New-York daily tribune., 1865-05-29

through YOUR placer a. 1eS. alr.
Q. Was there any ono with himi A. No ur, -
O. Are there any woods between you and Mo-
Pherson'si A. Only few bushes aud briars on the
O Where had you been that eveningi A On The
swamp with my hogs; as / came met Dr.. Mudd CON.
ing from Bryantown; he kept on It'll his business and
Kept on with mine; it was between three and foal
O'clock.
Q. Did you see any one pass up either road, A. No,
Q. Is there any road that turns ont between your
house and McPherson'si A. No. only the path '.hst
goes to McPhersons house.
Q. Did you see anybody on horseback or standing
theref A. No, SIR
Q. Did you 60 near enough TO see them II there hsd
been my 'ne' A. Yes. should have seen them -
passed across the main road.
q. Did you pass quite near the little swampi A. Yes
Q. How was the doctor ridingf A. A. his usus,
o. Was that DR.. Mudds usual route when be went 70
Bryantownf A. Yes; he always passed through thAt
way.
O. You are attending to that place Tor old M Msdd.
ore you nota A. Yes. sr.
Q. Did Dr. Mudd stop, A; Yes. sir. and hs spoke 70
me; he asked me where had been, and told him.
Crosseramna'ion.--Q. You told him you had been "a
the swamp A. Yes, cir.
O. Did be ask you you had seen anybody therei A.
No. sir
O. How far was hc from Bryantownt A. About one
mile.
&. What sort of a horse was he ridingi A. The bay
FLY.
O. Isit his horsea A. Yes sir.
Q. Had you seen it beforei A. Yes. sir; lnov u
@ This was on the byroadi A. Yes. str.
.. DID he say anything about Bryantown at AM 4.
Not word. sir.
@. You could not see all over the swamp, A. No.
sir.
q. man might lave been there of Of his horse All
YOU could not see him A. Yes sir.
TESTIMONY OF MARY JANE srMMs.
@ Where did you reside last yeari A. With DE-
o. Did YOU reside there the whole year, A. Yes
except when / went visiting at my sisters, neves
staid away over two or three weeks
Y. DO you know Capt. b. Gwyni A / have sliso
acquaintance with him.
q. Do you know him when you see himi A. Yes
Q; Do You know Andrew Gwyn and George Gvya'
@ DO you know John suratt' Yes, sir; have
seen him once.
o. Were any Of the parties whom I have mentioned
at Dr. Mudd's last year A. never saw them.
q. None of themi A. Not one
O. Do you know Of any staying in the woods and being
fed from the housef A There never was one there thAo
| ever heard Of
o. What time Of the year 1t that you paid thoss
visits TO your sisters A. In March last twelve months
| stay yed three or four weeks.
q. Then you were at Or. Mudds during the Sprin&s
Sumner and Fall A. Yes. SIR.
TESTIMONY or A. s. HOWELL.
q. OF what State you aresidentf A " VirgibiaI
was formerly of Maryland.
Q. Are you acquainted with Mrs. Surrattf A. Yea
y. When did you nrst make ner ecqualntancof -
A bout year and a half ago. -
O. State to the Court whether you were present wls
Mrs Surraa and her father at Sarratsvilief A. Yes
O. Did she at any time that evening hand you q
newspaper to read for herr A. Yes. sir. think sA
did. .
q Did you learn the fac. at that tne that she coulS
not read by candie.lighti A. No sr, think not.
O. But she did hand you the paper to read FOR heSi
A. Yes SIR.
O. Have you been to hor house in this city, A. Ya
o. At what date A. The Goth Of fFebrusry
g. What time did you get there; was 10 In the Day %
eyeaingi A. After dark; possibly about o'clock
O. Was the gas III IN the half A. Yes sn,
q Was Mrs. Sarratt able To recognize you then' A.
Not till made myself known to her..
O How many times did you speak to her before she
recognized You A. | don't remember exactly.
O. Did you tell her who you weref A. les sr.
O. Are you acquainted with Lewis Weichmani 4,
Yes sir.
was there two days
Q. What was your object in going therei A. On Q
visit much anything else; had no business tAere
in particular
O. What was your for not going TO a hotef A.
I knew them, and thought woGld spend time bettSR
there than at a hotel.
Q. Were you short of money at that t.mei A. Yea.
sir.
O. Had You sufficient to pay your expenses ate
hoieli A. don't think had.
q. After yOu made the acquaintance OF MI Weicd'
man did you show him any cipberf A. showed hin
how 10 make enc; then he made It himself
W.
ASSISTANT udSe Advocate Bingham, then said:-shov
him the cipher the record is number three four
O. Was 1t like that similar to III A. 1t was hke
this, but this Is not the one, think. "a
q. Did Weichmann give you any Information Wns
reg ard 10 prisoners We az that time had.
Objected to. and question waived.
q. Did yon have any conversation With Ny. Wecn.
man with regard 10 his going South A. Yes, ar, i
had
Q. State what 1t was and what he said. A. He said
he would like 90 South.
O. What reason hid he give FOR wishing 10 go Southf
A. He didn't give any particular reason.
Y. Did he say anything in connection with his gong
South about his sympatbiesf
Objected to and question Withdrawn.
q Did you have any conversation with Wechman
with regard to getting him place in Richmond A.
He asked II thought be could get place there 40
CLERK; told him it was doubtful. because wounded
soldiers had tae preference there by order Of the War
Department.
d State whether he stated TO yol what his symps.
thes weret lObjccted to; objection withdrawn. A.
We were talking over matters and he said that he IN,
tended TO 90 SOUTH and wanted TO go VIII noe, and
said ii that the he had better go them as
did not know when should cross the river again: hs
said he not ready 10 90 just then; said his symps-
thi,s were with tie South, AID that the South 30
thought, would ultimately succeed.
O Did he say that he lad done I'll he could for the
Southern Goyernmenti A. believe he did.
o. Did he say hc was always friend to me Southt
A. He did.
Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham stated that no
objected 10 all ths. He might be overued, but IN ne
1puit OF Outesuc tl III oty'tt W P'S
reedings anl stated that in his opinion il was mere
Durlesquo on justice.
The Commission sustained the opinion OF the Assise
ant Judge Advocate.
o. While at Mr. Surratts did you learn o! any tres
sonabe plot or enterprise IN existence \. dd NOS
sir. ~
o. Did Surratt ever give you dispatch, verbal -
rttten Ia take 10 Richmond 4. No. sir.
O. Did weichman give you full return OF the nuns
ber of prisoners A. Yes. sir. be stated TO me The
number that the United States noyernment had, anc
.Inlskv a lnr n q rals
,rnmrnt had doubted it, but lie sad he he'd the boOk
Ia ms own ohce To look at.