The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-05-20

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WHOM he should caIl for than, Warv Van
Tine IN whose home in Wosh;nato O'f,,,rh.
lin and Arnoid ocon,;ad 80 oa,a 49, En-.
nort,nt ey;dorce os 10 tla raia,;rs a,'; ,.;n,,
between Bootb and her Ladders nrov;na thaf
thew were on the most intimate terms and
ALWAYS associated tooetber r. T EorIv tos
titles TO accomnonying o. anoLl;n from Raj.
timore to WASHINGTON on thn dav nrncedino
the murder. and The first act of the latter
was to visit Booth. with whom he had q nro.
tracted interview. The evidence of Early
is somewhat confused os'to the movements
of O'Lauehlin on the night of the murder.
he testfvinp that he cannot remember
whether he saw him before or after the ASST,
nation. only knowing that it was at a late
hour that they met. Lieut.. Henderson. who
was also of the party who accompanied
o. aughln from Bait. to Washington, also
testified 10 the latter being with Booth. S.
r. j. Strcgg and other witnesses gave evl-
dence detailing circumstances connecting the
prisoners with Booth in the great crime.
Some of the evidence taken on Friday, but
not published till Wednesday last, is very
important. Henry Van Stenakcr, an engi.
neer officer who served three wears in the
Confederacy, testified that he was ovcrtakcn
in the summer of 1863 at Swift Run Gap. %
miles from Staunton, Va, by John Wilkes
Booth and two other persons in citizens
dress that Booth, during their subsequent
joarneying, said that it would be necessary
to kill President Lincoln. and that if the cir
cumstances of the Confedcracy should be-
come particularly gloomy it would be still
more important to assassnate him, as that
would set the rebellion firmly on its legs
The evidence of this witness also shows that
Booth and his companions had secret coun
ellis with the Rebel officers. 1t also shows
that the Rebels despatched officers to Cana
da and the United States on :. detached SER
vice as it was called, to lay Northern cities
in ashes, murder the President, etc, in order
to bring about a revolution in the North
Mrs. Mary Hudspeth. of Harlem, New York
also testified that in November last she was
riding in q Third avenue car, and was attract
ed by the appearance and conversation of
two men, one of whom is supposed to have
been Booth. One of them in moving his
hat, moved his whiskers which were false
After they went out she found letter which
one of them dropped, the contents of which
show that as long ago as that date the assas-
sinaton of the President had been deter,
mined upon, and that Booth had been chosen
by lot to perform the work. The presence
of Booth in Canada and his intimacy with
Sanders and others of the Rebel emissaries
there, was also proven. Tuesday morning
the court visited the theater which was the
scene of the crime. Everything showed that
the damnable plot was carefully maturcd.-
The testimony taken that day related princ-
pally to the part taken by the employees of
the theater, and bore very heavily against
Spangler, one of the accused, employed there
as carpenter. During the day he was en-
gagged with others IN preparing he box for
the Presidential party, and the thoughts that
occupied his mind were evinced in threats
and denunciations against Mr. Lincoln. He
was also shown to have been in conversation
with Booth, and at night met him IN the
rear of the theater and engaged man to
hold the horse on which Booth escaped
Additional testimony was adduced impica-
ting o Laughlin as the man who was to at
tempt to murder General of Grant. The fact
that Booth attempted to obtain an interview
with Vice President Johnsoa on the day of
the assassination was also put in Evidence
The connection of DR.. Mudd with the con
Spiracy was elucidated by some very import
ant evidence.
Samuel p. Jones, who resided in Rich
mond during the war, teStitics that he fire.
quently heard prominent Rebel officers dis
cnss the subject of the assassination of Pres.
dent Lincoln, and believes that persons
were employed to murder him, and heard a
citizen remark that he would give $50, 900
in addition to the Confederate amount, to
Lave the President brought to Richmond
dead or alive. S. *. Chester, who was an
actor, and was most intimate with Booth,
proves beyond doubt that the existence Of
conspiracy to abduct the president was
known and approved at Richmond. and that
Booth was hired, receiving money from there
to have others to assist him, having offered
thousands of dollars to Chester to Join him.
He detailed his plan of operations, and even
had his arrangements so perfected that the
part Chester was to perform was assigned
him at that time. which was to open the
back door of Ford Theatre in Washington
when a signal should be given-no doubt a
portion of the work done on the night of
the murder by Spangler. Chester declined
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