New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-27
T~iimony for the Defense Resu'ned.
EXAMINATION or JAMES b. NOTIFY.


EXAMINATION or JAMES b. NOTIFY.
BY NJ Aisen--Q. Where do you rcsidei A. About
fifteen niles down in Prince Georges County.
s wssr S' nSi
q. I'D Mr.. Gwynn bring you letter on the l4th Of
| April hsti A. He did.
q. Who was that letter fromi A. Mrs: Surratt
o. hive you been In the habit Of meeting Mrs. Sur.
RAFT at 5urrattsyilei A. Only that one time; she sent
for meto comethere owed her part Of the purchase
money and she wanted Ii settled this letter was sent
on Frl,ay; did dot see her that day at sl.
TESTIMONY o. DIR. JOHN c. THOMAS.
By ir. Siont-Q. Where do you residef a. AZ
woodNlle Prince Georges County.
O. What Is your occupstoni A. am physician.
4 INV long have you been practcingi A. Nine.
teen ysnrs.
o Sntc whether you are q brother OF the Daniel
Thonls who has been examined here as witness' a.
O. safe whether your brother made any communica
tion to the subject OF conversation with DR.
Mudd re,,ion to the assassination of the President
A. III, conversation that passed was at my house on
Sunds, morning; be came there to Woodve TO church,
aske9 him the news; he was Just from Bryantown
the la, before aud lie fall Of news he speak
ing Of ae arrest Of Dr. Muddtbe fading OF boot at
bis hoa,e and during the conversation hc repeated
remark that DIR. Mudd had made some weeks before
q. aate whether he had ever mentioned that con.
yersa,,n 10 yoa before Mat timef A. NO. ne'es De-
fore that time.
the arrst OF DR.. Mnddi A. Yes; tho soldiers were
then AZ Brysrown and Dr. Mndd had been arrested ms
uniertcod; mad not heard anything Of tie boot be
be Il settled 81 IL.
O. understand you then to cay tina. was the first
time yol ever heard your brother speak Of that CONVEX
sasn and that he did not speak of before the assass
nsiioni A. lie did not that was the hrst time De
lioatoHed H.
q state whether YOU have or not attended your
brother professionally sometimes A. have In sVne
serou. attacks h. has very serious poray'.o a'tacs
with prtinl paralysis u the boIyi be vas Tor some
time iaboring under considerable nervous depression
and wa mentally affected by IT, 50 that DIS miId was
not exartly right for long time.
o. STATE whether your brothers mind is now SOUND
n all finest A. am under the Impression that 1t Is
not OF all times. ,
o. when his mind IL not In its proper state ia not be
orelulouS very laxative aud untrustwortayf A. lie
is and rery laxative; very apt TO tell everything be
hears aud believes s'sIyIns nc b 10, no pO' f'
O. state whether when his mind IS lot IN proper
condition his memory and reason are not DON some
what affected A. His reason may ee some"nm
assoted and memory also when these attacks come on,
but when he u IN the enjoyment OF good health ne
seems 10 be RATIONAL he h,s not had an attack now Tor
sone time and bis health has been better
Csssae1aaiasd BY Jsdge Bin Adm.-Q. State whether
you know on whst Sunday " was that your brother
made hat statement in regard o. ID Mud was II moi
Easter sunday Immediately following fhe a-sas,ina.
.ls. expect Il VA a Eastei sanda, itAihA Via
O Nov state what that conversation WINS, IN rssv.ss
to tie President, Cabinet and Union men 81 Maryland
being as.a.sinaed within thirty days A. lie stated
that Dr. Mudd said Lincoln and the whole Cabinet
would BE- killed IN lew weeks aud that nc a. wen as
the other Union men IN MARYLAND would ~ khie'i MT
By Mr. Ecing.-Q. You are certain that IN the sane
conversation he spoke Of the boot being found in Dr.
Mudls housci 4. Yes, air.
be- TIC Cou.-Q On tie day Of this conversation are
you certain your brother Was IN his right minds A. lie
seeued 10 b..
