Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1865, Page 1

- fm, : - 5 THI EVENING STAR: PUBLISHED DAILY, (BXCEPP SUNDAY.) | 4T THE STAR BUEHLDINGS, | Southwest corner of Penn’a avenue and 1th street, By W. D. WALLACH. SSE The STAR is served by the carriers to their subscribers in the City and District for TWRLVE-AND-A-HALP UENTS PER WERKE. , PRICE FOR Maxine :—Single copy, Three Cents; one month, Seventy-five Cenis; three Months, One Dollar and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dollars; one year, Siz Dollars. No papera &re sent from the office longer than paid for, The WEEKLY STAR—published on Fri- day morning One Dollar and a Halya a —_—— TIenet? a) an) aon we OVI AMUSEMENTS: «| CANTERBURY HALL, meat at ieee wodtiven ) SSSFaRBURE Bact (onttran LOUISIANA AVENUE. BEAR SIXYX STREBY. Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GEORGE LEA ________._,___.__ Prop Riso of the Var marr NT ‘STILL TRIUMPHANT.) UNAPPROACHABLE In Merit and Success, challenges comparison as it proudly arrays before the Public the following OVERWHELMING OVERWHSLMING ASSEMBLAGE OF GENIUS, ASSEMBLAGE OF GENIUS, Embracing Representative Stars of THE DBAMA. THE OPERA. THE BALLET, IME, A THE PANTOMIHIOPIAN COMEDY. First appearance of MISS MAUDB STANLEY, Miss MAUDE STANLB MI88 MAUDB 8T. D. ANLBY, MI88 MAUDB STANLEY, MISS MAUDE STANLEY, THE QUEEN OF SONG. THE UEBN OF SONG. THE QUEEN OF BONG. a lay = vocal scoomulishmentes snd uni- versal tted Musicians, professo! a~ Bic. ‘aad musical ert . to be a most finished ar- tiste in vocal music, possessing a voice of extra- ordinary sweetness and of = — and com- = executing the most difficult trills with unaf- fected proficiency and im every range of the seale her singing is characterized by a richness of mod- ulation and clearness of intonation rarely equalled except by first-class opera prima donnas, This — is — added to opp entree real stars g merit performing e Canterbury, at an exorbitant salary, : Fourth Week of the Two Graces, Whoee brilliant Succession of MAGNIFICENT BALLETS MAGNIFICENT BALLETS Bave been the admiration ot CROWDED AUDIBNCES, CROWDED AUDIENCES, they will appear to-night im the grand ballet of rfHB PH OF THE MOUNTAIN, YLPa# OF THE MOUNTAIN, SYLPH OF THE MOUNTAIN, i>} Arranged by MONS. SZOLLOSY, assisted b: Boauet of Beauty, : yy LAURA LECLAIRE, TILLY FORBES KATE HARRISON, JOSEPHINE PARKER, EEG UN | SREP eneiioan " MARY GARDNER, . in their most acceptable efforts. The Delebrated Ethiopian Trie, MULLIGAN, BEDDEN AND CLARK, MULLIGAN, REDDEN AND CLARK, in pew Songs and Dances. THE PLANTATION SCENE FROM UNCLE TOM’s CABIN, UNCLE TOM’S CABI E zoe Ga CA CA ca Ca 222222! . Introducing the ENTIRE COMPANY IN A NUMBER OF PLANTATION SONGS, PLANTATION sONGs, WALK-AROUNDS, &c,, WALK. AROUNDS, &c., concluding with the new D PATRIOTIC TABLEAU, GBAND PATRIOTIO TABLEAU, @RAND PATRIOTIC TABLEAU, Received with Shouts of applause nightly by CROWDED AUDIBNCES. The Laugbable Farce of SMITH & BROWN, SMITH & BROWN, baracters by the Dramatic Corps. ANGE OF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY. CHANGE oF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY CHANGE OF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY MATINEB SATURDAY OON. MATINEE SATURDAY AEEERNOON. MATINBE SATURDAY aPTERNOOD, MATINERB BATORDAY arTBRNOON. 1CE.—WEDNESDAa OTIC. Nigar ~?TSBNOON AND BENEFIT OF JOHN &: BENBFIT OF JOHN ESPUTS, LEADER OF THE ORCHESTRA, LEADER OF THE ORC! ESTRA, which occasion over SICIANS HAVE VOLUNTEERED, Bere MTUbiGiamB HAVE VOLUNTHERED’ Desides a Grand and Varied Bill will be given EBRNOON AND NIGHT, SSTBRNOON AND NIGHT, AMUSEMENTS. WASHINGTON TH) .TEK. Corner llth and C streets, near Peoms. ave, The Talented Arti Mr. @.0,BONIEAGH and: Meet, B. PHILLIPS, RID AVENING, Maj i. 95s, Becond Ee PiGkER OF EW YORE Bmud: Picker. .._.--.Mr.@.0. 1 Boniface ich the petite com IR LADY. GROVER’S NEW THEATER. Pernsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s, GREAT SUCOESS! canoe a tgine a! win in be presented Mrs. Harriet Beecher are Eee GLE TOMS CABIN with the best of characters ever selected fer the Mr. Geo. Kunkel 7. Geo. Kunkel as... Little Ratio Barker as th Mias Susan Deni MM Martha Mrs. C. B. Baker, Mr. Hu f pton, ‘Mr. Jennings. and the entire cast of its First Pro- duction on Thursday Evening last. Grand Family Matinee on SATURDAY AFTER- NOOW, st Cheap Pricesof Admission. my 15-tf FON -FRouic I-@AIRTY |—MIRTH! WYMAN, MAGI€IAN—WIZZARD—VENTRILOQUIST! ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, 7TH STRERT, on TUBSDAY NIGHT, Iéth, and Commencin BVERY NIGHT until further notice. RNOONE, at 3 o'clock. D&B. Smith’s American Organ Kins’s Drum. engaged from John F. & e ipnlees oe, WEDNSSDAY and SATURDAY AF- Mr. ee uses Chickering & fon’s Fisnos; 8. Store, 306 Pa PROCLAMATION: MILITARY HALL, 397 PENN’A AVENUE, Between Four and a-half and Sixth Streets, WILL BE OPEN TO-NIGHT With an ENTIRELY NEW COMPANY! BINGING AFD DANCING. BBAUTIFUL @IBLS! ADMISSION FREE! my 16 ADMISSION FREE! GROVER'S NEW THEATER. P, A, HERBERT............., --Business Manager GRAND ANNUAL ¢ CONORRT TOUR THEOBORE HABELMANN, PRIMO TANOBA OF THE GRAND OPERA. M. THEODORE HABELMANN Begs leave to announce to his many friends and the public that he will give A GRAND SAQRED CONCERT oN SUNDAY BVENING, MAY 21, 1865, The only one, most positively, this season, The following artists will appear: ; THEODOR® HABBLMANN, Prime Tenore from the Grand gorse Opera; M’LLE NABBBLL, Bo; from thi German Opera; _ oe HETNEIOM BTEINECKE. Primo Baritene from the Grand German Opera; and others. MB. ADOLPH NEUBNDOBRFF.........Conducter The programme will be published in future ad- vertisemente. Tickets to Parquet, Dresn Circle, and Balcony, $1, a limited number of Reserved Seats in the Or- chestra.!0 cents extra. which can be had at the BOX OFFICE OF THE THEATER ONLY, Vawily Circle. 