The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 17, 1865, Page 1

T SURTY.THIRD VEAR, ) UMBER 10,246. fs The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. Y. Sum. Se Bynopsis of the Secret Evidence. REBEL OFFICIALS IMPLICATED. Booth in New York City. Discoveries in a Third Avenue Car by a Harlem Lady. GEN. GRANT ON THE STAND. Hew He Met Jeff. Thompson, IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST, RREST KILLED. Affairs in EAT OF DAVIS. &., T FROM THE Gov. Brown’s Capture Confirmed. GENERAL FORREST North Carolinas Fighting “Between Slaves and Citizens. MISCELLANEOUS AND LOCAL NEWS, The Dunn and Davis Prize Fight, DEFEAT OF The Conspiracy Trials. The “oppressed Fvidence tm the Conspiracy Trial important Testimony of a Con. | federate Otficer Some Letters Found in @ Third Avenne ( Booth in Canada— General Grant's Evidence -ooth in New York Hunting Up Assimance, Ke. &e. CS pecral Correapondence of Thw Sun.) Wasttyaton, May 15th, 1865. The conspiracy trial abeorbs public attention here © completely that scarcely anything elee ls talked ebout. This afternoon [obtained a perusal of a por- tion of the evidence taken before the doors of the Court-room were opened to the newepaper reporter, It is very iutere «, but Ican only give you the wabetance of it, as I recorded it in my note-book, Henry Van Stetnocker ewore that he had been in the military service of the Confederate Governme a for three years,an engineer officer on the «teff of General Edward Johnwn, After the battle of | thy a. burgh, on his return to Stauuton, whither he wae ordered with @ rick officer, Steinacker was overtaken by three civillang, one of whom was Bwth, whore photograph this witness recornized. He travelio! with there citizens for 20 or more houre and got better acqun ed with them, He was asked what be thought about the success of the Confederacy, and anid “it looked gloomy.” Booth told him that wee “nonrense, only act our part rizht, and the Coufeder- etes will gain their independence, Old Abe Lincoln Mast coup the epout, and the Confederacy gain thelr inde enee anyhow Steinacker says he thoucht Booth meant by “up the spout’ that Lincoln must be Billed, for it was a common expression, assented to by the others, Thiee or four days after this, Steluacker arrived at the camp of the there moc the three civilians agcin, He was then formally introduced to J, Wilkes Booth, and a Man nained stephens, That same evening there wasa recres meeting of Conleverate officers, ond sflerwarde he learned the purport of tuat mecting which Booih attended, He was informed that certain officers were to be detached and seut to Canada and the borders; to deliver priconers: lay Northern cities in ashes; cetall the members of the Celinot; and bill the President, He had heard the game thing sald a bandred times, but alwaye thought it braggadocio before, The officer who told Steln- arkor about thie wecret meeting was Lieutenant Cockerill, of the ¢d Virginia Regiment, and belo: tag to the company commanded by Cups. John Y. Beall, who was afterwards executed on Governoi's Ieland, N. Y. Cockerill told Stoinacker that Capt, Boull was off on deteohed service, and would soon be board trom, This witness said that secret meetings were frejueatly held by the € ederaw officers, and the assaseination of the Prositent of the 1 and the burning of Northern citles, were common eenti- Mente, reaiily assented w by sauks. Atter Booth's photograph, ax shown to thie witrecs, bad been put Inevideuee, Mie, Mar ed, that she lived fu Harlem, N. Y., Nov ber wae ridiug down towards the Post Ut! rebel officers of ali Hudepeth rosie soat a and om in add Avenne car, and ehe overhear col the conversation of twomen eitting ¢ her, The naa nearest her had a scar near hie jawbone; as thieman pushed his hat forward ehe oberrved that he woe fase whiekers, On looking at Boosh’: oxraph #he The thought it reeenbied the man two men exchanyed letters severnl times aud one seid he was going to Waehinewn “the day after to-morrow One scemed very angry that tt had not fallen ¢ s ie to go to Washineton, instead of the One of the men left the car at Tihetreet, and as he left Mre. Hudspeth aayas YT movod into his seat, my danghter etocped and picked up on envelope which she gavé me asyine, ! had dropped one of my letiors, When I got down at the brorer's office I was going to take out my pockesbook, and I saw an envelope with two letters init.” Fhe then deecribed that the envelope waa found at the point whore the men were afitting.and eingsthora the envelope, recornized it, and the two letters con- tained in.t. I enclose a copy of one of the letters which is as follows; Tran Lovie: —The time has at Inst come that we 2d Virwinia regiment, and have all eo wished for, and npon you every th ng des | penis, Avit was decided | atc you left, we were to enst lot udingiy we did wo, and you are to be the ©} Corday of the nineteenth Wieu 4 T@meomber the tearful, solemn was taken by us bf: a Will fool there js no draw: Abe must die and now, You esa choose jour pone, ihe the kaise the bullet, ‘The cup talied sovee, and tight avain, Johnion, who will g.ve this, pas been like an enraged demon aince th ine, be tt hee pot nh ham vorkd o MOreteor blood of bis wray- Tavel- to rdthe | hated taker « 19 not M8 upon him tor rerened, aud we he will have; if be caunot eek it upon the fountain head, he will upon | gome Of the bhwod thiresy generals, Butler woud sult hin, As our plane were all concoesed and you ert ¢@ separaied, nnd ae] ani writing—on uy vay (0 Detrolt—1 will ouly #ay that all res upon you. You kuow whee to fod your fiends, Your Cisgulres we 60 peitect and complete. that without on: knew your “ace, no police 1 raphic diepate sould ou, The Faclish eeutioman Ware Burt uot act buetily, Kewmewbes, be bas tea dave | that he war ! Strike for your home, etrike for our country ; bide ir time, botetnke sare, Get {aveodueed, congra- ulate hins, and Heten to hie stories; not many more will the brute telito earthly trien De anything but fail, and meet ue at the appointed place within the fortnight, Poor Leenes. meet. Return by Johneon. | wish I could tray but duty calle me w ihe Beat; you will probe ly hear from me in Washington, Sanders is coing Us bo good in Canada. Believe we, “your brother in leva, Channa Briony The other letter was dated at St. Louis, Ortober and addrewed “Dearest Husband." whom the writer wanted to come bome, “Baby calle for paps uetilmy heart aches,” and if the mother was not fll. she would go to “Louis darling,” whom she dove not wish “ t> etay away any loncer from his hears broken wife Leenes." Mra. Hudapeth says she took these lettre to Gen, Scott; he told her to read them to him, and afterwards said they were important, snd asked her to take them to Gen. Dit, which ehe did FW. Banker, a clerk at the National Hotel in this city, testified that he Kaew Looth, who was in the habit of etopping at the hotel when be was tn town, and that many frieads called upon him, among thei one whom the witness saw among the prisoners. Ue did not know bir name, but polnted at the small man with black whiskers and imperial (meaning Michael O' Laughlin), This witnesedid not recognize any of the others, He said Booth bad been @ gueet at the National Hote! at various times during October, } vember, Deceinber, 1564; January, February, March, 1564, and arrived Inet on the Sth of April, 1865, and was registered as the occupant of room 2.5 on the day the President wae murdered William E. Wheeler, from Chicopes, Mase, toati- fied that he was fn Montreal, Canada, in October last, and there met Hooth, whomn he kuew @# ai ace tor; he had seen him playing on the stage at Spring. field; he aeked Booth if he golvg to open th theatre in Montreal; Booth ea'd “No” and imm ately left him to epeak with another man, whom thir witners was told was George No Saucers, and eweare positively that he saw Louth aud Sanders talking to- gether. John Deveney testifies that he was ia Montreal from July, 1864, to February 4th, 1565, and while there, he believes It was in the month cf October, he saw Booth, whom he knew very well, talking with Georve N. Sanders, and saw them go into a drinking snloon together, He aleo saw Jacob Thou paon, Clay, Tucker aud others; but could not poritively «wear that he eaw them in company with Booth, but thinks he did, Deveney saya he had a conversation with Booth, ant wked him if be was going to perform. De anid. “No; Leame here on a pleasure trip.”’ Deveney ie positive that he sew Booth again, talking with San- ders, who was leaning againet a pillar of the hotel; Ban- ders lied when be (sanders) said be had not seen Booth, Deveney says the next time he raw Wilkes Booth was in this city, on the ateps of the Kirkwood Houre, about 6 o'clock on the night of the assuselna- tion, Booth was going past him into the hote!, aud turned round and spoke to Deveney, who asked Booth when be came from Canada, Ho said Le had leeu back some time; was not going to play axaln; wae in the “oil bueiness."| They joked over that ex- A few minutes afte, Boot loft, De 1 borse beck. and took particular notice of the horse,which was a bay one; Deveney wanted to fee General Grant, and went to Ford's Theatro that night, shere he again saw Booth jump out of the box at the theatre; when he jumped he fell upan one hand and knee with bis face towar's the audience Ae he rose, Deveney « he recognized Heoth, and spoke rieht out, © He ie in Wilkes Booth, aud he Las shot ihe President.” nerves the running ttnge with the &nife in hie Lientenant-General’ Urysers 8. Gaanr teetified quninted with Jacob Thompson, for merly Secretary of the Interior under Buchanan, and thathe met Lim once when he wae at Millik Bend, opposite Vicksburg, The General said ‘A litde