed by the rebels, for they fired
round shot and shell at her, one passing through
her cabin. When last seen the boat was floating
down the stream. Onr troops were fired upon on
their retreat by some parties across the Bio Grande,
and some of our skirmishers crept upon the river
bank and shot two of them dead. Three Swiss sol
diers, of Maximilian’s army, crossed the river on
their way to Brazos, being deserters.
NORTH CAROLINA.
THE RESTORATION OF THE STATE
TO THE UNION.
Meetings of the People and Suggestions
of the Raleigh Journals,
A General Desire ta Return to the Union and
Enjoy its Blessings. '
VANCEITES ANXIOUS TO CONTINUE THEIB
PET IN POWEB.
The Balelgh papers or the 22d have a number of
reports of meetings hold In various counties of North
Carolina, for the purpose of taking action nnder the
new slate of affairs brought about by the victories
of the Union arms. The speeches and resolutions
all follow the same line of thought, and we there
fore subjoin tbe resolutions adopted by the people
of Beaufort and Pitt counties as specimens of aU:
Resolved, 1. That we regard the death of Abraham
Lincoln, late President of the United States, and
the attempted assassination of Mr. Seward, as a
national calamity. That we abhor the criminals,
their alders and abettors, as the most degraded and
abandoned of the race, and most ardently desire
that they should dll be apprehended and punished
with the utmost rigor of the law.
2. That we appreciate the condition of the coun
try j are fully aware of tho distinction which his
been visited upon our beloved State, as the neces
sary result of the pernicious and damnable heresy
of secession, and are only anxious that the present
lamentable state of affairs may be remedied at as
early a day as possible, and to that end we most
respectfully request bis Excellenoy, the President
of the United States, to adopt measures, at as early
a day as practicable, for tbe restoration ot oivll law
'ln the state.
3 That W® accept of the abolition or slavery
as a part of the aeeompllshsd situation of affairs,
and tbe acceptance Is rendered easier by the refieo
tlon that the Institution has been made a handle
of by tbe Secession politicians for years past, to In
flame the popular mind, and to produce the dis
astrous state of affairs which now exist la the
conntry.
4. That we are anxious to welcome backtho3e
of our fellow^citizens—refugees and soldiers—who
fled from their homes for fear of oppression and ty
ranny from tho >* so-called Southern Confederacy,”
and we will, therefore, receive them cordially as
friends and patiots of our common country.
TBS MXTBOD AJID DIPFIOULTIBS OB BBOOHSTBDO-
The Raleigh Progress, in a leader, asks when the
people shall have civil authority among them,
stating that the people are anxious to return to the
old condition of things:
“ What the policy of the Government Is to be,
what course it Intends to pursue towards us, we
are as yet entirely Ignorant. Whether we are
to have a mlllltary governor to issue proclama
tions and order elections, or whether this is to
be left to General Schofield we know not. It
may be that no governor has been appointed, and
that the President will Issue a proclamtion order
ing an election for delegates to the State Convention,
leaving it to Gen. Schofield to arrange the details
and call upon the people to select from among
themselves the necessary State officers. Possibly
the Fraident has no fixed or clearly-defined policy
as to how he will proceed with ns, and hence he de
sired to confer with Mr. Holden and other promi*
nent Union men from this State as to what Is best
to be done for ns. Aconventlotfrwlll no doubt be
the first thing in order, and we advise our Union
friends throughout the State to hold county and
district meetings, and cast about for proper men to
represent them. The people are now free to
semb)e and take counsel one of another, and wf
tiußt they will speak out freely and boldly, and ex
press their preferences for such men a? they want
to serve them in the convention. State Legislature,
Congress, and for Governor, We hope never to see
tbe people of North Carolina gagged and cheated
again by packed conventions ana the intriguing of
politicians, as in times past. The demagogues and
tricksters are already at work, and the Secession
leaders, under the guise of Unionism, will move
heaven and earth to cheat the honest masses and
foist tbeirmen on them; but we have no fears what
ever of their being successful, for the past conduce
oi these leaflets has been so conspicuous, notori
ous, and so odious that the most ignorant and unin*
formed are not longer to be deceived by them.
Falling to have the defunct rebel Government re
stored, they will most probably coalesce, the Seoes
-Bk>nlsis and the Vance war men, and bring out some
obscure man for Governor as the best Union man
to be found, and tbe only one around whom the
Union people of the State can rally and harmonize.
This la the game, but they will be sure to bring for
ward a man, If they have a candidate, whom they
fxptcttobc able to use for their selfish purposes.
Of one thing we can assure our loyal frienla
throughout the State: the military will leave us aB
soon as we shall show to the world that wo are able
to take care of ourselves. The Union officers and
tr.lOiera are a&XIOUS to gO hOttC, and Will go as soon
as we organize a State Government. They are
staying here, not to oppress or annoy, but to protect
and defend us.”
“VANOB MEN » ON A THANKLESS MISSION,
The Progress also says:
l( Messrs. Holden, Dick, and others have gone to
'WasbSrgion. We hope we shall soon be able to
learn from them what Is to be done. A second com
mission, composed of very worthy gentlemen, as
we learn, has gone to Washington, and that It Is
understood that they will urge the recognition by
tbe Government of Vance and the rebel Legisla
ture; but when these worthy gentlemen shall
reach there and find Vance and Davis held as
prisoner?, and aßoertaln the feeling of the Presi
dent find the Government towards rebel State
Governments, we hardly think they will broaoh
tbe business for which It la understood they
set out. If the President waß disposed to restore
Governor Vance and the Legislature, we know that
be would tot so far disregard tbe known wishes of
tbe loyal men of the State as to think of placing
tbm Id UiOh a humiliating position. We are clear
of Vance and bis Legislature and their surround
lugs, and we mean to stay dear of them.”
Negro Suffrage.
IMPORTANT ACTION OV THB CONNECTICUT ROUSH
OP REPRESENTATIVES.
The New Haven Journal, or yesterday (Seth), says:
The Connecticut House of Representatives yester
day passed, by a two-thirds vote, the amendment
sulking the word “ white ” from the suffrage clause
or the constitution, the vote standing yea's lots,
nays 77.
AS the Senate Is fortunately unanimous, wa pre
sume It will pass to the people without further oppo
sition. Of the result berore the people, also, we
think there can he no reasonable doubt. This
amendment, when finally adopted, Bill probably
add about two thousand to tho number of electors.
Tbs Harper’s Ferry Bridge.
Bautimobb, May 26.—Harper’s Perry Bridge
was damaged a few days ago, but was entirely re
stored, and the trains on the Baltimore and Ohio
EaUnjad w«« creasing as usual yesterday,
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1865.
JEFF DAVIE.
WHAT WAS OAFTUBBD WITH HIM—HIS F3MIHIHB
DIEGTTIBH —HB IS PBBBBHTBD TO SEC RET ART
BTAKTOXT.
On Thursday morning lit 001. B. D. Pritchard,
Capt. o. T. Hudson* First Lieut. Silas J Stawlilfd;
Lieut, a. B. Prlmpfcon, and twenty*tUTo« mea or
the 4th Michigan cavalry, arrived in Washington
from Fortress Monroe, on the steamer city of Al 1
bany. The Oolonel and his officers toot rooms at
Willard’s Hotel, 14th and tbe Avenue, and, between
12 and 1 o’clock P. M. t Oolonel Pritchard and Cap*
tain Hudson proceeded to tbe War Department and
delivered to Secretary Stanton, Mrs. Davis’
garments, which bad been used by JeS. Davis
as a dlfgnlse In whloh to escape from his camp
after It had been surrounded; also, a beautiful silk
flag, found In Dads’ trunk, which had been cap
tured from tbe 150th Pennsylvania Regiment; also,
a large lot of papers found with Davis and O. O.
Ola?* The garments presented were a water proof
cloak, part cotton and.part wool, of papper-ana*Balt
color, and well worn, and a black woolen shawl
with a fancy colored border. The clothing, flag,
and papers were, by the r-eoretar? of War, turned
over to the Adjutant General. Mr. Stanton then
tt salted Col. Pritchard and his men, la the name of
tbe President and tbe people of the United States,
for the faithful performance of his task, and con
gratulated him on his sucoofs-
The Secretary here Informed Oolonel Pritchard
that the reward offered for Jeff Davis would be dis
tributed according to tbe officer’s report of the af
fair, and that each soldier would be presented a
suitable medal. He then requested the Colonel to
report to him at the WatSDe part mem on Friday at
10 ©’clock, when Colonel Pritchard and Certain
Hudson withdraw from tho room, and returned to
the hotel.
