Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17

I9sl d 4add Appeared Very hasx ftifsis .'sis
dld yon address aiy threat 10 himS AZ M. ~ /.
VS. q enrcn'e clothes alths iini6. -
.sy,h ~ darn iAsr va ngs IN 'es.sFstas' q
secmef very mech eonosrnsd wheh farnsa ths
, .ee, inslae opi some q the nea ,rreaens. ssld
that ne naiae !. Booth :, had btef Acfklthet Oh,
O You have stated that when yoa asked Dr..
hudd whethcr the two strangers had any arms
he replied that the one with broksa Ise knd
brace q reselLers. Did he hay anythine about
~. .hs o'hsr having ssrhipe Or - knlfsi A. No.
q. Did you understand hin % s.y th.. M.
srsss q revolver. Wa all the arms the stronger
rfhs question was objected 70 ~ Mr. Rusus.
a. as ssing lsaAinE question fhs following vas
q viii yea ,,ss. what wa. NJ. rnans.r-~..
'. ran, s Or sva.lvsf A. VERY syaalvs; he seemed
q Did he speak q these men a. having nnv
other weapons than the brace Of pistols u which
one q the oihcsra spoke 20 him on that polnt,
@ which onei A. think II was Williams
Y I naderstood you TO say that Dr.. Mudd
stated that he did moi hear the news Of the assas
slnation Of the President until sunday morning,
a church. A. the time Of this statement % YOU
did he mention thenams Of the assassin A. No,
By NJ. Ewing. q. Did no, Or. Muaa. a, your
first Interview, state that 10 heard the details Of
uaornlngf IA 1 AZ nj y.roiIect ths, ~ 49,
made : rsnsrk to ons q ths os,ssr. II ne t,ms
" @ss, ss swsss y ne as',s.lnatsn BE-
sysrybedy In The RslghhorhOOa kasw !. on SAT-
q Did Dr. Mudd state 20 you ,hs,,hs s,r.ns.n
saans ~ sns ssssos z rrs.h n
1 IA Rev nj WiImer,s1I A. n. - 49, t-svl,-s
for Mr.. Wlltner's that he took them across the
| Of Allsaie fresh i'went "a NJ Wilmer,s 80
| searched his house hut was eatisaed Ne vould
| and nothing there a. I looked upon Il a. blihd
to draw NJ o. that way. ~ VEf N
a. In going from Dr. Mudd = 10 Mr. Wilmer's
would you cross the swamp A. Yes, uir; you
can 20 that way 80 - T.
O. Did you follow the track o. this han Booth
and his eompAnlonf A. Tss, sir; as far as
by The Court. q when yop reached Mudd's
house, on Tuesday morning amer ne aasasaIna.
lion, yAsi. Esaeraily undsrs,oed there ihsi Booth
Every person around Brysn,o~n and along the
way Understood 80. ~
q Il there a teiegraphie line in that ssetioni
A. The only telegraph Of which have any
ksowledge Is the one that runs 70 Point L.ookout,
There was Telegraph eonnec,ioa with Pors arc 10.
baeco but n any person who saw these mon
q nd gss sSnssrIss them
on The public toad they eouid have given II, a.
tho cavalry were all along there. n
Q. what's the distanes from Washington 10
fudge. 80
o. what IL the distance from surrat,s,lIle 10
DR. Mudd'a A. BY the way We ara went
was ss s"S -. .s's' 81 MILF: e 9sd
Mudd'S.
sarrattsSilie; a. Yes, sir; there Is rOsd TSs-
there. Dr. Mudd's is about twenty miles BE-.
YONG '''''' Scs M AZ LOVE Z, g,''n'0"h
. witness for the prosecution, being called, was
a State whether or not, some day. after IN,
WITH ss1s ~ pss.anS he you Ssrs e1sss.d
% ma va, ~ M eo,,rse n vo,,r M, r,,,t, ~. u.
,hs hans az ths nr,sonsr sl pnnsI nnnSa !,
A We ~ F-'
% on wha, dav did Won no thar, A a.
Tussday, the Isth o. April = y
q. state What reply h. made 10 your Iuau,ry
I'm r.errd 10 The abieet az Won, pgr-s,t
49, hin n he knsg ths prsssids, x MI h.sn a..
ssssInaiad ia rsniied thsi IN did astsd
~, hi ~ "A - y. - =. y. ~ &C. tis- -
NJ ns ,sst ~ ga ~ nc
o Thst wa, Al ia 2rrt iatsryisw, a. Ysr
"-' w. "' "''' '"'''"
what dld he state a, IN. second in,.ty,.v,
A liz thcn astnowisaseS th.a I've man ~
ssonr.a ,hsre ma ,ksf X. 90 " IN h,.ass
isragIiS ~ ans afthem III .boweJ Mr., ~. i,sas
nessss' aud hs nd NJ h.d go thsm hsfors
then n.kad him, had he beea in.rodaced 70 Mr..
III.
: O How ions did ~ ~ these men r.r.sluea A
his house, Al think ne said they remained
there from four clock n he nornIng untii four
o clock IN the afternoon. 800,
Q. Did he say they were on horseback or on
footf A. He said That enc wus on horseback,
aud tho other was walking and leading his
horse. ~ sFg ltni v 81 4
"a photograph OF Booth WAS llere shown 10
the witness, aud reeognlIed ~ him q. the one
Dr. Mudd. lsl-
Q. What vas the DoetoF'p mannerf A. He
appeared 70 be very much excited when we
went there the second time he was not In, and his
lady sent for him. She appeared to be greatly
worried. .sf
Q. What did you say 70 him At the second
yisits A. Very little esnyersati6n took place on
q. Did he make any reference 70 his previous
denial OF hla having seen these Ineni- a. DO
not know that he DID mter We found the boot he
owned W, and snia that ne had formerly been In
trodueed 20 Booth ~ man named Thompson
he DID not sAg any,hing about being IN company
with MIN IN washington eiy.
DURING the cross -examinntion me witness
supposed assassinsi or even sny Strangers. The
prisoner stated, when arrested, that a. the time
OF his introdueti0n 70 Booth py the man Thomp.
son he was inforined that booth came there 70
buy some properly. hthe time Of witness hfst
visit 70 hndd the latter stated that he bad heard
o. the Presidents aasassination ~ church on
Sunday. Dc. 0eorgg Mudd wAs then pfesent.
found IN the house was produced before the ar
rival OF the prisoner ~ his home, and while the
party were waiting Tor him.
COLONEL n. NJ WKLLs
Provost MarahaI Of defenees south az wa.htns
ton. witness for the prosecution, beiag duly |