VOLUME 2.
The Conspiracy.
TESTIMONY OF THE WITNESSES.
THE EVIDENCE MADE PUBLIC.
REPORTER!) OF-TIIF. I'RF.SS ADMITTED TO
• COURT.
WASHINGTON, May 1&.
Early thYfe morning it became kuowu
that if the representatives of the press
would apply at the door of the Commis
sion for the trial of the assassins, they
would i.e admitted, b poo application we
found such to be the fact, and we were
admitted. The injunction of secrecy as
to all that occurred prior to the proceed
ings which occurred prior to the proee d
in"S of today remains, but the testimony
of to-day, and all th;>t may henceforth
transpire during the trial is open to the
public.
NAMF.S OF THE CRIMINALS —THEIR.COUN-
SEL.
The criminals before the commission at
this trial are Harold, l'ayne, Dr. Mudd, j
Spangler, O'Laugh tin, Atzerott, Arnold
and Mrs. b'urratt.
Ileverdy Johnson appeared as one of
the counsels for Mrs. Surratt, and Hon. :
Thos. Kwing Jr., appeared for Dr. Mudd.
The other prisoners were represented by
Messrs. Stone, Cox, Aik«n and Cluiupett.
OF DETECTIVE JOHN LEE.
The first witness called upon the stand ;
to-day was John Leo, of the Washington j
detective police, who testified that on the
night of Saturday, the 15th of April, in J
obedience to the order of Major J. K. |
O. Beiruc, lie went to tho Kirkwood
House to examine the building, its root
aud upper stories, to see what way would I
be left open for evil disp persons to
contrive the assassination wf President
Johnson, who had that day been inaugu
rated, and was yet stopping at the Kirk
wood. The witness, after making some
examination, went into the sitting room- j
aud met there a clerk ot the hotel, who .
in formed him that on the day previ- ,
ous, the 1 1th, a suspicious, villainous j
looking man had registered his name in j
the hotel register as (1. Atzerott, had ta- j
ken room No. I—'), which witness found
was situated on the floor next above that
on which President Johnson's room was j
and almost immediately over the latter .- j
room. Witness, in company with the
proprietor aud clerk of the hotel, went to
the room and found it locked. Heburst
cd tho door open and found the room un
occupied. Witness found there, among
other things, a large navy revolver and a
dark coat hanging on tho wall. In tho j
pockets of tliw coat he found a bankbook j
of account with J. N\ ilkes Hooth and the j
Ontario Bank, Canada, in which Booth
was credited, as of October, 1804, with
four hundred and fifty-five dollars. '1 he j
name "J. Wilkes Booth" was written on
the inside and outside of the book. In
the pockets were also found seven shirt
cellars and four pocket handkerchiefs,one
of these lining marked "Mary Booth. ' —
Witness then carefully removed the cloth
ing from the bed, and between the sheets
and tho mattrass he found a large bowio
knife, about a foot long, on which was
some rust or stains. All these were pro
duced in court.
EVIDENCE OF R. A. JONES.
R. A. Jones, clerk of the Kirkwood
House, was the next called to witness-box
aud sworn. Witness exhibited the Ho
tel Register, showing of Atze
rott. He registered his name at about
eight o'clock on the morning of the 14th
of April, and jiaiihis bill lor one day iu
advance, and went up to his room. On
the same day, at about half past twelve
o'clock, Atieroot came to witness and in
quired if anybody bad been there to see
him. Witness answered, "No person that
I know of." That was the last time lie
saw Atieroot. Witness was asked if he
could identify this man. He answered.
"Yes, I could if I were to see him." The
witness was directed to look among the
tifteeu persons sitting on a bcuch at the
end of tho Court room. These fifteen
persons were the eight criminals and sev
en guards, one of the latter sittiug along
with each prisoner. ■ The witness careful
ly scanned each countenance, beginning
with Dr. Mudd, on the-extreme left, and
passing on slowly to the right, until near
}he extreme wheu his gaze fasten
ed upon the face of the defendant, Atze
rott. After a slight pause witness said,
"This is the man," pointing to Atzerott.