WASHINGTON.
Davisimd Breckinridge Indicted
for Treason.
SUCCESSFUL NAVAL EXPEDITION IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
INDICTMENT OP DAVIS AND DBECKINRIDGE.
The Grand Jury of tho District to-day found a
bill of Indictment against Jew Davis and ,Tohk
O. Bbeckinbidgb for high treason. Davis and
Bbbckikbidob are Indicted separately. The overt
act wae the raid, In July last, within tbe District of
Columbia and tbe jurisdiction of this court, killing
citizens and destroying property, Bbsokihkidob
being present personally and Davis constructively.
District Attorney Carrington announced the fact in
court, and asked for a bench warrant in the ease of
Bbbckibbidge, who is still at large, He also asked
that such steps be taken as will bring Davis before
the court for trial.
EXPEDITION UP THE BOANOKE KIYER,
Acting Bear Admiral Bbadvord, commander o*
the North Atlantic Squadtou, has forwarded to the
Navy Department a copy of a letter from Com
mander Macomjj, giving the details of a successful
expedition up the Boenoke river, North Carolina,
by the Isbco, Valley City, and Ploket Boat No. 6,
under command of Lieut. Commander Tkobnton,
of the first-named vessel. The expedition proceeded
as far np tbe Boanoke river as the rebel naval sta
tion Halifax, and succeeded la oaptaring the
steamers Cotton Plant, Fisher, and Dolly, and the
engine of Llent. Cubbing’s torpedo boat and
another craft of some kind built by the rebels, .The
vessels were laden with stores, Corn, 30 bags or dot
ton, three cases of goods, and six barrels of brandy.
The expedition also found 23 bates of cotton on the
banks of the river, which were taken possession of
and brought off. The communication of Commander
Tbobktov discloses the fact that tbe Roanoke has
been oleared of obstructions, and a number of guns
sunk by the rebelß raised. A large quantity Con
federate cotton Is stored away along the banks or
tbe river, and will be oaptured. The> rebel naval
station at Halirax has boon taken possession of by
onr forces, and will be held until further orders.
THE RAM STONEWALL.
The following seml-efficlal statement lemade In
oornectlon with the authorized announcement of
tbe fact that the Insurgent ram Stonewall has un
conditionally surrendered to tbe Spanish authori
ties at Havana, viz: “The conduct of those au
thorities upon the occasion was judicious, and was
In entire conformity with amity towards the United
States. Any momentary distrust which may here
tofore have been entertained as to the decision of
the Captain General of Cuba iu the matter has
thus been disposed of satisfactorily.”
SALE OF MULES.
Many thousand mules are being disposed of at
public Sale in this City by the United States ituar
termasler’s Department. The gates will continue
until the nnmbar of animals Is reduced la propor
tion to the reduction of the armies, whloh Is now
going on rapidly. There are, In the armies of the
Potomae, Tennessee and Georgia, probably 4,(00 of
tbe finest six-mule teams In the world. Many of
them were bought In the beginning of the war as
young mules, have accompanied the armies In all
their marohes and oampß, and are thoroughly
broken, hardened by exerolse, gentle and familiar
from being so longsurrounded by the soldiers. The
whole South Is stripped of farming stock, and the
North has also suffered from the drain of animals
taken to supply the armies. The animals are sold
at public auction, but do not bring anything like
their true value.
THE U. S. STEAMER METEOR SAFE.
On Inquiry at tbe Navy Department, It Is ascer
tained tbat the steamer Meteor, which was reoently
wreoked, was not the United States vessel of the
same name attached to the West Gulf Squadron.
POST-OFFICE AFBJAIBS.
The Postmaster General has- ordered a contract
with A. D. Trotter, or Staunton, Virginia, to oon
vey malls from Winchester, by Newtown, Stephens
burg, Middletown, Str&sburg, Tom’s Brook, Wood
stock, Edenburg, Mount Jackson, New Market,
Tenth Legion, Laoey Spring, Melrose, Harrison
burg, Mount Crawford, Barkis Mills, and Mount
Sidney, to Staunton, 92 miles and back, three
times a week, from the first day of July next, to the
30th of June. 1866.
Keopsn the office at Philadelphia,Monroe county,
Tennessee, and reappoint D. R. Kennedy, post
master.
Beopen the office at Staunton, Augusta oouuty,
Virginia, and appoint A. T. Maupltt postmaster, vloe
Stephenson.
The office at Slate Creek, Wood oounty, West Vir
ginia, Is alsccntlnued. Papers should be sent to
Lockhart’s Bun.
To fill vacancies oooasloned by resignation in West
Virginia, the following appointments are made -.
Hosea M. c. Miller, postmaster Morgan’s Glade,
Preston county, vloe Joslah J. Miller.
Almedla Higgins, postmaster, Basnettvllle, Ma
rion county, vice Mrs. Cunningham.
Seneca Norvel, postmaster, Sago, Upshur county,
vloe George Clark.
Jesße H. G. Prim, postmaster, BoothsvlUe, Marl
on county, vloe A. H. Henry.
Stephen H. Amos, postmaster, RlvesvlUe, Marlon
oounty, vice E, E. Prlckett.
John Eversoll, postmaster, Caoapon Depot, Mor
gan oounty, vloe John W. Holland.
Barnet Frlley.lposimaster, Fort Martin, Mononga
lia county, vice George Support.
John Conn, postmaster. Laurel Iron Works, Mo
nongalia county, vice William Kelly.
E. P. Jackson, postmaster, BeeasvlUe, Preston
oonnty, vice Henry H. Rood. '
Sarah O. Wheat, postmaster at Berkley Springs,
Morgan oounty, vloe Margaret Cross.
LOUISIANA.
'At Thibodeaux, La Fouohe county, Henry H.
Hitchcock Is appointed postmaster, vloe-F. A. Kno
biock, resigned.
PKUNBTLVAHIA.
At Mummasburg, Adams county, H.N. Wltmore
Is appointed postmaster, vice FalwMler, resigned.
Semnel Lewis, postmaster at Lennl Mills, Dela
ware county, vloe Martin, resigned.
At Lawsvllle Centre, Susquehanna county, Ar
thur South vptrtk Is appointed postmaster, vloe Jas.
K, Webster.
GEORGIA.
The People Advised by their Journals
to Accept Emancipation as
a Fixed Fact.
GREAT QUANTITIES OF COTTON IN
THE STATE-MOVEMENTS
OF REBEES.
New Yobs, May 26.—The steamer Chase, from
Savannah on the 23d, has arrived here. The custom
house has bebn re-opened. The steamer Jeff. Davis
had arrived from Augusta with 200 bales of cotton,
the first shipment from that plaoe. General Bruco
had delivered an address to the Kentucky troops,
ordering them to return home. There are 35,010
bales of cotton in Macon, and 300,000 In Georgia.
The Augusta and Atlanta papers urge the people
to consider emancipation a fixed fact, and receive
and abide by the law. The telegraph Is about to
resume working to Savannah. The 6th regulars
had arrived from New York. Four hundred paroled
prisoners of Lee and Johnston's armies, Including
General R. H. Anderson, had arrived at Savannah
from Augusta.
VIRGINIA.
Gov. Plerpont en rente to Richmond—
The Arrivals at Fortress Monroe.
Fobtbb6s Monbob, May 26.— Gov. Flerpont,
accompanied by a party of ladles and gentlemen,
arrived from Washington, D.G., this afternoon, on
the steamer Diamond, en route to Richmond, Va.
The Governor and party landed at this place, and
spent a few moments viewing the Fortress and the
vailouß curiosities, and left at 5 o’clock for Rich
mond, Virginia, to establish his seat of govern
ment.
Fortress Moubob, May 26.—Arrived—Schoon
er Kate Kaliaban, Hagan, from Philadelphia.
Sohoonerlda L, Tubes, from Philadelphia.
Schooner Jobannah, Blnrze, from Philadelphia*
Steamer J P Everm&n. Ei+tmau, for Phtlada.
