The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-19

HDEAREsT HUSBAND: Why do you not
come homer You left me for ten days
only, and now you have been from home
more than two weeks In thst long time you
only sent me one short note--0 few cold
words--And check for money, which I
did not require. What has come over
you2 Have you forgotten your wife snd
child a Baby calls for papa until my heart
aches. We are SO lonely without you I
have written to you again and again, and,
as q last resource, yesterday wrote to Char
lie, beggiDgshim to see you and tell you 70
come home; sm 90 i'll not able to leave
nv room; if I wss would 90 to you
wherever you ara if in this world. Louis,
darling, do not stay sway any longer from
YOUR hssrt-broken wife. LEENKA"
Q. What did you do with these letters
after you examined them and found their
chsracter2
A. 1 took them first to General Scott
who asked me to read them to him; he
said he thought It was of great Importance,
and asked me to take it to General DIX
did SO, and gave it to General Dix. :
TESTIMONY OF JOHN DEYEsEI. .5
John Deveney, 8 PhilAdelphian called
for the prosecution, being duly sworn, tes-
titled as follows: .-tt
Q Did you meet John Wilkes Booth in
Canada A did. s...r.s a-
Q In company with whom did you see
him there1 A The first time saw him
in Canada, l saw him standing in the st.
Lawrence Hotel Montreal, taking with
George n. Sanders. t-..s ay -l--
Q Did they, or not seem to be inti-
msie2 A They seemed TO be talking
very coufientislly. = el.t sa--'' -
Q We're they drinking together2 A.
Yes; saw them go into Dowley's and
have drink together. -.t-. '..
@ You mesn George N. Ssnders2 A.
Yes; George n. Sanders, who used 70 be
navy agent SC New York. =,
Q Did you see in Canada at the same
time Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, who
was Secretary of the Interior under the ad
minislration of President Buchanan 2 A
1 saw Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Tucker
and several others. They were pointed
out TO me, but l was not acquainted with
those gentlemen.
Q. You mean Clement c. Clay, of Ala
bama, formerly United States Senator
A. That was the man mean him; 1 pre-
sumo he was the man, he was pointed oui
to me ss the man. a-.
@. Did you have conversations with
BoUth7 A. Yes spoke TO him. asked
him what he was doing there; asked him
Are you going to play here2" knowing
that he was an actor he said "po" he Wal
not. Said |, "WhAt are you going to do p
Said he, al Just come here on visit, .
pleasure trip" I EsW in the papers after.
ward that he had been trying to make 81
engagement with Bucklsnd, of the Theatre
Royal there, but do not believe it.
Q When was the next time you saw
Booth? a. The next timeI saw Booth
he was on the steps of the Kirkw cd House
in this city, the night of the 14th of April
a few minutes before five, or between fvC
and six. -.e -
Q. What occurred then2 -... d
a. He wss going into the hotsl; was
standing talking to young man named
Oallsn, think, who works in one of the
departments; he was formerly sergeant
Of cavalry, 1 think; just then Booth passed
me going into the hotel, snd turned around
and spoke TO me. Asksd when he cams
from Canada, for 1 did not know he hsd
left there; he said he had been back some
time, and was going tostAy here some time
and would see me again; 1 asked: care
you going to play here again ?" Said ne
mo l am not going to play again; Am
in the oil business" 1 laughed and j1ked
at that it being 8 common joke to tax
about the oil business; 8 few minutes Rf-
forwards 1 saw him coming down street on
horseback, on bay horse; 1 took particu-
lar notice what kind Of rig he had on the
horse; do not know what made me do it;
the next saw of him l heard the speech
and saw him jump out of the box at the
theatre, and wheA he fell on one hand and
one knee l recognized him; he fell with
his face toward the audience; l said, "He
is John Wilkes Booth, and he hAs shot the
Plesident;" 1 made that remark right
there; that is the last ever 1 saw Of him,
when he was running across the stage.
Q. You say you are certain you ssv him
and Sanders drinking together as well ss
tslkiDg2 A. Yes, sir, I did; am sure OF
It, Sanders says ne never saw him. but
Sanders tells = lie, because ne did see him
1 saw him talking to him.
CROss-EXAAIEKD.