Witness also testified that he was preseut
when tho officer examined the room, and
confirmed so much of the witness Lee's
testimouy as relates to the things fouud
in the room. He further stated that the
bed had not been occupied on Friday
night, the 14th; that the bed was undis
» turbed, and the chambermaid had inform
ed him, on the morning of the 15th, that
she could nut get into the room to make
it upu
AMERICAN CITIZEN.
TESTIMON YOF Mil. WEICIIMAN SURRATT
A STUDENT OF DIVINITY.
Mr. Weichman was the next witness
sworn. This witness testified that he had
known John 11. Surrrtt since 1859; was
at college with him; that Surralt and
himself studied divinity together at Sf.
Charles College, Maryland : that he had
for some time prior to the assassination of
Mr. Lincoln boarded in this city with
Mrs. Surratt, the accused at the bar, and
mother of John H. Surratt; that witness
and Surratt had been on most intimate
terms; that in January last he was intro
duced by Surratt to Dr. Mudd, one of the
accused ; that while walking down Sev
enth street, in February or March last, in
company with Surratt and Mudd, they
were joined hy J. Wilkes Booth, to whom
Surratt introduced witness; that Booth
invited them to the National Hotel ; that
they went there, and into Booth's room.—
The latter called for cigars and wine for
four. In a few minutes Booth went into
the hall, and called to Surratt to follow
him They (Booth and Surratt) remain
ed in the hall gome fifteen minutes in ear
nest conversation. They returned and in
vited Dr. Mudd to join thorn, and these
three joined in private conversation in the
hall for ten minutes or so, and returned.
Surratt and Mudd apologized for the
seeming rudeness, but Mudd said Booth |
wanted to buy a farm of him. Booth
then said he wanted to buy Mudd's farm,
but the latter asked too much tor it.
HAROLD AND I'AYNERK.COON IZED BY WIT
NESS.
Witness recognized Harold as the one j
Surratt hid introduced to him. [Hereup
on, Harold smiling, nodded his head in |
recognition of witness ] Witness also
recognized Payne as the one who came ti
Surratt's house in the absenceof Surratt.
and introduced himself as Mr. Wood.—
He was received by theSurratts cordially i
and lodged there that night. On a sec
ond visit some weeks l'ayne again |
called and witness observed that he called
hiiinelf l'ayne, and said he was a Bap
tist preacher. [H«rePayneseemed high
ly pleased, and with apparent difficulty I
suppressed a laugh ] l'ayne on the sec
ond visit remained some four days, and on
one occassion witness had found accused
and John 11. Surratt sitting upon the
bed, playing with Bowie knives. This |
was a short time before the assassination. |
SURRATT VISITS CANADA AND ItlCtl- j
MOND.
Surratt went to Canada, and on the 14th |
of April Mrs. Surratt received a letter j
from him. dated at Montreal, at the St. j
Lawrence House. Witness went to Can- j
ndn to seek Surratt, but did not see him.
i Surratt, prior .to going to Montreal, had I
j visited Richmond. He returned here |
just after tho news arrived of the evacua
tion of Richmond. Witness and Mrs. i
| Surratt told J. 11. Surratt of tho fall of j
Richmond, hut the latter would not be- ;
lievc it.for ho said ho had been with Da
vis and Benjamin at Richmond, and they
told him Richmond would not be evacu- j
ated. Witness accompanied Mrs. Surratt
on a visit to Surrattsville to the tavern of
Mr. Lloyd, on Friday the 14th inst., and I
heard Mrs. Surratt give some admonition
to Lloyd about having those things ready
to-night. They would he called for.—
Witness also says that Atzerott once call
ed at Surratt's house, and the Surratt girls
complained afterward to their brother for
introducing such a stick as that into the
family. They said Atzerott was not fit
company for them.
TESTIMONY OF T. IT. LLOTH.
• T. IT. Lloyd, heinsr duly sworn, ■Mfshe
resides in Surrattsville; recognizes Har
old and Atzerott. Surratt, Harold and
Atzerott have been there together; a
short tmie before the assassination the
two latter called and left two carbines and
some ammunition, and said they would
come for them in a few days, and he had
them concealed between joists. Monday
before the assassination be met Mrs. Sur
ratt near his house; at first he could not
understand what she meant, but said some
thing about the shooting irons, and said
they would be wanted soon.