Steamer Carolina, from New York.
Steamer Cambria, Cleveland, Philadelphia.
Steamer Lonisburg, from Alexandria.
Steamer Louise, Wilson, from Philadelphia.
Steamer Mary land, Russian, from Baltimore*
Sailed— S M Tiler, Fuller, for BUHmore.
Steamer Yazoo, for New York.
Steamer Beaufort, Martin, for Washington, D. O.
The Steamship China.
Boston, May 26.—The steamship China, from
Liverpool via Halifax, arrived at this port at two
o’clock this morning. Her malls will be trans
mitted to New York and Philadelphia by the eight
o'eiw* tain tfWp
Testimony for the Prosecution
and Defence.
MBS. SURATT’S CHARACTER AND
O’LAUBHLINS’ ALIBI.
More About tbe Strokes at the “Heart’s
Blood " of the Northern People.
Washington, May 2G.
“ Deae Madam : Curing a late visit to the lower
portion of the county I ascertained of the willing
ness of Mr Nothey to settle with yon, and desire to
call pour attention to the fact In urging the settle
ment of the claim of my late lather’s estate. How
ever unpleasant, I must Insist upon closing up this
matter, as It Is Imperative In an early settlement of
the estate, whloh Is necessary. Yon will, there
fore, please inform me, at your earliest conveni
ence, as to how and when you will be able to pay
the balance remaining due on the land purchased
by your late husband.
“ Yours, respectfully,
“(Jhobob H. Calvbbt, Jk.»
Q. Were you at Surattsvllle on the nth of April 1
A. I was not.
By Mr. Aiken.—Cl. Are you acquainted with Mrs.
so ratt, the prisoner at the bar! A. I have a store
acquaintance.
Q. Are you acquainted with her general charac
ter 1 A. I know nothing of her except as a store ac
quaintance ; I have never conversed with her except
to the store.
((., Have you heard Mrs. Suratt express any dis
loyal sentiment in your presence 1 'A, 1 have not,
either loyal or disloyal; I have had no political con
versations with her.
Q. Are you acquainted with John H. Suratt 1
A. I knew him by sight.
Q. When did yon last see him In this olt; 1 A.
Tho latter pait of February, or nrst of March, just
prior to the draft.
Q Describe his personal appearance. A. He Is
tall; rather of light complexion, deltoate locking,
and between twenty and twenty-three years of age;
I think abont tlx feet In height; I cannot say
whether he wore a goatee or moustache; my Im
pression Is lie did not.
Cross-examined by Judge Brlngham : Q. Do you
know ho was over five feet nine inches lu height?
A. Hot positively.
By M. Coxe: State yonr residence and occupation.
A. Residence, Baltimore; occupation, clerk to Ba
ton, Bass, & Co. „ ,
Q, Are you related to the accused, Michael
O’Langblln ? A. lam his brother-in-law.
Q. State when Michael O’Laughlln came to Bal
timore from the South. A. I think it was In Au
gust, 1862. , '
4. State what his occupation has been from that
time till the present. A. He came home somewhat
sick, and remained for about a month; be then
went with bis brother, who was In Washington, In
the produce and feed business; he remained with
him until the lall of 1863, when hie brother removed
from Washington, having left Ms house there as a
branch of his Baltimore business, and Michael At
tended to his business for him In Washington up to
the 14th of March of this year; that Is, there are evl
denoesthat Michael had the collection and receiving
of orders from customers, the goods being supplied
from Baltimore.
Q,. Did the arrangement with his brother require
him to be In Washington 1 A. I could not say posi
tively how frequently he was here $ he was here, off
and on. for the period from the time his brother
gave up his business here till this last transaction
on the 14th of April.
Q,. Did you know J. Wilkes Booth 1 A. Yes, In
timately ; Mrs. Booth owns the property right op
posite vur house ; Michael and William were school
mates of John Wilkes Booth; they attended the
school of a Mr. Smith, not very far from the
house.
q. How long has this intimacy with them con
tinued 7 A. to my positive knowledge It has been
a bout twelve yearß
O. Where was Michael’s home In Baltimore 7
A. He lived with me, No. 67 North Exeter street*
q,. Can you state where he was In the month of
April to the 13th 1 A. From the IBth of March
until he came down to Washington on the I3:h of
April he was with me. t
Q. Can you speak with certainty about his being
at home during that time cr a pare of It. A. I can
.peak with certainty from the 30th of M,vrch or the
Ist of April until the 12th; I am positive about that.
Q, Do you know bis whereabouts during the
month of March 1 A. On the 7th of Maroh he was
athpme and remained several days, how many I
am not able to state.
Q. Do 3 ou know of his being sent West by Me
brother 1 A. He was on the I3ih; on that day there
was an order sent for a car-load or hay by a man
named McCarty; he waß cot positive of his ability
io get a ear, but would telegraph him when he got
it; os the 14th he telegraphed him that the hay
was sent that day and to look out for It.
Q,. State whether tbat Is the handwriting of his
brother 7 A. It is not, but is a copy or a telegram
gent on the 14th of Maroh. It reads as follows:
*‘We have shipped McCarty’s hay look out for
it. S. W. O’LAUOKLrN.”
Q,. When did he return to Baltimore! A. I am
not positive, but I think on the succeeding Safcqr-
And from that time until* the 12th or 13th of
April he remained at home, did ho 7 A. fie did.
Q., Do you know where he was during the month
of February 7 A. I could not state positively as to
the entire month: he was at home on the 14 th; that
was St. YaUntlne’a day, which leads mo to recol
lect.
Q. During that month was he at home much or
Utile according to your recollection? A. My im
pression is that he was at home from the 14».h for a
couple of weeks; I am led to that Impression by
our having had a seamstress at the bouse at that
time who remained about a couple of weeks.
Q. State the olronmßtanees of the surrender or
arrest of himself after the murder of the President.
A. He arrived home after the assassination on Sa
turday evening ; I saw him about 7 o’clock; the
officers had then been to tbe house In search of him,
and when I informed him of that fact he told mo—
Mr. Brlngham: You need not state what he said
to you; declarations of the prisoner cannot be ad
duced In his defenoe.
Mr. Coxe stated that evidence had been adduced
by the prosooutlon to prove that the prisoner was
fleeing from arrest, and it was legitimate to meet
that, on ib® part of the defence, by showing that,
instead of fleeing, he voluntarily surrendered hull
self.
Judge Holt remarked that If the witness was can
tipned not to repeat the declarations of the prisoner
be might go on to state the facts in connection with
tie arrest.
6, Did the prisoner protest his Innocence \
Question objected to by Judge Brlngham. If the
Government had called for any part of the declara
tions of the prisoner, hie qqhhbu ttouU to Q&Utttu
THE TRIAL.
Drunken Sanders’* Knowledge
of the Assassination, and
his Slang in the Ex
pression of It.
Washington, May 20.—The court room was to
day again crowded with spectators of both sexes,
the largest portion of them being unable to find
seats. The main attraction la the appearanoe of
the prisoners.
After the reading of the testimony taken yester
day, Mr. Aiken, the counsel for Mrs. Suratt, made
an application for the reoall of Mr. Van Stetnaker
as a wltner s for cross-examination's tatlng that since
bis examination material facts had come to the
knowledge of Mrs. Suratt, whloh would euable the
oounselto contradict the witness. He did not da.
sire to oall Van Stelnaker as a witness for the de
fence.
Judge Advocate General Holt said that the wit
ness had been examined and discharged without
objection by counsel. If the latter desired him for
the defence the Government would make an effort
to find him, but he .declined to reoall him as a wit
ness lor the prosecution.
De-examination of B. F. Gwynn.
By Mr. Aiken—Q. Did you carry a latter for Mrs
Suratt for Mr. Notney on the 14th of April last, and
If so, Is this tbe letter you cairted 1 A. It is; I read
the letter at the time by her direction.
Tbe counsel then plaeed In evidence the following
letter:
Subattsaix.ll!, Md.,April !14th,1885 Mr. John
Nothey—Sir: I have this aay received a letter from
Mr. Ualvert, Intimating that either you or your
lx lend have represented to him that I am not willing
to settle with you for the land. You know that I
am ready and have been waiting fur you for the last
two years; and now, If you do not come wlthtn the
next ten flay s, I will settle with Mr. Calvort, and
bring suit against yon Immediately. Mr. Oalvert
grill give you a deed on receiving payment.
