, 1865-05-19

TESTIMONY or 4. REEVE.
.a:. WA.n1koros, , Nsy 49,; ia. Hesys, telegraph
Tiled dlspstca handed h;11 b. Dootl at tae St
Nicholas uosc! aEd tent to Lewis J. Weico1lan,
op The 2Sd OF Mslch. l! simply Ttadi
oncr'
The witness then delivered the message to Josa
s1rsa,t, viii; III 1etponse e Weickm.ns 9 question
what It wss about, sid: *'Do1't oe SO daa2ed In
qutsiuvt.H
TESTIMONY OF LEWIS wE1cuNAN.
NtichEsn, who WIS mkt called boazicd at Mrs.
Surrt'a bouEc IN Washington astc1 the 4sh Of
March. Could rot e she .imc. He sal: Boo1h, J,o.
Snrratt, Payne ard A1zcyodt With several others
vho bad tIi beer riding ont retained, very much
excited. lie noticed that soue OF thea .w.re
md vas in n est:emei: ii hSmo7. II 1hs - witness @
also testified tlst On the morning ater the a-sas.
s1nation be ,hoseh.tt biz duty tosurrender himself
discovery End arrest Ct the guilty pizti.s. II.
mentioned = ~om3n coming 10 Mrs. Surratt's.
whom the lsttet said YVES Hrs. slater, a French
0l the coD1equercef, bcc1u9e she couid Invoke the
protection oi tLa frcrch minister or cons1i.
The court here took recess.
On the cruts examination, questions we're a.E.d
lie witness u to the Msn named St Msrte in 466a1
with theapparert object Of showing 'h.t the Wit
nees wss awa.e o: 81 Aarie's intention of get
ttDg South. Ant -f :Eesc ~os no otht1 T1S c1iiSt-
trE in federal regiment ard Gtsertlnx, aud
sa sao5 ssss oea s'' Il. Y ST. S9 L. ass
ness answered thrt st.. Nar1e enlisted 10
lodged jn Csstie Thunder. The ei,nces
denled having, white clerk IN the War Depart
nent. agreed 70 communicate to any pEisoa rs It
the bsr a1y information he Eight oota.n from that
Being aeked about hfs acquaintance With msn
nac ed Augustus aowel', he SID r. hso seen HIM,
traty, he said to Cent. tfeAh0u. Of the War De-
partment, :. There Ia = blockade runner Ut ous
tas 1s. a.2, S.f b., a,T eE 5 s*a s, IT.
be the OILY t1.ne The man might be there, and
1t bin 30; Ito'd him I woal9 ike te g9 sou:h;
:ast .na roa Ia IL TO stasn se IN o nIssmoa:
.na.es. ,ca 1 whep Hsss e sss VIZ % t.nsR
him a c, pher; sh,ch be ssid, howcrcs, was for no
ior corresponding With Etchmona. 1onte wrote
apocm Of Longfc'lor'e IN the cypher, and that
istte snl, nse I ever uaae of i. Howell was ae;
me It WEE the CIPHER used tn Ricamond. In an
swer to smother 4usst1un wi .nGss SAID be would
h.vs set hs lat M; n t1s to sne
the murder OF the President, Ny. suspicious.
we're aroused by ireqsent private eoat
Tis 5e9 fssff s ey da5n na NJ o5
dennite character. .7ade a copnden. 0! Can't
G!ea.en ssd tS'd htm Booth rss s seefst sJ@pl:
Of CO. verfauon hsd heard, and whether the par
tirs could be hearers Of fispasehes OF blockade
runners. Wei. huan ateo raid he told Capt ea-
eoI At the Var Department of sntpfc.cus clrcnn.
6ta1cee tp cnnn6 ctlcn with the movements Of Mrs.
Srrrstt, and e.ked him what they could mean.
hey esson o as
about conte nplated capture Of The Pse1td:nt
ty the rebels, and Captain Gleason secuted the
pers tnat such an at,e7 pt was likely 10 re
Ea3e. Witness E711- With Reference to the fact Of
bN having knowledge O: the presence Of the
cot giving fntor1nstion to the Government, that
re had debate : the point with himself fur some
time, aEd tb0ug ht foni1y os he had tecn there
AtZcio,d c.mc there on the 18th Of apr1i. ab0at
two o'clnck It the morotnG and betWesn fire and
e:1 In the morning.
