The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-27

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come there's owed her part OF the purchase money, and
she wanted settled this letter Was sent out ou Friday
did not sec her that day at ALL
Testimony or DIR. John c. Thomas.
BY NJ. srosS-Q Where do you residef A. Al Wood
VILE, Prince George county
@ What Is your occupaiionf A. am q physician.
Q How long have you been PRACTISING A. Nineteen
o state whether you are a brother of the Daniel
Thomas who has been examined here as witnessf A.
O State whether your brother made any oommunica
tion to you on the subject OF conversation with DR.
Mudd In relation to the assassination OF the Presdenf
The conversation that passed was at my house, on
Sunday morning. ne came thers 70 WoodvIe 70 church,
asked him the news he was Just from Bryantown the
day before and ne was full Of he speaking of
and during the conversation he repeated remark that
Dr. hudd bad made some weeks before
Q State whether he had ever mentioned that
saiion to you before that timer A. Mo- never before
that time.
O. And this was after the assassination. and after the
arrest OF Dr. MUDDY A. Yes; the soldiers then at
Bryantown, and Dr. Mudd had been arrested as under
STOOD had not heard anything OF the boot before my
brother made an date think he is salts
fed OF II.
@ understand you, then, to say that was the nrst
saton and that he did speak Of il before the assas
nationi He did not; that was the rst time he men,
o State whether you have or not attended your
brother professionally sometimesS A. have In some
serious attacks he had very serious paraytic attack
with partial paralysis Of the body he for time
aborng under considerable depression and
affected mentally by IT, that his mind not exactly
Q State whether your brothers. mind s now sound ut
all tmesf A. am under the impression that IL is not
at all times.
O. When his mind Ia not in It's proper state is not he
credulous, very taative and unreliabep A. He s and
very takatve, very apt to tell everything he hears and
he hears do not pretend to say
he would tell things he did not hear
9 State whether when his mind Is not in proper
dition his memory and reason not both somewhat
anectedS A. His reason may be somewhat affected and
memory also, when these attacks on but when he
is in the enjoyment Of good health he be
tiona he has not had attack for time aud
his health has been better.
CONSTRAINED ny JUDGE BINGHAM.
@ State whether you know what Sunday 1t was
that your brother made In regard to Dr.
Mudd Was 1t not Easter Sunday, Immediately follow
ing the assassination A. expect Il was Easter Sunday.
think II was somewhere about that time.
@ Now state what that conveIsat in respect to
the President Cab net and Union of Maryland being
assassinated within thirty days A. He stated that Dr.
Mudd said Lincoln and the whole Cabinet would be killed
In few weeks, and that he well the other Union
men in Maryland would be killed; Mr. Wood was present
BY Mr.. EwNG-Q You are certain that in the same
conversation he spoke Of the boot being found in Dr.
Mudd house? A. Yes, sir.
By the COURr-Q On the day Of this conversation are
you certain your brother In his right minds A. He
O. He not much excitedP A. No, not at ALL
Do you think he was capable Of telling the truth
that day? A. Yes
O From your knowledge of your brothers. character
for truth and veracy md of his mental condition. did
you have any doubt in your mind that DR.. Mudd had
said what he represented him to have saidY A. thought
probably my brother jesting at the time and OBJ
served that n such the fact no ought not to state
~; ho said it certainly true, that had made that
statement to him in BryanOwn supposed he had told
II as he had heard IT,
Testimony OF Samuel McAIIister.
By MI. SroNz-Q. Where do you resdeS A. In Wash
Q. How long have you resided in washngton9 A.
Since the I'd day of December last.
q. What is your occupationS A. am clerk in the
Pennsylvania House. Washington.
Q. Have you the register OF that house with your A.
/ have (produciug tho regsterI
O. State whether the name OF Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
appears on that register as having been entered In the
month Of January, 1885 A. have examined tho month
carefully, and the name does not appear.
Q. DO you know the accused, Dr. Samuel A. Muddf
A. do not he may have stopped at the house and II
any person stop at the house without registering
Turn TO the 23d OF December last and state whether
herc-Samuel A. Mudd.
Q. state whether you find tho Of another man
@ OF the house In regard 70 the guests
registering their names?
Acting Judge Advocate BINGHAM objected to the ques.
The objection was overruled
A. All persons stopping ut the honse required 10
register their names; often persons In and take
meals; they do not register their naes person
stops in the house night without being required
register.
by Assistant Judge Advocate BNoHAx-Q Do yon
know who slept in the with on the night
A, /
time Atzcr0tt came
O. You do not know whether Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was
in tho house or not in tho month Of january A. No.
sir; his name In not on the regst
BY the CouRT-Q Do you know whether DR. Mudd
might have been the house under assumed manner
A. I could not tell anything about that.
Are you acquainted with the person registered as
Mudds A. No, sir
Testimony or jeremiah II. Mudd.
BY Mr. EWING State whether you arc acquainted
with the prisoner, DR. Samuel A. MUDDY A. am
q Where do you resideS A. In the Fourth Election
district Of Charles county, about mile and half from
O. State whether you came with the accused to Wash
ngton last winter and II did give the particulars Of
your visit, A. came with him 10 Washington the 2sl
of December last rccocct tho date from the fact that
we returned home ON Christmas eve, which was the
24th: when we got to Washington we left horses
down by the Navy Yard aud walked up 10 Pennsylvania
avenue II was In the evening: went to tho Pennsyl-
vania House and registered our names think for odg
ings; however, we concluded, we had not been to
dinner that we wanted something better than ordi-
nary supper, 30 we went 10 restaurant the avenue
known as the "Walkcr Restaurant" ordered supper
and remained there, possibly hour: after leaving
there walked into Browns Hotel where we stayed
about half an hour; then into the National Ho-
tel there was tremendous crowd In there and got
separated; recognized acquaintance In the crowd
and got into conversation with him; after that came
out Of the place and went along the avenue, stopping in
several clothing stores for the purpose OF looking st
clothing WHICH Intended 10 purchase next morning;
then walked up 10 the Pennsylvania House, and very
soon after ! arrived DIR. Mudd came very soon we
went to bed; In the morning, after breakfast, We
went to the store Of man by the name Of McGrcgor I
think ana chnfed cooking ftOve; together
after that once twice during the morning. had cloth
ing to by and some little purchases make which
attended to- saw the prisoner during the morning
peatedy every five ten minutes would be with him;
about one ocock we left the and came down
the Navy Yard. got horses, and between two and
three O'Clock went home; we came aud returned To-
gcther
@ Where you in the Pennsylvania House when
the prisoner reoined you after your separating from him
at the Nationalf A. was sitting the re place In
the first you enter, near the Office where tho
register Is kept; DR. Mudd, when nrst saw him,
through the folding door into this from the other
Q Was any one with him ~ he enteredf A. think
not; there might have been; saw no one
q You say You were not separated from him the next
morning moro than five or ten minutes ~ timer A.
think not after the purchase of the stove he had
shoes and some little things buy ana we separated
but saw him frequently; once think no was coming
from the Bank OF Washington, whore hO had had some
little business
Q Do you know by whom tho articles bought by him
were taken 10 his homer
Judge BINGHAM objected 10 the question being Of
consequence.
Mr. Ewgo said he thought u q matter Of much conse-
quenco The prosecution had proved by one witness