The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-27


purpose. beard that more than q humid
red times, but neyer SD much as AT the
time when was informed it was the mr.
pose OF the meeting. ! always considered
II common hrsggalocio before.
y. What W as tae name Of the officer
who gave you the accom-. Of the proceed
ings OF The NEE, ny.
a. Lieuteslat CO"keril!.
q. Io what portion si the service Gid hc
a. 70 the II Virginia reg .uoen,, ! h.-
.iave, an.l tie sasae company thai Captain
Eeail belonged ;u--t.,s Captain who Wa.
executed IL Governor Island
-. Vas anything salt: tn wha. pnr,
Captain Ee>il, The one a;terwnIlS executed
was 10 play IL these movements nj The
Nor.h7
a. Cookreli told me B-.ll was on de.
tached >ery ice, and we would hear OF him.
q. Corkeriii WAS :, member Of ,ha,
meeting. l understand you 10 say?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Did you, while there, See Booth and
COckerlil Associated together?
A. did not see them particularly. !
sa " them all in ncrowd together.
q. Booth v%ss assocHtng with all the
officers?
A. He WAS associating with great
many ot them.
q. Did you know Of any other secret
saseoclhtion VI uieetinSs unSluH sItnlIaT 90.
jects, NJ any time. i'll the service with
which you have ueen connected?
A. ! heard of tbs existence OF secret or
ders for certain Purposes To assist the con.
federacy. heard one name very frequent
ly callel, the name OfOne order, the ''Hol,l.
en- Circle and several times ] heard the
! name oi the "Sons Of Liberty"
| q. How many years do you state you
| were in the ecou!ederate service7
A. Npt Ollit&. three Years.
| g. SAFE whether during the last year or
| two since tne roverses OF the tnntederacy
have commonwealth has not been freely
and freq ilently spoken Of in the.rebe ser.
vice. as al object finally To be accomplish
| ed the assassination OF the President oi
the United States.
1 \. Yea, sir; heard that very often.
| g. Have you no, nearsi it spoken Of free
! ly in the streets OF Richmond, among
those connected With tne rebel Govern
! mont.
A. Yes. sir.
q. Abou, wha, time-wheni is the lates.
| yol. can now recall, having heard CeclRra-
| ton. ot that sort AT Richmond.
! \. AT the ,lIl1e after the battle OF Cnan-
cellOrsvilie, when do not know whA, gen.
eyai it WAS, ont believe il was General Kill
patrick. WAS On u raid near Richmond At
lha. time heard IL; was i'll Richmond
on iuyiough ut the same tune.
" W UeUeVtI NUu W0SxcSSI SpChtkl Ol.
do understand you 10 say that this senti-
nens Of the necessity OF The assassination
OF the President OF the United States WAS
generally assented to ia the service?
A. Yes. sir.
q The detached seryice' Of which you
speak, on which these parties were u be
sent, you say related to Canada and the
destruction OF the Northern cities along
the Canada frontier7
A. II, outside ofthe confederate lines
either here, in tho Northern cities or in
Canada.
i @. Did you understand that the ''de-
tacbed service WAS to he performed IN
direction Aiong the Canada frontier aud in
our Northern cities?
A. This detached service was q nick
name IA ;ne on!ederAte army for such
PI.voNee.
i @. II mean. ,na, sor. Of warfare?
a. Xes, sir.
| q. Yon spoke of laying tho Northern
cities ~ ash.s; GA you understand that
that was Inc sn"ae "a which ina. warfare ..!N =
was 70 ~ c,udocsed, by friEg onr cities
A. YES. sir; oy firing the cities down
AMI getting The people dissatisfied with the
war. :.p1 by that means t0 bring 1or ard q
revolution aGious the peoQie 10 toe NORTH
That WAS the p4rpose-
Tha folio ~ina shows hoW Booth was en-
gagged III New Yorx, and contains some re.
n.arkabie le;,ers:
1 Mrs. Mary Hadsreth, \ wthess called
fos tie prosecution, being duly sworn
i By the Judge .A,syocste:. ~ d.
i q. Where 10 yo. isfide -.
4. 4. At !!a-3enl, New YORK. $3.50,
q. WHY vh. sskts. whether o. no;, lin the
month 81 Move IL re. la-t you We're 1io!n
In the railroad c.trs aE New York City, the
Third yent.s ears. and wae.he. you CO.
served that there were l~o nlen IN ihs
cars that at,r2oael Your attention, nEe o1
V hom on lts yang lhe cars, dropped u iet:e'
which you ,i,k"a up2
4 a. Wss gong down 10 the city; there
were two SeiiiieUan II, the car; wig ethes they
we're in %. ~, hen sot in, AM not CON
EdeIt; Iovrraeartl lhnir conversation; the y
| we're .1lking most earnestly one Of them
saiG ho woasC leave for Washington the
|day srteY te.in 5rrnw; and the Othel
Was goiuy to Now onrgh or Newbern thai
night: Trey !ef. the car; the man tha. was
sitting nenr ,ne pushed bis la. forward
and with TIA. pushed his VIII skers 1t ih'
same lsn.e .nev we're ialse ~hisEers F; TN
rroa. cace wa. iDuce darker than it wa.
under ine WhistS!..
@ W.2s ne \ young DlsiA7
}, A. lie aas ycung
! q. D. y",, sa-,ii you would Recognize
his features axaiH.
A. think shuJldf
toSrapn @: Hoo:h--axhibt No. IL L,oA
~ that as; SAY whether IT recalls hin' 4
your
& \. ra- fe.s J. the same; i,e had scsl
on his right check.
II G. Wpa i. On the cheek Or neck
u A. i was something like \ bite, nea
) the jaw bore.
;. y. Did you Judge from his conversation
that H.. ~ss a man oi education and cul
. turo?
II A. Hswas a man OF education, and thu
, other was not. The others name We!
d O. Did yen observe his hsnds7 Did b.
seem % have been man who had led a LII
O: ease or not1
a. The hand that Was ungloved wa
ve-v beautiful; tue other hand bad gaunt
let On. Tnsy exchanged letters in the csfs
The ono who had false whiskers put oacf
ths le;ter IN his pocket, and saw 'pasto
in his belt. s.n -
!. q. Did any Of tho oonyersataon fail OF
your enrs2 We.e you able TO hear II
Il A. 1oyeYheard him say he wouSo Nav
for Washington tho day a,.ss s g. Smof'"" NV
, h.nA e:,d fslan yhisf ee :