Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-20
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anime, and q sGost viii be mnde TO conclude
the Testimony ~ thu prosecution tO-monow
The trial win pa0Sabsy be closed nsxt week
Amer fqcen. Af. Rosch woe reon1led, end
idenaAd fhe rope fosnd hBpane@'s bar
WIN Cation tessi6ed that be arrested
9pengler at NJ heasdiae honse. n Wen
YIN. Walhce .tssGiAsd. hist he arrealed
O'LAnghIin On the 18th Of April IN Bxlti
1oes, ON III wsy - IN police oasce. =
UlAughlin spekc Of characterization = Z
had sfhir, and denied Chat he had anything
to do with It.
Jas. Clifford, . carpenter at Ford's The
stre. gave Information about fitting thu
specially important Was elected BY this ex
animation.
TIE Court proceeded to the examination
of Col. II. J. Taylor, on duty ut headquar
ters DepAstneot OF Washin9t0n, who testi
titled that be received from Lieut. Tcwel
Tie paper taken from BOOTHS trunk on TN
night Of the 14th, written In Confederate
cypllcr. He gave II to Col Welles, April IS
Ciasles H0sch was cross-examined b.
the Judge Advocate, and testified that ht
went 70 Spangler's house after his arrest and
found carpet bag with . rope In il eighty
one feet long. The twist appeared to bt
taken out Of L. There was nothing else in
TIE Arpet-bag except some blank paper and
dirty shirt collars
Clifford stated that the decorating Of the
Presidents box Was not within the line Of
0pangler's duties therefore that gentleman
then named Reynolds, an upholaterer, whosa
| duty It was TO decorate the box, but he had
stIff neck, - he told me. Afterwards
when asked him II did not zee him IN
| the box he said lie was in the box but nc
did not decorate Il.
The last time witness saw Spanglef was
shout go o'clock on the stage. Booth had
all times, and was on friendly terms with
everybody there
Mrs. Martha Murray, wife Of the keeper
Of the HerndOn House, recognized Payne rs
resembling the man who boarded there, who
left the house at 4 p IN. Of April 14th.
VIM. II. Wells (col05ed) testified that
he was q servant In the house of VIM. II.
Seward, on the 14th Of April He identi-
fed Payne. When he (Payne) came into
the house he rang the bell. went down TO
the door. This man came In. He had Q
little package in his hand, and said it was
from DR.. virdi; he said he was sent by DR..
Virdi with the particulars - to how he was
to take II, and lie must 60 up. ! told him
he could not 60 up Then he repeated tile
words over a good while, must go up
must sec him" told him he could not, II
was against my orders; that II he would
give me the medicine l would tell how to
take II, If he would leave the directions
That would not do. He started to go up.
stepped past him and went up the stairs be-
fore him asked him to excuse me.
thought perhaps he would say l refused to
let him come up ! thought ne might be
sent by Dr. Virdi, and would tell M. Sew
right" noticed his step was. very
heavy, and asked him not to walk SO
heavy, a. he would disturb Mr.. Seward.
He met Mr.. Fred Seward on the step, out
side the door and had some conversation
with him in the hall He said to Mr. Fred
Seward he would like to zee Mr.. w. H. Sew
ard. Mr.. Frederick told him he couldn't see
him. That his father was asleep, at the time
tn give him the medicine he would take it
to his father That would not do. He must
see him. Mr.. T. said he couldn't. He kept
on saving he must see him. Mr.. F. said,
ann Mr.. Stewards son. II you cannot leave
had little more talk, still holding his pack
age Mr. F. would not let HIM see him any
way. He started towards the steps as II to
60 down, started 10 70 down before him
and had gone about three steps and turned
round, saving. do not walk heavily. BY the
time l had turned round he jumped back
and struck Mr. Frederick. Mr.. Frederick
had fallen and thrown up his hands then
ran down stairs and hallOoed murder. l
went to the front door and cried murder; l
ran down 70 Gen. Augur's headquarters and
saw no guard and came back. BY that time
the soldiers had come out of the building
and followed me. had got about half way
back to the house when saw this man run
out and get on his horse. He bad on light
ovcrcoat and no hat He had ON hat when
he came into the house. he'd not seen the
horse before. halloocd;
There he Ia, getting on his horse" He
got on his horse and started on followed
him ~ far as the corner Of +. and 9Th streets.
He turned up w. avenue, and lost sight OF
him. He struck Mr. Fred Seward with
something round and mounted with silver;
him r,tise his hand twice, and then | ran
down stairs. Witness also testified to hay
ing subsequently recognized Payne nj Gen.
Auger's headquarters.
Sergeant Geo. +. Robinson testified to
having been In attendance as nurse 10 Mr..
Seward; recognized Payne as resembling
the person he saw there; first hcar,l scuf
fling In the hall; opened the door to see
what the trouble was; he stood close 10 n
as soon "a It was opened wide enough he
struck me and knocked me down, and then
rushed mp to Mr.. Stewards bed, struck him
and MANNED him. As soon as l could get
on my feet cndeavorcd to haul him off the
bed, and he turned ON me. Then there was
man came In the room who clutched him.
Between the two of us We got him to the
door, when he clenched his hand around my
neck, knocked me down, broke away from
the other man, and rushed down stairs He
struck me the first time wttha knife and the
hst time with his fiAt. He stabbed me In
the forehead, ard saw him cut Mr.. Seward
twice; be struck bey0nd his neck the first
time he struck him In the neck
sworn and identified Payne as the man who
was at his fathers house ON the night Of the
14th of April He had retired about II
O'Clock and a short time afterwards was
aroused BY screaimsOf his sister, He rushed
into the room aud seized the man nj no struck
witness with decanter ftUsn the table and
made use OF words, II am mad!" am
nnad!" When near the door be ssw by the
light, he was TALL large, and had black and
NO beard. Got pistol and rushed down to
the front door aiter witness. Afterwards
he went into HE 6Aher's and ~ he Rad .
large cash on his cheel., one in his Throat
and one uhdW hh en-. Witness was satle
fed prlsOnct was the same man.
Col Morgan testified that on the 18th Of
April. he hGll possession of Mr. Surrats& and
Pkyhe. He come in with \ pickaxe ON his
shoulder and Payne sid. guess am mis-