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The WASN'T ~. ON Trials Report
8N Of T1sssrnDny.
WASHINGTON, June 2
After reading the record, the examination
of witnesses for the defence was resumed.
ttsr.
Charles Bullen and John Gunther testified
that Spangler WAS Ut his boarding house 10
Washington, for several days after the assas-
sination. The latter never saw Spangler wear
q moustache.
Trstiasony of Ttos. Ryhoid.
Thos. Ryhold testified that aoou the 7sh OF
March, Mf Merrick of the National Hotel
asked HIN to reserve some seats Ia the ofches-
ira; did 50, but the party not arriving after
the opening of the first acts, the seat, we're
nccupied ny other persons; took them TO
Box NJ 9, which Was locked and ccud not
be- u tered; then crossed TO Box Z; they
generally termed the Presidents box, which
was also locked; kicked the door open with
my foot; wnsnlne President eccu. led The box,
we used the door OF Box s; that door was
used on the night of the assassination; l. do
not know that the lock was ever repaired;
never thought Of having it Hxed; never
thought 1t worth while 10 mention it.; Booth
occupied Box Z, the one in wnich TIE lock
was forced one night about two weeks pI O.
vi0usl 10 the assassination; be had previous
~ engaged No. 4, bit req rested cnange to
Box No 4; The position ui the chair III which
the President sa was the same in which
had fixed IL on two OF her occasions; tie reasun
was that II placed in any. other position, The
rockers would be- ia the way; the removal
Of the portion lett q triangular corner TO lhe
left at the balllstrade OF the box, aud th rGcK-
'ers were in the corner, aud out OF the ~ay;
that was the only reason put Ii there. The
witness Was shown The pe round In Spang-
ler's carpt bag, and said it looked like the
ropes we used in the flies or drawing up the
scenes, aud is called border rope.
Cross examned-I don't think proper
place Tor such rope would nave been q car
pet sack, half mile away; 'don't thiuk
Spansle supplied the theatre with rope at
his own expense; sometimes We use great
many OF those rops,s, aud then take hem M
In the lot unit We used he IN again; was in
= " abouf Ave minuies OH the sfernovu
before the assass ito !; lsii not SIRE a IN rice
u tle wait, or y Htcs vi wood 10 tasien the
d ,5r. as {.
Ts.siaseny Of Hesry Il. Merrick.
Henry E. N. rrlrk, eli k IN the National
Hofel, t+s,lded 10 siu,Har pulp pert a. tn pre-.
c+dlng witness as to the irrs king open OF he
do y h. bax iartEest fF.m The stage nv
Mr. R no d, he keeper. Tue witness no a
H. was iorctd III at iea.tt Q screw hat aud
the up er part OF IL csIn' ouf, and 1t whi,led
round and hung by the ~ nainiog screw.
81 Testinony Of james Lamb.
He said h. was ne lie ps,nt r Al Ford's
theatre. Here the rope found Ia Spsnxier's
possession wss 81 'wu win 81 Have s-en
no rope like hat used ia The theatre. hut al
rop+s ~ ibis Description bear some simi 4riry.
Tsieir l'uath is mob hts than eighty lett aud
They are ustd Tor raising and lowering Il e
borders. cav SpangIer several lines tue day
after the Assassination, IN the tn atre. NY
feelings wera EXCL ell aad I rem unsd GU The
strt ct the whole da,.
Testimony If VIVA. R. Smith.
WIN K SMITH t+stin d to seeing b 9th pass
~ h. stag; tnihk h. got cf bsfbre Mr..
Stewart Or amy no0y >e got on be- stage
saw Stewart urn round and lock np a. IN.
b In which the President had been murder
I'd; din, 7 watch him sny fur her.
Tsst-nsosv Of Margaret BRONSON.
Mis- MAJ xa eL Benson ,esl,iird tnat she
first met Payne Vt @ ttyshu.g. mned,at+Iy
after The batle Pa. ne was in witless' ward
where be was very kind to III sick and
g
W. O"~tcT CiHiuSu tuAb tfC Ounuatt0D 10
proving Ps,ne's iDssni'y had already tsen
laid by the prosscniun and that ibe crime ~
iis Exc. pti,,ns, the manner Ia which il w~s
rarIi. tut, and the rciios Of P4yne vita
B,o'h b fore and since his g. est welt 10 sh,
In al y. Or. d lister d, tailed thu c'Tcnm
J. anr. atie, ding The tenn 10 Kill Secretary
Seward . snpp ,r' If i pl-a
Testimony IF DR.. Nsch"ls.
Dr. N en- is, Sdp-riu +0deni IL tnis Go gern.
nent Asylum, was called Tor be Gel I'D. He
sa if a ma a'sempr to murder a m n IL his
bed whom h. had nor b fire steu, and ass,iI
Dur others in he same house, be should sns
pevt him TO be insane; and alsD II he remai,l-
ID talking with servant for five miDutes
But i he cried out after m iGiiug the de. d.
I'm mad, Pm mad" witness nld sup os.
his WAS ieigning madnes as mad men seiaom
.ay hey are mad Il h. world ahan.,on his
horse, wander IN the words, snd m Re his wy
. hons. which b.. &upoos-d o b guard. =,
wit . 50 would suppose b vas iadii r@ai ~
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