The New York herald., 1865-05-28

nryaniown Yes he always passed through thaA
g You are attending % that place for old Nh kudd,
s's y1S %,. nSa on ~. A. Yes s.f.
me- he asked me where had BEEN and told HIM
CRoss-ExAxINArIoN.
% You told es~ you had been in the swamp Yes
@ bla bo ask you yca bad seen anybody ,hcrss r.
g How far was he from Bryai,toyn' A. About one
g. whot sort Of horse was he riding A. The bay
g Is Il his horsei A. Yes, sir
mad you seen 1t beforcS A. Yes, sir; ! know 10
Q This was on tho by .roads A. Yes ST.
y Did ne say any thing about Bryantown'at alf A.
g You could not see all over ths swamp, 4 No, SIR
@ A man might have been there OF of his horrc and
you could not SEQ him . A. Yes sir
Testimony or Mary Jane simms.
O. Where did you reside last yearf A. With Dr. san-
q Did you reside there the whole years A Yes ey.
cept when went visiting a. my sisters; never stsid
Q Do you know Captain B. Gwyni A. have slight
acquaintance with HIM
z. Doyou know him when you see hirns a. Yes, str.
q DO you know Andrew Gwyn aud George CIV! NJ
Q Do you spow John surrat,s A. YES, sr 7 have
Q We're any Of the parties whom have mentioned
pr NSas suaas Of ,Ssn last Year. A., a. never saw them
q Do you know of any staying in the woods and being
red from the houses There never was there that
Q What time Of the year IL that you paid those
visits TO your sister A. In March last twelve months
stayed three or four weeks. Q. Then you at Dr.
Audds during the spring, summer and faf A. Yes, SIR
Testimony or A. 3. Howell.
or what state are you RESIDENT A. OF Virginia, ,I
was formerly of Maryland
Q Are you acquainted with Mrs surratts A. Yes, SIR
q When did you nrse e'make her acquaintance A.
About year and half ago.
O. State to the court whether you present with
Mrs surrat and her father at surrats.vie9 A. Yes sir
q Did she at any time that evening hand you a news
paper TO read for herr A. Yea sir think she did.
Did you learn the fact at that time that she could
no. read by candle lglstr A. No, sir, think not.
A. Yes sir. - - '''~' @'N "'''
O Have you been to her house In this cty2 A. Yea
Q Al what dates A. The Goth Of February,
O. What time did you get there it in the day or
eveni1 A. After dark possibly about eight O'Clock.
Q Was the gas Lit IN the haI9 A. Yes, sir.
Y. Was Mrs Surratt able TO recognizes you thenf A.
No, till made myself known to her.
q How many times id yoa speak to her before she
recognized your A. don't remember exactly
9 Did you tell her who you wereY A. Iea sir
q Are you acquainted with Lewis Weichman' H.
Q How long did you remain at Mrs surratt'ss A.
Q What was your object in going there7 A. On .
visit as much as anything else had no business there
Q wha, was your reason for not going to hotclf A.
I knew them and thought would spend time better
q We're you shor, of moncyM that timer A Yes,
O. Had you suf,cient means TO pay your expenses at
hotei9 A. don't think had
@ After you made the acquaintance of Mr. weichmann
did you show him any cipher A. showed him nov 70
make one; then he made u bimscf -
Q Was II simple or complicated A. could tell the
cipher ii saw H.
Assistant Judge Advocate BRIGHAM then snd show
bin the cipher the record, il Is number three
four
q Was II like that similar to i1 A. II Hike
this, but this is not the one think
q Did Weichmann give yon any Information with re-
gard to prisoners We at that time had
Objected 10, and question waived.
@ Did you have any conversation with Mr.. Weichman.
with regard to his going SouthY A. Yos Sir, hSA
| Q State wha, IL was and what he sad. A. lie sid he
| would like to go south
Q What did he give for wishing TO 20 SouthY
A He didn't give any particular reason.
South about his sympath,es?
Objected TO and question Withdrawn.
Did you have any conversation with Weichman
with regard to getting him place in Richmond2 A. Ho
asked thought he could get place there clerk;
told him 1t was doubtful because wounded Iicrs had
the preference there by order Of the War Depart ment
State whether he stated to you what bs sympathcs
Objected 10; objection withdrawn.
A. We were talking over matters and he said that he
intended to go South, and wanted to go with me- and
said II that was the case no had better go then az I
didnt know when should cross the again said
he was not ready TO 60 lust then; said his sympa,h
were with the South. and that the south he tLou2ht
would ultimately succeed.
O. Did ho that ho had done all he could do for tho
Southern government A. believe he did
He did.
Jected 10 all this lie might be ovcrrdled but In this
coafs or outside OF il he would object any such pro-
ceedines and stated that IN his opinion II was mere
Tho Commission sustained the opinion Of the Assist
= While at Mr. Suratts, did yon learn OF any treason
able plot or enterprise in exisienccf did not, sir.
DID surrat ever give you despatch verbal or writ
ten 10 take To Richmondr A. No sir
Y Did Weichman give you full return OF the num-
Der Of prsoncrst Yes, sir he stated to the
Der that the United States ernncnt had and the
Der they had above what tho Confederate government
had doubted IT, but he said lac had the books in his
@ where 90 you rcs'de' A. In King George county,
9 How long have you resided tscre' A. About two
Q Whore did you reside in Marylandf A. before the
war, in Prince George County.
Y Does your family reside tborcs A. Yes sir
q when did you nrst make the acquaintance Of Mras
O whereS A. Down In the country; at Their hotel
Was SHE living there thcnf A. Yes, cir
q You know John Surrattf A. Yes, sir
Y DID be accompany you 10 Richmond A. Never,
Q What has been your occupation for the last year
Question objected to- and objection overruied
A had no particular occupation since I've been oas
Q What armyf A. Confederate army.
q What portion OF the army did you serve INF L. In
the service.
q We're you mustered ouu A. was discharged on
account OF disability.
O What have you been doing since thar A. I have
not been employed IN any particular business
u What have YOU been doingS A. Nothing.
q Hay nj you been making Trips 10 R'chmopdf A.
I've been there, sir
q How sffcquentlyi A. sometimes In two or
tbfco months. Two bcen there twco tho 6rst Of
April, twelve months ago.
q And those times wero whcni A. In December
last and in February.
O Did you 20 alone In December A. There might
bsvo been some gentleman with me.
q Where did you tho line of the blockadef A. In
WestmoTeland county, Nd, IN February.
q Who accompanied your A. Half dozen persona
. q Who we're thcyf A. Persons from The neIshbor-
hood.
O. Any from wasbp pg,ou' A. No, STR
u What your business there In December A.
No more than TO see my friends and buy some drafta
q Did you buy any drafts1 A. think did
u Drafts ~bom7
The witness bcte objected TO that question
the ground hat he did not wish 10 crminate others
O Were they persons In Washington A. No. sr
Q Who we're they drawn onf A. On some OF my
friends IN Maryland.