The New York herald., 1865-05-30

charged he desired know whether II was the purpose
Of the Judge Advocate mako Of this Testimony In
his summing up against any OF the prisoners
The JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL replied thai u wa ex
peced that reference would be made TO Ill the testimony
In summing up but that the object Of this Testimony was
70 connect the rebellion with this crime.
Testimony OF william L. Wall.
EXAMINED BY JUDGE HOLT.
Q State whether you are merchant In this cisyf A.
am an auction and commission merchant
@ State whether last summer you received ON con
sigument, from person representing himself - Mr.
Harris, certain trunks and goodsf While IVES out
Of town last August my bo0kkeeper received from party
named Harris lot Of shirts and coats which he desired
TO be sold auction the next morning the bookkseper
told him he would sell them; he asked for advance
on them, and $l00 think, was the amount advanced;
the goods we're sold she next morning. did not sss
them al all
Testimony or A. Bremier.
ExAhINsD BY JUDGE HOLT.
State whether or not you employed last sum
meI in the service of Mr. Wall, commission merchant,
q STATE whether In the month Of August q man re-
presenting himsef a. Harris sent 10 the store Of
Mr. Wall certain packages OF goods for salei A.
calling himself Harris brought package Of goods 70 ths
for SALE thought him suter returning home
advanced him hundred dollars them and sold them
morning. they we're packed In nve uunks he said
there twelve dozen shs but there turned out To
be moro; rendered an account Of the 70 him at
Toronto Canada with the baiancs OF the money IN
cordance with letter received from him directing Il,
which have here; 10 dated Toronto, September !,
1884, he states thai he had written 70 me previously y,
respect 70 hve runks containing hundred and dfty
woolen shirts and twenty i've coats but had received no
York for the proceeds.
q Do you remember anything abou, the marks sh,cA
we're thrown prom,scuousy into the trunks ! sosts.i
them out into packages Of a Dozen and sold them
q Do you remember whether any trunk wss mark>d
No. Pa memorandum IN selling thcmY
by the CoURr-Did II seem 70 be new clothing,
A. thought when first opened the trunk It w@ not
and had doubts about ts being safe Investment Qua ON
looking further was new; appeared 10 be sramrsd
down into the trunk
q What amount did the shirts bringS A by the
account OF sales which l have here that the whole
amount was one hundred and forty two dollars and ninety
cents.
TestimOny or Thomas l.. Gardner.
O. State whether or not you came up IN company
with Dr. Mudd 10 Washington last spring? A dad
@ State the date Of The visit. a The 23d day OF
q state what time you left your home TO come up
A. On the 2Sd, In the morning, after osusi evesfass
Q. Stne the purpose of the visit A. We came up to
attend sale Of government horses which was 70 nke
place Friday but we heard was 70 take place Tues,
@ Go on and stale where yon and Dr. Mndd were
walked across the street came down the avenue aDd
went TO cariage factory; W. then went ,o livery
stable, where he looked at some second hand wagons,
and then went the island 70 Mr. CiaIk' and -
there ill about dusk till The store about
close up. DR. Mudd and myself walked around 10 R.
Herring's where remained two or three hours xid
then returned TO Mr. Clark's where ve remained ali
night; next morning We took leave OF Mr. Clark and
out look the street and went up TO Martins Got
our horses, and after dinner left and returned home.
q State who slept with DR. Mudds A. DR. Madd AUD
myself slept together tbero was one bed IN The rom
and We occupied that.
Y State whether YOU and Dr Mudd were separated
during the visiH A. No, sir, not at all; ain conAacne
that time out Of one anothers right from
our leaving Martins until we started back
Q Did you did yoi not anything of Bepth
during the vistS A. No, sir.
q Did You 90 into tho National Hotcf A. No, ssri
think stopped tnkinE in iron, cs the Ha,onai hCss
looking some rebel PRISONERS passing, bnt We Sd ssS
60 IN.
O. DO you recoect the Congressional election yev.
District In which Calvert the Union caud'datc end
Harris the secession, opposing candidaIey A. Yes;
Harris ran peace candidate.
u DO you know which Dr. Mudd sopporietf
Objected to-
&. Do you know what ticket Calvert was ranssDg'
A. As an unconditional Union man.
q DO you knoN ahich DR.. Mudd snpportedf
Objected To-
I cRoss-gxAN ANIMATION BY COLONEL BURHrrr.
/ O Did you say Mr. Calvert running as q bcttsz
un,en cand date than Mr. Harris VI that s,eet.on'
/ Yes, SIR
: O. Was not Ne Hsrlaud candida,cy A. aont
! know.
Y. We're not tho other peace candidates, both VI
themy A. don 8 know.
scyessI other witnesses testified hut their testm0o
wac unimportani, and The Court adjourned.