The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-16
Reporters OF the Press Admitted 10
Court.

AShiNGlON, May ID
Early this morning it became known
that if the representatives of the press
would apply at the door of the Commits
sion for the trial of the assassins they
would be admitted Upon application
we found such was the fact, and we
were admitted The injunction of Sc
crecy as to all that occurred prior to the
proceedings of to day remains, but the
testimony of to-day and all that may
henccforth transpirc during the trial is
open to the public
NAMES OF THE CRIMiNALs--THEIR
COUNSEL
The criminals before the commission
1T this trial are Harold, Payne, DIR.
Mudd, Spangler, O'Laughlin, Atzerot',
Arnold and Mrs Surratt
Reverdy Johnson appeared as one of
the counsels for Mrs Surratt, and Hon
Thos Ewing, Jr., appeared for DIR Mndd.
The other prisoners were represented by
Messrs Stone, Cox, Aiken aud Clampelt.
TESTIMONY OF DETECTIVE JOHN LEE.
The first witness called upon the stand
to-day was John Lee, of the Washington
detective police, who testified that on
the night of Saturday, the 18th of April.
in obedience to the order of Major j. X.
o. Beirne, he went to the KirkwoOd
House to examine the building, its roof
aud upper stories, to see what way would
be left open for evil disposed persons to
contrive the assassination of President
johnson, who had that day been inau
gnrated, and was yet stopping at the
KirkwOod The witness, after making
some examination, went into the sitting
room. and met there clerk of the hotel,
who informed him that on the day pre-
vious, the l4th, a suspicious, yillainous
looking man had registered his name in
the hotel register as G. Atzerott, had TAX
en- room No. l26, which witness found
was situated on the floor next above that
on which President Johnsous room was
and almost Immediately over the latter's
room Witness, in company with the
proprietor and clerk Of the hotel, went
to the room and found it locked He
bursted the door open and found the
room unoccupied Witness found there,
| among other things. large navy revol,
Ter and dark coat hanging on the wall
In the pockets Of this coat be found a
hank book of account with j. Wilkes
Booth and the Ontario Bank, Canada,
in which Booth was credited, as OF Octo-
Der. 1864. with four hundred and nifty
| FIVE dollars. The name y. Wilkes Booth"
was written on the inside and outside of
the book. In the pockets were also found
seven shirt collars and four pocket hand
kerchiefs, one of these marked Mary
Booth Witness then carefully Temov-
ed the clothing from the bed, and be-
| tween the sheets and the mattrass be
found large bowie knife, about foot
long. on which vas some rust or stains
All these articles were produced in Court
EVIDENCE or r. A. JONES.
r A. Jones, clerk of the Kirkwood
House, was the next called to witness
box and sworn Witness exhibited the
Hotel Register, showing the name Of At
zerott. He registered his name at about
eight o'clock on the morning of the l4th
of April and paid his bill for one day in
advance, and went up to his room. On
the same day, at about halfpast twelve
o'clock, Atzerott came to witness and in.
quired if anybody had been there to see
him. Witness answered. No person
that / know Of That was the last time
be saw Atzerott. Witness was asked il