The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-15

THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
The President replied as follows:
| cannot forbeSr to welcome as dlplo-
matte representative of France the gentle
man who claims to be warmly attached to
the United States by those ties incident to
family connections, and the long preVioUs
official residence in this country, to which
you SO gracefully allude. The intimacy
with the head OF your own government,
which has resulted from we'll known causes,
-es.ns.o. fail to imPart univarsal confidence
TO your representations in respect to his
purposes and policy with reference to the
United States. The people of this country
have a traditional regard for France, which
was originally 50 deeply planted, and
has been warmly cherished. 1t must
continue to flourish and expand, unless it
should be checked by events most uncom-
mon and not TO be anticipated by ordinary
foresight. l trust that the result of your
mission will be TO strengthen and perpetu-
ate the good understanding between the
two governments, and that perfect poace
may be restored on the American continent,
pursuant of those wishes of your sovereign
Won referred to. 1 offer you hearty thanks
for the sympathy you express in behalf OF
their imperial msgestries for the recent
trsgical events in their metropolis.
TRIAL OF TIE CJNsPIRAToRs.
wAsHNGros, May Il.
At the trial Of the consPirstOrs yesterday, the
st,t y, tn,ss called upon the staud was john Lee,
of IN, Washington Detectivs Poic9, who testified
that on the pig to sqturd y, April 18th, in obey
snoe 70 orders from Major J. K. o Breu, he went
to the Kirkwood House to examine the building
He went to the up, ee stores roof to see what
way would be eft for evil disposed persons t'
! oontriye the assassina'i OF President j. huson
who had that day tom inaugurAted and W's ye
.,onp,pg at the Kirkwood The witness then wen
into the sitting room and met the clerk, who II
t,rm.d him that on the evening previous to tn
1lth, a susp eious, villa nous looking man had re
,is.srs3 his name in the hotel register as G. A
! Atzero:h. and had taken room 30 lSb, whicl
-. found g.s situated on the door above tha
on which Preside Vt JohnsOa's room was ana almos
;mmsdia.eIy over the latter ROOM Witness, i
,ompanv with the proprietor and c'erk Of tn
| botsi went to the reom and found Il locked; oro'
the door open and fund il unocoupied Mitne'
f,Bnd there among other things large nav
,evolyer and dark coat hanging GU the wall I
.I,a Docket o. this coat he found bank book
Al. ontario Bank Of Canada 10 which Booth wi
crsdited with S4s5. The name 81. WILKES Booth
.os written on the inside aud GU side of this boo
Tn the pockets he also found several shirt eoila
ii four pocket h1ndkerchisfs, one Of these beiI
r,.rkcd maAry Booth" Witness then remov
,he ,Iotbiug from he bed Ahd between the Shee
- mattresses he found . bowie knife about
600, long. on which theTe wss some rust. All the
articles we're produced in ccurt.
A. J1ura. o ark Of the Kirk good BCus9, "
ne1t sworn The witness exhibited the tel re
i.tsr showing A, suTrstt, 90 'h1 e7vuF"H'
g oorD No l26. The witness states that Atzrota T'
If i,,.rsa his name about eight o'clock on the mol
,,, of the 14th Of Apri', and paid his bill for Q
t. In advance and went up to his room. On
II ,.me dsy, about 1880, AtSroth came to the
ID ne,, and a., ed If any body had been to see him
r yyi,n.., answered, 'NO pevsou that am aT
~ That was the last time he saw him;
70 witness was ssEed if he could identify ihis N
le % sp,vsred ,'Yes, could, if were 10 see hiI
th rha yitross was directed to look among the Mt
~ ,ar,ons on The bench st the end OF the Co
room These fifteen persons were eight orimil
i'' and seven guards, of tbe latter sitting al
es id. NJ each Of The prisoners- The witness Ct
he fruv scanned each one, beginning with DR.. N
to on the extre No left, and passing on slowly to
ri,bt uptil n, ar the extreme right, when his
f.I, m the ~ e Of the defendant, Atzerott. A
W .bort pause. the witness said: "This is the nj
'ut pointing to Atzsro't
he Witness testified that he was present when
oe,c,r ,.aminet room 126 and conilrm5d 50 u
ne ,ftbe witness Qce's) testimony as relates tc
ter ,,,,nos foupd in the room. he further says
for the he'd had not been occupied on friday u
,rd tbouybt the bed uudesturbed, and the mai
, r,-0sd him on the morning OF the 18th th'
~ could not get in the room
ide Mr.. Westermsn was next sworn He tes
on ,h,t no knew John d surratt, aud since 1856
=, College with him. surratt and himself IT
'nN 5viritv together at ct aCharlcs COLLEGE, Mary
tne b.t he had FIR some time prior to the Assassin
the Of Mr. lincoln, boarded iu the city with Mr.
n, if raft, aceused a. the bar ana mo'r'I -
the most intimate terms; that on january i
WAS introduced to DIR. Mudd lone Of the acc
on that whilst walking down 7th street in Feb n
has March last in company with surratt ana
tbev we're ioined By Wilkes Booth, to vhor
ratt Introduced witness; Booth iaTttsd 81
or the National Hotel; they mt there, an'
the BOOTHS room; latter called for oigars and
9TH for four. In q few moGeats Booth went m
pies, nan s1., SUI .' Tamaiued in the harsome time