New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-03

20 90" Assoct-tec Frrx
washington. Friday June > Is6j.
After the reading OF the record the examine
ton Oh the witnesses for the defense was resumed
EXAMINATION OF CUARLEs BUJcER.
By NJ. Epiag.-lThc substsrce Of the testimony Ok
TIA witness wa os follows. Witness knew the pms
oner Edward Spang.er, having BOARDED 40 house q,
which the prisoner boarded for I'VE OF x months niieI
the assassination DE accused remained a e house Tor
several days.j
EXAMINATION OF JOHN cUNTHrR.
By Mr. EvsRg- The substance .Oi tie test.Nony Of
this witness substantially tac same as ihsi o the
pryiOus witness le testified 20 having boarded Tor
several years OF the house at which the prisoner stopped
for nix or seven months aud certain OI having seen
MIN about the clearinghouse some tive OF three DAY
Iaustache CrossezonRed BY J"dge Advocate B'g ham,
Witness saw the prisoner generally IN the morning or
evenings tie accused did not sleep at TIC boaidi0s
house,
EXAMINATION OF Tuos J. EEYNoLDs.
BIZ Mr. Ecin9-Q. state how long YOU have been IN
Washington and what has been your . ealaticn here
A. 1 have not lived permanently III W Washington only
since the Inst Monday o. December. one year ago ~
which time / cane 10 Washington for all Ford was
srpoyed a. that gcnt.oma theatre TO take charge oil
The house 10 TO the mont Of the house. and purchase
everything shat be puIchas cd ior te house any
repairs 10 the house were done at Ai oIues tHat Woo
Nv business there; III toe absence 81 eitAcr OF INC
AessTs. Ford, went in the boz Oibee aud solu the
tickets. 80
locks Of the private boxes beng broken, aAd u So
what you know \. think 1t Das curing MIS- low
es engagement in March, about the 1th when, leing
day at dinner, Nh G0rIch, OIL the NdtlOHaI itSti
asked TO reserve some seats for ham that evening
three, think ia thc orchestra told him would 40
So MI. MerIiek bad not arrived by the end OF the is
act and II customary for all reserved seats not oc
cuped at the end " the Tss act % 10 taken by Other
persons wanting seats those seats were taken shortly
after that Mr. MeFrok. accompanied by his wife, MIR
Martin and several LADIES' came IN and was informed
Of their arrival and asked what ] had done with the
seats reserved Or them. vent To about them. and
found that the usher bad MED them. then took them
up stairs 10 boz o. which was locked and could not be
entered; then crossed 10 boxes and .. generally
termed the Presidents box which were also locked
endeayOred 10 force II open BY applying NY shoulder 10
The door but, failing in that used my foot and snc-
eeeded in kicking II open.
O State whether that tier led into the box which the
President occupied AT The of the assassinsonf A.
1t did; By request when tie President occupied the
box would take the PARTITION out snd The Two boxes
would then be occupied az ole.
o. When the fwo boxes are thrown into one by which
door do you enter the Presidents box A The door
" box eight.
Q. Do you know whether that was the door that was
used on tie night OF the assassination, A. Yes sir II
was; the other conld not be used
q DO YOU know whether The lock that was burst
open was aiterward repaired A. ] do moi never
examined 1t afteIwud suppose it was my place to
have reported the fact. and though frequently passed
inte the pox aiierward never thought OF having the
q; To whom would you heyc reported for repairs
A. To Mr.. Clifford.
q But you mede no report 10 him ofns A. 40 sir;
never said anything about H. 4 never thought il
worth while IT, mention it,
q State whether you have any knowled.r of Booth
occupying either Oi thOse two boxes shortly before the
assassination A. canot say precisely the tne bat
Il was two weeks. think prior 20 the I4th that Mr.
Booth engaged private box 30. a. aud iu thc even.
ing of that day camo again " Tie Office while = az
sitting IN the vcstibrio and asked for exchange OF
the box f1r box Ne. :. Of the Presidential bv,
aud one IN which boie found 10 haze been bored
he occupied that night either box kOs or o-I cannot
swear positively which box
q state whether there were any box tickets sold al
fhe theater up 80 the time of The openingi A. 70 the
best I my knowledge there wa not, sold none:
not Ia the Office an the time ihas day there
during tlo afternoon and also in the morning. when
tho tickets got for the President by his nc5scn
or; DO no, know positively whether there any
soii OF whether there any applications for any
= State what hour the President engaged these
Ee1gt \. Between 10 AID u o'clock ~ the forenoon
q had he been previously inyilcds A. BOT 10 iuy
knowledge
q. did you see the nessengeri A. did. and was
talking with him.
e. state whether you Jaw aDything Or Booth that
morning ai'cg tie President engaged the bOxi A.
vannOi say Yhether il was after OF before that time.
saw him that .porEing he got letter rom The ofee
i--s rara.ss, lxyeAerajy e-e therc every 9og.ir.