American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-05-24
NUMBER 24

line county, as commissary in the Confed-
crate service. When on the way, in
April, to Farquier county, to report, and
on the 18th of April, saw wagon on the
wharf there. One of us rode down on the
wharf, and before we reached the wagon
we saw man get out it, and it seemed to
us he put his hand in his bosom: He
came to where we were and said, awhat
command do you belong tol" Raegles
said " Moseby's command" Tnen he
said. "where are you going" Hessid,
" it is a secret where we are going" He
said, "he belonged to Hills corps his
brother was wounded below Richmond,
and asked if We would not take him down
to the lines" Harold then asked us to
drink We declined Harold came and
touched me, and said 81 suppose you are
raising command to go south, | would
like to go with you" l said ~ could
not go with any man" I did not go,
He made this remark: "We are the as.
sassins of the President" [ was so
shocked that 1 made no reply. Lieu.
Ruggles was near watering his horse
| called him. Booth came up, Harold
introduced him We went across the
river Booth said he wanted to pass un.
der the name of Boyd We went to la
dy's house and asked her if she could
take a wounded soldier. She at first con.
sented, and then said "she would not"
We then went up to CARROTS, when we
left Booth. Harold and all of them went
to within few miles of Bowling Green.
The next day Harold returned towards
CARROTS, and thatwas the last of him uni
til after he was captured.
The TriGune's special says The
counsel defending tie conspirators are to
be paid if paid at all by money raised in
Baltimore for that purpose. On visit
to the theatre, close inspection of the cx-
cavation behind the door in which bar
was inserted to prevent ingress while the
assassin was doing his work, revealed the
fact that it had been made out some time
before, and concealed. by neatly fitting
pieces Of wall paper over it. Nothing
has been changed in the theatre since
the assassination. The stage scenery for
the "American Cousin" is yet just as it
was with red curtained recess in the cen.
ter, used by Asa Trenchard.
On cross examination Jett said Booth
was not present when Harold said, eve
are the assassinators Of the President"
lie and Bainbridge came up after; was
agitated ana did nat intend telling it.
A few minutes after his first remark, Har-
old said ''Yonder is the mani. Wilkes
Booth, who killed the President.
Lieutenan Colonel Conger testified to
finding Sett in hotel in Bowling Green
in bed He put on his clothes asked
him "where are the two men who came
with you across the River from Port Roy
, al 2" Jett said, ''can L see you alone 2"
| said, eyes and Lieutenant Baker and
, Dougherty went ut of the room. Jett
D said, " knew who you wanted. / can
! tell you where they are now. They arc
: on the road to Port Royal about three
: miles from there, at the house of Mr..
Z CARAT. will show you where they
! are now, aud you can get them" | told
D him l had just come from there, and he
seemed for a moment considerably en-
baTassed, and said he thought we came
from Richmond. But if we passed by
, Gorratt's he could not tell whether the,
t men were there or not. told him it did
l not make any difference We could go
back and see. Just before we got to the
4 house, Jett, who was riding with me,
said, "we are near where we 60 through
the gate. Let's stop and look around"
t Jett went with Lieutenant Baker and
myself to find the gate, while I went
: back for the cavalry. We returned rap
idly and a guard was stationed around
the building. When I went to the
l house Lieutenant Baker was telling some
$ one to strike light and come out The
irst individual | saw was said to have
been Garrett. ] said to him where are
, the men who stopped at your house ?"
' ''They are gone" "Where gone ?"
7 ''They are gone to the wooks." "Well,
. whereabouts in the woods?' lie then
D commenced to tell that they had come
: there without his consenS; ,hat he did mt
e want them to stay. said, ~ don't want
any long stories from you I Just want
to know where the men have gone" He
E commenced to tell over again the same
' story. l told some Of the men to bring
/. lariat, and threatened TO hang the man
to tree unless he told what he knew /;
: but his sons came in and said if would