PBBS9. , sH EI) DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED) BT JOHS W. FAItAET. [ anmio xn south toubth mm. ’ the baiet r*f* s : FR iww. i» jo Cltr SataoilHin. “ T: "', K payarieto the 2? out'oi UMdty. *nm Carrier. Malian -o „ D , .,. A r.s= a>-b Fiiti (Jests poi.i'AKereulKST’M; *« ! n ASP five •ffiiK TK?-V/>KWJLY PKMSSj «»U«dt subrcriliera, fin Dollar peb AnsM, in TUESDAY, MAY SO. lgs? - Tile Trial of Davis. , Was ti ß £icii Ctrrnioleof yesterday.] C It Davis Eb '.il Vepat m trial for treason In this KKtriet, t!rc cara, in its legal aspects, will „ t =,.j,’o sinking points of si r.ilarity to tiie ease of Aaron Eoir, os Ms trial at KMicioad. Burr was not rrasest at BiesneriiasseU’a Island aten war was charged to have been there levied, nor oii'S Tritkin tno state of Virginia, bnt was absent !r osotbsr State, eema two hundred miles distant, r; c moictmont, however, charged him witu levying -,.. r on Bionnorhassett’s .Island; In the district of with a great multitude of persons to the ■ rend jury as unknown. In other words, It charged ’im as being personatty present at ths Island when P,c war was thero levied. On tie trial, after tie prosecution tad mtrodnoed lie evidence in ile possession relating t> the a 1....... ....... levying or war at Biesneraassett’s Island, the -snnsol of Colonel Barr moved to exclude all far ;ier testimonv tetdiDg to connect lilm with the transactions Ml tl.o Island, os an adviser, procurer, alder o» abetter or laid acts perforincd by others, St that piece, in Ms absence, la support 01 this motion Oolorx-1 Burr and ills counsel made and ar- Kuedthofollow!!'?: points: Ist- Tha'- Inasmuch as Colonel Barr was not pro sect at Mlenßsrtassett’3 Island wnen the war was oliest'd to bars birr, there levied, he ooald not be implicated in the oriate (If any) there committed, eveept by virtue of tho c suihion law inaxias that '■rrbaiever will constitute c man an accessory In feisev, will make him a principal in treason.” hi."Thatsaid cnmmovKw nils Is not In foreala toe United States, Doing oxeludad by our constitu tional definition of treason. 3d. That, even admittiur said common-law rule to bo 1» force in this country, still, la order to hold a person criminally RM«rsMc ior me »«s of others, committed In hi? ooscr.ce, ho must ha spec.illy charged In the iartlntmc.it according to the recta. Thetis t» sny, the Siiiictmsct must show that he was absent, and must specify the accessorial acts ■nh’ch implies te him it the crime of those who actu ally levied war, in p*--rion, by appearing in arms against the UovernDient, at tie time and place “harued in tho iudicnaest. Furthermore, that he woula only be indictable and triabl-i in the district wheie such accessorial .octs were committed. 4tb fiat if the oomnisn-iaw rule which converts all accessories in t.-eor or, into principles is In fores in tills country, jet the-gullt .of one who performs accessorial acts cilv is derivative, and cannot ba established otberwuc tbu..-- by isuni proof that the persons whose aetc he is ansseiaine for liavooom miuod treason, which Bull -proof Dim consist of nothing ltss than a, tfrov.-! </ Heir cmridiar,. sth. That the evidence wholly tailed to prove that any overt act of lerylog war had been committed cnElennerhsfseit’cTsSend, and honcß no ovidance could bo received to charge -Jolonel Burr, by r«l». tion. with an act which bad not been proved te have bosh committed. The counsel ior the prosoeuilon did not contend that the common-law rule above referred to was in force In the United Si atfS, Bat they insisted that, it permitted to proceed with ths introduction of tteir evidence, they would be able to show that Colonel Bun bail performed such acts as constitnted a part in the transactions on the Island, relied upon as amounting to a levying tf war, and so made him a principal cctor therein, independently of said common-law rule, although. not personally present at the island. Titty relied upon the doctrine laid down by the Snpranis Court of the United states, in the oase of Bellman and Swarirrout (Ith Oraneh), IB theso words: «it is not the intention of the court to say that no individual can oe snJHy of this crime who has not appeared in arms against ins country. On the contrary, if war be actually mrlod, that is, if a body Of menbe ccturiiy asecoibied for the purpose of effect ing by force a fresiCKWi object, eK (««*» perform any port, however i.iiuice or /.owcbm- reviota from the scene tf action, end »/, ’ we actnvhj leagued in the general conspiracy, a--c to be considered os traitors.” They crew r, ttsitaetwa beiwoen snch acts, per formed by an abcomo!-, as are purely aecessoriai la their character, (as, lor instance, mereiy adoisirey and inciting others lulevj war,) and such auxiliary acts as constitute a port In the war levied by them. They admitted that be who merely advises, inelteSj asd Instigates others to levy war against the Go vernment, without i,ltself performing any overt act immeciately enoilisry to the war levied by them, cannot be guilty of wesson under our Constitution, although he would hi; guilty In England, by virtue of tho common-law tulo above mentioned. But they Insisted that, if permitted to proceed with the evi dence, they would be able to show that Colonel Burr had done much more thou merely to advise and In stigate ths alleged treasonable assemblage on Blsn heihassett-'s Island : that he Sad not only procured that assemblage, but had actually provided and fur nished all the turefis to be used by tho Insurgents in levying and carrying on war ayalsst the United States. In other words, they insisted that they wonld be able to prove tha t Colonel Barr had per formed suctwc.-i acts, immediately onclUary to the war levied OS the island, as constituted a part there- In, within the mean'hg of the Supremo Court in the case of Bollman an i Swartwout, and so rendored him a principal is the crime of treason there con summated. They fattier contended that, if & principal In tic crime of treason consummated as tie island, is mast he considered ss kavlig been coratraMvely presail, and, therefore, was properly charged in tno Indictment a* if actually present. These were theprinolpal points dlsoassed, at great length and with conrammateabillty, In Burr’s oase. That seme oi the same points may bo raised on tin trial cf Davis In this Dlstrist Is manifest. How far the ruling of the Court upon them will tend to sus tain or to defeat suoh a prosecution ttfil ba seen from trimt foil owe: That which, ot itself, would have proved fatal to prosecution In Burras case was the wist of suffi dent evidence to prove that any wzr was levied on Blennerhassett’s Island. After Chief Ju3tica Mar shall had defined what, In the opinion cf the Court, was necessary to constitute a levying or war, Mr. Hay,‘the United States Attorney, frankly admitted that u tho evidence of tho transactions on Hlaaeer hassett’s Island did not come up to the constitu tional crime of levying war,” as defined by the Court. This was, of oourse, fatal to - the prosecu tion, even if all the other points raided and dis cussed In the case had been decided in Its favor. I?o such difficulty can arise, however, on the trial of Davis In this District, Inasmuch as a bloody battle was actually fought within the bounds or the District. In July, 18G4 Celef Justice Marshall, In Barr’s case, carefully abstained from committing himself conclusively on the question whether the common-law rule that whatever wIU render a-mao an accessory in folony will make him a principal la treason, wa3 in force as a part of the law of treason of this country ; but at tho same tlino ho very cleaily indicated his opi nion that it was not. He adhered, however, to the position taken In the case cf Bellman and Swart wont, that when v.-a? is actually levied, for a trea sonable purpose, any one vho, being leagued la the general conspiracy, performs any overt cot consti tuting Apart therein, “ however mSruto 0? however remote from the scene of action,” is guilty as a principal traitor . And he gave this illustration of. what character c<f auxiliary acts would, In his opinion, constitute i: a part” In a war levied at a *1 remote” place: « There is ro difficulty In affirming that there must be a war, or the crime of levying It cirauotexiat: but there would oit&D he considerable difficulty in affirm ing that a particular act did or <1 Id n >t involve the person committing it In tho mtilt and in the fact of levying war. If, for example, an army should be actually raised for the avowed purpose of carrying on open war egainst the United States and sub verting theJrGoversment. the point must oe weighed very deliberately before a would venture to decide that an overt n.n nf levying war had not been committed by u e u«tnl?2s.ry of purchases, who never saw the army, buc who, kuowi«glcs object, and leaguing himself with the rebel?, supplied that army with provisions j or. by a rccruitiog officer holding a commission ip. the robs! service, who, though never in camp, executed the particular duty assigned to him.” If such acts as arc here mentioned, performed at a place “remote” from the tceno of actual war, will Implicate the person performing them “lathe guilt and In the fact of levying war,” it maybe safely assumed that sufficient evidence c-in ba ob tained to implicate DlvJs as a prirclpal aster la the war prosecuted is this District in July, 1864. Chief Justice Marshall hold, however, in Burr’s CSte, that even ff an Unquestionable aofc of war had been committed on Bienaerhass&tt’a Island, and U Burr had performed, in Kentucky, or la any other place “remote from the scene of action,” overt acts constituting a pa.it in that war, a till the evidence of his auxiliary acts would not havo been ad missible under the indictment, because it charged him with being personally present at the island. Ha did not ascent to the duetrmc contended for by the prosecution, that Burr could bo considered con structively present , when, in fact, he was some two hundred miles distant (Vein, the place where the war was alleged to have bjtn levied. He therefore held that in order to let In any evi dence cf Burr’* auxiliary aots, performed at a great distance from the scene of hostile demonstra tion, the indictment siiculd have baozi special. show. Ing that he was sot actually present, and specify ing the auxiliary acts which implicated him In the crime of those who actually appeared ia arms against the Government. To obviate this difficulty, encountered by tho prosecution in Barr’s case, it would only be necessary to frame the Indictment la accordance with ttcviewg expressed by the court. Chief Justice Marshall held, in Burr’s case, upon the authority of English wxt books and adjudica tions, that where an acceipory in treason becomes a principal coloiy in virtue of tho comrikm-Jaw rule that “in treason all are principals,” his guilt can only be legally established by a record of the con viction of some one or more or the immediate actors who were present at the place Where the crime was .consummated. Bat if Davis can fcn implicated as a principal in tho crime of -tr-asaa consummated In this District in July last, independently of said com mon-law rule , It Is clear that the objection that no one of. tH Immediate actors Lad been previously convicted would not be tenable In itis case, And 15 .! a f. y^een / il0 ’ ?ri tUat lf implicated at all, It 2s not In virtue or said commor-ia w rule. We Uilßk It has bom suiaoiontiy shown by tho foregoing that tho points rutai ag., i:ia t tbo prosec* tlon In Han’s csss „ M <s D4t ™b,. ms , thfl ' fflon IS the case cf Davi?, shoald he ns put np#n Ws trial for treason In this District. Tie proof ol an actual levying of war in the DL-rriot is ample. It will certainly not bo very difficult to prove that Lavls performed, at Rlohniond, acts Immediately ancillary to fluid war prosecuted in the District; 3j»eh acts as, within the meaning of tho Supremo Uourt, ia the case of Bollman and Swartwout, con stituted a part in gald war. The indictment can be so framed as to obvJato the objection which existed, jn Burr’s cose, to the admission of evidence of aux iliary acts, peiiormsd at 2. distance. In faot, we Wttttft&dthat the indictment sow ponding has TOL. B.