Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-20

Ing bis package Mr. r would not Yet nin see
him way. He stsrred to 20 down before him
and bad gone shout three steps and lurned round
saying. "Don't walk so heavy" By the time
bad turned around he bad janped back and struck
| Mr.. +. Mr.. had fallen and thrown up hi.
| hands Then / IAN down stairs aud halioed
| murder I went 10 the trout door and cried
murder.
I ran to Gen Augur's headquarters. saw no
one on guard, and came back By that time
three soldiers bad come OF the building aud
followed me had got about half way bsck
/ when | saw this man run aud get on horse he
bad on light coat and no bat He hsd one on
when he came into the house. hailed 10 sol
diers There be Is getting 90 his horse. He got
on the horse and started eff / followed as far
as the corner of | and 18Th streets He turned
| up Virginia Avenue. wnen lost him. he struck
Mr.. +. With something round aud mounted with
| silver. / took il TO be a knife afterwards say
| him raise his hand twice. he hit him twice, and
| then ran down stairs
Witness also testified to having subsequently
recognized Payne at Gen. Augur's headquar
tiers.
Sergeant g F Robinson testified having been
attendant as nurse TO Mr.. Seward; recognized
PAYNE as resembling the person he saw there /
first heard a scufiing Ia the hall; opened the door
to what the trouble was; he stood close up to
II. aud as soon as ii was opened wide enough he
struck me anO knocked me down, aao tDeD rush
ed to Mr. Stewards bed, struck him and manned
him; as soon as | could get on my feet endeav-
ed to haul him off the bed, AMI be turned upon
me; then there was man came into the room
who clutched him, and between the two of Us
got him TO the door, and past the door, when be
clutched his hand around my neck, knocked me
down, and broke away from the other man. and
rushed down stairs. He struck me the first time
with knife, and the last time with his fst he
stabbed me in the forehead / saw him Mr..
Seward twice; he struck beyond his neck the first
time, and then he struck him on the neck
Major Seward. son of Secretary Seward, was
sworn, and Identified Payne as the man who was
at his fathers house on the night of the l4th of
April. de had retired about III O'Clock, and
short time after be was aroused by the screAms of
his sister He arose and seized the man, who
struck witness with decanter from the table,
and made use of the words Il am mad Il am
mad" When the door, as witness was
pushing him, he saw by the light in the ball that
he was tall and large and had black hair and no
beard He got pistol and rushed down to the
irontdoor. After his wounds were dressed he went
into his fathers room and saw he had \ large
cash on the cheek. one on the throat and
under his head. Witness was satisfied that the
prisoner at the bar was the same person
He said he had previous acquaintance with
Mrs. Surratt; she knew from his working in the
neighborhOod that he was poor man; came to
him to do work the oath Of allegiance contained
the name of Louis Payne, Faqusir county. Va.
DE said he was from the south, and left there in
February; that he had to leave or 90 into the
army; he preferred to earn living by the pick
axe, and said he could not read. but could man
age TO write his name | told him he would
have to go TO the provost msrshal's Office aud
explain; he moved little at that but did not a u
swer; the prisoner and Mrs. Surratt had no con-
versation; at the time of her arrest witness
found some papers and photographs at the holse
OF Mrs Surratt. including Booth, JEFF Davis. and
Beauregard; also found a card picture with the
motto: THUS will il be with tyrsnts"
Major Smith testified that he was in charge of
the party who took possession of Mrs Surratt's
house; saw her after the arrest of Payne; he ask
ed Mrs Surratt if she knew PAYNE She sad
raising her right hand: &" Before God l don't
know this man. and have never seen him -
Mrs Surratt did net even ask for what she was
arrested; she EXPRESSED no surprise or feeling;
when | rang the bell Mrs. Surratt opened the
window and said: Z" Is that you Kirby" nv re-
ply was: 'It is not Kirby, but open the door"
| came into the hall, and said, 'Are YOU Mr.
S? She replied, Il am the widow OF SurrM "
| added. "Mother of j. Snrratt. jrf' She re
Piled. Il am | said. II said, Il have come
TO arrest you, and all in your house ,"
On cross examination, witness identified the
large gray coat as worn DN 1ayDe on the night
OF his arrest. but another coat with similar col
lar and of brighter gray being produced. he said
that was the coat He recognized it by the but
tons
Brig Gen. Barnes testified to the character of
the wounds received by Mr. Seward
Tbos. Price testified to picking upa coat on
the 10Th of April in the woods between Fort
Bunker Hill and Saratoga. Two coats were
shown the witness. one a confederate gray and
rha han. oh ol.
tlhed the latter as the one picked up 1t had
traces of blood on The sleeves
Mr. Rasch re examined. and identified the
pocket compass, needle case, tooth brush and
other articles found on PAYNE when searched
S A Clark identified a boot with Booths
name on it, which had been worn by PAYNE The
boot had been subjected to chemical process by
him to bring out any marks in it Ii was handed
him for the purpose by Assistant Secretary
Field.
Mr. Jordan testified that he saw the boot after
undergoing a chemical action, and came to the
conclusion that the name the boot was ].
Wilkes Booth
Mr. Marsh made similar testimony
h. Wells, colored, testimony Here the
Judge advocate ordered the letters to be removed
from Payne When Payne unfettered his
face slightly flushed and his lips curled in an ad
moutory smile with dimples in the cheeks. to
WHICH the CoIoTeu ooy nhu ailuueu Ia the previous
testimony. He first put on a coat of mixed gray
and over it drew a collar; the hat was then handed
biz and he put it on and turned around. The
young negro bent his dark blue ewes upon him.
Judge Holt then said to the boy do you recog-
nze him nowl
A Yes SIR but be had a white comforter on
and had one corner of his hat over one eve,
here the boy shook his head and said, Oh he
knows me well enough
In spite of the solemn importance of the words
the homely pOsltiveness OF the boy evoked
laugh which Payne himself replied to by repe
tionOf bis smile