Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-05-18
Testimony IN ths Case Of the OOn-
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Friday and made public shows that the con-
spiraoy dates back TO the summer Of 1868 and
that Booth was then engaged in t. The
conspiraiors contemplated the capture Of
President Lincoln, his murder, the burning Of
Northern cities, crest ting dissatisfaction among
the Northern people at the war, and the
bringing about Of revolution in favor OF
the Confederacy. Booth was IN various parts
Of the country holding secret consultation 10
Canada with George N Sanders, who has since
said he did not know Booth
Booth was furnished with money from
Richmond, aud WAS the agent to lure others
An actor named Chester refused to have any
thing TO do with the affair, though Booth
promised him two Thousand Eve hundred
dollars. He was only 10 see that the back
door OF Growers Theatre, where it was at first
contemplated to perpetrate the assassination,
WAS kept open for exit Booth at fret eoaxed
him and then threatened him with death II he
dlvulged the plot
WAsnISGToN, May l7--General Harris had
read the letter written by Hon. Reverdy John.
son, on which he based his objection TO his
acting AS counsel In the letter, johnson takes
the ground that the oath prescribed by the
Constitutional Convention was Illegal, and no
moral injunctions would be violated by dis
regarding IT, because the exaction Of the oath
was beyond the authority of the Convention
and as n law, therefore, void
VIM Williams testified as to the pursuit Of
the assassus, with Major 0'Brine. He went
TO Surrattsville; they asked DR. Mudd il any
strangers had been that way, and he said no
He denied that two men had been there, one
with broken leg He said he had heard of
the assassination first in the church Sunday
morning. He appeared uneasy and unwilling
TO give us information / saw him again on
Friday 2lst We went there to arrest him.
| asked him again about the two men, and he
said he had seen them. but he said they we're
not Booth and Harold We showed him
Booths picture, and be said at FIRST he did not
recollect the features, but it looked like Booth
across the eyes. We searched the house Mrs.
Mudd said one Of the men left boot up stairs
which, was broughtand had ~. Wilkes Booth
written in it. Mrs Mudd said the doctor bad
set the leg Of its owner. DIR. Mudd said they
left between three and four clock in the al-
ternoou, and that they came about daybreak.
DR.. Mudd said they came on horseback, Mrs
Mudd said they left on foot. / believe DIR.
Mudd said the injured man went off on
crntches made by one Of his men.
On cross examination the witness said DIR.
Mudd stated that the two men knocked at the
door, and he looked out at the window and
asked who they were They replied that they
we're friends, and wanted TO get in, and Dr.
Mudd came down stairs With the assistance
of the young man he helped the injured mau
from his horse, and took him TO his parlor and
placed him on the sofa He described the
strangers One had whiskers but be could
not tell whether they were natural He .old
the direction they took, and we found their
tracks; one OF the party had went to Wilmer 8
house late in the evening of Wednesday.
The Court here took recess.
After the re assembling Of the Court,
Simon Garcaran testified as to interviews with
Mudd, on the 18th and 2lst He was one Of
the party who went in search of Booth and
subsequently to theiarrest OF Mudd. He testi-
fed similar TO that of others already given by
Lieutenant Lovett, who was in charge OF the
party.
Mrs. Emma oHu,t, sister.in law of Jno.
Lloyd, testified: Was at Loyd's house on the
llth, and in carriage with him, saw Mrs.
Surratt somewhere near Uniontown; Lloyd
and Mrs Surratt talked together; Mr.. Lloyd
went to her carriage, where the conversation
took place, and not in. ours; was at Loyfs
house on the l4lh saw him and Mrs. Surratt
talking together, but did not hear them at all.
Nothing new was elected in the cross ex-
animation, except that Lloyd made no state
ment in reference to his business with Mrs.
Surratt
William G. Jutt testified only recognize
one of the prisoners, Harold; since the 18th
of October had been in Caroline County, as a
commissary in Confederate service; when on
the way in April, In arquer County, got
down to Port Conway on the 18th of April
there we're three Of us; we rode down on the
wharf and before we reached the wagon, we
saw man get out, and put his hand on his
bosom, he came to where we where and said,
what command do you belong to p Ruggles
said "Mosbys command" Then he said
''where are you going we said, ''it is 0 secret
where we are going" He said he belonged
to A. p Hill s corps his brother was wounded
below Richmond, and asked If we would not
take him down to the linea ! went and tied
the horses; Harold came to me and said
81 suppose you are raising a command to go
South would like to go with you" | said
| could 60 with no man, i did not know any
thing about and he made this remark. ave
are the assRssinators Of the President
was shocked made nosrepiy Lieutenant
Ruggles was near by, watering his horse; |
called him and he came; then Booth came
up, and Harold introduced him. After in.
Producing himself we went across the river
Booth riding ON Ruggles' horse. Booth said
he wanted to pass under the nRme OF Boyd
We went to lady's house and asked her II
she could take in wounded soldier. She &i
first consented, and then said she would not
We then went up to Mr.. Garretts where we
left Booth. Harold and all of us went on ia
within few miles Of Bowling Green. The
next day Harold returned toward Garrett
and that was the last | saw Of him till after
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