Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-02


sassinatoR in hauling up lumber TO the upper
By Judge Bingnam:-spangler did not sleep
ration. Witness woke Ritterspaugh mp on the
night OF the assassination Witness awoke
Ritterspaugh shout 10 O'Clock. Riterspaugh
he witness was Booth
BY Mr.. Ewing:-The shop in which Sparg-
Ter was asleep was attached to the theatre.
RE.EXAMINATIoN OF JANIS LAMB.
(For the Accussd.)
Witness knows James Ritterspaugh, and
saw him on the stage the day after the assassi-
Ned (Spangler) that he (Ritterspaugh) had not
something i'll his hand, as Ned had struck him
in the mouth. RitteTspaugh said that he had
said the night gu. before that he knew Booth,
nothing about it" Witness is certain that he
(Ritterspaugh> did not say that Spangler told
him mot 70 say which way he went"
TESTIMONY or G.. W. BUNKER.
.,. s.---a For the Accused.)
Witness is clerk at the National Hotel, and
attsc the assassination found in Booths bag.
gage large. sized gimblet, which was handed
by witness to Mr.. Hall, who was attending to
MIR. Fords business. The last time John
Mccullough registered at the hotel on the 18th
of March and LETT or the a6th of the same
month witness has not seen Mccullough
since the last date.
BY Judge Bingham:-The gimbIet was a
TESTIMONY oF;CHAs B. HALL.
iEor the Accused.)
Witness has been stopping at Mr.. Whartons
at Fortress Monroe. The store is outside the
fertilization. Witness is acqHa inted with Sam
Arnold, having got acquainted at the store.
Arnold came there on the last of March or the
first Of April. Arnold assisted witness in
bookkeeping, and remained there about two
weeks and one day; witness saw him there
everv day and night. Arnold applied to
Wheaton for employment in the month of
March and an answer was written about q
week before he came to that point; witness
wrote tor him to come.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE CRAIG
(For the Accused
Witness has been employed in Mr.. Whar-
ton store, where Arnold was employed. Ar
mold came TO the store in the latter part OF
there about two weeks, where he was EN-.
pioyed as clerk. Witness saw him every day
while there.
TESTIMONY OF DENIM LEVY.
(For the Accused
Witness knows John M. Lloyd, and was in
Marlboro on Good Friday, where he met Mr..
Lloyd Witness went to Surratts with Lloyd,
and the latter was pretty drunk. Lloyd drove
round the house and witness went to the bar
room door. The buggy Of Mrs. Surratt was
there when Lloyd drove up, and she left in
BY Judge Bingham Witness don't know
who Lloyd may have seen, or what he did
round behind the house. Witness did not see
Mrs. Surratt when he first got to the place.
Witness drank several times with Lloyd and
several times without Lloyd, but don't think
he was drunk. Thinks Lloyd was certainly
drunk.
BY Col. Burnett--Lloyd drove around to the
front gate. Witness came from Marlboro with
Lloyd. Lloyd was able to manage his horse.
Witness has never been further from his home
than TO Washington city.
TESTIMONY OF N. :. POPE.
Fer the Acc used.)
Witness recOllects that some one came to his
stable in April to sell dark.bay horse, blind
in one eye. Witness could not identify Atze.
rodt as the person; the person looked some like
Atzerodt in the face but il he was the man he
was fn the afternoon, and the horse was left at
witness stable for two or three hours. The
who had been drinking The person left an
umbrella at witness stable, but witness does
not know if the man got it afterwards.
TESTIMONY OF MISS MARGARET BRANsoN.
(For the Accused
Witness lives 16 N. Eutaw street, Baltimore,
and first met Payne Mt Gettysburg, immedi
ately after the battle. Witness was there as
volunteer nurse. Payne was in witness ward
where he was very kind to the sick and wound
ed. Witness does not know whether he was a
nurse or a soldier; he wore SLOUGH hat and
had no coat He went by the name Of
| t. Powell and Doctor" Witness does
not know how long he remained at the hospit-
al. There were both Confederate and Federal
sick and wounded there. Witness left the first
week in September. Witness met Payne again
at her home, in Baltimore, in the fall and
had short conversation with him; he re-
manned but a few hours.
Mr.. Doster asked where Payne stated he
was going.
Mr. Doster claimed that the foundation for
proving ms anity had already been laid BY the
prosecution, and clained that the crime in its
conception, the manner in which 1t was carried
out, and the action of the prisoner Payne,
both before and since his arrest went TO show
insanity.
Judge Bingham asked if mans declarations
were 70 be received as evidence; according to
the argument, the greater the crime the more
the declarations of the accused are to be ad-
mitted.
Nv nostar aa,o;aoa TIM o;r,rn.e.o,,o.. -, ~.
attack upon Secretary Seward. The man
coming to the house with murderous intent,
pauses for five minutes TO talk TO the servant,
then attempts TO commit the deed: leaves
his knife in front OF the house; rides slowly
away into woods instead of attempting to
cross the river; and then in a crazy disguise
comes back to the very house of rendezvous,
which OF all others sane man would have
avoided, knowing that il must certainly be
watched. The fact too of Payne's laughter
when his life was trembling in the balance was
adyerteG 10 by Mr. DOster as another evidence
OF insanity.
Mr.. Clampitt Indignantly denied the right of
the counse! when making defense for his own
client, to bring IN the house Of Mrs. Surratt,
applying to it such designation as house OF
rendezvous.
The objection was sustained.
Witness resumed:-Witness did not know
where Payne went to nom her house. Wit.
ness saw him the third time, in January, at
black. He stated that he was from Fauqaer
county, Virginia. Payne was at the house
about six weeks; not receiving any company.
He was remarkably quiet. and was in his
room q great deal. Witness thinks he was de.
pressed in spirits; seldom said anything While
at the house he gave himself 70 reading medi-
cal books. Witness does not know if the prls.
oner had great amount of money; knows he
paid his board
BY Col Burnett He was arrested and taken
to the Provost Marshafs Office, but returned
having taken the oath, as witness heard. He
lett the hOase some time in March; he was the
only Southern refugee in the house witness
knew of. He was absent only one night in
February.
BY MI Doseer He was not absent from the
house in February long enough to 60 to Canada
and return.
TESTIMONY or MARGARET KAIGNE.
For the Accused.b
Witness was q servant at Mrs Bransons
where Payne came in January or February
and remained until the M ddle Of March. Wit.
ness recoliects a controversy Payne had with
q colored servant when he asked her to clean
up bis room. She lthe servantl said she would