boat was discovered coming up on the opposite shore, apparently surreptitiously, trying to avoid de- ‘on, aud alittle tug wae eent out from the navy to pick it up; when they got to it they found @ little white fing sticking out of the stern of the row-boat, end Jacob Thompeon in it; they Drought him to Admiral Porter's flax-ship, and I was sent for and mot him; Ido not recollect now the ortensible business he had; there seemed to be nothing iumpestant at all in the visit, but he pretended to be under a tiaz of truce aud, therefore, he had to be allowed to go back again,” General Grant eald this occurred in January aad February, 15 and this was the firet flag of trace th bad received, Thompson aid he had Leen offer. ed anything in the Confederate eorvice, but prefer- ted something like a civil appointment, so he had taken the porition of an “Inspector General,” with the renk of Lientenant Colonel, The other evidence given by General Grant relates to an ex concerning the liroite of the Departmen ineton, which the General reld em! fences of the city, and inertial law extence to all the territory sonth of the rairoed that rune crores fiom routh to the Powomne and Cheeapouke ant's commission waa offered ir that eine ation ot Wish reced ofl the de- Anne idence, and the Geueral further aid the date thereof he had continued to be fo command of th arniles of the Inited States Joseph H. simonds testified that he wae Booth's avert in the “oil bustuess,"' Booth had invested gue ina third interest in 4'¢ acres on Alleghany Rover; also $1,000 in one-thirtieth another tract Under the terme of bia intecest Dooth expended 25,000 more in improvements. All thie property afterwa.ds passed away from Booth. A settlement was tade with the other parties, and the withers was made trustee, Agtraxter, and t the 27th of Septem)er or thereabouts, Simonds trans. ferred the third interest “or $6,000 worth), @ 6 aift, to Juniue | hoot © #100 interes Booth ordered Simonds to take, and transferred it to witness, as payment for former e Booth left Fronklin, which wae the eaw bim, A blind man pamed Jones, who wae a rerident of Richmond, testified that he heard @ great meny con- versations among rebel officers there, and that the President's assassination was talked over a great deal, andaseented to, On one occns) that he would give $10,000 of Lis owa mone the Confederate amount, to have the President na- acsminated or brought to Richmond de But the most important witness | fe jothts reqnest, on rvices,on the day et thine Simonds ob he hearda win wy or alive, fom uctor . | Yourcity, one Samuel Kuapp Chester, who testified that be had a conversation with Booth in inet, and was ureed to joln in a "big ulation Choster plead poverty [booth ¢ 1 to leave a thou. sand dollars for the benefit of Cherterte fruily, and finally told Chester what the speculation waa, as re- lated by the witness in the following words: November “He asked me to walk up Fourth strect because | was | was crowded; he eald Fourth street of people as Broadway, and he wantel to tell me about that speculation, I walked up there with him, and when we got into an anfiejnented portion of the etreet, he stopped and told me then that he waa in a lares conspiracy to capture the Leeds of the Government, {acluding tho Teta Bh and tuke them to Richmoud. I asked bim if that was him Feould por do ih thu sb Bao 60 WuposelLilie Bi oad wa, not eo fu what he wished metovoin. Ile said itwea I told ‘The Inat he saw of Booth he | | “NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, Enclose this now toxether with one of | least I would not betray Iwill eive the reason for thie when we | He enic fo to} only to think of my family, He sald he had two or three thousand dollare that he could leave them, 1 still eaid Leonid not do tt, He arged it and ed with me for, 1 suppose, twentr. minutes crf an hour, and [still retueed, He then told toe that at him, and eald | dare not {he could implioate me tu the affair any how Ho sald that the party were eworn tovether, and that if L attempted to betray them, Iwould be bonted down throagh life, and talked eome more about the affair, Pcangot remember it pow: but till urcing me, aye tog bad better goin, 1 told him pe, and bade bin fowl night, aud I went home.” Hooth told Cheater all ho would hare to do was to open the back door of the theatu at a signal, and mentioned Ford's Theatre in Washington, and urged the witness to nseist, ae he would have vory iittle to do, Tooth tolt Chester that everything was prepar. ed, and that from 60 to 100 persone were epenged in the conspiracy, Booth wrote letters to Cheater, which Chester says he always burved up on Sunday mornings when he anewered them. Ome letter from Booth coutained #60, and ured Chester to come on Washington. Chester did not go. After this Choe ter bad another convereation with Booth New York Inet February, This