New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-20
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Y pd you ev. ia 20" obout IL before you saw "
A. Oa.y 10 examine IT aud see IL o""' MANI
'' "", ro y" nrcnared TO say the name was not
po M A. No sir, could make out tho tn AZ '"o
! end. ", r,o,,b9 No sir
* stcr Won had zen tie bot what Oh Won say a,
| said could make cn' a -, ar ara W. anu 49,
and afterwa,d B' ana i. ,.ax.n,.,
prry AMIN ALTON OF wM II. WELLS lCOLOREDI.
fho nrncerdInrs If the court were here delayed by
an order from JGdcc. AdyocatoG General hotto remove
Tho feters from The hands Of Payne, in order that he
might put both The cuats, already SPOKEN % III aS
rccord when Payne was unietteied he arose. am
there was hush through the court. Every eye was Oh
rccted toward him. ANA nineed expressions OF auMNa
ton and gb1orlcnce could be distinctly heatu; hohD'
renee IL rrao supposed rme, and acui at on for
tnl pNysical dcVel pnpt. His free was slightly Hustled
and lis lips cureo Involuntary smii' ana reNeaee
the dmpes in bs checks To which the coored boy mad
alluded t. IL his yos testimony. lie first put on the
coat of Confederate gray and over ii drew tie larger
cream q loed He hat was then handed Inn ana
he put il and turning toward the young negro PEI.
his dark blue eyes scare nply upon him. Judge HON
then s,iG 10 the boyd YOU recognize lin now a
Yes sir but he had white comforter on and looEeu
quite we'll and he bad orc corner OF that hat over on,
exc turned down Ike; tell y0I, his eyes looked pretty
fierce there the boy Shock has head US nc added VI
he knows ne well cuoughl A.,
lin spite of the solemn Importance OF INC WORDS ny
honey positiyencss of the boy evoked laugh to wich
Payne himself rep led by renewal OF his Ga suiueI
DETERMINATION OF Mr.. ROBINSON.
While tie witucss vi, being looked Tor the Judge
Advocate ,neral said;I l.. A.,
II wish This witness also the prisoner In the
present dress that lie may give his opihloh as W
il is the same man or not. -,
Having taken the sand NJ. Robinson said: =,
lie is more like the mnn than he was Oeiolr. =
should ,hnk II was he; bat yet AIN not sure about
O You didn't state precisely the hour when this
staDbng occurred in your previous e1ainina'ion' 1"
O Was ittefsIe or oltrfi A. think it might be
after ,,,
up there was To- ded or not A. Ii was loaded.
q Did YOU examine 1T a. YES SIR -
| IMr. Doester here asked that Mrs Murray DC re-
caiied to which the Court consented n "iue, ',S' sn
might have an oppOr unity OF seeing fayne WIZ coa.
and hat on; ii was found, however, mat MIS- Moiia!
| had left tie court rooli.I
Another witness wns called to thestanu.
TESTIMONY OF JACOB RITTERsrARK.
O State whether YOU know Spanger the prisoner az
@ Where did lie bordi A. Whore did, ON the
corner re- Of Seventh y End li. s'' ,s1dort know
o What is The name Of the housei \. 1t has no
| name and there is nc number 20 H.
O. Who owns in 4. Mr. Ford.
o. VINO lives in the hou.ei A. Mrs Scott.
O Were you present when he was arrested A. No.
O. Who occupied the room with hims A. lie never
slept there; he juN got his meals In the honse.
O. Had he no room In tie housei A. No, sir.
O. Did you see the rope that was taken there' A.
No sir Iony know he had vaiise there; ne u,ea 70
thfre but the detectives came ana hshtu
had ANYTHING there. ard l said no, nothing bat the
O. You knew II was Spanglerf A. Yes.
| Q. When did he take il there A. / doa't know
O. When did give 1t to the dctectiyef n. On
Monday, the 18th Of April.
Q Ain, you commonly called Jake" abou. the thea
teri A. Yes, sir.
EXAMINATIONS OF CAPT. wEENEgsgTRcH.
O. State wheteI or not. the 18th Of April, you were
at tue house If the prisoner. Mrs Suriat III this city
A. No sir: was there IN the night OF the ilh.
| n llr.,o M bap slp An A.
@ bid YOU or did you not hear Major Smith address
any remark To her or make any inquiry OF her IN regard
to Paynef A. lie asked her If she knew Payne.
| Q. Was she in the presence of Paynef A. She saw
| him.
o. What did she sayi A. She held up her hands in
! him before, and know nothing about him.
O. Do you recognize Payne there US the mani A.
! That's lie, the man y0nccr.
I O. And Is that lady tie Mrs. Surrattf a. cant
rec her face sir.
| Assistant Judge.Advocate Bingham then requested
TINT Mrs Snrrat be asked unyei her face which had
the very natural effect OF attracting to it the gaze Of
every spectator In the house; but like Payne she met
the glance Of the witnesses unmovcd and when be re-
Piled ayes, Sir that's Mrs. Surrett" she coolly and
slowly replaced her veil before her face.
Contamination by M Aiken-Q. Captain. did you
make any search Of the premies while tleref A. l
did. sir. !.
g. What did you fndi A. found number Of
photographs papers, bullet mods and some perenssioo
caps 50,
q N which did Won ma tbe Percussion ctps'I
A. In Mrs. Surratts room .. the lower Aoor' ana
also onnd there the bullet mold.
O. Were the caps lying loose about IN the roomf a.
They 10 Of the bureau drawers, aud the bullet
mould was on top OF The wardrobe.
Q. Was the room On the hIst Ioorf A IL was on
the first floor, the back parior.
O. What were the photographs ron found there A.
There WAS a number found there, DON know Whose
O. Did ,on find any Of Daviss or stephens's there.
or any Of the Rebel leaders, A Yes, but not exactly
| In the style ms photographs
O. Are you that cealeIs expose these FOR sale
throughout the country A. have seen them N bi'
timore IL months ago bat they were prohibited to DC
| sold BY the Commanding General at that time.
O Have yon hot seen photographs OF the leaders OF
the Rebellion in the hands Of persons known to be
| lOyalf A. Not frequently.
| O. Well, did you ever See themf A. Perhaps did
9 Have you ever seen photographs OF Booth In the
hands loyal meat A. Only in the hands OF those who
took an interest 10 have him arrested
O. is II not thing for photographs OF promi
ncnt actors TO be exposed tor saef A think 1t is.
sir.
that observation A. She Was standing In the parior
near the hall door.
@. What remark did you make 10 her when you
weie ready TO take her from the housef A. The re-
mark was made by Major Smith, not me; he said be
was ready to take her away she requested him 70 wait
while she knelt down end prayed little; but whether
she prayed OF not can't say.
o How was PAYNE dressed when he came ini A.
He was dressed in a dark coat and pants that seemed
TO be black lie had close.ftting head'dIcss. appa
rently shirt-sleevc the lower part OF pair of
drawers closely fitting around his head aud hanging
down on the side six seven inches.
Is that the ariclel A. 1t looks very much like ii
be was fun Of mud TO tie knees.
Q. DO you think you could recognize the coat he had
on If YOU should see 1t nowi a. Yes
@ DO you recognize il now Is that the coati A.
think it longer and darker Payne's hat then
pliced upon his head and his overcoat removed and
the witness said: thas the coat and that's the way
he had the hcad-drcss on.
Q. Are you you recognize the mani A. Yes
sir; That's the man