The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21

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sss ss under martial sas sS ina ; y: p:s
u Iis, ~s m excited about ss,.ax pom.
sa. ps y 20 s r. Il cant saw IL excite
NON VIVA. Il Is your opnioa sSshe we oeor co,ec
about ~ y ss. ss wing seen Mos
m..sn u6 oc:a r;,. 70 me- h ss0 Sssa
ar since that time that can't say posi.nise''
yo s' say the military there and tn people
,.fe rn,h excited and you retrhea no"' How long
aid You remain at homer A A0oa' 'nie quarters Of an
hVSr Did You then hear Of the asss Of the Pros
den" MD YOU hear who the X.sassn wssY Yes, SIR
Booth; some gave him IN. name Of Booss -, vss
q What time do yop Suppose you heard itf A. II was
Think betwes9 enc and Two was S etu
and newer r p pa. and any ,w ps oclock a'e'
o What time did you leave Bryantownf A. cou'a
fot Ss ESli that ie the second ms
found The military, and in few minutes they toid me
that the President had been assassinased' ana
o You say some said IL Booth and sow o said it
was Booe that was spoken Of by some o. ~ soldiers
A. They would call him Booth booths sno Boose those
who cod speak audibly said Il was 30 ,th; those who
Where were you when you hra heard the preslden.
was through the authority Of tho darky
O. Who was the darkyP A. Charles Blos the brother
@ Did you ASK him wH xssassinated the President
A have no knowledge " asking him. and think no
d In What direction from the centre OF the town do
you hyei hvs N the eastern direction, principally
| o On the road ,etween Bryan.own and Dr. Mudd'ss
l A. live CLOSE r, the road leading to Bryantown
Ny 9uesv on is do you live near or on the road b'
tween Bryan own and Dr. MuddsP A. No. sir
isit Your impression that you saw DR. Mudd in the
town. - Ny impression, IL II be Dr. Mudd that saw,
saw =, get on his horse but could not swear that
Q, Did You see the face Of this person' A. No sir,
not that know Of but could tell Linn by side or back
q How clos. were you 70 hms A: Abou. ten or
twenty Yards standing on the porch OF the store
You are only able TO swear To . faint impression!
o. What was the color Of the horse this was
| O. DO you know the horse Dr. Mudd usually rdess
| A have seen him on great many horses and there
were great many horses connected there have seen
Q Did you see Dr. Mudd when you nrst wont into
O. Was Il Immediately on your arrival tho second
| tmeI A. Yes, sir.
@ Were yoa personally acquainted with Dr.. Mudd'
A. have been for two years and Ave months; before
that had no personal acquaintance with him.
Testimony Of Lieutenant Dana.
Q. State whether or not on the day following the
s ssssssns :. s snsoxsA Yes, SIR ~
sent an advance guard Of four mem they arrived there
twenty minutes half an hour before did; arrived
there very near ono O'Clock that afternoonsaturday
) g State whether on your arrival the news Of the
assassination was spread oil around theref A. Yes SIR
@ Was there any person mentioned as tho assassin
was wilkes Boolhs A. Yes sir; and some OF the citi.
asked II knew for certain II was he; as early
quarter past two O'Clock was known that the Presi
dent was assassinated, and who the assassin was.
Arc You acquainted At all with the prisoner a. tho
that occasions 4. No, sir.
Testi.aony Of Robert Nelson. coIored:
| q. Do you live IN Washngtons A Yes, sir; did
Look II tina. knife and state whether yon found IL
the street, and, 80, whom and whsref A. u lookS
q q When did You ind Il tlsres a The SATURDAY
Did you md on the pavement or ia the middle Of
the street, A. In the middle Of the street
Q Who did you give Il tor A. Dr. Wilsos.
Q You say IL was tn same oneS l. said II waa
@ II was not In a sheath A. No; 1t was not in .
q Was Il tn the street or the gntsers A. II was in
O. Right In front Of the door, A. yss, ssr
Q What time Of the day was ity A. Early In the
morning was going 70 market; IL was about nve o.
Testi.nony or DR.. Wilson.
Q Doctor look at that knife and state whener or NOS
u IL the knife you received from any oneS A. This 10
the knife received from the coorcd boy just from
the stand IL was on Saturday about teno'cook in the
O. On the 18th OF Aprilf A. Yes, SIR
Q. Who're did he give it to your A. In the library OF
Mr. Seward in the Seward library he brought it in the
door and handed il to me.
Testimony OF Colonel y. II. Stewart.
@ State TO the Court whether not you OF Fords
theatre ON the night Of the assassinatons Yes, sir;
Q Did you see the assassin jump from the box ;
A did, at about haf.psst ten O'Clock; I was eli.
ting In the front Chair, the orchestra, on the
ira, and my SIDE was on the corner on the left hand,
music stand; the report OF the pistol startled
was speaking 70 my sister my head being turned to the
made ard leaped from the Presidents box, light
ing the stage; he came down with his back slightly
came fully In view rose and attempted to leap
| the stage; l made two or three steps on
the railing to the night after alghiins from where
sat, and Keeping my attention on the MIN who had
aishtcd from the stage and who had jumped from the
Presidents boz; when reached tho stage on looking 70
ogross exclaimed stop tina, man,, and then went
past tie length Of the stage, aud turning to the right
at distance or twenty feet from the door, but the door
was slammed to- l and got TO the door very quick
but coming to the door swung Il tho wrong way but
remcded that passed ont approached the door
2 after l had last said stop tina. man, some one
\ sald "He has gone on q horse, and heard the
trsrnpng Of horse when got out OF the door per
ceived man mounting horss; he was at that instant
barely mounted the moon was just beginning to rise
though Uured ~ mo%niinr ran IN tic
direction to which the horse heading at about eight
ten feet from the head VI tho horse and tho rider
brought him around 10 the right again, tho horso'a
feet were rafting violently on the stones crossed IN
the same direction, and was soon on the right hand
twohlrds of the way Of the alley no brought the
horse forward and swept 70 The LEFT Of street; con
o You found the door closed, did you SEQ anybody
, about the door, A. did.
PASSAGE ono or two men, perhaps Ave persons alto
gethcr but the door on the right hand side passed
person standing who seemed IN the act Of turning;
noticed everything; my mind IL impressed with all that
irred aud saw person there who didn't seern 10
be moving about
Lock at the prisoners and see You recognize the
man A. but ono fsce that would recall him to my