(Signed) M E. SURATT,
Administratrix ot J. M. suratt.
Testimony of lather Lanahan.
By Mr. Aiken: (1 State your residence and 00.
oupatlon 1 A. My -residence Is at Uharlea oounty,
near Beantown ; I am a Gathollo priest.
Q. Are you acquainted with the prisoner, Mrs.
Suratt 1 A. I have been acquainted with her
about thirteen years, and intimately for nine years.
Q.. Do you know her general reputation as a
Christian women 1 A. Yes ; she Is, in my estlma
tion, a very good Christian woman.
Mr. Brlngham. We do not want your estimation,
but ber general reputation.
Witness. Her ebaraoter stands In the neighbor
hood where she lived as a good Christian woman.
Q. Has she been attentive to her religious duties!
A. X could sot say exactly, because she does not be
long to my congregation-
Q.. Have you over heard ber express any disloyal
sentiment! A Never.
Q. Do you know personally anything as to de
fective eyesight on her part 1 A. Xde not.
Q. Has she never, In your presence, been unable
to recognize friends a short distance from her 1 A.
Ido not remember ; I could not swear to tbat.
Cross-examined by Jndge Holt: Id- Hava you
had conversation with her, since the reDebellloa,lu
regard to the affairs of the country 1 A. I have.
Q,. Have you ever heard her express a loyal senti
ment! a. Ido not remember tbat I have.
Q.. Is not her reputation tbat of a disloyal wo
man! A. I think not; she never expressed that
sentiment to me ; I may nave neard nor general
reputation for loyalty or disloyalty spoken of, but I
do not remember it.
Testimony- or Rev. Fattier Young,
Q. State your residence and occupation 1 A.-Re
sldence at Dominick's Chuieb, Washington; I am
a Catholic priest.
Q. Are yon acquainted with the prisoner, Mrs.
Suratt! A. I have known her, I think, about eight
or ten years; X cannot say that my acquaintance
has been of an intimate character; I had a congre
gation In tbat part of the country where she lived,
and In passing her bouse about once a month I
have occasionally called for about half an hour.
Q.. Are you acquainted with her general reputa
tion as a Christian lady! A. lam; so far as I nave
heard It epohon of, It has been with the greatest
praise; never heard any thing whatever unfavorable
to her character, but on the contrary ovary thing
highly favorable.
Q. Xn all your intercourse with ber have you ever
heard her express a disloyal sentiment! A. I
do not recolleet of ever hearing her speak on that
question at all.
Q.. Have you any personal knowledge of any de
fective eyesight on her part! A I cannot say that
I have; I never heard of her having weak eyes.
Q. Yon have never been present when she was
unable to recognize ber friends at a little distance!
A. Not that I remember.
Testimony ofdeorge H. Calvert.
By air. Amen ,• state whether, on or about the
13th of April last, yon addressed a letter to Mrs.
Snratt, and, if so, whether this Is the letter, A. I
did ; this Is the letter.
The counsel for the accused then produced the
following letter, which was read:
“RIVBHBDALE, April 12,1885.
‘'Mrs. M. E. Suralt
testimony of TV. 1. Hoyle,
Testimony of P- H. Haulsby.
to draw them all out, but as that had not been done
the question was lnadmlssable. Objection sustained
by the conrt. .
Cl. State whether or not on Monday morning the
defendant authorized you to procure an offioor to
take him Into custody ? A. He did.
Mr- Brlngham. I objected to that; bat as the
witness has answered the question notwithstanding
my objection, let It go.
Q. How long have you known the aooused,
O’Lenghiin ? a. For about 12 years.
4- State what IS his disposition and character 1
A. As a boy, he was always very timid, from my ob
servation ol 12 years.
Mr. Btlngbam; You need not state what you be
lieve. The court can draw Its own oonoluslons.
Witness. I have always regarded him as a very
amiable boy ; I do not remember ever having seen
him in a psßslon In my life; on political questions
be has never been violent; I have never heard him
express any opinions on the Issues of the day, ex
cept In a very moderate way.
4- I want you to state the facts lu regard to the
alleged arrest? A. On Monday morning, In conse
quence of what Mitchell had to Mr.
Mr. Brlngham: I object to that. After discussion,
by the consent ol Judge Holt, the following ques
tion was put -
Q. State whether you surrendered the aocused
into the custody of the officers by the anthorlty of
the accused himself ? A. I did by his anthorlty,
c.Ttaiuly.
The hour of one having arrived, the Court took a
recess until two.
Alter the rectos, the examination of Maulsby was
continued.
4 T>id you take an officer to the house where the
prisoner, O’Laughlln, was? A. Wish the permis
sion i f theConrtlwould.be glad to state the oir
cumstances surrounding the ease.
?. Judge Holt. You may it ate them, but you must
not repeat wbat the prisoner said,
Wltneßß. I was proceeding to say that I had
seen the accused .on Saturday, P. M., and ao
arrangement was then made,as Isnpposed, forSua
day morning; on Saturday evening, at 7 o’clock. I
met Huberts and Cady; they had jnst then re
turned from Washington; It Is difficult to make
out a conneoted narrative without stating the re
marks of the prisoner; I saw.Wallaoe for the Orel
time on Sunday morning ; he came to the house In
search ol Michael; other officers were with him at
the time; on Monday morning I was sent for by Mi
chael ; I went oIT In a hack, and called for Wat
laoe; I called at Carmichael’s office; Wallace did
not know Michael’s whereabouts at the time, but as
the feeling was very high at the time, I thought
these precautions were necessary; we then went to
Mrs. Bailey's house, where be was stopping; I went
In by myself, and Michael came out with me, and
gave himself np to the officer; there was nothing
said from that time nntll he reached the marshal’s
office.
Q. I think you have stated that Mlohael came
heme on Saturday evening : I ask you If he then
inhumed you where he OOUld be found if wanted?
A. He did.
Mr. Brlngham objected to the qn« stlon, and asked
that the answer might not be recorded.
The objection was sustained by the court.
Cl. You state that you knew Booth Intimately,
State whether ho was a man of pleasing address ?
Question objected to by Mr. Brlngham.
Mr. Coxe stated that ft was the desire of the coun
sel lor all the accused that some evidence should be
Introduced as to the character of J. Wilkes Booth,
for the reason that ir any of the accused should be
found guilty, while the character of Booth would
not affect their guilt or innooenoe, yet if ft was
found that Booth was a man of pleasing address,
calculated to Influence and control the minds of
young men with whom be was associated, that
would be a mitigating circumstance.
Judge Holt said It would not mitigate the assasst
nation'by proving that Booth was a man of pleasing
address. The objeotlon was sustained ty the court.
By the oourt; Q. You have stated what has been
the oocnpatlon or O’Laughlin since August, 1862.
What was bis occupation previous to that time?. A.
He was In the rebel army from 1881 to 1862.
TESIIHONT FOB THE FBOSECDTIOM
BEsinm
Testimony or lewis W. Clmmborlain.
By Judge Holt: Q. State where you reside ? A,
In Richmond, Va.
Q. State whether you have been on duty there In
the War Department of the Confederate states 1 A.
Yes, sir.
Q’. In what capacity? A. As elerk In the War
Office, chiefly.
Q. State whether or not, while acting as clerk,
you became acquainted with the hand writing of
John A. Campbell,Assistant Secretary of War, and
late judge of the Snprome Court of the United
States, and also with that of Harrison, private secre
tary of Jefferson Davis? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Book at these endorsements on the letter
[published some days ago] or Lieutenant Alston,
proposing to proceed to the North and "strike at
the heart’s blood of the deadliest enemies of the
South,’’ and see whether they are respectively lu
the handwriting of J. A. Campbell, Assistant -Se
cretary of War, and Barton M. Harrison 1 A. Yes,
sir.
4 Waß this Harrison private seoretarv to Jeffer
son Davis ? A. He was so reported and recognized
at the War Department.
Q. Look at that paper and see If the marks on it
are tho ordinary official marks? A. It has the
mark on It of the Secretary of War, also of General
cooper, adjutant general and inspector general; It
losing to have been referred from the office of the
secretary of War to the Adjutant General’s office,
where It was directed to be tiled.
