New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-23
THE ASSASSIN. NATION.
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swear Sss that they were The exact words he used
IEsIIMoN OF WILLIAM c. cLEANLk.
By Jtags Boz %. State your residence and occups |
lion A. Hep livery stable on si1th-st' IN THIS
Wy whether or not J. Wilkes Booth st any time
1ept horse or horses in your stable. A lie DID IN
Fan Won describe any animals he kep. therei \.
Ycs. one-eycd bay horse there about one month
n why was he taken awayf a. He sold the horse
lie 3O;h Of January Samuel Arnold, one OF The prls'
o Dis you see the horse afterwards A. saw the
horse day or two acrward when Ar DID paid iof ,he
m voa low oVytnc about tie ter,as or the cir
tutastanees Of the sale A. only know that boo'h
told me that he had sold the horse 10 Arnold, ana tha
Arnold came few days afterward and paid the livery
O. Have you seen the horse since that timer A. 4
O. Did ven see Booth and John S. Surratt 60 out of
your stable riding or otherwisef a. Yes John H.
Surratt would occasionally hire horse 10 so out 10
'' o. Viii whom generallyl A. With Booth; Booth
gave directions to Jet Srat use hls horse any time DC
desired.
Q. Did you ever sec the prisoner At2crodt with
pOOthf A. Yes; have seen him there win horses
o. With whom was A.zs{Odt generally IN company
OF s1e stqblc' A. / never 6w lin in company with
Q. Did YOU see Rim there fIequentlyf 4. No, sir
never saw him there bat once.
By M. Eriag-Q. Dd you ever -se Arnold there
he took the horses av ~ cary III iepFuaf!f Il.
DETERMINATION OF J. L. MrHAIL.
a
OIaucfl has beea in the Rebel servcei a. lie has;
O. Was i. in the military service Of the so-called
Confederate statest a. About one years Thought IL
was after the battle al Antieam or south Mountain ne
came and gave himself up;tAat was IN the year ls.
believe l examined ne 9rds OF the Provost Mar.
tlais Office before this morning, and found
M oath of alegiance .s.ed, by Michael OLaughlin,
and myself and others concluded he was the prisoner
al tie bar Of that name; ne date Is June TO- co';
vii state that JLaughn sent for me - correct what
he thought was On error; he then stated that he did
report Msrtinsburg and tocA the oath Of aeganee'
have heIe this cath, dated Baltimore june 10 1865
Cross-s1aaiaa,ioA By ill., Co1e--Q Does il appear by
the 'ath that 1t taken at BsIt!moIei A. HE oItb
Q. And the prisoner stated that be gave himsefup
q. Martiasluggf a. lie tod ne he came lnt0 car
hands NJ Martin, sburg, % / there TOOK the oath.
O. Inen may you not hay, been mistaken about the
ca.n .aying been taken At Baltimorei A. II le had
cone into tines At MaTtDsbnre and taken the o1th
theIe when he into Baltimore be would he re-
ported: il is customary for parties who have zen
tie oath elsewhere coming into ire CITY, to report
O Dldyou know his landwritingi a. : have seen
recently quite number OF documents th,t oeieVe to
be II his Handwriting.
q Have you HeaId him acknowledge al! Of the let
ter yOu speak 10 be his own, A. have seen let IS
believe lie has acknosledge d 10 be lis oWn but have
had 10 conversation with Linn about them.
by the Conrt--Q. Do you know anything about the
prisoner Arnold .p1ior to ms objection with this
affair." \. Only from his own DC laletoys.
@. DO you Know that his family reside IL iinore
A. do they have resided there within my recollection
4 suppose thirty years.
TESTIMONY oP DIR vIRDI.