WILLIAM c1EEDESIH.
William C}cudeuin identified knife rs the one
picked up on tie evening Of the assassination BY
a c0oItd HGaan.
REV. r. 4. RIDER.
Rev. Ar. Ryder, Of Chicago. testified: v!st-
ttcG RtchTo,d IL he month Of Apr1t. remaining
from the 18th to the i. AID picked M in or near
'ht Sl.te Houee letter signed 81 q. ]. Oldham,
Feb. 1sG3 ITO DAvls II which he calls tbr atten.
tor e le TO re sst a; ;.sn d
yeffels, cines, &C.. and 10 .crea.o terror Vt TIC
North. hrd teen overcome. The preparation IL
cul.ocb, to whom md ono Other perron onis t6e
pItrarsucn WIS known. The w14tef st1te* that
~ It's means escr5 Vessel leaSiuZ Fo1&1En ports
for the Unt,ed S1te&-
"a bresk oceure here owing to 4 severe storm
at tie Eaes, and We Gin only get the conclusion,
as fo11owB:l
af Tie Wor Department testified to bis knowing
lhzt the el6O1reu,4bt was In the hzndwttttnE Of
Ica. Dasie, Other witnesses were e1ami"ea-
Especial pl'pstea to The Western Associated
TIE o1pHA1 LETTER.
The following j. the full letter mentioned IN
Mr.. Ryder's 'cst'mony:
"ui. Exce,1encY JEFF. Davis, Pre.,d 6: s. A.,
stWhtn Senator Johneon and myself waited
UPON you sorec dsys since in relahoa to the pso-
mt sns III burning their shipping. towns, o.,
,bose were several 1enarks made By gou
upon the subject. That | Tas not fa!ly
psles I proposne
enterprise, ind caunot app!y % objections 10
the tche1ne. F1rft the ontusttois mater'ai con-
s1sts Of seTerai Proportions, and not enc ne alone.
them 10 auS daD2er Of detection ~atteVeE: Ihe
preparations are not IN the band. Of M1: Daniel.
but are II 1he bands q Professor @ FL aeCuMonsa'
stAs / understand 1t there Is no 1seetlity for
seudIpe ptreone In tho military service TITO the
sa5 sed n n ost wetk e,sss ey b b
p.rsons Ignorant Of the. facts md thess9:
f"re innocent agents. have. seen eLoueh
q e. she e0ts:s til, can BE- psooncsd 10 sas!sy me
l
cons encstec. and to o'hets hut very slight, vs.
n ~ nlst nrsp every vessel that leaves foreign
Ios1 .es ahs GLated STATES cond. We can burn
| VIZ u14tpott t9.t loads In the harhof OF New
roIA y. otaer Northern poris With supplies
~ ~. ne a.aa!es u snc enenF in the South. Thlfd
etety ra uansp9Et Aod sun boat on the Nissls
tHPt 49,. = WEI VEL a. d vast:te The county aud
MI tne people Win terror end confederation.
~ an cot alone in the opinion. hni manv nth.
gentlemen are NJ tully impressed viii fha rronVtc
ton u am. I believe we have mreus A. onr
comUsna; IL p,oapnJ 70 appropriated and enerRet-
very short I'm nMe' Fer The purpose
jet i f.spcc iall7, hut earnestly ' requtet saet
That you vii! have N interview with Gen. Usfr7s.
formerly DeDtcr Of Congress from Miesoufi'
who, think, IL able by conclusive proofs to con
| vince Won that what have suggested IL practi
calie j ape for The succees # our cause in TIL.
struggle. .ui;h the conviction OF the importance o.
aya,Ipc ourselves OF every pan OF defense Thu
| n,nst he p,y e1cuee for wiling you and Re nuest
| ;up Won IL 1nvite Gen. Hsrrfs 10 zee yon, II yo1
/ shcnld zee to do 80, when il will be convcn
Il am 1esp'y your obed't setyant.
". s. OLDHAM"
| THE Hpo1sfAIKT. -.
In the b,ck Of The letter are The two fudorst
menss, the hrEt being:
"uon. ". s. Oldham:
sin rela,ion to plans and means Of burning II
:" entmv%x &hinu5np towns, etc. Preparations ~