.. he was not much c,citedl A. Mo- rot at ALL
q. Do yon think he was capable Of telling the truth
on that dayi A. Yes.
U From yonr knoxledge Of your brothers character
for truth and "a NY and Of his mental condition. did
Won have any .fii IN your mind tiat DIR. Mudd had
said what he represented hin to have said A.
thought probably my brother was jestng at the time
and obseryed that II such not the fact he ought
not 10 s,s H. ho said it was certainly true that he
had made that statement TO him in BryantowD; sup
pos a he had told II as he had heard 1t.
EXAMINATION OF SAMUEL IALLIsTrR.
By M. Stons-Q. Where do you residei a. In
Washington.
o. How long have you resided In Washington ~
Since the I'd day Of December list.
O What is your occupatoni A. am clerk in the
Pennsylvania House. washington. - .-.. o,
q. Have YOU tie register OF that house Win YOU
A. nave proiIcing the rcgistert
o State wietaer the name Of DIR. Samuel A, Mrdd
appears that register US having been entered IA the
month Of January, lsd5. A. | have examined mo
month carefully. and the name does not appear
q Do YOU know the accused. Dr. Samuel A. Mndd
A. do not be may have stopped at the house ana II
he did his lme is the register As we DO not ulow
any person stop at the house without registering
Q. Turn TO the I'D OF December last, ana STATE
whether You find the name Of Muddf a. YES sIi 'De
name ia here, Samuel A. Muid-
o. State whether you find the name oil another man
naaed Mudd on that day A. Yes, SIR. j. T. Mudd
o What is the rule Of the house In regard to the
one,ts registering their nsmcsi lActing Judge Ad,o
Cats bingham objected to the questions the opJestion
was oyerrucdl A. All persons stopping AZ the noI'
are required 10 register their names often po,sons
cone in and take meals they do not register tncl.
names; but person stops IN the mousse o'oi "'sn'
without being required 20 register - n
Rv I,,isfaat Judge.ddrocGs BNeham-p 10 you
know who slept in the room win Aizcioot Oh We nsnt
of the assassination A. No, SIR Twas IN peu ~ 'hc
time AtzerOdt came. =, g., . ~,
III a. yon do not know whether DIR. Samuel A. Mndd
Wa I'm the house or not In the month oil january ~
M air his name IL not on the register
m me Cours-Q Do you know whether Dr. Mudd
Nth, nav. been in the house under assumed name
A. 1 could not tell anything about that
% Are YOU acquainted with the person registered AZ
Mnddf A. No, sir.
xvAwIyArIoy OF JEREMIAH T. MUDD BY Mr..
EWING.
u State whether ron acquainted with the pris-
oner Dr. Samuel A. Muddf a. am.
N Where do YOU residef A. In the IVth Election
District OF Charles County. about mile and hall IRON
the house Of DIR. Mudd. "a
n state whether YOU came with the prisoner 10
Washington last Winter; you dad. give the partiou-
lars of yOnr visit, A. / came with him to WishnS-
ton the I'D of December last recoect the date rom
do fact that we returned home Christmas eve.
| vhich las the oath; when We got 10 Washington We
le our horses down by tho Navy Yard. and walked up
10 Pennsyivania-avc,; IT was ~ the evening hhu We
| nemes think for lodgings however We concluded,
A. we had not been 10 dinner, that we wanted some
thing better than ordinary supper we went ID
restaurant on the Avenue known as The walker hes
taurau' We ordered supper aud remained there. poe
! ,hIy an hour; after leaving there we walked INTO
| Kr,wus Hotel where We stayed about half an hour;
i ,re then went into the National Hotel There was
| tremendous crowd la there and We got separated;
recognized an acquaintance in the crowd and got into
con yersaton with him after that came out OF the
place aud went along the avenue. stopping In seVeia'
rlo,hinp stores for the purpose Of looking at some
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