—NO. 259. been drawn with reference to obviating that objee tion. • Thero is, as wo conceive, but one really debatable question which can arise on the trial Of Davis for treason In this Dlstriot, providod the prosecution shall be rkUlfnlly conducted. That question is the one wMch we noticed In our Issue of last Saturday morning, Viz: whether ho who performs suoh acts ancillary to a war levied at another and remoto place, as will constitute a part in tho faot or levying war, is liable to prosecution In the dlstriot where the war is actually levied, or only in the dis trict where ho performs such ancillary sets- In support position that he is liable to prosecution In the place where the war is actu ally levied, though rot present, wo prlutod, on Saturday, some forcible arguments' In the form of extracts from tl-e “notes” of our follow-citizen, .1. j. Ooombe, E-q., appended to Ms roocntly pub jishad work, “The Trial of Aaron Burr,” ha. We commend this work to the attention of all who de sire dearly to understand the questions likely to arise on tho trial of Mr, Davis. Wo aokaowledge ourselves lndcdteu to It, mainly, for the substance cf this artiole. AMESTI PROCLAMATION m PRMDMT MlimL THE MTU OF ALLEGIANCE PBESCRIBED, List of Excepted Rebel Officials, Civil and Military. By ike President of fcke United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, Tbe President of tda United States, on the Bth d*y of December, A. X). eJgUteoaf' hundred nnd sixty-three, and or the ildtli d*y Of JMCaroii, A. D. eighteen hundred ard sixty-four, did, with cho object to suppress tho existing r&beillon, to ladace tili poMon? to return r;1 their JoyaHy, and’ to restore tbc authority of tho Str.t*js ? wane pi’oolsm.v tioos olitiiicg c.;>ir.eity and pinion to conaln sods who had £ir?cilyor by implication parsicipated In the said rebellion} And whereas, 3Xar»y persons who had so In said rtheiiloD have, since sho iaso&aea of proclamation, faiic-l or neglected to take tho bene fits offered thereby; 'And whereas, Many persons u'ho have boen justly deprived of ail claim, to amnesty and pardon thoro under, by reason of their participation, dlractly or by implication, In said rebellion anil continued hos tility to the Government of tho United States since tho dat© of s*id proclamation, now desire to apply for r.rni obtain amnesty aud pardon 5 To tho end, therefor©, that tho aulhoriby df the Government or tho United Stakes may bo restored, and that peace, order, and freedom may bs estabUsh ed, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do proclaim and declare that I her&by gr Ant to all parsers who have directly or Indirectly p ir cipated sn tne exisuflg rcDeMioa, oxsept as herain altor excepted. p.iur,esiy ami pardon, with restora tion of aiirurJiis 01 ptoneny. exespt ai to slaves, and excauv, m cares wnoiQ ln«al procedlags undsr tb© laws 01 uic uatced Starts provldinjc for the con fiscation 01 pzxreriv 01 persons eßßaucd in rebel lion hrwi s c t upon the oomnuon. nevflrthe/csff. mr. overvsuOh person shall take and subscribe so in® louowmn oath or affirmaticn, and thenceforwaju Keen and maintain said oath In violate ; ana winch oasa, snau be registered for per manent preservation, and shall bo of the tenor and efi'eet follower, uo wit: I do solemnly swear or a/firm, In the prosanco of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, preset, and defend the UoaatUuMea of fbo United States anti tho Union of tho States there under, and that I will, in like manner, abide by and ihitbiully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion whh reference to ths emancipation of slaves, S) h»Jp mo God. Tho following claeses of persons are escoptedfroa the benefits of tills proclamation: v Fir tit. All who arc or shall have been pretciried CSvil oVdiplOm*vtl.'} efflsers, or otUaußriSO domestic or foreign agents of the pre Cendad Uofifador ftta Govern inont. Second. All who left judicial stations under the United States to aid the rebellion. Third. All who ehe.U have be&n xiHtary' i or naval officers of said pretended Confederate Government, above tho rank of colonel in the army or nontenant in the navy. Fourth. All who 1 eft seats in the Congress of the United States to aid vhe rebellion. Fifth. All who resigned or tendered resignations of their commissions in tho army or navy of tae United States to ovs.de duty In resisting the rebel lion. Sixth, All who have oagaircd in any way In troa-iiag otucTv.i«o than lawfully, as prisoners of war, persons found iu the United States sorvtce, as Office??, solders, seamen, or ia other capacities. Seventh. All persons who have been or are ab sentees from its United States for tho purpose aitfin?*- tfce job^llioa. £?ithth. AU mUitary and naval officers in the re&ei'scrvlee who were educated by tho Governmaut in the Military Academy at West Point or the United States rfcy&l Academy. Ninth. All persons v/ho hold the pretended offi ces of Governors of States in Insurrection against the United States. Tenth. All persons who left their homes within the jurisdiction asd pm&cUoh of the United States and pasted beyond tho Fedora! military linos Into the so-CAlled Uoiifedeiate States fur the purpose of aiding the rebellion. Eleventh. All parsons who have been In the deetmcitoa cr the commerce of the United States npon the high seas, and all persons wao have made raids into tho United states from Canada, or been engaged in destroying the com merce of tuo United States upon the lakes and rivers that sepasate the British provinces from the United States. Twelfth. All parsons who at the time when they seek to obtain tho benefits ho roof by taking ths oath herein prescribed are in military, naval or civil confinement or custody, or under bonds of the civil, military or naval authorities or agents of fcki United .-States as prisoners of war or persons detain, ed for ctfences of any kind, either before or aftor con viction. Thirteenth. All persons who have voluntarily participated In said rebellion, and the estimated value of whoso taxable property ia over twenty thousand dollars. Fourteenth, All persons who have taken the oath of amnesty, 03 pre&cribsd In tiie President's pro* clamatioa of December Bth, A. D. 1863, or an oatn of allegiance to .the Government of the United Stales since tho date of said proclamation, and who have y.ot thenceforward ksot and maintained the same inviolate. Provided, that special application may bo made to the President for pardon by any person belonging to the excepted classes, and such clemency will be liberally extended aa may b 3 con sistent with the feet* of the case and the peace and dignity cl the United States. The Secretary cf State will establish rules and regulations lor sdmiuisteilng and recording the said amnesty oath, so bb to insure Its benefit to the people and guard the Government against fraud. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of tho Uuitod IS tales to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, the twenty ninth day of May, in taa year of our Lord e, ) oca thousand eight humlrod and sixty- ) L 8, < five, and of the indeftenilenoe of the wv-~ United states the eighty-ninth. , ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President: William H. SBWA.un, Secretary of State. Wo append to this most Important document the two nuncs-.y proclamations which had previously b;enissued by the late President, on December 8, 1803, and March 25, 1854: Washington* Doc. 8,1553. PROCLAMATION. Whereas, In and by tho Constitution of the United States it is provided thit the President shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offocces against tlie United. States, except In oases of ia peachiaecs; and whereas, a rebellion now exists whereby the loyal State governments of several States havo, f«r a-long time, been subverted, and many persons have committed and are now guilty of treason against, the United States; and wnereas, with reference to said rebellion and treason, laws have been enacted by Congress declaring forfeiture ard confieoaUvn of pope-rty and liberation of slaves, all upon turns and conditions therein stated, and also declaring that the President was thereby autho rized, at any time thereafter, by proclamation, to extend to persons who may have participated in the existing rebellion in any State or part thereof oar den and amnesty, with such exceptions, and at such tUucF, and on such conditiuas as ho may deem <si pedw-nt icr tho public welfare; and Whireae , Tho Uonglt-EMOli&l declaration far limi ted and conditional pardon accords with.>>ol\ ©3- tablisltd judicial exposition of the pardoning power; ana Whereas, With, refeiencc to said rebellion tho Pro rfOewt of tbe United Scates nas issued s ever a! pro clamations with provisions 12 regard to the llhara tion of slaves : aud P» 7 ft€>x*nA, It zb sow dOrlred by some persons here tofere eegsged la said -ebelUonto resume their alle gjoccc to tho United States, and to relnaagurMe tlvc ; Z, Abraham Uincoln, Presldont of tho United States, do proclaim, declare, and make known to all persons who ha directly, or by im plication, participated in tho existing rebellion, ex cept SB bt-relcaAer excepted, that a ffDLL PAlsrtON le ht-roby granted tfl tbwiljaofl aaoh or them, wisu tfce restoraticn of ail rights of property except 43 to slaves, and Ju properly eases when the rights of third parties shall Lave Intervened ; and upon the condition that every such person shall take and sub scribe an oath, and thosetzorwaid keep and main tain said ortth Inviolate; and which oath shall be registered ter permanent preservation, and shall be cf the tenor and offset following, to wit: “I do bcloronlv awoar, in the presence of Al mighty God, that I will heßOoforth faithfully sup port, protect, and defend tho Constitution of the Dnitiu States amt tne Union of the States taoreuu dor; and that I will, in like manner, abide by and . iMttduily; support all aetz; of Oongreflfl nassed during tho eMsttog robtdij.cn with reference to slavery, e-> so tot as not rcppfciwd, modified, or held void by Cvagiess, or by cIacUIODS of the'Supreme 1 will, in like manner, abide oy and i3.ltiiluijy j-uppott ?.ti yroclamattonsot tiiePrc&iJent mace dunav the cxisticg rebellion having refownce to siaveti, so lotj; and so far »3 not modified oa de clared veld hr tt.o dcczsioa o! Bapromo Court, so help mo Gcd.” * The perconfl excepted from the benefits of tho forrgolt-g previsions are all who are, or shall havo been, civil cr diplomatic officers or agonts of the so called Confederate Government; all who havo left judicial statiOJ-S under the United utates to aid tho 'rebellion ; all who are or shall havo been military or naval cfftcers of said Confederate Government above the rank of cclonel in tho army or of lieu tenant in tho navy; all who left ssata in the United States Gcngie&a to aid the rebellion; all who resigned their commissions In the array or navy of the United States, and afterwards aided the rebellion ; and all who have engaged in any way in treating-.colored persons, or white per sons, In charge of such, otherwise than law fully as piisonois of vrar, and which parsons may bo P-und in tfco United States setvlca as soldiers, seamen, or in any other capacity, .lud I do father proclaim, declare, and make known, that whenever In any of the States of Arkansas, Texas. Dtuidana, Mississippi, Tennessee,.Alabama, Georgia, Florida, south Carolina, and North Caro lina, a Dv-uibcr or parsons not less than one-tenth in number of the vet* o&st in such State, at the Presi dential election of the year of our Bord I 860; each, 'having taken tho oath aforesaid, and nos hav ing' since violated it, and being a qualified voter by tho election law of the State, exist ing Immediately before tuo so-called aefcofsecos s on, ar<i excluding all others, shall establish, a state Government which shall be republfcin, end in no wi-ft contravening said oath, such shall be tecrfcD'/.ed the true Government of tho S«ate* ard tb& Bfc?ul receive thereunder the benefits of tto constitutional provlshra which declares that the United states shall guarantee to every State in tbi« Union n repubiiean form of government, and stall protect ca.rh of them against invasio'’. and, on application cf tho Legislature or the Escoutlve v/fion the LiCuifciaiure cj’imot be convened, against domestic violence. And 1 do further proclaim« declare, and make known, that any provision which may be-adopted by such. State go vernment in relation tc tbe freed. iiwiiwwiriirsfliaw^ws people of suoh State, which shall recognize and de clare their permanent freedom, provide lor their education, and which may yet be consistent, as a temporary arrangement, with their present con dition, as a laboring, landless, and homeless class, will not be objected to by the National Executive. And it la suggested as not Improper that, in con structing a loyal State government in ar.y State, the nome of the State, the boundary, the subdivi sions, the constitution, and the general code cf laws as befot© the rebellion be maintained, suojoct only to the modifications made necessary by LUG condi tions heretofore stated, and such others, U any, not contravening the said conditions, and which may be deemed expedient by those framing the new State government. To avoid misunderstanding, It mav be proper to say that this proclamation, so far as it relates to Stato governments, has no reference to the states wherein loyal governments havo all the while boon maintained. . And, for the same reasons, it may be proper to further eay that, whether members of tvoagresa from any State shall be admitted to their scats con stitutionally, rests exclusively with tho rospaotiVB Houses, and not to any extent with the Executive. And still farther, that this proclam&tlivn is intended 10 present to the people cf the States wherein the national authority has been suspended ana the .State governments have bson subverted, a mod* bv which the National authority as it loyal state government may be re-established within the silil States or in any of thorn 5 and while t.Uo mode pre sented is the best the Executive can suggest with hfs present impressions, it must not ba unde’stood that no other possible motto would bo acceptable. Given utfSer my hand at the city of Washington, the eighth day of .December, A. 1). one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Indo tevdcnco of tho United States of America tho eigbty-elghth- Aouahaxl Lincoln, By the President: Wai> 11. Sbward, Secretary of State, Washington, Marsh 2S, 18G4. B 7 the President of the United States, Wi-ibruas, It has become necessary to define the c&ecs in which insurgent enemies are entitled to the benefits uf the proclamation of the President of the United State?, which was made on the Bth day of December, ISH3, and fchß manner fn which they shall proceed to avail therutelvta of their benefits. And zvhereas, the objects of that proclamation were to suppress the insurrection and to restore the au thority of the United States. And uhercus, the amnesty therein proposed by the Prondent was olicrcd with reference to these objects alone. N.