Q. Do I understand you to say that the John A,
Campbell of whom you speak was formerly on the
bench of the Supreme Court of the United States ?
A. He was so reported to have been.
Testimony of Henry Fincgan.
Examined by Judge Holt.—Q. State where you
reside. A. In Boston, Massachusetts.
Q. State whether or not you have been In the
military service of tho country during this rebel
lion ? a. x have as n commissioned officer.
‘Q. State ir In the month ol February last yon
were in Montreal, Canada? A. I was, and remain
ed there eleven days-
Q. Did you while there make the aequalntanceof
George N. Senders, Wm. Cleary, and others of that
oily 1 A. I did not make their acquaintance per
sonally ; I knew them very well by slgut; I saw
them at the St. Lawrence Hall, and various other
public places In Montreal.
Q. Did you see Jacob Thompson, or Beverly
Tucker there? A. Hot to my knowledge.
Q. State whether on one eooaslon In the month of
February yon heard a conversation between George
H. Sanders and Wm Cleary, and If 80, state What
was sale, ana where It occurred. A. I did. The
conversation I heard took place at St. Lawrence, in
the evening; lam not certain whether It was on
the 14th or 16th cf February; I was sitting on a
obalr as Geerge N. Sanders and Wm. Cleary walkod
In at the door; They stopped about tea feet from
me; I heard Cleary say, “ I suppose they are get
ting ready for the Inauguration of Llnooln next
month!” Sanders said, "Yes, but If tho boys only
have luck, Lincoln will not trouble them much longer. ll
Cleary said, “Is every thing well ?” Sanders re
plied, “ On, yes; Booth is bossing the job."
4- You saw these men Irequently ? A. Yes, I
knew Sanders by description the first time I saw
him, and inquired concerning him of the cleric,
Cress examined by Mr. Aiken: Q. When did
you leave the servloa of the Government? A. In
September, 1863.
Q Where old you reside before you enlisted in the
service? A. in Boston, Mass.
Q. Where was you bom? A. In Ireland.
Q. Did yon not reside In the South before you
went to Montreal ? A. No, sir.
Q. Ycu say you were never Introduced to any of
these parties ? “ Hot to Sanders or Oleary; I was
introduced to men who claimed to have escaped
from prisons in the North.
Q. What time in the evening did thlß conver
sation at St. Lawrence Hall occur? A. I think
about b o’clr ck.
Q. Yon say you were about ten feet from them;
were they conversing In a loud or low tone ? A, In
a low tone, I thought. „ . _
Q. Were they standing close together ? A, YOS,
sir. " .
4. Did yon ever see Clay there ? A. No, not to
my knowledge.
O, Did you over see Clay ? A. I did.
Q. Did you ever see Sanders ? A. I did.
4- Why Is It you recollect these two, and not the
others ? A. Because 1 saw them talking.
Q. How did you know it was them If you were
never Introduced to them? A. I knew them by
sight several days before; I saw them testify In
court in tho St. Albans raiders case.
Q. What klndcf a looking mauls Oleary? A.
He Is a man of medium size, of sand] complexion,
sandy hair, and carries hie neok a little on one side.
Q Describe Sanders. A. Sanders is ratner low,
short, and thlok set, curly hair, moustache, and
goatee, sprlckled with gray, and a very burly form.
Q. Did you hear anything more about the job
mentioned In that oonversatlon T A. No, sir.
Q. And you did not learn what the job was ? A.
I did not.
4- When did yon leave Montreal ? A. On the
17th of February. ' . ...
4. Wben did you first give this Information to
any one? A. I spoke of it to two or three parties
some time ago. ■ „
Q. Did you communicate to tho Government?
A. Not then. , , ~ ,
q. Did yen consider It of any Importance at that
time? A. No, sir; I considered ft at the time as a
piece of braggadocio.
4- When did you first eommunloatn it to the Go
vernment? A. A few days ago.
4- Did you ever see John H. Suratt in Canada ?
A. I do not know him.
Testimony of Cherles Dawson.
By Judge Holt: Q Are you acquainted with the
handwriting ol J. Wilkes Booth? A. With his Sig
nature 1 am.
o. Look, at this card [Booth’s card, sent up to
President Johnson at the Kirkwood House], ana see
It ft Is his signature ? A. It undoubtedly Is.
Testimony of Charles Sweeney.
Bv Judge Holt: Q,. State where you reside. A.
In New York city. , . _
q. Have you been In the army during the present
war? A. I have. ‘ .
<v Have you been a prisoner 7 A. Yes; the first
time I waaln Libby two months; the second time I
was first on Belle Isle, In Richmond, and then they
took me to Andersonvllle, Georgia.
G* How long did you stay there 7 A. They kept
me about fils months before they moved me to Sa-
bow you were treated in those prisons 7
A. At Belle Isle a man was allowed to have half a
pound of bread a day, and soup with a little rice
and bread scattered In it, and occasionally a little
piece of meat; when we went to the hospital we
had a little better bread and meat, but there was
pot much of It; when I first went to AnderscnvlUe
we got a pretty good quantity of rations; we had
all we wanted of corn meal, bat the bacon was very
stroDg; then they commenced to out down our ra
tions, and they got to be very short, but still we
made out to live the best we could then we went
down to Savannah: but I ain’t done with Anderson-,
vine yet; they used to tell the guard tbat whenever
a Tnan got OVd the dead-line to shoot him, and for
every man* shot they would give a furlough of
forty days, and whenever a man got even his
hand over the dead-line they would shoot him
down, as If he were a dog; at one time we were dig
ging a tnnnel and one thing or another In the
camp, trying to make our escape, and a cripple, a
man with one leg, told on us: he ran outside the
deadline once, and the gu&raprotected him, bat
Captain Bunoh told the guard that If he did- not
shoot that man he would shoot him, so the guard
had to shoot him; I bad a brother at Andersonvllle
who was very flck and dying for eight days; ; there
was nothing he could eat; the corn meal and beef
were not fitfor a dog to eat; Itrled to getsome
money to buy something to feed him, but the guard
Bald, *‘Let him starve to death; “then I, went to the
doctor and asked Mm to go and see my brother lu
the* tent, who was dying, but he said “ No, let him
die;» before he died ne saw to me, “My dear
brother, never take an oath of allegiance to their
Government, but stick to your own Government
I said I would, and have done it ;. I triad two or
three times to make my escape, but was re
captured ; the first time they backed and
sagged me for six hours; It was so eotd
that I oould hardly walk. when. I got up; the
next time I thought I would escapo, aud make
my way to General Stoneman* who was on a
raid, but they caught me and took me back to Cap,
tain winder, who had me pub In the stocks ?, the
sun was so hot that the next day I got sick,, and
could eat nothing for six days, and pretty nearly
died ; but, please God, I have a Ullle life left in me
yet; do you want to bear anything about General
Cobb 7 [laughter}; he made a speech down there,
and told the people of Georgia that the graveyard
there was big enough to hold all those In the stook
ade, and that they Intended to starve them all to
death i somebody m the crowd said If to OOQld OAtOh
II Old Abe” he would bang him, and Cobb said if
he could catch him he would do the same thing *,
Tesilmopy of James Touny,
■JBy Judge Holt; Q. Have you been in the mili
tary service of the United States daring the rebel
lion. A. I have.
<j. Haro you boon ft prisoner of war typing ttot
FOUR CENTS.
t»!me ? ir so, tow long; and in what prison were
yen confined 1 A. I was for nine months at A ntier
*©nvilie, and at other t imeß at Florence and Charles*
ton, S O.
4- State the treatment yon and other prisoners
of war received at the hands of the Confederate
authorities. At Anderronvllle rations of a very
inferior quality of corn bread and booon ware far
nisbed ; they were very badly cooked sTthe quaottty
would usually be a piece of bread four inches long
three wide, and two thick, and we would get aooat
two or three ounces of pork.
4* 'What was th© effeot of these rations upon the
health of the prisoners ? A< It was very injurious,
they d«ed In large numbers.
4, 'What was the average number of deaths du>
rlrgyonr stay there!. A. The report for August I
understood was 3,044, -
4. Were yoa in the open sun or under shelter 1 A. 1
IntherpeDeun
4- What was the temperatureof the atmosphere 1
A. Itwaß extremely hot In the day and cool at
night.
