The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-05-23

testimony Tor the prosecution Is expect
ed 70 occupy this week. How much
time will be taken up by the defense
connot be reasonably determined, but
from present indications their wit
nessess can all be heard next week.
Every reasonable opportunity is afford
ed the prisoners for free consultation
with their attorneys, and during the
session on Tuesday one or more Of the
accused was constantly bordering upon
the rail that divides them from tBeaud-
ience, in current conversation with his
counsel. tl L.il..ftnrdtfJ n,e.ft
John Barrow's testimony, Spang-.
Ter changed the scenes Oh the left Of
the stage, the same side on which the
Presidents box is; / attended the door.
He attended the door when / was
away. Our position was near the door
leading into the alley. There were
two horses in the stable, one q bay:
The fellow who brought the horse
there used to go with Booth pretty Oft
en-. don't see him among the prison.
ers. / think he lives in the Navy.
Yard. Isaw Booth as he came out Of
the small door and rode of, but saw
nobody else. Did not see ,Spangler
come or go out. About three o'clock
in the afternoon we heard the Presi-
dent was to be there and Spangler and
/ were to return and take with us
man named Jake with a partition. We
took the partition, and then sat down
in the box. Spangler said it would be
a nice place to sleep in. Did not see
him or any one else interfering with
the look on the door, Harry Ford
fixed the flags over the. box. Spangler
and / went out before he got through.
While we were in the box Spangler
damned the President;nI told him he
should not talk so, when. he said the
President ought to be damned for hav-
ing so many men killed.
Mary Ann Turner, colored, testified
she resided in the rear Of FOrd's The
atre; saw Booth about three or four
o'clock on the afternoon of the assas-
ination standing in the back yard Of
Ford's Theatre, talking with a lady;
saw him again about seven or eight
o'clock bring horse to the back door
Of the theatre and heard him callfor
Ned. Ned came out and took the
horse away. AT the time Of the assas;
sination heard a horse go away, but
did not see him. In few moments a
crowd gatherered, and Ned come out
of the door. Witness identified Spang-
Ter rs the person he called Ned. Jane
Anderson, colored, testified she lived
back of the Theatre in the room adj
joining that of Mary Ann Turner: she
saw Booth the morning before, the as
sassination going out Of the alley near
the stable; saw him about d O'Clock in
the afternoon standing in the back door
of the Theatre with lady. About 7
or O'clock heard a horse come into
the alley, and heard Booth call Ned
four times. Ned came out and Booth
said in low tone to tell Maddox To
come here. Maddox came out, and he
and Booth talked together in a low
tone; then Ned and Maddox took the
horse and led him around the alley;
after awhile, saw a person who had
horse, walking back and forward; think
the horse was there about an hour and
a half. When Booth came out he
jumped upon the horse and rode OFT so
fast l thought the horse had ran away
with him. Soon ! came down, and
there was a crowd round the door:
Spangler came down, and somebody
said the President had been shot by
man who rode Off ] told Spangler that
was the man who called him, and he
denied it, and kept on denying, and
walked off Witness knew Maddox;
saw him hold the horse little while,
and then go into the theatre; think
Maddox was holding the horse when
Booth came out and mounted, but is
not certain; it might have been him Or
Spangler, or another man; there SEEM
ed to be three OF them holding the
horse at different times, btuuvg ur
Polk Gardner testified that he was
on the road between Bryantown and
and Washington on the night of the
l4th of April, and was gQang to
Washington. About IL o'clock met
two persons riding very fast; they
stopped and asked the direction to
Marlboro; one of the men was mount
ed on a bay, and the other on roam
horse; could not identify either OF the
men.
w. r. Kent testified to picking up
pistol in the Presidents box on the
night of the assassination. He identi-
fed the pistol shown him as the one he
picked up. 1t. G. A. Lowell testified
that he was engaged in the pursuit Of
the murderer after the assassinatiop,
and visited the house of DIR. Mudd.
Witness said DIR, Mudd told him, in
answer, to questions, that two strang-
ers had called there Saturday morn
ing, one of whom had broken leg;
and that he set the leg; he did not know
who the, men were: both were, strang-
ers to him; said they remained only a
short time, evidently designing to con-
vey the impression that they left in the
course of the morning; one of the mep
called for razor apd water to shave
off bis moustache. II, When they, went
of, the injured man went on crutches,
and the other one led his horse; they
went off across the swamp Witness
was entirely satisfied these partiesswere
Booth and Harold. Several days aft
erward witness went there for the
purpose. of arresting DR.. Mudd; he
then broIght down the bootwhich was
cut from Booths leg; the name, ~.
Wilkes" was written, on the inside Of
the boot. DR.. Mudd still insisted that
the parties were strangers TO him; he
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