The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-17

John Peanut held the horse. Spsngle
ran across the stage when Booth called
Spsngler appeared to be familiar will
Booth. I saw SpaDgler and others out
side of the door that Booth went out o
after the President was shot 1 asked
Spangler who it was that he'd the horse
He told me not to say anything. l knew
it WAS the same person who brought the
horse that afterwards rode him away
SpsDgIer appeared excited.
John Z,lermsn, connected with Ford's
Thester, testified L saw Booth coma up
to the back door of the thester on Lorse
Spsngler was there, and Booth cslleI to
He replied: "Oh, YES" This was about
An hour and hslI before the President
was shot. saw Booth again about half
past ten, going out of the beck door, Just
sitter the assassination. He had q hand
kerchief in his hand and appeared to be
wiping his eyes: Booth had free access to
all parts of the thester. was in front OF
the thester that night, but did not see
Spsngler there, have seen Spsngler
wear side whiskers, but no mcustsche. Saw
Booth with several others that afternoon
between and o'clock in q restaurant
mex door drinking. saw Ned Spangler,
| Maddox, 3 10Th, Peanut and young gem
tleman by the name of Maiden there -
Maddox asked me TO drink, which did.
Afer Booth asknd- -SFaansslor to hslp him
he went right behind the scenes
The Judge Advocate remsrke1 that it
would be necessary for the cOurs TO under
stand the localities of the interior of the
thestre TO visit it, and therefore they would
NEST there this tuesday, morning. The
Court then adjourned to 10 o'clock, Tues
dav morning.
Examination Of John Borrow alias Pea
nuts-Wss connectet with Fords thestre;
attended to the stage door and .rried bills
in the daytime; attended to Booths horse,
stabling snd cleaning him; knew him
while he kept his horse in the stable in the
slley back of the theatre; saw him on the
afternoon of the assassination bring horse
iuto the stable; it WAS about or 6 o'clock
he hsllowed for Spangler, who went down
to the stable; Booth ssked him for halter,
and he went for one; thought Maddox
WAS there. too; saw Booth again on the
stage st night; did not see him when he
came with his horse between and 10
o'clock saw she horse at the door when
Spsngler called out for me to hold him;
heard man call "Ned, and tell Spsngler
Booth wants him." held the horse;
Spangler gave him to me to hold; l told
him L mad to attend to my door; he said
if there was any thing wrong to lay the
blame on him; heard the report of pis.
tol, when Booth CAME out; he told me 20
give him bis horse; he knocked me down
With the butt end of knife, and rode of
Immediately; 1 was IN the Presidents box
that afternoon; Harry Ford put flags
around the box; Spangler wss in the box
with me; he damned the President and
General Grant; 1 told him he should not
curse man in that way-he did him no
harm; be said he ought to be cursed for
getting so many killed; he did not say he
wished anything done to General Grant
aud the President.
Cro:s-examined by Mr.. Ewing-It was
Dsyensy an sctor, who called Spangler
and told him Booth wanted him In the
alley; it was six or eight minutes sfter-
wards that Spsngler came down was
sitting at the front of entrance on the left
attending to the stage door; my duty was
to keep strangers out. was IN the front
of the theatre when the curtain was down.
L 90 out every night when the curtain Is
down. 1 did not see Booth there; Spang
Ter was not in front of theatre; never saw
Spsnel. T wear moustsche; saw. no whlskers
on him that night; be was in the habit of
hitching up Booths horse; he wanted to
take the bride of, but Booth wouldn't
Ist him This vas sb2gt six aaelQSSn Ae
ssddle off. Spsngler used TO hitch up and
feed Booths horse when was not there.
Mr. Ford said he would not give me JoD
if did not know how to tend TO horses.
O-Do you know which way Booth
went out after he jumped from the Presl-
dents box2
A.-No, sir; 1 was out at the time; do
not know which entrance he ran through
He was not about the theatre much; he
came there sometimes; he entered geler-
slln on 10Th street, and sometimes by the
back wsy. The stable is about two hundred
Yards from the back entrance. The hrst
scene of the third act was being placed
when l first went out ts hold Booths horse
Booth had only one horse there.
Spgngler changed scenes on the left OF the
staga. the same side which the Presidents
box was on; 1 attended door; he attended
when [ was away; my position was near
the door leading to the alley; there was
two horses in the stable one day; the fel-
low who brought the horses there used to
20 with Booth pretty ofteni don't see
him among the prisoners; think he lives
in the NAVY Yard l saw Booth As he came
ont of the small door and rode oil, but saw
nobody else; did not see Spangler come
ont or 90; about three o'clock in the after
noon we heard the President was to De
there, aud Splngler and l went to take
down partition; man named JAKE WAS
with us; took down the partition and sat
in the box; Spsngler said it would be
nice plsce to sleep; did not see him OF
anv one else Interfere with the lock on the
door; Harry Ford fixed the flag over the
box; Spsngler and went out before ne
got through; while we were IN the box ne
| 7Snsnglerl damned the President; l tolc
MIN be should not talk SO; he said tht
President ought 10 be damned for having
so many men killed.
| Mary Ann Turner, colored, testified ths
she resided in rear of FOrds theatrei saw
Booth about o'clock on the afternoon
the assassination standing in the back dooi
| of Ford's theatre talking with lsdy; saw
| him again about or o'clock bring
horse to the back door of the thestre, ant
heard him call for " Ned; )" Ned come GU
and took the horse away at the time
The assassination heard the horse go away
did not see him; in few moments crow
had gathered, and Ned came out OF tn
door; witness identified Spsngler as tn
nerson she heard called Ned.
Mary Jane Anderson, (eOlored) testified
sne lived back of the theatre in rooms 81
ioinin o those of Mary Ann Turner. Sh
Jaw Booth on the morning before the sssa
sins,ion, going out of rhe alley near II
stable. saw him about three o'clock P.
standing ia the back door of the thestl
with lsdy. About seven or eight ocloC
heard a horse come into the alley. Heal
, Booth csll Ned fOur times Ned came o.
, | and Booth said in low tone, tell Msddl
, 10 come here. Maddox came out and
, and Booth talked together in low tone
; Maddox took the horse and led him SrouI
3 The corner. After while saw the pers'
2 Who had the horss walking backward al
I forward. Think the horse was the
a nbout an hour and q half; when Boo
came ont he jumped upon his horse al
1 rode off SO fast that thought his hoi
v had ran away with HIM soon l Cal