Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-16
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he jumped on the horse aud rode away like q
flash.
BY Mr.. Ewing :--Witness knows Mr.. Mad
dox He has reddish skin and light hair, ana
Ia about Is or &c years OF age. Maddox, when
he held the he se, moved 1t out Of the sight OF
witness. Spangier came to the door, when
Booth told him to send Maddox, and witness
thinks that Spangler came out NJ the door
AGAIN, Witness did cot think that it was over
one hour that the horse was in the rear OF the
theater before Booth made his exit. Witness
knows that there were three men connected
with the horse, but could not say that Spangler
was one or not The man who mad heio OF the
horse had on light coat
VIM BROWNING, private Secretary TO the
President) sworn Between the hours OF
four and FIVE witness left the Vice Presidents
room, at the Capitol, on the day OF the assassi-
nation, and on arriving st the KLrkwood
House, he went to the ONCE and found In his
box card, on which was written
"Don't wish to disturb you. Are you at
home? J. WILKRe BooTH."
Witness was acquainted with Booth, whom
he met at Nashville several times while he
was playing there. 1t was common mistake
to put cards for the Vice President in wit
ness box, and pice Uersa, as their boxes were
adjoining. AS he had known Booth he attached
NO importance to the fact Of his leaving the
card, and he made the remark to the clerk,
"Oh, this is from Booth. Is he playing here!
and he intended calling on Booth. But after
the assassination he thought differently Of the
matter Of Booths leaving the card.
BY Major Doster:-The Vice President dlned
about five o'clock, and witness thinks that he
was in his room the remainder OF the evening.
Witness saw Mr. johnson in his room between
and that evening, and again about Ii,
after the assassination.
MAJOR KILBURN KNOX sworn Witness,
was at the house OF Secretary stanton abouS
half past ten on the night of the illumination,
April - Gen. Grant, Mrs. Grant, Secretary
Stanton and others were on the steps. A band
was there playing Secretary Stanton was
talking to Mrs. Grant At that time some fire.
works were set off, and witness stepped down
from the steps to afford the children an opp Dr..
tunity to see, and a man came up to him and
said "Is Stanton in !'' Witness answered
"Who you mean. Secretary Sianton2" This
man (who was identified by witness as the
prisoner O'Laughlin) said eyes," and added
something about being lawyer, himself, In
town. Witness thought he was under the in.
fuence Of liquor. OLaughlin went to the
other side of the steps and finally came back
and passed up into the hall. Witness went to
David Stanton and asked him if he knew that
man (OLaughlin.) He answered that he did
not. Witness then said that the man was I'M.
der the influence of liquor and ought not to be
permitted to stay. Mr. David Stanton then
spoke to O'Laughlin. and he went away. It is
the impression OF witness that at this time Gen.
Grant was in the parlor.
Secretary Stanton stood on the steps, and
this man in entering the hall, passed by the
Secretary. Before entering he stood behind
the steps, on the side next to the library, from
which position he could look into the parlo
and see who was there. The parlor was bril-
lIantly Illuminated at the time.
By Mr.. Cox:-There was crowd around
the steps. O'Laughlin was dressed in black
SLOUGH hat, black coat and pants. Witness
saw this man (O'Laughlin) one week ago last
Sunday in prison. Witness is on duty at the
War Department, and after closing went up to
the Secretary's house.
JOHN HALTER sworn:-Witness Identified
the prisoner, (O'Laughlin,) who he saw on
the night OF the illumination. 18th of April, at
Secretary Stanton's house. Witness was stand.
ing on the steps. when O'Laughlin came up
and asked il Gen. Grant was in and said he
wished to see him. Witness told him that that
was not proper time to see Gen. Grant. Wit
ness was on the top step and O'Laughlin was
two steps below. O'Laughlin walked off to.
wards the tree. box and seemed to stop for re-
Election, but afterwards witness missed sight
Of him.