5) cents. Tickets for sale at Metzerott’s Music pede my METROPOLITAN HALL. -,,-Proprietor. . Actin, anager, --Musical Director. EATEST CONCENTRATION OF TAL- T UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT. METROPOLITAN COMPANY. ESOR AE Gt ‘ALENT. M188 AENNUTTE. MIS JOSEPHENE |, MBS. MANIE. ¥ 188 VIGLA OLIFTON, ms . RIVae PRANK PAPALLE ST? FRED. YOUNKENS. @ NACHMAN. THE BEST COMBINATION OF ANY BSTAB- LISHMENT IN THE CITY. B77 The Bar is always stocked with the best Liguars and Segars. I @ Proprietor spares no pains to please his patrons. GR EN ADMISSION FREE. aes to commence at 8 o’clock precisely. my OXFORD: OXFORD: OXFORD! MUBIC HALL AND THEATRE, Ninth street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue TEEMEEDOUE SUCOESS UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, In consequence of which it will be repeated this week with the same powerful cast of Characters cle. Hutchinson George Ha -E_ A. Emerson Fovey. (the be y). Neue aeacy +. ‘et! ary Of whom Edwin the amallest child he ever seen. In convection with the above will be given an entirely new OLIO ENTERTAINMENT, including all the old favorites, and a number of cew Artists. NOTICE. CHANGE OF DAY. LADIES MATINEES at this House will be given on WEDNESDAYS in future, until further notice. iON UMENT TO ABRAHAM LINCOLNIN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON. order to give definite ahape to the desire so rally expressed that a suitable Menument should be erected in the City of Washington to the memory of Abrabam Lincoln, City Councils of Washington have taken action, resulting in the formation of an Association to be called the LIN- COLN NATIONAL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, with the following officers: President—MIGHARD WALLACH, Mayor. ROSBY 8. NOYES. rer—GEORGB W. RIGGS. Fs proposed Je raise for tha porpovs the am of i Taise urpose e sun Oo! ast $100,000 by ‘subscriptions, t be limited im aupunt from one dollar to ten per individual con- Buch is the eral solicitude to contribute for such a purpose that it ie not doubted that the amount requisite can be promptly raised and the monument erected within the year 1385. Duly-authorized collectors will be designated for this District, and persons throughout the country disposed to con'ribute can send their contributions to GEORGES W. RIGGS, Bsa, Treasurer of the Association. 4 As it may be dificult to send individual receipts for the contributions received. they will be ac- Rnowledged from time te time through the public Lig mir is earnestly hoped that every newspaper threughout thecountry will cali attention to the object of this Association, and give it aucn edito- rial encouragement as shall secure a general recegniticn. It Hy the desire of the Association to r; monument th; hall be properly commem e of the sublime life and character of the larzented deceased—one that shall be creditable alike to the e WFith such ends in view, it is not doubted that this appeal will meet a prompt and universal Fesponse. my2 im R 8. jH—A TROTTING HORSE, five years Foch tne torine a wate sae bred Cans- dian, bandsome and very stylish, and one of the best saddle or harness horses in this country. Can trot or rack a mile in three minutes, ALP. me _my 9m" 190K steel and Genter Starkets_ ‘ELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU and » I- FROVED HOSM WABI cares earet and doll. @! . im all their stages, at little expense, ‘ttle or no chai in diet. c fi te o: change in diet ‘ 10 inconvenience, ani Rediate in its action, and free frens ait infevious properties. mar 2-6m NApoLson’® Live OF JULIUS ozsag, Volume} ap FRANCK TAYLOR. + fi | Pater rors evcaiad THE ASSASSINATION. FRIDAY’S TESTIMONY. STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS. THE REBEL LEADERS 1N THE PLOT. MEANS FURNISHED FROM RICHMOND ———— JAKE THOMPSON, SANDERS & CO. AS- SISTING. ——— The following embraces the portion of the testimony of last Friday, from whicn the in- junction of secresy has been removed: HENRY VAN STEINACKER, a witness called for the prosecution, testitied as follows: By Judge Advocate Holt-—Witness has been for several years in the military service of the so-called Confederate States! I was employed in the Topographical Department, Tanking an engineer officer, with the pay ofan engineer officer, on the staff of General Ed- ‘ward Johnson. (2: Were you or notin the State of Virginia in the summer of 1863, and at what point? A. When we came back from Pennsylvania, after the battle of Geitysburg, I was ordered with another engineer lieuten- aut, who was very sick, to convey him to his home at Staunton, in the Valley of Virginia; and from there I took my way back to find the army again; and near Trisonburg, twenty- five miles from Staunton, at Swift Run Gap, I was overtaken by three citizens, with whom I got better acquainted after having ridden a while with them, and I found them out to be- long to Maryland. The name of one was Booth, and the other’s name was Shepherd. «J. Do you remember the features of Look at that photograph. Teena eo wit- ness & photograph of J. Wilkes Booth.) A. There is a resemblance, but the face was ful ler. Q. You think it is the same person, but he had a fuller face than this? A. I believe it is. Q. Did you learn at that time that it was John Wilkes Booth, the actor? A. I heard the other gentlemen call him Booth. I thought first it was a nickname, but afterward I found outthatit was Booth. (). How far did you ride with those persons! A. We stayed at the tavern at the foot of the mountain until the next aay: There 1 got better acquainted with them. (. How long were you together? How many hours do you suppose! A. Eighteen or twenty hours. (. Did you have any fereconver- sations in regard to public affairs while