Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-17

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theatre; and therefore they would NEE
there this Tuesday morning at 0 o'clock
The court then adjourned to 10 o'clocl
Tuesday morning. 3.s-.h A. ir-s.
WASHINGTON, May lG.-Among the wit
nesses examined in the assassination tria
to-day was Mr.. Browning. the private sec.
retary of President johnson, who said tha
on the evening of the assassination h,
found in his letter-boX a card addressed tt
President Johnson, with the words upon it
Don't wish to disturb you. Are you al
home? .Hr#
lIISigned] "T' ~ 2 ,WILKEs BooTHr
Major Knox and Sergt. Halter testified
that on the 18th of April the residence OF the
Secretary of War was illuminated in honor
of the recent victories. Gen. Grant, hi:
wife and Others we're in the house at the
time. O'Laugbln, whom the witness now
identified had entered the house, and in re.
sponse to n question said he was lawyer,
and very well acquainted with Secretary
Stanton. O'Laughlin appeared to be drunk
and made especial inquiry to have a look at
Gen. Grant. This was about o'clock.
DR.. Stone testified as to the condition of
| President Lincoln after the shooting. The
ball extracted from the head was exhibited,
and he identified 1t by the initials I" A. L.
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| knife.
y Sergeant Cobb, who. on the night of the
assassination, was on duty at the navy yard
| bridge,testified as to Booth and his coInpan-
ion passing into Maryland. Booth, on be-
ing challenged, said he was going to his
house in the country near Greentown.
The pistol picked up iu the theater was
produced in court and identified.
Lieut.. Love, who went in pursuit of the
assassin, gave an interesting account of
overtaking him and OF the conduct of DIR.
Mudd, who dressed Booths leg. The boot
which was cut from Booths leg was pro-
dueed in court. Inside was written -.
| Wilkes"
H. officer Lloyd, who went in pursuit ofthe
fugitives, said DR.. Mudd at first denied see
ing them, but afterward recollected it was
Booths limb which he had set, the latter
having been somewhat disguised. @
| WASHINGTON. May l6.-The. court paid
an informal visit at half-past nine o'clock to
the scene Of the Presidents assassination.
Nothing is changed there. On re-entering
the court room the prisoners were brought
in to court, and many eyes instinctively
turned towards Spangler, who sat down
listlessly and leaned back against the wall,
staring vaguely during the reading of the
record.
| David Stanton was permitted to amend
| the record of his testimony. In his answer
to the question, "Did he ask in regard to
General Grant," to read, d" The man did ask
| for General Grant, and also the man said he
was lawyer and knew Mr.. Stanton very
we'll" :
Examination Of John Buro,o, alias Peanuts.
Was connected with Ford's theater; at
tended the stage door and carried bills in
the daytime; attended Booths horse, stab
ling and cleaning him; knew him while he
kept horses in the stable in the alley back
of the theater; saw him in the afternoon of
| the assassination bringing horse into the
stable about or o'clock. He halloed for
| Spangler, who went down to the stable.
| Booth asked him for halter and he went
for one. Thought Maddox was there
too. Saw Booth again on the stage that
| night. Did not see him when he came
with his horse between and 10 o'clock.
Saw the horse at the door when Spangler
called out to hold him. Heard man call
Ned" and tell Spangler Booth wanted
him.. | held the horse; Spangler gave him
| to me to hold. told him had to attend
| to my door. He said if there was anything
wrong to lay blame on him. Heard the re-
port of pistol. When Booth came out he
| told me to give him hoist on to his horse
| He knocked me down with the butt of his
knife. He rode off Immediately. 1 was
in the Presidents box that afternoon
helping Ford put flags around the box
| Spangler was in the box with me. lie
damned the President and Gen. Grant.
| told him thathe should not curse a man in
that way; he did him no harm. He said he
ought to be cursed for getting so many men
killed. He did not say he wished anything
done to Grantand the President.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Ewing: 1t was
Daveney, an actor, who called Spangler and
told him Booth wanted him in the alley. 1t
was six or eight minutes after that Span
| gler called me. | was in front of the door
entrance on the left, attending to the
| stage door. My duty was to keep
strangers out. / was in front of the
| theater when the curtain was down. i go
out every night when the curtain is
down. Did not see Booth there. Spang-
| Ter was not in front Of he theater. Never
saw Spangler wear moustache. Did not
see any whiskers on him that night
| Spahgler was in the habit of hitching up
| Booths horses. He wanted to take the
birdie off, but Booth wouldn't let him. This
about o'clock. He put the halter round
| his neck and took the saddle off. Spangler
used to hitch up and feed Booths horse
when was not there. Mr.. Clifford said he
would give me a goodj job if / knew how to
attend to horses. / said | knew something
abont it, and that is how got to attending
Booths horse. :
-Ques. Do, you know The way Booth
Went outafter he jumped out of-the Presi-
| dents box? ..,.,....... ...r,
Ans. No, sir. / was, out at the time.
do not know which entrance Booth passed
through. He was mot about the theatre