Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-16

J. p. Early tes;ifed-He came from Baltimore
with O'Laughlin on the Thursday previous tc
te assassination: they slept at the metropolitan
hotel, and In the morning O'LAughlin went NJ
stairs to see Booth, and staid some time; did not
see him again until evening. 0'Lsughlin went 70
Baltimore in the pm. Of Saturday, after the az
sassinalion; he didn't show much excitement over
the assassination but bis brother said they would
be after him on account OF his intimacy with
Booth.
Attic time the party went down from Balti-
more, on Thursday. it was arranged they should
60 back on Friday.
/ saw difference in the conduct Of o Laugh
lin from has usual appearance. He thought il
was liquor which caused them to STAY later than
they had intended. When they reached Baltimore
O'Laughlin's brother told him that o Laughin's
party had been looking for him and would prob
ably arrest him. Witness remembered he re-
marked that he did not want TO be arrested at
home as II would be the death of bis mother. and
announced bis intention of going elsewhere.
Witness testified, while in Washington Thurs
day night. they were together most Of the time.
and he did not know OF his going elsewhere that
night.
l. o. Henderson testified, he was acquainted
with O'Laughlin, and that he told him on Friday
morning, he was to see Booth; he didn't know
whether be saw him or not and could not tell
what his business was.
Samuel r. Strong testified, be had known
O'Laughlin for several yenrs, and saw him with
Booth early in April. The association between
them appeared TO be of an intimate character
Saw them at one time talking earnestly, another
person, whom he did not know, being present;
witness thought one OF the prisoners was the
person talking with Booth and O'Langhlin, but
would not point him out, as he could not swear
TO him.
j. h Sprague. clerk at the Kirkwood House,
testified that he was present when the room was
broken open after the assassination and saw the
revolver which was found there
David Stanton testified he saw O'Lauglin at
the house of the secretary of war the night be
fore the assassination, and asked him what his
business was, and he inquired for the secretary
of war requested him to go and he went;
this was about 10 o'clock O'Laughlin did not
say what his business was and did not appear to
have any There was large crowd OF. people
there and band serenadpg Gen. Grant and the
secretary of war.
Peter Glatterwell testified he kept restaurant
near Ford's theatre. About ten o'clock on the
night of the 9th of april man called for some
whisky, aud after drinking it went out hastily
About = or 10 minutes afterwards heard the
president assassinated Either on that
night or the night before Harold stopped and
inquired for Booth.
James McDye testified ne saw several suspi-
cious looking persons in front of Ford's theatre
at half-past nine on April IA One was elegantly
dressed, and the others somewhat rough in ap-
pearance.
About the end of the % act the well daessed
one said to the others 81 think we will come
out" Soon after, this man stepped into the
saloon and took drink. When he came out
he whispered to the rough looking man, and
then went into the passage leading from the
stage to the street. The smallest of the three
called out the time and the we'll dressed one ap-
peared. He called it again, and finally
louder than before called 10 minutes past H..
The well dressed man then went into the theatre
The small man started on fast walk. Soon a
man came running out saving the president was
shot.
The witness Unidentified the well dressed man as
Booth by the photograph. he thought that if
Sprague had moustach he would exactly re-
semble the rough looking man he saw at the
theatre
j. NJ Buckingham, door keeper at Fords
theatre knew Booth, on the night of the 18th of
April, saw him enter the theatre, saw him Jump
on the stage. certain that Sprague did not
enter the theatre front on that night