Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-03
The Conspiracy Trial.
The Proceedings this Afternoon.
Al o clock the Court reasscBlbled.
klEAN sTEWA ART. lcOlOFel. \

SUSAN STEWART, (eOlOred,)
Having been called and sworn, testified that sho
Tr,idnd with Mr.. John Miller, one milo from Bry
aut"wn; lives near George Bonio. witness
knew Dr. snnael hudd, tho prisoner: saw him
the day after the assa-sinstiuu, about J Or o.
clock IN the Ait"TnoOh no one wis with him; he
was riding very slow, aud going tnwaTda ,MT
Murray house. D,dnot take notice, but did not
sce any ono near DR.. Mudd saw Oeorgo Boone
meet DR. Mudd. 500
Cross aminsd. 1t was on Enstor Saturday
Or, hudd, was eVining from towards BTyaulUNn.
PRIMES Johnson
trstincd that hc knew the prisoner. DR., samuel
hudd saw him the day after the President was
Killed he was coming from towards Dryantnw I:
N.Was abput three AIl a half witnVrs saw hin,
when hO Was going ~ BryantOwn; thOro was a
man following hiin the same man came baek
from Bry autoWn about an hour and u half before
Dr.. Mudd came back Mr. Bon1s liVcsiwU IhIIos
from BrymtOwn onths road TO DR.. hudd'E. ,s
r. CHARLEs BLOYCR rH... ........
having hcen swarm, testilcd that no lived with
MI, Adams, next 10 w"odyillo; knew tho priS-
oh'cr, nr, Samuel Mudd was ut his houss last
ynaT; all thc time last year except from 10th of
APP Arih ] y" .h. ''s Of nay sy was ihefS sa'n,HSyH
hudd servants, ...-
Witness wiro left Dr Mudd two days before
Christmas was there every saturday night aud
part II SUNDAY. Witness saw Hon and Andrew
GWyun about Wur years ago, the 1rst year Of VI"
VIZ Siw none VI them about ~. Mudd banse
lnst year. Witness w"Ht hhont the stable Never
saw Ruy confederate officers or soldiers about the
plurr lnst year Witness worked with Or. Mu.ld =
hLhrr part "t last yvaTi during that tmu went
hsmu GNCTy uight Wines knew Mary SLnms
The Elks about there said sho told suoh lius thcy
couli not believe her. The same was said ~
Milo Simms. Witness thought Dr. Mudd u good
Sr,strr Esvor heard him say anything about
sending aHy Of lds servants away.
Cro,a,.cNiIniuod: Witness had heard about
DR.. Mudd shooting one " his serYRnts
pARyOuS =. MORTON,
- u.
aud sworn, COi BarD.tt said II was newly dts
covered oVidenes, which he now desired 10 prn-
duco, which was not Enown At tho thas III"
Prosecution closed.
Mr. Cox said he desired To have an objection
entered IN The record He thaaght tiro prusecu-
don had No right To Introduce tcStI mony after Il
vas annouUecd that they had tln-dL tho case
sNcepl ~ to evidence Of n general conspiracy.
Mr Ewing said he would not object provided
b" would be- rallYwsf TO bunuon witnctacz l."
meet the testitauHy. '.. .r
The Court decided to allow tho evidence to be
introduced.
MARCUS r. NORTON
trstiaed that he rcsidsd In Troy, Y. Was Ia
this city at tho National Hotel rrpm 10Th of Jan
unry tu 10th OF 18Th 1T March Knew J. wiikes
B"uIh hy sight. Witness painted out AtIoTudt
aud o. Laughlin, aud stated he had seen lhon IN
tho National Hotel with Booth prior To tho iuau-
guration, wimo,ssaw AtroTudltwiee, o Laugh
hu he ,aw four or hyo timcs. They were IN cpu.
yrrsutioH. Witnoss overheard q conversation
between Booth aud AtIcr"dt :thc substance u II
was that II the matbr succeeded ~ we'll uu AIR.
johnson ~ II did on old Buchanan, they would
got pretty well sold.
AS" heard thom say the class II Witnesses wcru
" th~l character that little could bo proven by
thJm. Tho conversation was On. the evening Of
the 81 or 3d of March; did not know to what the
conversation referred, saw Dr.. Mudd once at the
National Motel. person raInctn witness rom
ou the morning OF ID Ot March, aud was much
excited. lie said he made a mistake asked Ia
b,raxcused. aud said he wanted to sso Mr. Boolh
Wnursa recognized Dr.. Mudd Us tho 7Inan whu
outoTCd tho rVum. Witness never saM him DO.
fore. witness hNod the date froln the fact of the
Inauguration. 1t was about 10 or II la the morn.
ing ...
CrOss-s xamined.-C not Ok the date when
he saw o Laughlin talking with booth. witncss
hNod th' date rs to Mudd entering his ruom from
the fact NJ the inauguration. Witness thought il
aas th" day before the inauguration Witness
thought Mndd was dressed Ia black when ho On.
Grcd the room, his hat he held in his hand
Witness had no doubl ~ To either Of the prison.
crsf he recognized all three did not recognize
either Of the other prisoners at tho bar Til,
cunYsrsatlon OccuTTed In the sfllce. part af tho
hotel wiIuoss did not notice tho clothing
the man had on whom he entered tho room /;
th1lBm II was black.
lwttness was hero shown tho portrait of Sur
r,it said he had never seen tho man Witness
had men changed from l9I TO that room pOme
ten days before. .. .rr..
I'd. LEONARD =. ROBET
having been sworn, testified that he lived Ia tho
Fourth Congressional District of MArylau was
IN Bryaniown GU the day amer the assa natiou
went there about , 'el jck aud remained until
dusk witness made Inquiry as TO VIM assAssi-
mated the President, witness was not about
Bean : storci was aoquGdntrh with Daniel J
Thomas his reputation for yeracity wa bad, %
Cross examined Lived within four or Ave
miles II Mr. Thomas; witness stated he had been
loyal citiIc1; night have said gOnot hluv
against snmO acts of the Administrations but had
alid NO hing elso witness said ho had yuluntar
ly takou the oath 0f allegiance, aud had strictly
adhered to II ; witness knew u man named Bowie
who murdered Captain Watkins; never harb6red
him Or fed him had not seen him since the mur-
dor.
v. n. n. BEAN,
Having been called and sworn, testified that he
Ma. lc'Iuaiut"d with DIR, Mudd. Witness resided
Ia lpaRiugH. Thought lr NVdd mado same
purchases IT hin the day after the assass siuatinn
Witness hrst heard that Il was Boyle who Killed
the rru,idcut
Cross -uNaminod. .-Witfoss did not remoInhoT
When 4 was that he heard that Booth was tho
murderer uf tho PTosideHu thought u Was on
Easter saturday. Wtae,s did not know WHOM Il
WHs he beard il.
JNO. u. GILES
testified that he resided On fcnnsylyania aVnunC,
late Ruilmau's hotel was u bar tender there ,
knew v Laughliai saw him oa Thursday before