New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-03
0 Were you in Fords TAeater at the time Of he as

n Md vou sae Poo,h pass on The stage' A. Ibid.
o. Did y0a SEQ Mr.. Stewart get on tne s.is a
M Stcwar, about the first that 20, o.
II is my impression that Booth gpt OIL iAe
Stewart ut Oh i. saw Stewai turn round IN iooh
mn ~ the box in which tho President had bea mur-
dcrcd did no, watch him any further.
O. You think that Booth got OIL the stage o''Po Any
one GOT on III A. Yes sir.
ORGANIZATION or JACOB MrlERstArGi.
Bv Efr. Eping-Q When you we're eIainlnel or W.
prosecution the other day you sPohc oi SP'nsu
Slapped you in the face after your return ioi uhcN
Booth, and Of his saying, ohni up-doh' S' "H'0"
way he VENT" a. Yes, sir. .
o. Did YOU not make the same statement he mex,
daS W en- YOU were in the thcaicr. 10 MT Lam, anu
the night of the assassination 70 Mr. 'Saa
he aroused son from sieepi A, yes; SIR Sr' r'ana
uhep he gwoke me asked me what Ned sau l" -, anu
told him that Ned slapped ne in the month al 'aid'
don. say which way he went. -,.. .,o
O. We're you not on the stage IN tnc aiteth"oioi t"e
day OF the assassination A. Yes, ST.
:, g. State what you and Spnnger saw A. lsaw
mau in the dress circle smoking Cigar, ana assea
Slaueier who he was he saiu pc u'u 10y
that lie had no right thc.e; resumed N! NIA' aHu
after while looked around again and sa" ne 10 aii
sitting in private box on the rlghthaha s'S Vi i"e
stage; after that the man went out
O. Was the man near enough TO near whh' .NonhieI
Py d.sisesr Judee Adrocafe Bingiarl--Q. % you
know what man that wesi a. No SIR; .,,. ,r,s
BIZ Mr. E~ipg-Q. What time in tie evening was
that A. Al ,ui O'clock in the evening OF theday on
which the President was assassuHiedi just teore we
went 10 supper -,
Eg J4dp..A Groeafe BiHgkdn--Q. Where did yon lay
n at nan was O. A. In private DOx one 81 ihe loA
boxes n the = circle. on the righthabd Ade oil TIC
stage
By ", EriaQ-O state whether you are acquainted
with Jacob E.iieTspan1h' \. am -
o. STATE whether you saw him in Mr. GltGds room
on the night Of the ASSASSINATION AMER 'D'lss"'si''
tionf A. ! did.
o. What did Nr Ri.icrspeugh say 10 T'n N Nat oc'
casionl 4. He was asleep. on my awaNeniE mn, Nc i,
appeared frightened. and teot GIT was ar Dooth
,stcd him Where Mr. Spanger was. he tpdne De ava
10. know; that when be last raw Air spangeT ne was
s,rdin behind the scenes, gst after at. 5o0th ran
out he back psr Of The teaier. ana t0ht ne l 10 F'
Slaugler ~ lat WAS Ir. Boulni wren >panE'-I
slapucd him in the mouth aud said " You dur know
who At was. Il might have been M Dooth .A' ~ 4io"s
o Did Mr. Rittersgaush tel you that spaugler
sls9poG him in tie face I'D sail Don't o.! '4ei way
L. went" \. No. s.r.
O. DID he tel you anything to that etc, 4. 10.
.. Are .oa sue Tat he I'D No; .ay that oiOui a.
J aIn not ccriain.
o Wbelc was sparcles when you fret sarhim afIor.
tn i. In the thcltcr on TIE stage
was in bis company urtll sunday night vhP ~oli
70 the Herman House aud be went i1 sleep in.he tAe'
ter: suppose he le.l me TO ~ there to sleep
q Where was hc dlfi1y Satn4day and SlnAyl n
On the Saturday right amer IL" assasslnniin be VS.
gang 10 sleep AZ III tLcales - usual OIL Iese Ns
heavy s!ecrer be- was af aid TO sleep there % nc came
70 ny room aud let hin s.c'p there Al Aght on suA
dag morning went 20 church and net ham again ~
tho street near the thca We walked aluAh Ihat Ne
ternO,n and parted ~ the evening.
o. Do you Know whether or OF, during hose Two
days yon were with him, Spangef hhI ilua mon't
A. He had very little change.
o. II 10 nhciler Booth often 'rgqutltef Is tcaic
and STAYED about there a great ica. A. Head.
y. On That terms was he with Tie employ e.t ~ On
very Intimate trina 10 81, med ." oeeor 'A.l,h ~
-H.l 1T lint lac 81 n
N tie cirp,i-h Of opauglcr WS cLhihic4 . the-s
when be stated that % go-gmblsd emo u-fa--r ~
spaIger enc Ar. IaiicEi@nsh bout Two We, e,,'
the assasuat ~ cary -ptnife lninhef 10 t'' u.
story Of The tncnier he thought it had the hppeasS'
Of having been uscd aud Of ha,ia lain ou OF d.or.
