The Portland daily press., 1865-05-18
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The Washington Trials Report
f1t3y ut0f Testimony. lS80

Ter MT. johnson takes the ground that the
oath prescribed by the Constitutional conven-
uon was Illegal, and no moral injunction would
De Violated by disregarding it because the ex-
action OF the oath was beyond the authority
Of the convention, and as law therefore
| void. 9saM snlslsiol $500 M
Testimony of VIM. Wiltianss. ~
Mr.. Williams testified as to the pursuit of
the assassins with Major O'Brine. He went
TO Surratsville; they went to DR.. Mudds
April 18Th; asked DR.. Mudd if any stranger
had been that way, and he said no; he denied
that two men had been there, one with a
broken leg; he said that he had heard OF the
assassination first in church on Sunday morn
lag; he appeared uneasy and unwilling to give
us information; saw him again on Friday
the 21st; we went then to arrest him; asked
him again about the two men, and he then
said he had seen them, but he said they were
not Booth or Harold we showed him Booths
| picture, and he said at first he did not recog-
nize the features, but that it looked like
1 Booth across the eyes; we searched the house !;
DR.. Mudd said one OF the men left boot up
stairs, which was brought, and had j. Wilkes
Booth written In it; Mrs Mudd said the
Doctor had set the leg of its owner: DIR. Mudd
said they left between three and four in the
afternoon, and that they came about day
break; DIR. Mudd said they came on horse
! back; Mrs. Mudd said they left on foot. /
4 believe DR.. Mudd said the injured man went
OH on crutches made by one Of his men.
70 8a Testimony of Simon Garasan.
After the reassembling of the Court, Simon
Garacan testified as to interviews with Mudd
on the 18th and Dist. He was one of the
! party who went in search of Booth, and sub
sequentiy to arrest Booth. His testimony was
! similar to that of Others already given by
Lieut.. Lovett who had charge of the party
Testimony of Miss Emma Ofutt.
Miss Emma 0ffatt, sister-in-law of John
Lloyd, testified that she was at Lloyd's house
| on the 18th, and in a carriage with him; saw
Mrs. Surratt somewhere near Mariontown,-
Lloyd and Mrs. Surratt together; Mr.. Lloyd
1 went to her carriage, where the conversation
took place, and not In ours; was at Lloyd's
house on the 18th; saw him and Mrs. Surratt
talking together, but didn't hear them at all.
Nothing new was ELECTED in the cross ex-
animation, except that Lloyd made no state
ment in reference to his business with Mrs.
aSurratt. esesg 4 sgH eigs sHiav ssl4
ss - Testimony of Wm. r., Jutt.
+ VIM. P. Jutt testified only recognized one,
of the prisoners, Harold ; since 25th of Octo-
Der have been in Caroline County as commits
sary In the Comic derate service; when on the
way in April to Farquar county got down to
fort Conway, and on the 18th of April saw a
| wagon on the wharf; there were three of us:
/
reached the wagon we saw man get out of
| 1t, and it seemed to us toput his hand in his
| bosom; he came where we were and said.
what command do you belong to-; Ruggles
said, "Mosby's command; then he said.
"Where are you going''; he said, sit is Sc.
cret where we are going"; he said he belong
| ed to A. P. Hllls corps; his brother was
wounded below Richmond and asked if we
would not take him down to the lines; Har-
rold then asked us to drink we declined;
! went and tied three horses; Harold came and
| touched me and said, 81 suppose you are rails
ing a command to go South, and he would like
to go with us; said could go with no man
! Ididn't know anything about, and then made
4 this remark, We are the assassins Of the Presi-
| dent; was SO shocked made no reply: Lit,
| Ruggles was near by watering his horse; |
| called him and he came there; Booth came
| up and Harold introduced him after intro
| ducing himself Booth had. cut upon his
hand, Il remember, J.. w. b.; we went across
the river, Booth riding on Ruggle's horse;
Booth said he wanted to pass under the name
OF Boyd; we went TO lady's house and asked
| ifshe could takein wounded soldier; she at
| first consented and then said she would not:
we then went up to Mr.. CARROTS, where we
left Booth; Harold and all of us went on
within few miles OF Bowling Green; the
next day Harold returned towards CARROTS,
and that was the last saw of him till after he
| was captured. zss ,aasg noa 4t6 sssl
Testimony Of Lievt. Col. Conger.
Lieut.. Col. Conger testified to finding Jutt
in hotel in Bowling Green in bed. He put
on his clothes; asked him where are the two
men who came with you across the River
from Port Royal; Jutt said can | see you
alone. said yes, and Lieuts. Baker and
Doherty went out the room. Jutt said knew
who you wanted, / can tell you where they
are now. They are on the roadto Port Royal,
about three miles from there at the house OF
| Mr.. Garrett. / will show you where they are
now, and you can get them. / said, have you
| horse; he replied he had; / told him to get
ready to go; told him had just come from
| there, and he seemed for a moment consider
| ably embarrassed, and said he thought we
came from Richmond, but If we passed by
CARROTS, he could not tell me whether the
men were there or not; | told him it did not
make any difference, we would 60 back and
| see; he got out his horse and we started; lust
before we got to the house, Jutt who was rid
ing with me, said, "We are near where we go
| through a gate, let US stop and look around"
| | rode in alone first 10 find the gate, about as
! far as ! understood him it was, but didn't find
any opening; there was q hedge, or rather
| bushy fence that side of the road; went back
aud told MIN didn't see the gate in that dis
lance. We then rode on some 200 yards fur
| Their aud stopped again j utt went with Lieut..
/
/ the cavalry; we returned rapidly, and guard
| was stationed around the building; when
| went to the house, Lieut.. Baker was telling
some one to strike light and come out; i
think the door was open when got there;
| the first individual / saw was said to have
been Garrett; said to him, where are the
men who stopped at your house !" "They are
/ gomez" where gone; p "Gone to the woods;s
| whereabouts In the Woods,D He then com
menced to tell that they come there without
his consent, that he didn't want them to stay I
said don't want long stories from you, just
want to know where these men have gone he
commenced to tell rue over again the same
| thing;I turned to one of the men and told
him to bring me larial, and threatened to
hang the man to tree because he didn't tell
me what he knew; one OF his sons then came
in and said, "Don't hurt the old man, / will
tell you where these men are;" said that is
what l want to know; he said they are in the
barn, and went to the barn, and as soon as
4 got there, heard some one walking on the
| bay; / stationed guardIaround the barn, and
Lieut.. Baker said to one ofthe young Garrett's,
there had two of them appeared at this time
"You must go in the barn and get the arms
from these men, think he made some OBJ
iections to going; Baker said, 'sHe knew you,
and you must go in" Baker then said to the
men inside, that one of the men whom he had
been stopping with was coming in to get their
arms, and they must deliver them up; Garrett
went in, and came out very soon and said this
man says Damn you, you have betrayed
me, and threatened to shoot me-" / asked
him how he knew the man was going to shoot
he said the man reached down into the hay
and got his revolver; directed Lieut.. Baker
to tell the men inside, they were to come out
and deliver themselves up, and if they did not
in Eve minutes, we would fire the barn; Booth
inquired, aWho are you, and what do You
want;p Lieut.. Baker said, 1"We want you {?
we know who you are give up your arms
and come OUT" Booth, replied, Give us a
little time to consider;g Lieut.. Baker said
very well.g .slass sfsc3 ,4rwgN
Some ten or fifteen minutes elapsed, proba-
bly,, before any thing further was said, Booth
! again asked. @Who are you? what do you