EXAMINATION BY HON. REVERDY JOHN
SON.
Question —I understood yon to say on
Saturday'that you went with Mrs. Sur
ratt the first time on tho Tuesday before
the assassination in a bug»y. Do you
recollect whether you stopped on the way
to Surrattville ?
Answer —Yes, sir j she stopped on two
or three occasions.
Question —Did you stop at Uniontown ?
Answer —I do not know the particular
point, whether it was Uniontown or not.
Question —Did yon stop at a village?
Answer —Stopped on the road at no
particular village that I remember.
Question —Now do you know Mr.
Lloyd ?
Auswer—l have met him three times,
j Question —Did you know him as the
] keeper of the hotel ?
"Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our f'uty as we understand it"— Lii * coi ' n
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 15155.
Answer—l know him as the man that
rented Mrs. Surratt's house from her,
because I copied off the instrument.
Question —Do you recollect seeing him
buy a buggy on the way from Washing
ton to Surratt-iville on Tuesday ?
Answer—Yc3, sir; we metliis carriage;
it drove past us. Mrs. Surratt called to Mr.
Lloyd. Mr Lloyd got out and approach
ed the buugy, Mrs. Surratt put her head
out and had a conversation with him.
Question —Did you hear it.
Answer—No, sir.
Question —Did.you he?r anything said
about shooting irons ?
Question objected to by assistant .Tudge
Advocate Bingham. The question was
then withdrawn.
Witness—l heard nothing mentioned
about shooting irons. Mrs. Surratt spoke
to Mrs. Affutt about having this man
Howell take the oath of allegiance and
net released, and said slio was going to
apply to Gen. Angus or Judge Sumner
for that purpose.
Quesion —llow long was that conver
sation between Mr. Lloyd and Mrs. Sur.
rait on that occasion.
Answer—That I could not. say exactly.
I do not think it was more than five or
eiuht minutes ; I do not watch,
and T have no precise means of know
ing.
By Judge Holt—Question: I under
stand you to say you did not hear the
whole of this conversation ?
Answer —T did not hear the conversa
tion between Mr. Lloyd and Mrs. Sur
ratt. Mrs. Surratt spoke to Mr. Lloyd
at some distance from the buggy, and 1
could not hear it.
By Mr. Johnson—Question: Do*you
recollect whether it was raining at that
time, three o'clock?
Answer —1 do not think it was raining
at that particular time ; It was a cloudy
murky day 1 cannot say whether it was
raining or not; Ido not remember.
The reading of the record was sum
med up, and being finished by half past
one. the Court took a recess.
After recess Mr. John M. Lloyd was
recalled, and asked it he could
identify the carbine shown him as the
one referred to in his former testimony.
Witness —The one with the cover on T
do not recognize. I dou't think the cov
er looks the same; it was a kind of gray
cloth. The other looks like the one I
saw. T recognize the fixture for brceelr
loading which attracted my attention, and
which 1 answered. If the Court will al
low. 112 wish to mako a statement. When
I was examined before. T stated that it
was on Monday when I met Mr. Surratt
at Uniontown. I was confused by my
being summoned to Court on two Mon
days. fhe first Monday T was summon
ed I did not go.- I met Mrs. Suriatt at
Uniontown next day after I went to court,
and consequently it must have been on
Tuesday after the Second Monday I was
summoned.
Another statement I testified in my
last examination that I was not certain
whether I carried the bundle, given me
by Mrs. Surratt, up stairs or not. I can
not recollect distinctly but think it like
ly I laid it on the sofa in the dining
room.
By Judge Holt—Question : You are
sure that it was the same bundle that you
examined hero ?
Answer —Yes, sir, 1 am sure it was the
same bundle.
By Mr. Aiken—Question : Did I un
derstand jou to say that you were in liq
uor at the time you had this conversation
with Mrs. Surratt ?
Answer —I was somewhat in liquor, as
I think I told you on Sa'jirday.
Question —And on that account is it,
that you are at fault in your testimony
and wish to make explanation ?
Answer —I was not positive whether
I carried the bundle up the stairs or not;
the question was unexpected. If I had
expected it I might have recollected
more distinctly in uiy former examina
tion.