interviow is thus related by Cheater “When ho came to New York he called on me again and arked me to take a walk with hin, aod I diteo. He told me that he had been trying to eet Apother party to join him. named John Matt * and when he told him, what he wanted hit to do, the man wae very much frightened indeed, and would not join him, and b id he would not have cared if be had sacrificed bir I told bisa I did not think it Was right to speak in that manner, He «ald, No; he when ‘ard, and wae uot fit to live, He then asked me again w jein bliin; he told mel must done, He said that there wae plenty of money in the wifair ; that if | would do it { would never want neain as long as | lived—that I would never want for money. He Le that the President aud some of the beads o in the Government came to the theatre very frequently during Mr. Forrest's eneage- tuents. Tetill urged bim not to mention the affair to me; to think of my poor tamily. provide for my going with him oald he would ruin mein the pre He said he would } etill sof . ile ession if I did not f° I told him | could vot help that. and peeeed of him not to mention the affair tome, When he tound I would (ge ro. he ead he honored my wother and respected iu) wile, and he wae sorry he had mention the affair to me, and told me to make my miad ho would tiouble me about it no more then ned bim the mouey he sent me. He sald he id not allow me to doro, but that he waa very rtotftundseo very short that elther bimeelt or wine of the party must go to Kichmond to obtain Meane to carry out their designe.” Cheeter cays that Lo saw Booth again in New York ov Friday, aweek Lefore the murder, When Booth maid, Whatan excetlent chance I hed, if I wished, to kill the President on inauguration day. I war on the stand, as close to bin nearly, es 1 am to you." Cheeter wae uot told by Booth who would assist him in capturing the President, nor did Booth explain how he would get Mr. Lincoln off, but said there were “‘partios on the other side” meaning in the Routh, At the Inst converration Hooth enid he had given up the project and eold his horses; in short, abandoned the idea of kidnapping “the hoade of the government, in- cluding the President Thoth elinply eald ‘that af- fair bad fallen through,” amd did not intimate then, (April th) that he lusended to assassinate the Preel dent, The above fs all the evidence that wea given-ro faras | cau learn during the ourlier sittings of tho Court, T have given you all the tmportant points, and ae you will hereafter obtalu the testimony every + [shall not follow it up very clorely, Little doubt reeme to be expressed that the ination conepiratore will all be found guilty fppear ae if withouthope, Mra, Surratt hae lost her Cefiant demeanor, and site veiled in court, and ie eo wouk from emotion that she has to be partially eup ported in going to and from her cell, Reverdy Jobn- son faeaid to be preparing a epoech challenglue Juriediction of the Court BY TELEGRAPH Wa May 16. The following is the con- tnuation of the trial froin the polut where it broke off Inst night: Neon They Nemo, noton ofan, TESTIMONY OF JAS, Th FrRat ‘Nn Examined by Juder Holt '—Q. State» our business, A. Lhe reatanrant business, at Tenth street, nd- joining Forays Thertr on the i, nl J Wilkes Booth ¥ A. Laid, ¢ him the evening of the arenealuation of the A. Leaw him that afternoon ; 1 do net ¢ actly what time it wae; perhaps between aud 4 o'clock. Hecane op just below wy door in the streets he war sitting on a he +L walked out and saw Mr Mavidox standing by t horee, with h on the ene: he looked around and sal i aon tee whats @ mice horre J have, and he will run ‘ike a ext." with that be struck his epure in the hore aad aan off, and I 6a no more of him till that night atten o'clock; along in the afternoon about one o'clock; I woe told my favorite, General Grant, wor eolne to be atthe theatre, and if T himny I had be.- ter vo; L pot arent di t { lox, inthe diesscivele; I eaw t) family when they came in, with 0 citizene clothes, whom I did not recoenize: Leuppowed that Gen. Giant remained outside, intending W come fi # one, and not create on exe ementin th and Ttnade up tay mind } woul! see him, an ed every one who paacd around om that el Ores ciree; somewhere about ten o'clock, vide i Q. Tid Woth pess rouud in that direction; something titrected my atention towa the ¥ 1 w hiin pare the open door leading to the T didi't ser weything nore of him until Teaw hh to the tro: ped T could see t that time the Mieside towards the richt, oobir on some pers in orcheeirn; be was not io king on the # looking between the exelaim. © semper tyranns forose the stare to the door whe and [raw no more of hin; Tren aroun could to the police ofes in lith etree sua tolithe | buperintencent of Voice: Tibe un street for the purpore of secing Gen, Augue nud Col, Wills; Col, Walls wae standing on the i Ttold