New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-23
q were ron in lhe DO, the. day A. No, sir I1ave

business At Fo-d's Theatcp a. Property man.
a Did your business require You to he on the stage
Nj he performance were going onf \. Yes, when
,bere was ANYTHING 10 do: sometimes there would DO
nothing 10 do and would not 60 on.
T. What is yOar position on TIE staget n. u Is 10
that the furniture is ut right and to giye 10 the
actors the property required 10 be used IN the pay
O. What part OF the stage aid you occupy, a: My
room is not on the stage and have no special pcslio
o. Do you know tie passageway by which Booth
escaped 4. was shown the paesaee-"ay; did mol
see min escape .,-.
apce 10 have that plssage-way clear Or INSTRUCTED
A. II Is generally clear have never seen IT blocked
up; when we are PLAYING heavy piece We seheraiiy
have to fats in there pretty we'll but is generally
O. Is the American Cousin" heavy piscea A.
No, sir.
She passage through which Booth made his exit prop
eIly be elearf A. Yes, il would properly be clear
q. Where was the prisoners (Spsnglefs) position
a. on the left hand side OF the stage-te size ol mo
Presidents box he always has been on that side since
! have been in the theater
Q. Did you see spenger that night y. Yes sir
q. State III what time you SAW lin during tue per
fcrinancci \. him pretty nearly every scene
he he not been there should certainly have missed
him; do not recOcct seeing him away from hlS post
ton at ALL he may have been away bat If he had been
when scene changed some other person wonld nave
had 10 run his hat every person would nave peeh
inQuiIiDg where be was.
O. If he he'd been away for what length Of timer A.
If he had missed one they would have all known
1t; one scene sometimes lasts - minutes - .-,..
NOT the scenes shifted frequently y. Yes; there are
seven scenes in that act as Miss X ,ene plays II.
O. Would il have been practicable for Slaneier 10
have been absent during the performance III tit tct
for ye minutes without his absence beng noseeaf a.
Yes. Sir W -.
Q Would it have been Tor ten minu,esl A. Yes at
parenlar times his absence for five minutes would nave
been noticed during the second act the scene does NOS
change for about half hour At time; during the
third act the scenes are pretty rapid
O. Were you a TO front OF the theater during that
payi A. In tho aeeoli gct was N the box Office
! q. Were you on the payementf \. went oll tnc
allcyway and had 10 go onto the pavement IN getting
O. Did You see spanrlor. thegei A. No, sir did
not.
A. Not since have known him. and have known
lin two years next month. ,.,..
O. Where yon at The moment tie PRESIDENT was
assassinacdf A At The first entrance leading 10 the
lett hand boxes.
O. DID yon see spangler there shortly bcfoTei \.
Yes sir I,hink did; saw min, in hi- proper position
as crossed the stage after tie second scene ol the tnrd
act was
O. How long was that before The President assas.
sinatedl A. think about three or four minutes VIII
not state positively; ii could not have Deoa longer.
O. hen you heard sic pistol fred you see Booth
spring on to the stages a. did not, SAW him irst
when he had nearly passed of the stage.
O. Did YOU rnn after hin : A. heard them calling
fOr water and I went 70 ms room for that.
/ Q DID yon see SpGng'r after thdii \. cid not
until the rext morning as | recoileot
O. Did you hear Booth that night when he rode up 10
the theater call for SpaEsler a No. sir, did not
b. Judge B.aqaar--Q DO you know whether that
box was kept locked except when II was occupied or
being decorated, \. do not know.
@. DO you know whether any Of the other boxes
were occupied that night a. do net think any OF
them We're.
Q. Do you know that they were not a. could not
state positively whether The! were or not; did mol
take any notice cxeest % 70 TIE Presidents box
| By Mr. Epin9--Q When did you first hear that the
President 10 come 20 the ID eater that night A
Abcu; - O'Clock that day.
O. WI. told jour ~ Harry fOid.
~ u. IN "a ul ~ tie President ted
10 be present that r'oht, a. / do not; a young man
emplyed 10 The Pres.c outs house told lie that night
that he had been down there that morning aud engage
the box.
TESTIMONY OF LIEUT.. H. DARTLEY.
ByJDdge HotI-Q state whether you have been IN tha
mil ry service and # So in what position A. have
been in tie Signal Corps Of the army August, 1862
q. State whether you have been prisoner OF war,
ana 70 1t what timer A. va. prisoner at hich'
mord during portion Of the year l-o4
! o. NJ what prisoni A. a part Of the time Mt LIBBY
while was in Richmond, and in other prisons al other
q State vi ether or not during that time you had
casion 10 observe that the LIBBY Prison had been
Inined BY The Confederate authorities with view Of
frf-oosf A. Wnen We we're FIRST taken to Libby we
were informed when taken into the ha that the place
lad been l.! ned: the morning were taken
into q dungeon in the cellar part n TIE build ~. ~
coing To- the dungeon we had - 20 round pace Of
..b aim In the center Of The cellar; the guard would
not allow any person 20 pass over ~ near ~ on D4lr'
ur uv We were told there Yns torpedo buried therc;
that remained there while We we've ~ the dungeon hAH
some time after We had been taken up staHH
o. Did yOu have opp0rtunii! 10 examine tie tor
pedol e. No; IL not opened while sc were in
hc dun 1o)n; we lc,rned from officers who had charge
d that e.torpodo was there
O. Did tneg spcak Of one. or inoIef ~ Onei IL was
spOken If "a the torpedo.
% IRON the appearance Of the ground and the place
duy out would you Anre supposed II 10 have been a
large or small torpodof A. Tie excavation. apparently
rom the fresh art dug out ana pat back again. was
uerhaps six feet ~ diameter.
O What that directly under the prison n. Yes.
sir. directly under the center oil this prison. $3.50
/ o. Did they explain 10 you the object TO- which IL
had been placed there a. Yes. different ones ~ con
account of the raid the under the command OF
Dahgren they said that If the raid succeeded and The
prisoners were in danger Of being Liberated. they
would blow up.
/ TESTIMONY OF col. r. j. TREAT.
BIZ Judge HohQ. State your position 10 the service.
/ A. am Chief Comuissary Of the Army OF Ohio. on
Gen Schoheld's s,af.
q. Have YOU been on duty recently III North Caro-
| o State whether or the army with which you
ore connected there captured yera boxes said TO con
tain the archives Of the Confederate Siatest A. Yes
they surrendered by Gen. JOt Johnston 90 Gen.
Schofeld at Charlotte. y. &.
/ Q. State under what circumstances they were De.
liyered to you by General Johnston A. tank let.
ter was sent from Johnston at Charlotte. to Gen.
Schoed at Raleigh stating that he had IN possession
at Charlotte the archives Of the War Department II
! the Confederate States end that be was ready 10
deliver them 10 Gen ScboLeld bis sending officer
10 receive them the following day an officer Of Gen.
SchOieds stat went for them and brought them 10 Ka
leigh from that point they were sent TO Washington
and came I'D my charge
O. TO whom dad You deliver them herei a. To
Major r 4 Eckert OF the War Department.
O. Were those boxes labeled so rs to designate the
contents Of each A. Most OF them were.
TESTIMONY OF MAJOR T. y. EcKERr.
By Jidge Hoh-Q State whether or not you received
and examined certain boxes purportng TO contain the
archives of the War Department Of the socaed Con-
fcderate States Of American A. did receive them
yesterday morning they have been opened by my