Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-16

Q. Dad you hear sything said about shooting
irons 7
Question objected TO by Assistant Judge Ad-
| vocate Bingham.
The question was then Withdrawn
| Witness. | heard nothing mentioned about
shooting irons. Mrs. Surratt spoke 10 Mn AT
futt about having this man Howell take the oath
of allegiance, and get released. and said she was
going to apply to General Augur or Judge Sum
ner for that purpose
q. How long that conversation between
Mr.. Lloyd and Mr.. Surratt on that occssionf
A. That | could not say exactly; l do not
think il was more than or minutes; do not
carry watch, and had no precise means of
knowing
By Judge Holt understood lou to say YOU
did not hear the whole of this conversation.
A | did rot hear the conversation between
! Mr. LLOYD and Mrs. Surratt; Mrs. SurrStt spoke
20 Mr.. Lloyd at some distance from the buggy,
and ! did not hear il.
By Mr.. Johnson.
Q Do you recollect whether il vas raining
at that tines o'clock
A. don't think il was raining at that time; il
was cloudy, murky day; can't say whether il
was raining not; don't remember.
The reading OF the record was resumed. and
being finished by half past one. the court took a
recess
After recess,
Mr. John NJ Llodd was recalled, and asked il
he could identify the caribines shown him as the
ones referred to in his previous testimony
Witness-The one with the cover on do not
recognize; don't think the cover looks the same:
il was kind Of gray CLOTH rhe other looks like
the one l saw; recognize the fixture for breach
loading, which attracted my attention and which
| examined. III the court will allow | wish to
, make a statement
When | was examined before / stated il was
Monday when / met Mrs. Surratt at Uniontown.
| was confused by my being summoned in court
on two Mondays the first Monday was sum
moned did not 90. and met Mrs Surratt at
Uniontown next day after | went to court. and
consequently it must have been Tuesday after
the second Monday.
testified in my last examination that was
not certain whether / carried the bundle given
me by Mrs. Surratt up stairs or not. cannot
now recollect distinctly. but think laid it on the
table in the dining room
By Judge Holt-You are sure that il was the
same bundle that you examined herei
| A Yes, sir; am very sure it was the same
bundle
By Mr.. Aiken--Did | understand YOU to saw
that you were in liquor at the time you had this
conversation with Mrs. Surratt?
Ans was somewhat in liquor, as | think
| told you Saturday.
| Q-And on that account it is that you are at
falt in your testimony and wish to make expla-
nations?
Al was not positive whether | carried the
bundle up stairs or not.
The question unexpected, if / had expect
ed it might have recollected more distinctly in
! my former examination.
| TESTIMONY OF MARY VANLIYE Examined by
Judge Holt:
| Q-Do you reside in the city of Washington
Al do. at 240 street.
q Do you keep rooms for rentf
A do.
| q. Will you look at the prisoners at the bar,
and state whether in the month of February last
/ you any of them; if so, which,
! A. Two of those gentlemen had rooms at nv
house-Arnold and O'Laughin
| @ What time in February did they take the
rooms in your house.
A As near as can recollect on the 10th
cannot state positively the date
Q Did you know J Wilkes. Booth in his life
time ?
A. knew him by his coming to my house to
see the gents who had the rooms there
Q. Did be, or not, come very often to see the
prisoners O'Laughlin and Arnold 7
A. Yes. frequently
q. Would he remain for a good whileI
A. As a general thing he would 60 into their
room, and could see nothing furtOer of him.
Q Did these persons leave the city and return
several times?
A They lett on Saturday to 90 to their homes,
as understood, in Baltimore.
q. Do you know whether Booth accompanied
them not?
a think not
q Were these interviews between Booth and
them alone, or was Booth accompanied by others
A. | never saw any one with him
q They told you his name was J Wilkes
Booth?
A. Yes, Arnold did; inquired who be was;
he said j Wilkes Booth
@. Dbl he call for them frequently, aud not
find theml
A. Yes, sometimes
Q Did he manifest much anxiety 70 see them
on these occasions?
A. Frequently when they were away he would
call three or four times before they returned lie
would seem very anxious to see them.
q. Would he have messages for theml
A. Sometimes he would request if they came
before he called to say they would find him at the
stable Sometimes he would go into their room
| and write a note
Q. Look at the photograph now shown you and
say if you recognize it as the you call
A do recognize it as Booth, but it is very
| O. Do you remember the last time Booth play
ed in the city, about the 18th or Goth of last
March?
A Yes
| c. Did these friends present you with compli-
mentary tickets for the play that night
A. Yes; expressed wish to see hi m. and
OLaughlin gave me tickets.
| q. Did there seem to be any difference in the
| intimacy of his association with these two men
| if SO. with which was be most intimatel
A. | can't say; he would sometimes inquire
for one, and sometimes for the other, althou Oh,
think, more frequently for O'Lsughlin.
q. Did you ever see any arms N their room?
A. | saw pistol once, and but once
q. Do you remember at any time seeing a
man call, very rough looking peason, a labor
ing man or Il mechanic.
A Not laboring man; there was man who
used TO come sometimes; | think be passed one
night with the from bis coming out early in the
morning.
q. Do YOU know his name?
A No. | would know him if | saw him: he
what you would call a respectable looking
mechanic; not what you would call a gentle
man.
q Could you describe him at ALI
A. Not very infinitely; his hair looked as if it
had been exposed TO the weather
. Do you recognize him among toe prisoners
at the BARI
A. No
q Did these prisoners seem to have any bus
ihess transactions with Booth. and if so what
character9
A. They said they were in the oil trade.
q Did they seem 10 have an extensive cor