TESTIMONY OF MARY VANTINE, EXAM
INED BY JUDGE HOW\ x
Question —Do you reside in the City of
W ashington ?
Answer —I do; at 240 G street.
Question —Do you keep rooms for
reut ?
Auswer—l do
Question —Will you look at the prison
ers at the bar and state whether in the
incnth of February last you saw any of
them, and if so, which?
Answer —Two of those gentlemen had
rooms at my house, Arnold and O'Laugh
lin.
Question hat time in February did
they take roooms in your house.
Answer —As near as I can recollect, it
was on the 10th. I cannot state positive
ly the date.
Question —Did you know J. Wilkes
Booth in his life time.
Answer —I knew him by his coming
to my house to see the gentlemen who had
rooms there.
Question —Did be come very often to
see the prisoners O'Lauahlin and Ar
nold ?
Answer—Yes ; frequently.
Question —Would he remain fora good
while.
An«wer—As a general thing ho would
go into their room and I could see noth
ing further of him.
Question —Did these prisoners leave
the city and return several times ?
Answer—They left on Saturday togo
to their homes, as 1 understood, in Balti
more.
Question —Dp you know whether
Booth accompanied them or not ?
Answer —I think not.
Question —Were those interviews be
tween Booth and them alone, or was
Booth accompanied by others ?
Answer—Never saw any one with him
Qjestion—They told you his name
was J. Wilkes Booth, did they ?
Answer —Yes; Arnold Dix,l enquired
who he was, and lie said, J. W ilkes
Booth.
Question —Did he call for them fre
quently and not find them iu ?
YCB ; sometimes.
Question —Did he manifest much anxi
ety to see them on these occasions ?
Answer —Frequently when they were
away he would call three or four times
before lliey returned, lie would seem
very anxious to see them.
Question —Would ho leave mesfa.es
for them ?
Answes —Sometimes he would request
that if they came before he called again
to say they would find him at tho stable.
Sometimes he would go into their room
and write a note to them.
Question —Look at the photograph now
shown you and say if you recognize it as
tho man you call Booth ?
A nswer—l do. 1 recognize it as Booth
but it is very poor.
Question —Do you remember the last
time Booth played in tho city, about tho
Ibtli or 20th of March?
Answer —Yes
Question —Did these prisoners present
you with complimentary tickets for the
play that night ?
* Yes. 1 expressed a wish to see him
and O'Laughlin gave tho tickets.
Question —Did there seem to be any
difference in the intimacy of his associa
tion with these men; if so, with which
was he most intimate ?
Answer—l cannot say. lie would
sometimes inquire for one and the other,
though I think he more frequently in
quired for O'Laughlin.
Question —Did you ever soe any arms
in their room?
Answer—l saw a pistol once, ami but
once.
Question —Do you remember at any
time seeing a man call—a rough looking
person, a laboring man or a mechanic ?
Auswer —Not n laboring man. There
was a man who used to come sometimes.
I think he passed one night with them,
from his coming out early in tho morning
Question —Do you know his name ?
Answer —No ; I would know him if I
saw him. He was what you would call a
respectable looking ineohauic. Not what
you would call a gentleman.
Question —Could you describe him at
all?
Answer —Not very minutely. His hair
looked as if it had been exposed to the
weather.
Question Do yon recognize him among
the prisoners at tho bar ?
Answer—No.
Question —did these prisoners seem to
have any business transactions with J.
Wilkes Booth, and if so, of what char
acter ?
Answer —They said they were in the
oil trade.
Question —Did they seem to have an
extensive correspondence; did many let
ters oome to them?
The witnesses examined this evening
in the court martial proved the intimacy
of Booth, Arnold, and O'Laughlin. Mr.
Cox, for the defense, objected to the
whole of this»evidence the ground
that the mere fict of intimacy was not
evidence of conspiracy.
Judge Advocate Holt said they had
fully established the intirnMy of the par
ties in Washington, aniße simply pro
posed to show that the intimacy existed
in Baltimore
The court overruled the objection, But
ordered it to be put on record. It ap
peared from testimony of David Stan
ton, that on night of the illumina
tion, the 13th \pril. O'Laughlin was
prowling iu the hvuas ot the Secretary o)
War, but having no business there he was
ordered out. Gen. Grant was in the par
lor at tho time. The court remained in
session until seven o'clook. A number of
witnesses were examined as to tho occur
rences at the theatre on the night of the
assassination.
