The New York herald., 1865-06-01
A Plea Of Insanity Entered in
Behalf of Atzerott.
Testimony OF Mr.. Ford, Mama
ger OF the Theatre.
Evidence i'm Favor Of Harold and
Spangler,
Ac., Ae., 10.


Q Ass you cousin Of the prisoner, AszsrOts A
Q Htae whether the prisol came 70 your house sub
ss9ucnt 70 the assassination Of the PRESIDENT A. He
eans there on Sunday evening.
O Give the particulars OF his visin A. met him -
bwas ON my way 70 church, hs remained ~ my house
0on Sunday evening until Thursday morning, about
sAsss or four O'Clock during that time he did not
mako any attempt 70 hide himself but walked about sod
worked In the garden little.
q Did you notice anything peculiar about his appear
aaos whom you nrst met him, A. No, sir; he looked
sAe same ~ he always did whom he came 70 see me.
arrested in shs SoSss was down stars and he was up
Q Did he hesitate 70 90 whom they arrested him, A
Do you know whether he was in possession Of large
s.sntities Of money! A. do not
BID the prisoner have ON an evsrcoa. whsn he came
- your houses A. When ] met him in the morning he
Aad an overcoss on his arm; was kind Of gray over
Hr Dosus then stated 10 tho Court that all of the
Witnesses summoned In the Of Atzerott not
present. and that he could proceed in the order he
o the plea Of insanity, and had sent for friends and
1easons Of the prisoner, living several thousand miles
The then with the cases Of the other
Usissnsrs.
Testimony Of Wnliam 8. Arnold.
ny Mr. EwNG-Q What relation are you 10 the pris-
snsT, Samuel Arnold A. am his brother
O Where do you resdcS A. At Hookstown, Aontgom-
ssy county S.a MAJ Maryland
abous OF the prisoner from the Goth Of March last 70 the
tho asb ho r. hs S 1Ssr sm,
70 baltimore and returned on the 2eh going again to
ist Of Ap he started for Fortress nonroe while NJ IN
Bamore he STAYED At his fathers house And saw him
= home almost ali the time.
sosdacssd By Xssssa6s Judge Advocate hvHns4r he
ssassd that he only BY which be knew that the
that he had purchased some farming utensils On that dSv
md made entry Of the purchase in book which no
kept al homo; the pistol delivered 70 witness by the
SsSoner DC 1ss Of April loaded at the time the
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mis- viiness in snsver 70 sertes oS ensstisns .ss
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1nsliy IN The cv NJ hi. Saher,s hcnss. ihsf The ri
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~ msds an annlcston Tor stn.on ne .tartaS s -
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~ sonr oc,S.a On Ap ABOUT na'
Testimony OF Jacob Smith.
H substance Of the testimony Of this witness may be
Ss@med up es foIiows:-kesdes. a. Hookstown Mary
Asoa orosnsr Of sns pnsonsr ssmuei A'nSd saw w. sns
ssonsr nearly every day ee:wefa the 1osh Or 42d o.
arch ana about sns LIST OF April sometimes tire: Or
- times day OCCASIONALLY a. the house OF MS brother
AsNA "A''' ~ "0u'1 " cs0s'ns ~''nsS'ss' 'sl"'
puRrrrr.
w.s not surs N 70 the dsv ON which. Tho pr,,oper
sane 70 Hookstown having no means Of ascertaining
Xore tho1
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, AZ ysa sqaAA's" WIN inc p'sSs" As~A'u
How long ess ne oeen IN your employ a. think think
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Sosnoahy. Cy
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~ r,,vsd there a. so co~S an ;hSt ~
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rns.,o. "so ~ ~ - y yS h, nav S,, o near. 0'''' sp"sA "
anu n ~ IA At, Mnas c"pn.eaon, n s,..,.s A., A..
..ession and ~ Ss. not nrss.eS '' '''S" W -'
State whether Booth ever aPplied 70 you 70 employ
Sorr th.s,rs ' ' "''-''' '' 'A' "'''""'"' -
'xss,snt yudss Adxoc.ss .p,rau.r otaerted IN ,he
>uc~sinn 'N~~e' - ~-S~~ ~ 80
NJ Tr,xo ,.,.a ,,., tho o,,.., r., ,ho ,,o.,,, mn.
n ds red Chester but raseg 10 eooboaae hir asssp
Wo.s ana ~ sS"ss ,h"s a. sho po,b ~ ss
snr 10 indac rhsssr ~ ,oin consusv ior se csn,nr.
e thc President he was also endeayoring 70 induce Mr.
0,~e.re hvo hs "Dooh, -, rh, 80 s. - , @ a an ,.,r,neas NJ
Sss. ,s,.,J % sa " ~, .a a. s ~. W. .s % :, ~ I &c W. ~ Us st i.
s,s a, tha hsr rartrcariv that ~ x,n"d .ba ~ ~.
sspfrsson sta. that ths n,an wa. c "au,"rs n he
r,rsent and slso The case Of ,Ic nrisonss soanyeT
xeare any inS,rnmant 70 assis, Inn IN M, Unrnose INV
Ns's "ns 9uoto noNocA.e b'No''Antau tha. party
s.sst .prght man in Tho land With ybo beSorc his
- mi,aiiiv was Lno'.n no ,n,bi I've on tc,ms or mt
macy n ,as ,hsn tb,c m,sfortnne oS snch man not
nis crime A he ann,oacbed in ,bss nav ha, 4, sid ns
flox he, 400 Rah q, nroacbcS hi, nan cncs,sr tia,
~ .po,shI ei,ber uSina "r aS 's as nd nth ~"
80 - cm,,nnn n,o s ~ "a, ~ 80 49, ;o % a , - vh, G
< .ad 60 ,ha1 = ,brg T ,a.ou " 1 ~ P'"e "
rhs oss.o. ,xss tSa and thu v..
a no, ''~ wa s"'" 'u''""0'' 'N" '"' s"0's''" "''
q s,a,e w,aa mara ths a,cs NJ tho aco,.oa nj, Tho
.,srs ~ ."c,soJ ,cnana.e. Nc. ~ a.sm,o..S a.
sss h.nd oy no, as .e panse @ M
and ia dues ,.c,c a. as.st In tnc scsrcrv 20
paee and renewing n rs the croove. q. Tho necsss,
s,cs oe n,v ns,,se1 ,bass -. ~. a,.. :. .,.n,,
during the 3av he was assIs, An doing she rough car
sante9 vork incLirnt "A y, CERTAIN nays
tate WHEELER h,s duct W sre svch mn In reou,re hrs
prcscnco upon the stage during the whole al tho play