The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-03
The Testimon;, Taken for the
Prisoners Test rday.
4 Plea Of Insanity Entered for Paynes
tho Man who Assaulted
Secretary Seward.
Medical Testimony ON the Cues
ton Of His Insanity.
MISS ANNA SURRATT IN COURT,
&C., &C., Go.

MISS ANNA SURRATT IN COURT,
60, &C., &c.
THE EVIDENCE ON FRIDAY.
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WASHINGTON, June q 1865.
After tho reading Of the record the examination Of the
witnesses for the defence resumed
Testimony OF Charles Bulger.
BY Mr. EwNa-The substance Of the testimony Of this
witness was as follows--witness knew the prisoner
Edward spange having boarded at the house at which
Che prisoner boarded for five six months After tho
assassination the accused at the house for
several daya
Testimony OF Thomas j. Reybold.
BY Dir. EwNG-Q State how long you have been in
Washington, and what has been your occupation here
A have not lived permanently in Washington only
since the last Monday Of December-one year ago-at
which time came TO Washington for Mir. Ford; / was
employed at that gentlemans theatre take charge OF
Che house. TO the front and purchase
everything that was to be purchased for the house, any
my business there's in the absence of ether the Mcssr
Ford went in the box office and sold the tickets.
state whether you know anything as to any of tho
locks OF the private boxes being broken and If what
you know A. think it was during Mrs Bowers
gagement in March, about the 7th when, being day
at dinner, Mr. Merrick, Of the National Hotel asked
90 reserve some seats for him that evening, three,
think in the orchestral told him would do So Mr. Mer
u customary for all occupied
end OF tho first be taken by other persons wanting
Esrrcs occompanea by his Wife Mr. arn and r' se 0ie
tai ladies' came, and was Informed Of their arrival and
asked what had done with the seats retcrved for them
went 10 about Them and found that the usher had
filled them; then took Them up stairs to box No. 6,
which locked and could not be entered then
crossed to boxes Nos I and S-ggnerally termed the
Presidents box-which were also locked I epdeavorcd
force open by applying shoulder to the door, but
Ealing IN hat used my foot and succeeded in kicking
II open
O. State whether that tier led into the box which the
President occupied at the time Of the assassination
1t did, by request when the President occupied the box,
~e would take tho partition out and the two boxes
would then be occupied as
Q. When ths two boxes thrown into one by which
door do you enter tho Presidents boz? The door of
@ Do you know whether that YVES the door that was
used ON the night Of the assassination A. Yes sir it
was; the other one COZ Id not be used.
O. DO you know whether the lock that burst open
was afterwards repaireds A. do not; exam
Tined 1t afterwards; suppose it was my place have
reported the fact and though frequently passed into
sho box afterwards never thought having the lock
uxed.
@ To whom would you have reported for rapairss A.
O. But you made report to him OF it9 A. No sir:
never said anything about 1T never thought worth
while to mention it,
O. State whether you have any knowledge of Booth
occupying either OF those two boxes shortly before the
sassinaton A cannot precisely the time but
two weeks, think prior to the 18th that Mr. Booth
gagged private box No "a the evening that day
came again to the Office while sitting in the vesti-
J. one of the Presidential boxes, the which holo
found to have been bored he occupied that night
either box or 8; cannot swear positively which box.
@ State whether there any box tickets sold at
che theatre up the time Of the opening. To the
best Of my knowledge there were not sold nono was
there during the afternoon and also in the morning;
sent tho tickets for the President by his messenger do
not know positively whether there any sold,
whether there were applications for any.
@ State at what hour the President engaged those
seats A. Between ten and eleven O'Clock In the fore
Q. Had he been previously invitcdf A. Not to my
knowledge.
Q. Did you the messenger A. did, and
talking TO him.
O State whether you saw anything OF Booth tina.
morning after the President engaged the box. A. can
not say whether was after before that time; saw
him that morning; he got letter from the Office that
letters were directed TO Mr. Fords box the ONCE
and were brought to the theatre every morning.
@ Did Booth get more than one letter that morning.
A. Not to my knowledge
Q State ii you know any why tho rocking
chair In which the President Is said to have sat that night
should have been In the position in which 1t wass A.
The position in which II then the in which
had pa ed II myself other occasions when the
President occupied that box, and the that If
placed any other position the rockers would be in the
way tho removal Of tho partition left triangular
ner to the left of the balutrade of tho box and the
rockers ut into this and out OF the way
that was the only reason why put il there
Q. When was lhats A. During lat winter year ago.
q. IL had not been used IN the box during this last
season up 10 that timer A. The sofa had been used II
had not.
che assassination A. do not recolcc seeing him after
that only know that he WIS arrested in tn, house
che following Saturday morning
q Was he not about the theatre after that morning.
A cannot say; in accordance with my usual custom
went to Baltimore that Saturday night 70 visit my
Q. VIA the theatre closed until your returnf A. Il
was returned on Monday mo:ning.
@ Examine that rope exhibiting TO witness tho rope
found in the carpet bag or c prisoner Spaugcr) and
state whether you know Of any such rope being used
about the theatre and WHETHER from s exbility you
tudr hut lad hopr
think IL has been rsed " IL had not u would be
lighter in color II IL like the ropes that generally
used in the flies for drawing up tho sceneswha is called
border rope.
Rely minatiop OF Jacob Rittcrspnugh.
BY Mr.. EwrSG-Q When you W 70 examined for tho
prosecution other day you spose Spagcr having
slapped you in the face after your return from following
Booth, and of his sayng shut up don't which way
he went" A. Ycs, SIR
day, when you in the theatre, to Mr Lamb and
tho night Of the assassination 10 Mr. Garland, when lie
aroused you from sleepY A. Yes Fir; Mr.. Garland,
when ho awoke me- asked what Ned sa.d TO mo- and
told him that Ned slapped me In the month and said,
"Dont say which way he went
q We're you not the stage In the afternoon OF tho
day Of the assassinatlonp A. Yes, sir
q STATIC what you and spangcr saw. A. q
man in the drcss circle smoking cigar and asked
spsnglcr who b. was; he said he did not know then
said We ought TO tell him 20 60 out and Spangler said
that he had no right there's resumed my work, and
after while looked around agnln ard saw the man sit.
cling In private box tire right hand side Of the stage;
after that the went out.
q Was the near enough TO hear what Spanglcr
said A. Yes sir
By Judge fisenAx-Q DO you know what man that
wasS A. No, SIR
By Mr.: Ewiso-o What time in the evening was tha,s
A. About six o'clock In the evening OF tho day on which
che President was assssna;ed just before wo went to
supper
by Judge BMcsAs-Q Whore did you say that man
wasy A. In a private box; of tho lower boxes in
che dress CIRCLE on the right hand side Of stage
Testimony of Louis j.. Garland
ny Mr.. EwNo-Q. State whether you are acquainted
with Jacob nsttcrspaughs A. am.
EtalQ xllqtle vous nyVl m In ntrdf.
tbs night OF the assassination after the
A. did.
O. What did Mr. Rttersraugh say to you thu, occa-
sony A He was asleep; on my nwakng him hc ap.
peared frightened and thought was MI Booth asked
Dim where Mr.. Spanger was; he told me he did not
KNOW that when he last Mr. Spongler he was stand
ing behind the scenes just after Mr. Booth out the
back par OF the theatre and that he said to Mr. spang
ler THAT was Mr.. Booth, when spangcr slapped him