The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17

[ three times, ab0ut OF ll cLDl6l o. LnN
night Of the murder lflsr that l.l-'t see
Blo.h, but heard Lorses tost s5.ls ou- q;
tbe alley about O'CLOCK PM, lsv Booth
come from the s.rbl1 where L. Egpt L-a
horse with Sei Spausior add jos lLr3-eE
the stable is not over Atty yards from .Ls
\ Thesuai Spauglor Wts pushing scsue
: when Booth ca1s for BIN o. Boy called
John Peanut held the horses whoa lo2th
called sTang.er ran scr0ss the stsgef 5fal-
gler appeared familiar with Booth. 2 s1-
f.. Spangl,r and others outside the G.--
7 Booth went out sic7 the President v..
shot, asked spangies who {. was s.rt h.ti
the horssf D. t7.5 me RS Say anyt 1rs
know il was the sa0le person who BIO -s-s
! the horse there thst rode him sway, Susr-
: gler appeared excited never saw h..l rsa-
q u0us,achs; saw Booth visl several ofLers
that evening, between 4 and 5 o'clseA,
drank; Z saw Ne Srausl.-, Halios ard
E55,h.
I The Judge Advocate remarked tbs, it
. would be necessary e. under J--d tls To-
caLi-y o.: t5s ia.--.s1 oElt. -Sta---. sd.
therefore, they would meet there .ls,.
Tuesday evening, 9o',IocL. The e0nr
N n adjourned al 10 o'clock @. "a. en-
Z Weonesdsv
4 NAssISor y, Nay I6 Tho members Of
the Military Court this ev. ming visited
. Fo-d's theatre to obtain more iluc.g.s iu-
formation concerning the scene Of tle az
s-s nation. and various points ia Jh at con
nee'iou. On assembling a. sac court room
a. quarter Psst eleven o'clock, th.s ul53-
ing. large Gaocns Of he ,v.lsace ,Ekel
% ore the Coumissi5o was cent oye-, and
saia was nOr furnished ,his ?. N.
VICEsBUEa via Casa May IJ.--Governor
Clark. Of Mississippi, hiss issued en- address,
to she people stating thet General Taylor
surrendered al MS lOrces east Of tie Mis-
sissiPPi river, with al tho Governments cot-
ton, qusrtermaster ard othst stores. All
Officers or persons IN possession Of public
stores will be held 70 stdct accountability,
and embezzle-s arrested. The Legislature
has been called to meet on the 18Th Of May,
and vii! doubtless order G State Couvsu-
tior State officers are directed 70 inms,
diately return to jackson with the archives
4 the State. County ofEcers are enf5iued 70
DO vigi'aut in the preservation Of order.
aud sherifs are empowered TO call out
Pos5s cor.jt Itus and tho militia Will keep
arms for thus purpose. He ssys the State
law must be enforced as they now are until
repealed. Masters will be held responsible
as ne stof0re for tne protection sud coz
duct Of Iheir slaves. he earnestly advises
al citizeuB to unite in the preservation OF
peace, arrest robbers aud marsudsrs, 10
fesEless'y adhere to the fortunes Of the
State, contsmn twelfth hour ysPorers, and /
meet facts with forl,Uis and common
sense. y is believed this address viii ma
tsrially hasten the re organization Of the
StBte Government. General Dsua called o
convention for reorganization, but she
time we, too short for fu.l representation,
and efforts sre being inside to postpone it
10 a more distant day and have it meet 50
Jackson instead Of Yicksbgrg.
NEW YORK, May I6.-Tbs following is a
summary Of the conclusion Of the testimony !
taken Monday Tho further examination |
Of the witness J. P. Early elected no new
facts concerning the intimacy OF O'Laugh- |
lin aud Booth. Lieut.. Henderson, testified |
he cav O'Laughlin in Washington Apri. |
l4th, and that no told him that DO had seen |
cement 70 one Booth that day. s. r !
stroI E : testified that O'Laus in was iut
mate with Booth, raw them talking about /
the Is. of April. There was third party, I
and when approached O'Lsugbli1 took me
aside, and said Booth was busy with his
friend la king privately, in cross cxamiua-
tion he said ne might have asked O'L.ush-
lin to take a drink, 70 wkIca he answered
in the way stated.
David s.suJon said he saw O'LsughIin
the night before the murder st he house
Of the secretary Of WGr. lie vas sand a. z
on the stop and asked me where the score. /
tary Of War was. told him be was stand
iugun tho stoop, 6 'Laugh him renamed there
till reg ues,od him 70 e. oG, VIXEN point
ed lhc bee eJary ou5 he dit lot 60 10 hun. /