Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-23


was in Payne vas recognized by the witness
Us this man he stopped at the house all night,
and had supper served up 10 him in wit ess
room this WAS about eight weeks previous to
the assassination he lett in the earliest tram
for Baltimore, and about three weeks alter the
same man called again witness went again to
the door, showed him into the p4rlor, again
asked his name, and that time he gave the name
If Payne Miss Fitzpatrick, witness, aud Mrs.
Surratt, were there Payne remained about
three days, represented himsell to be Baptist
preacher, said be had been in Baltimore about
week, bad taken the oath Of allegiance and was
gong to become good loyal citizen. Ole day
witness went to the third story and found John
II. Surrstt and Payne fitting on bed playing
with bowie knives b. also saw receivers ana
tour seis Of lew spurs (hore the witness was
shown spur and identified it as one ho saw
there, this being the spur found in Abzarodt's
room the witness was then shown the knife
which had been Identified by Mr.. Lee az the one
sund in Abzerodts room but ho did not recog-
niZ3 ~; the pistols were two long navy re-
yovers, one Of which was shown, and witness
seemed to recognize IL; Surratt wens to kch.
m0nd, and after his return when the news OF
Rchm0nd'u fall came he said be did not believe
II Tor he had seen Benz amin and Davis and they
bad told him that It would not be evacuated,
and he seemed TO DO lncredulous witness said
he had been 10 Canada and had learned that
surratt arrived at Montreal On April 6th and re-
turned to the states on the l2th returning again
on the 9Th and engaging rooms in the 81. Law.
renee Hall. Witness remembered that early in
April Mrs. Surratt sent for him TO gge Booth
notice that she wished to see him on pnyate bu-
sinem he delivered the message aud Booth said
he would come TO the house as soon as be could
shs wls April ,, aud be found IN Booths room
Mr.. Culom the actor Booth came on tho eve
ning OF the q, aud on the evening OF April lith,
the day Of tho assassination, about half past 10
O'Clock when witness was going out at the door
he met Mrs. Surrsu speaking to Booth they
we're alone in the parlor Booth did not remain
but three or four minutes, aud Immediately az
terwards witness set out for the counrg.
Robert Il. Jones, clerk at the KirkwOod
house, WAS next introduced as witness. Ills
testimony showed that Atzerodt went there on
the morning of April IA, engaged room l2t, paid
for il a day in advance, came to the counter ba.
tween IL and o'clock that day and asked II
anyb dy had called 70 him witness saw
aoIhing more OF him on the morning Of the
18Th ths chambermaId couldn't get into l26, as
she could not tad the key ,hey had never found
The key ~ that room since witness thought he
recognized Atzerodt as the man who took the
room he ddn' remsmber as Booth called and
inquired Tor Vice President Johnson, but dld re-
mgmbSr Of giving a card from Booth to MIR.
JJhnsJns private secretary
The neIl witness, Mr.. Lloyd, testified that he
resided at Surratssyille, that he had known John
II. Surratt since December !, that be had known
Payne ami Atz3rJdt about weeks before tho
,s.sssiua,i0n, Surratt, PayGe and AbzerodI came
70 his house Arzerodt came first aud in about
an hour returned With Surratt Harold and
Payne witness noticed nothing else until all Of
them came, when John Surratt called him into
the frost psrlC, and on the sofa he saw two
carblnes sumb ammunition, ahd arOpe lb or z }
feet long Surrstt asked hia TO take care OF
them but be iolI him he didn like TO have tn o.
things 10 the hOuss, when Surrlt teuk hun -
10 a room he had never been into bslOre and
showed him where he could hide them under
jolst, and then witness 0Jhoealed them there
there wss only one cartridge box, a the car
bints had covers on them be ne. Mrs. Slsratt
On the Monday previous TO the sssass nation. and
when she first broached tho subj.ct to him he
didn't understand her she asked him about the
shoJting.iron' Or something Of that kidd TO draw
MS attention to these things he had almost tof-
gotten they were there no told her they were
hidden away, and she said they would be wanted
soon on the day OF the ASSASSINATION Mrs Sur
raIt came to his house, and on retaining home
about ) clock he met her at the wood'pls, and
she told him 70 have the shooting irons ready
that night, and said there would some parties
call for them that night; sho gave him some
thing in piece OF paper 10 keep for her, which
proved TO DO field glass she asked him also 10
have two bottles Of whlskey ready, saying they
would b. called Tor that night BJo'h ana tlar
old came that night and took their whiskey ut
OF the bottles Booth didnt 90 In tut Harold
did IL was about q quarter Of IL O'Clock
Booth was stranger to him Harold came in
and took the whiskey, didn t ssk tor it, but said,
get me those things witness made no reply,
but went and got them aud gave hun all the az
ticles, with the field glass and monkey wrench
they remained ther' not over 6ve minutes they
took only one of the carbises, as Booth said
he could not take his because his lex was bro
ken Booth drank while sitting in the porch
Harold carried the bottle out to him as they
were about leaving Booth said, " will tell you
some news-l am pretty certain we have assAs.
unated the President and Secre AIRY Seward "
witnesi became greatly excited the newso the
assassination was afterwards received about
e'closk aud as the news spread, it was spoken
OF on several occasions that Booth was the as
sassin witness never saw DR.. Mudd baiofs
when Harold asked for those things be said,
" For Coda sake make haste and get those
things
PRocEKnNSs or Mar l5
After unimportant re-exAmnati1n OF some of
the witnesses heard on Saturday, Mary Van
fine was sworn, and testified that she had rent
ed rooms to Arnold AMI o L,ugnlin last +, baa-
ry, that Booth Jitan came L. see ticn aud lhat
they sand they we've in the oil trade.
Henry Williams, colored, testified that he
knew Of intimacy between o. Laughhn and
Booth.
j. p. Euly testified to some knowledge Of
o O'Laughlln's whereabouts on the day Of the as.
sIsslnEtion.
Lieut. Henderson testified merely that he knew
of an Apo ntment between Booth and OLlu h
In April Ii.
Samuel L. j, Stragg testified to intimacy be.
tween Booth asd . Liughhu.
David Stanton testified thai he saw o Laugh
lin the night before the assassination at the
hol'c of the Secretary Of War
Sergt. j. NJ. Dye te:hhsd tina, he WAS sitting
IN front Of FOrd's theater about half past on
the nigh, Of April II he observed several per.
sons. whose appearance excited his suspicious,
couversing together on the pavement IN lront OF
the theates after they had oonyerscd awhile,
aud it was drawing near the close OF tho seconi
.ct the well dressed one, who appeared to be- the
leader, said, " think he will come out now -
the PfesdsnI's carriage was standing there
Witness recognized the wslLdressed man 10 bo