The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-03

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SsvseAl witnesses vefo colIod fo aAo~
Ithas epangler vss q xAis boasdiee hospo
lii WssAinStoa day q svo aftse ~ =.
psssihation.
II Thos. !. Ryhold, explores 4 Teed's
khssssry tsstilsd sbost sxe wssks bsfesu
the assassination Booth occupied box No,
IN, sdioisfa9 that 10 which the Preeideu(
M ssbssqssstly shoI. o. ~ ia day
| Of March Witnoes MOI bsis9 sb,e q and
lshs by brake opss bex No. I = order q
admit gsatlsmas with his oonpapy.
| Two witssssse snployed q - thester
had sxdiblted y fhsa the rOpe fpund n
Spanelsr's easpse ~. They said Il =.
ssmble1 sinihx reps ussd il the a..
|tsr but oould not ~ positively L ~ IL
came.
After the rsadine of the record the ~
animation ef vitnonoeo for IT, dslepse
Ne rssamed.
Obas. Balgsf and Jao. 0alAsr testified
that 6pangier va at his boarding house
10 Washington several DAYS after The -
sassination. The later never ,av Spaoe.
lsr wear ! moussache.
Thos. Reybald Testified shas the 7th Of
March Mr.. Msrriek Of the Nstionsl Ho-
tel asked him 70 reserve some saats i The
orchestrs and did 40. hut the nartv nct
having arrived At the end Of the irst aet
the sssts uere oscau;ed bv o.hes pereoas.
I took them 70 box No. 6 which vss lock.
Cd asd could not b sntersd. Then eroee.
cd to boxes I and 8. esnSrslly tsrmed The
Presidents box. which vsss slso locked.
| kicked the door open With my loot
When the Presidsnt occupied ths box ~
used the door Of boz 8. That dooF vas
esed on the night Of tho assaa1isa-
non. don't ksov that ths look Vss
ever fepsirsd. nevE taought & ~
ing i 6xed; nsver thosght ]. worth while
70 Dsatioa IL. Booth Oooapisd Z. ths
ono On which Tho lcckvas 6xed, one night
about too Weeks peeviguD 20 tbo asssssi-
naaios. He hsd Pssyionsly sngsgsd box
= but requested change 10 box I. The
po1tioa Of ~ 'shair IN Which the Prssi.
dent sat uas the sans which had 6xed
on Two other oeossions. The rssson vas
that u placed 10 any other posltion the
rockers .oslds - Y che way The r.
movaI Of ths partition left Triangular
corner to the Is1t Of ths halastrsde o6 the
boz and The rockers we're il this ooFnAf
and out ot the way. That wss the ooly
reAsoa pss i there. Witnsss ~ss
shown the rope found IN SpsD.ief's car
pet bag md said Il looked likc the ropes
used 10 the hiss for drawing up the
soesee asd y eaiisd border rope.
Croeu exAm;nsd-Don' thipk Il prop.
o. plaes for rops to hsvs been 6susd Ia
csspet-ssck half mile away. Doo's
think spangler supplied tho theatre vi,h
rope !. his own expense. Some,imes
70 had . great many Of those rones. and
.heo took them .v.v until ve used them
sdain. ~ III the box about 6vs min
uses on the afternoon before the sssassi .
ustion.
Hen,y Z. Merrick. clerk in the Nation.
d Hotel, testified 70 . simil.r parport
With preceding witness = 70 she fo,c,Se
open the coor Of The boz. Think the
| lock vas forced OF. At least the screw that
held the upper hart cans ont and I.
sbirled round and hapa hy thu rema;n.
| ing screw. = - = -
James Lamb testified. An ,oepe.
psinter at Ford's -Ths.tre. The rone
iouud in 6psnsler's posees.;o. vss .horn
vitsea. Have seen ropas ike that u,sd
ID tie theaser, but all ropes Of this de-
sosiption ere similar. The hDksh y not
less than eight feet, and they arc used for
raising aud lowering the scenes. sa.
Srane'er several e.nss alter the as'a'si-
oes,on y .sne theatre. my iesllngs were
e4c'.eo snd Afems'ned on she spot the
"n0ae osy.
WI" n oml'n .estinso % ess'og
DcVsa - ou - staee. Ini:k ne gos
~ 's Ai. o.s"A.a oF sayoody else
~ - sus .s.@ ~ 0sswaso sofn
~ .0. p-.:s. ..s ,va ~ : sae oox ln vl,on 10 !,