The New York herald., 1865-05-28
,ng II. time You were shess' Yes dr.; almost every

Where were your horsese A. Al the stable, Think;
/; Do. you know wherq John 3: sunsss waa u that
timer A. think he was Ai college. q
DO you soow nov whether there were any charges
H 70 Wso, you ana sns party that we're sref came
myself up, having got tired - ,,ns awsy. thsv sd
thsn ssS 70 me the oath then went home
What Induced cs ~ been any charges agains! me-
A. avoid arres me party TO go 10 the pines 70 seep'
arres,edf a on had you for supposins you would be
went arrested, and understood would be too 50
o. down there.
Have you seen surratt in Charles county SINGER A.
nave net; wish TO state here that II not in No
@ You spoke Of Andrew ]. Gwyn being there with you
viii you state where he has been SINGER He has been
Q. What relation DO you bear to hlmi A. He Is my
or0ther he lives in Prince Georges county, SOME eight
Q Did you hear Of Andrew j. cwyn being in that
section since 1907 a heard he was there some time
What timc In 1851 did he 60 Souths A. In August.
cRoss-ExAMiEED By JUDGE ADVOCATE HOLT.
g You spoke OF the unversality Of arrests in 1851
DID you understand that they Counued to persons
suspected of dsoyaly and dsoyal practicesi A. They
were, generally. There were ssevera volunteer CON-
panes wSo down there whose members were arrested
me United Statesf A. They were commissioned by
On what grounds did you suppose you would be ar
restedY A. I was captain Of q company down t0ere.
Q Organized for what purposey A. II was called
noghbors; at tha. time there was good deal OF dsaf
lection among the blacks: II thought TO be propef
r. ,or ras1g eompan!es through the county there
mission
O. Was understood they were organised to stand
against the government of the United states Yes SIR
so understood IT. they arrested several members OF my
company; and as understood there was warrant for
You slept in the pines for the sole purpose Of escap
ing this arres,' A. Yes sir.
~. nproAf frll % In WI IN IL
nenss and the sentiments which pervaded those local
ganizationsf A. do not know what his sentiments
By Mr. Ewrsc-Q When was the company Of which
yso yoa were captain orgaozedf think in the fall OF
q. Before or after the election Of Mr. Linco,nf A.
90 not know; think commenced to organize our
company before that but were not fully organized until
O. How far the locality Of this organization from
Dr. Nudd's placer A. About ten miles.
any ~nee % sdd no S
pember of company gotten up in Bryantown.
O. Are you sure Of thals A. do not know positively;
Testimony OF Jerry Dyer.
EXAMINED by MR.. EWING.
Q. State where you live. A. live In Baltimore.
9 State where you lived prior TO that A. In Charles
O. DO you know the prisoner Dr. Samuel A. Mudd,
", W,w OF f. a,a v,, u,,. r.. A.. =, =. Ma,
A. About mile and half in direct line
@ When did you leave your residence in Charles
C0untyI "A. In May, TWO years ago
Q. State how long before you went 10 Baltimore you
had lived in Charles county A. was raised there.
Q. State whether you know Sylvester Elgan who has
that name; he was called siEi,; he is little boy-a
servant OF the father of Dr. Nudd.
T. DO you Know his brother Fraukf A. Yea
q Do you know Dick Gardner, or LIKE Gardneri
A. Not by that name; know Dick and Luke Washing
ton, who presume are the ones you mean
accused, DR.. Mudd, under oak tree, when you
In conversation with Walter Bowie aud the accused the
oran naQA hn Gul,,xa l..a
brother Frank and others Of hts RchmondY
Never had any such conversation with him in my life
and Ia August was not In the county. went To Ba
more the first day Of August and remained until October
when hearing that some Of my hands had LETT the farm
thirty or forty hands LEFT the neshborhood about that
time.
Q And you never that or any other time heard him
threaten to send any Of his servants to Rchmond' A.
