The New York herald., 1865-05-28
THE r RIAL.


9. ws'chmann know you had been thercf A. Yes
Q would ask you whether his has not eeon your
q. Have You any other occapstscn, Do YOU 10 any
shng else for support A. Why I've been specuas'ag
o wherea A. In King G,eorges county.
We're you no. Known by your friends as . blockade
unnen don't know
q What name did you go by besides the nans yon
have given here' They sometimes called Spencer
g We', is that your namef A Ny name Is A
Q What is the 's !" fors A. Spencer
,osr %s sa you SS, 'Ss %s' %
thought A. 8 Howell was enough.
q Is Spencer your manner A. II 10 one Of my names
some OF ray friends call me Spencer.
Q Was II given you In infnncys A. don't know.
= Give to the court your full name A. A. s. Howell.
Q Is that your full name or only the initials OF your
IN my name my proper name is A. g. Howell
q Whom running tbeeiockade what name did you 20
byY A. by the name OF Howell
g Wien we're you arrested2 A. In March
y How recently had you then come from RchTnond2
9, That was in Marcls a. Yes, sir
WAS 20 ssos oa tSo ls%sSer so ss time in March, think
o when you went to Richmond in February do you
seemoer M ,h VINO accompanied your A. remember
~ any parties from Y vi. .s.s city accompany your A,
q Any from h~ylsna' A. No, SIR; they were all
This cipher, where d,a YOU se, ity A. I've been
acquainted with i some seven years
i = Wnvrv ui1 yp9 learn y? A. In magician's book
wss: ws. s ss IS% a, ss Tsa 20 se s.s e,
could mako II In twenty minutes
9 DID you ever teach to John surrattf A. No. SIR
O. Did you ever meet at Surratt's house Mrs s'aderY
Washington.
Q whena A. In February.
9. About What date9 A. The goth or 22d
~ D'd you have any conversation with her' A. Yes,
9 Did she accompany you to Richmond A. Partly I
~ On, Dia sne ever come back with your A. met her
eccidcntaliy IN Westmoreland county
u of herr viet N tha
raoy a. No. cir; saw her arst In WcstmoIel. oonr
When was thap A In rebruar-
Q Did you meet her at surrai,' last
bsa S a wh her po:omsS Not
the 6rst Of February on the Potomacs A. About
. where ne here toeethera A. No, SIR
q p' ,ld she 60 tor A. New York city.
you accompany her any dstancei A. Only
Q You met her again at Mrs surrssts houses A.
Who @ was s. With @ herr 4. youns s man - '''' 'SS
Y Who was hcf A. John Surratt
9 Did she afterwards come 10 the houseP \ No, cir.
9 How long did you stay at surast's' A. Two days
O Daa goa have any conversation about your Rich.
TAX with wechmann ans: told them had been TO Rich
rsohd bat they already knew II.
Q 7hey knew you had been Ia Richmond A. They
knew was from Richmond some time previous
q Did you have any conversation with Mrs. surratt
stcot tho matterf A. IAont know sir
q Did you nleot Mrs Ssader In RichmondP A. Yes SIR
o whonp A. Last February.
Q Alter which she was with John a. SurranY
O She weo.airccsy with surratts A don't know, SIR
q You don't know whether she wss with him On the
ESd ol March? A. No, sir
Q DO you know what her business in Richmond?
A. No sir; / didn't inquire,
O. You only know that afer yop saw her AZ Mrs
Eprrat;s you her at RichmondP A. Yes, sir.
. What 6tAer OF your frlcnds did you meet at Sur
rasss A. do not know that met any
o Did yeu ever meet AtDcrou therei A. think
Asss~ou vsss there.
q Do you know whom he came TO see' A. 20 not,
. Didyou see this man, Wood, or Psyne, theres A.
D. BOW many Of the prisoners here bave yos be
porc? A. think have seen two
@ What two9 A. Atzerott and DR., Mudd
q Where did you DR.. MuddS a. AT Bryantown
q Tell us when your acquaintance Drst commenced
With Or Moddf A. have known him lorg while, bS'
@ Did you bring any drafts on bm' "A. 10, SIR
q Were % you ever in bis houscs A. Yes, sr; over a
gear ago.
not coming from Richmond; bad not been there
Ssor some time.
q How long did you stay With Dr. Huddf a. Only an
O Did YOU take dinner with him' A. No. sir.
O. Now who IL that drew those drafts, and upon
whom were they drawn and what their anoun1 A.
bought FOR Mrs. Marrya.t on hor brother.
@ To what amount? a. Two hundred dollars
Q. Who else? A. bought one from young man
4 On whomY A On his mother.
q or how muohf A. Twenty five dollars
O. what drafts you received that you coected9
A. None of any amount excep; one on a man named
tanner which got money on TO pay those parties for
g Do rccollect wha, you paid for the two hundred
dollar draft2 A. thuk / paid eight hundred dollars
IA Confederate money for one hundred dollars.
Q What drafts did you bring TO this cityS A. nevcr
o whr, drafts did you bring to Baltimorcs A. None,
o what drafts 70 st Charles county, A. 1 never
O. Have you any Of those drafts herc2 A. have
n ur,., a., -. e. ..,. .,,oas ,or, ,,o.. so.u
Q. Wherea A. At my siser's
y What Is her nanet A. Mrs. Langley.
And she has all with her that are uncollec,ed' A.
think so
Uried States government A. No, sir, 1 have
By Mr.. Ewrc-o. wish to ask you whether YOU ever
been about Bryanowu good deal before the war;
raised in.thc county.
Q You have seen Muda ,hero before the WARP A. oh,
O. We're you at Mudd's house at any other time
since the war; A. don't think have boon, sir
BY Col BURSErr-Q You say this conversation took
place up stairs between you and weichmann aud in his
room2 A. Yes, sir; portion OF it.
q Was any other person presenv A. don't think
O How came you to remember that conversation, and
not be able remember the conversation with Mrs Sur
rntt anybody else in the hoascs A. Well, sir IL just
come 70 my mind by the question being so pointed
O. Did you know that belonged TO any company for
Abe defence Of Washington, and that he bad quarrel
With one Of the family on account OF hts Union sentl
nopts2 A. never heard word about It, str
You didn't know that one OF the ladies struck him
In the quarrel because he wore blue sodiors pants
No sir; never saw him blue soldiers pants.
A. Don't you know a fact that he rnng
Jon over TO pick out Of you about your visits to Rich
snond don, you know he tired 10 nnd what your
object wcreY A. II he did he didn't succeed
(.aug gIter)
Q rather think he did Didn't you know he belonged
20 military company for the defence of Washington
A. No, SIR
BY Mr. AwES-o Did weichman in that conversation
or not state that be had done all that he could for the
sonth Yes, sir but can't reeoect the exact words
The Court adjourned TIL ten O'Clock Monday mora
ting
Harlem Bridge COn,missiouers.
Al The last meeting Of the above commissioners tho
following appointments were made: -
Ernstus W Smith, Chief Engineer
Ethan Rogers, Assistant Engineer
insrsham Jr, Secretary OF The Board