you were with him! A. Yes, sir. Q. Will you state what Booth said to you in regard to any contemplated purpose of attack upon the Presi- dent of the United States? State all that hesaid. A. 1 was asked by Booth and those others, too, what I thought of the probable success of the Confederacy; and I told them that after such a chase as we had then got trom Gettysburg, I believed it lookei rather gloomy; and then Booth told me «that is nonsense; if we only act our part right the Confederacy will gain their mdependence; old Abe Lincoln must go up the spout, and the Confederacy will gain their independence anyhow.” That was the expression at the time. (2. What did you un- derstand by the expression, he “must go wu) the spout,” from all that Booth said? A. It was & cemmon expression, meaning he must be killed. That I understood always. (2. Did he state under what circumstances that would become necessary? A. He said so soon as the Contederacy was near giving out, so soon as they were nearly whipped, that must be done; that would be the final resource to gain the independence of the Confederacy. Q. Did the citizens who were with him engage in con- versation! A. Yes, sir. (. Did they seem to assent to his sentiments! A. Certainly. Q. Did not Booth know that you were a Uon- federate soldier? A. Yes, sir. They asked, when they overtook me on the road, where I was going to. I told them I belonged to Gen- eral Edward Johnson’s staff, and was going to the army, coming from Staunton. (. At what pome did you arrive together? A 1 do not now the name of the place; it is near the foot ot the Switt Run Gap. Q. Did you meet there & number of Confe speak of th 7 rate officers—I 5; the end of your ride—with the Stonewall Bri- gade? A. Yes,sir. That was about three or four days afterwards. They went from me the mext day. My horse could not keep up with the other horses; they were splendidly mounted, and my horse was nearly broken down; so they went on. Three or four days afterwards I was called to some of tne regi- mental camps, and told that some strangers friends of mine, wanted to see me. I did not know who it was. When I came to camp, I found those three citizens, and was introduced by. Captain Randolph personally, formally to th and Stephens. Q. Was that the Stonewall Brigade! A. It ‘was at the camp of the 2d Virginia regiment. Q Doyou er do yeu not know whether there ‘was & secret meeting of rebel officers on that occasion? A. That evening there was a secret meeting. where I was not admitted. Q. Did they state to you the purpose of that meeting, and what conclusion they reached? A. Seme officer afterwards, who was about the meeting stated to me what was the purpose of it. (). Was Booth in that meeting? A.I believe so. They were all in together. Q. What did he state to yon was the determination and pur- pose of that meeting! A. The purpose of that meeting was, as I was informed afterwards, to send certain officers on detached service to Canada and the borders, and to deliver pris- oners, to Iay Northern cities in ashes, and finally, to get after the membersof the Cabinet, and kill the President. That was the main purpose. 1 heard that more than a thousand times, but never so much &s at the time when i was informed it was the purpose of the meet. ing. I always considered it common bragga- docia before. Q. What was the name of the officer who gave you this account of the pro- ceedings of the meeting? A. Lieut. Cockerill. (2. To what portion ot the service did he be- leng, do you know! A. To the ¢d Virginia regiment, I believe, and the same company that Capt. Beall belonged to—the captain who was executed at Governor’s Island. Q. Was any- thing said as to what part Capt. Beali—the one afterwards executed—was to playin these movements atthe North! A. Cockerill told me Beall was on detached service, and we would hear ot him. (). Cockerill was amem- ber of that meeting, I understood you to say? A Yes,sir. Q. Did you while there see Booth and Cockerill associated together? A. I did not see them particularly. 1 saw them all in @ crowd together. ©. Booth was associating with all the officers? A. He was associating With @ great many ofthem. Q. Did you know of any other secret association or meeting, having similar objects, at any time in the ser- vice with which you have been connected! A. I heard of the existence of secret orders for certain purposes to assist the Confederacy. I heard onernamevery frequently called,the name of one order, the “Golden Circle,” and several times I heard the name of the “Sons of Liberty.” Q. How many years do you state you were in the Confederate service! A. Not quite three years. (.. State whether, during the last year or two—since the reverses of the Uonfedéracy have commenced—it has not been freely and frequently spoken of in the rebel service, as &n object finally to be accomplished, the assas- sination of the President of the United States! A. Yes, cir; I heard that very often. Q. Have you not heard it spoken of freely in the streets ot Richmond, among those connected with the rebel Government? A. Yes, sir. Q. About what time—when Is the latest you can now re- ca}l having heard declarations of that sort at Richmond! .. At the time after the battle of ‘Chancellorsville, when I do not know what general it was, but believe it was General Kil- pee. was on a raid near Richmond; at that e I heard it; I was in Richmond on a fur- lough at the same time. (. Whenever and wherever spoken of, do I understand you to say that this sentiment of the necessity of the Bseassination of the President of the United States was generally assented to in theservice! A. Yes, sir. Q. The “detaehed service” of which you speak, on which these parties were lo be sent, you say related to Oanada and the destruction of the Northern cities along the Canada