New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-21
THE ASSASSINATION
The TRIAL ON TUESDAY,
ARGUMENT IN DEFENSE OF spANGlER.
TO Be PRESENTED TO-DAY.
wAsulyeTov, Tuesday, June 20, istS.

WASHING l0N Iuesnaf, JuIc " ny
The Court met at 2 O'Clock TINS ai.eftooh'
when Mr. Ewing read his argument in favor OF tho ~.
ouged Edward Spangler reviewing at length tEe loe
mony be arinc upon this particular case. spangri,
I'd been shown scenes ~ al 10 ,bn any sports md Wit
r,s, had also testified that Spangers c1oTac'T r"s
that of peaccabie goOd.natureG Ena rnu
man Spanger the drudge Tor Eoo.n s'"e''a. ,I
taking care OF and feeding the lattefs morse bpo.
ou of courtesy had access to the theater whenever
was open Mr. Ewing desired 10 marx IRE LAT. ss"s
al the testimony as 70 letters me-, Wa, not the
slightest indication that Spanger ever met Boo, eAcny
in the theateI end there was nothing 10 slow WV.
SpangIcr had my ntmation Of Booth "a So
nno emily helped him to effect IT, IL appeared no
the testimony for the prosecution that there were lo9
in Spanger's carpet bag rope al feet long sS,e .s
ter paper and shirt collar. 1t was shown w Jus
such ropes used at the heater for bosting ooi.
for scenes hauling mp timber to the hp dressing roos,
&C. This rope had been produced 6y tne uoyerhnen'
proof asainst Spanger. But from the .esi"'rs
pcared that spangier stole Me rope Tor .
crab-ne In tn deyillsh Scheme OF BOOTH Ihs fop.
certainly not to ie used as ''riat o. aa''' liz
theatcr ard not at his boarding house IN asafet Dag
sr. Ewing said ne not b0nno 10 show "i"t spans
Ter going to do with the letter pane. anu sniis
collar I he cOunee, next examined the tcsN,ho1y Ia
relation ~ the box occupied by the late pfesilel re-
fune BY refere the evidence, things when hah
been said concerning Spaneier In that oonnectlon'
The Of PREPARATION for the assassination we're per
formed by Booth himself when be previously ccchpieo
the same box If Booth had confederate IN
spanser the boring Of s,. Is 1s's have Te
been made with Spanglers carpenter toos. me Aoe
hai Just been bored with eimet ana then enlarged
with penknife. These sets OF preparation wre mere
druGgery, which SpaBger woulc have Dern e1ei apon
70 do if he had 9een ia conspiracy Wth ioOth; that
Booth did both ana spaDgler neither and mt spans-
Ter was not n tie pot T9e1 inc sa EootI
caIle TO the back Of the tleaer ot O'Clock " me iitn
Of Ipr AID sod: Ned will you beip ne att you ear =
10 which Spancler is represented rs answering; - ga
YES" This testimony was contiacictea by the
res ponSile util,y and lther Witnesses Bat grant,
that Spangier did make the reply Il must have beeni ID
loud tone 10 be heard by the witness AS tnere was
no previous testimony showing the slgosss act or ar
raDgeueEt Of tie conspiracy on the part Di opa2ger,
the reply Of SpaBger shoald be treated as nothing Du'
the reply Of drudge 10 his superior and not Knrshs
the intent Of the question II Spangler VS. TO have
helped Booth he Yond have got substitute 10 snove
the scenes and after tie pistol shot TO have opened the
door for the OF the assassin IL Spa, scf mao
baen in league with Booth, would be- as lad DCeD tes
fed have stood mOtoness and left booth to the h2zirc
o. hieht unrdedi And would S?ancler hrseh nave run
fer water after he heari that somebody lad vesnsov ID
Booth made use Of that language 70 Spdilglcr ano
Sp,uier then replied, the latter coabl nave known
nothing OF criminal purpose. Ii Spaetss ~" any
specific part to lay, 4 was to hold Bootl hoisf ne
filled 70 do that and remained on the stnse 1hc eva
aeace does show that he was party 20 the %lme.
