The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-20
THE CONSPIRACY.
Major Stewards Testimony.
The Identification Of Payne.
Proceedings in the Conspiracy Cour
on the 10Th.
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WASHINGTON, May 19.-In Court to
day VIM. Eaton testified that he arrested
Spangler at his boarding hOnsc III Wash
ington.
| VIM. Wallace testified that he arrested
lOIaughlin on the 18th of April, and thai
on the way to the post-office he spoke o.
the assassination as bad affair and de
MED that he had anything to do with it
Joseph Clifford employed at Ford's
theatre, gave no information of special
Importance.
The Court proceeded to take the testl
mony of Col. II. j. Taylor, on duty at
headquarters Department Of Washing
ton, who testified that he received from
Lieut.. Terrill the paper taken from
Booths trunk on the night of the l4th
written in Confederate cipher. He gave
it to Col. Welles, April 18th.
Charles Rosch was cross-eXamined by
the Judge Advocate, and testified that
he went to Spangler's house after his az
rest, and found carpet bag there with
rope in it, 1s feet long. The twist ap-
peared to be taken ont of it, There was
nothing else in the bag except some
blank paper and dirty shirt.
| Mrs Martha Murray recognized Payne
as resembling the man who boarded
| there, who left the house at NJ. of
April l4th.
VIM. H. Wells (colored) testified that
he was a servant in the house of Hon. w.
H. Seward on the I4th of April. He
| identified Payne. When he (Payne)
came to the house he rang the bell. |
| went down to the door. He had a little
package in his hand, and said it was
from Dr. Verdi, and was sent with par
| ticular directions how he was to take
it, and he must go up. told him he
could not 90 up. Then he repeated the
| words a good while, Must go up, must
sec him" l told him he could not 1t
was against my orders that ifhe would
| give me the medicine / would tell how
to take it, if he would leave the direc-
tions. That wouldn't do. He started
to 90 up. I stepped past him and went
ND stairs before him and asked him to
| excuse me.
/ thought perhaps he would say re-
| fused to let him come up. l thought he
might be sent by DR.. Verdi and would
tell Mr.. Seward. / tried to stop him.
He said, "all right" l noticed his step
was very heavy and asked him not to
walk so heavy, he would disturb MIR.
Seward He met Mr.. Fred. Seward on
the steps outside the door and had some
conversation with him, in which he said
he wanted to see Mr.. Seward Mr.. Fred.
told him he could not see him; his father
was asleep at the time; to give him the
medicine; he would take it to him.
That would not do. He must see him
Mr.. Fred said, "You can't see him" He
kept Oh saying he must see him. Mr.
Fred said, II am Mr. Stewards son; if you
can't leave it with me, you can't leave it
at all" He had little more talk. he
still holding hi, package.
Mr.. Fred would not let him see him
anv way. He started towards the steps
as if to 60 down. Istarted to go down
before him and had gone about three
stems and turned round, saying, do not
walk so heavy" By the time | had
turned round he jumped back and struck
Mr. Fred. Mr.. Fred in falling had thrown
ND his hands Then / ran down stairs
and halloed murder Iwent to the front
door and halloed murder; ran down to
General Augur's and saw no guard and
came back By that time three soldiers
had como out of the building and follow
ed me. Ihad got about half way to the
house when l saw this man run out and
get on his horse He had on a light
overcoat and no hat. He had on hat
wheu he came in. I followed him as far
as could see him.
He struck Mr.. Fred with somothlng
round and wound with silver. saw him
raise his hand twice He hit him twice
and then ran down stairs.
Major Seward, son of Secretary Sew
ard, was sworn and identified Payne as
the man who was at his fathers house on
the night of the l4th of April. He had
retired about ii O'Clock and Il short time
afterwards was aroused by the screams
| of his sisters and rushed up stairs and
seized the man, who struck witness with
a knife from the table, and made another
blow, exclaming, II am mad, am mad
When near the door, as witness was push.
| ing him, he saw by the light i'll the hall
| that he was tall, large and had black
| hair and no beard.
| got nv coat and rushed down To the
| front door After witness own wounds
| were dressed he went into his fathers
room and saw he had large cash on his
cheek, one on his throat and on his head.
| Witness was satisfied the prisoner at the
bar was the same man.
| Col Morgan testified that OH the 18th
of April he had possession of Mrs Sur
rats house, aud stated that Payne came
| in with a pick-aXe on his shoulder
Payne said, II guess am mistaken"
asked him who he wanted to see. He
said, "Mrs. Surratt." told him he
was right She was in the parlor. He
said Mrs Surratt had engaged him to dig
gutter. He said he was from Farqua
har county, Va, and earned his living by
the pick. He showed me an oath of allie
glance and said he could neither read mol
write Witness identified the pick car
ried on his shoulder.
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