Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-18
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f.,.NISArIox oF John oREEnAwALT.
,,,,...s Is the keeper q the Pennsylvania
ia washington; Il acquainted with tho
49,, Atserodt but was not we'll acquainted |
rla i'if wIlke. Booth he came 70 his house. IA
,......,,aph Of Booth was shown witness, which
. l,sS,1.sised I Booth had frequent Interviews
~ ltrsrodt Il the PennAylvaula Honse. At
81 would generally at In the slttlng-room.
~ an would walk In and out, followed By
....slt Booth seldom entered the room They
,aIistsryious In front Of my house. and they
- oIteu walk OF a. far hs the livery stable,
-, their conversation would take place. On
!, OCCASION AtIcrodt aud some other young men
Z. 10 met came into my house. lie had been
s,t,ug. and said. ~GresnAwalt, am pretty
=, brske through have friends enough
dte ne ~ mach Tnoueyas will keep me all
In am going away one Of these days, bat
"A return with ~ much gold NJ will keep mo
n nv Lifetime. - He made this declaration
I.si lie -, q April, a. hs came to my house ON
A,Iah Of March last. lie Left my house on the
lV,inesdhy before the assassination. He had no
l,uars With him. next saw him on Saturday
-snlsg the 18th Of April, between two aud
N, o'clock had Just gone into my house and
- 70 my room when a servant came up 10 get
s,,ss fof hye-aollar bill, and told me there
~ nan by the name Of Atferodt down stairs
~ wanted lodgings. went down aud found
n.y. uEgodt and another man there. He wanted his
N nom, but told him that u was occupied and
ID. ~ 10 would have 10 room with the other gen.
I-sau lie sent tho other man 10 the room with
y sryaEt, and was about 20 follow, hen deaired
n % register his name; he hesitated, bnt Anal
4 sI.red his name they both len at dAyllght
VI morning, the strange man going to the rail-
~ DEPOT, and AtEerodt was passed by one Of
-rssuls going out Sixth street the strange man
~ ia dark, weather beaten complexion, and
rsssd poorly he entered his name ~ Sam.
illuas; the clothes be wore might have heed
a.guse; he was about i've feet seven or eight
,fbs, In height, aud about one hundred and
~ pouuds in Weight; his pants were worn in
w., and he had on broad cloth hat, much
IN: his Appearance was shabby; observed
,Alug unusual IN the conduct Of AtierOdt the
=, Thomas stared at me somewhat; he kept a
lns eye Apon me they had no con Vorsatipn In
y presence; Thomas asked for room for him
m q came In Atserodt was laying on set
;. aad Thomas standing At the counter, By the
,gislsf; ! do not know the prisoner, % Laughlin;
that Thomas said to me was that he was a
~ writer; dld not notice whether either Of
rart.es were armed heard that AtEerodt had
tslfe; in March I saw him have = revolver,
rhsh he had Just bought A revolver was
IAsvu 10 the witness, which he declared TO be
nllAr to tho one That AiHarodt had bought
Ia reply to sevsrAl other questions the witness
lisd that he did not remember having made or
,ayIbE heard any remark preliminary OF that OF
lrer6dt with respect 10 Interpretation Of having
lusufh gold and silver 10 keep him all his life.
~ man Thomas, who came TO tho hotel On the
zauing Of the ldth with Aiierodt, did mot SEEM 20
y Intimate with the prisoner, though he Judged
thsm 70 be acquAintancss; AtEerodt did not seem
b hs sleepy OF In liquor the witness pointed out
10 yrisonsr Spangler as having some resemblance
loks man Thomas; he, however, had mo US
lsA,, which the prisoner had not and his hair
"a, lsuger, aud his complexion darker; he did
-, know that they como IN together, only that
liz srvant told him 80; nor does he know that
they cane down and went away together In the
nOfulhg AtIerodt left my house on the wednes.
49, -. Il - H.
g5luE 70 Montgomery county he said he owed me
soaple Of days board, and asked II " would
male any difference " neither he paid 10 whom he
veal away or whom be- came back ] do not know
0lAaghlin J; ! do not gnlzsThomas a. among
tAs pr.sners a the bar.
TESTIMONY oF JOHN .. ooYLB.
