Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-18

WARRINGTON, May II.
4 VIM Witliams testified y to the pursuit Of
me asn11aths Win Maj OsBeshe.. ne went
70 o1mttsvllE They won't u M Mudd's
ApeM IL ] abked d. Madd II ~ strun.
gere had been that way, and said no. Re
denied that two men hsd been there; one
with . broken leg. He said be had heard Of
tle eensatnadQn fifst In church on Sunday
morning He appeared uneasy and unwilE
ing 70 give US information. / saw him again
on Friday 2lst. We went then to arrest
INN. ] asked him again about the two men,
and ne then said he had seen them, but he
sid they were not Boothand HAROLD We
showed him BoothS pictuie. and he said 1t
hrlt Ae did not recollect his features, but il
looked Ike Booth across the cvcs. We
searched the house. Mfs. Mudd said one OF
tn men len be0t mp stairs, which was
brought and had J. Wilkes Booth written
In II. Ma n. said the Dr. had set The leg
Of is owner. The DIR. said they left about 3
Uf4 p. m. and como about daybhak He
said they come on horseback. Mrs. NJ. said
they hem on foot believe Dr. Mudd said
the injured man went of on clutches made
BY one Of his men.
On cross examination witness said Dr.
Mudd said the two men knocked at the door
and llc looked out ct the window and asked
who they were They replied they were
friends and wanted to get In, And he came
down stairs With assistance Of the young
man he helped the injured man from his
horse, and took him TO his parlor ard placed
him on the sofa. lie described the stran
gers--onc had whiskcrs, but he could not
tell whether they were natural. He told Tie
direction they took, and We found their
4 - q
the prisoners TO witness the house. Late in
the evening of Wednesday the court here
took recdb.
After the assembling Of the court, Simon
Garacan testified as to interviews with Mudd
on the 18th and Goth. He was one of the
party who went in search of Booth and sub
sequently to the arrest Of 0udd.
Testimony similar to that of others al
ready given by Lieut.. Lovcritt, who was in
charge Of the party.
Mrs. Emma Otiutt, sister-in-law of John
Lloyd, testified that she WINS at LlOyd's on
the nth, and in a carriage with him-saw
Mrs. Surratt somewhere near CniOntown.
Lloyd and Mrs. Surratt talked together Mr..
Lloyd went to her carriage where the con
versation took place, and not in ours was
ut l4lOyd's house on the 18th, and saw him
and Mrs. Surmtt talking together, hut did
not hear them at ALL Nothing new vas
elected in the cross examination, except that
Lloyd made no statement in reference to his
business with Mrs. Surratt
VIM p Jutt testified Only recognized
one OF the prisoners, (IlarroltD; since the
25th Of October had been in Carolina coun.
~, as commissary in the Confederate service
When on the way, in April, to Farqullar,
got down to Port Conway, and on the 18th
Of April, saw n wagon on the wharf; there
were three of US; we rode down to the wharf,
and before we reached the wagon, we saw d
man get out OF it, and 1t seemed to las he
put his hand in his bosom lie came to where
we were and said "What command do
do you belong to-" Lieut. Ruggles said,
Mosby's. He then asked, "Where arc you
going He then said it is a secret He said
was wounded below Richmond, and asked il
we would not take him down to the lines.
Harold then asked us to drink we declined.
I went and tied the horses. Harold came
and touched me and said III suppose you
are raising command to 20 South. would
like to go with you" l said could 60 with
no man did not know anything about,
and he made this remark I'VE are the as
sassina,ors of the President" was SO
made no reply.
lieutenant Rugglcs was near by watering
his horse. l called him and he came.
Then Booth came up and Harold intro
duced him. After introducing himself we
went across the river, Booth riding on
Ruggles' horse. Booth said he wanted to
pass under the name Of Boyd We went to
1 lady's house and asked If che could take
in wounded soldier She at first consent
ID and then said she would not. We then
went to Mr.. CARROTS where VIC left Booth
Harold and all Of ,ls went ON to within a
few miles of Bowling Green. The next
lay Harold returned towards CARROTS
md that was the Inst saw of him till after