Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17
AHrERNooN sEssIoN.

The Court met again At two o'clock, when
WAS called and sworn. he tssiiaed that he Is Se,
quAinted with the prisoner Or. Mnddi was nj his
house Oh the Tuesday following the assassination
Of thu Pronldeht We went there aud made In
qulriea n any two men had passed there on Sat
ardAy morning We asked him n two men
came shore, one with bis leg fractured. They
came shout four o'clock In the mOrning aud
knoekca ~ the door. We took him In the house
m three O'Clock Friday afternoon. They len aud
Inquired the way 10 Allen Z Fresh, also the way
10 Dr, Willmer's lie said Ne AID net know thsln.
On Friday, the 2lst, We went there for the par
pose Of arreHting him and searching the house.
10 was not in. His wife hFonghIa boot. We
found the words ~ Wilkes marked on the
Lex Of the boot He slid he thought that was 10.
Booth. He said he had whlskors on, and had
Produced 10 him lAAt fall by man named
Thompson. Lieut. Lowell was In charge Of tho
squad Of cAvAlry, and be went out Under orders
o. Major O'BeirLe. The eonvefsaticn between
boot was given 10 us amer Dr. Madd got 10 thu
house Aher We found the boot aud rAnor We
thought We had satisfaetory evidence that Booth
and Herold had been thepe. We did net ask HIN
on Tuesday Tor description u the psttle. The
photograph Of Booth Was shown 10 him, and he
said u dia not l0ok like ono 81 the parties He
said he told them how 10 get 70 Dr.. Willmors :,
% hs y jsss snliS Sy spa sTps1 ts ss
nth u April, was IN a carriage with Mr. Lloyd I;
met MIS- sarruii nnaF uniontOwn ac0nVorsaii0n
occurred between Lloyd aud Ms. Burratt ON that
day. did not hear the oonversationi II took
place Al her carriage; was al Mr. Lloyd's on Fri-
day, the lafh saw Mrs surTAtt there; saw Them
eohVcrsing together; dla not hear anything that
was said the conversation took place In the yard ;
Mr. Lloyd had been down.to Marlboro on Friday.
Cross-exAmined, On the 18th, whom NE met
Mrs. surratt, the two carriages were about hfty
yards apart. Mr., Lloyd made no statements to
mo a. 10 what the Conversation was about l
had conversation with Mrs. Eurrait before
Lloyd came In. Hs #la
q What was that conversation !.
t0bjeeted 10 BY the Judge Advocate on the
ground that counsel could not draw out the state
menta made when Lloyd was uot present,
Witness said Mra surrAtt did not give her any
charges with referenee 70 heT business
q. During your visits Al Mrs, Lloyd's aid you
hear any sOnVersAtion there In regard to shoot
SSJssssd 70 by the JudSs Advocate, on The
ground that II was no part Of the conversation
referred 10 by Lloyd, The Commission sustained
the objeelioh d tho Judge Advocate.
WILLIE 3 JET,
Having been called ands worh, testiaed that he
rcc0gni1ad nsfold has ssen him An Caroline
coauly. Was commisaary agent for the rebel
goysrhmdAt On Monday, the 18th af April, saw
q wagon near foH conway. Just before We got
to the wagon We saw nan get out Of y Herold
got out aud came towards u. Ne asked N whAl
command we bslaasca %, and whore e,were
I iisseId sa.a he belonged % A. p mus corp.
Hstoid ssksd "a s 81 ana take dIlak !, We I'll
aai down. hsF0ld s0ushed me on the shoulder