Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-05-23
AATEsT NE WYg.
EVENING REPORT.
Testimony in the Case Of the con-
sptrators.

spirators'
WAsmSGToS, May % "A number OF i'm.
portaut Witnessed for the prosecution arrived
here last night. The expectations that the
trial will terminate this week will scarcely be
realized The defense will be formidable
Reverdy johnson will chiefly occupy himself
with reference to the testimony duplicating
Jeif Davis and the Richmond leaders. 1t is
believed that the captured rebels archives will
furnish much information about the conspir.
aeJ.
The Court, aterlhe reading of the evidence
Of Saturday, took the testimony OF Miss Nora
Fitzpatrick, examined by Judge Bingham.
Witness testified that she resided during the
month Of March last at Mrs Surratts, and
saw John Surratt there; also John Wilkes
Booth, AtzerOtt aud Wood (pointing at
Payne She did not know Wood by any
other name saw him there but twice; once
She thought in March Azerott stayed there
one night once she bad never seen Harold;
John Surrat, Wood and herself visited Ford q
theatre one night ia March last together /;
Booth came in the box where they we're
Miss Dean wsS,one Of thu party did not rec.
ollect what &c where the box occupied was :;
left for Baltimore the next day and was abb
sent q week The Court here took recess
After the recess, Captain Dougheriy, who
had command OF The cavalry which went in
pursuit of Booth, testified as to the part he
took in the capture of Harold The latter
had no arms on bis person, but only small
map Harold ssked who had been shot
The Goptain replied, Booth, Harold said il
was not Booth, but Boyd, and at frs. denied
knowing Booth On bis eross-examination
the witness said that Booth remarked that
Harold was Innocent, or words TO that effect
Wm. Cleaver, who keeps livery stable
in this city, testified to Booths keeping a
horse at his establishment but which he sold
Sam Arnold on the 30lh of January. Arm
old took the horse away on the 9Th of Febru-
ary Iats1 fis.L ls-4 s.i q. ,.sst f......, =.
Marshal McPhRil testified that Mclaughlin
was in the rebel service one year, and ca ne
into our lines at Martinsburg. He took the
oath Of allegiance in June, 1868 0'Laugh-
Inns residence is IN Baltimore.
DR.. Verdi, Physician to Secretary Seward,
who was called in after the attempted assas.
sination, testified as to the conditions OF the
persons there wounded. He said on that
night he thohght the wounds Of the Secretary
Of State to be mortal. The Secretary at the
time was improving from the former acci-
dent
John hohrer tosthed that Spangler liked
up the the stable in the rear of the theater,
for Booths horse and buggy Spangler sold
the buggy for Booth, the Wednesday before
the President was assassidsted. ss az sa i-.fs
igobn Barrow, dlfds Peanuts, wac recalled
and testified that the atable ia tho rear Of the
theater was fitted up by Spsngler AID man
named Jonsp, in Jannary last Booth was
there for some time; ho kept horse and
saddle there at first; then he sold the horse
and got horse aud buggy. The buggy was
sold by Ned spangler, at Booths directions,
on Wednesday before the President was mur.
dered
d james Maddox, employed at Ford's Thea
ire, testified 10 hiring the stable for Booth, in
December from Mrs Davis, and to have paid
the rent mostly for Booth witness was pres
ent when the Presidents box was decorated
on the 18th of April but was not in the box !;
had not been in the box since 1868; witness
thought he saw s-Spauglsr in proper positiop
on the stage three or four minDtes ere the
President was .assassinated; witness FIRST saw
Booth when he had ne srly passed oif Ihe siage; !;
heard them calling for water, aud weatto his
room foreit; did Rotsae spangler after that
Till next morning, O. a3asup $3.50 1sssao ass s.a