Never heard when got down in the county that such
neghborhood; mover heavd DR.. Mudd say any such
thing.
q Did you ever meet pr Mcdd in company with Wal
ter Bowie? A. Not that know of.
Q Can you say that you never met Dr. Audd In com
pany with Walter Bowie at the house OF Dr. Mudds
fatberi A. am satisfied did; recolect about
two years ago. in the fall Of 1902 spng OF 1863 when
some rode into the lane turned and asked who that
was coming; he said ''that 10 Walt Bowie, wonder
what he wants here T" and turned and went into the
house; he stayed about for two hours got somo
whiskey and went away; don't rccollect whether Dr.
Mndd was there or not; my mpre ssion IS he was not.
O. DO you know Andrew Gwyn9 A. Very we'll
2 Do you know where he has been since 1897 A.
he has been in the rebel army.
y Have you ever seen him since 1867 A. have not
O. Did you meet him with surratt and DIR. Blanford at
the house Of Dr. Auddf A. Never; never saw surrau
there In my hc the only time ever him ut all was
coming into Bryantown some two or three years ago.
q Do you know whether not any Of Surra,t's
family were ia Bryablown ihen' A. He bad sister
there at school
@ DID you year see surra,t drive up to the house
Of DR.. Mudds father and take bis borse out OF the
T. Are you acquainted with the witness Milo Simms?
Yes; know him he used TO live with Dr. Mudd.
q DO you know Rachael Spencer ElviDa Washington,
Else Eigan and Mary SimmsS A. Yes
:, statc whether any Of them were servants of DR.;
hudd in 1892 A. think they all were; know !
bought The woman Elvina about 1860 or 1861
Y state whether you were at Dr. Mudd's house, or In
lbe neighborhood with Benjamin Gwyn, in the sum
mer Of 1907 A. Twas, in September 1861.
Y. How long were you NJ the honses A. We were in
lhe neighborhood abou, aweek.
q What were you doingy A. We were knocking about
In tho bushes aud pines there report that every.
body was TO be arrested, they arresng good |
many men in that neighborhood; Mr. Gwyn came Gown
and said they mad becn 10 the house u.s. also
received notice that was 20 be arrested came to Dr.
Mudds house and staid ABOUT there, sleeping in the
pines between his house aud mine several nights;
we're two nights very ms spring.
:. where DID you get your bed ciothingf A. Al Dr.
O Where did you get your meals, A. When we were |
near his house DR. Mudd brought the meals In part of
be time we were on the opposite side Of tho swamp;
shIe VIC were this side. about two hundred yards
rom bis tDr. Nudds) house. he would sometimes bring
Town basket with bread meat, whiskcy, &C, and the
,irl, Mary Simms sometimes brought coffee.
q Who took Of the horses OF the partyf A. be-.
ieve the horses left ut DE- Mudds stable; sup-
pose the boy Milo took care OF them he was about there
state how the parties were dressed. A. They had |
IN citizens' clothes
q Who composed the partyf A. BENJAMIN Cwyn,
ADdrow Gwyn and myself
Q Were apples and peaches ripe about that timer A.
Z was about peach season.
Q Do you know whether . watch was lcft at Dr. |
dudds bofse when you thcref A. recollcct tell.
ng the children TO keep lookout aud let me know. |
Do you know whether Albion Brooke was about
he house at that timer A. think he was not Lying
here, but he often came across there.
q Do you know whether there was any warrant for |
'our arrest or any charges against your do not;
here was general stampede Of people, and groat
ifement In that whole munity
Q DO you know Daniel J. Thomas, one OF the Wit |
,esses for the prosecution A. have known him quite
nj mately slnce he was boy have seen much OF him
or the last two or three years
Q Are you acquaptcd with the reputation he held 10
he community which he lives for veracilyi A. only |
Inow from public rumo There are very few who baye
my confidence In him.
From yourknowlcdgc Of his reputation for veraciiy
would you believe him under oathY A. would not
q ARE you acquainted with the accused, Dr. Nudd2 |