Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-05-20
BY Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
LATEST NE WIS.
EVENING REPORT.
Testimony in the Case of the Com
sPirators.

| ne trlai VIII proOably be closed BeXt week
This morning, up TO recess, Charles II Roach
was examined as to having obtained possession
of Edward Spangler's carpet bog, on the 7th,
and found therein piece of rope eighty.one
feet long, the twist having been carefully ta-
ken out.
VIM. Eaton testified that he arrested
SpangIer at bis boarding house in Washing
ton. hh tI ~
VIM. Wallace testified, that he saw O'Iauph.
lin on the l7th of April, in Baltimore, on tho
way to the police office. O'Laughlin spoke
! of the assassination as q bad affair, and de.
MED that he had anything to do with it.
james Clifford, carpenter at Ford's Thea.
tire, gave information about fitting up the box
President Lincoln occupied Nothing special.
ly important was ELECTED by his examination.
Clifford stated that the decorations of the
| Presidents box was not within the line of
| Spangler's duties. There was gentleman
there named Reybold, an upho!ster, whose
| duty it was 10 decorate the box, but he had a
stiff neck, so he told me afterwards. When
| asked him if | did not see him in the box,
he aaid he was in the box, but. did not decor,
ate it.
The last time witness saw Spangler in the
! evening, was rbout $50 o'clock, on the stage,
Booth had access to the theatre by the back
entrance, at all times, and was on friendly
terms with everybody there.
The court proceeded to the examination of
Colonel Il. j. Taylor, ON duty at headquarters
Department of Washington, who testified
that he received from Lieutenant Terrell, the
paper taken from Booth trunk, on the night
OF the l4th, written in Confederate cylJher
lie gave it to Colonel Wells on the 10Th of
April
Charles Roach was cross examined BY the
Judge Advocate and testified that be went to
Spangler,s House and found carpet bag
! there with atope in il eghty.one feet long;
the twist appeared to be taken out of i
nothing else in the bag except some blank
papers and dirty shirt collar.
Mrs. Martha Murray, wife Of the keeper of
The Herndon House, recognized Payne as
resembling the man who boarded there, and
who left the house at four o clock =. M .April
ia.
William H. Wells, colored testified was
q servant in the house Of Hon. William Ii.
Seward on the 18th of April He identified
Payne. When be (Payne) came 10 the house
he rang the bell went down to the door;
this man camesin; he had little package in
his hand, and Aeid it was from DR.. Verdi:
sad pc was sent by DIR. Verdi with particular
sdiHeeti6ns how Mr.. Seward was to take it, and
ahe must go up. told him be could not 20
was against my orders; that If be woald give
me the medicine, would take II, II he would
leave the direction; but that would not
do, he started TO go up, l slipped past and
went mp stairs before him, and asked
him to excuse thought perhaps he
wonld---; | refused to let him come up
| thought he might be sent by DIR. Verdi
and would tell Mr. Seward tried to stop
! him he said all right | noticed his step
was very heavy and asked him not to walk so
heavy, he would disturb Mr. Seward. He
met Frederick Seward on the steps outside
the door, and had some conversation with
him in the hall. He said TO Mr. Frederick
| Seward he wanted to see w. H Seward. Mr..
| K. told him he could not see him that his
father was asleep at the time and could not
give him the medicine. He wonld take il to
| his father that would not Do, he must see
him Mr. Frederick said "You cannot see
him" BE on saying he must see him. Mr..
Frederick said, "i am Mr. Stewards son if
you cannot leave 1t with me, you cannot leave
it at all. He had a little more talk, still
holding his package Mr., Frederick
would not let him see him anyway; he start
ed toward the steps as il TO 20 down
| started to go down before him, and had
| gone about three steps when | turned
round; saying, "Do not walk so heavy :"
| by the time had turned round, he jumped
| back and struck Mr.. Frederick Mr.. Freder.
| iek had fallen and thrown up his hands :;
then ran down and hallowed murder, /
| went to the front door and cried murder |
ran down to General Augnrs headquarters,
but saw no one, and came back BY that time
three soldiers had come out of the building
and followed me had got about half way
| back TO the house when saw this man run
outand get on his horse no had on u light
overcoat and no hat; be had on hat
| when he came into the house; had not
seen the horse at all before hallowed to
the soldiers, "There be ID, getting on his
horse" He got on his horse aHd started
of | followed him as far as the corner Of
and Fifteenth streets he turned up Yer.
mont Avenue, and lost sight Of him; no
struck Mr.. Frederick Seward with some
thing round and mounted with silver; |
took it to be knife Afterwards saw him
raise his hand twice; he hit him twice,
and then ran down stairs. Witness also
testified TO have subsequently recognized
Payne at General Augurs Headquarters.
Sergeant George +. Robinson testified to
having been in attendance as nurse to Mr..
Seward. He recognized Payne as resemb
ling the person there. first heard septfling
in the hail opened the door to see what the
trouble was be stood close up to it as soon
as it was opened wide enough, he struck me
and knocked me down, and then rushed up
to Mr.. Stewards bed, struck him and MANNED
him; as soon IS could get on my feet,
endeavored to haul him off the bed, and he
turned upon me, then there was man came
into the room, who caught him between the
two OF us we got him to the door or by the
door, when he clinched his hand around my
neck, knocked me down broke away from
the other man and rushed down stairs he
struck me the first time with knife and the