American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-05-24
TESTIMONY OF MR.. wEICHMAN-sURRATT
STUDENT OF DIVINITY.

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known John II. Surrrtt since 1859; was
at college with him; that Surratt and
himself studied divinity together at St.
Charles College, Maryland that he had
for some time prior to the assassination of
Mr. Lincoln boarded in this city with
Mrs. Surratt, the accused at the bar, and
mother of John II, Surratt; that witness
and Surratt had been ON most intimate
terms that in January last he was intro
duced by Surratt to DR.. Mudd, one of the
accused that while walking down Sey-
enth street, in February or March last, in
company with Surratt and Mudd, they
were joined by j. Wilkes Booth, to whom
Surratt introduced witness that Booth
invited them to the National Hotel that
they went there, and into Booths ROOM
The latter called for cigars and wine for
four. In few minutes Booth went into
the hall, and called to Surratt to follow
him They Booth and SurratD remain
ed in the hall some fifteen minutes in ear
nest conversations They returned and in
vited Dr. Mudd to join them, and these
three joined in private conversation in the
hall for ten minutes or so, and returned.
Surratt and Mudd apologized for the
seeming rudeness, but Mudd said Booth
wanted to buy farm of him. Booth
then said he wanted to buy Mudd's farm,
but the latter asked too much for it.
| HAROLD DANDPAYNERECoGNIz BY WIT
NESS
Witness recognized Harold as the one
Surratt had introduced to him. iereup-
on, Harold smiling, nodded his head in
recognition Of witness. Witness also
recognized Payne as the one who came to
Surratt's house in the absenceof Surratt,
and introduced himself as Mr.. Wood
He was received by the Surratts cordially
aud lodged there that night. On a sec
ond visit some weeks after, Payne again
called and witness observed that he called
himself Payne, and said he was Bap-
tist preacher Here Payne seemed high
ly pleased, and with apparent difficulty
suppressed laugh Payne on the sec
ond visit remained some four days, and on
one occasion witness had found accused
and John H. Surratt sitting upon the
bed playing with Bowie knives This
was short time before the assassination.
sURRATT VISITS CANADA AND RICH-
MOND.
Surratt went to Canada and on the 14th
of April Mrs Surratt received letter
from him, dated at Montreal, at the st.
Lawrence House Witness went to Can.
ada to seek Surratt, but did not see him
Surratt, prior to going to Montreal, had
visited Richmond lie returned here
Just after the news arrived Of the evacua
ton of Richmond. Witness and Mrs
Surratt told J. H. Surratt of the fall Of
Richmond, but the latter would not be
lieve it, for he said he had been with Da
Wis and BENJAMIN at Richmond, and they
told him Richmond would not be evacu
ated Witness accompanied Mrs. Surrat
on a visit to Surrattsville to the tavern oi
, Mr. Lloyd, on Friday the l4th inst, ant
heard Mrs. Surratt give some admonitior
to Lloyd about having those things ready
tonight They would be called for
Witness also says that Atzerott once call
ed at Surratt's house, and the Surratt girls
complained afterward to their brother fol
introducing such a stick as that into the
family. They said Atzerott was not fl
company for them.
TESTIMONY OF T. II. LLoYM
T. IT, Lloyd, being duly sworn, Gays he
resides in Surrattsvlle; recognizes Har
old and Atzerott, Surratt, Harold and
Atzerott have been there together; q
short tmie before the assassination the
two latter called and left two carbines and
some ammunition, and said they would
come for them in few days, and he had
them concealed between joists. Monday
before the assassination he met Mrs. Sur
ratt near his house at first he could moi
understand what she meant, butsaid some
thing about the shooting irons, and said
they would be wanted soon.
EXAMINATION BY HON. REvERDY JOHN
; SON.
Question: understood you to say or
! Saturday that you went with Mrs. Sur
ratt the first time on the Tuesday before
the assassination in buggy. Do you
recollect whether you stopped on the way
to Surrattville
> Answer-Yes, sir; she stopped on two
l. or three occasions.
Question-Did you stop at Uniontown
Answer do not know the particular
point, whether it was bniontown or not
i Question-Did yon stop at village?