, 1865-05-17
BIN Sway. SpoueIer appeared excited. Neyel
cav hin nc at snou.tsche.

nrCeeeaIy fur The Eoufs. 10 understand the Local.
It e. Of III Interior OF the theater to visit it. I'D
ihcs, torr they would t.rc, mere this Tn=sasy
morning at Q o'tloek. The Court theu adjourned
to 10 o'tlocG Tuesdsy norpsny.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 1G.-The members OF the
Military CuCrt this moru.n. visited Fora's Thea
ttE to obtain NOR lntelitEitle 1p'orIustton con.
ccsnlEe thc eesue Of the aesssstnation and the va
rom l'otrts IN that convection. On assembling
q. the couct room at quarter pest eleven O'Clock
tbs fnor1inr. large amount Of the evidence
taken before .te couti yestsrtsy WIS read over,
and this Was not finished At the recess this after
uehon.
-1yAen1>oTos. May 1t,-The Court p.fd On In.
formal Wilt o'clock to the no oi the Pre.l-
osrt's as.asssuatfon Nothing 70 eharged there.
1.ouch in:o tne doek, ard many eyes tnstacnvs-
ls.siy and isssed - ags,e:t lie de x.!l VI.
Is tbe record. naTid stsaioG was pr permitted Is q
amend The r.cora Of hlh ,cst,mooy in The answer
1a ad d az es5 T.
nr- Stabton very we'll"
ESAI1sA1lcS OF JOHN nnows, ALIAS PEANUTS.
Wac cunneetcd with Ford's Theater; attended
to STAKE doors Carried bills in The dny time7 at
lin; he kert hls horse ID staols Ia the y lily
,he o. eaes:ns:tou trirg a horse into the etahle
ahtut tive or s:x O'Clock; he hal1oed for Span
rkr. ~he went down to tt,v st.bl-; Booth asked
Maddox vas there too; esW Booth asain IN ihe
t:ece that Light. did not see him When he cine
villa lis hoite; between nine snd zen u'clock saw
cut to lold him: be I'd woman call 'tNed'' aud
| tell Spspe!er Booth wanted him. I hela the
horsc; sranc'tr are him to NE to ho;d; 1o!d
him blI tn atieLd to my door. He said II there
wes ar. thug wrong to lsy the blame to him;
bard the report Of the .stu when Booth G. II:
out be Lot; NE pave him his horse; be knocked
Immediately ] Was IN t1c Presidents bog that
| ul,eEnocu Harry Ford put flags asouud the hog;
:r4n.!el "se " lle box with M; ~ damutd the
| lot tutse man that way, he did hin no lllrna
re raid he ought to he cursen for getting so msny
a.cn Killed be aid nut s7y. BE- wished anything
| dune to f,reut and the President.
II oss E-1Dtntd-1t wns Davcnsy, m actor, wAo
eultd spaue}er and tola him bou,n wanted him
il tlr 3 !cs ; 1t We SIX or eight minutes nitsr-
| ircl1 oi he door eutrance on tie LETT attending
I" The etagc donr; E.y Guy wss t" ktcp strangers
cut: w:s IL tregi OF 1be lheatrr SHEA the cur
Il & cuft5in Il de4va; did moi .. g Dooth iacrs &C.
:Pan"hr .a+ Lot in front OF the thea'er; never
s3W sE.nfh! wear moustache; dld not see any
| Ilhit 0, Lstclinc Booth'e horses; he wanted 70
~ tske lie irtalee on but Booth would bot let h!n;
IN "a5 5cp on5 hi, t1 nsc e0es sa be mn npt ,se
!. .atsle ID; spspflez rs. q 10 hitch up md iced
ErAA* lrrft Hteb va. not there; Mr. Glaosd
!; sid @ e. xevid u si9s ne xeoa @ is !! kssx SoT
4lnai u. s,d that II Low / got to attending
| Hun,h's hnrse.
Q-Do Jon kroe tie way Booth went out after
b. jeRit q ca. O! tha Pr.sident's box?
l--Ao, sir; aas out at the time. DO not
i1ox "h'ch e1tra1cc booth Fun through. He
"as1 7 about The ioea:or much. ue came thcIe
atopt s.p ,a1de fJos; The back entrance of 1he
ihtanr: ~; fFet fcere Of 1he 1h3rd scs Eae le-
n.E r'sSea Wien 1 hr+t w-nt oct ia hold Booth's
hc1st- Booth hnd only ono horec there.
rAEY JANE ANDERSON.
Nary: Jauu Anderson. toIored, testified that
ths. of s'uIy Ann Iu1otr. She saw sooth IL The
.Ie Thts1re:, saw f,a aoooi oefo:E; .. n:
o. tarhi o'clock bslrd horse come into the al:
sa4S r., Il ,sa sna p9o'a "a T., ~ tsss:
tox cems cut, and he and Duoth talked together
Ia d 10" : LIE. 1heu Ned md NaddoK took the
horse and Jed bin around the corner OF the alley.
