The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-29
THE CONSPIRACY.
The Prosecution Continued,
Testimony of Geo. P. Edwards
Nothing startling!y New.
press Dispatch.]


WASHINGTON, May 21.,;-After the sYi-
dence of yesterday had been read, the
following witnesses were called tor the
prosecution:
Geo. P. Edwards, examined by Judge
Holt. One counsellor at law had charge
of matters for the Government Of the
United States at the trial of the st. Al
bans raiders in Canada Jacob Thomp.,
son, C C. Clay, Geo. n. Sanders, and
others, were engaged in the court there
as Confederate officers interested In the
defense of the raiders. Cleary was ex-
amined as witness on the part ef the
defendants in the latter part of the case,
during which he represented that the
raiders were engaged in the Confederate
service, and that the raid was madc under
the authority of the rebel Government,
Dol. VIM. r. Harris, Of New York, tes-
tilted that he was in Washington on the
I'd of April; stopped at the Kirkwood
House.
O-Look at the prisoners and see
whether you recognize either as one
whom you met and conversed with that
day.
4 That one there (pointing to Atze-
rott). think he is the man.
Q-State under what circumstances,
and what be said to you.
A-He had OIL a coat darker than that
As / was coming out, he asked me where
the Vice Presidents room was; told him
the Vice President was then at dinner
There was no one there then except him
self. He asked where the room of Vice
President johnson was did not know
the number, and told him he was at din
per. passed on. He lookedi in the dining
room: do not know whether he went III
or not.
Q-Where did this conversation take
place ?
At was in tho passage as you go in
the dining room, and between that and
the steps as you go down to the dining
room, where this man met me.
Jerry Dyer examined by Mr.. Ewing -
live in Baltimore; know DR.. Mudd; lived
about a mile and half from the Doctor
| feft NV home in Charles county in May
two years ago; was raised in Charles
county.
Do you know Dick Gardner or Luke
| Gardner2
A-Not by that name; know Dick and
Luke Washington. who ! presume are
| the ones you mention.
O-State whether in Aug 1865, at th'
house of the accused, under an oak tree
when you were in conversation witt
Walter Bower aud the accused, the &C
cused said be would send Sylvester Ell
gan, and Frank and others of his sci
wants to Richmond
A-No; never had such conversation
with him in my life, and in August wa
not innha county; went to Baltimore frs
day of August, remained until October
INV hands had left and | went down II
see about carrying on the tarmi about 8
or 40 hands had left the neighborhoo'
about that time; never heard DR.. Nude
threaten to send his servants to Rich
mond; never met DR.. Mudd in compan,
with Bowers in fall of 1862, or spring 0
1883 never saw Surratt there the onl,
time ever saw Snrratt was coming int
Bryantown two or three days ago. SUI
ratt had sister at school there at th
time; did not see her drive up to resi-
dence of DR.. Mudd's father; know Mil
Simons, Rachel Spencer, Elvina Wash
ington, Elsie and Jane.
Frank Washington (colored) examine
| BY Mr.. Stone:-I lived last year at D.
Mudd's; was hired; was ploughman; di
not know Benjamin nor Andrew GwynI
did not see any one camp out near tn
pines; never saw any strange horses i
the stable; was about the neighborhoo
before spring a good deal took meals !
Mudd's kitchen; DR.. Mudd treats hi
servants pretty we'll; never saw J, +
Surratt.
Cross examined by Judge Holt wa
/ at the house the day after the Presider
was killed and took horses and two me