The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-07

Wa65ise eloss. jane 6.

A Mr. 6WiukJ C0onool SoT Aud0, 1okod
the priviIses ef rscsllfdg D. J. Tkomaa
- ereas6x1ninAtioa On : sine3s point,
xishink 10 provo that his tsstioohy ~
eiysA fsoa sosfspt notivss, SD sxpsoa.
| Ing 70 show through six or eight II bia
neighbors that b his dso1asai;ess nads
Isfaoe ~ atpeafed ou the stand ~ The
psosecution that hs sestifed with she h0ps
and expsetati6nsf s large ssward; |; thai
he sid 10 Xii ]. WAtsos IL he eouid ret
certificates from him and. others that be
~ ths FIRST psssoa which gave iatorma.
tionS which led 70 IL asssss of Nadd. h
wpsld get re~ardsof e95, 600, and Chat
hs stated to J. Rieha{da, Bspi J. Naylor.
Geo. Lynsb, eAnl. Watson, and Wnlism
Wstson that 1udd would bs convicted,
end if they would give him the certif.
cates be hssirsd - wouId Isesirs Ts.
ward Sf tlO, 600, 10.
The prosecution Making no objection;
Theuss was recalled. aud o. cross -sxam-
inatiDn testified that be was n Households
On the lst of June With John b Richards,
Benz. J. NsyloS, G. o. Lynch, Saml. Wat
son, and William Wassos, whsa jas. w.
Richards. magistrate, rode up. Did
not say 70 Richards l had teen asking the
gentlemen for certificate o. proof Of the
fast that Was the first psrson who gave
information leading to the arrest Of Audd;
neither did I say / had stated 70 them
that Mudd would BE- convicted and that
II they gave such certi6eaaes and Dr.. n.
should be convicted would secure { re-
ward Of ten thousand dollars; did not say
70 any Of the persons in whose company
I then was what ! have just denied say.
ing to Mr. Richards. / never sxpsossd
TO receive certificate for what might
do In the sase - witness. 1 aaked thsir
opinion - to whether ] vosld be sstiued
to any reward in the event Of De. n. b..
ing convicted, but never asked them for !
certificate Of the fact that was the 6rst
to give them information concerning
Ms1d.
Joseph H. Richards testified that 1t
Horsshsads. Prince George county, on
the lst Of June. Thomas stated he had
called on Wm. Watson and BENZ. Nayler
for certifssts. that he vss entitled to
portion of the reward offered for The ar
rest Of Booth and sccomplices; tbat be
had isformed the officers of Asdd's ar-
res, and ii they could certify to that fact
he would b entitled 70 the reward; that
if Dr.. II. vas convicted he woald receive
ten thousand dollars. The certi6cats he
wanted was that hs isfornsd them con-
cerning Mudd's arrest. The repstatiou
6f Thomas in the community which be
lives is not very good. Ill believed he had
say prejudice or any money at stake !
would not belieye him ander oath.
Gross examined. We told him We
thoakht be Was entitled % 92O,0 900. We
meant il ~. = Joke and told him % after.
wards, bus not at ths tine. Ha replied
he did not want certificate of me or
words to that effect
John F. Davis testified Mudd mani
essed no alaru when informed On Tues-
day AfNer the assassination that detectives
we're At his house.
L. s. Orme testified he knew Thomas
reputation for veracisy; never heard him
tell any story ia. M lie Of any, lsagsh
that be did not tell good many things
no. True: would not believc him under
oath. -
> A brother of the prisoner, H. g. Musd
Jr., testified Dr., Nadd was st home on
the 81 and 50 Of Nsrch.
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