frontier? A. It was outside of the Confederate lines—eitber here in the Northern cities or in Canada. (. Did you understand that the “detached service” was to be per- formed in that direction along the Canada frontier and in our Northern cities? A. This detached service” was @ nickname in the Contederate army for sueh purposes. «. It meant that sort Of warfare! A. Yes, sir. Q. You spoke of laying the Northern cities in ashes; did ee understand that that was the qode in which that warfare was to be con- @ucted, by firing our cities? A. Yes, sir; by firing the cities down and getting the people Gissatisfied with the war, and by that means to bring reyes ore Amongst the eople in erth. At was the pu’ P No crogs-examination. cn bape! Muzs. Mary HUDSPETH. a witness called for Se prosecution, beirg duly sworn, testified as jollows : By the Judge Advocate :—(). Where do you reside! A. At Harlem, New York. Q. Will you state whether or pot ip the month of No- vember last you were ri cars of New York city, ‘hird avenue cars, and whether you observed that there were two men in the cars that attracted your attention, one of whom, on leaving the cars, dropped a letter, which you picked np? A. I was going down tothecity. There were two gentlemen in the car. Whether they were in or not when I got inI am not confident. 1 overheard their conversation; they were talkirg most earnestly; one of them said he would leave for Washing- ton the dav after to-morrow, and the other was (sts to Newburgh or Newbern that night. bey left the car; the man that was sitting near me pushed his hat forward, and with that pushed his whiskers at the same time; they were false whiskers. The front face was much darker than it was under the whiskers. Q. Was hea young man? A. He was young. (. Do you think you would recognize his features again! A. Tithing I shoufd. Q. [Exhibiting to the witness the photograph of Booth, Ex- hibit No.1.) Look at thatand say whether it recalishimto you? A. The face is the same; he bad a scar on his right cheek. Q. Was it onthe cheek or neck! A. lt was something Tike a bite, near the jawbone. Q. Did you judge from his conversation that he was aman of education and culture? A. He wasa man of education, and the other was not. The other’s name was Johnson. Q. Did you ob- serve his hands? Did he seem to haye been a man who had led alife of easeornot? A. The hand that was ungloyed was very beau- tifal; the other hand had a gauntlet on. They exchanged letters in the cars. The one who had false whiskers put back the letters in his pocket, and I saw a pistol in his belt. Q. Did any of the conversation fall on your ears! Were you able to hear it? A. Toverheard him say he would leave for Washington the day after to-morrow. Q. That is the one who had the ungloved hand and false whiskers? A. Yes;and the other was very angry because it had not fallen on him to go to Washington; he had been sent for to some place by amessenger. Q. You say he seemed very angry because it had not fallen to his lot to go to Washington instead of theother? A. Yes, sir. Ihad lettersof my own to post at the Nassau Street Post Office; one of them left aboat 26th or 27th street, and as he left I moved up into his place, the car was crowded; my daughter said that I had dropped one of my letters. She picked something up and gave it tome. When 1 went down to the brokers’, where I was going with some gold, I went to take out of my pocket book, andI saw anen- velope with two letters init. I thought it of importance because of the conversation. Q. Are you certain it is the envelope with the let- ters dropped by one of these men? A. It must have been, because I saw them exchange let- ters, ana th+re was no one else at that seat. Q. Was it picked up at the point where they were sitting? A. Yes, justat theendofmv dress. Q. Would you recognize the envelope if you were to see it? A. Yes,sir. Q. (Exhibiting an envelope with two letters.) Look at that, ana see ifitis the same envelope and letter. A. Itisthesame. Q. Were both letters in that envelore 88 you now have them! A. Yes, sir. The letters were then presented and read to the Commission, as follows : “DgaR Lovris: The time has at last come that we have allso wished for, and upon you everything depends. As it was decided before you left, we were to cast lots. Accordingly we did £0, and you are to be the Charlotte Corday of the nineteenth century. When you remember the fearful, solemn vow that was taken by us, you will feel there is no draw- back—Abe must die, and now. You can choose ee weapons. The cup, the knife, the bullet. he cup failed us once, and mightagain. John- son, who will give this, has been like an en- Taged demon since the meeting, because it has not fallen upon him to rid the world of the monster. He says the blood of his gray-haired father and his noble brother call upon him for revenge, and revenge he will have; if he can- not wreak it upon the fountain head, he will upon some of the blood-thirsty generals. But- ler would suit him. As ourplans were all concocted and well arranged we separated, and as Iam writing—on my way to Detroit— I will only say thatall rests upon you. You know where to find your friends. Your dis- guises are so perfect and complete, that with- out one knew pie face, no police telegraphic despatch would catch you. The English gen- tleman, Harcourt, must not act hastily. Re- member, he has ten days. Strike for your home, strike for your councry; bide your time, but strike sure. Get introduced, congratulate him, listen to his stories; not many more will the brute tell to earthly friends. anything but fail, and meet us at the appointed place within the fortnight. Enclose this note togeth- er with one of poor Leenea. I will give the reason for this when we meet. Retarn by Johnson. I wish I could go to you, but