Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-22
Stanton. bou.. bu, finding no person there I

Stanton's house. but finding no person there
went 70 the police station and gave
70 the Superintendent, Richards. ny name
and what information hsd; said I thought /
knew il was Booth; every person except the one
have mentioned seemed perfectly bewildered on
the stage; felt much vexed AZ Boo,h's getting
away; could not possibly be satisfied but that the
door was slammed by some other person than
the one who went out; tue person | saw inside
the door was 10 a position, had be been so dis
posed, to have interrupted the exit Of Booth: be
showed no agitation like other persons l met.
TESTIMONY OF M CAMPBELL
A Csmpoeli, inst teller va the Oatario
Bank Of Montreal, identified the bank &C cunt
OF JscOb Thompson; IL CONNER ced nv 81,
1874. Prior left sterling exch snge drawn on rebel
agents az Liverpool OF LIudon for collection
AS soon as the agents we're advised OF the bills
being paid the proceeds were placed TO his credit.
The first advices we bad were May 80. and 900
pounds sterling Was the amount enlosed April
10. 1865 The aggregate amount was $685.
500 70. There is now balance due him OF
s. $50: he has drawn 5000 900 nearly since
March LIST; be bought at one time 100000 in
sterling exchange; the first entry April last
was on the fourth check OF 500; there j. $50
200 which Was to be paid when presented; he por-
chased APRIL Is. 440 pounds sterling exchange
also 1000 pounds sterling in June; on the 24th
Of March be purchased sl00, 900 sterling e1
change; knew Thompson personally; he has
left Montreal; he has bad not been in the
bank lately; one OF his transactions was given
TO the hotel keeper: he said he was going over
land TO Halifax; this was about two weeks be
tore navigation opened: thought il strange that
he should go overland when by waiting two
weeks he could 90 by steamer; be was recognized
agent of the Confederate States; his ac-
count was simply with jacob Thompson;
he resided part of the time in Upper
Canada. and part of the time in Montreal.
DE had other money transactions az other banks
| in Canada; one transaction was of $50 900, with
the Niagara District Bank at st GATHERINGS,
drawn to the order of c. G.. Clay; that bank sent
it to US. and We placed il to their credit, August
10TH 1864. Knew W Booth; had transactions
with him 10 May; saw him in Canada dozen
times; he has still TO his credit in Bank four
hundred and odd dollars; this credit arose from
| the deposits mentioned of which runs check
drawn on the Merchants Bank, by Davis. OF
S255 and ten twenty dollar bills Davis is broker
in Montreal Booth purchased bill of ex
change for sxty-One pounds said he was going
| to run the block ade; he asked, whether in case
of capture, the captors could get his exchange
said not, unless he endorsed the bill; he then
said he wanted to take 5000 worth. for which he
paid the amount in gold These are the only two
| transactions he had with us Witness identified
the Bills taken from Booth as Ontario bills
couldn't tell VIII Their the drafts were intended
for use in the States or general disbursement
Witness stated Thompson had purchased United
States CURRENCY snd greenbacks, as well rs ster
ing. On the 25th of August. Thompson bought
500, 900 in greenbatks, and on July 18th. Sl9,
900; that WAS The amount in gold On the 10 h
OF March last, he bought 500 at 4434 for which
he paid 1858 in gold He bought seven drafts
on New York.
| The Judge Advocate stated there was only one
| other witness he desired TO examine to-day; he
was very important witness. but for some rea-
| son, as in another instance il was not desirable
that his evidence should be public
| The Court WAS then cleared, and the remainder
| of the deliberations la secret after which
| he Court adjourned 20 MDndayl