Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-29
trial OF the Couspirators.

had been no horses or strangers at DIR. Mudd 3
within YEAR,
A. No. sir.
q Do you recoIlect seeing any horses 10 the
stable the day after the President killed.
A. No. cir.
O. Do you recollect seeing any horse brought
out of the stable on that dsyl
A No, sir
O. Were you ID the stable that day.
A No. sir
O. Who fed the horses that day?
A. did daughter
q Where did you feed themy
A In the stable
q What horses did you feedg
A fed two stray horses that came about
dsybreak.
Z What was the color of these horsesl
A One was bay and one was a dark roam
Y. Did you find them both al the stableY
A No. sir.
q Which was gomez
A Bay one
Q Which one of DR. Mudd's horses was
gomez
A. Grey one
z. Did you lead him out for the doctorf
A Yes. sir.
z. Did this man Harold ride with the doctor?
A. don't know.
q. Do you know when he came?
A. Do not
Q. What time did you 60 to the feld2
A. Soon after fed the horses and came
back about sundown; the horses were gone
then.
q. Both horses-the roam and bay?
A. Yes
Q. understood you to say you had 10
knowledge whether any persons were in
the woods or not?
A. No. sir.
Q. You simply know nothing about III
A. No, sir.
other man who knows Mary Simms.
A. His name is Bapp
ID. Ia this man at work AZ Mudd's7
A. No. he is not
y. What wages do you get?
A. 81 so a day
q. And something extra for this jobs
A don't know.
O. Was nothing said about thatf
A Nothing that know of
@ You expect something for this job7
A. don't know. sir
Q by Mr.. Stone. Do you know Walter
Brownl
A. No. sir
q. Did you see called by that name at
the doctors house last summer?
A. No. sir; the common talk of Mary Simms
was that she not truthful. No one prom
ised me anything for my testimony.
TESTIMONY Oh BAPTIST WASHINGTON.
Baptist Washington (colored,) testified that
be lived at Dr. Mudd's about nine months las,
year; don't know Ben or Andrew Gwynn: never
saw Captain White or Perry at Mudd's didn Z
know of any person sleeping near the spring last
summer; never knew of horses being kept at the
stable not belonging TO the place: never knew
any one who put much confidence in Mary
Simms; d.. Nudd treats his servants well;
didn't know John Surratt.
TESTIMONY Oh ALBION BROOKS
Albion Brooks testified he resided last year at
the house of DR.. Muid; went there in January,
1864: did not see White or Perry at Mudds
saw Ben. and Andy Gwynn there last year; saw
Jno H. Surratl there LAST year; did not know of
any persons sleeping in the woods the far %
did INT see strange horses at the stables; lived
with Jerry Dyer in 1861 knew of Dyer and An
drew Gwynn sleeping IN the swsmp;not seen An
drew Gwynn since
Cross examined Identified Jno Surrstt's
picture saw him in Prince George county last
year. about fifteen miles from Mudd's; never
Booth at Mudd's.
TESTIMONY or JERRY DYER.
Jerry Dyer Te-sXsmined. Identified Surratts
picture; saw him about two years ago. the doc
tors house is nearer the PatuIat than the Poto-
mac; vent to Baltimore two years ago: since
then been In Charles county. selling horses, &c.
have not been across the Potomac during the
war; never belonged to any secret political soc
ETY.; am doing commission business in Baltimore
selling tobacco. &c.
TESTIMONY or wN A. BOWMAN.
VIM. A Bowman, of Bryantown, testified he
knew Booth: that Booth came TO Brysntown TO
buy land; Mudd had said his land was for sale,
and was in treaty with parties to sell il.
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE BODIES
George BODIES, a colored servant of the Dr's
testified that he saw Mudd on Easter Saturday
evening coming from Bryantown on the road
from Brysntown TO the swamp; it was three or
or four clock. and he alone, and there
WAS no one else ia the vicinity apparently; Mudd
riding his usual gait; that was Mudd's
usual route 10 Brysntown. He spoke TO witness
and asked him where be had been.
On cross examination the witness testified
that be told him he had been in the swamp taking
care Of the hogs This conversation was about
a mile from Bryantown. Mudd was on his bay
lilly. Witness admitted he could not see all
over the swamp. and there nigh. have been per
sons there and ne might not be be able to see
them.
TESTIMONY OF NARY sINNs.
Mary Simms teStlhed she hVed with Nudd /;
had not stayed away over three weeks 10 year
she had slight acquaintance with Capt. Gwynn,
and knew Andrew Gsynn and George Gwynn :
she knew JnO. Surrs,t she never saw any of
them at Mudds. last yesg never heard vi them
staying in the woods
TESTIMONY 90 A 8 HOWELL
Howell testified that be knew Mrs Sur
raft: he had been =; Der house at Surrattsville.
and also az her house in Washington; though
gas was liz in the hall OF the Washngto house.
Mrs Surrstt did not recognize him till he spoke
witness knew Weichmsn; witness remained at
Mrs Surratt's two days. went on = visit; hal no
business: was short OF money: did not 20 TO q
hotel. witness showed Weichmsn how 10 make
the cypher. aud could tell the CIPHER " he saw il
witness had a conversation with Weichman about
his going South: be wanted TO 60 and wanted &c
get place there; said bis sympathy vas With the
South. and be had done all be could for the