The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-19
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testimony of A. Reeve.
51.V 8a. WASHINGTON, May Is.
A. Reeve, telegraph operator, residing in
brooklyn, Long Island, identified dispatch
handed him by Booth at the st. Nichols Hotel
ana sent to Lewis j. Weichmau on. the 23d OF
march: 1t simply read, Tell John to tele-
graph No. and St at once. The witness then
delivered the message to John Surratt, who,
IN response to Weichmar's question what it
was about, said "Don't be SO damned inquisi-
tive" Witness boarded at Mrs. Surratts
house In Washington after the 4th of March {;
could not fix the time; he said Booth, John
Surratt, Payne and Atzerott, with several
others who had all been riding out, returned
very much excited; noticed that some OF them
were armed; Surratt said his prospects were
blighted aud was in an extremely i'll humor
witness also testified that on the morning after
the assassination be thought it his duty to
surrender himself to the government and forth
with assisted in the discovery and arrest of the
guilty parties. He mentioned woman COM
ing to Mrs. Surratt's whom the latter said was
Mrs. Slater, a French woman and blockade
runner and was not afraid OF consequences
because she could involve the protection of
the French Minister. The Court here took
recess. wa raJtg1 aao t8srss slss sis5-ss
Lewis Weichman was recalled and testified
that he delivered the message to John Surratt
who, in response to Weichman's question what
it Was about, "Don't be SO damned inquisi-
tive" sar 3s4 aae11
s Testimony of James Walker.
James Walker (colored) testified that he
was living at the Penn House in April: Atze-
rott came there on the 18th of April, about 2
o'clock in the morning, and left between 5 and
in the morning. 6ae hnan Sc 4aesqa
William Clerdenrin identified knife as the
one picked up near the corner of E and 9th
streets on the morning after the assassination
by colored woman. ssear lnla3
T.s,... : - aA
Da.as.,.'a ~ -, $3.50 - - 1900, "e.' a
IA ~ N.Y. nail testneq saas AIzerott
sa,J H.. ~ ,.n e,a' ne se thrown me Knlie away
r. IL ;ato Jo s,s;ah III As1eIosss room nao
~ li ~ . Pls aN winch peiongeu 70 Harrold.
oals Testimony of Leut.s w. R. Kitten. g5
Lieut.. w. r. Klien testified that he saw the
prisoner Atzerott at the PENNSYLVANIA House !:
saw Atzerott in the room and said to him
"Have you heard of the assination IF the Pros.
ident?" He said, Eyes, it was an awful
thing 2 awoke about In The morn;ng. he
was gone; some time before the assassination
4. saw Tue prisoner nave knife IN the bed with
said aTent have 90, saa - t nI1
him YES had II Ia ss;d ~ on An .a;,s h .U,o
tba otbar - 49, = - ~ 'n '''' '8 10
= ~ 80 a.s5saal5g. saa.z@ tadA
49, sSssnoaU ~ Heo. Mr. 4fe1oer. So
ns ;s; Mr nyoer, o. Cnicago, testlnsd that
ne visited richmond IN the month OF April,
remaining from the 18TH TO the 2lst, and
picked up IN or near the State House letter
s1gned W. =. Oldham, Feb II, 1866: To
Ere Dayls, 10 winch ne calls The atten
Sapa =, ne resuens 70 inc iact That certain
dlincuitles 10 plan presented to destroy the
-enemy's vessels and cities, and to create a
tsrfor Az .ne NORM, naa been overcome;
Ine preparation Is alluded 70 as having been
colnpounueu W PROFESSOR McCuliocn, TO
WiioiH, anu oiie otners person only the compo-
s s.' was hnoWD, ana tne writer states that
uy us means every Vessel leaving foreign ports
!or the United Statess any transport or gun
boat, may De destroyed, and this, too, by
agents, and with but little fear of danger
The writer asks JET. Davis to confer with
Gen. harris on the subject On this is en-
dorsed, "The Secretary OF State, at his con
venience, Will see Gen. Harris. and learn what
plan ne has Tor overcoming the difficulties
heretofore experienced. Signed DID,, Feb. II,
1861
The following is the lettes referred to by the
witness Rvder.xis wga sHia ss iaf a5,e
I. I 3 $500, 49, -. NJ ~ ,oar
~. r.as...lsss y icoo
Z " 49, ts..oeSssenog, osge rSon Lupus z, 2:
mon n vn, sno d.ua anu myseal wateo
r,; ~ ~, - :, :. \
r, ~ az aut .ne enemy
~ % ~ - snD'pNi5 siieiis eniPPins, sU"Hs,
WI 49, ~, o.o $685.,
-, A .h ~ 'ese.ai reniarAs maoe Dy you
=, on .no suDJ1 ~ snas was hos Iuly prepared
s ~ ans~ puS Mnicn, upon subsequent CON
sions s M,tn sne parties Processing Inc enter
= 20 10 Iau snas caiiao' Apply as op)ecaons
" ~, 'ilo 'S rsa .s...,
asr ne coulousINe haler'al cohslsts Of
esseLai plspsi a'ions, anu .nos one alone, anu
!. can De useu wielout exposing me party using
sne.n " nm She iease uanger o. detecuon Wnat-
eses; bne preparaLions are not IN tne nahos
~ I Daile', ua' are Ia 'ne nanas Oh rlol;
mcoulousn, auu Ito Sno~n 9us w y Nun anu
o os o1Tyl 40 uauo' s
4. ,ha ';i;, ), $500 ;,to th d,,an,s
na,,strv hnt,bs WOW nav he dora hv aoa,ts
and in most cases hu nersons ;goor.n ~ 81 tSe
facts and tberefore in rv, aSan,s have
saen anough If tba afacts hat can ho Nc
oad =, sst;sev NC - ,.i;t
Ont anv damaaa 10 tho nart;as encsgod on" and
N others y hut 7erv s iIJ ''' anu
We can erst b,r,, sgarv voss that Ioonas
fore; mort I'd ssnd M, ~ -, y
transport that leaves the harbor Of New York.
or other Northern ports. with supplies for the
armies of the enemy in the South. Third
Burn every transport and gunboat on the
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