->w, therefore,'l, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United Staioß, cj-< ncraby proclaim and declare that the Said proclamation. ltO£S not apply to the cages of persons who, at the time when they s©sk to obtain ths benefits thereof - , by taking tiie oath thereby pretcrloed, are In military, naval, or civil confinement or custody, or under bonds or oa parole oi the civil, military, or naval authorities or agents of th 6 United States, as prisoners of war, or persona dtfiateed for oftVnceaoi any kind, either before or alter conviction; and that, on the contrary, It does applv ot-ly to those person? who, being at Urge and nee from any arrest, crnfinemsnt, or duress, shall voluntarily como forward asd take the raid oath, with the purpose of restoring peace and establishing the national anlliti'liy. Prisoners excluded from tho amnesty offered ia the f-bio proclamation may apply to tbe President ter clemency, Uke all other offenders, and their ap plications will receive duo soaslderatton. I do further declare and proclaim that tho oath •prescribed in the aforesaid proclamation of the Bth of December, JS63, may betaken and subscribed to before any commanding officer, civil, military, or naval, in the service of the United State?, or any civil or military officer of a Stato or Territory not iu in£un.*c‘ii'/E, who, by the laws thereof, may be qualified for administering oaths. All officers who receive such oaths are hereby au« tfit'rSKid te give certiflcfttes therein to the person.? respectively by whom they a T e jrace, end eueh offi cers ato herebv required to transmit the orluiual re cords of such oaths at as early a day as may be con venlent, to tho Department of where they v.’ili bo deposited, aid remain in the archives of tho Government. The £ecrct??ry of State will keep a register there of, sc<! will, on application in proper eases, issue certificates of such records Sn the customary form of cfficifci certificates. In testimony whereof I have hereunto sat my baud and caused the seal of the- United States te bo affixed. Done 'a*, tho city of Washington, the ttrsaty sixth dj,y oi March, Iu the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred ur.d sixty-four, and of tho Icdepen dtuce of the United Stateß the aistety-elehtb, Tl. b.} ABRAHAM LING JLN. tit the ProsfooT;t : Wm. H* SRTVAHP, Seoretary or stata. REeS«ASJZiTIOS PROCLAffiITION THE REORGANIZATION OE NORTH CAROLINA. By the iYcEidentoftho United States of America, A PI! OOLAMAT IQ N. Whereas, The fourth reetton of the fourth article Oi the GcjvfitHut/On of the Unltad States declares that Ibe United Status shall guaranteo to every State iu tbs Union a republican form of govern-, ment, and • shall pntccU£aehof them against iava tioii end domcctic vioieinra 5 And. whereas. The Presidoct of the United States is, by the Oonsiiution, made Gommander-in-Chlof of the army and navy, as well as chief civil execu tive officer of the United States, and by solemn catb faithfully to execute tho cilice of Presldsut of the United StAtes,&n<i to take care that tho laws be faithfully executed; And whereas, The rebellion which has beon waged by a portion of the people of the United States agaiDst the properly constituted authorities of tho. G-ovoiLKient thereof Sa the most violent way and revolting from, but whose organized and artacd forces have now been almost entirely overcome, has, In its revolutionary progress, deprived the cf tho iit&te of Noft-ii Carolina of an civu goyeremont; And ivkcrais, It becomes necessary and proper to c*rry out and enforce tbc obligations of tbe United States to the people of North "Carolina, In securing them in the enjoyment of a republican form of government; Now, therefore, Ia obedienoe to the high and solemn duties imposed upon mo by the Constitution cj tbc Uttted States, and for the purpose of one biicg the loyal people of the said State to organlzo a State government, whereby justice may be es tablished, domestic tranquility insured, and loyal citizens protected in all their rights of life, liberty, and property. 1, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States and Commander-In*Chief of the array and navy of the United States, do hereby appoint Win. ViT, Holden Provisional Governor of the State of North Carolina, whose duty it shall be, at the earliest practicable period, to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for convening a Convention, composed of dele gates to be chosen by that portion of tbe people of said State who arc loyal to the United States, and no others, for the purpose of altering or emesdlcg the constitution thereof, and with au thority toexorclse within the limits of tha said State nl! the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people of the State of North Carolina to ro ster* the said Stato Jo its constitutional relations to the F t deral Government, and to present such a re publican form of State government as will entitle the State to tbe guarantee of the United States therefor, and Its people to protection by the United Smtes against invasion, insurrection and domestic violence. —. . . • 1. ■ ... . . . . J. L V l Provided, that in any election that may be here* cfier held for choosing delegates to any state Con* venttesi as aforesaid, no person shall be qaaltficl as Bn elector or shall be eligible as a member of such Convention unless ho shall have previously taken net! subscribed the oath of amnesty as set forth in the President’a proclamation of May 2&lh, A. D. 1865, axd is a voter qualified as prescribed by the Const!* tut ion and laws of the Stated North Carolina in force immediately bofore the 20th day of May, A D» 1861, the date of the so-called ordinance of secession. And the said Convention, when convened, or the Legislature which may be thereafter assembled, will prescribe tho qualifications of electors, and the eligibility of persons t.o hold office under tho Con stUottcn and laws of tho State, a power the premia oi tie several States comprising the Federal Union have rlahtluHy exercised from the origin of tho Government to the present time; and Ido hereby direct: ‘First. That the military commander of the Da panment and alt officers and persons in the mili tary and naval service, aid ana assist the said pro visional Govercor in carrying into effect this pro clamation ; and thoy are enjoined to abstala from in any way hindering,.lmpeding,ordiscouraglcg the loyal people from the organization of a Slate government ps heroin authorized. Second. That the Secretary of State proceed to put in force all laws of the United States, tho ad ministration whereof belongs to the State Depart ment-, applicable to the geographical limits afore said. Third. That the Secretary of the Treasury pro ceed to nominate for appointment assessors of taxes and collectors of customs and internal revenue, and fuesh other officers of the Treasury Department as are Siuthorisod bv law, and put in execution tho revenue laws ot tno United states within the gso giap.Uical limits aforesaid. In malting appoint cents, tho proferer.ee shall be given to qualified 'loyal peisc.Ps rei>id*ng within tae districts where their mpe-otive duties are to be performed; but If tuu&bie legjriejtts of the clstricts BaaU not be found, then pexsoLfl residing in other States or districts Eli aIS be appointed. Fourth. That the Postmaster General proceed to establish pm routes and put into execution the postal laws 0! tho United States wltbis the said Stale, girlsg lo the loyal re&ldcnts tho preference cf flppointxrittit 5 b??t sf suitable residontS arc not found, then to &ppolnlagtrts 5 &e., from othcrSfcates. Filth. Th«t tho district judge for tho judicial dis trict Jn which North Carolina is Included proceed to hold courtfl wHLId the said State, in. accordance with tho provisions of the act of Congress. Tho AltOJPby General wifi instruct the proper officers to libel and b?*z»sf to judgment, COZiaBCatlOß, ana sale property zubject to confiscation, and enforce the adruisistrrtlten. U justice within said State ia all ftatlors withffi the cognizance and jurisdiction of tho revoial courts. Sixth. That the Secretary of tho Navy take pos ccesloxi of all public pr-.-psriy belonging to the Navy DfpartmoDt within the said geographical limits, :tnd put In operation ail acts of Ccsgwss iu relation tu r.r.vcl liaving opplloatton to tho said state. Seventh. Tnat the Secretary of tho Interior put <n soree the i&ws In rolatinn ‘to the Interior Depart applicable v</tb.c aforesaid. In testiuiony wheroof 1 have hsreunco cot my herd p.nd caused the seal of the United States to be uffiacd. Done at Iht city of ZVashinglon this twenty-ninth t \ day of Slay, in th© year of our Lord one jj. h. [ ihr-übci’d eight hundred nod sixty five, and iw.-w.) of the Zndopendenea of the United .States tho elghty-nSMii, ANDREW JOHNSON. By the IVeiident: William H. Sjswauu, Secretary of State. [Epoci&l Eespatehe* to Tho Pre^B.3 A letter from General Wilson to a friend In Washington, dated May 13th, from Macon, Georgia, states that Jeff Davis’ attempt to escape Ia wercan’e clothes was even more ignoble than at first supposed. He was clothed in the dress of his wife by Mrs. Davis aud Miss Howkll, and they put on his hosd a woman’s ho&d-dress, and load him out, each holding an arm; when, in trying to paes him as lira poor old mother, his boots were scon by the men, and the disguise discovered. It is understood that, by the authority of the Sur geon General, Secretary Sjswabd’s right arm, which was broken by the fall from his carriage, waß yesterday released from the bandages In which It has been confined since the fracture, and that the Socretaiy male the first use of his hand in counter signing the President’s proclamation of that date- Some of the troopß are being paid off to day, but the larger number will be mustered out, and sent lu detachments to districts where paymasters are lo cated, in order to rooeive their pay. It is-rumored that Major General H. Thomas will be placed in command of the Department of Virginia, P3OOBAMATIOST. OE PRESIDENT JOHNSON, WASHINGTON. WAsiuMGToif, May 29,1885, SECRETARY SEWARD. PAYMENT OP THE TROOPS. DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAT 30, 1865. THE TRIAL. MORE TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE The Veracity of the Government Wit- nesses Strongly Assailed. BTATEKEST Of MRS. SIiKITT’S COUNSEL. Von Steinaker Called a Deserter, Horse thief, and Swindler. DR, MUDD AN INJURED MAN, His Anxiety to Give liiformnliou to the Go ycKimsnl Checked Ly Fears of Assassination. ATTEMPT TO DISPROVE FATSES IDENTITY. Tine UelieE Cos*clave in Canada. HOW SEE YEIACW FEVER CLOTHING PLOT ' WAS WORKED HP. ■WAsnrsreTOH, May 23. After tho resdlrg ort.be previous Mr. Ciampitt, on behalf of the counsel for Mrs. Suratt, read a paper, as follows: Mary B. Suratt, one of the accused, ia asking for tbc recall cf Henry V?i* Signaller, a witaees for ih» prosecutfoD). through be? counsel, that, ia rb gerd to tno said Stelssuhcr, sbe proposes to prove the breaking oat .of feu® war, he was a member of General sUU, serving lu the capacity ef a topoarapbicai. engineer officer; that while unocr senteoca of death at or Uuav tcrland, for attempting to desert t,o tbe euemy; that is or about the month of May, lSt2, h& juado a se* cond attempt to derert, with bettef and entered the itees of General Iccboden’s eoiuraand, of the so-called Oouiederat© State?, tu or about the month of May, 1893, scattered between Win chester and Roamey, Virginia, end that most cf tho time irom that date till May, 1803, JiQ T?6S &B ft draughteman by M»j->r General J. D. e. Stuart, of the so-called Confede rate army ; that iu May, 18G3, the Bald Steinalte? voluntarily joined Company it, of the Second Vir ginia lafftntry, as a private, end drew pay, bounty, clothing and the usual allowances of a private su* dlfcr. and »hat be wes derailed an &u ftgslstaut to Captain Oscar HericU?, &a-engineer-officer cf the staff of Major General 3£d ward Johnson, of the su called Confederate States Army, asd remained with Dim during tbc Pennsylvania campaign of that year, an<i that la travelling over Swift Kan Gap ho tad no company until be arrived near Obaacelicr ville. where he foil in with Assistant Scrgeoa Mo- Queen, of the so-called Confederate States Army, and two other gentlemen In tald ssivlco; that ho novor ranksd in taid service as an engineer officer, or recrivi-d the pay of on© ; that be was frequently Jn the guardhouse for shooting or threateutog c» shoot nogioee Ghargtd with piloting United States troops Deer Mine bun, and other serious charges ; that ho stole snonlaa which ware placed in his charge; that he stole a horse irom L?eu tecsct David H. GockeriU, Of the Second Vir ginia Infantry, and was tried by court-martial for tho same and found guilty, and that soon alter tbe spring campaign of ISS4, he stole some clothing near too north of Richmond, and ©soaped to Winchester, Virginia, represser,tlog himself as be ing in charge of the dead body of Major Henry K, Bougie?, assistant adjutant general on Gen. Joh:> scu : s staff, who la. now present before this court, alive tad well: tbst fc;- never saw j. Wilkes Booth, tiie actor.