The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-01

am. q. state whether In or shout the thcs-
the PTesideu, Al VA in ,he CITY Of Richm snd on the
dAy oi The nsesssnaton, larrivsd there two o'clock
on that day Y, State whether looth ever applied 70
you 10 employ man BY the name Of Chester who has |
been uinoss Or the prosecution, at your the,tre'
Asstsnt judge Advocate Bingham objected to the |
question.
NJ ksins stated ,h.t the object Ct the inquiry
70 'hoN that Booth endeNored ~ induce chester 70
loiu conspirs, the capture Of the rrendsuL snd
"a Aso ondeavotine TO induce MI Ford 70 emp'Hv |
hcster, ip order thot vhru once In the theatre he
thooiLl hlishl u.c .he as an nsirumcut. rhi'
Noud 50 to erect The case Of several Of the psones
Al the bar particularly that OF Arnold, -ho IN hi.
confession stated thu, the psn Wa the capture of tho
President and also the case Of the prisoner epansler
any ins.runenl TO a.si.i him in his puipo.C
Ihe objection vss sustained, and the question vas
state What vsrs the dutie. II the sccus@d on tho
nAot a. The accused, Spsnsler u0 en- ployed as "A
sase hand, 10 Ass,t about the scenery. During tho
dS he vas " srst In doing the ROUGH carpenter
sork incidental to certain plAys Q. state whether
NJ, duties we're ,uch n 70 require his presence upon
the star, during the whole OF the play A. strictly,
DO siT. Ills uhsence for moment mishi impair the
,pcees, Of the Pay and cause d,satisf.c,cu among
play that the scenery should be attended prompt
" from the 'faiins to the falling VI the curtain y
ing the second scene OF the third act Of
the American Cousin would BE- ntyesaryt a.
duration OF that scene It 4. rather loug scene.
Y hor is II with the first sccno A. II 10 quicS'
but lev momcuts the other, eisht o. ten minutes
O How 10 II with the second scene' A. he duration
OF scene, ! would say, depends IN steni desiee
think there was interval Of nore than NV or crht
| minutes between these scenes. Y. lheretofe INC
| have been necessary A. Il you'd. Y. What weIe
/ he duties ia the Intervals between the ~ nesf a
10 10 prepared for the neNt change TO lo ready win
ms scene, ana TO remain at his Io-t OF dut Ne An
emergency often ARIES during the performance - An
act rquirng extra service ON his part Y. state VINO
had the regulation OF the passse-way thiourh -hich
ecoth ESCAPED ihg STAGE manarci anh lns .,.te
sne John J. Nrithn the stage carpenter NV foeluNs
ordors TO koep the parsafe-b always ecar; u
| PssNt-NO us"I by palu's coming %uun % ~ L
dreseins -iOom and Hfeen-ruom and In a ilaY hho
that the American Cousin, In which the laiioa we're
In inll dtess IL va, attolutey nsyessary 9r poinI
performance OF tho play, that there should be no on-
structon there, Y. state whether YOU ever hhe"
spanteI W wear Inol,taehs. 4. never did
The Nitness g~ further examined, und the follow
ing ties inony elected; The prisoner seemed Ia en-
tcrtan great admiration for I.ooth, Sho ~ pAI-
tculary fascinating man, and who seemed ~ eHer-
cise control over the minds and suonH oi ~.
inisriors he eIeelied IN symn1tic eScrciH.- ani
ht leap ifom tie fresdeu's loS to the ritsv Was Lot
\ tho one -hch require tho ieheatsL lie had often
intsoiuced similar leap into the witch scene oi
during the entue theatrical season. Boolh frequently
visited The theatre, and had hs letters diIect'd there
The prisoner sptnSler had lived Ia Baltimore, aud
consdored that place his home, usually spending M.
summer months in the neirhborhood OF tina,
city, sngnrei in tsh ng and crahh the iope iound
In spsnsl,t's carpet has vas hero ,fowu 10 the Wit
ness he testified that In his opi It mishi have
been us b. the prisonor IN catching cfaha thouf
eIpe rienced crsbbeu usod much longer rope no
hai s"en such foro used by amateur In r.snd TO
he visit Richmond, witness testified his object in
mas ,ns the visit ~w 70 zee an uncle, a very nsed
nlao, snd mothor-n-as who ie,ded Their, h" had
not hoard OF the tSsassinatou Of the President unh
the SUNDAY evening following, while on hi' fc'uTn'
rNANISAuoS or MR. TERGuhoS.