After recess today, Mr. Lloyd was re
called. Ho identified one of the carbines
produced in Court as one that was left at
his house by Mrs. Surratt.
Mary Yantine was called and testified
she lived at 240 G street, and that Ar
nold and O'Laughlin took rooms at her
house iu February last. Booth frequent
ly came there to see these men. and some
times on calling appeared very anxious to
st?e them. Arnold told her it was J. W.
Booth, and she identified photograph as
Booth's. Booth called for O'Laughlin
more frequently than for Arnold. Both
of these men told her they were interest
ed with Booth iu the oil trade. Arnold
and O'Laughlin left her house on 20th
of March, and said they were going to
Pennsylvania.
Henry Williams—colored—testified
that he knew O'Laughlin; met him in
Baltimore s< me time in March, having
carried a letter to him from Booth ; car
lied one to Arnold at the same time but
did not have an opportunity to sec liim.
Prisoners counsel objected to this tes
timony, which the Judge Advocate said
was introduced merely to prove the inti
macy of the parties. The objection was
overruled.
J. P. Early testified that lie came from
Baltimore with O'Laughlin on tho Thurs
day previous to tlio assination. They
stopped at the Metropoliton Hotel, audit.
tho morning O'Laughlin went up stairs
lo sec Booth and staid some time. Did
not see him again until evening. O'-
Laughlin went to Baltimore in the after
noon of Saturday after the assassination.
Ifo did not show much excitement over
the assassination, but his brother said
they would be after him on account ol
his intimacy with Booth. At the time
the party cainc down from Baltimore, on
Thursday, it was arranged they should go
back on Friday ; saw no difference in the
conduct of O'Laughliofroiu his usual ap
pearance. Ho thought it was liquor that
caused tlieui to stay later than they had
intended. When they reached Balti
more on Saturday, O'Lauglilin's brother
told him (O'Laughlin) that parties had
been looking for hiui and would probably
arrest .him. Witness remembered here
marked he did not want to be arrested at
homo, as it would be the death of his
mother aud announced his intention of
going elsewhere.
Witness testified that while in Wash
ington on Thursday night, they were to
gether most of (he time, and he did not
know of his going elsewhere that even
ing.
Lieut. Henderson testified that he was
acquainted with O'Laughlin, and that he
told him on Friday morniug he was to see
Booth. 110 did not know whether he
saw him or not, and would not tell what
his business was.
Gen R. D. Story testified he had known
O'Laughlin for several years, and saw
him with Booth early in April. The as
sociation between thein appeared to be of
an intimate character. Saw them at one
time talking earnestly. Another person
whom he did not know, being present.—
Witness thought one of tho prisoners was
the person talking with Booth, and O'-
Laughlin, but would not point him out
as he could not swear to him.
L. S. Sprague, clerk at the Kirkwood
House, testified to being present when the
room was broken open after the assassin
ation and saw the revolver which was
fouud there.
David Stanton testified he saw O'-
Laughlin at the house of the Secretary of
War the night before the assassination.
Asked him what his business was, and he
enquired for the Secretary of war. Re
quested him to go.and he went. This
was about half past ten o'clock. O Laugh
lin did not say what his business was and
did not appear to have any. There was
a large crowd of people there, and a band
serenading the Secretary and General
Grant.
Peter Slatterweli testified that be kept
a restaurant near Ford's theatre. About
ten o'clock on tho night of the 14th of
April Booth called for some whisky, and
after drinking went out hastily. About
eight or ten minutes afterwards he heard
the President was assassinated. Kitber
on that night or the night before Harold
stopped in and inquired for Boutb.
Jos. M. Dye testified he saw several
suspicious looking persofft in front of
Ford's theatre at half-past nine, on th*
14th of April. One was elegantly dress
ed, agtd the two others somewhat rough
in a , pi" l:,rarK ' o - Vbout the the sec
, ond act, iLo well one said ui the
others, "I tbink we will come out, now."