- m VwglDi*, or at tbe ©amp, at &»7 time? of tu* £d Virginia Rtgiment of Infantry, and that no fueU JUteting Of (Jonfolerato officers as he spoa-ks of in his testimony aver took piaso. where the piaas for the atutsSnatiou of Pi’«&ident Dlnooin wore dis cusser. By her conns:!. (Sighed) Krveedy Jouysosr, o Fbiad. A. Aikkn, .T. W. otAmrr. Advooßle Hclt said that lie wee not informed where iho witness was, bot ha was perfectly willing IhbthQ sbou.d ba recalled if found. <jex<ral Wallace iyqumdwhether fheJa-Irro Advo te iad ftvt? deciineu. or icfusol 10 Issue tiio proper &uniD:.oijC for the rfapptaiacai) of xb.e witaess ? Judee Advocate Hcut ea ! d thnt he Und cot. but, on the cc-utrary, had Bigniftsd hie desire to secure his atteau-.. s&ce. Geuerftl Wallare said that he made the Inquiry for the purpose, if toe Judge Advocate had sev*r refused to summon the w-fiue««, of ebjeetins to putting each a pacer ae that upon tho record „ , Mr CJamirtte called eitention to the faot tna? no al legation bud been made that the proseeaUca bad re futed iu call the witness ' , . General flue ter said that tho decision of the court lftftt was that if tie de/eate desired Foa Sicicaher every effort should be made to recall him. Hr. Bh&in replied that the defence did not wish him called as & wnueis for the deence; whon upjn ths stand he was not cross-or amined. for the reason that the defence knew nothin* about him. General Hunter inquired i( anything was known of his Stefo&ker’s) whereabouts- Hr. Aiken eMd that ail that was known of Mm was broufiht here after his having been released from ?ort ttriaware, and he bad now gone, no one kasw w/sore. Juaae Advocate Holt asked by whom the paper just I>res.enud had b;en fiifned. Hr. Alfeet t-Lid it had been signed hr the counsel for Dve. Suiutt, and would be supported by Major General Edward 'Johnson, formerly of the Oonfedorato arm?, who present »b a witness and by members of his staff. . General Wallace. I like to know for whichone qt the prjfiouejfc that pape • 1< consider**! s&cussary- Mr. Aikfrft. For Mrs. Surratt; and it has a barring, in a degi>e upon all of them. General Wallace. Will : the genU©mau please itate tb* connection of tfesst p*p*r wi;n Mrs. Sarcutt’s ceio? Mr. Aiken. The connection. as we oiuterstoodH, is simply tbi» : We wish to prove 4Vat Mr. Biota was sot ia Virginia at tie time stated by Vou Stoiaakir; that in* inch meeting of Confederate officers. ashoai lfges, took place; that no plane tor the araasrinatioaof Frewdrnt Lincoln. were discimed. I think the lau- Euegvuaed by tho wltneaa was that one o' the officers told Mm Lincoln most “*o up the spoutthat, so far as they were concerned, ttu officers in the camp of the Second Virginia Regiment were not aware ot any each plan; that they did not cee Mr. Booth in that camp, f.xia that if any each plan to atsasMnats the P-e -sident did *xUi, Mrfi. fcarrMt had no connection with it-, and anew nothing about it. Judge Advocate Hoit &aid, it is not neceisary to recall the Wjtnsf s to provo that. Mr. Aitreo: We pVopoee to call the witnesses here as to whether they wiuld oeltev© Yon Sfceinake? on ina oath. Judge Advocate Holt said that he was willing to ac quiesce in th* application, bat re wished the court to consider whether a paper taoh-ae the cna which had been rer.d, eo scringed; fata at or y in Us character, should to ajiowt-d to go upon the rscords, when really it wat* the »a*iß of no application which has not been ccntiderfd 3nrf granted. General Wallace. I, for ray part, wish to say now that 1 uncexaiand distinctly, and hold in vary supreme contempt, each practices &h that. It is very discredita ble to the parties concerned, to tbe attorney, and, if permitted, Sa myjndgment, will be discreditable to (he court. Mr. Clempitt. May it p’easa the court, Ido not desire mndiz-gjn a petition teat would be doing anything that WGUId reflect upon the counsel in the degree that a member of the court has spcfcep, hat I aaacrn'ood my position May it please ihe court, av oao of the coor.tel fot* Mrs. Snratt, we are here staullng within the portals of ibis constituted temple of jus tice, and here for the purpose of defending the Tory citiufci of life, and we foal in to bs our dnty to uso every t-xeriion in our power, consistent witb forms that ob thin before a court, to impaach and destroy the testimo ny of any witness whose testimony can properly be impeached and wc do it tor the purpose, ifposaiblo, of anie’dina the accused. It is. at the ease time, *OOl bcunden duty, and on obligation that we owe to our client, that we should spread before tha court the cha racter ol the witness on the part of the prosecution who has made this explanation. I hope it will be satisfac tory to (he court. , ... ... General Wallace. It ia not satisfactory to me, for the reason that he has in no instance been denied the privi lege which he has sought by that paper. G.ntrai Howe, Keiiher has ha shown any connection of the paper with the case of his client. Mr. Aik«m. The Jadge Advocate has statrd that if even fetein&ker could te reality found he had no objec tion to bie recall, ("here seems to baa misunderstand' ing, however, in regard to our asking fox that. We did lot propose to summon him as oar own witness, bat we have i rest nitd this paper tn accordance with a atricuy land form. ' 0. General Wallace. Tea, wo understand that. A vole was then taken brthe commisrion upon the question of allowing the paper to be entered upon the record*, and the result of the vote was announced to be that the paper should not be entered. Tbs witnesses above referred to by tho defence not being present, the commission proceeded a 9 follows; lestjuiOßy of Sir, Payif, Q. WheredoTonreaide? A. At Dr. SamctalMuld’s U, Bow long have you resided thore? A. Since the Stk of January lack Q. What was your employment there? A, Working cp tbs farm u. Bare you been there constantly since you first WtUt there on tn© 9th of Jann&xy ? a I nave; i was &bs*2> t from the plantation, only one night. G. Doy<,u itimraber what nigh* th»t was? A. No, si ; l don’ t really know; it was in the month of ary. Q. Slate how often Dr. Jtfndd has been absent from home from the time you went there up to his arrest, and tec circumstances ftttendiug hisabienco? A. He hfi»-been away, from borne only three nights; the first time he went to Mr. George fienzy Gardner’s party, taking his fr-mtiy with him. and returning the next monjini.; that was in January. on the26th; thesscond tune bo came to Washington with Mr- Lewellyu Hard &?J, With whom he also returned; that was on the Sod of Match; I enabled to recollect the day by the tact that w hile it was &w»y the barn blew down; tne tbhd rime he c&mt to Washington. Q. Do you know John B, Surat; or John Wilkes Booth:'' A lOoiiot- G. State whether you were or were not ill while at Dr. MuUd’e, and for how long? A. I was very ill for better than three weeks; 1 van teken t ickda Fobruar*. and my sickness lasted until March. Cl. btate whether Dr. find d attended you during ycur sickness? A. Be did. q. State whether or not you did see Dr Madd every day during all the time you waje at his house? A. 1 saw Mm every day dnrlng the time I was there, exetpt on three occasions that he was away. (1 State whether during the time you were thora'you ever heard the nsmesof John H Sur&tt. John Wlikes Booth, or David E, Harold mentioned in the family? A. 1 did not. Q. Were you at home on the Sunday before Easter, tie Wth of April? A. I was. Q Do yon know anjtbtngof two man being there .fh&tday? a. I tnw two horsos there; I heard that two Ststt were there. (i,.Do yon kiow at whal time that evening they left ? A Btlwetn three and foar o'clock. Q. V.ere yen out as usual walking that day? A. I Q. Did you either of the men? k. I did not yoll OB Friday after the assastiaa °r.V. Frvfiidest ? A. I wea on tlie farm, at work. Q, Strte whether you went for Dr. Madd? a. I aid. H* W here wan he i A. He was at his father’s Q. What did yon tell Dr. Mudd? Aaiißtant Judge Advocate Brlngham; Ton ne«dnot aiate what yon iold him, the queattoa was waived. Q. Some soldiers were at the house, and you went for mm . a. res, sir. Q Became home with you? A. Yes. sir; he came as Jar as the barn, end then went on ahead of ms, and X went to work. * v Q. When ion went after Dr. Madd what did you tell him? A. t told him there, were sjme soldiers at the boose who wealed to ■jeohim. a. Was thereasj thin*said Jwlweanyouabotit acari? A Wo, sir. Q Hj n« ever hear Dr. Mndd, dtirini the time yoa were With him, txpreoe anj- disloyal seatimsata- 1 I cid not. By Mr. Ewing: Q. On the day after the 2sia6£in&tkndtd jout»trebrfcak;a&L with the family 9 A. Ko.h b. I «]i<i nut take either breakfast or dinner with the iftioLv that day; I was out attending the horses. <i What did yon understand about certain parties having been In ihe house? -a Bctliing more thau that two mtm were there, one with a broken leg • Cio»B«exftmln*d by Jcdießringbam : Q • How do you l now that Dr, Mndd went to George Henry Gardiner’s? A I eaw him goins. there, tt. Bow fas wm it? a, JK«I ot?{ a wttter et Q- Where were.iou? A I wsh boraa at ihe time. Cl. Eis hcree’E bsad wa3 that way V A So, nir; he walked. ■Q. That is all yon know about tlial? A. Tqri air. Q. lon rat spa ala not *es two mon there on Satur day? A. Wo. sir; I did not « Bow do yon know tli*t they had left ih * house on Saturday r A. Hecanee their horses were y»newhe-ul teturneo to the honß& ttfour o’cloek in tho alt»rLOOo. ft Ecw did yen know that the men Kon6? A. I thought 80. ft. Xou did not know it? A Ro, elr, ’Testimony of Jnlianaßlols (Colored.) by Mr. Ewing: Q. St.-vto whether you formerly lived .afthehouse of Jlr. Samuel A. Mudd. A I did. u. wico oid you no there to livo, and how long dU yitu stay? A 1 went there on Cisribwase beA*»i&rt Citrlstmab 5 I>W son ever know of any Confederote ofilcarsor sojpler« being about Or. Sfudd’s bocte? A Mi?, sir. vi Did you over use Audio w Gwvnn, or tbk to wltnea# a portrait of SucaK—at thatlmvte? A. J did rot. U Pid you hear the names of Ben Gwynu, An dicAF Gtryan. or Sufett menUoned iu the bouse while yo» wereinthticv A i'o, air. <y bt«te what sort of a master Dr. Samuel A. Madd vt[. A. He treated me very well, as also &U that were ppnoWm; bo was VOl7 kind to xm all; I lived with lull a year, and he never spoke across woid to me that 1 hftew of. . ever huow 0' Ms wMppiny Mary Semmoa ? A.;K'S rir; he never struck her tb.at I know of. . l \ n® you know whai Mary S?mmee left the heus-a fon? A On one Sunday evenlnfr ssr*. Mcdd tom htr jwito ko way, bu? »ho would go; toe next morciv? fiMClirs. lluud) struck her with a little switcu;ldo /no] think abe hurt her, as th.e awltoh was a one. <l. Dr. 1 Mudd novir whipped her at all ? A. Rn sir; I never lizard of him striking her. ij. TVbat ia tbugfE&jal reputation of Mary aiMuig tbe colored people arcu.ud there ? A. She is not Barest truth-teller, sir, because she has told lies on 4. Do yon knowwhatthe colored folks around thero iiefieiftlly think of ler? A. Wtil, they generally thick the is a liar. p Do yon know what the colored folia there think .of My lew fcimnfe a* a truth-toller? A. They thonjht tb! tame of Mm as of Mary; if he got ausry with you hetaould tell a ile on you lor tho aake of satisfaction. i. That was the general opinion about him ? A, lee, '% Dlu 3cu over bear Dr lu-ik about the gCiVtrxnci.t of Jir; Lincoln? A. J never did. Q. YvU jtffc the.*'© t?-o da7«? to cro laa-; Chiiitma’: doyru know Anything about Dr Samnel Mstid £oiu* sway on that a. Dr. Samuel Mudd'e wife told mo he was going to Va&Mngicn ta bu 7 a cooking stove. Q Yfte.ro taveycu lived since j’en left Dr. Samuol Mudd r s? A "With Mr. Wan,-,u Bryantown. The CozDioisrion then tock a rccefs until two o’closk, fit which iiffio the booy r-iaEaembied. Tes)limouy oUfo. George 2s, Mudd. Q. Etat? yonr residence and bap|- 2fM? a. 1 hia :» rracUtiih-jr cf medicine la tha village tf Bryar*ior;n, Cbarleß cotintv, Maryland. Q State wbetror you know tho prisoner, Samuel A. S.udd; and wl»*t reJi.r;oE, if guy, exiete bo:.-w»»ea you. Ai I stow bmuris father end my foifcerwv 4 r» first cctmtin^; he was ?• studvufc imdcc iaa svino years ago In Ibf efodT of jmdicine. ft state whether you knew Ms rejmiatiou In ths rtjglfbor) ood in wfiloh he lives for pea<e, order, and goiid ciiizirPehip. A. I koow ol ao oao whose Teputa tldnfo beiterinlhatrcgaid; itis vory i?oovl. •<l. Etate what ishis reputation as a master. A. I have always conJ-idored him a humane n-.su towards Ms f«l lotv-mfcu, vh*ti>*r servant or oth&rwiis; lie always cletbed {>ad fed bia servants well, and treated them kmdii, so far as I know. ft. bisiit v.tEibt-r or not you aaw Dr. Bffndd on tbe Euzidsy-after tiie R*&as*jur.i)pn of the Pru«id-nt. A. T<s, sir; 1 Eit.tyj-.im at th::rfli; he overtook iue 'A-i that on my way borne to iiiyantows, and I redo with him as far as bis bouso. Q . Stelo whether he said ftnything to yon about any pMiODS having beer atbisboate. Jodae Advocate RoSt objeeted to th*™* tl<mon the STteiTiid that tbe GovernE-oafc h'd not oiiared tn& ueria raiions of ibe pifoosers in evidence Mr. Ewtegmld ho p?opo;-ad to Bhew by the wil icis, who irac & man o’ r, «inquettioa'jble and active loy. aDv, tjjat the priiort-r hftd informed him that- on Satur day uorninK there wore two suspiciouspfrsoos at.his Minee, ard bad deslnd the wifoeps. if he thought It ad vhabl*?, to notify the mllimry auihetitlsa of the faot of ittir being at his Lou*:e, but net to tell it at large about th«m, lost thepariiss oed Italy friattd« might assaßst nalehim (tJ Gpifooner) for the disclosure. This was a putol ifce vsiy sub«t<nce of ihoae actions of the prito- Jltrby wlfob itv«.e feuiiahtio i«.plicate Min. and was c- nntcUdwlthactßOftoeYrecediDgaadbub'jecxueatdays which tbe Diosecutfoa b*.d tLown. This sutement v vas viitn&lly a?i act- and wasdon-i dorinsrtheiliueof that dllfged Silence on hi* part, which had been urged as a sieußof lmplicatfof Mm as an .ecceaßory w?foro and the* tta feet minis-mure**. Jf tha fact tbac he had U-.ensiHnt was to le nreed against him, was not tho JaU of bit bißaklng that fcfiaLoo to bA iu:rodccid iu his behalf? Meieovtr. Iho Hioiement was made ai a time W3i«n the prisoner r-mid not h?.voiUOWD ib.itf.ay sns plciiuf-Vfcse directed Mia )n support of his position Mt. Esrirgrted from Sussell on Grimes, vol. 2j p 710, and other auiloi'-iitp, Juoge edveeate Bolt remarked ibai when partlsri de oiaxaliens were given ia evidence, tho accused ban a rl«bt to fobist that the wbola shoali bo given. In tbs pres&ut Jnttanco too prosecution had net offered dacla rath-na 0? the prisoner. Tbe ground upon which it wa* Hcnjc-ht to introduce tbom vae that they werepLtfcof the tranbactioxi iuoif. But tha irnnsaciion, at toe time these declaration* were made, had been costp.’etad; it fcadclt>»cdiheday before-; is conrietsd in the fact of tno piihi.Eerliaviigcoe.c?alsd and c-ntettalnod these men, end seat thorn on their way itjoicln*. aaa th »t tioa eh vbiCH the prison-si- wm now by th 3 Govemmcnc was compiete at 4 o’clock oa Sfvfiarday af- Icntoon. D was now proposed to introduce a declara tion on the pan of the prisoner made twenty-four hour* tfUjWMdft—after lie had had time to rovtew hie con duct Itwaß not competent to declnre the motive eby which hie previous acta ware governed, because there van 10 uieahe ci reschirir those motives, or of intro duciug any ieß*imoEy in regard lo them. t ~ Mr. String replied the transseftoa wav noi wholly cluiici 5 . The charge taro wso one of concealment, not on. v of tie pcrtcru of these rueu while they wete i i the h< but ft concealment of tbe foes that they had Ima ■in the houfe*. t?f four wllnefcsee who testified that they v. eat to J r. Mudd’a oa Saturday, two riatod that tie. MudddenJsd itat tho men bad beta at hie house, and ihe c.ccated now deslTed to ahow that to didgivs iifcnantion to theGovernmeat on Sunday, through the witness on this stand, that the mbti were »t bis hoa««. Tee objection cf the Judge Advocate was Bustiiaed, and the question waa not pot. Q Slate wtaihtr youcommusisated to the military au thorities in Srjaitio-vVi-, tho fact of any suspicious p*r eons having been at tbe house of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd on Saturday ?