New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-05

hapg @.si.tapf Judge Allocate BinghaQ. This was
on Faster Saturday afternooDi A Yes, SIR.
O. d. Mndd was coming apparently roui Bryan
Bv NJ Eria9-Q Did you see which way he was
comipg-whefher from Bryantown or notf A. NO. SIT.
TESTIMONY OF PlMAs JOHNSTON lcoLoKED).
| O Do you know fhe prisoner DR.. Muddi A YES
q State when you saw him after the President
etionf A. saw him on the Saturday AFTERNOON
aitcTward, about or 81 o'clock.
Q. Did YOU see him as he was going to Bryantown
that day \. Yes sir.
| Q. hid yoa see ANYTHING OF man rldlng along WIN
\ him as he was going 10 Bryantownf NO, SIR Master
Sam MuH iWas by himself; there was man went along
after he hat zone on. ,-u.,
! Q Did yoa see anything of That man who followed
| Muster sam Mudd coming back A. Yes sir; the
sane man that went in toward Bryantovn came BACK
by himself sboat hour and half reckon, Deore
Master sam Mudd
q Where is Mr. Bosses housei a. suppose it Is a
couple Of miles this side Of Bryanown the road be-
tween Bryantown and DR.. Samuel Mndd,e
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES BLoIcE'
! FL Mr.. EpiR0--Q Do yOa know the prisoner d.
Samuel 4. Muddl A. Yes sir.
O. Where you about his house last year, and u SO,
how ofteni A. went there ON the i2'h day sieI ao
Christmas before last and about the mouse ever
SATURDAY. and Sunday except between the 10Th OF ap1
and Ire 2oth Of May, when was hauling seine. 49,,
{ Arc you the husband of one of his servants WHO
! has been here rs a Witness a. hes, ST.
O. Have you ever seen Benjamin GWyD or Andrew
Gwyni Yes sir; about four years age, when the war
first commenced they passed along by Mr.. Overs.
last YEAR, A. No, sir.
O. Did YOU see or hear anything Of Watt Bowie.
John II. Sulratt Capt White of Tennessee Lieut.
Perry or J. Wilkes BOOTH \. No. sir.
O. Neither saw nor heard Of any Of them about Dr.
Mudd's house last year A. No. SIR
O. Did you know % any Confederate ofleors or sol.
ders or any men in Uniform helnS aDon1 l"cie 'as'
year, A. Ne sir.
! 9. Do You snos Mary simmsi \. Yes sir.
g. 10 you tnow what the c0lored FOLKS about there
think of her as truhtellerf A. The iOlks about here
no % A
such lies they conld rot believe heT ~
O. What did they think about Mylo Simmsi A. Trey
Thought the same about him; ] used 10 tAiuk myseh
that he great liar, because he used 70 1el me mes
sometimes.
@ What was Dr. Mudds character "a master -
Lis sorvantsi A. would call him a trs''iate man. i
never heard Of his whipping or saying awning ~
them; they did pretty muca IS they pleased -
O. Did YOU ever hear MN threaten - send any OF bis
servants to Rchmondi A. No indeed; never heard
one Of them say word about IT, ~,
| ~ assistant yAdRe-lfdcocats BinS taul-Q Did You
ever hear ANYTHING about his shooting any OF rs ser
vantsl A. did Leag that.
q. You thought that was trstrate iunt a. L uoh I
know about tina. iLauenteri
! E. TESTIMONY or MARCUS ?. NORTON.
Col Burnett stated that in the discretion q the Court
thi, witness bad been called give testimony bearing
more or less directly uion the prisoners VT Alnu1
At2erodt and q Laughin. lt was the practice III MOD
oTu courts after tae testimony ad pteh e.sed on
both sides, for the Court 10 call and examine fhliheF
witnesses IT, IN their Judgment, Necessary. H. now
over the counsel for tie defense wish 10 perpose an
object on now WAS AZ proper time for them TO do so
MIR Cox stated that hc should Object Tor tle reason
that had once been distinctly Announced tas ell eHi'
dence the part o. the Government eNceptaat strict
Nv rehuttng In its nature. closed only &c Tar as
Should relate To the general subject OF The conspiracy
and not affecting directly the case Of any OF the pris'
ouers.