him I had reen ab all; he id vad to pase me in, and 1 thi yi went home and went to be The next morn: ine Leot up. end Mr. Gifford sald te me tt wan hell | out, La'eo noticed | cone by a knife to admit (he | | | Of urteteient Chad made inet night about ereing the flneh of the olin the bex, wb the pletol wae flied outelae por, and of 2 went round to the theatre toexamine the b where the bali waa 4 to have ¢ thiough the tly boved with » large ginlet, door, mt) pve aknife, ‘The ecracchee ot the knife cond pain Mr. (istlord fe the other caipeuter, he ot the theatre aiogetuer, ile was tl nter d full chaire thee aa 1 WAYE Un lerstood eident’s be be on the mouth side of the theatre He always had the fume box every time | saw lim there, 1 heard tome one ballo out of the box, I don't know who, * Revence tor the Sout netus Booth jumped; ng he went overon to the stare. Leaw the bre ns Taite bis head, and eaw Mre. Lincoln catch him by the gim; then Tou stood Mr. Lincolu had been ehot snd Luit; by that time buoth wor acroes the stage ; has epur eaneht by the tag: it wae the blu part of the American tia; oe be went over his epur aleo caught in the moulding on theedee of the box also the flags it tore a plece of the blue off, aud carried ithalfacroms the stace; the ey ene on his riehe heel ; did not particularily obeerve the hole in the door ele yr enough to evr ether it had been freshly cut hoe cut in the wal, looking ne if end of mw barot wood with which he hau fastened the door; [ could not observe the epur #o 98 to tell any. tuiny Bbout ite charucter; [ noticed it particularly, TEGTIMONY OF LUFT OTAULE Q. What leyour businem? A. L keep alivery ata- ble in G etreet, Q. You were scinainted with Booth, aud Surrat, and Aizerort? A, Yes, er; Leaw thew fowother at my stable trejuevtiy, down to about the Sietor 20th of Maren, Wee they urnally inti- mater A. They woul ome towel her three or four tines @ day, sometinies ; rratt kept two bores there, Q. Iiid he allow Atzerott to vee his horses? A. No, wiv; he rode ous occasionally with him, Q. Did you ever see thie note . Howard will piease let Atzerott have my vores, and also My glover, when. ever he wishes torise"? A. Yes sir; Mr. Howard ie proprietor of a stabi nder that order Atzorott rode Surrat'ts horee reversal tines; but after that date I think the order was reecinded, IT kuow this note; Itcame through ny bands. Q. How dia the note reach the hande ot Mr Hown-d? A. Jt we seul by Ms, Suriatt gud | putiten die, apd let tho the | FO Accordingly, Q, Devon know wh Jo regard to Sarratee viet ad? A. He tal! me be had been to Richme aidd x back got into difficulty, and that detectives wee af ter bin, Thatwasin the early part of April, « Td Atzerott hinee!f hire borses of 1 think pot at thatetable, Q. Did avay ahorwt fofoue eye? Ay Vos. sity under the owner's ord 2 Who waa the owner? A Surratt. Q. Whea did he take that horse away ? A. On the Slat; it was paid for on the 20th Q Describe the aninale taken out, A, They wer both bay; ove wae larger than the other: the one éhat wae bilnd of one ove wae Che enaller hore, Boosh paid their the hore afterwards at the ttablo; Atre him there to sell to Mr, How. = look Ard, bait failed to well hing and he taok hiw away. Q Who claimed the hore? A. Sarratt Q Siuirnit claimed them both, paid fer thelr keepiog, and Atre- rett took thei aay? A Then wasanothercentleman who come aud rode with them away, Q. Who was he? A a + air, Qo de you think you would recoenire ¢ rae that waa bliad of one eye if you Wore to ree Lim? A. Yea, atr Asietant Jiike Advewate Bennett then ordered that the wither be taken in an ambula to see the horse at Sevonteeuth and T atreeta, the Judee Advo- eate Genera: remarking that they ished to exau- ine bim further when he returned, TRETIMONY OF JAMPA Wo Prwrirery I reride in Washington Clty and keep a livery etae Dies wae rcquaiite! with Hooth cremember to have eeen him on Friday, April Lith; he cane te iy ata. Hie at 12 and acain ate H saul he wanted he wee at need tH rin eit, and ve hin a bay tar w fourteen hands hich; Dhave ne here roe wee ® werd stnall mare, a Httle rubbed bely fo the stall, she wasn biood bay, h ttle star on the fe hirtny n from fy compen with Surrate; whol if Dwae the eter, aud Jenid y he wanted a horee; ease “You will either have to give me a reterones or eecurity—1 dou't know you," “Weill.” save “You have = read about ome." “\ your" raid I, “who are you if 1 have read about 1 ' i wae ' id not koow wheth ant Sure Tatt spoke up and anid, * is Jotin Wilkes Hooth, aud let him have the bore Q Mow lone Letore the hesareination? A. One month or elx woek Look at that photograph: do you recognize it® A. Vivat ta the wian, air horve and aad to hitch he Q. Did he nek for anything bem ey A. Only a tle rem; DT told bln not by the bridle, bat eet a bey to held her it he should happen to stop, he anid he was going to (roy