• A. I did. ft. State to whom you communicated? A I commit uieaicd, I think, to .Lii-uteaftnt D«a>i who was the principal in command of the military thsre at that time ft WhendidyonoemiUUiicatoittohim? A. I think it was on K'onday EiornlißK ft. WM>t statement did wftiirmko to Mm? A. I stated to him that Dr. Mudd h&sinformed me tfcu?,; twoouspi cions peiocnb were at Ms housi; that tfcev oime there a little before daybreak on Saturday morning, and that o&e cl them bad a broken leg, which he bandaged; that ihiy were labor!).-# r>nder «omedegre3 of excitement; tfir.rfs so, he thought, torn ehouid ha-«e baea cd.a*#d by a broken leg; that theee parties had said theycvmd fmn 'tfiyfthtoWa. and were inquiring tha way to F*r tonlVitmer’i; tba; whilst thsre one of ?hem called for a rnzor and sLavfd himself, thereby altering his appear esce: that he (Dr Madd) improvised a cratch or emtetas for the man. with the broken leg an! that they went the direciion of Parson Witmsr 3. 1 think; that is about tho whole of what I told ihelieut-uint. Q. Or whom did,ou gat this ia/ermatioa? A Of the prh-onfr, Dr. is'amnel A- Mudd. Q. What time on Monday did you make the commu nication, a I think Monday morning. u Bf whose authority did you mike the communica tion? A. The mentioning of ihatm&itor tome, or any other mavter oraringoa tneaisasunAtion, particular.y tnch au asiaeslnaiiun as the country end the world n;w mourn, v as my warrant and authority from him and everybody elee who knew me. Q At the tizse be imparted this inform Uion to yon was anything said about communicating lotbe mliltiry putborities? A. Whoa I laft him I told him 1 would ifiertiou the to the authorial, and n>e wb&t coulo bemads ofil; he told me be would bs *Ud if I vou:d. butjf i cvuid ifiake auu:, an svraijgsiaeni he znach prefer that ho shiula be sens for, ana tlrat b 3 would cure every jiifor«ialiy,i in his 00576? ,* tbai. if it becsiuo a mniter of publicity he fsared tor hit life, on account of gaerlli&s might be isfe<stin.v the neighborhood. Q Didj’ou Bftyto what au’hOTillos you would men tion it? A. To tbs military authorities at Bryantown. Q. Did you make any comzoutjication to any other military authorities of the fact staled to you byl>r. Mndd? A. Yes, sir; 1 was sent for. I think, on Taeeday after noon by fonx detectives, who asked me to go up in a room with them, where they qus&tloasd me vory par ticularly relative to this affair; I stated U them what I have already tinted hero, and, -upon iny inability to answer such questions as they propounded, they or-- dered a carriage and asked mo ;o direct thorn to Dr. Samuel ; I told thorn 1 wonld d*lt, and that 1 weald go with them; th«y townod to prefer thsfc, and 1 did go withifcem. . q state what happaned when you went thera. a. Dr. Mndd was not at the house; the detectives went io&lde while I remained at the door; I ssw him aaminr, and -fbld him && entered the house that the do tectivfa had come there to a*c e rtain the particulars relative to »hat matter about which he rad tpoken to me; that I had made th& statement to the milimy au thuiitibs which he had me.de to me on Sunday. a«d that they were making tpeclal inqniry inreferoace to it;l had already ssvid to those ceutlemeo, the det<cUves, that I was confident that the doctor would state the matter just &e 1 staled to thtm, and Uft the room and did not enter U dm*U>g their examica'-ton of him. Q. Bamethe officers tb&t w*»nt with you? A One was named Floyd, another G-ltlghan, and the others were Lieut. Lovett and a Mr Williams. Q Sialo whether any inquiry was made by any of them ©fiex th« conference wicn Dr. Hoad with refe rence to the roulo? A- Whoa w© »rot lathe wagon, or, I think, just bocoi© gottlog in. they askeu me if I would show them she way to Parson. Wtlmer’s; it was then near nightfall, and I told them I would cartainlr do so if necessary; I than tamed and naked Dr. MmU, who was >tending outside (ho dooT. what was the best.routa to take to Parson Wilmer’s, asd he gave me the infor mation; before we got to the main road to Bryautowa, these gentlemen concludad, in consequence of my stat ing to them'that another road was preferable, to take that road. ~, , * Q, State whether o? not p.ny thing was sen! by either ot ilioso gentlemen about Dr, flladd having denied that the two men were at Ms boate ? . . Assistant Judge Advocate Bringham ohjacted.to the cneetion, when it was withdrawn. Q, Sißte whithor you were in B;yantown oa Satur day at the lime -.of the reception of the news of the Pro - »ident’s assassination. A. 1 was there when the news came, and remained all evening; 1 did not leave the village Q. What did you bear as to the person or persona im plicated in tfe© »BBCj»hi*tlon ? A. Lieutenant Dona, on wh<>m I called for information, told raa tuat tk» purer who attempted the of Secretary Sewarl was named Boyle, and ciaimed him to be the earn© who hid previously aaraMinated Captain Watkins of Anne Aiundel county, Maryland, and that the party who assassinated the Fretident woe supposed to bo a man by the name of Booth, and that he thought tho assassins had not yet g* t out of Washington. Q. Was Boyle known in that region of country ? A. Yes. air: behad been about but not for shreaor four We&R, or later tTianfivo or thr«ie days after the of Gapt&in Watkins. Q. What was bis character as known there? was he known as a desperado and guerilla? A. He was; his character wai very bad. • Q. State whether you were at church ou Sunday, and what was known there about the assassination of the Frendest 9 A. I was at church on Sunday; it was known that the President of the United States was aeeae&Jße led, *1 il tho matter was talked of. q Was it ox was w not known that Booth had not clOß‘fid tkfl river? A. So ono. to my knowledge, aup pcsed tsatboW cxoised the liver at tflattimo. Q. Did yon have any conversation with Dr. Samuel A. Mudd at tho church, or hear nte conversation as to what he K&ew of the assassination? A. JRo, sir; I lieazd him— . Judge Bringham objected to allowing the-wltnoes to stale what he had heard tbepri-oner ear. r ;he objection was smilftiutd, and tho question was not put. Q. At the time you speak of having made & communi cation to t.fco offiesra was anything said to them 07 you abont Dr. Mndd’ehaviag gone with oaeof ihe parties a*cer a carriage, and, if r-o, slate what ? A. 1 told them so, and that is apart I forgot to men Hon, that Dr. Sam 1 Mndd did go toessertainif be could get a carriage to take them array frern the house; that he went, to Ms faihex’s and dt wn below theie; that h© went witß the youcaarof the two men, but failed to get a carriage, and th*y left hU bcues on horseback. Q. Did you tell them anything as to Low the man s leg was broken? A. Yes: 1 think I told thtm that ono be ne of hit of Me leg was broken. , ... Q Did youtsli them anything as to how it was talu to have occurred ? A- Yes, from the fall of a horse. Q. Stale the distance of the church at which you saw Dr. fiaumel Mudd the Sunday after the assassination at Bryautown. A I weald suppose it to be about six and a half mile?, and about two or two and a half muss from Dr. bamU Mudd ’e house. . _ Q. Did you give thorn any description of the person cf th«t© two men, aud if *0 what? A. I donol think 1 gave tlifm ai»y. . .• „ T q. state whether you are acquainted With i>. J. Thomas, one of the witnesses for tee prosecution/ A, I know him . . ~ , U Are j on acquainted with the reputation la which he is held where he Is kuown for veracity? A- His re putation lor veracity has always been very bad since 1 have kjown him. . H . Q. Bow long has that been? A* Blw he wav a boy. Q. Could you state what his reputation for veracity wash-for© ti© war? a, I do not think that it was any fiincethewar. . , tt _ Q. Fr< m your knowledge of his character for veracity would you believe Mm under oath? A. If there was a motive to misstate facts I would not. ~ 0. Do you know anything professionally of his moa ts 1 condition? a. 1 have considered him an Insane xoon. 0, State how and from what cause. A. I have seen him manifest tuch aa abnormal condition of mind as to relieve him from responsibility fora crim&ln acrlmtiiftl court; he is not always so insane; there seemed to have bsen a remittance in his manifestations of insanity someUßea; I have met him when there was not mach more disordered condition of mind than eccentricity wonld imply; I wonld Btate that in ftpproaehing the question of insanity I feel a great diffidence and ais- Mut. flDbough n belong© to no profession more than mine; I feel a» if I should be perplexed when the greet caster minds of the country, who have studied ami understood thoroughly a>l forms of medical and loyal jurisprudence, as 1. apprehend gentlemen of the court to he. and partlciiUTlr the judges advocate, are to bo my interrogators on this jubject of insanity. „ ■ . . G. Is his reputation for vexßclty based upon the fact of hie insanitv alone ? A. I cannot say that It Is.; I think it probable that his vsraoitr is worse when in sane manifestations are prominent. Q. l« hie rapntaUon for veracity good during tiaeg when bi# mental cottlilion appears to be best V A. 1 never so animated ic. Crcts-ixsn!ii.-ed. by Judge Vziaghaai: Q. Da good cnongh to tell the court wbatworke you hive read or inesMty? /. I have ro&d&gce-.t many works npm lasaniiy and medical jar epmdwce. ft What works on medicil jnri&prodenee have yon to’d? a. Taylor’s and otheiß oa physiology aid ta srnitv. ft. Do auv of there works tell how crazy a iu*n Is to be to meke him unable to tell tho truth 7 A. 1 do not i low as ihey do tspeclally. ft. Do you wish to ftafc* bore, to-day. that Datiel Thomas le socrazvthatfce does not know how to tall the ’ruth ? A. Ko, sir; 1 mea-n to s«.y there rooms to be a firu moral insanity. Q. You Rgy that ut times ho is moro insans, mentally rrd morally, than he is at other Um-ss; now, whoa he sft }«*•«• cirzy i» he mare likolr to tell the trtl'b? A. 1 t nlni lIP IE mote Inclined to tell extravagant etorien rr.en tc is oxciled tnuntaliy Q % Aieyon p ppaied to swear tbit hoi< fit) crazy tha*. ta tices not linov,- fc»w to tcli tbs truth when he is under oath before a court? A. lam not. ft Do you know whstwes lii« condition of mfod w litn ho gave bis teatisnohv bsfora the court. A. 1 do lift; J bad net Been much cf him of late. ft. What Is moral ini aniiy? a Xlcokuponraoralin' eanity afiacondillon In wlnc-b pcrsooK ate particulaJy *? o'itMl 1o prevaricate in’various ways. ft. Wlisldoyou call mental insnatty? A. Whsu a man ie incapable of ditcilminating and ippreclatUt tlffrgsassaie men do Q Did you 6ver know Daniel Thomu that he was net able to understand plain matters when he w-s spoken to about thom? A. Ido not know that 1 did; I could fciato tome reasons why 1 considered him iauana. By tb#* court: ft Y/h3>. IH ih* form, of insanity u:j<l >r which-w». Tnoiaae labors? A. Thero Is no Bp-c'-iiu form that I know of, ex«pt At times 3. peculiar exult® inertßudinabililyto Kppreciats matters and thiugeae oitarpeople do; It is not dopentia; it is nol mono mania; itnwbatis called fcberation of mind; thvrfi is actttfiinform of Utanity which exaccrabatea and re mltff.bct I do not know thatic hts any particular name, or belongs to any particular form of insanity. ft Do you think his form of insanity would lead Mm to imagine a conversation ho never had ? A. 1 have seen bim in a condition of mind when I do not doubt he would; Ibave known him to labor undermost de cided delusion* and hallucinations ft. Ton have known Mm to imagine thins 1 * be never heard? A. Tet—oftentimes. ft. Bowfonghaveyou entertained the opinion that Thcwiis was uct of sound mind ? A. I went to a pri -11 ary ecl 00l JS our neighborhood When Thomas waz a smeU boTitbi-ra was Mwastbini very eocomric and amusing about him tlisu; he WBB dllfoTeat from tthor Dovp; he was a srnreo of amuEsment in ilia wav of cc lentricity to hi* fecboolmMes «evan or eight years ago or perhaps longer tbau tb&t; an inaeno conditioa of mint! sfemed to manifest itself in him, co that the com mon t-xpiosrion .was, of every one iu the neighbor hood- that Daiiei Thomas was cm?. ft Hr.veyon expressed an opinion to any ovn that he was not a man ofnoanil mind pravlona to this? a. Cva and over ngaiu; long btforc Vm war. ft Do veu know that he has ever barn objected to as a wlfm-M before a court of justice? A Iniunot. ft. Bavej’cu ever kiowahimto bsa witness bafore a court, of justice? A. On one occasion 1 did. • Was Meevldtueoobjected to on agfOttad of Is* tßTiity? A- Ithinknot _ _ , r ft. IVtat is the reputation of Dr. Eamuel Knaa for fovftlty or disloyalty ? A. From m association with .tim i fcr.vo bad to consider him as syxupathUfog Wlvh ibo Sonth. <l. Did youev«r faov hirt to harbor rebals or dis« loyal rersons? A. Hever ;1 have never known him to commit any tTcasonahleact; I have generally consider ed *-r EfticuelKudd&s veiy considerate Innisdiscilfi eions and «xpre sions rolaiivc to the war; his ordinary mi-nueraud matter of difeCuiAiiiii tbe right or Je *anvy ofnicessUh, which ho maintaicod; he hap geus rsllv, however, speken very teroparatoiy, and n«id any oppromioita epithets lJia heat 8 of me Oovoinmeat; lie \rr.s mu'.hmrTe on thaSsub ject. 1 may «ia«o, tbau many other citizens of boniihtci f.htr’.e> county and southern Maryland. * , ft. Time were ceria’n local orgMnzriionsmtne early part of the war i» your neighborhood; wfiJ too Mate oTjttt and how they w*re regarded? a was an OißPulzallon at Dor; Tobacco ol thai. Mod, tho obi Ct Of Which, I think, was tv«:rtOoMj!e, ibough it was *aid it was for tho purpose of quern®* jTisutrecM-in ia the neighborhood, and ifc mzf have t,c.