Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-31
SECOND EDITION.
OULOOK r. IL
THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS.
Proceedings This Afternoon.

mony was procevoeo Wlt0s IL o. q
TESTIMONY foF HARTMAN RIcHfRa.
(For the Defense.)
Witness is the cousin OF Atzerodt, and re-
sides in Montgomery county, Md. Atzerodt
game to witness house between two and three
O'Clock p. m, on the Sunday after the assas-
sination. Witness saw nothing peculiar in
Atzerodts appearance. He looked as he al
ways did when he came TO see witness. The
prisoner remained from Sunday to Thursday
morning, between three and four O'Clock, and
worked about in the garden. &c. He did not
keen within the house. Atzerodt was willing to
20 when arrested. Witness does not know
that he had possession Of . large quantity of
meEey; nor does he know the reputation of
Atzerodt for courage. AtZerodt when witness
met him on Sunday morning, had an oyercoat
OF gray color on his arm, which he had on
when he came to the house in the afternoon.
80 Some delay occurring at this point General
Hunter said II there were NO more witnesses
In attendance the Court would adjourn.
Mr.. Doster, counsel for AtZerodt, said that
he had some witnesses in attendance, but as he
desired to examine them IN certain order, he
would prefer not 10 do so At this time. He said
he proposed to introduce certain testimony in
the case OF Atzerodt, to set up the plea of In
sanity, and his disposition from youth. To do
the prisoner distant many thousands OF miles
away from here, which would require time.
Mr.. Ewing called William S. Arnold to the
stand for defense.
-s' TESTIMONY OF VIM g ARNOLD.
(For the aecused.)
Witness is a brother of Samuel Arnold, the
priSCAer, ana resides at HOOkStOWn, MO VIII
meas remembers that Samuel WAS in the coun-
ty from the 21st to the 25th of March then went
to town, and returned on the Goth; he went to
town again Tuesday or Wednesday, and went
ont again on the LIST of April, and in the after
noon of that day he (the prisoner) went to
Fortress Monroe. From March 21st to 25sh
the accused was with witness; witness was
with Samuel on the night ct the 25th Of March
roomed with him. witness was absent from him
but half an hour next morning when he re-
turned home, and Samuel remained in the
returned 70 Baltimore Samuel left tor Fort.
ress Monroe on the LIST OF April; witness is GER.
tain about the dates.
By Judge Advocate Bingham.-Witness is
able to FIX the dates because Of a sale in his
neighborhcod. Witness did not see Arnold for
several hours on the Saturday night they
stopped in baltimore witness having left him
at home. Samuel delivered some arms to
witness on the first of April, before he left TO r
Fortress Monroe. Witness recollects his father
coming ont and taking the arms to Baltimore,
The pistol was large sized one.
By Mr. Ewing.--The prisoner gave witness
a knife and pistol; saw him fire the loads out
and reload them and shoot a chicken. Witness
thinks he fired two rounds.
TESTIMONY OF FRANK ARNOLD .r.
(For the Accused)
Witness is brother OF the prisoner, Samuel
Arnold. Samuel slept with witness on Thurs.
day and Friday nights goth and 31st of March
took state room on the boat with Capt. Moi
fart, OF the sth Maryland regiment.
TESTIMONY OF JACOB SMITH.
(For the accused)
Witness lives at Hookstown, and Is &C
quainted with the prisoner, whose brother
house is about half a mile from that Of wit
or sed of March to ABOUT the Both nearly every
day. t"' - d..
not certain he first saw the prisoner on the
Doth or 22d has only an indlstinct recollection
By Mr.. Ewins.-witness was during the
-IaA
place, and saw Samuel several times on his
TESTIMONY OF JOHN r PoRD.
fFor the Accused1
: Witness resides in Baltimore. Is proprietor
OF Ford's Theater, and knows Edward Spang-
Ter, who has been st intervals in witness en-
pioy three or four years, for two years con.
stantly. Witness WAS not in the city on the
day of the assassination; was in Richmond
on that day: arrived there between 2 andS
o'clock. Witness has known J. Wilkes Booth
since ne was q child, and intimately for six or
seven years.
BY Mr.. Ewing %. State what You have
heard Booth say Of Samuel +. Chester, the
MIR Bingham-I object. = go
Mr.. Ewing State whether or not Booth ever
applied to You TO employ Chester in your thea
. Mr Bingham objected It was not competent
for any declaration OF Booth to be introd uced
to attack witness.
MT Ewing said 1t was not his design to at
tack the witness, Chester, but to corroborate
his testimony. He wished to show that Booth,
while undertaking to manipulate Chester for
ing to get Ford to employ Chester here, his
(Booths) purpose being to use Chester as an
instrument for his purpose at the theatre. His
design in introducing this testimony was to re-
lieve Spangler by showing that Booth had not
any instruments in the theatre to accomplish
his purposes, and wished to bring Chester there
TO that end.
The objection was sustained. p
Ry,Mr. Ewing :-Spangler was employed as
a stage hand at night, and to assist in doing
carpeD ter's work during the day; his duties
was required On the stage. His presence was
needed during the second scene Of the third act
of the American Cousin, unless he had preyi-
ously aseertainedthat he could be spared. This
in the second act were short. John b. Wright
was the stage manager, and James j. Clifford
,hs ssfpepser one Of whose duties
was to keep the principal passage clear
Spangler's duty called him on the opposite
should never be obstructea It is used
by all parties coming from the dressing
and green room. Witness has given directions
Cousin is a plain play, which required no
crnwding OF the pass Spangler never
wore a mustsche. Witness has noticed that
Spangler had great admiration for Booth
Booth was peculiarly fas cnating man, and
was we'll calculated to exercise greatinfi uence
over The lower classes, The leap made by
Booth II ON the Presidents box to the stage was
not an extraordinary one. Booth was asuperb
gy,nDasf, and was noted for his daring leaps.
Witness has known Booth to introduce some
extraordinary leaps in the play of Macbeth,
when played in Baltimore. The leap made
In that liA7 by him was so hazardous as 70
elicit the condemnation OF the Baltimore Sun
at that tinne The leap made by Booth from
the box was not SO difficult as to need rehearsal.
It y as not usual to rehearse leaps introduced
into plays at theaters. The leap from the
box was not difficult one for Booth.
Witness, since the common cement OF the last
September season, seldom visited his theater
In this city without finding Booth there.
Booth used to have his letters sent to him
at the theateT. Witness usually came to
washington three times per week. The
last Tina he saw Booth was two or
three weeks before the assassin alton. The
did not make his regular visits to his ashing-
ton theater.
At ihis point the Court took recess until
p. m.