Cross l1afliaed b. issfsG1i Jsff' ffrooHi' M a'
o spangler usually s.cpt in the tloa'cTi n i'S
O. Ii did not sleep there the nishi Of iho As'i'
snationt a. No, -iF. 1900, ~, a.,
o. Whefe and ~ what time did yoa awa's hlltsis
n,ybf A IL wa on the h.s, ool. IA that Wa ca o'
he managers office. at about u % c"eA Oh "a o"'
lo assnssinaiicn. | WAS alone At TIE tiIhe' 1911, .
O ToWL0u dii you tel what Rii'esslalsh salh =
Won, 4. To nobody lat NJ. william Wh"I'. ~
Told him Oh tic S0uday afternoon Mle4 ite aS''''i''
GI M. Er,ag--o. Had RiticTspaugh lnllJawakele'
M uucu Won had Ais eOn,,rsailon with hiI a zee
eli.
TESTIMONY OF JANIS LYON.
By VI EEing-Q. Are YOU acquainted TiiI JACOB
RttcrspaGgh A. les 49, ,.,.t,.n,
o. Did YOU see has, on the dnf after ihe FI''lu '"'
assassnaiioni 4. did on Saturday
o. Did he say anything to you ~ to cn',rsailo'
he had with spargier directly afer INC a.'ssini9h
A. Yes he said It wei for ned thrt 10 hAo 20
sometting in his hama ~ the time; l ntkchhim WY
he s,d. lie struck me last night very hard DO"
aud said. ShutGp.' al the saine tine h'ns' 4o'
O la what connection did 10 say that happened
A Ne snid be was Acquainted with bco', ma re
mart I'd to Spauglef Just after Booth ran oht Know
Itrla nm
said shut up; keep quieii what do you 'no" aoou
O. When did he say that vas a. That va
while the party. Booth or whoever IL high ~, wa
leavir the stage that making his escape this man
Jske rushed up and was making this explanation,
know him. know him. that man was BOOTH. Neu ,nel
turned round and struck him with tne p'es u nS nin.
aud said, shut mp. yOu Know nothing aO"s ~ WI"
do you know about it. keep quiet
q bid OF did not Jacob Wiiterspangh saythat span
gler said to him. O. DO not SAY which way he went
or any words TO that ,lecti ~ lie uian0'' AN
(youtyamiati By Jyds, Bagha@-Q. Star now es
sctly what no said TO you on that OCCASION A. ne Hal.
al followed oui lhe party was c!onr Al u. h-ss 'A
10 SpangleT :" | know him. or words To INA eject
q. lie said be was night at Booih hecls ah nor n
No; not that. he snid be vas near Nv l..
a. Did you say he followed the partyoio,e AZ ni'
heels A. Well say he did and lac Tecs'cu DO"
from SpaDeer and that slut nm.
TESTIMONY OF q. W. BUNKER.
Bv NJ Ep,ng.-Q. state your occupation \. an
clerk at The National Hotel in tbs cay. "a. IL,
y State whether after the sssnation OF tho frosi
Dent Won found any articles m Booths nom nj III,
NATIONAL A. packed up Booths bac9af anu hsd
it removed 10 baggage room on INF "5 amer 'u'
assassination.
O. Did YOU find any carpenter toois' found ,
large sized gimbei with an iron handle In he trnnki
took i, and carried il 10 my room afier@rd gave II
to NJ. Hall, who was attending To- tora ssines'' 49,
Q. 10 you know whether John ncCalongh me
actor WIS IN Washington the Isl u April A. have
examined our books thorough, and find Dat the ias
time dohn Mccullough registered vas Oh The iith %
March he LEFT the house on the 10Th ~ iha MONTH hi'
name il not ON our books after that date.
q. Where was he IN The habit ~ stopptg when M
came 10 Washington A. lie made II hi, home al Tn
National; have never known Of his Stopping At an!
other place.
q. Oh you sec him in tho city after the 10Th o
March A. DID not.