By Mr.. Ewins-Q. state whether, directly af'er tns
sssassnniion OF The Iiesldent, yon saw Mr. stewart
Mr. stewart. after booth pa-,ed OF, | ,~ large
man, in lipht clothes, with uourtnche iump on tho
stage a moment .iierWald Miss Harris called tnI
water, In the box thir msn, whoever he wA. turned
around snd lookoi ,ossfd tho noS some Que hoi.
loved, Catch him Z" Mifs Laura kcenc rsisod her
hands and said, we have CAUGHT Linn (" or "Wo
VIII catch him I" hon sa~ ,hia lairc man nun ut
Il vac probably two or thrcc minutes after looh ran
out be.oru this largo man Jumped upon the ,tale
y liad you seen anybody "'s' iun cut before HIM
"A. No one but th.s man. Hawk.
Br-ENANtNAItus oT MI BTsr
Nv NJ. Ewlus-Q. state your hu, ne, in wphing.
tcu' A. | am mana. o, growers Theatre. q. state
whether you saw John wiltrs Booth before he A.
rnrsinAlIuni A. On The day hetOlc the ASA dnAtun
lc came into the Office and interrupted and th'
pIoinprg of the ileltic IN feadinr mnnufcip there
vHs 20 h. geneIa Illumination OF the city on Thurs.
day; he asked me II | intended TO illuminate, ssld
, ! that my great Illumination would be on tho ncAl
? ukcd me II rss solne to invite the Pfesiloni,
ihink my reply vA q. did, in fact send hIs Lin
coin an invitation Tor tLe Presidents family, Y
Wa thele anything marked In Booth's manner o
making the inquiry A. liir manner struck me a.
rather peculiar he must hAye 1lr ~ cd that we ver'
? bury hud not usuA Tor h.m 10 come In ard die
trb us lc pushed the matte e. far that fot upaiS
State whether not II Ia CUSTOMARY IN Theatres Il
keep the pNssase ray between the ,cen'. and il'
. should be 80 Lcpt. y Wou,u you consider a leri
. ioul the ,econd ter ui boAr- IN iolG's Theatre Il
IL. sia.e An extraordinary or d4heult on'f \. No
I seIy diihoulI.
TESTIMONY oY II. =. IAsrs.
By Mr. Eains q. Sta.c e.Aci YOU vas =. Ford
a | Theatre when the fns.ueI' ~as sssNs-inaildr \
n vas rGs standing on tne 'inse !evly 10 dTer
/ al the tme heard tlu shot med Y. Nhlch va
nearer the door ouI Of which Booth ger, you o
there vas ycgy lille d.flo once, = M you ''e arL
a body near Sphnger ~ tie time A. nd LOT, = y
. ] kuuN whether SlAht4gr illtlhNl NLtN y.
b, lIcs.tont entered A. Ir,; standing opposite him
heard the applause Gnd sp4htl'T avT huGci VIZ
them, both with hi. hand- aud hr .ect hr e,hti
ucased ts I'M body to zee the fio-id' NJ come H.
tt rMosY or p'. pAyls
ByMr. stone. Q. Whore do YOU Ic.ide' A. !
tho CITY near the Navy lad. q DO you know ~
4 p.ironnr IIArold' \ have known him from ear
~, how hood IRON my knovedg, Of him should N
y that nature hrr moi endowed him with "A much III
tellect u people generally have Cio.'-eHamincd b
n Judge Bingham.-Q 10 you hins that Harold ha
% intellect enourh 10 know that lea Fter crime
A. eommitmurdery 4 Ho uutoul gelly kuoss the di
" ertnce between hight and wrong
.. rLsuNoSl or HAEuY CLAY FORD.
y BY Mr.. Ewins. q state vhst fgsines, yop We
~ lastt A. | wns Treasurer of foTd's theaue . Sat
- when II wes tr.t sho'u there ,hat the ftesidei
W '. At > O'clock o. State whether not the TACT TN
pt the reident comiur TO the theatre that nigh
~, was communicated 10 lioltnt 4. do not know; III
a. tell him Booth the theatre about l!Tcoc
a. O. state that you know about the preparations OF u
ne theatre for the reception oi the liesaeal "a
ey mighty A When got TO the th"ate my bToth'
" tod me the lIes Dent va 10 no there that night
was MI. kAybOlds business 20 Sc about me decor
tons OF ths box, but be had the neuralgia In hs ia'
he tht day and fixed II up. ] nEd aput Of the iurn
! iuTe changed, 'oa and hirh backed chair bIoug
y iiom the stae o. aIocEine chair hrourht iiom Ia
he sleeping up stat Sltnfler took out tie part
,h tion tets cen the NO boxes leaving them both
rh one. O. Mas Spangler Ia tho box during the ul
n you were thoie decoigng ~ A. No. he WAS At wo
ne on the stage At that time. called Tor hanmol nj
nails which he handed up ~ me. Y. DO you kno
Win he arpFu ufal % flaII IltN