«n: J have regarded X’r. Saituol Mudd for some rime prior to the fall of Bicnmond and of Geurral lee's srs>T, as tuk'ui a very hvnusome proi-pecttve view of the downfall r-f tho rebellion; I acminietering an oatltlo him last year, aid of' bring forcibly in.pressed and /eve }ov c « with v hich be took the.j«WCtt»!£foa adeeWed contrast tb many others to I airamietered tne oath on that occasion; so'Ttfr 36-1 know ha has obeydd . Bjrgr. Kwiug: Q When eld you administer tne oath VCU BPCsk Of ? A. 1! 1 reniemW r.cLtij-, it Wts whou vise aviso of the people wjs taken rolatlra to caiuag a, ccnvi ntion to aiusud too Conntitntioa of the Mata 01 f'jf.jv. ftd, in Juno or rfJj of l**t year. ft WoeyonartiDginaa efesml-casacity?-A. I was ra*heriraprovielouea by two jndgeaaa chief judg# of election, in the ahswice of tho r?ktrUr Jadre; I tcisk I adTOjnieterod the oath to remo twoliuudred tnat d:v. Q ±'or how long a time ipoken of ibe iiowafall of xsicbmond fcelig fear-3? A. I think from and after tho time he took the oath, if not before. Te&tiutcny oi Colonri lanln Burke. Bv Judge Hclt; ft. Stats whether or not you know B. 0. Kfint-dy. A. Ye*; I had charge of him. q Look at tli£t paper and Biaie If it is a confession made by Mia. A-It is. Q State whethor it i« the confoßsion of Kennedy mads in ycui prcrence, and if eo, how long before bis execu tion? A. it waa made in my preatnee; Ids not know how long bef< ro Ms exeention; i think a day or two. The confession inferred to was read tothoejurt by Col. Kurnettvftta ting that this Kennedy’s obiest iupour telPbotpfcoroua oa the floor at Biirn«.nj’» Masanin was not 10 bum it, knowing from experiment that it wouid not r 01 ibo boards on fire, but to parpet“&to a Unge joke; and that the object in attempting to burn the hotols was to letaliaie for ibe devastßUou perpetrated by Sharidaa is the Yalley— not to burn women aod childiou, but to thv.w the peorle of The .North ihct the devastations of war were not to be confined to the South alone. Tesffmosy of B. B. Caster, By Judge Holt: Q. Where do you reside? A. XnX?ew F»uipih»re. Q Mate wbttber or not you wcra m Montreal last fail? A lee, etr. Cl At what hotel? A £t. Lawrence Hotal. (i State whether ox net vot. met GtorgeN. Panders ann .7accb TLon'pf’on. Dr. burn. J, "Wilkes BootJi, oraty of them? A I #&w i»«orga & Sanders* J. Wtikc* BereiJy s'ucki.r, Dr. Plscfcbnrjj, end others wboierfiiQfS 1 do not now recollect; I aatf Thompson at Msgara Falls >n the 57tlt of J line. « ~ Q, Eow long were you fct this hotel? A. Prom the 9ih or lo.h of icpioiaber until about the Ist c>f February. Q. fctate whetaer yon observed the persona 70a have rarc.rd in intimate a*Bcclatlon daring ihat tir.ie A. The' ware; the Sonic erners who boatJedt there were Intimate with each oth*-?, and had little to do with any one not sympathising with them. Q. Did you Snow J. W. Booth bofo-re you wont thei-s? *Q 3>}A yon oV.cuve him in intimate association with Geojg* K. Sasoora and other*? A. I did: q j oofe m the pitboners at ttie bar and see whether tj u jff ccfjnlzo any of them as persons you met in Ca i.ada? A. I could not ewear that I ever mat any of them there. , . . , . _ , Q. Do yen remember to hare heard tho name of John Surratt »poken of in this circle ox men? A. Ido not fcuow that I do. . . . _ . Q Do von rsmomher having heard the name of Payne? A 1 1 aw a mas by the name 01 ri&yae OVfery snorting, hot them is no man I see hero IW >uW caU by Jhfttname; was ox the name of John ; he wmou* of Payne’s brothers; there were two of ihcm whowexo arretted in coniteecdOil wita the St. Albans raiders, but they were discharged; 1 do not Think 1 have ever setmMa man. • q yr&t T)r. Bischburn there ihe gre%te*t pai t of the Une? A. I think hawaa there when ths Donegal Ho tel closed, about the 2dth of October. 0. Stato whether be seemed to.pB associated with J, ■W, Booth Bnd th# others you l ave mentioaad A Be wpp; but whether bo came thore before Sooth or not I could not say; I.* was one of that clique of men who confederate together. , . . _ Crosw-exataina'-lon by Famael Foster; Q. You say yon w?re acquainted with persons by the name of Payne, reithet of which Is the prisoner at the bar; I ask yon whether you knew where they came from, or ajjyrMug about them? A. Only from what I heard from general reputation; 1 lveord there were a party who originally came from Kentucky; that tiioy had been in the counterfeiting business. Q. f(7 at time was u that you eaw these men? A. Jo*n Payne* who boards there, came to the b.uuee aveiy day, stui Wat still there when £ came a WHY. Q. Did you eee, about the time that you saw those Paynes, a man by the name of Montgomery? A. I saw do ia«n by that name that I know of. Q Dio yon ever see the Paynes there in company with a man named Cleary? A I have, John Payne; 1 couidnot6aylha7etheotber. Cu Did yon ever tee either of them in company with C. C. Clay? A I n«yer saw Clay but very little; I i are resis them in company with Sanders, Tucker, and Blackburn every day. By Ju-fiG Holt: U, Coula >ou name any other rebels inMontießl who constituted a part o< this cire.e you have earned. A. I could mention General Arnold, of Memphis; B. Wood, a man about thirty-five years old; asenuomnn by the name of Clark, and an old gentle roiniroja Florida, who wore a qu;co; I his name wt*<s Westcutt. , T ... Q Do you remember a xaan from Indiana by 4 -ha l ftioeof Dodge? A. Ido not recollect him now. Q. Or a mas by the namo or Waibsr’ T A. Ho, sir; I knew many intn I met every day, but I do not know their uam< 8 ; they rather gsva me the cold ahonider afitrthey found my sympathios were Avith tho north, fno had very iiitle to say to ma. By Mr. Aiken—Q. Do you recollect Dr. Morrill there ? A. ho, not by that name; I might remember him were 1 toseehiepbo-ocraph. , _ _ C. LidC. 0 Clay nave a room at the st. Lawrence Hotel? A. I could not s?.y. , ... Q Did you see Payne go to the rooms of any of these porfcont? A. I once saw him coming out of banders rcom; I ntver saw him coming in or going out of any cf the others. , , ~ . Q And you are sure he bears uo resemblance to the prteoner at the bar? A. Very little; he was an older man; I should not think of bolng any relaVion to the man; there i» no resemblance that J discover. Testimony or Uodftey J- Hymns. Q. By Judge Holt; Q. Where have you have resided dm iag the past year? A. At Toronto, Canada. Q. t-t&te whether or not wmle there you made the rc cmaintance of Dr. Biackbarn. A. Yes, sir: I did about tie middle of December. 1863; I knew Mm prior to that by sight, hot I n‘*ver had any conversation with him ; l have known Mm since that time. 6, Aid you know him as in the Confederate service? A. I did net know ho was iu the CoaftdeTara ©ervios; I knew he was doing work Tot the Confederates. Q. Mate what arrangements, if any, this Dr. Black lorn made with you for the purpose of introducing the y ellow fever into tho United States; give ail the par titulars of your arrangements; what wai dona under it 9 A. 1 was introduced to Dr. Biscibumby 100 Key, Musrt Robinson, at Queen Hotel, Toronto; Dr. Blsck bum was about to take South some soldiers who had escaped from northern prisons; 1 aeked him if he was going tooth himself; te atked me It I wanted te go bouth and eerve ihe Confederacy; I ©aia 1 aja; to then told me to etmeu" *teirs»thathe wanted to spoak to me: I \fent UP Hairs with him into A private room; he '•Mred his hand to me asa Free Mason* in Die^BMp. cud said be would never deceive me; that bo wa.41.3q to place confidence in JlO for an espaditiou; sco it I wonld like to go on an expedition; I told him I did not csre if I did; ha said I would make an independoxtt forlnaa by I)—at least one hun dred thousand dollars—and more tlory tnan Gon. Loe; that I could do more for ih© Southern Confederacy than if 1 Lad token on© hundred thousand soldier* to raiu« /owe Gen. Lee? 1 considered, after a time, and told him I would ro;be then told me he wantedae M tahe a certain anantlty ot clothiar. he did not aav hoir much, (coat,, shins, and nnderolothlnß). Into the SUtea cm! dlspote of them at auctions he wanted mo to take llifin Into Waehlntton etty, Into Norfolk, and aa far Snnth as I eonld so wbero the aeneiaL Government held poraoßaion; lie wanted me to sell them en a hot day or night: it did not inittor what money I sot for the olotheii I TUB just to ot them for what money I did he soy yon Wore lo receive f»? your ttr vicer. ? A. H© said one hundred thousand adllaratiia said I sbovld have sixty thousand dollars at soon ae 1 x«ported back !u Canada aud ibat if tho thing suo- CM.ded 1 could make ono hundred timos as much. Q 'Where were you to get pofisestion of tlia clothes? A. J was in Toronto to go on with my legitimate busi ness, and if lteftlwa* to inform Dr. Stuart Kobiuson where I wa», and be wuh to telegraph or wr»o to me sumewbere about the month of January, le&i; I went on with lay work until, I think, the 8&h of June. 1631; ou Saturday night I baa been oat to tako a pair of boots home to a customer of mine; when l returned my wi'e Lad ftletigriu her band from Dr. Bobinson, which be Lad jo.st called and tbare: 1 callod on Dr. Roblaeoa asd asked him wLat I WHS to do; Robinson said he did notwfohbitnsell to commit any overt act aiainist the United States Government, that I had better take only enough money to carry me down to Montreal; I had a lettoi to Mr. Slaughter, who gave me directions to brtcffd to Halifax, where I wa» to meet Dr. Blackburn; the Utter was dated. May Tilth, 1861, from llavHii; I went down to Halifax, Dr. Black burn arrived there about the 12th of July, from from Havana; ho *ant down to the, hotel where I was staying, and I went to see him; ha told me he bad clothing there which bad been smuggled oti, and 1, in accordance with big directions, took an express wagon belonging to the hotel down to the steamboat landing* and got thwe eight Unlike and a yoliie; : he directed me to take ihe things to nr hotel aud put them tn a private room, whioh I did, aud notified Dr Blackbnra? he asked me if I would take the valise Into the States, and send it by express, accompanied with a letter a* & present to President Lincoln; I ob jected, and the valise was taken to bis hotols ho ordered me to scrateb tie marks off the trunks; they had Spa nish maiks on them; be told me a man would go with me the next morning to make arrangements with one iwo vessels going to Boston to smuggle the tranks through* I went down, as directed, and made applica tion to Captain McGregor; I do not.remember the name of the vessel; the one who went with me had a convocation with Captain McGregor; I did not know what be said, but Captain McQ-egor refused to take the trouble; we next wont to the bark Halifax, C»P«ain J. O’Brien, the officer who was with him; we said I had some goods I wanted to take to my friends, and presents—Hite and satin dresses, Ac., and that he wanted to make an arrangement to smuggle them into Boston; the captain aud be had x a private consultation; when they come out, he consented to take tbem on the Balirax, and finnggie them in t he took them on board bis vessel that day; on arriving at Boston, It was five days before we got an opportunity of getting them off. but be succeeded at last ia doing it, and expressed them through to Philadelphia from there; I brought them to Baltimore, aud brought five trunks here to Wo?biß*ton; four of them 1 gave to a man rep rerouting lilia»eif 88 ftCUtler, from Boston, byname of Myers; i understood at the time he was a sutler la fil gei’&srmy; beaald he had found some goods that 113 was to take to Newborn, North Carolina; mr Instruc tions were to make r market Tor the goods, and I turned them over to him; Dr. Blackburn told mo at the time that he could have about 9too,CGO worth of goods got together that Bummer to be dispoaed of. q. Whaj did he state to you WM obi act, If any. FOUR CENTS. Jj* dlsporii gcf there froode? a. lo dtslroy the army, end anybody in the country. Q. Dtd ha statu thftt th< so goods bad been earofuUy infected by himwlthjollovtever? A Ye*, sir. Q. Sid La explain to yon iho procesn by which be-hßd letecicdthejuV A. fleufd not; he tcld me th»re were other parties emaged In U; fcochd not say who they *err, or who wt*e about infecting otbor goods with czr&lh poy, yellow fever, and so on. Q. Did >©w understand that the goodn in ihUv&li&e, Intended to he sen* as a present to PreaUi&nt r.ineola, Lad aleo b*en carefully infeeied with yellow fever? A, ) tir>6f>stcoQ him it had been Infected with yellow fever end Email pox; I declined to take th<-m. (1.