The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-16

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II @. During the winter was he long enough
away to have been in Canada without Won
knowing it? A. Yes, sir. he could hay,
gone, but not returned to the house withou
| my knowing it.
O. Have you any knowledge that he wa,
then In Canada? A. No, sir.
Il 2 Were you on intimate terms with him
A.. Very intimate terms.
II " Did he ever intimate to you any pur
pose to assassinate the President? a. No
sir; ne stated to me and to his sister that he
was gong to Europe on cotton speculation
de said that he had $1,000 advanced to him
/ by gentleman, and that he would 90 to Liv-
erpooi and thence to Nassau and from there 10
Matamoras, to find his brother who was In the
rebel army.
/ Q. Did he go to Texas before the rebellion ?
the brother, mean. A. don't know;
never saw the brother.
| @. Were you in the habit of seeing young
Surratt almost every day? A. Yes, sir; be
would be seated at the same table, we occupi-
ed the same room, he slept with me.
| @. During the whole of that period you
never heard him intimate his purpose to as
sassinate the President? A. No, sir.
@. You never heard him or anybody else
| say anything about it from the month Of Nov.
to the time Of the assassination A. No, sir
he said once he was going with Booth to be
an actor, and said he was going to Richmond
he was well educated and was q student of
Divinity. as lW
@. Were you student with him? A. Yes.
SIR. was In the college one year longer than
he.
@. During that period what was his charac-
ter? A. 1t was excellent; when he left he
shed tears, and the superior told him he would
always be remembered by those who had
charge of the institution.
@. When die you first drive in into the
country with Mrs. Surralt? A. The first oc
casion was on the l1th of April.
@. Did she tell you what her object was In
going? A. She said it was to see Nottoway
who owed her some money and the interest on
it for Is years. ess sssll
@. Is there such man !? II. Yes, sir, there
g. State what her purpose was in the sec.
ond visit. A. She said he had received let
ter IN regard to this money due her by Mr.
Nottoway.
@. Was the letter of the same dateq A.
Yes, and she stated she was compelled again
to go to the country, aud asked me to drive
her down, and / consented. ~
@. Did you see the letter? A, No, sir
She said she had received it, and that it re-
quired her to go to Surrattsville. That's all
know.
@. When did you hear of the assassination
Of the President, or the attack upon Secretary
Seward? A. heard of it three O'clock on
Saturday morning. heaIs.,..
@. Who came 10 the house within the pc
riod from your return to the time you heard Of
the assassination OF the President? A. There
was some one rung the bell, but who it was
don't know. 'it
Q. Was the bell answered? A. Yes, sir.
@. By whom? A. By Mrs. Surratt.
@. Was there any one at the door9 A.
Yes, sir, heard footsteps going into the par
lor and Immediately going out.
@. How long was that after you got back
A. About ten minutes; I was taking sup per-
@. Then it was before the time of the as,
sassinatioR, which is said to have been about
ten o'clock A. Yes, sir. She had many ac-
quaintances, and was always very hospitable,
and they could get room as long as they
chose. ga ef...fsvs - .sz
@. Did Atzerott take roomP A. Atzerott
10 my knowledge stopped in the house but one
night. ssa
Q. You saw Payne yourself when he came
to the house? A. Yes, sir; the Arsttime he
gave the name of Wood. went to the door
and opened 1t and he said he would like to see
Mrs. Surratt.
@. What was his appearance? Genteel?
Do you know why Atzerott left the house?
A. No, sir. sss,ss.t- -
@. Was there any drinking in the house at
the time Atzerott was theree A. Yes, sir.
@. Was there any drinking In the room
occupied by Atzerott? A. Yes.
@. Was he noisy? No, sir.
@. Have you any knowledge that he was
told that he could stay there no longer? A.
No.
Q. Did he leave there the next day? A.
Yes, sir his leaving was owing to the arrival
of Surratt. He said he wanted to see John,
and having seen him he left. / heard them
afterwards say that they didn't care to have
him brought to the house. -
@. What reason did they give for that p
A. Mrs. Surratt said she did not care to have
such sticks brought to the house, they were
no company for her. 'sB aos.s s
@. You say you found upon your own ia
BILE false moustache. What was the color Of
the hair ? A. Black. a6~ss.sa
@. Was it larger A. About medium sized.
@. This you put into your own box2 A.
Yes, in toilet box, and afterwards in a box OF
paints. 1t was found in my baggage.
@. When he came home he seemed looking
for it? A. Yes he said, "where Is my nous
tache ?'' sif-ra 45# fss
Q. Why did you not give 1t to him? A.
suspected. / thought itqueer. al
@. But you locked it up? A. Yes.
didn't like to have it seen in my room.
@. But you could have got it out of your
room by giving 1t to him when he asked for
it? A. thought no honest person had o
reason to wear false amoustache. ala A !.
@. Can you describe to the Court young
Surratt's height and general appearance? A.
He is about 8 feet, prominent forehead and
very large nose. His eyes are sunken he has
goatee and very long black hair.
Q. He said be had seen Davis and Benja-
min. Did you understand By Benjamin" the
person who acted as Secretary of the rebel
Confederacy? A.. All know is he said he
saw Davis and Benjamin, and that Richmond
would not be evaeuated.4
@. You didn't ask him nor did he voluntari-
ly tell you where he got the money ? A. No,
sir l8N ~ zoe ,aiEI saN
@. You have known Mrs. Surratt since No
vember? AL have known her since the
spring Of 1868. nik afsl-.S Spfka.E2s45 y ~ s.
@. And have been living there since Novem-
berP A. Yes, SIR
@. What has been her character since that
time? II A. Her character was exemplary and
iauy-iIke IN vvery PartfCufar.~--ssf7F
| Q. Is she member Of the church /? A. Yes.
sir. ra $50 e =
@. OF the Catholic Church? A. Yes, sir. i
Y. Have you ever been with her to church
A. Every Sunday, sir. =
Mr.. Reyeriy johnson then said, aI amd one.
sir" and rising left she court room; and the
cross examination of the witness was resumed
by other counsel aisae,ysa ~
@. What time was it you said DIR. Mudd in
troduce,i Booth TO yourself and Surratt. A.
On the 10 b OF January think.
@. Have you no means of fixing the exact
date? A. Yes; If the register at the Penn
sylvania House could be had; DIR. Mudd had
his room there at that time. avs
Q. How far is Mudd's house from the city ?
A. don't know. GOA 80 atsI So