duty calls me to the West; you w'!! probably hear trom mein Washington. Suanders is doing us no good in Canada. “Believe me, your brother in love, “CHARLES SELBY.” rhe original of the foregoing is attached to this record, and marked Exhibit No. 1.] “St. Louis, October 21, 1964. “DEAREST HusBAND: Why do younot come home! You lett me for ten days only, and you now have been from home more than two weeks. In that long time only sent me one short note—a few cold words—and acheck for money, which I did not require. What has come over you! Have you forgotten your wife and child? Baby calls for paps until my heartaches. Weare so lonely without you. have written to you again and again, and, as alast resource, yesterday wrote to Charlie, begging him to see you and tell you to come home. I am soill, not able to leave my room; if 1 was 1 would goto you whereverfyou were it in this world. Mama says I must not write any more, as I am too weak. Louis, darling, do not stay away any longer from gonn heart- broken wife. EENEA.” The original of the foregoing is annexed to ols record, and marked Exhibit No. 3.} Q. At what time in November did you pick up this envelope and these letters! A The day Gen. Butler left New York. I cannot tell the precise date, but Gen. Scott told ms he had left that morning. Q. Was that after the Presidential etection in November? A. Yes, sir. Q. What did you do with these letters after you examined them and found their character? A. 1 took them first to Gen. Scott, whe asked me to read them tohim. He said he thought it wasof great importance, and asked me to take it toGen. Dix. I did so, and gave it toGen. Dix. Q. You say the men ex- changed letters. Which was giving letters to the other; the large or the smallman? A. They exchanged twice; the larger one gave them to the one next to him, and he handed them back, and they were exchanged again. Q. Did you see more than one? A. es, sir. Q The smaller one, or educated ene, said he would leave for Washington the second day after? A. Yes; ‘the day after to-morrow.’ No cross- examination. ; G. W. Bunker, witness for the prosecution, teatified that he had been connected with the National Hotel nearly five years. Knew John Wilkes Booth, and think he made the National his home when in the city. His asso- ciates in the hotel generally were John McUul- lough, an actor, and John P. Weutworth, of Chicago, both of whom roomed with him a ces of the time. He also roomed with Mr. cArdle, agent of Edwin Forrest, while he was rooming with Mr. McCullough. The three occupied the same room. Booth’s last arrival at the hotel was on the 8th of April, and he remained there until the assassinztion of the President. Did not know Jobn H. Surratt by mame. Booth had a great many callers that he witness) knew by sight bat net by name. ffuew this small one (pointing to O’Langhiin) with black whiskers and imperial, by sight, but not by name. Did not recognize any one among the other prisoners. Booth was not at the National Hotel during the month of Octo- ber, 1864. He arrived there November 9; occu- pied room 20;'left on early train morning ot 11th. Arrived again November 14, and left en the 16th. His next arrival was December 12; left. December 17, morning train. Arrived again December 22; left 24tn, 11.15 a. m. train. Arrived again December 31; left January 10, 1865, 730 p, m Arrived again January 12; left 28th, 7.30 p. M. train; occupied reom 504. rrived again Febru: 22; occupied room ot in compere, with Joun P. H. Wentworth and John inliough. Wentworth went into this room,at the suggestion of Mr. Merrick, clerk, as they were short of rooms. Booth left February 18, 8.158. m. train. closing his account to date, inclusive. His name does not appear on the register, but another room is assigned him, and his account commences Mareh 1. without aay entry ney: the register of that date. 2d, 3d aud 4th he is called at 8 a: m. ist March, pays $50 on account, and left on 7.30 Pp. m. train. Arrived March 25; room 231—to tea, and left April 1, on an afternoon train. Ar- rived again April &; room 22. Directly below Booth is registered, that date, the name of A. Cox; ence not known; it was cut out by some One who cut ont the name of Booth. WILLiam E. WHEBLER, witness for the pros- ecution, testified that he resides at Chicopee, Mass., and was at Montreal, Vanada, last au- tumn, where he saw Booth and spoke to him. +> NE. 3,808. Asked Booth if he was going to open a theater there, and he said no,and then left. He was accompanied by two men, one of whom was ee out to him (witness) as George N. unders, Joun Devenny, witness for the prosecution, testified that he lived in Washington, was well acquainted with Booth, and was at Montreal, Canada, from last July to the 3d or 4thof Feb- Tuary. The first time I saw Booth in Canada he was tajking with George N. Saunders. I saw Mr. Thompson, Mr. Olay, Mr. Tuckerand several others. They were peinted out to me, but I was not acquainted with those gentie- men. I asked Booth what he was doing there. asked him, * Are you going to play here?” knowing that he was an actor. Hesaid no, he was not. Said I,“Whatare you going todo!” Said he, « Tek came here on a visit—a pleas- ure trip.” saw in the papers afterwa! that he had been trying tomake an engagement with Buckland, of the Theater Royal there; but I do not believe it. Thenext time I saw Booth was on the steps of the Kirkwood House, in thic city, the might uf the 14 UI APTI, Ww minutes before five, or between five and six o'clock. He was going into the hotel. I was standing talking toa youne man named Ual- Jan, I think, who works in one of the Pepart- ments. Just tnen Booth passed me going into the hotel, and turned around and spoke to me I asked him when he came from Canada, for I did not know he hadileft there. Hesaid he had been back some time, and was going to stay here some time, and would see me again. I asked, Are you going to play here again !” Saia he, «No, 1 am not going to play again; I am in the oil business.” 