New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-18

WhiskeTs IN front ana wore uurh si'"'" NM
BIZ fAe Judge Adooodte-C. understand you 10 Say
Won are certain Won did not see the prisoner OLaufh-
lin. at your hcusef a. did not dout Ano" INC
q. MD tho hair or the mustache Of the man Thomas
appear TO lie dyed 4. No, sir.
o. Did not Aizerodt object % this stranger coming
O. IIo simply scceded 10 IL when you told bin there
was no other room A. Yes sir; told him be would
have - 20 with the man Thomas
By the CouDo yOu know whether Trey got up ~ the
same time in the mornipg' A. j do not
o Did thew occupy the same bedf A. No sir.
O. On what day did Atzerodt leave your house before
he said to me then: "Grunerwat 6G6 you a cohp''j
81 dovs, board. woni !; make any difference whether
I nav Won now or when / come back" he added that
Il would be more convenient for him to pay when he
ame back; he allowed that lie was going to Montgom
cry County. III, a, .,,
OLanghini A. do not sir. ,r..
o. DO yon recognize the face OF tho man Thomas
among the prisoners at the BARI A. cannot posi-
lively.
TESTIMONY OF J. r. COYLE.
O State 10 the court whether Won were acquainted
with j. Wilkes Booth during his lifctimci a. knew
O. Did you know him iniimatclyi A. Not Mt ALL
o. j. Wilkes Booth before he died, nndc this state
men THAT ON the night before tho assassination Of the
President be wrote long article and eit II FOR one vi
the editors OF The Na'toadl Irfft9ener IN when nc
fully set forth his for the crime; VIII you state
whether such paper was recolvedf A. lhever heard
O. Are YOU quite certain no such paper was ever re-
ceiyed at the Officer A. Not that ever heard or
EXAMINATION or HEzEKIAH NETS.
By he Judge Adrocao--Q. Where DO yon reslde' a.
O. state whether You ever met the prisoner Aterodti
il So where. and under what circnmsiancesi a:
recognize the prisoner the bar; the Sunday AFTER
the death Of Mr. Lincoln he wns at my house
and ate his dinner there; lo was just from
Washington, and was nquring about the news; some
couytrsfo ion took place about General Grant having
been shot and We understood that he had been shot on
the cars he then said that II the man who was to have
followed him had followed him, il would have been 30;
80 understood him.
O. Did he speak Of the assassination Of the Presl'
denti 4. Not that l rccoect; l have no recollection
Ui ans thing further
Q How far is your residence from Washington' A.
About ." p. miles
- Did the prisoner represent himself as having CONC
from Washington a. Yes, ar
u Did lie speaa ~ oil OF the assassination when had
Just occurred A. do not recollect OF ms HAVING saw
ar ything; The conversation turned on Gcnornl Grant
o. Dil you make any inquiry after he mad' tha'
statement a. Not at the time; we talked about inc
matter after lie left ,..
.. Where did he represent himself to be going' A.
lie did not tell me where he was gong.
O. By what name did be call himaclif A. lie passed
in the noighborhood under the name Of Andre" Az
CONGRATULATIONS by MR.. DoEsTrE.
O. What is your business 4. Farming.
o. How long had yon known Aizerodt before Tue
visit YOU have spoken Off a. think ms two or tbfee
years since | first got acquainted WIN him IN ",
neiehhorhoodi merely knew him when sas III,
don't rccoect ihst ever saw hlu put ohcr u''o WI"
o. You saw he went By the nance Of Andrew Atwood
around that country A. Yes, sir; that IS 'r' on!
o. At what time in the day did Atzcrodt arrive and
| how long did he sinyi a. lie came suppose be-
tween 10 and II o'clock; suppose he stayed some TWO
! TO three hours
O Did he recognize you ~ an old acqnainlance a.
He knew me.
O. pii Won speak nbor. the ss.assina,ion' A. ] do
rccoect saying anything about me
q. Was anybody else present ana taislhg WIN you
when he made the remark about SOMEBODY io,o"lhg
Ge, Granti 4. Yes, cir; there were couple oil i2uhs
men; we were al In the room together; was hp'h'
throc ysrda from Ai2orod when be made the remark.
/ o. Was not this the answer; That man must nave
followed Gen. Grant to Kin himf a. No cir. II Na'
not SPOKEN in that wav " vrs. that " tho man who
was To have followed him had followed hun. Grant
would have been killed.
I In reply TO question by Che Court TIE wimes
that the young men present at the time Of The
prisoners remark given above. were brother. OF the
name Lcmmon who resided in the neghlorhood
EXAMINATION or sERcT. O. W. GfSNuiiL.
| Re- "a Ju6gs. Adrocat.--o. DO you recognize the
prisoner AizCrodt s man whom You ever saw b'-
irei A. Yes sir. Tho witness then detailed the chr
I cnmsfanccs attending The prisoners arrest. which
oeeu red ON tho 18th. ~ the time Of his arrest, be
denied that bis name WAS Atwood. snd ayo another.
O. Did the prisoner ask Why !ou arrested him. \.
\ O. He made no inquiry, 4. M -iri asked him
inst before We lcfi Germantown whether he lad len
Wnsbjnson recently; be told no; then asked him
whether ne had not something ~ do with the asssssinh
O. Did he pcrsis, IN denying ,is name, A. he said
! that he had not given fictitious name.
| e. At what time did you ask The question rs Ia
whether he was connected with the assnsrinaion' ~
IL ryas between The hours OF and o'clock as was
| going to leave Germantown.
~ Won arrested him about o'clock and up 10 seven
or eight he lad made IL inquiry as to tie cause
OH arrostf \. NO, sir
,t
n. proceeded in quest ~ AsIerOdt IN pursn0nce col
orders from Capt Townsend to find man by the name
Of Aitorood Witness could state positively that
the rst given by the prisoner was not AtaeTodi
h.. spoke German. and witness could not understand
the Language hut was certain that tie prisoner slated
ho had come from " ashiaPioD.
DETERMINATIONS or join FLETCHER.
I BgMe f.Adrooqic.-Q. Since leaving here have
Won yeitel the stable AZ the coincrOf Seventeenth aud
Lists. and examined the horse IN regard which Jon
o. Where did YOU find the animal, A. found lin
in the middle Of the headquarters stable at Seventeenth
Gsd rts.. h. the nTst stall
| q. Did you examine him and recognize Lin the
borso spoken II in your testimony as having been taken
from your stable 10y AizeIodti Yes. Dir, he was bind
| IN the right eye.
| EXAMINATION or THOMAS T.. 0ARDygH.
By the Jndgc. 4drocr'>-Q. Have ycu or not any
knowledge Of DIRK bay, onc-eyed horse now IN Gen,
Augurs stables at Seventeenth AID Lists, Washing
ton A. Aes,
q. when did you are the animals A. saw him on
the sth of this month.
y. Have YOU any bhONI"ue' u tif hvrfc hifIlH D'fh
sold BY your father and. II So 10 vhon' A. lie was
sold by my nucle George Gardner, 10 man by the
! name Of I;0othi
| q. When \. Some time in.tbe latter part Of No
| yernber last think.
| .. Do you moan j. wilkes Booth, A. don't know
! the first name
o. How near your unce'- resideyce TO that Of Dr.
Muddp A. Not over q quarter of "a mile away.
| q. DO YOU know whether Booth purchased the ani.
nal on the recommendation ofthe prisoner Dr. Mudd
4. do not.
q. Did he come there alone with others. A. He
came there with the prisoner. Dr. Samuel Mndd.
O. Describe the hOrsef a. lie Is dark bay horse