Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-15

did not know OF any conversation that passed
batween Atzerodt and Booth, or between At
1erodt and Payne, having reference to con-
spiracy? Surratt was contin ually speaking
about cotton speculations, and OF going 70
Europe, and heard Atzerodt once Temark
that he was also going to Europe, but ne was
going there on horseback From ,nat remark
/ concluded he was going SCUM never
heard In conversation any ,efeaence 20 .ne as
Vice President johnson, or to Payne's assign
ment to the assassination OF the Secretary Of
State.
ROBERT r. JONES, clerk At the Kirkwood
House, and witness for the prosecution, tes-
titled: That Atzerodt took q room there on the
14th Of April last, the number of the room was
126. saw him that day, and would recog-
ME nm mG mere among these prisoners InaI
did not see him again myself. 1 gave caro-
OF j. Wilkes Booth to Col. Browning, INT.
Johnsons secretary it was put In the ooN 49,,
was present when knife was taken a. rom
under the sheet OF that bed, the evening aiUeI
the murder of the President; the ped nao NOT
been occupied DID moi s,5 5ss t vas bal '
tween twelve and one O'CLOCK on the day OF
the 18th when saw him, and ne then asked
me If any one had inquired for him within
short time. had never seen him there before.
JOHN M. LLOYD, witness for the pros
ecutlon, testified that he had been resid-
ing at Mrs. Surratts tavern, Surratts Vile,
very small acquaintance with John A.
Surratt since about the 1st of December
1851. i KNOW derOlQ. he mas Oeen In my
place several times. / also know the prisoner
Atzerodt some five or six weeks before the as
sas sination Of the President, John II. Surratt,
and Atzeroat were at my house: When they
drove up there in the morning John H. Sur
raft and AtZerodt came first they went from
my house and went towards 7. B.-a post
office kept about five miles below there.
They had not been gone more than half an
hour " hen they returned with Herold; then the
three were together-Herold, Surratt, and At
zerodt. 1 saw nothing until they all three
ANA int n tha hQr II IF no
kpgsies-the one / supposed Herold was driv-
ing or went down outstanding at the front
gate; All three Of them when they came into
the bar room drank. 1 think; and then John
Surratt called me into the front parlor, and on
the sofa were two carbines, with ammunition,
a rope and also monkey-wrench. The
rope was in COLA right smart bundle
probably sixteen'or twenty feet. Surratt asked
me to take care OF them, to conceal the car
conceal them, and 1 did not wish to keep
such things in the house. He then carried me
into room that had never been in, which
was just Immediately above the store room,
1t were in the back building of the house. He
showed me where could put them underneath
the joists Of the house-the joists of the second
floor of the main building. This little unfin-
ished room will admit Of anything between the
joists, and they were put in there according to
his directions. / stated to Col. Wells through
mistake that Surratt put them there; but put
them in there myself. 1 carried the arms up
myself. Surratt said he would call for them in
few days. On the Monday preceding the as
L
Washington, and met Mrs. Surratt at Union.
town. When she first spoke to me did not
know what she had reference to- then she came
came ont palmer. and am quite positive she
asked me about the ssshooting irons" l am
quite positive about that, but not altogether
positive. think she named ''shooting Irons''
or something to call my attention to
those things, for 1 had almost forgotten
about their being there. 1 told her that they
were hid away far back-that 1 was afraid
were showed far back. She told me to get them
out ready; they would be wanted soon.
i canno recollect the first question she put to
to draw my attention TO something so that
anybody else could not understand. Finally
she came out holder with it. On the day of
the assassination / went to Marlboro to attend
trial there in court, and In the evening when
got home found Mrs. Surratt there. should
Judge 1t was about five o'clock She met me
out by the woodpile as drove in, having fish
ana oysters in the buggy, and she told me to
hive those shootin' irons ready that night
there would be some parties call for them. She
gave nee something wrapped up in piece of
paper: i did not know what it was till 1 took
1t up stairs, and then l found it to be q field
glass. She said to get two bottles Of whisky
night. The carbines and ammunition were
called for that night, but the whisky was not;
they drank what whisky they wanted out OF
the bottle, and did not carry any bottle of whis-
KY with them. They did not ask for the car
bines. Booth did not come in; Herold came in.
This was just about midnight, think, on Fri
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did not know Booth; the person was q
stranger to me; he remained on his horse.
Herold came into the house and got bottle Of
whisky and took 1t out to HIM, and Herold
drank some out of a glass, think, before he
went out think Booth did not ask for the
whisky. He might possibly have asked for
bines in such terms that understood what be
wanted. He told me, "Lloyd, for Gods sake,
make haste and get those things" He might
have included whisky and all, for what 1
know. From the way he spoae he must hav
been apprised that l already knew what I |
was to gi We him. I did not make any
The rope and monkey-wre were not what |
was 10 give him. / gave him such things as |
was told by Mrs. Surratt. She told me to |
give him the carbines, and whiskey, and a |
field glass. They did not remain a: my house |
over FIVE minutes. They took but one carbine |
Booth said that he could not take his, because
ieaYing,the man who was with Heroic BOOTH
said, Isl will tel you some news If you want
10 lear it," or som thing TO that effect. said |
81. ho ana ,a not parteuisI use your own choice
pretty certain that we have assinated the Pres.
ident and Secretary Seward" / think that |
was his language as we'll as can recollect. |
s'We have assassinated" or skilleo the Presi.
dent and Secretary Seward" / am not posi-. |
tive whether Herold was present at the time |
ne said that or whether he was across the |
street. Herold rode across the street towards |
the stable / was so much excited and uu. |
ne-ved at it that did not know whether it |
was SAID In Herold's presence or not. Herold, |
as soon s he rode back to where we Were got |
right between me and this other man and rode |
off. q. What honr the next morning was the |
news OF the assassination Of the President re. |
ceiyed there! A. i suppose between eight ana |
nine O'Clock the next morning. think it was |
about nine O'Clock, but am not sure O. AS |
the news spread was 1t spoken of always that |
Booth was the assassin Was his name used |
a. think 1t was. / think on several oc. |
casions heard 1t ased there as being the one. |
y. Dlo you see Dr. Mudd during the day |
"A. never saw DR.. Samuel Mudd; am not |
acquainted with him. l have a slight ac. |
qnaintance with DIR. George Mudd. o.
understood you to say that Herold's Language
was "For Gods sake, make haste ard get
those things" A. Yes, sir, that was what
Herold said to me- first q. And you went
straight and got the carbines? A. Yes sir
supposing they were the parties Mrs Surratt
had referred to- She did not mention any
names. She did not say who was to come.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Aiken.-During the
conversation with Mrs. Surratt in the ward OF