Soon after, this tana stepped, into the sa
loon and took a drink. When lie rime
out he whispered to the lough looking
man, and then went into the passage
leading from the stage to the street. The
smallest of the three called out the time,
and the well dressed one appeared. lie
called it again, and finally n third time,
louder than before, called ten minutes
past ten. The best drcsed man then went
into the theatre. The small man started
up the street on a fast walk. Soon after
this a man came running out, saying the
President w'as shot. The witness identi
fied (he well dressed person as I!ooth, by
comparing wi'h the photograph. He
thought if Spangler hadji mustache he
would exactly resemble the rough looking
Ulan be saw at the theatre.
J. Buckingham, doorkeeper at Ford's
Theatre, knew J. Wilkes Booth. On the
night of the 14th of April saw him en
ter Ford's Theatre and soon afterwards
saw him jump on the ttage. Was cer
tain Spangler did not enter the Theatre
from the front on that night.
The testimony taken in tho assassination
case last Friday and to-day shows the con
spiracy dates back to the summer of '63,
and that Booth was then eiigaged in it.
The conspiracy contemplated the capture
of President Lincoln and his murder the
burning of Northern cities, throwing dis
satisfaction among Northern people at the
couimcneipg of the war and the bringing
of a molution in favor of the Confeder
acy. Booth was one of the leading agents
visiting various parts of the country;
holding select meetings in Cau:.da, with
George N. Sanders, who has since said he
did not know Booth, Clay, Thompson and
J others. Booth was furnished .with mon
ey from Biehmond, and was the hired
j agent of others. An actor named Ches
ter refused to have any thing to do with
the affair, though Booth promised him
82,500. He was only to see that the
back door of Grover's Theatre, where it
was at first contemplated to commit tho
murder, was kept open for exit.. Booth
at first coaxed bini, and afterwards threat
ened him with death if he divulged the
plot.
General Harris had read the letter writ
ten by Hon. Ileverdy Johnson, on which
be based his objection to his acting as
counsel. In tho letter Mr. Johnson takes
tho ground that the oath prescribed by
tho Constitution Convention was illegal
and no in* ral injunction would be viola
ted by disregarding it, because the exac
tion of the oath was beyond tho authority
of the convention, and, as a law, therefore
void.
Win. Williams testified as to the pur
suit of the assassins, with Major O'Bicrue.
lie went to Surrattsville. They went to
Or. Mudd's April 18th. I asked l)r.
Mudd if any stiangers had been that way,
and he said, "No." He denied that two
men had been there, one with a broken
leg. lie said lie had heard of tho assas
sination first in church, on Sunday morn
ing. lie appeared uneasy and unwilling
to give us information. I saw him again
on Friday, the 21st. ,We went thou to
arrest him. I asked about the two men,
and he then said, he had seen two men,
but he said they were not Booth and liar
old. We showed him Booth's picture,
and he said at first ho did not recollect
features, but that it looked like Booth
across the eyes. We searched the house.
Mrs. Mudd said one of the men left a
boot up stairs, which was brought, and
bad J. Wilkes Booth written in it. Mrs.
Mudd said the Doctor had set the leg of
its owner. Dr. Mudd said they left be
tween three and four o'clock in the even
iug, and that they came abouk daybreak.
Dr Mudd said they left on foot. I be
lieve I)r. Mutld said tho injured man
went off on crutches made by one of his
men.
The Court here took a recess.
After the reassombling of the court,
G. Garrison testified as t*an interview
with Mudd. lie was one of the party
who went in search of Booth to arrest Dr.
Mudd. The testimony was similar to
that of the other already given by Lieu
tenant Loret, who was in charge of the
party.
Mrs. Offott, sister-in-law of Jno. Lloyd,
testified. Was at ljoyd's house on the
11th, and in a carriage with him. Saw
Mrs. Surratt somewhere near Uniontown.
Lloyd and Mrs. Surrat talked together.—
Lloyd went to her carriage, where a con
versation took place. Was at Lloyd's
house on the saw him and Mrs.
Surratt talking together, but did not hear
them at alb^"
Nothing was elicited in cross-examina
tion, except that Lloyd made no statement
of his business with Mrs. Snrratt.