Py Judge H0f-((. state whether OF not on the night
% the assassination If lie President You called to
the house of Mr. sew rd y. 1t was OF the Sew
ards who came for me,
little before Al FRIDAY hight.
q. State IN what condition yen found the persons IN
tai house that you were called 10 scet a. found
MIR. Hansel. messenger Of the state Department
lying On bed wouaded by cut On the slde' some =
o. Did yon see o;aer persons in the house Of Mr.
Seward at the same tlnel \. saw every one OF
@. state who they were, aad describe tlcr wounds :
A. Mr.. WIN. II. seward, Fred. L. seward Major Sow
ard Robinson ind HansciL
O. They were al wOuu.ed A. Yes L had seen
Secretary Seward about GclocN that night IN his
ron; when saw him next he vas IL his bed covered
with blood; blood ell around him ald blood ia the bed
Ms. seward. Miss Fanny Seward and tins man Robin
cross Examined by lir. Docsey-Q. Did you see Mr.
Trei. Seward mat occasion q. Yes.
n st.,4 " retl,er he was sens bic or unconscious 4.
lie was conscious; be bed difficulty IN aFcnatng; hc
wanted 10 say something bat could NOT express him
telf: he knew perfectly we'll he mad snAe oil re
eogl,On lis hls; as was oosirg at his N0und Cd
me forehead he evidently Impressed that the Sc
verest il the back part Oh lis Ael; he CON
menced moving his Lips AID pointing h.s finger there's
examined his Woanl and found his skull broken; sad,
"GO you want 10 Know whether Your skCu b oxen or
not' he sssented; ke Tersi0ed sensible for hall az
hour aud tnel went INTO sleeps e WOKE up Ia ABOUT
o. minutes when he Was pat 10 bed and was very soon
insensb.c.
o. Did you also give the information after examining
tl,c elder seward. whether the wound mortal or
Loti A. Yes; when came into the room where he
VAS found terror In the expression Of al his family,
ttey evidently srpPosng his wounds were mortal l
examined him and Immediately reported 10 The family
that bis wounds were not mortal. Upon which Mr..
Seward stretched out his hanO1, map4'esi.ng evident
satisfaction. -
Q. now long was it before DR.. Barnes made his
arnearaneei a. Probably twenty minutes.
% Was OF was not Air. Seward AT the time OF this
attack in a critical condition A. 10, sir; lie hac IN
proved very much his former injury when his Jaw
W4s broken .u..e,.o. ~
reMi iu i.l'- nee 10 his former conditl0nt A. The
difficult for him TO rail- w
O. Have You not at some h.f,re This trial stated
that the wounds received by Mr.. I'd had tendency
70 aid IN his recovery from the former I.lTv A. No
sir. have heard that such option was ,vrressed
20 not krow by whom that was not my opinion.
DETERMINATIONS or JOHN BLOWN, ALIAS PEANUTs.
Iy Judge B'aghGm--Q. Slate whether no, you
working &C Fords Iheater in January lastf a.
Was.
O. State if you know the stable in tue rear Of the
theater occupied BY Booths hOIses and eaIraeef a.
Jes.
O. whO fitted it up, A. The prisoner Spangler and
o man by the OF Jones
O. Did be do that in January last and before Booth
pu' lis .Orses III theFef \. Yes
O. What did he do 10 the stable A. IL raised up
Lille behind aud stalls put in; carriage room
also prepared.
@. WasBooth there at tie time be was doing iti A.
lie was there sometimes.
Cfoss,1amiRG,ioa BY sNr. EriR9-Q. Did Booth
occupy that stable with buggy and horses from that
time A Yes; first he had horse and saddle; then
be sold that horse and got horse and buggy.
BY Judge BiA9aaw-(l. When was that buggy sold
A. On Wednesday before the President was muir
dered.
O. who sold iti A. Ned spanger, the prisoner.
by Mr.. Ering-Q DO you know VINO no sold 1t TO
A. He took il down 10 the bezaar where they have
horses and carriages to sell bat he could not get what
he wanted, and SO he sold 1t TO man who Keeps