Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-17
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Further Testimony "a the Comm.
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suunary of DE c6oacIaSiion 81 fSs tsssi6oioI.
NJ taken on Monday, The further exam
nation OF the Bitnesss J. r. Early ELECTED
no new taofs.s a 4ssS z5slscss a &. -
goneerntng the intimacy of O'Laughiin
with Booth, y. anderson testified that Es
saW oLaughltn In IVashington a priI I4th,
and hettOld him he had an nRaRemehty to
see Booth that day. sSs ysSsSeysA
Sem1eE b DO rugg tssttfsdrsthat
IO'Laughlin was intimate with Booth ':ssaVy
them in conversations a6o6tths!isf Of April:
there was q third party aud when ap.
preached o IaughIin took me AsideEand
said Booth was busy with hia friend talks
ing privately . -. - :.
q Gross g11AlIrHAIIo g sz,.tr
BE might have asked O'LSughIin 70 take
drink tosWhich hsaansWefed in thssRsy
stated.
Another tsstdsd that he ssw o,I,adah.
lin the night heforegthe assassination com
ing rom the Theatre; 5, he was standing on
the st0op ana asked me where the Secrata.
~ o. Wasw was II told him white standing
on the stoop 9PLaae hin realndinsd iiSfs
tut fequestRds him to 90 in with me-
D. Reed test fed that he saw John q.
Surratttn Washing ton on the day 81 itl,,s
assassina ffonf sbow Cd 70 him ana passed on:
he noticed that he wore spurs at the time.
Peter La ensl ,testi ed; Booth SfTiie
to his restaurant, next to The Thea the
night of the as5assiuation, ah0nt.lOo,clock
and drank g glass of whisky; he then went
away and 40 minutes Afterwards he. heard
of the assRssination. l. saw, Harold the
same night, he e1q1iFad for Booth; sit,Was
between six and seven O'Clock.
Sergeant. II DYpt testified that he was Sit.
ting IN front Of FGFdIs sThaatre Mt .9,p.sm.
on the I4th, andssaR an elegantly dressed
man epme ont of the Fbsetrey end talk to
Two rough looking pera0ns; heard the we'll
dressed one say, al think he will como out
loR, etsFringshe supposed to thsRresil
dentihe then emit into saloon long enough
to get drink; came mp as II he y,as be-
coming intoxicaIed, Whispering Ia ma
toughest looking man aud went into the
passages thRtr leads from the stage to the
street, returned and went up street; res
manned awhile and came down again and
called the time again; presently he called
the lime agafls loudeF than, before I'd
think It was ten minutes past -ts5; be ttIeul
started on q fast walk up the street: ha
then returned and entered the Thea tre$ the
witness recognized Booth dom his, bhotoI
eraphi she'aiso said # the pFisonertSpsnRl
Ter had p moustache, he would take him
for the rough looking man.
The livery stable keeper testified 70 ths
intimacy betUeealB Booth; SufrEtt and Az
Isrott; he stassd that earrat, IN April,
bad beenitoss Richmond aud coming back
goe into A,dlhcnlty and that, the detec.
tiVe5 we're after him. t3tE Il . 81
Joseph q. Humphrey, livery stable keep
er, also testified to an intimacy between
Booth and SurrRtt,.-.s,s
The testimony while the doors were
opened for the press, includes that of q
man who was in the rebel service, and
which went to show hat as early as 1858,
Booth and others cont plated the assas-
Enation of Presidents Ii1eo pin and the burn
ing of northern cities; he stated meetings
were held In Richmond Of rebel officers, st
which Booth was present, and the assassi.
nation Wast freely talked o6gin the streets
of Richmond. sls. g51s sfiiaz 4
Other Witnesses testified they had seen
Booth IN consultation, with, Sanders, Clay,
Hslcombe aud Thomps6n,z in Canada.
Major Henry Rathbone, who was in
the President,s boxsa and who made the
statement published shortly after the 90
cuErence, stated he did not know Booth,
nor could he, recognized the assassin. In his
photograph, VIM. Witherss ir., musician
atlEord98 heatte, met the assassin under
the stage, and was forced aside by his strf
king ct him with q knife. Re recocoized
In the assassin j. Wilkes Booth, who rush
ed past him in his escape from the theatre.
The route he took 70 get ont of the thea
ire was entirely unobstructed; sometimes
there are so, mauy-psopEe there that one
cannot pass, but EthatSnight everything
seemed to be CleaF and quiet
Joe Simmons, scolored, employed at the
thea tire, testified he eaWtBooth on the back
part of the stage between and 6 O'Clock
on the yI4thShe saw him. next when he
jumped from the box on the stage; Booth
and Spangler we're quite intimate; Spaug.
Ter used to attend 70 Booth horses when
Booth was away Speng Ier's position on
the stage was on the right hand as you
faced the audience opposite ths Presidents
box; Spangler was on the stdgs@ attending
to his 6usiness as usual that night, but
don't fenember seeiugshimld during the act;
saw him walking about looking aE the per.
formance during the first act; never saw
him wear mo15fache. -
John Wiles, colored employee in Ford's
Theatre, testified that Booth bronghe q
horse from the stable to the back door of
this Theatre, and called for Ned SpanRler
three times, about 8 or 10 O'Clock on the
night of the assassination. Altar that- he
did mot zee Booth again till he heard
the horses feet going out Of the alley.
About 3 o'clock IN the afternoon he saw.
Booth come from the stable where he kept
his horse The stable lisi not over fifty
yards from the Theatre. The work of
Spangler vas pushing scene, which he
was doing when Booth called for him;
boy called John Peanut, held his horse;
SpRugler ran across the stage when Booth
called hing Spangler appeared familiar
with Booth; saw SpRngleF and others
outside the Fhestfe5i SpGnEler went out
after the President was shot; asked
Spangler who It wSs held the horse; be told
me not 20 say ahSthihg about it'll know It
was tfhstsaula pergpnA who brought the
horse there that rode him away; Spangler
appeAfed exciredj never saw him wear .
mouslachs.as q a5ss4T4Eo -
John Sslremau, connected with Ford's,
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