New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-01
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WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Nav 81. 1860

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WASHINGTON Wednesday. Nav 81 1865.
EXAMINATION or HARTMAN RICHTER.
BIZ M. Doster.--Q. State your residence
4 Preside in Montgomery County, Maryland
q. Are you cousin Of ire prisoner Atzerodl' a.
Q. State whether the prisoner came 10 your house
subsequent 10 the assassination o. the Presidents a.
lie came there on Sunday evening.
O. Give the particulars 81 ms visit A. met MIN
~ was on my way ehurch he remained at my house
from Sunday 6vering until Thursday morning about
or o'eock and during that time be did moi make any
attempt TO hide himself but walked about and worked
the garden little.
@ Did You notice anything peculiar abort his appear
apce when You first met him 4. Nc, sr he looked
the same ne always did when be came to see me.
q. Were yOa present at his arrest. \. When he was
arrested IN the house was down stairs and he was up
stairs.
A lie was very willing 10 CO.
O. Do YOU know whether he was in possession Of
large quantities of money! A. do not.
O. DO you know anything about his reputation for
o. bid The prisoner have on an oyercoat when be
came 10 your house A. When i met him in the
morning he had an overcoat On his ARM 1t was Kind
TIE PLEA OF INSANITY TO BE SET UP.
IMr Doser then stated to the Court that all OF the
witnesses summoned IN the case OF Azefodt were not
present and that he could not proceed IN the order he
desired until they present. He intended 10 set mp
the plea of insanity, and had sent for friends and rea-
lions OF the prisoner living several thousand miles dis
,ant who had not arrived The defense then proceeded
with the cases Of ore other prisoners
EXAMINATION OF WILLIAM ;. AkNOLD.
BIZ Mr. Eoin9-Q. What relation you TO the
prisoner Samuel Arnold A. am bis brother.
O Where do yon reside A. At HookstowD, Mont
Fvrs-cv county, Maryland
q STATE what you know II ANYTHING. as 20 the where
atcuts of the prisoner from the goth Of March last to
the lst OF April. a. From the 2lst OF March until
Saturday the 25h he remained in the country; he then
went 10 Baltimore, and returned the 10Th, gong
again 10 Baltimore on the 2oth or yh on the afternoon
while in Baltimore he stayed at his fathers house. and
saw him a, home almost al the time
ION the eros examination Of the witness, which was
conducted bv Assistant Judge-Adyocate Burnett, be
stated that the only by which he knew that the
prisoner came 20 Hooksown on the 2ls was the TACT
that he had purchased some farming utensils on that
aay and made an entry of the purchase IN a book
which he kept at home; the pistol delivered 10 Witness
nv the prisoner on the st of pri loaded at the
time; the prisoner had fired tie loads out ana re-
loaded il while in the country
EXAMINATION OF FRANK ARNOLD.
RI NJ, Ering-lThis witness in answer to series
of questions testhed that he brother Of The pris
ouer, Samuel Arnold; that he lived IN Baltimore
County and occasionally IN me eity AZ BIS rist 81
The 10th and 3lst of March and that having received
a letter from Mr.. Wharton at Fortress Monroe 10
which gentleman lie had made an application ioi sitna
ion, he started 20 go 70 me fortress Oh sa1ordy amer
noon, April l. about u oclock
EXAMINATION OF JACOB SMITH,
RI Hy Euiq1-fIae substance of the testimony OF
,his witness NAV be summed W follows: Resides at
Uookstow1 Nd. about half mile from the residence
Of William Arnold, brother Of the prisoner samuel
Arnold; saw the prisoner nearly every DAY between
he 2Oth or 92d Of March and about the LIST OF April
sometmes three or four times day occasionally at the
house OF his brother, and again WDie he "ouid DC
Cro,.,rariqed 5g A.sisan,Judse AdrOeaa Burnett
Was not to the day on which the prisoner came
to Hookstown. having no means OF aScefialIhg posi-
lively he may have stayed until the 10Th. or lett before
EXAMINATION OF JOHN 7. FORD.
BY M. Euins-Q state where yon residef A. In
o. state whether or not yoa are the proprietor Of
Ford Theater in the City Of Washington A: am.
n ed ttifh he Iris
Spangler A. am.
o. How long has he been in your employ A. think
from tour years at intervals over two years
continually.
O. State whether you in about the theater or
in his city al the time OF the assassination OF the Pres
idenif A. 1 was in the City OF Richmond on the day
of the assassiaaton arrived there at o'clock on that
day. 80 ,.,, - ,
A i have known iim since early Childhood; since he
Was 20 or II years Of age; intimately Or 0r years
O. State whether YOU have ever beard Booth speak
Colchester and if so, in what connecticut
Assistant ge- Advocate Bingham objected 10 TIE
question, and il was not pressed
Q. State whether Booth ever applied TO you to en-
pioy Chester, who has been Wtless LOT Tue frOse'"
lion, at your theater,
Assistant Judge. Advocate Bingham objected TO the
question Nj Ewing stated that the object Of the III
3Ury 10 allow Chester. but rather to coIoDor'
ate his assertions and show tAat at the time Booth
was endeayoring TO induce Chester TO join conspiracy
Tor tie capture OF the President he also endeav0r
ug 10 induce Mr. Ford to employ Chester, IN order
shat when once in the thesier he ooD might use the
az an instrument This would 90 AFFECT the case
several Of tie prisoners at the bar particularly that OF
Arnold who IN bis confession stated that the plan was
the capturing OF the President and also the OF the
prisoner SpaDgle by showing that Booth was able
to get had IN the theaier any instrument assist
him in his purpose. Assistant Jadge-A dyocatc Ring.
ham stated that party who pred TO commit n
crime might approach the most innocent man in the
land with whom. before his cfiminaity was known be
might be terms Of intimacy. Ii then tie MS
fortune Of such not his crime to be approached
In that way; but it did not follow because loota ap
preached this Chester that he (BOotl) either iy
ing or dead armed with the power of coming ITO
court OF Justice and proving what he said 10 that third
person Tie objection was then sustained. and tue
question was lot pu'.
O. slate what were the duties Of tho accused on the
stage. A. Tho accused. SpiDgler, was employed as
stage hand. not the sta5Dc3rp.nteri hr was a
lab0icr and his duties 10 as-is. IN getting The
TO place and IeIrOgns II nom The grooves as
the necessities OF play required tDose were is ories
81 night during tie day no was 70 assst IN doug the
rough carpenter work Incidental to certain plays.
q State whether his duties We-e sGcA ~ 70 require
his presence upon the stage during tie whole OF tue
play a. strictly Do. sii his absence iof moment
might juIar tie success Of tbe play ana eaate GA