The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-16

| the end OF the Court rOOin lhtNS uitceI
persons were the eight criminals and
seven guards, one of the latter sitting
along with each prisoner. The witness
| carefully scanned each countenance. be
ginning with DR.. Mudd. on the extreme
left, and passing ou slowly to the right
until near the extrrme right, when MS
gaze fastened 1pu. he face of the defend
| ant, Atzerott After slight pause, wit
ness said, This is the man." pointing to
Atzerott Witness also testified that he
was present when the officer examined
the room, and confirmed so much OF The
witness Lees testimony as relates TO the
things found in the room. He further
stated that the bed had not been occn,
pied on Friday night, the l4th; that The
bed was undisturbed, and the chamber.
maid had informed him, on the morning
of the 18th. that she could not get into
the room to make it up.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. wEICHMAN-sURRArr TT
STUDENT OF DIVINITY.
Mr.. Weichman was the next witness
sworn. This witness testified that he
had known John III. Surratt since 1889;
was at college with him; that Surratt
and himself studied divinity together at
st Charles College, Maryland; that he
had for some time prior to the assassiua-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln boarded in this city
with Mrs. Surratt, the accused ut the bar,
and mother of John II. Surratt; that wit
ness and Surratt had been on most inti-
mate terms; that in January last he was
introduced by Surratt to DIR. Mudd, one
-. hot tla inn do W. m
Seventh street in February or March last.
in company with Surratt and Mudd, they
were Joined by J. Wilkes Booth. to whom
Surratt introduced witness; that Booth
invited them to the National Hotel: that
they went there, and into Booths room.
The latter called for cigars and wine for
four. In few minutes Booth went into
the hall, and called to Surratt to follow
him. They Booth and Surratt) remain
ed in the hall some fifteen minutes in
earnest conversation, They returned
and invited DR.. Mudd to join them, and
the three joined in private conversa-
tion in the hall for ten minutes or so, and
returned. Surratt and Mudd apologized
for the seeming rudeness, but Mndd said
Booth wanted to buy farm of him.
Booth then said he wanted to buy Mudds
farm, but the latter asked too much for
it.
HAROLD AND PAYNE RECOGNIZED BY WIT
NESS
Witness recognized Harold as the one
Surratt had introduced to him Here
upon, Haroll smiling, nodded his head in
recognition of witness. Witness also
recognized Payne as the one VINO came to
Surratt's house in the absence of Sur
ratt, and introduced himself as Mr.
Wood. He was received by the Surratts
cordially and lodged there that night
On a second visit some weeks after,
Payne again called and witness observed
that he called himself Payne, and said he
was Baptist preacher. Here Payne
seemed highly pleased, and with appar-
ent difficulty suppressed a laugh. J
Payne OIL the second visit remained some
four days, and OH one occasion witness
had found accused and John ii. Surratt
sitting upon the bed, playing with Bowie
knives This was short time before
the assassination. "
sURRATT VISITS CANADA AND RICHMOND.
Surratt went to Canada, and OH the
18th of last April Mrs. Surratt received
letter from him, dated at Montreal, at
the st Lawrence House. Witness went
to Canada to seek Surratt, but did not
gee him. Surratt, prior to going to Mon
treal, had visited Richmond. He return
ed here Just after the news arrived of the
evacuation of Richmond. Witness and
Mrs. Surratt told j. Fl. Surratt of the fall
of Richmond, but the latter would not
believe it, for he said he had been with
Davis aud Benjamin at Richmond, and
they told him Richmond would not be
evacuated Witness accompanied Mrs.
Surratt OH visit to SurrattsviHe to the
tavern of Mr.. Lloyd, Oh Friday the l4th
inst, and heard Mrs. Surratt give some
admonition to Lloyd abont having those
things ready tonight. They would he
called for. Witness also says thPt Atze.
rott once called at Surratt's house, and
the Surratt girls complained afterward
to their biother tor introducing such q
stick az that into the family They said
Atzerott was not fit company for them.
TESTIMONY OFT. H. LLOYD
TIL. Lloyd. being duly sworn. says
he resides in Surrattsville; recognizes
Harold aud Atzerolt. Harold has been
to his tavern several times. Surratt,
Harold and AtzerOtt have becn there to-
pether; a short time before the assassina-
tion the two latter called and left two
carbines and some ammunition, and said
they would come for them IN few days,
aud he had them concealed between
joists. Monday before the assassination
he met Mrs. Surratt near his house, at
first he couldn't understand what she
meant, but said something about the
shooting irons. and said they would be
wanted soon.
THE FLI0HT OF BOOTH AND HAROLD.
On the evening of the l4th. the day Of
the assassination, Mrs. Surratt came to
his house about five o'clock, and told
him to have those shooting irons ready,
that the parties would call for them
She left a piece wrapped in paper to be
given to the same parties, and told him
to give them bottle Of whisky About
twelve o'clock that night be was called
up and foand two persons at the door on
horseback. One was Harold, whom wit
ness recognized Harold introduced
Booth, who remained on bis horse, o
light grey or white colored animal, about
sixteen and half hands high. Harold
was on bay horse. He got of and went
into the bar and got bottle Of whisky
and took some out to Booth; be drank
l.