Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-18
THE ASSASSINATION
YESTERDAYS TESTIMONY.
ATZERODT'S COMPLETELY.

ABOUT the ID OF ApIll last. He came TO the
another gentleman and two horses; they said
they wanted to put up their horses there; the
otner gentleman who was with Atzerodt told
me ne was going to Philadelphia, and that he
would leave these horses In Atzerodt's care to
selli have never seen that man since: we
Kept the horses at the stable and sold one OF
them to Mr. Thompson, q stage contractor: we
kept the brown horse at the stable until the
18th OF the month. when AtZerodt took him
AWAY; did not see him again until 1 O'clock
ON the 14th OF April; he came in then with a
dark bay mare; asked him what did he do
with the roam horse ne said ne sold it In Mont
gomery county, and that he had bought this
mare, saddle and bride; he wished me to put
up;the mare, which did. The horse be said be
had sold; was very heavy, common. work
horse, blind in one eye; a dark brown horse,
to supper at half past six O'Clock. on the 18th,
and when came back the colored boy had
the mare saddled and bridled; he paid the
colo1ed boy so cents for the keeping, and said,
''Was that right" said, "Yes" he asked how
much would charge if he stayed till morn
ing; l said 50 cents more; he went out and
stayed three. quarters OF an hour, and returned
with the mare; he told me not to take the sad
die and bride of the mare. and asked il 1
could keep the stable open for him until 10
o'clock: told him, eyes; would be there
he asked me IL would have drink with him;
told him l had no objections; we went down
TO the Union Hotel, corner Of Thirteen and-a
half street and f. and took a drink; we re.
turned to the stable, and he said to me: sIf this
thing happens to night, you Will hear of pres.
ent; ait seemed to me he was about half tight,
mare; l remarked that would not like to ride
that mare, that she looked too skittisn like; he
said ''She is good upon q retreat;'' spoke to
him Of the other man, meaning Heroid, staying
out very late with the other horse; Oh" ne
says, the will be back after awhile" watched
him until he went down E street. past Thirteen.
and.a. half and followed him down until 1
saw him 60 into the Kirkwood House. I
watched him until he came out, mounted the
mare again, went along II street, and turned
up Tenth street, when returned TO the stable
about his living SO far off, and Of the horse
Herold had. I had suspicious that he was not
going to bring the horse back; went across +
came on Pennsylvania avenue again toward
Wizards; / saw Herold riding the horse l
hired him; the horse was going toward the
from him; suspect that he saw me by the gas
light, and knew me, for he began to move the
horse away little; said: "You get off that
horse, now; You have had that horse long
enough" he spurs into the horse, and went mp
Fourteenth street; kept sight Of him until he
had gone up Fourteenth street as far as F;
myself; went along the venue, passed down
e street. and turned down Ninth to Pennsyl-
wanna avenue again; went along the avenue,
and passed the south side of the Capitol;
met a gentleman, and asked him did he
see any man riding on horseback; he told
me yes, he saw two; that they were going
very IdStj i followed on I'LL j came 70 the
Navy Yard bridge; the guard there halted me
and called the sergeant OF the guard; asked
him il this man had passed, giving a descrip-
tion OF the man, horse, saddle and bride; he
said yee, he had gone across the bridge; that he
waited little for an acquaintance, but after
while went on, that another came up riding q
bay horse; asked him If the first one gave his
name; he said, ..Yes, Smith," asked the SER
geant If could cross the bridge; he said yes,
but could not come back; I said would not
go over SO, and turned round and came back
fn rod a afah
when / had got back to Sd street. and it was
ten minutes past -; rode rapidly down TO
the bridge, but slowly back; when got to the
stable the foreman told me the President was
shot; put up the horse and sat down outside
the office; il was then l o'clock; heard people
passing on the sidewalk say that it was q man
Lincoln; I went across E street to 14th street,
and asked sergeant did they pick mp any
horse; he told me they had picked up some
horse, and that l could go down to the police
station on 10th street; / went there and saw
detective by the name of Charley Stone, who
told me that some horse had been taken up and
taken to General Ausur's headquarters. We
went along together mp TO General Augur's
office; gave General Augur Herold's descrip-
ton and age, as far as I could; 1 told him
had pursued HeroId as far as the Navy Yard
bridge; saddle and bride were lying quite
close to his desk, which / recognized as the
saddle and bride AtZerodt had on the horse be
said he had sold.
JOHN GRKRNAwALT testitied:-Am keeper OF
the Pennsylvania House of this city, and am
acquainted with Atzsrodt. Booth had fire.
Quent interviews with Atzerodt, at the Penn
syivania House. AtZerodt would generally Sit
in the siung. room and Booth would walk into
the hall and then out again, followed by Atz-
erodt; Booth seldom entered the room; they
had interviews in front OF my house, and they
would often walk off as far as the livery sta
BILE, where their conversation would take place
On one occasion AtZerodt and some other young
men whom he met came into my house. He
had been drinking, and said, 'sGreenawalt I
am pretty near broke, though Ihave friends
enough to give me as much money as will keep
me all my life. ! am going away one of these
will keep me all my lifetime He made that
declaration, think, about the lst of April. He
came to my house on the 18th OF March last.
He left my house on the Wednesday before the
assassination, and nextsaw him on Saturday
m morning, the 18th OF April, between two and
three o'clock. had just come into my house
and gone to my room, when servant came up
to get change for five dollar bill, and told me
there was a man by the name OF Atzerodt down
stairs who wanted lodging. / went down ana
found AtZerodt and another man there. Atz.
i. ~ was s1 occupied, Die M and nd that he would have to
room with the other gentleman, whom re-
quested to 60 to his room with the servant.
Atzerodt was going to foiisw him, and said,
"Atzerodt, you have not registered" He said,
"Do you want my name!" and appeared to
hesitate. He finally went back and registered
his name, The man who was with him was
about feet N or inches in hight, and about
14O pounds in weight, Of dark, weather-beat-
en- complexion, and dressed poorly, mis- pants
being worn through. Z. Could you express
an opinion as to whether the clothes worn by
him were such as he probably ordinarily wore,
or were assumed by him as a disguised A.
guess they were more of disguise; he had on
broadcloth coat which had been much worn;
his whole appearance was ,aa shabby :, q: What Sa
Thomas. O. what became of him? A. He got
up, believe, about fl We O'Clock the mex. morn,
ing an left the house. a lady stopping at the
hon se desirec TO leave in the Is train, and /
gave orders to a servant TO that effect She left
before got up, and as she was going ont OF
the door, this man Thomas went out and asked
the way to the railroad. He had no baggage.
Atzerodt left shortly afterward, walking to-
ward 9th street, westwardly.
JOHN f. COYLR, Of the National Intelttgencer,
testifed:-Q. State to the court whether you
his lifeline. A. I knew him @. Did you
know him intimately! A. Not at all. @. ].
Wilkes Booth, before he died, made this state.
ment: that on the night before the assassiua.
ton OF the President he wrote q long article,
and left 1t for one OF the editors Of the Natonai
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