,htre ahonl On boor and half whe1, Bouth cause
out He jarped upon The hoEee and rode Of 50
awuy Win nm. soan ! cane down md
tbe'e wts crowd .sr,uEd the dour-
irn1s'er sn cane do"n, and somebody cid ths
trst SrarG1tr tha: there was J naa Who called
CO." Inn, md be deuIed It anr kept on DENYING
lold tnz hose little While aud then 20 into the
tLeanI; tt:.E fEudox wss ntlring. the boree
shtn Boob caue out aoa mounted. bat au1 not
other n.an; there seemed to be three Of thcrn
lo!C2pC the horte at different times
TIE pREs1pEST's TE1TAxE SECRETARY.
WAsH1Sc7oS, May 1G.-AmonE tho wit1eeses
brnwr,rc. tie P1iSate Secretary Of President
Johusnn, who ea1d thrt OF the evening OF the as
ese.i, at1iu he torld N his letter tox card, ad
o1ested to Frcsldent johnson, with the words
ppeD it:
ADO not wieh to disturb yo1. Are yoq at home.
-. WILKES aooTR."
M:j Knox aud Sergeant unt.er test1fed that on
the 1:tA o: Alril TIC residence OF 1he Secretary
OF Mar wns Illuminated in honor Of the recent
victories. Ger: Grant, his wife and others were
ir the housc er the lime. O.lauehlln, whom the
,wilhefs ,o& i'd. ntihed. had 'Glraded into the
house, aud IN re.pon:e to question said he was
Stanton: o't*oshln appesred to b drusk, ana
made especial inquiry to hare look at Gen.
Grant Ibis WIS about o'clock.
Or. Stone testified as 10 the condition Of Presi~
dent Ilrtol. af.rr the shooiinx. The bali ex~
traeted nom The head W. exhibited, mi be
hid scratched upon It with a penku1Ie.
SERGEANT conB.
Sergesnt Cobb, VINO on the night Of the assas.
sinsnVn va. on duty at the navy yard bridge,
into Mary'sud- Booth, In being challenged, sald
he was cotn. to house IN the country, Near
t'ssentoHn: Ife pistol picked up ia the thrater
lox WaS Produced in court and Identified.
11ECT. LOWELL.
Lieut. Lcvell, Who went In pursuit OF the a.
sat Sin. gave an Interesting account OF pEsr1akipE
h.n,. a'd Of lhe conduct OF Dr.. Nndd, who u,ess.
e Bootr's leg. The boo, which was cut from
Eo<th't r., ssx nroc1csd D court. INSIDE VI.
written ~. WilScs." Cf1cr Lloyd, who went In
pursuit Of III tutasives, sa,d Dr.. Mndd at first de-
WEE Buoth'E inb which he had sell the latter hay.
ing been somewhat ulsguleeo.
New foRK, May 16.-The Washington CORES
ponqent If tie Lost sars: The nex' great trisl
here. II i 1aroo1cd that he will have 10 rtas.n
ula; rs sn sceornplic. IN the murder Of Mr. Lin,
co'n. # teat charge aeafnst httu shou'd re abat-
to ht o5 III VI e. e. . asa S
+yupntbjzsrs hers 1haEtdon all ho1es Of pardon,
ss LIE F.ttsc+rI has repeatedly annoulcedais In
HD'1oh to t11 tut III" lasE5 upon tbs l+s0ers. OF
.eurse, + Davis cets pardon, no one else will be
a tEec'a1 to the toannx,sio1, dated Washington,
3by 1C, sssf: def. Davi- IL hcing brought to
VIII Pro'ss:y sErive IT Saturday. It Is taid ha
o,nes as att1s, Gov. Brown, of Georgls, i G.
reteo 10 hrEIe IN few aay..'
NEW York. May 16.-The tiomu,tr retaEs Special
fsys: - The evidence Of the cul:s OF the prison.
etn a. nj tsIs2troc5 ;ria: appears 20 conclusive
a. a. 6t1p % e. * te e. er.ent 81 symps,hy
ts,ai. Is =. that tic prisoners are warned by
s, hsi! co9neSl TO abandon al hope. They appear
etf5y i ksn nuE' IN d9xn 9S Joan5on kss
e:e9fat: =, sr31pent challenging the Jurisdiction
II: pow proposed to substftute'a street parade
IT The fetu1r ed srute* in Washington before The
Prct1atnt fnr grand review.
=. 1le Ios;s spec,al ssye ); .Jpaeo Bond, OF Dz1-
TIM r.. sest:Easy r. charged Grand jury TINT per.
ssny q nasy, s1e }isae Is win Tic