Theatre to write a letter. nud be would put her in @etables | told bim if he could not eet along he could vet a boot-black. He said he wae going to take @ pleasure ride, and neked “low te Cry pringey* Told hin it wae place, but anther airy, w go to. Q. That war between tour and five o'clock? A Y dhave ne freon Booth eluce, don't kuow any of the other prisouess at ali, TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN VHOMAS M'GOVERN, Ry Judge Holt 4: Did you know J. Wilkes Hoosh? ALT whim by eleht, (. Me ' y bitn on the night of the assassination of the Pres. dent? A. Yee. Q Deneribe w you sar on the hight of the aacapination of the Premdent? A. L woe sitting in @chairin the littl alele leading toward the door of the President's box on the night of the murder, when ®iean came along who dleturbed me in thy SAL, cauAing me to push mM at forward to permit tim to paw; then stepped about 3 feet fron where 1 was aud stood lele La 2 a survey of the bouee , | looked at him becaure he had happened to come @irnoet ininy line of sikht, dle took a small pack of viriting carde fom his pocket, and selecting one, replaced the ot Ile hwoded the card to the is dent’ i sitting just below, k theeard into the bes, or atter looking at it allowed him te ve in, P do not know, butin a monent or two Leaw hiia go inte the Dox aud clore the dou: of the lobby leading eee PRICE ONE CENT IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, = —4 4 to the end of the rth. V Tooth pettled the hii he ts ave the omfes of Burtatt to pay for tha hore and take them sway Fhie boree | have juste feecrited wae not sold from our stable; he waa brought tt on livery. and on tQe Yith of Marcte Looth pail the livery for the month ending March Ato aod wore days aftereards Atperos hroucht the | home dere te roll, Qo When did rou thie hore At | eis d A. About the 4th ¢ of Aprile when wha brat there to all, Q, Pave yor: reen hat home in the poesuesion of Ataataott stices tat tinier A since Le bromugh tiie there to sets WYAFIMONS OW 0m sLMMere, (Colored) Tworkedtwo yeanein Ford's thentoa: wae there tho nicht the Preaitcrt wae aemernated; 1 war up ao the fly where they bane up the cortaine; [T aaw Thy th there ween 5 and 6 o'clock J when lt in othe back part of the wiaew ; bh arettrant bewtde the theatr vornoce that ofyhe oneil agtoc the performance commenced: dimriog Che performance & vweard a pistol tired, and leeked Lornwdsatedy to fee what it wae: Deaw Booth timp fret the private ber on to the stage. and Hinks bie eseape merons the ataneg i then caw ue ©. Q Woo wae witb him ia the afternoon? A. There wae no one; Mr. Spang was standing in front, and be invited line to take a drink Q. Te thie the inau ere (potuting ¢ Spangler)? A. Vea: that in the man, Q Did you hear angthing sod between them % A. No; ther went to a drink th \a bea Fpunelor and Koogh were quite inttw . Spaawler had nothing more toda with Booth's horees than that be would have there attended to when Hooth war away; be saw to thoi being fed and watered; the President's bex wae ois the left hand (he stace as von look out oppo- Croseexviniied i lye site Spanvler'e piace ; ray position was up in the f on the shire story ; enw spangwer there that night after Botouck ; he was on the stage atuending to bie hutetness as usual, iu the early of the evening s he T did yotece hin atall bese “ident was shoty Twas looking at the performance wntft P heard the report ota pistel, Q Did you see him duct the play tharnight? A. Vos; he waa obi 1 to be there) Kaw him in the first act; T do not reme Lea ber | him in the second act; could Lave seen him tro where Fwas, inthe (iret act Leaw bin walking abou the stage looking at the pecformance ; [could not sel exactly what kind of clothes be had on; be loo Just ne natural he does now: nover saw him wear @ ache, trom where Lwae 1 could only ewe bine cenabonally TRATIMONYT OF JON MITES (ooLorkD,) Faamined be Judee Holt Q. State whether y belone to Ford's Theatre? A. I do. Q Wore yor ro oF 1@ pight ol the amncsiuetion of the owe dent a vend Did you e 1 Withee Hoottt there? A. Yea 1 eaw him when he came there, He came ther k: he brought # horse up from the nek door, and called Ned nthe theatre t he atave to him; ff Booth any {went to the window sontof the alley ing out h a | A. Yes pot wee what be rd the pistol 90. eudhearnt yree'e foot Did vou any one holding the taw the boy, after le had om ed tor You say he came up to the doo tween HY and be lock? Do you Know where bo rep hiehower ©, baw little statde clore by thove: I id him. ns from there about o'clock, with Ned@J rand Janes Maddox exanuir wing Q, War the play whe ip and eaiied tor Spangler they were ne fh eoene and Ke ting vady to # that econe off. Rprusler was farteue ey ihe wenn r rosa the ataee wit » tooth called to him tan the Piesideut ¢amo io during the foe oe th in the third set he waa shots from was hroueht