The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-18
The Continuation Of the Testimony in
the Conspiracy Case.
Press Dispatch


WASHINGTON, May 17.-Gen. Harris
had read the letter written by Hon.
Reverdy Johnson, on which he based his
objection to acting as counsel In the
letter Mr., johnson takes the ground that
| the oath prescribed by the constitutional
convention was illegal, and no moral in
junction would be violated by disregard
ing it, because the exaction of the oath
was beyond the authority of the conven-
ton, and as law therefore void
VIM Williams testified as to the pur-
| suit of the assassins with Major O'Biern.
He went to Surrattsville They went to
Dr. Mudd's April 18th | asked DR.
| Mudd if any strangers had been that
way, and he said no. He denied that
two men had been there, one with bro
ken leg We went there again on Fri
day We went then to arrest him !
| asked him again about the two men and
| he then said he had seen them, bnt he
said they were not Booth and Harold,
We showed him Booths picture and he
said at first he did not recognize the
features, but that it looked like Booth
across the eyes We searched the house.
Mrs Mudd said ono of the men left
boot up stairs, which was brought down
and had u. Wilkes Booth" written in ii.
Mrs Mudd said the Doctor had set the
leg of its owner. DR. Mudd said they
left between 3 and 4 o'clock in the after
noon, and that they came about day
break DR. Mudd said they camo on
horseback Mrs Mudd said they left on
foot | believe Mudd said the injured
man went off on crutches made by one OF
his men.
On cross examination, he said Dr.
Mudd stated that two men knocked at
the door, and he looked out at the win
dow and asked who, they were. They
replied that they were friends and want
ed to get in, and Dr. Mudd came down
stairs. With the assistance of the young
man, he helped him from his horse, and
took him to his parlor and placed him on
the so ia. He described the strangers
He told the direction they took, and we
found their tracks
The Court hers took recess.
| After the reassembling of the court
| Simon German testified as to interviews
with Mudd on the 18th and 2lst. He was
one of the party who went i'll search
of Booth and subsequently to the arrest
IL.
that of the others already given-by the
Lieutenant in charge of the party
Mrs Emma Offut, sister-in-law of John
| Lloyd, testified that she was at LlOyd,s
house on the IIth, aud in a carriage with
him saw Mrs. Srrratt somewhere near
Uniontown-Lloyd and Mrs. Surratt talk
ed together.
Mr.. Lloyd went to her carriage where
the conversation took place and not In
| Llovd's house. On the l4th saw him and
Mrs. Surratt talking together, but didn't
| hear them.
| VIM. P. Jutt testified that he only re-
| cognized one of the persons Harold y
| Since the 25th of October he lad been i'll
Carolina county, as comnlissary in the
| Confederate service. On his way in April
to Farquhar county he got down to
Port Conway, and on the 18th of April
saw a wagon on the wharf. There were
three of us.
We rode down to the wharfs. Before
| we reached the wagon we saw man get
out of it. He came to where we were
and said, what command do you belong
to9 Ruggles said Moseby's command
| Then he said where are you going! He
| said it is a secret where we are going =
He said he belonged to A. P. Hills corps;
| his brother was wounded below Rich
mond, and asked if we would not take
him down to the lines
Harold then asked US to drink. We
declined. I went and tied the horses
Harold came and touched me and said,
II suppose you are raising company II
so would like to go with you l said
could go with no man ] didn't know
anything about He made the remark,
I'VE are the assassinators Of the Presi-
deut7 Twas 90 shocked I made 70 re-