-Sid you ever learn from Mm whether he had ever tent that vails* to the Fr*atd«iU? A. £o, l old not; I 1 av© heard it was font to him Q. What disposition ci tbit trunk and clothes did you make Ip Wesliipgton A. I turned tl»> n over to W. S ■H'eJl&Co., ioznraie»ion merchants; frianesfed an ad vent opa-Giu; therKavo mo an advance of $lOO. ftuil v/nroHck tol'flneda. lt , „ Q. Sot on mnnniw the date of ? A. 1 ti a k it wm about tho l?th of AUinSt, tSBl; i; vra« the ]?r*ets ©f »1 e ft-vptrunks; It bad two watches in It, and uas known ai “big N.>. 2;” my orders wore tabs sure erd bar© that trunk sold m Wushicgtoa. Q Sid you send any cf the others further south, or wejeitcy ail left boreV A. I turned them over to the culler, wfcopnt ibtui in a lUsmboAt for Norfolk; 1 ap ri*ec to Gonoral Sutler for a paee to go through myself, br-t the jeply was tbetthe army wa» about t'*< move, end that no persons would be allowed a pas* tot con rectedwithii. <i Stale what occnrrfd on your return to Canada? A. 1 w-iiUhroaghtoßferaiHon wUboat stop Mus; there l beu to wait for the cars, sad was met by Mr. Holcotno and C. C. CJry; tbty both shook hand* with, me, ciectcd me heartily, and oongr*lnJeted itis on wy safe reiu-uard on my waking & fortune: they toldma 1 vUoldbe » gentleman for tho fofure} I teJegrephod to Sr. h!ac)bnrn. whn war* then staying a-fc Montreal, a? h»r. Ko-cowb had told roe, that I had returned; the iifrslninht bntutcn U and 12 o’clock, Sr. tfUctburn c£ me up and kneckod at the f : oor;I was in bod. but IfoJitdotn oi me window and faw Sr Blackburn; he tola we to cans down aud open the door; that l war, 3D© all omcr weals after doing something wjcighSeits the d*vH w&s after roe: he ritd by Jamet 11. Young; he asked bow I disposed of the seeds, and 1 told biro; he said it was aililgatif “bis No. 2” k*d been dftpomd of: that that wou’d kill fit t-inly jards* distance; l there told lilm that every th) xg had kcio wrors in r y butinofta thero siuca 1 lud been t,w»y, and Dial 1 nuevod some money; ha said hn would so tc Gol. Thompson and make arrangements to on him for any money I derirad; he Said the British rtUtborltjfcß had eoPciioO. fcss 3.z»cntioa io the yellow fever raalr.g at Bemudaj ibatbewas golog outbaro. £i?d, at ac bo tacie back, be w«,uld ee© wa; i weat to bee Jf.ncb ‘iborcVßon ibe nextmoiniue; be aald that Si. Slackturn bad there and made arran*omont, to pij' roe one hundred dollars when. tb*> aoods ha! beeu dlsp&fvfcd of accordinj to hi© 5j t -ect}oss;Vl told liiui I rc©de< the mone*; he said: “ 1 will give you fifty now, but Hl»r.r"in&tsr. ElaoLbttrn’srej'iav-i; Wl:es> you tbow fp. tbc.6 you sold taa I wUL VlKt 1 lin l-tio-TOi:'' I k.;~ +<ry-t!r%>, OOII4TH -vs rctcui iof Sr Blackburn: this wawitbolithor 12u. of Auj.ntt; the nest day 1 wr;>te a iatier to Mr, Wn l« here, saiing 1 had aouo to Canada yinc© a©sold the and bin: to remit to at Ti-rosto; wiMi I got the hirer of William L. Wall I tcokir to Cojc/eoI Tnorpson; be raid Jo wassatUnea with it, and gave roe & check for £f;y dollars on tbe Ou tariojbank of IdoEtieal; i gave him a receipt for fifty drllaia on account c-fS/. S. i’. Braekburu. Q. state whether or not Jacob Thompson, la aU your bPrvfclfiatieu With him, oc©m< d to have a perfect know* led»« ot «i:ii character of tko gooas you WO»seilina ? A Jff*» sir. Q. Sid you moution to him tbolarr* sum that fcßd toe» ro you by Sr. Biackb ;.i tt? A. Idl.i acd he said !lj*>Cor)‘.i’dciatfl Gov-3rniuc'ot had app.-opriated JOrttatpnrpote. Q few did be ox‘uio hiui?oif for n<« : ; giving you ror :e? A Sr. . B’&ckhain rtturn*d from Bermuda i wrote to Fonlreal and U»:d Mm 1 wanttd nicsev; he roado no reply; I then ncmt; down to B H. Young: eubreriueatly I met Sr BJerkburu, W'bo said I had wriuem him very hard Jitters abasing him, and that he had 00l any roonoy ;o ftlve: he gut into his ca-ftia*e sad dtovo ok, and never gave roe any satisfaction tu paid me anything moTe , , , , Q. gt*?eunderwbatname you parsed when in wash* isKtc*? A. ,T. M. Hairifl * . (L Where dl? y«*»n stop -in. tiii#! d*y? A. At tho rfa* tlenaiJßoielt tu* l l brought the goods there. Ct ian you give t>.© preelsu dae'/ A. £ think it was tbopthef Aogus; , 3851. O. 1r what name did you wrlto this letter to Dr. S3«ci burnfe? A. In my own name. <l. K* wl ?.t nfeme did you wive to 7i2r. 'Wall. A, la thereroeof .1 M. Harris, the eaiau as lhai xegUtirai mytelf sttbe bc-tel. „ , . _ , Q, Can you Mute whether C. C. Clay p.n« Professor, Bcfcerobe, whin yen met on your return,’la their r.nu* yereatlon with you, seemed aJ wayspetfoctiy to under* stsmi the bne juess y r>u were cngag>d in ? A. Yei; I *otu:u£d brch to Canada; I hut cuy, Hokimbo. Pr'j'tcii. HeviriySi* .r?.'iickburn, sad several oilier secilcroeu at thoC iftun Hout's* rilngara Pe-*U. Q. They then had a knowledge of yon* en-erprlse ? A. Ypj. *i»4 _ Q And ttsy compJiroented you upoii yoarsucceae? A. Bo’corobe and Clay did. ~ . Q. Bow do yank now they had this knowledge; was tic-;© sny coi:versQtK*n between fh*m that left no doubt on your niird as to the fact? A- lu tha conversation at the CSfic-E Bourel etafed that I inf-adod torefuru that right ioTmonu.-; Dr. llhckbumhc-i no monay; he told mti that bs wouJa go to Holcombs, who had Confederate funds: be said tbai Holcombe was going to stay there, ftrd when b© returned h« would got money from mm or 'lbcmpcon tor th« txp3- itlon; that be liai to get it liom rneci them; 1 Uiiuerrtood from that time that they kßfrW til about it; I never fpoie to thorn directly about it all; l Icok it for granted when they congratulated ms on roy safe return at Hamilton the? roust have known fall u oout it, . ... Q. You speak of Stuart Wbicson, a dlvir.e, cl LoUifevUie, Kerituehy; who introduced you to Sr B'eekbnrn. , Q. Did h© seem to have a knowledge of the bnsinsss you were eng*sud in? a N«it fi'cro ino; l don’t know what, knowledge he had frrmßr. Blackburn; hj said he did not know the n&turs of the business I was goiur on, and that to did not want to commit any evsifiaots i,U 1 knew is that Dr. Kofcineoa took good «*ara of me ail the tin e; I was there that time until Dr. Blacabavu wrote forme; ho did not give iae any money; I borrow ed $lO to come down to /-iontreal f*-oro Mr. Pre?t:*n: 1 we*t down to Montreal and saw Mr. Slaughtar. who wj>s to fujnieh funds to take rooto Halifax; hesalihs wee short of fr.sds. that ho had lose Eovetftl dcjjfii'3 by the failure of a bank: he gave m* #25 and *sid j had tetter go to Ealc'Ciuba, at the Doaoiaaa IToute: I at.w Kr Doiccmhe and told him 1 wae short of funtifj, aid wanted 44Cis he aiid I had beifor taka s.'o. but I refuß?d, taking that I aid not want it. oho Judge Advocate wked tbe floncsel for the defence wh< th«r J k©3- desired t« croeE-csarotue the witness Mr. Allen replisa that bjioreths witas3B was d\s* chavptii. bt-fMliod to know whether it waothevuv pote..f Jhft Judge Advocate to rarko usaof this testi rc.ryyy in snjnTr.iug up against Buy e! the pvlsoncvs Jr.dgc Bolt replied that it was expected the.* reference would Xt made to all tbe testimony in sntumlok' up, but rtf t iho »bj*-ct of this tea Union? was to connect the re bellion with this crime. Terdimony of A< Bremter, By Jutfge Holfc * (». Ware ycu eraplojed last snm 2X2«rin thoeervice oi tir, Wall, 'comniiesian merchant, InthJycity? A. Tea, air. Q. Slate whether in the nK-uth of Augrurt, a man ro; pTefeniiiishijujeli as J. W. Harris, sent to Mr. Wall rtrtain paclfaxe* of good/, for Bale ? A. A man catling fcimeelf Bar*J« Voaalii a pftckage -‘f goode to the store lor *≤ i th.cu«hc' hm a sailer returnirs borne and I advance* him §>lo0 upon them and, eold thaw the next day i hfl gaid Mm? ye*® 12 dozen shirts, bat there turned out to be more; i rendered an acoount of the tales tn bhn at Toronto. Cioaia, with thi UeJance of ttaxnosfiV* In accordance wit a ft letter rowived from him, directing It, which. I hare lnrj; it is dftlod at Toronto, September l»t, jStM and he states tt at he had written to u a previously in repeat to five tranks con* taintng 160 wooloc *liiri* and 25 c.i&ts. bat had received no responds, and atktd me to send him a check on Hew York lor the proceeds. Testimony of Wiliinui L. Wall. By Judge iiolt; Q. Am yon a merchant in this city? A. I am as auction and commiedon merchant. Q. state whether, last summer, you received os con* eijnmcit, from a person representing Masai? as J. W. Earris, certain trunks ana goods? A. iVhile I was out «f town, last Afl*wt, my book-keeper received, from a party named hams, a let of snirts and coats, which ne desired to be told at auction ; the next morn ing the *ald he would bo-1 them; ho asked for an advance on them, asd sliiO, I think, was the amount advanced, and the goods were sold the next naming ; I did not son them at all. q. Do von remember anything about the marks which, were on these ’ranker A, Ru, sir; I romoxaber the shirts were thrown promiscuously into the trunks? I sorted ilu-m out into packages of a dozen and sold them. Q. !>o you remember whether any trunk was marked Ho. i? A WemajkednieminseUiagthera. By the Court: Q Did it seem to be new clothing? A. I thought when X fiict opened the trunk it was not, and 1 had doubts about its being a safe investment; but, on looking forthar, 1 saw it was new; it appeared to be crammed down into the trunk- Q What amount did the shirts bring? A I see by (he Account sales, which X have here, that the whole amount was $142 90, of Thomas I. Carduer. Q. state wleil st or not you came up la company with Dr. Mudd to Washington, spring? A l did, sir. Q, Hate the date of the visit? A. The 23d da? of March. 1 think, tir. Q. Stale v?i at time you left your homo to come up ? A On the 23d, in the morning, after the usual breakfast time. Q State thepurpose of the visit? A. Wc came up to attend a sale ot Government horses which was to take niece on Trlday, but we heard it was to take place on Tnetday, ana *o wete disappointed. Q. Goon and state where you anil Dr. Mudd were durisg that visit? A. We lvCt our horses at Martin's, walked across the itreat, came down the avenue, and west to a carriage factory; we then went to a livery stable, wheia we looked at some sscopd-hanl wagore, and then went over on the island to Mr. Clark's, andromiinedthfretlliab.''ut dark, tillths store was about to close up; Dr. Mudd and myself walked around to Dr. Herring’s, where we remained soma two or tiiroa hours and ibon returned to Mr. Clerk’s, whera we remained all nisfct; the next morning we took iaave of Clark and went into the Capitol to look at the paint ings; we took the street- cars &ud went np to Marlin's, and got on- hoisei, cud after dinner we left and ra tv?r%d home. Q, State who slept with Dr. Mudd? A. Dr. tfadd and mysc-lf slept together; there was but one bed in the room and we occupied that. , _ Q Mate whether yon and Dr. Muad were separated during the visit? A, No, tlr, notatad ;iam confident that at io time were we out of one another’s sigat, from our leaving Martin's until wo started back. Q. Did ycu net of Booth during that vMi? A. JSo, sir. , w „ q. Did you go into the National Hotel? A. No, *ir ; I think we stopped, talking, in fion.s of the ITailo.iat Hotel, looking at socm rebel prisoner* parsing, but we did not go in. Q Dojourecolleokthe contest, during th? Congreß* sional ob.cslon in you* dlr.tvict, tu which- Calvert was the Union candidate, and Harris was las Secession or opposing candidate? a. y*s, uz ; Harris raxiasapsaco «»ndidats. Q, Doyottknow which one Dr, Mu-14 to 'Q. J Do scu know on wliat ticket Calvert was running? a. A« an Unconditional Union candidate. - . , Q. Do you know which Dr. Mudd supported ? Ob« Jf (JrosS' > exanjined by Colonel Burnott; Q Did yon say thst Mr. Calvert was rnpning as a better Union candi date than Mr. Barrie at that election? A. Yos, sir. Q._Was not Mr. Harlaud a candidal©? A. I don’t Q. Were the other two peace candidates, both o( them? A. I don’t know. Testimony of Mr. Downing'. Q. State whore you live? A In Clisrles coanisMioar Mount Pleasant <i. Slate whether you are acqualctod with Dr. Samuel Mudd? A, I sin very well acquainted wlthhim. „ Q Are you acquainted with Mr. Thomas, who testi fied hSJttf A. Trfi, eu, I -was taiaeil with both ol‘them. q. state whether or not Dr. Mudd and Mr, Thoma* met at yon r house last ipriog? A Yes. sir; batwoeh the J»t and 16th: they both mot at my house. Q, Did they meet at any other time this spring at yourkoaie? A So, elr. . O. Did they come together ? A. Ho, sir; Hr. Thomas came two or three hours buforc Dr. Mudd &. Bow long did l>r. Mudd stay there? A, About a half an hour; l don't think he stayed over half au hour. * Q. Wera you pieaen’ p.ll tho time Dr. Hndd was there? A Ypu, air: I never lefuhe room. 4 . . „ t d Kmta whether or not in that conversational that tiniaDr. Mudd said that Prealdent Lincoln wrasauAho- Jifioaiet; that all tbo cabin*t was such, and ta>.t tuo South could never bo subjugated by Abolition doc'-riue. and tbht the Pruidont and Uebiuefc would all ba Kttled in six or seven weeks ? a. Tbeiewere no Kticn words spoken in ihe hou»o to my knowledge; I stepped there all the time; lie eamo there to peome, collect a little doc tor’s bill, and staled there about half an hoar; as I walked oak Dr. Mudd rose and followed me out, and wentdheotly home; Mr. Thomas st&yod with me an hour aftajwards. • .. q. could Dr. Madd havo had anv conversation with Mr. ThomaßwUbout you hearing it? A No, lirjoven if th»y had xvbitpered X could have hoard it, Ijwaaso •loseloboth of them., , . .. . t Q. Was any partof ihe Btaiement which I have re cited to ycu made by Dr. Mudd on that occasion? A. Not to my knowledge ~ . Q. Do yon think you would have noticed it if it had been? A. 1 nhonld, cerlaiuly. Q. State whether or not. two or three weeks after that occasion, you met Mr. Thomas on the road between your house &rd M% and whether he said to yon that at your hones Dr. Mudd had said that the Prosidonl and the Cabinet aua every Union man in the State of Mary land would be killed ? A He never said such a word; I never heard a word of that kind. , ». Q. Neither before nor after the assassination? A. Ho, sir, neither. a. On that occasion did Dr. Madd say that h* did not coseiderthe oath ©f aUe*ia.neeworth a chow of tobacco ? A. Not that I recollect; there never was » word of it ept-kea. . . Q What was the converßaUdu shout? A, D*u«i Tneruaß was saying to Dr. Mudd that ho was jvp°luted a detective, and then referred to others. Dyeraua to Ja d . tS STS BSftWA W tl«i«r wonM o! Q o WkV«ts*u’r. Mudd ea,? A. I had no ooUTaraa u«f w2»to B w Hr. Mudd e,T to Thomas? A. He aald lh a WhafdlVb^allhima jaci /or? A. Thomasa»SS A’ .OTDiut.d ftd«tnt» PTOTOaS mErahal, end Dr I Jm better educated than you ftta and X ?