Mr. JohnP. Coyle, Que Of the proprietors Of the
Aaiioaal Int lif0eHcsr, was examined and tes-
Used that be knew Booth, but not intimately.
ne Judge Advocate General said that Booth, be-
iSit he died, stated that on the night before the
Essassihation Of the President ho wrote q long
article aud len II for one Of the editors Of tho M
hoaal iHtsAt0encer, in which be fully vet forth
Bis reasons for the crime, and asked Mr.. Coyie Z
lly such paper had been received. He responded
s S ai SsS s.s ,SsS ana
sao ftn
TESTIMONY oYnEaRKIAH MErTs.
llstiae in Montgomery county, Nd, On TIL
tSAday sfer the death OF Mr.. Lincoln, Altered
SH q my house and ate his dinner thetei h
tn lust from Washington and was inquirinl
,bOui tho news: some conversation took piae'
,A5ut General Grant having been shot, aud nm
tusioOd that he was shot IN tho ears; he sAi'
hat u the man that was TO have followed hin
lad followed him Il would have been 80; d
~, recolleet Of his saying anything about th
.s'ass.natOn Of the President; reside abou
iuthty -one miles from Washington; AtIerod
aid no lust come from Washington; he did no
hy anything Of the assassination which ha'
at occurred there, the conversation being Abou
O'eeAl Grant; I madc no inquiries about th
alisnent he made, but talked about u afer b
sh his manner was not excited; he did not sa,
,Asre he was goingj he passed under the nam
Ahdrew Atwood In the neighborhood,
"a ne erOss-examinA'ioh by Mr.. DoA'er' hr
Ny business Is farming; had known Atserod
iNiWo or three years do not reeollect ever see
" HIN bat once before the Sunday he came
Ay house; he came between ten and eleven, an
aayed some two or three hears; there was
'olple Of young men In the room when he mad
As remark about the shooting Of Genera
0nhi In the ears he said distinctly that
MAJ who was to heys followed HIN mad FOL
Ia reply 20 . question by the court the wltne'
sAisd that the young men present At the time o
liierOdt's remark, given above, were brother
aned sammon, who resided In the nelghbor
lpOd.
TRANSLATION or sEnaf. >. W. oHMMILLL.
This Interview detected the circumstances al
.aiing Atlerodt's arrest, which occurred on Oh
~ ult. at thu time Of hts arrest he denied thl
" name was Atwood, and gave another; I
40 peinqpiry a. 70 why be was arrested ,
,saled that he had len Washington recently, m
..alsd having had anything TO do with the a.
11zlnatlon,
DuriRg the ross.exnmination the witne,
.Asd that he proceeded In quest Of Atzorodt
anuauce q orders fruin Captain Townsend
~ man by the name Of Atwood he eonld NJ
4lla uoalllgalV that tho name rat uiyOn BY n
ln.onertwas not AtHerodt; he spoke 0erlna
vhieh The witness did not understand, hat
:. certain the prisoner stated that he bad n
'as FROM washington.
E-ExANINATIox or JOHN FLETcHER,
~ the Judge Advocate:
since leaving here have yon visited u
Asie Al the corner Of Seventeenth and stree
examined the horse 10 which you testlhe,
les, sir; examined him aud recognized HI
!. n :. horse taken BY Alastodii he was blind
4 ExAEIHArIox OF rHos. L. aARDSER.
|, ~ ne sudEs AdyosAle; Have ysI, o. net Al
s.esth Augur'a stables AZ seVenteenih and
Na.s..,, Waahingtoni A. res, cir Last saw hi
w q this month he was sold By my ane
4 sss.se Gardner, % a man By the name Of Boot
lle tine In the latter part Of November last
cot know booths ar.t naIae my unels's rs
u n. not over quarter u a mile away fro
4 ~ Ds audd do not know whether Boo
! ..ehased the animal on the recommendation
~ pnsoner, Or. Madd be eAme there with ,
: ,s,,ssasr, Dr., samuel Mndd. Tho witness
! M -. the horss a. dark bay horse, blind
y The Court Were you At your unels,n hOu
4 W Booth and Mudd cana 10 buy the hon
!, ~ e,,lmi thiak they came on horssbas
,' .ss',- exAmlnsd ~ NJ stoue.--kt Booths
ios.. teok the horse next morning % MOI
. 49, Stable In Bryantown Booth aald son