there uutl he k wate about three-qutriers: of an hours Joho Pranus bolt the trom the time Roots biought bim until he went away Q, Do ha ayy . » do with Bout A, Noy ania with hint y. Did Spangler A. Lhave wae ebot b tty fare line »with Hooth'ate After the pistol wea fired, Draw @ mau dewend tre old them up ab the atalie Did your She front ot the box to the stave, aud na out of a ler atter John Pranut held s horses # ty wehtinamoment, In ar r inowment het A. Lhever saw hin any more ati 1 canes dow peared and strode wcrome the etage, nut ashe passed t | atter the Preeideut wa euol, Spangler waa then out. raw the gleamiow blade of Haxverin tie ripe hand. | gute the " or tooth went out at. Q. Were i know Jwoth, but |b did not recognize bin there othereourthere? A. Yeeg wen who ai au » thuat " t here were strangers theres TRO LIMONY OF MAJOT HUPNBY 1, mATIINES Lie cae eee Twn: Oat authe back doon Hy Judge Holt Q. Please rente to the Court whee | inet time? Not mor 1 three or four theror vot cou were in the box with the President on eheu ! ‘oO dow 1 cane down fn w very shorts the night of the neous A.Y . State a time ater Punderstood what it wae; Lasked Bpau- t beaten uoder your obeel vation | gor who it waa thas held the lore; be fold toe not to i (hat ansareination ? A, With the | oe i ining: L know ib wane bl econ pereon wher permniesion ot the Court, P will eay that Pprepared w | ply MO hoe that rode nwa dite elatementat he time, whieh | would like te Spaupl t woth ewon the stage toad Tn preference to wiving testiniony here, db wae id you look at im tivehe? tdid an notice tunde when the detsile were feeeh in t * y that nicht any mere than Tur [(oroigaion taving boon aiven te witne bien nersieularly that wheht, ally more Chae Otte this #t it wae re mi tothe éalled him ait you asked pansler whem i hte t has beret nt seine down? 4 hin who tt wae boldin ed by the prees thoenghout country.) | {ou cence cown!, A. Lasker aime ie hushs and Hot te (. You did notknow Hooth yourret? AJ No, Q, | tee Bor & 11 never aad any more tas Could you secomniae hin fiom thie photogrepla ye A Bat he . excited; everybody appe Lahould be nize him asthe man in [puns bet «l, Q. Did you’ net say he repiiet ta the box; | 1 him on the mare, come | oe eh uah, and not to say anythiow tohime’ A, tu Delwoon should have end hy told me net bo nay anything where the Pre se wie wi ttio wine Dah tk | to the beet of my r eon; thistian wae standiug |? . aole og. ‘This remark he made to youg betwe hia aud the dou | hot may Au) tang about it" was imme. hy © Holt. q I at that weapon and see if ro the Killing of the President, waen's it@ {tie about much wont ne appeared to he used by Booth Ticbe at she door, ani wentout. @, Did you thet nighe? A. it tment made awound | ay \ ko o tthe de A, Noy ft heard his ' a ie ine oue Lreecived; T eould not if OKMIZE | coe go ont of the alley, O. War the fone | Hy pare alte imply saw che wlear 5 the wie waa] ha " Pty sad goow oul’ A. Itwaa te entry of the wound would indicate iby At came | Pie yenehing t oor with ae ewoepiug blow down trom alove, Bb Court. When Booth called to Spany led tho first time, did’ you eee he wart A. Nag PrSTIMONY OF WILLIAM WITHERS, J, when he ealled the firat time, | did Hos notice wh belong in the orebortra of Ford's Theatre, Waa] he wae: whoa he called the second and Mine, & there the oehtot the seawsination of the Presie | potiecd where he atane'lt Q. Whon Kpangleg dent? J, Wilkes Booth wae there that aieht® Dhed | tod to hueh and not ray any thao nbOUT I wae ol ness on the the etace with the etag he me the dour ile \ as rin regard to ® national nong | he ard and a balt frou DB AE wanted to ee in what coptume the, were i front of the duoi; it war quite dark, und there wae ene it. L learned from the manager that they nO light right thes i i ‘i it in the coptuine thes wore wt the close ‘ Chow-eramninanon by Mr. Ewing, &. Wore you piece; aller that Lwearoturolog under the stage and > “rane the door or outaide? A, Oub~ the orchestra, when L heard the report of a plete aid were the other people wh doer Hae 9 hed that aehot shoud be ted while p wet Ktanding juss sound solne o fue the “American Cousin —L neve rd w rtber trot door was hotwoar befoe atthon Dmet atmur a hetore me; TL] these peor # door t WOre } Lory ttood completely parurzed 4 know whet wae Hy the’ Y Didbenctatif bo were My ing ho mat ho hit neon the lee turned me arund | to prevent persons irom eetung in and outol the doorP aad two cuts at ome, one on the | A. No, be appeared. to be very ruck excited, that wag reckgand ene onthe wide, Ae he went past me [| aii Pnoteca. Atthat tine footh had goue out of the tis Wilkes Boobl With that he medea | alley. rush fort nd out he wept: eet ev ed JOUN BRLEOMAN the cry that the Presiceut wae killed, and | exw bin Vy ou connected with Ford'@ in the be appaientiy dea went out of the ‘ Were you preseut