New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-01

O. Had you seen him previously during the play
A. had; every time the scene had 10 De changed L
saw him at his post; l did not notice Lin any other
O. What was the condition Of the passageway at
that tmei A. 1t was clear i was the business OF
Spangler and myself to keep 1t cleari II was more
SpangIer's business than mine.
o. DO you know whether Spangler was pleased when
he enteredf A.. Yes; standing opposite him 1 heafa
the applause and Spanger applauded with tnen Dom
with his hands and feet he seemed pleased az any
body TO see the President come III.
TESTIMONY OF r. II. DOOLAY.
By NJ. Dcao-Q. State your business in this city :
l. keep drug store near the avenue
O. Examine these articles-the brush and nquorice
taken from Atzcrodt-and see if your trademark is
upon either of the artclesi A. III not.
TESTIMONY OF II. L. MUD.
| RI Mr. Frin0-Q. In Your cross examination the Day
before yesterday you stated that your brother Dr.
Samuel Mudd, tenant Of your father; Wish you
TO state what you mean by thatf A. mean py that
wos rather confused ut the time and do not know eN.
actly what meant; suppose that TO be tenant II
must pay some rent; my brother never pan any rent
nor any part Of the proceeds Of the FARM ,
O. How do you know that A. know II very wen;
kept all OF my fathers accounts the farm was always
treated as my brothers. - 49,, -.
| CJoss-eranined by COL BErHd-Q. Did not the farm
belong TO your fatberf a. cohsluei.u 'ut' pvohbcu
TO my brother. ,
O. Has he any title to it, A. No; my father he's the
title but my brother has his word that II belongs 70
him.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. DAVIS.
By Mr.. &one-Q. Where do you rcsdei 4. In the
city near the Navy Yard.
q. Have you been in the army a. was IN me
QuartermastcI's Department On Gen. Woods stan dur
ling the Mexican war.
O. Do you know the prisoner Harold A. have
known him from carly boyhOod part Of the time i
lived next door TO him though for the last several years
have lived four or five squares from him
O. State what is his character A. ] do not know
that can state Il in any better terms ihan tha ne il
boy consider that he very trinr and has been 80
all his etime there has been very te of man about
him; Il ON nv knowledge Of lin, l should say that
nature has not endowed him with as much intellect as
people generally have; l know his family very wei
and have always known them suppose he is about -
years old. -
Cross.eramiaed By JEdge Bi1glam-o. Do you think
that Harold has intellect enough 10 know tnlt ~ Is
great crime TO commit murderi A. lie undoubtedly
knows the difference between right and wrong.
TESTIMONY or HARRY CLAY FORD.
Bv M. Euias-Q. State what business yon were en-
gagged in Immediately preceding the lith OF Apr last
4. j was treasurer Of Fords Theater.
o. State when 1t was first known there that the
President was coming to the theater thai ngbtf A.
Ii was known 10 me about lli O'Clock; had been TO
breakfast and back. aud then learned that the
President had engaged box.
o. State whether j. Wilkes Booth was AZ the fhca'cr
after that on that day and ifso at what time A. He
there at IL O'Clock, about half al hour aer re-
turned.
o. State whether or not the fact that the President
was coming 10 the theaier that night communicated
TO Booth A. / do not know; ! did not til hin.
o. Did yon see anything Of Booth afterwaTd that
dayf A. Not until evening.
o. Did yen see him a. you were going TO the tbeater
that day A. No; 1 saw him coming down the street
think / stood in the door ~ the theater he com
nto the oace and brought out letter, which he sat
down and read the steps OF the Office; this was
about ~ O'Clock, and he stayed, should think about
half an hour.
q State what you know about the preparations OF
The heaer for the reception Of the President that nifhs
A. when got to the theIter ny brother told me the
President as to be there that night. II Mr.. RAY
bolf % X,
but he had the neuralgia in bis face that day and trrd
IL up; found two nGgs which looped up and placed
Treasury Department and altered them. putting the
new flag in the center; bad part ~ the furniture
changed sofa and high-back chair brought from the
stage, and looking chair brought from my s'eei4"t
room up stairs.
O. Did you receive any suggestions nom any body as
TO tho preparation Of the boz A. Only from Mr. Ray
O. Whist had spangler to do with the decoration Of
the bo1f A.. lie took out the partition between the
two boxes leaving them both IN one.
o. Was it usual to remove that partition on such oc
casioni A. Yes; We always removed II when the
o. How many times had the President been at your
theater during the Winter and SPRING. a. suppose
about six times. ,
o. How did spangler come TO go to the box A.
suppose Mr.. Ray bold sent him.
O. Was Spangler in the box during the time you were
there decorating it, A. No; he was A. work on TIE
stage at that time; called for hammer and nais
which be handed up to me.
o. DO you know whether he was apprised OF The fact
thai the President to come there that evenings a.
He knew the President was coming Tor he took olt the
partition
used in the preparation Of the Presidents box y.
ased a penknife and cutting The string by which the
picture was tied. forgot II and left II there.
q. Had the picture been there beioref NO. Hr
o. Why was this chair brought from your sleeping
room 20 the Presidents box, A. For nothing nor.
than to put II with the other furniture; was part of
the same set Of furniture which originally placed in
A,.tt tho. slara
Longing upon 1t, and took il into my room.
q. DO yon know whether Booth was IN the habit OF
ngsgiD ing boxes in your theaferi A. Yes. SIR.
o. What box was he In the habit OF engaeing' A.
The one he always engaged was number seven, which
part Of the box occupied By the President nearest
the audience.
sour A. He procured box four or i've times; do
not know whether be ever occupied 1t or not.
q. Do you know whether Booths spur caught N one
Of the Gags as he leaped from the box "A. heard
that 1t caught In the blue nag III Inc center; 10 So'
o. Who put that flag there A. did; it was the
one obtained from the Treasury building
o. Was there anything special or unusual In the ar
rangement of that box A. The picture had never
been placed in front Of the box before we mostly used
smaller flags but as General Grant was TO with
the President that night borrowed these flags IRON
the Treasury Department
q. State where you during the performance OF
"1he American Cousin prior TO the assassination
4. In the ticket-oioc.
O. Were you not on the pavement in front at all dur.
ing performance A. suppose must have passed ID
and out two or three times
q. Did you see anything OF the prisoner Spangier
during that time A. No. sir.
Cros,.elaniaedb By JadPe BmcAom-Q. Do you know
the fact that the other boxes ~ the thcaier were or
not occupied thet nghii a. None we're oceu'
pied think; / could tell by looking at the books
q. DO no. yon remember boxes being applied Tor
aud the being given that they were ali taken
a. None were applied for TO me.
q. Did you not sell all the ,icketsf \. NO. there
were four o. Us.
q. DO you not know that Booth occupied we other
boxesf a. No. sir: from my Information he ana not
Or LnLx clsc flr linn A. No Anlllc ntOns nI