Booth came 10 the house With hs horse bur oGee tas
night and thus Booth could nave had no peuaus OPP
pur,nni.v 20 communicate with him Rat night Slight
mans n stnouy is unsupported By the other snce,
and Is inconsistent with H. The fact fhat Pooth
Knocked the householder down on emerging from
the theater shows thai Booth naturally supposed tla ~
was Swan rer he was thus striking. Ihere was 10
complicity with Spalgler. and Booth ttocgnt was
spanger and nos Peanuts who was holding aus morse.
for Booth he'd inst rushed OUT from The glare al
into the darkness. Another item was produced TO
show that Spanger kew Of Doot,s purpose cerfeaht
D,e testified to seeing roughly dressed mar ~ NOM
OF the tLeaer plth whom Booth whispered ie'us' GU
terne tho theuter and previous to the assassination OK
the President. This mar, IL WIS sad, RAD becA
lmus.ache but il had been proved that spanrer on
that night wore such musfache. ne
hsd been in font OF tie thcater win black
mustachc. red as his lair il. the visitors 10 me
theater would have bad their attention drawn 60 his
I eaen sssent from tho stage hom ~ 10 30
minutes past . IN 1910 without being missed.
for II was bis business 10 shove TIE scne.:
He could not have been absent fhrec!aarters OF an
hopr without attracting atfeIiOn end nn a'ib was
clearly proved. lie was not on'y not IL front OF ne
heaer bat at 81 o'clock was opposite the coof az wicn
the murderer escaped and the least abe 70 hfp tue
villains Hight. Spanglcr ON the stage ior az Sonr
I'D 10 the assassination Having presented All The eT-
Lence BEARING upon the acs done and words sPoseh
cn,s his eonduct until his arrest on the I'm 81 Apr az
hi, boarding house. which he had h'ed az Tor vc of sx
months. During the three ua( aIa snts
tween tie n aissination and the arrest Hviipg was
done by Spanger which did not indicate CONSCIOUS
sense N Il noeeuce. lie felt confident IN The assertion
that Booth bad no sceompIee-Le aia non LEE.
any. Booth had iayed az the theater, and ~
courtesy, had free entrances Therefore ha
Ned made his own preparations Inc eap
from the box to the Stage was ore which
might have been made by any man win saic'y.
Had uot his spur caught ia the flag, Booth woak lafe
made the leap with ease The counsel was ecnhdeht
thst Booth needed no hep but some one 10 hold big
horse. which Peanut Johr' Ill., and be opeLed end
shat the door for himself 1T appeared from tne es.
rory Of Mr. Hess the manager Of rlvo 'aet,e' 'has
Booth INQUIRED particularly OF hl whether GfoVeIs
Thestcr was 10 be illuminated and whether the fres-
dent was invited to be present From these inquiries
II seems clear that the Assassination or the Pfesdens
would have been attempted at Growers Inc1Ht nag
Nv. President attended that house on the night ot
the illumination. Mr. Ewing examlhta az
and concluded by saying he could see IN the evG.nco
! no such suspicion would induce Granc Jury 10
present Spanger for trial. and be believed candd re-
view OF tho entire subject word leave IN the minds %
bat very few Il reasonable donbt ~ his innocence
70 THE ARGUMENT FOR PAYNE.
Col Dexter stated that he would be prepared 70 read
the mi ument for Payne tomorrow.
THE Arguments FOR TIL, oTrER pRlsoSEfs.
Gen Howe said Iha, the Court had already extended
the time the arguments. II they were nOt all pre-
sen;ed to- morrow let the remainder Ike filed. With
these DELAYS they might get through til Autumn.
Gen. Eak.n said he willing TO grant all the time
the c0uns asked to prepare their arguments on SUD-
liects of this import ance.
Gen Hunter said the testimony very vcrminons.
Mr. Ewing remarked that the labor % preparation
was greater than supposed. IL would be o Of his
powcto prepare DIR. Mudds defense before Ftiday as
there were $50 pages of evidence in that case.
MORE TIME GRANTED.
The Court voted to grant an extension of time for the
preparation of the remaining arguments, AID ihen ao
iourncd til noon to MORROW .It.-..
Resume Of Tuesdays Precccdings.
a.. .. WASHINGTON, Tuesday. June 20, 1866.
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