The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-17
General Forrest Reported
70 Killed.
Sentence of the Indiana
CoaSpiratOrS COmmuted.
Reconstruction in Mississippi.
Address Of the Rebel Governor,
CLARK.
THE CONsPIRAToKs' TRIAL.

NEW lOkki may 10.
The following is q summary Of the con
clusion of the testimony taken on Monday.
j. P. Early elected no new facts con-
cerning the intimacy of O'Lsughlin with
Booth.
Lieutenant Henderson testified that he
ssw OLsughlin in Washington on the 18th
of April, and he told him be had an en-
gsgement with Booth that day.
Samuel r j. Strugg testified that
OLaughlin was intimate with Booth; saw
them converting together sbout the lst of
April; there was third party, and when
1 approached O'Lsughlin took me aside
and said Booth was busy with his friend
talking privately. In the cross exsminS-
tion be said he might have asked OLsugh-
lin to take 8 drink 10 which he answered
in the way stated
David Stanton testified that he saw
OI,aughlin the night before the sssassina
tion at the House of the Secretary of War.
He was standing on the stoop, and asked
me where the Secretary of War wa.
told him he was standing on the stooP.
O'Lsughlin remained there till l requested
him 70 20 of. When l pointed the Sec
retsry out he did not go to him.
DC. Reed testified that he saw John
q, Surrstt in Washington on the day of
the assassination; bowed TO him and re
ceived bow in return. He noticed that
he wore spurs st the time.
Patsr Flsttervusl testified that Booth
came to his restaurant, next TO the theatre,
on the night Of th4 assassination, about 10
o'clock, aud drank glass Of whisky; he
then went out, in eight or ten minutes
afterW ,rds he heard of the assassination.
[ saw Harold the same night, or thenight
,,-o,,;ous. ha inassi-aA -far Rlaaih If was
betweer SIX and seven O'clock
Sergesnt NJ. Dye testified that he was
sitting in front of Ford's theatre about
N on the l4ih and saw an elegantly
dressed man come out of the theatre and
talk to two rough looking persoDsi heard
the we'll dressed one say think he will
come out now (rtfarriug, he supposed, to
the President); he then went into the ss-
Inon: stsid long enough to take drink
came IN as if he was becoming intoxicated;
vbispered to the roughest looking man,
and then went into the passage that leads
from the stage TO the street; then the
smallest one stepped up just IS the well
dressed one appeared again, and called out
time: he started up the street, remained
swbiie and came down again, and called
time again; presently he came and called
time again, loud 7 than he ore; tnlnk II
was ten minutes after ten; he then started
on 8 fast walk up the street; the best
dressed one then went inside the theatre
this one witness recognised as Booth from
his photograph; he also said that II prison
er Spsngler had a moustsche he would take
I
him for the rough looking msn.
Rufus Stable, keeper of livery stable
tastified TO the intimacy between Booth
Snrrs,t and Atzsrott. A'zsrott told hiu
| tbat Snrrstt, early in April, had been tC
Richmond and in coming back had got IN
to a difficulty, and that the detectives Wer'
after him.
LANES b. Humphrey, livery stable keep
ar sls6 testified to an intimacy between
Booth and Surrstt.
The testimony taken before the door
were opened to reporters for the press IN
clndad that of q man who was in The rebe
sa.vice and which went TO show that a
carly As 1863, Booth snd others contemPla
tsd the assassination of President LncOh
and the burning of Northern cities, Be
cret meetings were held, consisting o. reoe
officers, st which Booth was present, an
the assassination wss freely spoken oi 1
the streets Of Richmond:
Other witnesses testified that they ha'
.een Booth in consultation with Sander
CLAW. Holcombe, and Thompson, IN Cs1
ada. .....-;Lo
the assassin slion, and though he kne
Roo.h he did not recognize hlm ssthe ma
1Dbo vent into the Presidents box, an
Afterwards who jumped on the stage.
Major Henry K Rsthbone, who was l
the Presidents box, read the statement Q
made, and which was published snort
efrsr the occurrence He did not kno
Booth. nor could he recognize the assassl
in hts photograph.
VIM Withers, iuDior musician at Ford
Theatre. met the assassin under the stag
and was forced asice by his striking at III
nth a knife; he recognized in the sssass
!, Wilkes Booth, who rushed out oil :
back door of the thestrei ne dld not
; Soangler that night SPangler ought
z have been there 70 change scenes !
|. route Booth took to get out oil the lheS'
|. was entirely unobstructedi some TIN
b there are SO many peoDle there that Q
d cannot pass, but tnat night eVerythl
d seemed clear, which was unusual did
le recollect ever seeing Spsngler wear
g moustache.
rs Los Simmons, eolored man employ
At Ford's Theatre certified that he g
ia Rooth At the back of the stage betWe
ID Ave and six o'clock on the 14th. He
Y, him next when he jumped from the box
1s =, tha stsoe. When he went out In
al sfternoon he invited Spangler out to t
Y a drink. Booth and SplaDgler were qu
lie ;ntimste. SpaDgler used TO attend
re Rooth's horses when Booth was aW
W SnHneler's position on the stage was on
OF -;abt hand side Is your
tbs audience, opposite the Presidents B
Sosnqler was on the stage attending
ne hTsiness as usual that night; DO
= remember seeing him during the "a
~ .sw him walking about looking at the
" formAnce during the lst Scti never
80 him wesr moustsche'
John Miles, colored, employed IN 2
Of thsn,re. that Booth brought horse
Nv the stable to the back door of the Thea
a and called for Ned Spsnglsr three I'll
icb .bopt Q or 10 o'clock on the night OF
a ss.sss;nstiou; after that dilnot see Bo
~ hnt heard horses feet going out OF the a
~ - AySo,,t 2 o'clock in the afternoon saw
- ao1os from the stable where be kept
I'm horse with Ned Spangler and Joseph
sin dox; the stable is not over ntty ysros
the theatre; Spanglsr Was engaged