Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17
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Trial Of the COnspiratOrs
me Cspthfs u me Assassins.
FuIl Particulars q Te-DaylI ProrssdIng.,


Pail PaftlulaH d Te-Day's Rroessdlngs'
The Court ma ihis morning at ten o'sloek. al
The members present, win the Judge Advocates
and The reporters ff ,st
Aiten O'Clock the prifsnsra wsro brought IN
ana placed In the aams order - yesterday. RIrsi
csns Arnold and his guard, Mudd and gdard,
spansler and, guard, o'Laughlln and guard,
Payns aAd guard. Hsrold and guard, all Of whom
were seated In the prisoners dock, oseupyins the
same seats ~ Indicated in onr columns Yesterday.
Next eams Mra surratt, who was seated at the
end Of the prisonsr's dock inside the railing.
fhs prisoners ali presented the same appearances
As yesterday.
Heroid was eoaverslng with his counsel, Mr..
Stone, for some lime daring the reading Of the
day, with his head thrown hack against the wall
and gazing AZ the reader. Atrerodt sal gsring
Aboai the room, with his hands resting on H..
throw. bs.E ssaia., ,hs Ssii ana Sasias o. a.
reporter who was reading. spAngief sat with
Ma eyes hred on the noor, the sans ~ yoster-
DAY, Mudd sat with hls hands resting On hi.
knes., And saiisg nssul ne RON, Arnold "a
grsatsr portion o. the iine Ne was garlhg through
the open window - he end ofths prisoner
dock. Mrs. suuatt, who was httlnE IN the cor-
ner 4 the end ofth prisenss.' dock and next %
her head against the wall, and fAnning herself
with her HAD kerchiel OCCASIONALLY she would
rest her head on the railing In front Of her, and
remain IN that position for some time;
were Senators Foote and Wade, MAJ. Gen. Han
cock, Judge Howe, and Col. lngrAhAm.
The reading Of the testimony Of yesterday va,
commenced at ten o'clock, By Mr.. D, n. Murphy,
a. - A.. al s.Na laaE
when he was relieved By Mr. ben Pitman, who
finished The reAdihg, which endod al hAif,pas'
twelve O'Clock.
0sn. Harris then arose AL said he held in his
hand the letter Of Hon, Reverdy Johnson on
which the obJeetion 70 HIN was founded, and
which he deemed well founded. He thought u
due 10 himself and 70 tho court 70 have the letter
made a part Of the record Of the Court.
The President directed thAtthe letter should be
The letter was then h, 81 "a, NJ. Ben. PitmAn,
Que Of the reporters, AES .oud By him. Tho
President, Cen Hnntet .-Sh annoanecd that the
eOaslitute part Of The record Of the court.
The Arst witness called was
wM. WILLIAMS,
who testified that with others he has engaged In
the pursuit OF the assassins. Witness proceeded
70 surrattsyille aud went to the residence Of the
prisoner, NJ. Madd; went there on Tuesday ; he
was not At home; Mrs. hudd sent for him, ne
(the DoetOrl said no strangers had been TO his
house. One Of the other oheers made remark
about man with broken leg. He made re-
ply, but witness did mol know what u was.
Mudd told witness he heard % the assassination
In church on sunday morning. lilo did
not seem willing TO give MS Information;
On Friday went 20 his house for the purpose Of
arresting him. lie then said the two men, one
with broken leg, had been 70 his house said be
know Booth, aud was introduced 10 him last fall.
After looking NJ Booths picture he said looked
somsthing like the man who had his leg broken
Ten his boot In the bed. The boot had the words
"J wilkes on u aud tho makers name. He
said the men lefl between three aud fonr an the
afternoon OF Saturday. They arrived before day
Iss man went away on erutches which he had had
made for hlmb one Of his men. ave-
cross-exahiilsd. ---Lieut. Loyott Wa present A
the conversation. Both tines Mrs. .aVai was
sS ~ ss w, %s. s
SAID anythinK about the boot She went mp etairI
aud brought the boot down. II was on Friday
that he told mo he learned Of the anseesinatioR q
together in one room. Myself and LleaI Lovct
asked him VI any straugerihad been at bis house
he made the same reply 70 mo that he dia e
Lieut. LOvett atlE--L IL Do
Had two men been thsre--one with a broken leg
He Gald they had, He said they helPed the mai
with the broken log on the borse and took hin
In the parlor aud nNed his leg. He said one mai
had moustache, and the other had lonG, lhil
Whiskers think he said the broken leg mai
had q AhAwl aronnd his shoulders lie said tn
younger man ives about " Or 10 years Of age
10 said on leaving there they asked him III
road TO Parson wnlmer'a, and he Showed theu
the road through the swamp. We examined w
awamp all through--loand horses tracks In thu
direction he pointed out 10 Us, but there wer
teams which travelled that way.
After leaving DR.. Mudd al Bryantown We wen
back and went through the swamp ! We locke
ali oh kha sxwn m n ~ dl0nrOnt rondH. WA
one 81 the party which went 20 Mr. Wilmer !
house. think II was In the evening" 10 tn
beat of ny knowledgs, ! think u was "wednesday
evening; did not hear anything Of them on III
Bryantown. We were acting under the order
Of Major O'Belrns; Major O'Belrne was no
preseai Mr.. Lloyd was with me, l was NO
10 court this morning when Mr. Lioyd's teati
AT Al one o'clock the connlssion took recess