New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-05
THE TESTIMONY TAKEN ON SATURDAY
Evidence Given by Ex-Gov Farwen, Dr.
Blanford, John R. Giles, Anna Ward,
and Others.
VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS'
WASHINGTON, June 2, 1865.

HE room of Vice. President Johnson ~ be'weeu ~
and 10, O'Clock that evening went directly from 'e
theater 10 the Vice Presidents room.
O. state whether You found the door OF the room
locked or opened a. II was locked thihAi an h''
o Did you find anybody apparently lying in wait
About the roomi A ! did not discover any one
O. II anybody had been lying IN wait about the room
ronld Won have been eble 20 see them A. dld nol
book at anything but the door, and did not see any one
st the door.
farped but received answers then raped again,
snd said in loud voice governor JohDson' II you
are in the room must see You
O. Did Won enter the Nice-PTesdents ROOM a
aid and remained there half an hour.
O. While you there was The room visited by any
,trancersi A. number of persons cnino 10 the coor
after cot the inside locked and bolted the door
and did not allow person TO come in without was
some one personally known 70 the NleePres'deht or
myself also rang the bell for the servants
g. State whether you ever the prisoner AtzeTodt
beforoi A. Not TO my knowledge
O. Do you take your meals at the Kirkwood House
o Have you not observed persons asking TO see The
President while he wonld be taking hs measf a
No sir only when, as have been al the taoe' solhe
gentleman would ask ne casually whether the wee
President was in
TESTIMONY OF JOHN B. HUBBARD.
By Mr. Dos,er-Q State whether, ~ times, yop are In
charge Of the prisoner Payne \. am
O. Have yon. at any time during his confinement h-d
any conversation with him. y l have
Q. State what was the substance OF mat converse,
tioni Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham objeote1
a. the question on tic ground that the declarations OF
Inc prisoner we're not admissible. Judge Advocate
Holt stated that. as confession o. we prisoner j.
his condition Of mind II might be coasldered.l "A.
was taking him out Of the courtroom the other uay
when he said lie wished they would meke heste ana
haIg HIM tlat he tired Of lfe, aud that he Noaid
rather be hanged than come back here.
Q Did he ever lave any conversation with you IN rel
erenee to the subject OF his constipation A hes er
about n week
@ what did he saw A. He said that he had been 50
eve since be had been here.
@ What had been so A. That he had beed censn'
Q. Have YOU any personal knowledge as to the truth
Ct that a. / have not.
O. To whom did YOU el what the prisoner said 10 you
A. To Colonies Metal and nort.
Ry ASSISTANT JudgeAdUooGte Biu9ham-Q What eist
did the prisoner say to your A. That was al he 'ad'
TESTIMONY OF COL. W. II. H. MCCALL.
Bv Mr. D0stsr-Q. Have you al any time had charge o.
che prisoner Faynef y. Lave.
@. Are you alone III charge OF him a. No, SIR Col
Frea,rcks. Col. Dart ard myself have charge OF nm
O How is the duty divided between you A. We have
zach eight hours Of the twentv-four.
O. Does your duty lead 10 be oOgnizart Of The
duet Of the prisoner in bis oellf A. Yes. sir
q Do yOu Know anything with reference TO the con
spation O she lrisCrert 4 To the beat Of my knowl
sde unt last evening be had no relesinc the Goth
April.
O. Have you ever lad any conversation with the Trs
sneI on the subject OF his own DEATH A: No. Sir
TESTIMONY OF JOHN L. RoBlRTs.
BIZ Mr.. D0s,er-Q. Is ii part Of your duty to TAX
aharge of the prisoner Paynet A. | have not ha
special charge OF the prisoner ny duties are general
o Have Won ever spoken TO him on the subject OF hi
own death ; A. On the day thai Major Seward was ex
s1ined here and the prisoner was dressed IN coat and
Ia, as putting the irons on him ain lie TOO
that they tracing Lin pretty close, and that lie
wanted TO die.
O. Did be say that he was red OF life A. / have
told you all that no said
O. You never had any further conversation with him
d. Not at oil; not the subject Of death; words
passed between Us now and then on the starSey;
BIZ Assistant Jldye-A3roc7te BiRghGm-Q. Did be say
hot Ia irefo If T.. nd ho IN YpS
Q He coupled with that the remark fiat they were
tracing him pretty close-in other words hudIg him
outf A. Those were the words
TESTIMONY or LIEUT.. JOIN W. DEMPSEY
q. State whore you are on duty. A. Al No dl HIST,
jn cor and Of tie guard having charge Of tho house Of
Ms sufIate
O. State whether yOu were with the party that made
examination OF house at the time he house was
searched A. was win me P.rty nat came to the
searched before that | WIS not in conn and OF the
euard that fret went to the holse.
IA photograph Of j. W ;es Booth was here shown
the witness. aud idcntifC him the one which ne
had found behind pio:ur Il Morning ana Evening
The back OF the photograph bore the name old. Wilkes
Loot in Dcnetinarks
I, TESTIMONY 6F JAMES R. o'eErFS
BE- NJ. E~ing-Q. STATE where you were employed
OIL the 18th Of April end for some .lonths precedi Z
hat day. A. In the Generals oftice
Yes sir; usher at toe thester during the evening
q 90
teSpers Of the locks o. boxes seysa and eight The
teeper Of box eight vac TfGnched or broken oil u
zone way; do ut know how i was ag nj one
Senipg at home sies, aad aiterward found II broken
@ When did Won notice that TIC keeper OF the door
n he eight had been broken A. l noticed II the
srst lime aerward that went into the boz; that was
some time before assassination could not say how
q Do YOU know whether the doc could be fastened
sfterward by lcokiugf A. 1t nigh. be locked. bat /
imagine that If shO, 90 il wonld come open; IT wonld
alWays shut tsht, md had no occasion TO lock IT,
o How gas the kecvlr OF the door OF box seven .
A. II appeared 10 he all right; always locked that
box standardization.
,cruuied the tSo boxes \. The door u box eight
O How it generally left after the party entered'
A. Away left pom. ,
O. DO YOU know v hether the door leading from the
massage winch sepaTatcs the two boxes from the wal
had !, io,k upon ~ A No sir: II had no Iocl
BIZ Assfs,dnt. Jadgs- 5dyccois Bin9haN-p Inc outer
door had latch, hnd 1t notf A. No. sTi If was mol
O. Box eight is nearest the stage il it not A. Yes
TESTIMONY OF DR. BLANF0RD.
RI NJ Frin0-C. state whether yor .re f'.,uanted
viii The comfy along the IOut from here SurTstts
vile and Bryantown, and through Surratt ne 70 for'
Tobacco i. AZ far 70 bryantOsn and Port IoDseco
an acquainted Win H. but not iti ther. ,,,,,
q Are you acquainted witt the locality OF Dr. Mudd
Aousef A. ell.
A map of tho locality was re referred TO- showing
the different roads leading iron Washington TO Bryan
OWL and vicinity 1t VAS shown 10 tno vi meas also
MIA drawn by himself giving the different loo alties
IN the neighborhOcd of Dr. Samuel A. huids house,
10th of which be testified accurately drawn
Ine hour of one O'Clock hoving arrived, the Commits
non took recess ufual until two o'clock 10. al
which lour the Cour, Teasseulblod.
TESTIMONY OF SUSAN STEwAIr, COLoRiD
b. H. Ep.ng-O State whore you reside. A. AT
Nj. John Mo =. abOut mile from 81 yant0~n
Z How near do you live 10 the Rouse OF the coored
nan John bocsef A. Only stors distance
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