New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-03
TIE ASSASSINATION.
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suffrage and reported HIM to old Nelly which sent ha ~ n
shsde; but he suspects 100 damned much. Now hac ~
better be .need for good eud hs up BY io ,, ss
ss s0q GET sa. a,ass yGp wn IT s. i9s h wns
have been drunk for two days. Don't we 80 GIne "e
hiehfautn time No more only JAKE will be al ieS
With the funds. Burn this. Truly you're L'oS
sne oai :, send. much 3, love
This letter. according to the postlpafk "as H,'nV@
n, Cumberland Nd. MAY aLLough IL IS uiCn n' y,
70 whom beside wilkes so, noS sno a. far as
fomembcr dort know anybody else TO my knowledge
TESTIMONY OF Mr. MOTT
q believ. thar YOU were the hsr.hee1er, or one o'
he attendants az tie hotel at SurrstsyIei \. Yes
@ Eow long was that yonr cmploymentl A. From
Janrarv rim was arrested on The 10Th OF Npri; ONO
time vas away week. aud sometimes 1 woId be
away day or Two ..;., 10. hoo,
toward tho Government since the war; A have
never done anything against H. .
o. Or said anything against il, a. No sir.
q. Nor against the Union party in Maryland n
O. Toyou know Nj Smooth 4. Yes sir.
q. What is his first nauei A. Edward. -,
6. Do you recollect having any conversation WIN
him Oh the 18th of Aprf y. do not sir.
O. Do yOa rccoleci bis saying 10 yon that II was sup
posed JOIN II. Surratt was one OF tne mndereFs n
No. sir
O. DO YOU Iecolcci telling him that Surrat was I'M
doubt lly la New York ~ That tinei ~ ma! or
may not. but don't recoleet T.,
O. Did you say 10 him that John knows all about tnat
matter and that you could have told him al about H.
and bow il would have occurred six months agoi A
No, sir.
O. Did you at that time tell him not TO mention the
conversation you bad with l.m' 4. No. sir don't
think could have said such thing
q. You have never been uufFiendy to Inc Govern
@ Yoa have never taken sides with tho Rebels a.
No, SIR
BIZ Yrjor- t,n Hrnfer-o Where were Won ~ the tine
Of the first battle OF Buil-Ruaf A. nave not hnd any
particular bone since the death Of ny wiiei tmnk
was on Hills place.
@ Did you rejoice et The success OF nc keOesi A.
No sir; cuess did not.
O. Don't yon know you did y. NO SIT; l know no
g What church do you belong toi 4. The Catholic
Church when to any az all
That will do, sir l have no more questions 10 hss
b. Col Br,uer--Q How long since you belonged TO
The Catholic Church. Il. Not for seven years, sli.
O. You only occasionally belonged 10 the cmnch ell :
rFsrIMONY or MR. RrYnoLD.
@ Have You visited Ford 1heater since you were
upon the stands \. YES sir, lha'e. ,.r,..
q Did you examine the keepers Of the locks 81 boxes
numbers and &. A. Yes, sir.
Q. State the condition in which you found thcmt 4:
Box had been forced and The wood was SPIT: box
also forced you could put the screws III and out Of
box {; the keeper is forced aside.
O. State whether OF not II was done by force appieu
10 the outside of the door
TESTIMONY or MR.. PLANT.
O. state your residence and Occur Gtion A, \. am O.
dealer in furniture ct present my residence Is At NO
$50 Gst. between Ninth and lentLSls.' Washington
City. .
work A. For the last fourteen years, more OF
less
O Have you visited Fords theater to-day A.
O. State whether you examined tie keepers On the
private boxes and ii so what boxes A. Yes boxes
and s. and 10 all appearance, they had both been
forced open; No !. coud pull the screws out and
push them in with my thumb and finger in box No a.
directly under, the keeper Is gone entirely.
Q STATE whether not, according % your pro
fessicusl onnon the keeper Of boxes seven AID eight
made loose by an instrument or by force applied
from Tho outsider A. should Judge sI by force from
the outside.
O State whether yon noticed hole in the wall in the
passage which leads into the boxes a. Yes, sir.
O. State whether 1t had the appearance OF It's having
been covered A. Yes, sir. ii has been, bit | could
not say with what there beng no remnant eit.
{. Did yon notice hole N either OF ihe doors 81 th'
boxes. A. Yes. sir ~ the doOI Ol box No. 2.
q What sizes A. Not more than quarter OF an
Inch IN diameter it is larger On the outside than IL the
insle-soIt OF wedgeshaped
o. Could vou tell how thai was made A. I should
Judge with some Instrument one part iee as Il az
tom of the hole and another looked AZ If made with a
gnnlet one part feels rough as II made ~ ne MIN
drawing of the gimlCt eftor the loie was bored.
q. DO yod think that eiinlet was used IN making
the holef a. Yes sir; something OF that sort but IL
rgh have been m 6c w'.A knife.
TESTIMONY or NE. SMOOTH, WINES , OR The
PROSECUTION.
@ State where you reside y In Prince George
County.
O. How near Snrrstlsvilei =. About one mile
q. are yOu acquainted with man named jenkins, q
brother Of Mr.. sGTsait A. Yes SIR know Two OF
her brothers.
O. Doyou know the ore who has testified ia this case
j jenkins. A. Yes sir.
O. State what position he has occupied toward Tho
Government during the Rebellion \. During the
first year. he was looked upon rs Union man; after
thai he was looked upon % q secesh -ymlath1er.
O. Do you know Mr.. Mott \. Yes.
O. Did you have any conversation WITH MN on the
Saturday succeeding the murderi n. bad
o. State what It was 4: net two young men
connected with Gen Augcl's Office, and one OF them
told me Surratt was supposed to BE- the who cut
Mr. Seward and / asked bir. Mott if be could tell ne
where Surratt was hc said ne thought lie was III New
York by that time: asked him why that was, and ne
raid 80 Ny God John SurTatt knows all about this, and
do Won suppose he is going 10 stay Ia Washington and
let them catch him 4. Il could have told you this thug
WAS going 10 happen six months ago. then said he,
Keep that IN your skin for you would mention i
Il vond ruin me.
O. What was MOTIFS attitude to The Government. A.
] have heard him speak against tue Go'ernleu and
denounce the Administration in every and
FORM and heard him say that If The South didL
coed he did not want TO live another day
lin long crossexamination the witness simply Re.
peafed his testimony in chieiJ
TESTIMONY OF Mr. ROY
O. State where YOU reside \. 10 Prince George
County.
hundred yards.
q. Are you acquainted with J. b. jenkins f, A. Yes.
Q. How long hnye you known him A. Since lsel.
O. State 10 the Court whether you held any position
unier the Government A | appointed en-
rolling officer on Tie l2'h OF June lSt5.
O. State 70 the Court what the reputolion OF jenkins
Il or has been since 1861 with reference to iOyaSi Il
never heard but opinion and ibat j. that IN -'l
be looked upon Union man, ana aier inal t1Je
as a Sympathlzer with the South.
O. Has he been in the attitude Of talkrr against the
Government A. les, sir, since 1867
Cross eIamiaaiioA-Q. Were you member Of Foxes
Company in 1901 A. No Sir. ! was member OF an
other company.
% You state that up .62 jenkins was regarded as
a Union mani A. Yes. SIR; ! saw him between the
9Th Of April 1851 and the 9h Of July he wa begging
money for a Union mans family whose head had been
Killed; the next time ID hiiJ At NY house, ana