Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-17

peared again; this time be started up The street
and remained While and came down sgain and
called .ne time. ! think il vas ten m nuies after
ten. The veil dressed man then ven, into ID.
theatre: this one the witness Recognized az Booth
from his photograph be also said If The prisoner
| Sprague had mo sstsch be would take him for
the rough looking man Nta. AZ
Reefes. a stable keeper OF livery stable. test.
| fed 20 the intimacy between Booth and Surratt
Surratt told him that be. early in April, bad been
to Richmond, and coming back got into diff
Guilty. and that the detectives were after him
James A Humphreys. livery stable keeper.
also testified 70 the intimacy between Booth aud
Surratt
Tie testimony taken before the doors were
opened TO the reporters for the press. includes
that Of a man who was in the rebel service and
which went TO show that SIS early as 1863, Booth
and others contemplated the assassination of the
president, and alec the burning Of northern cities.
Secret meetings were being held consisting Of
rebel oficers, at which Booth was present and
the assassination was freely spoken Of in The
streets of Richmond
Other witnesses testified that they he'd seen
Booth in company With Clay. Halcomb, Thomp
/ son. and Others in Canada
Captain Theodore McGovern described the as
sassnation, and said he thought he knew Booth:
did not recognize him as the man that went into
the presidents box and afterwards jumped on
the stage.
| Major Henry K Rathbone. who was in the
presidents box. read the statement he made, and
which vas published shortly after the assassina-
ton BE did not know Booth. nor could he re
cognize the assassin in his photograph.
VIM. Withers, jr musician at Ford's theatre,
met the assassin under the stage, and vas forced
aside by bis striking at him with knife He re
| cognizsd in the assassin j. Wilkes Booth. who
, rushed out of the back door OF the theatre; he
did not see Spsngler that night; Spangler ought
TO have been there 10 change the scenes; the
route Booth took TO get out Of the theatre was
entirely unobstructed; sometimes there was so
many people that Que could not pass but that
night ever thng seemed clear, which was un-
usual; did not recolect ever seeing Spangler
wear a mustache.
Jos Simmons, tcolored) employed at Fofd's
theatre. testi6ed-Saw Booth on the back part
of the stage. betweeu and q O'Clock. on the
18th; be saw him next when be Jumped from
the box TO the stage; when he went out in the D
IN he invited SDaugler TO take a drink; Booth
and Spargler were quite intimate; Spangler used
to attend to Booths horses when Booth was
away Spsnglers position on the stage was on
the right hand as you face the audience opposite
the presidents box; Spangler was on the stage
attending 10 his business usual that night: DO
not RENE mber seeing him during Ire I'd set; saw
him walking about looking at the performance
during the first act; never saw him wear a mus
tache
John.Mies, coloIed, employed in -Ford's thei-
tel. testified that Booth brought horse from the
stable to the back door of the thester and called
for Ned Splsuger. on the night OF the assassin
ton, about or 10 o'clock and three times: after
that did not Booth, but heard horses feet
going out of the alley at three O'Clock 10 the
afternoon; saw Booth come from the stable
where he kept his horse. with Ned Spangler and
Joseph Maddox The stable is not over fifty
yards from the theater Spangler was pushing a
scene when Booth called for him a boy called
John Peanut. held the horse Spangler ran
across the stage when Booth called They
appeared familiar. | Spangler and others
outside the door that Booth went out of after the
president shot. i asked Spangler who It was
that held the horse. He told me not 10 saw any
thing think IL was the same person who
brought the horse, that rode Lim away Spang.
Ter appeared excited. Never saw him wear
mustsche.
John Schomau, connected with Ford's Thea
tire, testified He said Booth came to the back
door of the theatre a horse. Spangler Was
there. and Booth said, Help me all YOU can,
won't you?" He replied, '.Oh yes" This was
about an hour and a half before the president
was shot Saw Booth again about half-past 10
going out OF the back door just after the assass
nation on the stage. He hid handkerchief in
his hand, and appeared to be wiping his eyes.
Booth had free access to all parts of the theatre.
| was in front of the theatre that night on the
pavement, but did not see Spangler there
have seen Spangler side whiskers. but not
mustacbe. Saw Booth with several others,
that afternoon, between and o'clock. in the
restaurant next door. drinking. cav Ned
Spangler, Maddox, Booth, and gentleman BY
the name OF Maiden Maddox who asked me to
drink which did After Booth asked Span
gler TO help him lie went behind the scenes
The judge advocate remarked that il would
be necessary for the court to understand the To-
cahies of the interior o. the theatre. and they
would meet there at O'Clock on Tuesday morn
ing for that purpose.
The court then adjourned till 10 O'Clock next
Tuesday