1 laughed and joked at that, it being a common joke to talk abont the oil business. A few minutes afterwards I saw him coming down street on a bay horse. I took particular notice what kind of a looxing rig he had on the horse. I donot know what made me do it. The next I saw of him I heard the speech and saw him snmp out of the box at the theater, and when he fell he fell on one hand and one knee, and I recognized him. He fell with his face towards the audience. I said, +}Heis John Wilkes Booth, and he has shot the President.” That isthe lastever [ ed of him, when he was running across the stage. Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, witness for the rosecutien, testified that he had met Jacob ‘hompson, formerly Secretary of the Interior under Buchanan, once. That was when the army was lying opposite Vicksburg, at what is called Millixen’s Bend anu Young’s Point. A little boat was discovered coming up on the opposite shore, apparently surreptitiously, trying to avoid detection, and a little tug was sent out from the navy topickitup; when they got to it they found a little white flag sticking out of the stern of the row-boat, and Jacob Thompson in it; they brought him to Admiral Porter's flag-snip, and I was sent for and met him; I do not recollect new the ostensible busi- ness he had; there seemed to be nothing import- ant at all in the visit, but he pretended to be under a flag of truce, and, therefore, he had to be allowed to go back again. I cannot say whether it was in January or February, 1863. It was the first flag of truce we had. He said he had been offered a commission—anything that he wanted; but yp hadtel Leeda he was not military man, he preferred having something more like a civil appointment, and he had taken the place of an snepecior general in the repel service, with the rank of lieutenant-¢olo- nel, I think he said. JoszPH H. Simonps, witness for the prose- cution, testified that he was the business agent of Booth, and was engaged principally in the oil region. I did some little business for him in the city of Boston, which was entirely closed up before I left there. He owned a third undivided interest at first ina lease of 34 acres on the Alleghany river, near Franklin. It was bought by means of contracting to pay off the old debts of that lease and carry on the work. Afterward the land interest was bought, he furnishing one-half of the purchase money of the land interest, and owning one undivided third as before stated. The land interest cost $4,000. He paid $2,000, one-half of it. He also purchased, for $1,000, an interestin an associa- ticn there owning an undivided thirtieth of a tract. These interests were all that he i= sessed in the oil regions; and he never realized a dollar from thera. The first interest he ac- quired in any way was either in December, 1863, or January, 1$64;I cannot say as to the date; it was only from his report to me that I knew of it; my first knowledge of it was in May, 1864. Laccompanied him tothe oil re- gions in June, 1€64, for the purpose of taking charge of his business there. The whole amount invested by him in this Alleghany river property, in every way, was about $5,(00, and the other investment about $1,100, making $6,000 in all, all of which I know to have been @ total loss tohim. His business was entirely closed out there in the LAN parte September, 1£64; I think on the 27th of September. The conveyances were made over to his brother, Janius Brutus Booth, which was without compensation, the other was to me, in consid- eration of my services, for which I hayenever received any other pay. There was nothing paid him at all on either of them, and he paid all the expenses of the transfer and the con- veyances. Samvzt P. Jones, (blind,) witness for tne rosecution, testified that he had resided in ichmond during the war. The nearest that I know to anything concerning & plot to as- sassinate the President, among the officers there is their common conversation in camp, as I wonld go about amongst them, and their conversations would be of this mature: that all suspicioned persons, or thosé kind of people they were not certain were of their way of thinking, they would hush up as soon as they came nearthem. But after I found out what I could learn in reference to these things, they were desperately anxious that any such thing as this sheuld be accomplished. Ina generai way I have heard sums offered, to be paid with a Confederate sum, for any person or persons to go North and assassinate the President. I heard a@ citizen make the remark once that he would give from his private purse 210,000 in addition to the Confederate amount to have the President assassinated—to bring him to Rich- mond, deadoralivye. The rebel officers, asthey would be sitting around their tent doors, would be conversing on such & subject a great deal. They would be saying they would like to see his head brought there, dead or alive, and they should think it could. be dome; and 1 have heard such things stated asthat they had certain persons undertaking it. SAMUEL KNAPP OHESTER, Witness for the prosecution, testified that he was by profession 8n actor; had known Boothabontten oreleven ears—for about six or seven years intimately. y think it was in November that f had a con- Versation with him, and I asked him why he ‘was not acting, and he told me that he did not intend to act in this portion of country again; that he had taken his wardrobe to Canada, an: intended to run the blockade, The next time I met him was about the time we were to play Julius Cesar, which we did play on the 25th of November; and it was