Wm Jett testified that he only recog
nized one of the prisoners, Harold. Since
the of October he had been in Caro-
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lino county, as commissary in the Confed
erate sorvice. When on the way, in
April, to Farquier county, to report, and
on the 18th of April, saw a wagon on the
wharf there. One of us rode down on the
wharf, and before we reached the wagon
we saw a man get out it, and it seemed ta
usheputhis hand in his bosom' He
came to where we were and said, " what
eonimaud do you belong to?" Rdgglei
said " Moseby's command." Tnen he
said. " where are you going ?" Hesaid
"itis a secret where we are going. 4 ' He
said, "he belonged to Hill's corps: his
brother was wounded below Richmond,
and asked if we would not take him down
to the lines." Harold then asked us to
drink. We declined. Harold came and
touched me, and said, "I suppose you are
raising a command togo south, I would
like togo with you." I said : "I could
not go with any man." I did not go.
He made this remark : "We are the as
sassins of the President." I was so
shocked that I made no reply. Lieu.
Buggies was near watering t his horsev
I called him. Booth came up, Harold
introduced him. We went across the
river. Booth said he wanted to pass un
der tho name of Boyd. We went to a la
dy's house and askod her if she could
take a wounded soldier. She at first con
sented, and then said "she would not."
We then went up to Garrett's, when wo
left Booth. Harold and till of them went
to within a few miles of Bowling Green.
The next day Harold returned towards
Garrett's, and that was the last of him un
til after he was captured.
The Tribune's special says:—Tho
couusel defending tl o conspirators are to
be paid if (mid at all by money raised ill
Baltimore for that purpose. On a visit
to the theatre, close inspection of the ex
cavation behind the door in which a bar
was inserted to prevent ingress while the
assassin was doing his work, revealed the
fact that it had been made out some time
before, and concealed, by neatly fitting
pieces of wall paper over it.* Nothing
has been changed in tho theatre since
the assassination. Tho stage scenery for
the"American Cousin" is yet just as it
Was ,witli red curtained recess in the cen
ter, used by Asa Trenehard.
On cross examination Jett said Booth
was not present when Harold said, "Wo
are the a sassinators of the President.' 1
Ho and Bainbridge came up after; wa#
agitated an i did uat intend telling "it.
A fow minutes after his first remark, Har
old said "Yonder is the man—J. Wilkes
Both, who killed the President.
Licutenan Colonel Conger testified to
finding Sett in a hotel in Bowling Green
in bed. He put on his clothes. I asked
him "where are the two men who camo
with you across the River from Port Roy
al ?" Jett said, "can I seo you alone?"
I said, ' yes, - ' and Lieutenant Baker and
Dougherty went ut of the room. Jett
said, " I knew who you wanted. I can
tail you where they are now. They aro
on the road to Port Royal about threo
miles from there, at the house of Mr,
Garratt. I will show you where they
are now, and you can get them." I told
him 1 had just come from there, and he
seemed for a moment considerably em
barrassed, and said be thought we came
from Richmond. But if we passed by
Gorratt's he could not tell whether the
men were there or not. I told him it did
not make any difference. Wo could go
back and see. Just before we got to tho
house, Jett, who was riding with me,
said, "we are near where wo go through
the gate. Let's stop and look around."
Jett'went with Lieutenant Baker and
myself to find the gate, while I went
back for the cavalry. We returned rap
idly and a guard was stationed around
the building. When I went to the
house Lieutenant Baker was telling some
one to strike a light and come out. The
first individual I saw was said to have
been Garrett. J said to him where are
ttc men who stopped at your house ?"
"They are gone." "Where gone ?"
' They are gone to the wooks." "Well,
whereabouts in the woods ?" lie then
commenced to tell that they had come
there without his consent; }bat he did'nfc
want them to stay. I said, "I don't want
any long stories from yoa ; I just want
to know where the men have gone.'' H»
commenced to tell over again the same
story. I told some of the men to bring
a lariat, arftf threatened to hang the man
to a tree unless he told what be knew;
but hi& sons came in and said if I would
not hun the old man they would tell {me
what I wanted to know. Oneoftheboy9
informed us that the men were secreted
in the barn, and I went to'the barn and
heard some one walking around on the
bay. I stationed the men around the
l»rn, and told one of the young Garretts
togo in and bring out their arms;"* He
mnde some objections, but Lieut. Baker
said be must go. ile wont in,and cam«