Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-19
Trial Of the COnspiratOrs
Full PanIsulan Of Ts-Day's Proceeding.

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me cOnnls'ion met this morning at ten
O'Clock All the members present. the prisoners
and their counsel The reading Of the testimony
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two o. 'cloek. when the prisoners were taken back
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Al two o'clock the court reassembled when the
prisoner. were broSsa, in large number Of
sion. The oonrt having been called 10 order. The
arst witness called Was M Rosch, who had been
on The stand this morninR witness was shown
ta1pd sI n y he carpet bag Of spansIer. witness
.sid he would iIke 10 correct hin statement In re-
gard ID tho locality OF the house The house was
On the northeast corner OF Seventh and streets
spanRlor's Il room was on the second floor
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rec,I,sa tcst,aed tbat be arrested the prisoner
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person IN :, b1. ~ Sag.n ~ said
WY ne was hot ~ MS M Doafulng mousse ne sLla
ne hAd leArnea thAt omoeLs WsIe Mter hlIn ne
seemed 70 uhoeIs'Aha Why ne wa h'tos1eui
taked apoul the Assas'ihauohi ne sAia was
bad AnAr.
Cross-examined by hr. Oox; v Dla you arrest
the prisoner 81 the request OF hls m9the,-ih-laW'
lOpJee'ed 70 ana obJecuVh overrue1-l
MI mSuey, prisoner OIS.her S,i. ,t' IN nheT
was looking lol MN ana Ailer hhklng ihqnl-
ries came to witness aud brought him TO the
mouse Nhere bAughnh was, ~
Mr. orIoRp,
stage carpenter a Ford : theatre, sworn:
Witness built the theatre, and was stage car
penter there In April, Saw Mr.. Ford and others
putting nAg on the box occupied By the Prosi-
dent, April 14th. Saw the rocking chair In the
box on the losh. y belonged 70 NJ. Ford.
had not been In the box before this season Il
was there last season. Saw u Ia Mr.. Ford's
room ON the Monday preyious. lwitpess de-
seribed position Of the scenery when he last saw
y also described the bar put across .he door
the mortiee was maAe with knife.
II would require some hfteen minutes to make
lt; should think there must have bcen some
light by opening the doors or otherwise 10 en-.
abls person 70 do the job. AZ the moment Of
the assassination witness was In front Of the
theatre; len Whlnd the scenes some thirty
minutes before, aud LEFT spanEler there. pas
sage y always kept free TO the rear Of the stage
and underneath do not know who made the
meIuoe lor tne D.t; a.,
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heatre was shown 70 the wnnesa, VINO said ths
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straight hnes, and should 10 curved. Ihe pn-
yaIe boxes Were also wrong ana o.her nAses-
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