New-York daily tribune., 1865-05-29

O. What induced the party to go the pines to sleep
O what reason had Won for supposng you would be
srrestedf A. Almost everybody m our ncighborbood
being arrested, ana uhuerstoou Wouu w. WV
Have Won seen Surratt in Charles County since
u have not; wish 10 state here that 1t was not IN
Eovenber I slept in the pues; II was IN August 80
N Won smoke Of ndrow j. Gwyn being there Win
Won: will you state where he has been tincef A. Aie
has bcen South rro,.
boher he lives in Prince Georges County some eieht
miles from my home tt, .h..
section since 1901 A. heard he was there some time
during last Winter, think.
o What time in ls6l did be go SOUTH A. In Au'
gust. ,,-,. u.,, n Va, ,roLo
~ The universally of arrests in lsGi did you under.
stand that they confined To persons suspccteu Vi
disoyaty ana disoy al practices A. They were, gen
crally there several volunteer companies down
there whose members were arrested.
O Were those companies organized for tho defcnsc
Of she United siatesi A. They were COMMISSIONED ny
Gov. Hicks. -,
O. On what grounds did you suppose you would be
arrested A. was captain OF company down there.
q Organized for what nurrosef A. IL was cai'c" n
lone Guard aud for The purpose OF protecting the
neghbDs at that time there good deal oi disaf-
focion among the blacks; il Thought TO be proper
time Cor raising companies through the comfy there
fore petitioned Gov Hicks ana ne gave me eopins'
sion. ,
Q. Was il not understood they were ORG lniscd 70
stand hy the State IN any dlsoyal position she might
take agars, the Government Of the United Staiesf A.
Yes sir So understood IT, they arrested several mem
bers OF nv company: and az understood there was
warraIt for my arrest. len.
q lou slept in the pines for The foe purpose OF es
Gaping this arrest \. Yes SIT. .
o. Dr. Mudd suppose. ooDcnrTed fulls III yolr sthtl.
mcnts and the sentiments which pcryaded these local
organizations A. do not know what his sentiments
were 1T the lime. . :,
By NJ. Exin9-o when was the company Of which
yon were captain fCaai1edi "A think IN the all OF
1889 OF Winter o' ls60
q Before OF after the election Of Mr.. Lincoln A. l
DO not know. think We commenced TO organize our
company before that but not fully organized until
after that time.
O. How FAR the locality Of this organization from
DR. Mudds plicci A. Abau. ten miles.
O. DO you know Whether DIR. Mud was member OF
any Of these volunteers compinesf A. think he was
"a member Of company gotten MP in Bryantown .
O. Are you sure OF that' Il. 90 not kno" p"S'"e-
ly; think so
TESTIMONY or JERRY DYER.
EIemiaed By Mr. E1iss-tl state where you liver A..
live in Baltimore.
County 80.
A, VC Yes, sir, sG~ '+'' '' 49,.
A. A bor, mile and hllf In direct lire.
q When did you leave your residence In Charles
County A. In May two years ago.
O. State how long before you want to HaliinoFe you
Lad Lived in Charles County A. was llsed there,
O. state whether Won knew sylvester Eisan, who has
been On the witness stthdi \. do not Know him "
that name: he was called III be Is a htue ho!-a
servant II the father of Dr Mudd
O. Do you know his brother Frank' a Yes.
d Do you know ricA GARNER. or Luke taTdn r '
A. Not ny that name, know Dick and Luke wash
inCton who presume are ihe ores ycu mean.
q State whether in August isoJ NJ TIE house of the
accused DR. Mudd under AL oak tree. WA,h you NeI :
in conversation with Waller h"~ie ana e soousra.
the accused ssid he woud send Sylvester Eea and his
brother Frank and Others o! lis wants 10 Ecbmoud
4. Never had any sSch convorsaiion WIN I'm III my
life. and iu August was not IN the county went 10
Baltimore the iIst day OF August. ana rennnec un II
October hen bearing that s0'uo oi my lands n.d .it
tie farm went dOgn to SEQ about carrying on th'
farms shout 30 40 hhuGs leil the ncshbOhood about
tha. time 80
O. And Won never NJ - or any other time heard him
threaten io send any % ais scryantsto lachmond' y
Never; | heard when i got down IN the count! tlni
such report had been started tacrc 10y certain ran
in ;le nci ghborhocd; never heard Df. Audd say an!
, such thing. 80
| o. Did yon ever meet Dr. Muld in company with
Waiter BOwiet A. No. Tia | know o.
q. Can you say TINT you never met pr Nuid IN com
pany with Waller Bowie at the house of Dr. hndd
father A an satisfied never ga; rec"iect nbol1
two wears ago in the Pail of lrb2 or Spfl1R o' lth
when rode into TIE lane. t1rnsd AID asfed
who that was coming be said that is Walt Bowie j
wonder what he wants here" and inrned and went Into
the house. he STAYED about for two hourr got
some whisky and went away don't recoleet whether
Dr. Mudd was there or not, my impression Is be Vas
not.
o. Do you know Andrew Gwyni A. Very we'll
. Do you know where he has been since lsCli A.
IL hfs II tie ltfhfl army.
o. Have you over seen him since i-dlf A. have
O. Did Won meet him with Surratt and Dr Blnnford
at The house Of Ir. Mndd' \: Never. never saw
al all coming into Bryahto"h some t"o or thTee
years AGO
O. Do you know whether not any 4 Surraus
fan lily were In Byantowu thon' a. He had a sister
O. Did Won last year see Snrratt drive up to the house
Of Dr. Mudda father and take his horse out Of tho
lHt.g 4
o. Arc you acquainted with The witness. Milo
simms, A. Yes; know him; he used 10 live with
DR.. Mudd.
o Do you know Bacbel Spencer Elvina Washington.
TIsie EleaD and Mary SINUS \. ies.
q. State Whether any of ihcm were servants Of DIR.
Madd IN ls6l A. think they all ecrei / know 4
bongit the woman Elyina about isGO or 1861.
O state whether YOU were ~ d. Mudd'- house, or
IN tho neighborhood with Benamin Gwyn. In the sum
mer OF IeGlf A. war ~ y ltember. lthl.
q UOv long were you q tae houscf Il. We were
In The neighbOrhOod about week.
Q. what were you doing A. We were knocking
about in tie bushes and pines; there was report that
every body 10 be arrested they were arrcsing n
good maiy men In thst neighbOrhoOii Mr.. GNyn came
don and said they had been tO the house 10 arrest
al,o received notice that WIS % be arrested. cano
to DR. Mudds house and stayed about there sleeping in
the pines between his house snd mine several nights
We were two nights very hear Die spring.
q. Where did you get your bed coihiugi A. AT Dr.
q. Where did ysn get your moalsi A. When We
his house DIR. Mudd brought the meals in;
pfrl O ho tltue W0 were ON the opposite sdt ui ihe
swamp; while We were on this side about 30 yards
from bis (Dr Mudds) house he would sometimes bring
down a basket with bread, meat. whisky, &c. and the
giil, Mary S4mms, sometimes brought coffee
q. Who took care OF the horses Of the partyi 4. /
believe the hOises were loft at Dr. Mudds stable; |
suppose the boy Milo took II them he about
thcie.
O State how the parties were dressedi A. They had
on citizens clothes.
q. Who composed the party, A. Benjamin Gwyn.
Andrew Gwyn and myself.
q. Were apples and peaches riIe aloat that time
A. 1t was about peach season.
q. DO you know whether n watch was left NJ Dr
Mudd's house when you were therof Il. l rocoliect
telling the children 10 keep look out and let LIE