Q.- What was the character of the water they gave
you? A. The water was very poor; it was satura
ted with the filth and garbage of the cook-house be
fore It came Into the grounds.
Q,. Was the character of the ground marshy 1 A.
Yw? ; the creek ran through the centre of It.
Q.. He w far was It from .woodland ? A. It appears
that there was no woodland all around *, in feat, the
stockade was made from wood takes oat of it.
4- Wes there higher ground around also 1 A.
Sr me higher.
4- Were jon there during the cold weather ? A,
No; 1 was at Florence during the cold weather.
Q. What were the declarations made by the
beepers of the prison when complaints were made;
did you hear what was said by them? A. I never
heard anything at Andersonvltle, but at Florence I
heard some pretty hard threats; they threatened to
starve ut because our army had made a raid through
their country and had destroyed food.
4* Bid you receive the same treatment at
Flironeeasat Andersonvlile? A. Worse.
4- Was the amount of food given sufficient to
maintain life for any long time 1 A. No, it was not;
men who were without any extra means, money,
tiirkets, or watches, with whloh to purohase extra
foed, ran down upon It until they died \ 1 had some
money, and bought some extra provisions, and so
kept my health tolerably good • the allowance I
drew for ten days was two pounds of meal *, the
three weeks 1 was at Charleston we were used very
well, except that they shot down our men on any
excuse.
4. Bid this often occur? A. Yes.
4- Bid it seem to be enconraged by the officers
A. It did seem to be.
Q,. Bid you know of any man being rebuked or
punished for having shot one of our men ? A. No,
never; the general report In camp was that every
guard was allowed thirty days’ furlough for every
man he shot; this was at Andersonvlile.
By the Court: Q. Who was the officer In com*
mandat Charleston at the time you were therein
prison ? A. i cannot tell; I did not know.
Testimony of John S. Young.
By Judge Holt: 4* Where do you reside ? A. 11l
New York.
4- state whether you knew Robert Kennedy,
who was hung In New York some time slnoe? A.
Idid.
U. When was he hung? A. I think, on the 25th
ct March last.
Q. State whether or not, before hlB execution, he
mace a confession, whloh waß afterwards published
in the papers of the country? A. He did.
Q,. Have you that coniesslon with you? A. I
have.
ci. Bid he make it to you ? A. He signed a state
ment, but not the confession.
4. To whom was the confession made? It was
made, I believe, to 001. Martin Burke, on duty at
Fort Lafayette.
The Judge Advocate General said there was a
mistake in summoning this witness $ that he sap*
SD&ed the confession was made to Mm; he would,
owever, read his confession to the Court and Ut it
be placed on record. The oonfesßlon, as published
In the papers, woe then read.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE BE-
honhii.
Testimony of James H. Nothy.
By Mr. Aiken : Q.. Where do you reside? A.
About fifteen miles down In Prince George county.
Q. State whether or not you purchased some land
frem Mrs. Suratt? A. I did; seventy-five acres
some years ago.
Q. Bid Mr. Gwlnn bring you a letter on the 14th
Of April last? He did.
4* Who was that letter from ? At From Mrs.
Suratt.
4 Have you been in the habit of meeting Mrs.
Suratt at Sur&tt&vllle? A. Only that one time t she
sent for me to oome there; I owed her part or the
purchase money, and she wanted It settled; this
letter was sent out on Friday; I did sot see her that
day at all.
TeßiimoDy of Hr. John G. Thomas.
By Mr. Stone: -Q,. Where do you reside ? A. At
Woodville, Prince George county,
Q.. What Is your occupation? A. l am a physi
cian.
4. How long have you been practicing? A. Nine
teen years.
Cl. State whether you ate a brother of the B.
Thomas who has been examined here as a witness?
A. I am.
Q. State whether your brothers made any com
munication to you on the subject of a conversation
with I)r. Xdudo in relation to the assassination of
the President ? A, The conversation that passed
was at my house on Sunday morning; he came there
toWoodvllle to church; I asked him the news;
he was just from Bryantown the day before, and he
was full of news; he Was speaking of tho arrest of
Br. Mudd, the finding of a boot at his house. Ac.;
durlrg the conversation he repeated a remark that
Br. Mudd had made some weeks before.
Q. State whether he had ever mentioned that
conversation to you before that time? A. No;
never before that time. \
4. And this was alter the assassination and after
the arreßt or Br. Mudd? a. y es; the soldiers were
at Bryantown, and Br. Mudd had been arrested, as
I understood; I had not heard anything of the
boot before; my brother made an error as to the
date, and I think he la satisfied of It.
4. I understand yon, then, to say that was the
fli st time you ever heard your brother speak of that
conversation, and that he did not speak of it before
the assassination ? A. He did not;, that was the
first time he mentioned It.
Q. state whether you have or not attended your
brother professionally sometimes 1 A. I hare In
some serious attacks ; be bad a very serious para
lysis attack with paralysis ofbody; he was for some
time laboring under considerable nervous depres
sion, and was mentally affeoted by It, so that his
min a was not exactly .right for a long time.
Q. State whether your brother’s mind Is now
sound at all times 1 A. I am under the Impression
that It Is not at all times.
Q. 'When his mind Is not In Its proper state, Is he
not otedulous, very talkative, and unreliable 1 A
He is oredulcus and very talkative) very apt to tell
everything he hears, and believe everything he
hears; Ido not pretend to say he would tell things
he did not hear.
Q. State whether, when his mind Is not In a pro
per condition, his memory and reason are not both
somewhat affected. A. His reason may be some
what affeoted, and memory also, when these attacks
come on, but when he Is In the enjoyment or good
health he seems to he rational j he has not had an
attack now for some time, and hlB health has been
better.
Crocs-examined by Judge Brlngham : Q, State
whether yon know on What Sunday It was that your
blotter made that statement in regard to Ur. Mudd j
was It not Easter Sunday Immediately following the
assassination 1 A. I expeot it was Easter Sunday;
I think it was somewhere about that time.
Q. Now state what that conversation was In re
spect to the-President, Cabinet, and Union men of
Maryland being assassinated within thirty days.
A. He said that Dr. Mndd said Lincoln and the
wholo Cabinet would be killed In a few weeks, and
that be as well as the other Union men In Maryland
would be killed; Mr. Wood was present at that
time.
Q, Ton are certain that in the same conversation
he spoke of the boot being found in Dr, Mudd'B
hOUBO* A. sif«
By the court: Q. On the day of this conversation
are yon oertaln your brother was In his right mind.
A. He seemed to be.
Q, He was not much exolted 1 A. No, not at all.
Cl. Do yon think he was capable of telling the
truth on that day 1 A. Yes, sir.
Q. Prom your knowledgeof yonr brother's Oharas
ter for truth and veracity, of his mental oondltlon,
did yon have any doubt In your mind that Dr.
Mndd had said what he repeated to you ] A. I
thought probably my brother was jesting at the
time, and I observed that if snoh was not the fact,
he onght not to state it; he said It was certainly
true, that he had made that statement to him in
Bryanton ; I supposed he had told it as he heard it.
Testimony of Samuel McAllister.
By Mr. Stone: Q. Where do you reside 7 A. In
Washington.
Q. How long have yon resided In Washington 1
A. Since the 2d day of December last.
Q. What Is yonr occupation l A. lam clerk In
the Pennsylvania House, Washington. . 1
Cl. Have yon the register of that House with you
A. I have (producing the register.)
(1. State whether the name oi Dr. S. A. Mndd
appears on that register as having been entered In
the month of January, 1865. A. I have examined
the month carefnlly, and the name docs not ap
pear.
Q. DC yon know the acoused, Dr. Samuel A.
Mnddl A. I do not * he may have stopped at the
house, ana If he did hie name Is sot on the register,
sb we do not allow any person to Stop at the noasO
without registering.
Q. Turn to the 23d ol December last and state
whether yon find the name of Mndd 1 A. Yes, sir;
the name is here, Ssmnel-A. Mudd.
Q.. state whether you find the name of another
man named Mndd oh that day t A. Yes sir j J. T.
Mudd.