either on the 24th or 25th that he asked me to take & walk with him, or asked if I knew some costumers, where he might get some dresses fcr his character in that play, and I asked him where his own ward- robe was. He said it was still in Canada, in charge of a friend, and I think he said, named Martin. I will not be itive, but I think he said it wasin Montreal He did not say any- thing to me at all apout the oil business then, that Lremember. I met him, talking with some friends, on Broadway. After he left them, he said he had a better speculation than that on hand, and one they would not laugh at. Some time after that, I met him again and he again talked of this speculation, and asked me how I would like to go in with him. I told him I was without means, that 1 could not; and he said it did not matter, he always liked me and would furnish the means. He left me then in New York, and I received several let- ters from him from Washington, telling me he was speculating in farms in lower Maryland and was sure to coin money, that I must go in with him. I paid very little attention to it. ‘Then about latter part of mber or early in January—I will not be positive which it was—but late In December or early in Janu- ary, be came to New York and came to my house. I then lived at No. 45 Grove street. He asked me to take a walk with him. We went out and went to a saloon krown as the Houce of Lords, on Houston street. We remained there # considerable lime; I suppose an hour, eating and drinking. He had ofien mentioned this it is, his speculation; but ‘would never ‘say what it was Itt would sak be wna mere pereuld je would tell me by-and-by-: id went to another saloon under the Revere House, and eatsome up Broadway. [thought it was and my way was down Bleecker ¢ a is, u) dway from the corner of Houston— andi bad to turn down. Fr. street to get to Grove street. I bade him good night. He asked me to walk 8 \ pleoe sere up the street ‘with bim,and I . ¥ walked a square—that is,to Fourth street, or next street. to walk up there with him, andI did se. asked me to walk up Fourth street because Broadway was crowded; he said Fourth street was notso full of people as Broadway, and he wanted to tej] meabout that specuiauoa. walked up there with him, and when we got into an unfrequented portion of the street, he stopped and told me them that he wasin a large conspiracy to capture the heads of the Governmen:, cluding the President, and fakethemto Richmond. [asked him i that was whathe wished me to go in. H@ said it was. I told nimI could mot doit, that it was an inepcesibllity ; only to think of my feaily. He said he had two or three thousand dollars that he could leave them. 1 still said I could not do it. He urged it and talked with mefor, I suppose, twent 1 still refused. He then told me that at would not betray Bim, and said He he could implicate me any how. He said that the part; a together, and that if I attempted te bet). y mem I would be hunted down through life, { cannot remember it now; butetill urging me, saying I had better go in 1 told Bim no, and bade him goed-night, and I went home. He told me 1 was wanted toopen the back door of the theater at a signal. He mentioned Ford's theater, and urged that it would be very easy todo my part of the business. Hesaid there were from fifty toa hundred persons in the affair. Atter I had declined going, I gota letter from him s.ating that I must come. Tris Was the leiter in which he told me it was sure to succeed. I wrote back that it was impossi- ble; I would not come. Then, by raturm mail, I think, I got another letter, with $50 enclosed, ist come, @nd must be sure to be eae? night. Idid notgo. I had not been ont of New York since last summer. When he came to New York he called on me Again, and asked me to take a walk witn him, and Ididso. He told me that he had been try- z i E 5 5. 5 i ing to get another party to join him named Jobn tthews, and when he told him what he wi d todo that the mag was very much frightened, indeed, and would: not join hi and he said he would not have cared if he sacrificed him. I told him I did mot think it Was right to speak im that manner. He said no, he was & coward, and was mot fit to Mc them actkad me again te jnin him: he tald Imustdoso. He said that there was pient: of money in the affair; thatif 1 world doit would never want again as long as I lived; that I would never want for money. He said that the President and some of the heads of the Government came to the theater very trequent- ly during Mr. Forrest's engagements. still; urged him not to mentioa the affair to me to think of my poor family. Hesaid te would rovide for my going with him. I still refused. e said he would ruin me in the profession if I did not go. I told him I could not help that, and begged of him not to mention the to me. When he found I would not go, he said be honored my mother and respected my wife, and he was sorry he had mentioned this affair to me, and told me to make my mind easy, he would trouble me about it no more, I then returned him the money he sent me. He said he would not allow me to do so, but thathe was very short of funds—so very short that either himself or some of the party must go to Richmond to obtain means to carry ont their designs. He said, however, ihat there was plenty of money in the enterprise. One week prenions to the assassination we were in the louse of Lord’s restaurant, in New York, sit- ting at a table, and had not been there long before he exclaimed, striking the table, «What an excellent chance I nad to kill the President, if I had wished, on inauguration day!” He said he was as near the President on that day ashe wasto me. He never indicated to me how he expected to get the President from the box to the stage without being caught. He stated, however, &t one time