The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-27
The Conspiracy Trials.
Present Demcanor of the Prisoners -vhit
TO Iord's Theatre Interesting md I'M
portrait Testimony n hri!ling Account,Or
the Deaih of Booth, Etc.

NAtHiNGTON, May 10, 1900.
MR.. surratts chair placed behind the rail near.
the otho prisoners to-day. She IL lees defiant, ancfs
leans hen head upon her hand good PORTION OF tho
time Mudd looked detected the testimony came :
out stfong against him TO-DAY. The vint Of tho
members Of the Court 10 the Theatre reyealeff
nothing entirely neW, except that the place mafoN'
In tho wall Tor the stick Of wood had been made
time, and covered with piece of wall paper, The .
scenery all remained placed the nisht OH
the murder, and shows clear passose-Say from IT. ~
box to the back alley doorway. Only the Pre.dents<
chair and flag had been removed. Booths spur Id
lc marx the from. OF the box; cut the fae andl
the carpet. It appears that there is narrow
passage from the street. I'm front the theatre rum
ming through the adjoining building to the stage
for the entrance OF actors. II ~ the
street door Of THE pasraRo that spangles secps
on the night Of the murder.
THE EVIDENCE On WEDNESDAY.
Washington, Nay II. Gen. Hsrri, said that D. i
Saturday, for what he deemed iu-tiiahc no
had objected to Hon. R'verdy Johnson appearing he-s
o. counsel He nov asked to have read, letter from
Revsrdy johnson, dated Baltimore, Oct I 1904 3D.
dressed to wrI. u. Bowie, G. G. Maguder and John
u. Bowling, Prince Georges County, In which ho
takes the ground that the oath pc'critod by the Con-
s,itutionil Convention illegal, and concludes
follows;
protect themselves to take the oath, and moral IN
junction w,ll be violated by such eouIto, becausa
the Convention, and, ~ q law therefore void"
TESTIMONY uEuT-ooI. r. !. coNGER
Q. State to the Court whether you and others vers
ENGAGED in the pursuit Of the murdeIers Of the Pc
where you met the Confederate solder Jett, who has
Just given his Cvltcn e, and state Whist occurred al
terwGrds A. / iound him in room at a hos IN
Bowling Green az went in, he tcgan to get out 81
got up and put on his clothes saIi to him, "whee
the two men who came with you across tho Tiver
with me. Jot ,aii TO mo Can i zee you alone Z"
said yes !" and .euts Ba&er and oherty en-.
sad, II know who 'ou want, they are on the road
to Port kol al about tnliy mice from there It tho
hou,, Of NJ. Gare,t, viii snow where they arc,
AMI you can &c. them" told him .Gi lu,t come
from there, and he 4scmcd to. momoGt 10 be con-
sirerah enharTe''cd, aud aid he thought We COMO
from Richmond, but II We paced iy nH'rtt's lac
could not toil me SlttLe. ne men were heic ~
could 80 back and see lie y 1' ho, rec,
Alo near where We 70 throuih ,atc; h went
with Lieut. Baker 10 Tina the gate Nnie vent hicS
was stationed round he 6iiidinr Wien rot iheio
the hrst individual cav wns 'inUett' said to nun,
where az the mel. who stopped as YOU h.u7' lIty
have gone, Where hive tlnI gone buHe TO ulo
voods Ute then crd tn tell ne tlst they came
theio 4out MA conscnt hat he lion'i want item
10 sta} / Sal l don't AT SH' ION, ost s'4its
t Fon , SCp have sone lie commenced tell me
over AGAIN tne came thing ! turned 10 one OF lle
told MN 70 hrilc me h4lah NJ" AlIlth ems
81 10 nan, ,he man to IA tree because he did not ten
mo what ae know one of his sols then came IN and
seid. "Juu't hurt the old man; will tell you whore
these men are; tley are In the barn then "cut
10 the bar and as got thee heard fouo lody
vllIing on the hAy. stationed men round The barn,
ndI Lieut. Baker raid 70 one OF me young Garle'ts
There had two of them arpeared by tins time, "Iol
'st % in tho barn aud tho arms iIOn tin. man"
thIuk ne madc some objection 10 tou.. HaNcT said
aiia knovs Won, and YOU ulust so in" Baker then
ssii l., thc men inside that one OF the whom ha
was soppiug with wss e9r'iue in 20 set tncir arus,
snt tLsy must deliver them up. Garrett went in,
I'M came out very soon, and ia tAi. man .aya
SIamu YOU you nave betral ed Me," and threatened
IN shoot ne. / asked him now he knew the
man was gong 70 shoot hun, he ssid he leaelod
do.n into tie hay aud tOs HE revolver. / uirrcied
Isn BaSer " tell the men Inside 10 come cur and
deliver them eNcs az, ana that IL they did not in fya
minutes ve wOud ire the la IN. Booth inquGci,
who are you what do you want what on
want ~ Lieut. Laser said I'VE want you q
know who yoo are give up YOU anna, aud como
out" HCOth replied tive h'tle time 10 con-
slider" Lieut. Bakcr sid VERY vel :" 'eolID
o nfcen minutes elapsed, probably, before any -
IL. he. Lilo i,oJLh again asked, "Who aIt =
vhAi d wv AA4v r. pad ~ BskeL rD1 noI, Ia n