Q. What is the rule of the house In regard to
gnests registering their names 1
Assistant Judge Advocate Brlngham objected to
the question. The objection was overruled.
A. All persons stopping at the hotel are required
to register their names; often persons come In and
take meals; they do not register their names, but
no person stops la the house over night wlchont
being required to register.
By Assistant Judge Advocate Brlngham: ft. Do
you know who slept in the room with Atzeroih on
the night of the assassination 1 A, No, sir; I was
In bed at the time Atzeroth came.
Q. Do you not know whether Dr. S. A, Mndd
was In the house or not in the month of January 1
No. sir j bis name Is not on the register.
By the Court: ft. Do youknowwhothsrDr. Mudd.
might have been in the house under an assumed
name 1 A. I could not tell anything about that.
ft. Are you acquainted with the person registered
as Mudd 1 A. No sir.
Testimony of Joseph T. Mndd.
By Mr. Ewing: ft- Stats whether you are ac
quainted with the prisoner, Dr. Samuel A. Mndd 1
A. I am. ' „ „
ft. Where do yon reside l A. In the Fourth Elec
tion District of Charles county, about a.mlle and a
hall IfOm the house Of Dr. Samuel a. Mudd.
ft. state whether yon oame with the amrased to
Washington last winter, and lr you did give the
particulars of your visit. A. I came, with him to
Washington on the 23d ol December- last) I recol
lect the date from the fact that we returned home
on Christmas eve, which was the 24th.
when we got to Washington we left our horses down
by the navy yard and walked up to Pennsylvania
avenue; It was in tbe evening);we went to the
Pennsylvania House and registered eur names, I
think, for lodgings: however, as we had not been to
dinner, we concluded that wo wanted something
better than an ordinary supper, so we went to a
restaurant on the avenue, hnown as the Walker
Restaurant: we ordered supper and remained
there probably an hour) after leaving: there we
walkee Into Brown’s Hotel, where we stayed about
half an hour) we than went Into the National Ho
tel there was a tremendous crowd In there, and we
got separated) I reoognimd an acquaintance In the
crowd, and got Into conversation with him j after
■hat I oame out of that plane and went along the
avenne, stopping in several clothing stores tor the
purpose of looking at some clothing whloh I In
tended to purchase, next morris*; 1 then walked
up to the Pennsylvania House, and very soo*i after
1 arrived Dr. Mndd came) very soon we went to
bed) In the morning,aner breakfast, we went to
tho store of a naan by the name of MoGrexor, I
think, and P'Ul-chaß, il a cooking stove; wo were to
gether alter that once or twice during the' “d™ lo ?'
1 bad clotting to buy and Borne little
make, which* attended to; I S? ten
ring the morning repeatedly) every uveerten
minutes I would bo wltbb )“ly, a , b< ’ i ?L navvvatd
leu tbe avenue and came down to the navy yard,
got our horses,and between 2and 3o olookwent
h/im* i wa oame and returned together.
Q *£so you In the Pennsylvania House when
the nrteoner rejoined yon, alter y°ur separation
from nim at the National 7 A. I was sitting near
it!L Hrcniam in the front room as you enter, near
Ue offlre where tbe register Is kept! Dr. Mndd,
Wben I first saw him, oame through the folding
dppr inly this room from tho other room.
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ft. Was any one with bt» as bo entered! A. I
think not j tfceie might have hwn, bta i saw no on*.
ft. You Bay -.von were not s.parntei from him
the next momlnv t mote than ©76 "of ton minutes at
a time l A. I thl,ok not; after she puroheset of the
stove be had some shoeß and sense lmie tnlng, to
bnv, and we separated, bnt 1 saw him frequently s
once, I think, he VM eomlng fi'om tlie Hank of
Washington, where he i»d some little buAnv>a.
Q. Do yon know bjy wD»m the artswea bought- by
bliu were taken to hlshome 1 ,
Judge Brlngh&m objected to this question, as be
ing of no const qaenoe. £ .. nH , Att
Mr. Ewing said be .thought It a matte? of much
consequence. The
witless & meeting between Booth and Mudd, hero
in Washington, and the da fence expected *6 bs able
to ebow conclusively that if 5?? ro _» w .^ B
mectlLg it must have bees At this visit; the ret ore
the necessity of showing that theaooused cade here
on bush b?b unconnected with Booth; that the meet
ing wttb Booth had been put in evidence as a part of
the coßFpiracy, and the defenoe had a right to apow
by the sots of the accused that hweame to Wash
ington on a purely legitimate buslnott visit.
Judge Brlngbam replied that the Interview al
leged to have taken pi&ce In Washington between
Mudd and Booth was in another mouth from that
here designated; and the attempt to show the par
chare of certain article*, and everything connected
with their transportation, to the home of the prison
er, would, if allowed, Jesuit la throwing no addi
tional light whatever on the Bubject.
The objection was not sustained, and the question
was repeated.
A. 1 took home a portion of his purchases
myself; the stove was to have been taken home
by a Sir. Lucas, who was then in market with his
wf gon ; I went twice with Br. Mudd, and twioe by
mviielf; Mr. Lucas said that if he sold out his load
of poultry he would take the store down, and, If
t e did not, he would not be able to take it down that
trip.
Q,. Are you well acquainted with Br. Samrtet
Mudd ? A. I am \ 1 have known him from early
y< utb.
Cl Bo you know his general character In the
neighborhood In which he resides tor peace, order,
and good citizenship? A. It is exemplary 5 I think
X never beard anything to the oontraty; he is of an
an table disposition, a good citizen and a good
neighbor, besides being honest and correct.
4. Do 3on know blfi character in the neUhbcr
hood a* a master of fits slaves 1 A- I do * I have
lived close by him all my lire, and believe bid to be
humane and kind; I never thought hi* niggers done
a preat deal of work, but have always-considered
that they were treated very humanely.
Q.. Bo you know of Booth’s having been In that
country ? A. I do; I saw him at church ;• that is, I
saw a stranger there, and I asked who he was, and
was told It was Booth, a great tragedian ;.from the
(leForlptlon given of him and the photograph, I am
t&tltfied It was the same man j that warin tae latter
port of November, or early in December.
Q, Bo you know on what business Booth-waß In
that country ? A. Only from the common talk,
what I heard others say.
Q.. What was the common talk 1
Judge Brlngham objected to the question, Mr*
Ewlrg said that he knew It was the object of the
Government to give the accused here liberal oppo*
tunnies ot presenting tbolr defence, and he did not
think the Judge Advocate Intended, by drawing
tightly the rules of evidence, to Bhut-out -evidence
which might fairly go to relieve the accused of the
accusations against them. It was better, not only
Jot them, but for the Government whose majesty
had been violated, that there should'be great libe
rality In allowing the accused to present whatever
evidence Key might offer. The defenoe wished to
ebow that Booth was in the country ostensibly, ac
cording to the common understanding of the neigh
borhot*d, for the purpose of Investing' In lands*
This was Introduced as explanatory of Ms meeting
with Br. Mudd, whoee family, as the defenoe ex
pected to show, were large land owners, and anstoos
to dispose of their land.
Judge Advocate Hole stated that he was In favor
oi allowing the accused to' JndHJge in the utmost
latitude ofltqniry, and thati when he felt short of
maintaining that spirit, he would be obliged, if thi
onnrt would do It for him. In thfrlDstanee, how*
ever, k mere Idle rumor. In regard to which a orose
ext mlnatlon could not be made, was not In hts opin
ion properly admlssable. The objection was sus
tained, and the question was not put.
OrossexamlneQ by Judge Holt: 4. Db yon
know the reputation of the prisoner, B. Mudd, for
loyalty to the Government of the united States 1
A. 1 really do not ao far as my own knowledge goes s
I have never known of any disloyal act of EU.
4. Have you ever heard any disloyal sentiment
expreesed by him? A. No, sir; I have beard Mm
express sentiments in opposition to the poiioy of the
AdmlDlstrarion,
Q. Bo you not know that he ha? been opposed to
the actios of the Government of the United tftate#
In ltß endeavors to suppress this rebellion, and that
Mb opposition to U has open and undisguised? A*
Noa sir; Ido not know that.
4. Bo you not know that he has constantly held
that the State of Maryland had been false’ to her
duty in not going with the other States In rebeUtOß
against the Government? A. £ have never heard
hint say so.