the night. theatre by the bees door Thee natioil? , 1 wan, Q, Ind qualnted ith the privaz yon } a k toohy A. You Q,. Pd you or Lim ever rluee T have t bot eee him oa thet uight, ew what hour end ander hin ! whateir tance-? A, ES aw him about nine o'clocks vias than ; Bo came upon a horee tv the back ivy of tke tt Pies dent's bor; rpancle:ts cousin wae to Or wus standing thew and Boott maic the reopen and he ought to have Leon right | PRSUKIOE wae stalling biel ate OT rah yee. boling the eeenes; ‘iknow ou whieh «l Q bole iy that se he rode wp t tho dooronb you know whether the pasewe through which Boob | Hore! A+ Yet, woon he cane up ob the piered our ol the door ie veuermily obwtiucted FA. | GQ Was that the iret i k he , A 1 ate & great many j ne theres *o | drat words | howd him say were “Ned, help + y Bat thal nich YUNIOR | Sou oats Wou'k rout Q. How long wae thas belore lear, Tmet nobody that mehtuotiit | tie present war abote A, About an hour aod & Huoth, Q. Were they playing @ piece half, f should judee, & You did nob see Mootb im requiring much elifting of theecenes? A. I think, front? A, L jueteauche as peo of him ashe wae Ot that point ot the pay tt would not be many tine |p ciug out of the toet entrance on the eight hand vies before tho rcene would require to be ride, Lt was bail jad i, atter be bad ehot the lresi- a. ps itatine when the parsag ay int dent uiee of things would have beeu obetoucwd ¥ Cioemexatnined by Mr. Ewing.-Q, Did you hear wie of the aetore tight have been thore w him ewlliug t wiler? A, No ve tee! b heard bie to ko ob the Hext econe, (Withers here deserted wt | aay wee, Hep ine all you The horse wae Loneth the various locales in conuecdou with the | pranding there, but Leould not ree whett ' aimee.) } Did you Over PRO Ppahvier Ww Li or bol, itWas so dark, Q, W y tachey A. No; [have always seen him plnee in the theatre? A, Ansiatant prope in bow; | don't think Toaver saw hin \. Did you notlee the employes so thar you ee tache, Q@. How long have you Known hin since Ford's These haw been going toe wheter Spanier Wus there through the | A, No. | could not, I sew bin after the soe 05 bas hy 7 tending onthe etage., fie had awhile vand~ MHy. duder Holt—Q. Ie there not 9 ride way by | {ie was standing on the sage, | tle had 9 woul Neale which the theatre enn be entered without pa e That waa ten Ininittes utter the F teas fiom the front? A. No--notas | kt ow of Shot, @, Wee Loot fatuiiier with the nd pene one Httle pareace where the actors aud aewe oyes of the theatie? A, Hew ( enot in, but tat is the front way, Q. That isu ape dy Bg, rsh RAR ihe Paks eg Cusively by the actors A. Yes, ein, it was (&, Woe you eround iu {sone of tho theatie at auy whea the thea wus filet opened, by actors, ti during the perlorinence A wn Iw nthe when the wanted te «o out ar take navernedt ip front. O, bid seo unythiag of @ drink without being observed by the police, | & Mee aviary AS id you wuotice the I could eee the door us Looth weut out from where £ | SPY Ke Fe Ont Td 0. Did over mat him. 1 did nat see’ Bay tere. 3 a9 6 Bpanaler west # A. No, 1 did uot not think the door wie open Alive t piper idl 8 hink wear alae whise thing to obetruct his paseave out. Y. any | 4 @ on aay: Sou Ws front of the theatre eheck wt aii wt Uh & wenty It cewiued bo ntiy? A. Uh, ao no cuustantiy, 1 Kot tothe me alter he guve me the blo at knocked | Constantly A, St anVaD + clolavk, and wo down, and in whieh he cane very near | theatre whouk vat ta ti ee the nanweelnation, | yoing under, be made one piunee and was out, (, | ae i ee two ul thiea tines, Q. You think | Was it your in weir Ab wonie ¢ aesieted | War tn th i beca these you would have scon hin him tn gouge © by opening the por? A. [ pees Nor § a , did nos wee anytody, J oniy saw bin go oun | Ai Cire: Gy. dlow did you vet from the rear te RE-PX AMINATION OF STADLER the frouter the vi ‘t Since my examination I have been to a stable in A. No. the city, and found the home [rejerred to, which A. isaw him mn betweec 1 recernize as the bay horee that Atgerost took away tive cloloek, in & restanrant next door; he “Yeh of March, and brought back some dave afterwards for eale. Q That was the horee at your euble atthe surratt House? A, Until Booth paid ihe livery and took him away, He iskept nor on the rot lith and J streets, A goverument atabio, a ee ral others, were there diiokiug; Laaw Nod Maddox, Booth, Mrauut, aud 4 )oung dot Molden there; Mi t bake w drink nai oh wines of ale 2. You did not are &. Are you certain Surratt owned there horses? A. the pavement thatpieht? A, Notniler Teupposed he did—he brought thom the ¢ in Dis | he rode up that af ern YQ. Wae these auythiog own tame aud paid the livery, When they were | Ggusual iu the areangesiens of sue furniture thar taken away finally, Booth paid it Q. Ind You Mol say Susrete ould the Uvery, dy buses bad (Comtinnad 6s ao ae K0.)