™ a fot fitfortfiSo«ce l , ‘ and ihen they tftlkoi, and Mudd oSI/d him a jack ;Ididn’tUk« that, for I don't suffer lacks to come into »y hew®, the wak peussb. . iPUBOTHBD TebWae Press wUI hf sent to eubacvlhew hf mall (per annum in advance) at. **♦*..*,.».SB Larger Clubs than Ten will be charged at the aim* rate, sjj. go p Br CO py i The montif must almut accompany (to order and in no inMance can thtse terms be dmatedfrom t a* they afford very liatc more than the cost of paper, 4&-Po*tmMUta are requested to Mt as agents for The War Pees?. the setter-up of the Club of tan or twenty. M extra copy of the paper will bo given. Q. How long were you smj before Dv, Madd went out? A. JSofc tWO»econdv. ByMr. £wi»a: Q Did 1 undmtand you to aav that you were net oato< the ron’u during tfat iwJrviiW X Yea, #0( IWBS eJtitßK. about on© yard from theme it was cold weatb*r; we h/d But Wood tncrtmh on the ilro, end wealltatoioeetoit. Q. You heard aU the conversation? A, Toe, sir; cvety werd that was spoken. Testimony of H, It 9fnd<l« Jr« Q. Where do you llv«? A. Hear Brrantowu, t Q. How far from the accused? A. Tmeeiiuarteraof B Q* Did yon. last winter pr wring, Jn company with Dr Mudd. come up to tbe neighborhood or Waihiak r fott? A I ©f? sir. Q. Mate whfiTO you both w«t ?A. We Je ft homo on iheinthof April, and stopped 1 ftbost tw«lv« miles from WaaMnstcn, and we went to Oieeboro, to buy hdMss* and Etajed ihrre 111! ten o’clock; wo dldn. t and any hois s ihattuStcd u», jib they were nearly aUdißeaiea; I ms do a prcpc«itlon to g<> down *0 Martin «, near the bridge, end get some dinner, asd we went and toon dinner tbex*s. Q A. DireeUf hOglO. • Cl. b.e-e wh? Ihtr you were eeparated from VI, MUad duringtbatvieit? A. Hctdaring that visit; we wer* all the time together. Q. state wliethtr you crossed the Eastern Branca? A. 80. sir. Q. Did jov go on to Wnshitglon ? A, No, elr. Cl. fctste whether 7ou seen thing of John Wilke* during that visit? A. t*o, er, Ididnot U. Bo you know anything about any other visits Dr. Moddrotdeto Wathluctu.? a. Ye«, sirt onthe23dor 24th of fci-ptember, and on the 2od day of iUrch he was • 0 Who cF.no with Mm the firtt lime? A, Jerry Dy?r. U. who caroe with him the second tl r re ? A. Mr. e^rdnov. Q Stale wlieihet 1 you Jfnow anythiug cyfcayt or thone two virite, Horn Uie Jantiary to flie present time? A. I saw Mm or four Jittua a ween; KometlTues at church, e&d Eoroctlroes at home; 1 never saw him auy whereeb*. , „ , • <1 Kow long hare you be*n living within three* puarteisor aiuiieofMudd’eplace? A, AJlmyllfe. Q Did you live tbore la*t yuar? A, No, «ir; IWM at co'Jose, bill [ came hore on H.e 29 h day of Juno. Q. Eavo sou been hero ever since? A. Jos, slr;ovor eir,c<- Q Do you know of any part of ibe Confederate eol dlerebeing abrutTOur broiher’a tecaa giiroe tho 29th £*■? cf JulTv IS6I ? A Ido net. sir ft. Did nil hear tv cte .foba Sarati &t your brother’s licuto? A. Sever, sir. Q fctale to th© Cotut whether or not your father Is a JliYiu £W*©t latiiQcouaiy. A. Ye*, sir. U Hcwlaige? Ohjictcd to oy A'fUt&iit Judge Advocst© Brlngh^M, ! Q. A. L'etweew for.r and five hunrlred tscrca By Colonel y Do you mean that be owns it? A, r?JhfV tavelttohlro; he.never give did any deed for D;,he Is l u --*■»—* "IT'jtr.n’t you know that Dr. Br*iM dooa not own ft fofit oi li-ftd of any hir;d ? A. Ido not, sir. by Mr >.wjng: Tho \wtne*«-~l 5 alwaye under steed that iU, farm was fi«t apart lot him Vy hiH father; HiMtc-wuEshisfarro. q, Do j<u know of your brother having sold &nd re olvod the vroceeds of r.ny land heion&ing to your faflcr ?A. xat, elr; tho land oa which Mr. rorrv on* Jive & he bought from roy father; the house washuint down, and roy brother fold the /ana. , Q. Who led the title? My father, sir, Tfstiroopj' oi’Mr. K.’irdy. I l’Vfl lB Charles county, two miles and a half fit'CV-Brypisicwnt 1 dimd (l( th* hdUt.O Of Dr, MU'M's fofr.erone \v©vk. sfter tho a iue<Ren£Qjf w.mr.torlsimtoßOtohto own houee, asd I went WJtiL hm; we m»:l Lbutenant tovott lu Di Mndd B yrid; Dr-. Slrddlr^reducftdLUutenaafc LryfU vim*, and ha U’tvi v.a'.Vto ii to tli' l hj u*B, and j' v via<3 told idea t« i>ant ?.(*vcitt"m>t tho boot wjib in iae nouß*. asd Mu* if he wanted it; 1 think ha ro or tiered it wo got iuto the henss; no inquiry had bein made before la <1 PsytblEj'eaid »,bont who;r,itwa*sfound A, Mie. Kttdd 8k id fehe found it in dustiug the reoro, undvt the bed CrcB 1 ! ©7raroinßklon.--I don’t know wliat rematk was joed© abfut fiftriu ing iho h Bv Mr. Bwiny: Q. Who gave the boot to the officer- A Dr. ifudd hijafiiflf. Q. WhftttlßiftO/ dflY WW.it? >» Detweap 12 unit; we bad dibiier at Dr. Mudo’s fMlliw’M I dioji L hhO.w the ro* »eßger; I think it was Mr. Davit* child ran la and ff'd Mr. Davie ivae in the yard and wished to bee J)r, Mudd. of JJr. BJandfofd. G Whvie do you lnv? A la Prince Georges COUU ty. ebeuttwerty mile* fr«>m the city. . U State whether or not. dmiurl&il c-prlag or win ter, yea RCcoropaniod Dr. JUvtd towards Washington? A. i d'd, <n the nth of Ap.i), to (Jlftloio, to attend A esirt < f Government hems tbero. Q State who was ta timptmy with him? A. His bioiler; ire «nWed atth© Eun.j bftfoie kounaudl rejeeired there ttbh bllh t’U 12 O’cloek hursts; th£t were of an li-forMr qtipJHy. and no mid* no puicLaae.* duiins no blayibeiei At about ImlC'paßt Igo’cloek JkJvbim, him again; I went to WtMjbiUfctoih ftod fot back to Rt about half-past 2 o'ck-ck, andfor.tta Dr. Mudd there. Q. When you started for Wasbinston, yon left hi* brother with him a; GUftboro? A, Yes,'sir, ;<k . Q, Lid you And him there whon yearelarjicd? A*. Q* iteie where Martin’s is. A, On tho ferkioftha rosd, net more thas one bund rod yerd* from ihebridgSi one read leads to ti e tight, and the other is Iho stag* rosd jtad'Tgiuto tbe county. • . _ q That is on th© other bide of the Eastern branch? A. Y« fct, sir. Q. Save you any krowlodgo of D? Mu-M offorlng to □ell his farm? A. 1 thiik he said he would like to fiP jj it ' u When did you hear Mm speak of that? A. Tor Y?atH back. _ . - , ' 0, What place old he refer to? A. The place that h* Jived on*, I hfcardhim fpeakPf Jt to tho last eighteen several tirotb, Q Bow Jong did you stay at Giesbii'O tOSftlhQX? A* Till £or 9 o’clock. „ • . Tefc»*JiJsMoP.y of Mr. RSartHi. lam Eccinaioted wi:li bolh Dr gsmcel Mttdd and Es-ujyL Alndd, and also with Dr. Bla&dfordj Tsavr th* n* ca the 2S*l of March, «nd also, I thfulr* ou the 4llc of Apiii Just; both Dr, fcarocei and Henry L. Madd were at roy house for one or tvo humv; Dr, Elandfird j-Zr-.d then* between three and four o’ofock. Q. WeaUr ffiuda afterwards hfitwocnthftt tlma ary he a:ea*sihailoi> ? A No, s'r; neither was Henry L. fcincdrcrßr. BJandford. Te»tin;o»y of Mr. Montgomery. I fro ccquainted wHh thevti-.onor, Dr. faaiuol Madd; inlaftt )>«.:(• n.bsr ha u\ide an fctfrttafciuflnt With ra© foz Vtinsbg »■ Biova to Washlßgfon} I icckon It wabou the ai ti.at roonth» in the rooming. ♦ The Court then atfjouv&edtUi 10 o’clock to-morrow rooming. iWFtL EXKMfM U MOBILE. Eight Squares of Buildings Destroyed. DREADFUL DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. Chicago, May 28.—The Tiibmc. has a spoolal do;patch fiom Now Orleans, dated tho 28th instant, which says: “ Tho ordnance depot and magazlno at Mobile exploded at two o'clock yesterday. The; shock was torrlflo, and the whole city was shaken to its foundations. Eight squares of buildings were destroyed. Five hundred persons wore burlod tn ths ruins. Tho loss la estimated at $8,000,000, The ori gin of the explosion hss not yot been ascertained.’* Ksmtbib, May M—via Cairo, May 20,—The BuUctin's New Orleans spcolal of May 20 says: On the c-TsniiK of thy 21th, the main ordnance depot, tn Marshall's warehouse, Mobile, blew up with a terrt« bis explosion. About aoo persons were killed and RSBy wounded, thousands beingburled in the ruins. Eight entire Equates of tho oity word demolished, and about eight thousand bates of cotton destroyed. The steamers Oolotol Cowles aid Kate Dais, with ail on beard, were entirely destroyed, A great por tion of the business centre of the city was destroyed. The total loss Is estimated at ?3,0C0,0D0. General Granger rendered prompt relief to tho sufferers. Tho cause of the explosion Is uncertain. Tho ord nance stores which exploded were a portion'of those surrendered by Dick Taylor, and wers tn course of removal when It occurred. The oaf Ire city was mors or less Injured by tho explosion. CALIFORNIA. A Horse Mace and an SartbqnaKc-Ar. rest or Mexican “ hmigrauts ” for Con spiracy. San fbanoisco, May 24,—Tho great two.mtln heat between Norfolk and Lodi oame off yesterday afternoon on the Ocean House oourse. In the first boat the hersee kept close together, Bwung into the home-stretch side by side, and crcssed the score together, making a dead heat. Time, Sm, 40ijs, Tho Norfolk won tho second and third heats. Tim a. 3m. 42 3 08,, aad3B. 81 4 85. A heavy shock of earthquake W 99 felt la this otty and throughout Southern California thlß morning. No damage was done, although many houses were rudely shaken. The steamer Moses Taylor arrived last evening with tho passengers who Hit Now lorfe on the 22d of April. Tho steamship Golden City arrived to-day With tho New if oik pastor gets of the Ist lust. San Fbanoioooj May 25.—Twenty-two men of the bark Brontes, Mexican emigration party, were arrested by the police last night, on a oharge of eon splracy to solze the Peruvian steamor Colon, lying In the harbor, In which to put to sea to attack French commerce, as a privateer, under Mexican colors. Tiso csse wffl ho examined before the autho rities. The evidence In tho case of tho Panama pirates Is clearly against thorn so far. Blot smong Coat Seiners in OHIO. Cincinnati, May 29.—A despatch to the Cow inertial from Mesßilon, Ohio, gives the particulars of a riot among the coal miters In that vicinity, growing out of resistance made by the Mlnera* Ui.li.n organization to new men, not members of tho Union, being set to work. The 45tu Regiment of National Guards have boon callod out torestoro order, and havo arrested a number of the leaders. Great excitement prevailed, and further violence Is apprehended, . llcslon,llon offolegrapiiic Ceuutmuicv tiou with the bonthwests Louisviinn, May 39,—The Southwestern tele graph lines are now open for all business to Mem phis, Vicksburg, Mobile, and New Orleans. Mes sages thorn the Atlantic oltles will be recolved by tho way ol tho Western Union lines. General Thomas nt Louisville. I,ouibvii.i.3?, May 28.—Major Generals Thomas and Brennan have arrived here from Noshviilo. The railroads are now repaired and trains run« ning regularly. SEW TOSfM CITY. *• Kkw York, May 29 f g SB STOCK EXOHAHOB. eECO.ND BOARD, <BfTO 0 a Gj, ’SI r.MBJK < ICO a Y Oen B SOtf Irfeer:® «»aErf:fc sow nsm 10-40....0p m; b ' ioo uoJeonb s..eio. os* S iSg Qa i‘ 0 k °?nr: ft* f 8? »S? 'aXMY^wU ICO Atiaatio Matt**.* EVENING SXOHAIfOH. Gold doped this evening at 138 { New York Can* trad, 68j„' i Erie, Hudson Ktver, »7,‘.{ 1 Reading, til; iuiaiiignn Southern, 67,?f: Pittsburg, 61'*'! cthiosgo and Hook Island, »3.Vj Northwestern. 23Ui Northwestern pteferred, 62K i Ohio and Mississippi certificates, 23? f j < iulcktmrer, bo?,'. The market dosed aotlyoi ana not Tory steady, EroAoiKG tbs Tracks of the Latb Wab —lt Ib a curious faot that the track or the march of Sher man’s army Is already nearly effaced, and on the very torts taken by Grant vegetation ib already luxuriant. The soil vindicates Its fortuity even among the lines of battle. The people—or rather the secssh—are very clamorous for the united States Government to rebuild tba bridges and rail ways at Its own expenso-and would like to see it reconstruct Hlohmond. This Is very muoh In the vein of the Frenchman who, according to Dr. Franklin, having failed in making a deadly assault t n his enemy with a red-hot poker, asked him if he would not at least r»v him for heating lti'-verto spondence o/the Js\ T. HwoM,
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