4. Have yon not, from time to time, seen Confe
derate officers about Ms house? A. Never, sir.
4. You spoke of bis amiability towards his ser
vants ; did you ever hear of his shooting any Of
them ? A. 1 have heard of It.
4. Have you any doubts of its truth? A. No,
sir.
By Mr. Ewing t 4. State what tou heard about
his shooting bis slave. A. I heard that Ms servant
was cbetrvperou*; that he ordered his servant to do
etmethlng, which he not only refused to do but
started to go away; Dr Mudd had his gun with
him, and be thought he would shoot him to frighten
Mm; I heard him say so myself; he shot him some*
where In the calf ot the leg.
4. 'Was lb with a ehot-gun ? A. Yes, Blr.
4. Did you ever hear anything of the servant
having attacked him with a currycomb 1 A. Ida
not think I ever heard that; X heard but llttlo
about the matter.
4. Bid you Lear that his servant’s leg was broken
by the shot? A. No, Bii; I heard U was a flesh
wound.
4. you fipealc of having bewfl him express him
self m opposition to ihepoiioyoftbv aacdlMfitratlcnj
did he express himself with any violence? A. No,
sir; 1 never knew him to make use of any expres
sion in gentlemen’s company which would not bo
admltsable In ladles’ society.
4. Bid he ever talk mncbln opposition to the ad
ministration? A. I never heard him talk a great
dral in opposition to the administration, exoeptwlth
reference to the emancipation poltoy.
Testimony of frauds Lueas.
By Mr. Ewing; ft. ’Where do yon live, and what
occupation were you engaged In last December I
A: I live in Charles county, noar Bryantown, Md.«
and was and have been a huckster for Several
years,
ft. State whether there was any arrangement
made between yon and Dr, Mndd as to carrying
fome articles from this olty down home for him, last
December! A. On Christmas Eve Dr. Mndd came
to me In market, and asked me to take a stove home
for him; be came to me several times, and I pro
mised to do It If I oould,
TeaUmony of John e. I'lloinpeon.
By Mr. Stone: ft. Where did you reside last fallt
A. At Dr. Queen’s, In Charles county.
ft. Did you know Wilkes Booth: A. I had a
slight acquaintance with a man bearing that name.
ft. state bow that acquaintance ciimmenaed, A,
1 was Introduced to a man styling himself Booth—
Ido not knew whether his name was Wilkes Booth
or not—by Dr. ftuoen, my brother-in-law; I think
that wbs in October or November last,
ft. Was this Introduction given to you by Dr.
Queen at his home 1 A, Yes, sir; Booth same there,
1 think, on a Saturday night. .
ft. Bad any of tbe family there known him pre
viously l A. IJthink I can say with certainty that
none of the family ever heard of him before.
ft. State how he got admission there 1 A. Dr.
Queen’s son, Joseph Queen, brought him there from.
Bryantown.
Q. Whore Is Dr. Queen new, and what Is his con
dition 7 A. He 1b at bis plaoe, In Charles county;
he is a very old man, being 79-years of age, bed
ridden, and Infirm.
ft, Did tbit man, Booth, brum 'wy letters at tn
troancuon to Dr, Queen 7 A T think he brought a
letter lrom Bometrody In Montreal) it I am nos
mistaken it was from a man bv.the name of Martin.
ft. Did yon see the letter 1 %>-I hardly'glanced
over tbe letter, and »s!d very little attention to it ;
as well as 1 remember it was simply a letter of In*
troduuiion to Dr. Queen, saying that this man.
Booth wanted to see the country.
ft. State whether you were present at the first
conversation between Dr. Samuel A. Mudd and thla
man Booth 1 A. On Sunday morning this man
Booth, Dr. Queen, and myselt went to the ohnroh.
at Bryantown, and I introduced Booth, to Dr.
Mufld.
0,4 state what was Booth’s ostensible object in.
visiting the country 1 A. It WM for the purpose or
purchasing land ; that I am oonflde&t of, .as he SO
stated to me; he suited me the prloo of land in
that section, and I told him, as well as I knew, that
the land varied In price lrom five dollars to fifty
dollars per acre, aeoordlng to the quality and situa
tion, and the Improvements upon the land. -
ft. Did he make any Inquiries of yon as to who
haa land for salel A. Yes si think I told him I
did not know who had land for sale, but that Mr.
Henry Mudd, the father of the aoensed, was a large:
property holder, and he (Booth) might porohaso
lanu from him.
ft. Did he make any Inquiry as to distances from
the rlverl A. As weu as I remember he did make
Inquiries of me about the toads In Charles county,
but I was not informed In regard to roads there)
the only road Of Which I had any knowledge warn
tho road from Werbrngton. known as the
road,leading down to Bryantown {.he asked mem
regard to the roads leading to the Petomuo river t i
told him I was not conversant With these roads j,
that I knew them as far as Allen’s Fresh and New*
port, hut no farther. . ...
Q. Did Booth make any inquiries as to the pur
ohase of horses In the neighborhood 7 A, I think
he did ) I think he asked. me ft there were any
horses In the neighborhood for sale] I told him I ‘
did not know, that the Government hadibeen pur-,
chasing horses. jK-.
ft. Stale, whether the meeting of nwctb*. Dr.
Queen, and yourself with Dr. Mndd at Spuron was.
carnal 7 A, It waß simply accidental.
Q, Whore did you meet Booth 7 A. In the chnuh
ysrd,ln front of the ohnroh door, where the mala
portion of the oongregatlon are In tip habit of as
sembling just previous to divine service; IhSßpen
ed to see Dr. Mndd there, with various other gentle
men, and 1 introduced him to the others prseeot 1 1
bad no Idea as to what the man’s business there
was, farther then that he was a purehassisef lends;
I think be told me the night berore he hast made e
speculation, or was a shareholder In an enterprise
In Westorn Pennsylvania somewhere, and as far ae
I remember told.me be had made a gpoddealof,
money out of those speculations.
ft. DJd Booth stay, at Hr. ftuoen’s house daring,
that visit 7 A, I,think ho stayed them,, that night
and the next day.
ft. Did yon ever see Booth again 7 - A, I think I;
saw him again about the middle of December fol
lowing ) he oame to Dr. Queen’s a second time, and
stayed all night, and loft very early, the next morn
ing ; I did not see him after that. ..
Cross-examined by Asst. J ndge Advocate Burnett:
Q. How near do you Uvo to Dr. Mudd’a 7 A, I
think the distance Is about seVChcr elghtmUts,
Q. la yonr acquaintance with pr- i?a»ueh Mudd.
and Ms affairs of a very Intimate characur DA*
I am not Intimately acquainted, with him ;. I know
him persmtally. Boo tb woke of purchasing
A» Vos, sir $ 1 toid fcita tbat Mr» RenrjT
Mndd ttA fatter of tue acoased, was. aa extensive,
land.bold*r|Vnd he would probably be able to pur
'jsedM no? tn?hal conversation say anything
to yon about purchasing lands from Dr. Bactuel
M ft d D« you know whether Dr. Samuel Mudd own*
any land there! A. lam not positive »«to that.
By Mr. Stone: ft. Who lives atarest to thtootty,.
Dr. Queen or Dr. Mudd 1 A. I think Dr, Mudd
J1 By tbo“nrt' t Q- DM youlM the name tttaohed
to the letter of which you bave spokeu 1 A. Yee.
fdr; I think the nemo was Martin jI uo nat khbW
,lj Q. PYouhave never heard of the man whose BUM
was sinned to that letter 7 A. I did not*
n. Did Booth, to yonr knowledge, ever buy any
land in Maryland on the strength of that letter of
Introduction 7 A, Not to my knowledge,
i ho court adjourned till to-morrow morning.
Esvinw o» Gbh. Oabusl’b Division,—On
Thursday afternoon Oen. Carrel’s division of (lea.
Hancock’s Ist Army Corps was reviewed at Camp
Stoneman, Washington. The division numbers
about Beven thousand men, wk'o are armed with
brooch-loading repeating rlfirji, The men presented
a most creditable appearance, and deported them
selves as became veterans. Governor Ocrtlu, of
Pennsylvania, a large, number of general'officers,
and many ladles, were present at the review,
and all expressed '.htmselvea highly pleased there
with,