Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-27
THE ASSASSINATION.
TmE TRIAL ON WEDNESDAY,
The Final scenes Of Booths Life
WASHINGTON, May II, 1865,


ed with to-day, Atzcroot coming in for n
principal share of attention.
Considerable interesting Testimony was Ia
ken, bearing nsinlyen the final scene at Gar
retts barn. Scrgt. Boston Corbett gave his
statement Of the killing of Booth with a
modesty of manner and a straight forward
ness of detail that made most favorable
impression. He testified that he offered to
go in the barn and cliuch Booth, so that the
rest might take him alive during the strug
gle, Corbett being willing to risk his own
life in the venture. He refraned from shoot
ing Booth until he was about to shoot one
of our own men, when he thought it his duty
to fire. When sworn by the Judge Advo-
cate General, Corbett added, 81 solemnly af-
firm," deeming that form preferable.
Mr.. Coyle of The IntcNigoncer was sum.
moncd to-day, and informed that Booth,
during his dying moments, affirmed that he
had left with him full and complete state
ment of his motive for The assassination.
This Mr.. Coylc denied.
Mrs. Surratt was quite melancholy all day,
averting her face or holding her head down
most OF the time, and paying no attention
whatever to the proceedings.
Harold was quite depressed also, holding
down his head, and locking out through has
eyebrows.
Testimony of William p. Jutt
@. Look at the prisoners, and see if you
recognize any or all of them7 A. Only one
of them.
Q. Which one2 A. Harold, sir.
@. State when you first saw him2 a.
Since the 25th of last October, have been
in Caroline county as Commssary in the
Confederate service; / was in the cavalry
service, but was wounded on The 9th of jan
uary, and after that appointed Commissary
agent; when l was on my way in April in
Farquair county got down to Port Conway
| and saw wagon on the wharf.
Q. When was thatl A. On the 18th of
April.
@. The Monday after the assassination
| A. No, sir; the Monday week after the as
sassination; there were three of us together;
we saw this wagon; we rode down on the
wharf, and before we reached the wagon we
saw man get out of it, and it seemed to us
as if he put his hand into his bosom; don't
remember whether he hailed the ferry or not;
this one man got out of the wagon and came
where we were, and said "What command
do you belong to Z" Ruggles said: "Mose-
| by's command" Then he said: "Where are
you going2' he said: at is Il secret where
we are going"
Q. Did you ask him what command he
| belonged to A. He said he belonged to A.
| p. Hills corps: he said his brother was
wounded below Richmond, and asked if we
would not take him down to the lines: IIsr-
rold then asked us to drink, but none of us
wanted to drink, and we declined; | got
downward, carried out three horses, and tied
them up, and Harold came and touched me,
~ sunnose ,ou ar,. rs;s;pg n command to e,o
Snntb n and then said he wonid Iila to 20
with rs. said That 7 conld 90 With NO man
that 7 did'nt know ANYTHING about and
then he made This remark 1--WE are thc os.
eossinotors of rho provid.nt ~ 7 uoS en- shocl.
rd that 7 d;d,nt know what 70 cav and T
made No renlv. I.icut Ruorles was ncor by
WATERING his horse and cSIied to him and
he came there. then Booth came IN and
Harold ;ntrodncrd him oftcr ;ntrodnc;ng
himself. Rnoth had cut nnnn his hopd re-
member, i W BSwc went across the ,iver
Booth riding ON Rupolcs's horse. Rooth said
he wanted to pass under the name of Rovd
we went to n lady's house and asked her if
she could take in a wounded soldier: she at
first consented and thcn said she wonId not.
we then went up to Mr.. CARROTS, where we
left Booth. Harold and all of us went nn
within few miles of Bowlin Green: the next
dav Harold returned toward CARROTS and
that was the last l saw of him till after he
was captured.
@. Did | understand YOU that Booth went
alone to Garrett's2 4. No, sir; Rupples.
Booth, Bainbridge and rode IN to Garrett's
and we left Booth there, and Harold came
or with us to Bowin Green and had dinner.
@. Do you know where Harold went to
from Bowlin Green 2 A. No, sir; he left us
the next day at 2 or 3 O'clock
O. Now when you saw him on Wednesday
morning he was IN custody there? A. Yes.
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