American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-05-24

others, ~ think we will come out now"
Soon after, this tnan stepped. into the sa-
loon and took drink. When he came
out he whispered to the rough locking
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 He
called it again, and finally third time,
louder than before, called ten minutes
past ten. The best dressed man then went
into the theatre. The small man started
up the street on fast walk Soon after
this man came running out, saying the
President was shot. The witness identi-
fed the well dressed person as Booth, by
comparing with the photograph. He
thought if Spangler had a mustache he
would exactly resemble the rough looking
man be saw at the theatre
j. Buckingham, doorkeeper at Ford's
Theatre, knew j Wilkes Booth. On the
night Of the l4th. of April saw him en-
ter Ford's Theatre and soon afterwards
saw him jump on the stage, Was GER
tain Spangler did not enter the Theatre
from the front on that night.
The testimony taken in the assassination
case last Friday aud to-day shows the con
spiracy dates back to the summer of 63
and that Booth was then engaged 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
commencing of the war and the bringing
Of resolution in favor of the Conleder-
acy. Booth was one of the leading agents
visiting various parts of the country
holding select meetings ia Canada with
George n. Sanders, who has since said he
did not know Booth, Clay, Thompson and
others. Booth was furnished with mon.
ey from Richmond, aud was the hired
agent Of others An ac tor named Ches-
ter refused to have any thing to do with
the affair, though Booth promised him
$4,000. lie was only to see that the
t back door of Growers Theatre, where it
vas at first contemplated to commit the
murder, was kept open for exit Booth
at first coaxed him, and afterwards threat
ened him with death il he divulged the
plot.
General Harris had read the letter writ
ten by Hon. Reverdy johnson, on which
he based his objection to his acting as
counsel. In the letter Mr.. johnson takes
the ground that the oath prescribed by
the Constitution Convention was illegal
and no neral injunction would be viola
ted by disregarding it, because the exac-
tion of the oath was beyond the authority
( Of the convention, aud, as a law, therefore
void.
Vim. Williams testified as to the pur-
suit Of the assassins, with Major o Bierne
t He went to SurrattsviIle. They went to
Dr. Mudd'3 April 18th. / asked DR.
Mudd if any strangers had been that way
and he said, ono" lie denied that two
men had been there, one with broken
leg. He said he had heard of the assas.
sination first in church, on Sunday morn
t ing. He appeared uneasy and unwilling
to give us information. / saw him again
on Friday, the 2lst. We went then tc
arrest him. | asked about the two men
and he then said, he had seen two men,
f but he said they we're not Booth and IIar.
old. We showed him Booths picture,
and he said at first he 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 q
boot up stairs, which was brought, and
had j. Wilkes Booth written in it, Mrs
] Mudd said the Doctor had set the leg Of
its owner. DR.. Mudd said they left he.
tween three and four o'clock in the even.
ing, and that they came about daybreak
DR. Mudd said they left on foot. be.
lieve DR.. Mudd said the injured man
f went off on crutches made by one of his
men.
The Court here took recess.
After the reassembling of the court
G.. Garrison testified as team interview
with Mudd. He was one of the party
| who went in search of Booth to arrest DR.
) Mudd. The testimony was similar tc
that of the other already given by Lieu.
tenant Loret, who was in charge of the
party.
t Mrs. Offott, siste.-in law of Jno. Lloyd
t testified. Was at lIoyd's house on the
{ 1lth, and in carriage with him. Saw
/ Mrs. Surratt somewhere near Uniontown
t Lloyd and Mrs Surrat talked together
] Lloyd went to her carriage, where con
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