that the particu- lar enterprise of capturing the Presidernt and heads of the Government had been given up, and that in consequence he was selling off the horses he had bought for the pur- pose. He did not state to me what mode of proceeding had been substituted for that, but simply that that one had been given up. YESTERDAY’S EVIDENOE. SSS MORE DEVELOPMENTS, SS PREPARATIONS AT THE THEATER. ee HIS ACCOMPLIOCES AT FORD'S. pfs wre ee HOW HE ESCAPED. Ss Our report of the testimony yesterday closed with that of David Stanton. The charges and specifications were given in full, and this re- port is resumed, commencing with the testi- mony of— D.C. READ, witness for the Foeens, who testified thathe knew John M. Surratt when he saw him, but had no personal acquaintance with him. Saw him last on the 14th of April, the day of the assassination, standing on the street, below the National, about half- past two o'clock. He was dressed in a eountry cloth suit, very fine in texture and ap) ce. e had around-crowned hat. Noticed his spurs as he passed particularly; a pair of new brass- lated spurs, with a very large rowel. Surratt wed to him (witness) as he passed. Jamzs M. PUMPHREY, witness for the pros- ecution, testified that he =e & livery stable, and that Booth came to hisstable about twelve and again about four o’cleck on the lith; he said he wanted a horse at 4 o'clock that day; he wanted a sorrel he used to ride, but I could not let him have it, and I gave hima bay mare about thirteen or fourteen hands high. I have neverseen hersince. When he first came in company with Surratt, he asked me if I was the proprietor, and Isaid yes. He wanted a horse. Said 1, “You will have to give me ref- erence or security; 1 don’t know you.” “ Well,’” says he, “You haveread about me.” Well,’ says 1, “Who are y: if I have read about out’? He said he was J. Wilkes Booth. I said didn’t know whether he was J. Wilkes Booth, and Surratt spoke up, and said, “This is John Wilkes Booth.” I then let him have the horse. This was abcut one month or six weeks before the assassination. He also asked fora tie-rein. I told him notto hitch by the bridle, but to geta boy to hold himifhe should haveto stop. He said he was going to Gro- ver's Theater to write a letter, and he would at her into a stable at back of that. I told jim if he couldn’t set a boy togeta bootblack. He said he was going to take a pleasure ride, and asked where was a good place to go to, and asked how about Crystal Springs. I said it'was a good place, but rather early to go to. That was between four and five o'clock, I have never seen Booth since. Rurvus STABLER testified : keep 8 live stable on G street. Was acquainted Booth, Surratt and Atzeroat. ey were to- gether at my stable down to about the 29th or 3ist of March, and would come together three or four times a day sometimes. Surratt ert two horses, and permitted Atzerodt to ride them several times. Atzerodt told methatSur- ratt had been to Richmond, and coming back he had got into difficulty, and that the de- tectives were after him. This was in the early part of April. PrrER FLATTAVULL testified:—I keep the restaurant near Ford’s Theater. I saw Booth in the restaurant on the evening of the [ith of April, just abont ten, or a little after ten that night. He walked into the barand called for scme whisky. I handed him the bottle of whisky and a tumbler. I didn’t give him water at ones, asisusual. He called for water; Igaveittohim. He putsome money on the counter and went rightout. I did not observe where he went. I only eaw him goonut from the bar. Idid not hear the report of a pistol. After he went out, it was about 8 or 10 minutes before I heard the President was sssassinated, Am acquainted with Herold, and saw him either the night of the murderor the night previous to that. He came into my place. I ‘was behind the bar. He asked me if John Booih had been there that afternoon. I tola him I had not been there myself all that atter- noon. He asked me if I had not seen him. I said no, and he went rightout. Baye known Herold ever since he was & Por, SERGT. Jos. M. Dys testified: On the evening of the 14th of April last was sitting in front of Ford’s Theater about half-past nine, and ob- served several persons whose appearance ex- cited my suspicions, conferring ther on the pavement in front of the theater. The first that attracted my notice was an elegantly dressed gentleman that came ont of the Fem ana commenced conversing with a rough-looking party. Then there was another joined them, andthe three conversed together. After they had conversed awhile, and it was draw: near the end ot the seeond act, the well. one, who Ae pew te be the leader, 5 think he will come out now,” referring, I bs ag pose, icthe President. The President's - Triage wasstanding there. They waited awhile, and several gentlemen came down snd went in ana had a drinkfin thesaloon below. Then, after they Went up, the best dressed gentleman BOOTH'’S tothe roughest looking one of. gad wep ren went inte the pe : seats from the stage to the street. Then the smallest pee seam ary cane bee tee Gaeiee He oatted up street and remained awhile and came down again and called the time *g Then I werent think thete was, nome! ne ‘wrong. called renee iauter tenn bore think it ten tainutes after 10. Then be statted at 4 fast walk eg Rg The best dressed ene then wen’ theater, “I started for a galoon, and ‘had just time to get. down toAt and order oysters, ‘when came unning in and id the President ehot. 7 Do you recognize the well- from the mn I now show you? to~ graph of th.) A. That is man. His moustache was heavier and his beard longer, though. Q. Do you recognize the features t A. Yes, that is the man. These are his fea- t xactly. Q. I wish you to give, if you can, & more particular description oO ie