The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-16
VOL. XIX---NO. III.

ed hearing him remark that he did mo-
want TO be arrested at home IS it would
cause tie death Of his mother, and he an.
nounesd his intention Of going elsewhere
Witness testified that while in Washing.
ton on Thursday night they were together
most OF the time and he did not know of
his going elsewhere that night.
L o Henderson testified he WAS &C
quaInted With O'Lsughlin and that he told
him on Friday morning he was to see
Booth. lie did not know whether he saw
him or not, and could not tell what his
business was.
Samuel Z. ]. Stregg testified that he had
known OLsughlin for several years, and
saw him with Booth early in April. The
association between them appeared to be
OF an intimate character. Saw them st
one time talking earnestly together, an
other person, whom he did not know, be-
ing present witness thought one of the
prisoners WAS the person talking with
Booth and O'Laughlin, but would not
point him out as he could not swear 10
him.
LIS. Sprsgue, clerk of the KirkWood
House, testified to being present when the
room was broken open, after the assassina
tion, and saw the revolver which wss found
there.
David Stanton testiaad that h. ,.-r,
OLSughIin at the house 81 he Secretary
of War the night before the assassination,
and asked him what his business WAS. He
inquired for the Secretary of War. Stan
ton then requested him to go, and he went.
This was about half past ten o'clock
OLaughlin did not say what his business
was and did not sppear to haves any. There
was great crowd Of people there, and
band Was serenading the Secretary and
General Grant.
Peter Slstterwell testified that he kept
restaurant near Ford's Thester. About 10
o'clock on the night of the l4th of April,
man called for soma whisky, and after
drinking it, ran out hastily. About eight
or ten minutes Afterwards he heard that
the President was asasssinated. Either on
that night or the night before, Harold
stopped in and inquired for Booth.
james NJ Dye testified that he saw sew
ersl suspicious looking persons in front of
FOrd's theatre at haltpsst o'clock on the
night of the l4!h of April. One was ele-
gantly dressed; the two others were some
what rough in appearance. About the end
OF the second act the well dressed one said
to the others 1 think we will come out
now. Soon after this man stepped into
the saloon and took drink, when he came
out and whispered to the rough looking
man, and then went into the passage lead
ing from the stage to the street. The
smallest of the three then called out the
time, and as the well-dressed one appeared
he called it again, and finally third time,
louder than before. He called ten min
utes past ten. The best dressed man then
went into the theatre aud the small man
started up street on fast walk after the
man came out saying that the President
was shot. Witness identified the we'll
dressed man Is Booth,
by comparing with photograph. He
thought if Spangler had mus!sche he
would exactly resemble the rOugh-lOOking
man he saw at the theatre.
M. Buckingham, doorkeeper at Ford's
Thestre-KueW Wilkes Booth. On the
night of April l4.h, saw him enter the
theatre soon sfter sgur bin, -ia--,r,-e-, sha
the theatre from the front that night.
GOV. BROWN.
NEW YORK, May 10.
The Times Nashville special says: Joe
Brown, late rebel Governor of Georgia was
brought here prisoner and left this eve
ming for Louisvill'.
JEFF DAVIS.
JEFF Davis is under a strong guard, and
will reach Nashville on Thursday evening.
COMING IN.
Every body of rebel soldiers and guer-
rillas in this State have given up and are
comiog in under Gen. Thomas late crder.
Thousands of rebel soldiers have arrived
here and taken the oath, including the re-
doubable Dick Mccain. Nearly all tht
hospitals have been cleaned out, and thou
sands of government employees are being
discharged.
GALLAGHER's EXCHANGE.
Gold 1911.
New York Central, 934; Erie, 771
Pitts5urg, 66s; Rock Island 98; North
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954; Hudson IO4; Reading 94f Michigal
Southern 63l; Illinois Central ll6, Ohio
Mississippi certificates 2si Cumberland -
Quicksilver =; Michigan Central -
Canton 384; MsriPess -.
Market not very active but steady.