Mir. Ewing said that so far as he was concerned he
was wiling that any further evidence shon.d be intro
ducod, provided time was gwen for tie oeiense To
meet 1t.
Col Bnrnett replied that was for that yeTy purpose
ne had called the witness
The Court decided to receive the proposed evi
deucc.
Bg Calord Barasrt-Q Where DO you residef A. Ir
tie city Of Troy, kegYork.
q State where ou wer during tie latter part OF tho
Winter nd tue Spring Of this year. a. was at lac Ma
tonai Hotel IN This city ron about the 10th OF January
until the 10th or middle OF March
? q. While there did you become acquainted with j.
WHkes BoOtnf A. Not personally acquainted kne :
hun by sight; had seen him act several times in tho
thcater.
O. While at the hotel state whether you saw any on,
OF the prisoners at the har with hin A. There arr
three that recognize having seen during that tint
nm company with j. Wilkes Booth Or rather, sh0ui
say. saw those in company with him-Azerodt au'
O. Xt what timer A. 7 do not remember the e1ac
dates; IL near 10 The inauguration OF President Lin
coin: Azerodt saw twice. and tie other ono suppose
four five times.
Q. State whether at any time you accidentally over
beard any conversation between Booth or either 0i
these parties and II So what 10 wasf a. l did. with
AzeTodt; cannot give the precise language; bat Tue
substance Of II was that the matter succeeded AS yell
will johnson IL Did with buchanan, they wOsld get
terribly sold.
O. Did you hear any other conversational 4. There
was something said that the company % witnesses
would be Of that character that very little ooud b.
PROVEN by themj Booths statements ! heard In the
sae conversation the evening Of either the "a or 81
% March last did not know what was referred 10.
q state now which Of the other prisoners you have
t'ai one DIR. Mudd) once while was at tie National
Hotel he came TO my room on the morning Of tho 50
Of Ma.h catered hastily and appeared 10 be somewhat
excited no said he lad made mistake, that he waDtei
10 gee Booth tod GQ i.ooth's room was perhaps on
the floor ab6ye; did not Know the number; from The
apparently excited Iaanncr OF the person entering my
followed him he went down stairs aud Is lie reached
tie story bslow be turned 1ud lc5sed Mt ne.
Q. Did or did not you Shen you fret entered the
room this morning recognize The prisoneT Mudd a. the
person yop met ON that ocoasonf A. ] pointed hin
cut 10 HOatio King This morning; the prisoner ! now
sie was tie one, or II was pdItCt exactly like him
an satisfied he was the man.
/ @ Did you ever see him Afterwards A. Not before
@ State wha. circumstances enable you to fix III,
date A. tx it from The fact Of its proximity 10 th'
inauguration; think il about 10 or ii O'Clock oI
tbe .1Orning before.
q Might il not have been 10 the previous month o
Fo6ruaTyi A. think the day have named was th'
O. Are you az certain about that you are Of thu
identity OF the person. A am.
CJoss e1omiaed by Mr.. Cor-Q Can you fix the date o
the conversation OLaughlIn had with Boothf A.
cannot. 80 49, =,
| O Was any person in company with them while theI
were conyereingi A. No. cir.
| O. Did YOU overhear anything said in any OF those
lcoeyersatIonsf A. No; / not near enough.
| BY Mr.. EpinR-Q. How do yon fix the 81 OF Marcel
az the day Dr. Mud entered your roomf A. Only IRON
tire fact OF the inaugursion did not make any memo
randum Of II or change nv mind particularly with ID,
date; / recollect the morning DIR. Aludd entered my
room: had motion pending IN the Supreme Court Of
the United States for that day and was preparing ny
papers. .
O. when did you argue the notion A. On that
day .