New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-17


core from there about O'Clock. sith Ned spanaler aud
Q How Ter is the little stable where he kept his
horse IRON the the.terf A. 10 not think it is Hcre
than fifty yards.
eros EXAMINED BY hR. EWING.
Q. Wss tie play going on wren Booth rode up end
csled ar Spanglori a. Yes. LEY were just Closing a
scene and getting ready to take tbt scene on sp1neisf
wee pushing tho scene across tho bl0Ce NAch i~vth
Caied " him three times.
@ Where we're yon2 A. 7 was upon tic 1y. three
s.ories and q Lal. fiom tie stage.
q. IL what get was shat, A. think In tho third
O. nov long before the President wgl shotf 4. Tie
pre'ident came in tuT.ns ihe is. sot think II wns
IN toe tAig act be was hot rom The Ie be brought
the horse there Gnti! he shot, think 1t was about
Q. b yoa know Who held the horse, A. John Pea
1st held the lorse from the me booth brought Run
until he aent away; every time saw hin John was
o VIA John peanr. there whom Booth came np'
4 1 do not see hun there; there was no one there
when Booth INC M
Q. DO yoa know whether sparg'er went ont Of Tic
door when Booth cilod rim; 4. lie ran across tie
stage; did not bee hin ~ out.
g. Ho-G long I'D S,snylcr s.ny there' 4. do not
snov tie next tine looked this boy was holding tho
horsc.
q How long was ills After 10 called FOR SpGg,eF !
A. Perhaps ten or lfteeu minutes.
q Do you Know rha. Spane,er bed 10 90 WE
bOoiAl a. No; le appeared 20 be familiar with him.
u DID Booth ttelt Airl 4. l never saw HIN treat
hin.
g Did spenrler hnye anything 70 do Wild Booths
tofsesi L. nave seen BIN nod them w al TIE
o. Dill yoa know Anything sbou. men biichng the
hoTBoS - saddling tbem upf - 30, sIi never saw
lin hich them ~? 20 the buggyi John Peanut aswass
did tnes
O. % you know whs. place srsngler occupied or ne
tt-e A. On tie rlrt land SIDE Ds1i to E-sS, on TIE
side tie lIesdonts box sas.
G. Could You SEQ aim FROM wborc you sqs, tnrce sto
Tes ab0Tti 4. Yes. / could see right Straight dorm
through the scenes that side OF The stage; always
raw bIa u work or that side
Q. Won no OIL that side whom Booth called mar a.
Q What was Spangler's business there' A. 10
shin the scenes al git acscss the stsge
e. Wa there sH0.her men shifting them iron me
Other sget A. Yes, there w9s nah opposite t. hifo
y. I'D you see SpenglrE iaf4r John Peanut h,'d
BOOTHS hOrset a. never EaS him aly more nnth
came down AFTER the President Vas fboti Spaes!u
was then outside the door Both weat ont a..
g. Were thoFs others out toeref Il. Yes, there were
some more out there; cd not notice Who they were
.. Mea Of the theafeff i. Yes ineh VINO scle Al
the thsser thGt night there wer, strangers there too
y. How many men were at tie Dtos door - ihit
tine A. Not more than three or four When came
down; came down IN very shof, tue ,tef nAdef.
stood vhN IL wss- asked Spangier who II "as iE@t
held the orsei he told ne not ~ cay anythhei ku"N
Is person who brought lle horse 'here mat
Corii ,ou gee spangler al the time TIA. he was 90
tlc sisgei 4. Wen Ls ss woskine IN that tine j
could s,e hin.
.. DID you lolS at bin tut. nishti A. dii not
notice h'u Iirucuarly that night any more tn1h !
a.uslly I'D. wouii DO: have noticed him hsd not
l,oo.h ceiti Lin.
o. 70 su not know whether he gm on Tat night or
notf - } sas when 1 say llLi.
q. y = ,sss II you asked SpaagieF when yan eano
down. ! 1 s.ked him WHO u was holding ,he Losss
cor Ae to me 20 hnsa and not s,y anything d.
Al 10 ~ nll never SAID any more 10 Am
q v y ie e1ci,edf A. He appeared 70 ps
D. We every per'on crc.,eit a. Everybody ep'
pelrcf y'.y Tnca cIcitd. ,,,
Q. Lll on rot ssy he replied oyor. ash ana ~
ssy an ine 20 huu' \. should have sad US Told
n.e noi 10 ~ anything about IL
o. 4, ,oi know Spanger wcli A know hm
O. D.d you ever SEQ him wear = mu.tschs. a. No.
sr d, not thiak l ever saw hin wesr lstache
ny Jsfgs Bok-Q. Tlis remark he Inaao q you
"Hnsh no. say anything ctout h--w- iAnealsie'
" after de Killing Il he PRECEDENT wssnttr A. Yes,
night 90 he door - went ort
q. D.d he make any further remarks IS reason uhy
ron should not say anything TO HINT Il. No. net
q. Dd you see Booth 80 ont ofthe door A. No; !
aecri lis morse go CIT ~ The asy Ehich wSy 10 went
right or lef.-I cannot tell; heard TIE rssiES oi Us
Zee. on the ftonas w taa Any,
q was tlc door eft OF. At that tiuo Were lioo'h
Lid roIe outf A. IL WAS open when Teit dow
whether IT VA, opened morn tie tine he vsut out do
ROT kl.ov; came down tirtc s'oriSs Ue'ofe te-e"nS
o. Do YOU Know Of Anybody who probably herd thc
remark a Span,lsr. ana his repiyt \. No. air. "a
ttst sy person vas noticing 1t at all; there
wer. good mans persons around
~ IA C,Ers-Q. Wien Booth oa.led 10 SDargl,r the
fret tine, did you see where ne VAST A. No wh'p y"
aed the frat .ims did lot notice where he WIZ;
wseu be ,slel Il secorl Ard third tine noticed
whorr lie was sfardiag
d., al got und,rresih she fy ~ tina, Ooid not see
him nny more until boxed out VI the window.
o. How Ing Was no with hoths a. could not
tolls I never sew him sIy II ore untu saw ann down
s.aiis.fon the ny.
q When spane.er told yoa to lush aad not say any
tang about q, Was he rear the toorf y. He VS.;
suppose about 4 yard ar d half ron the DOR.
D. wss anybody eise nerr .ls dcori a. Not o.
know Of: there wa NOBODY between hin and int AID
tie door. -
he was walking across IN front Q! The door.
O. Was anybody eiss between HIM sId Ii, doori 4.
o. Was i. light or duk' A. II wsw right dark. 1t
VIA dark hight any wsysnd there vas 40 Light right
cRoss-ExANrs,rIos BY MR. rwIsa.
@ Wer You and sransl.r inside She door or oa''
O. whore we're the ether people WHO you say were
stou. taersf a: Standing jft around soae Of them
"A lttIe iLrtler Rom The doori wa between those
poI. lie AID tie door. they we're in the Ley.
D. "a. Co.r-Q Did he aplAsr to b. guarding siat
d,orf 4. No.
q Dd be act ~ Il he we're trying 70 pre' mt persons
iror going and OF the door' A. NJ; app s-ed
~ b, very plIch exctedilst was al otioed Ill tss
,ne Both bad gone cut OF the alley.
TESTIMONY OF JONI sGLIcxAf.
b. Jsdys Heh-Q. Are you connected With FOrd'e
TheAtrrf A. an.
O. Were you prvsent the nigh, Of tho Prssid onts a.
sat Sination. A. l was
T. Did you know ]. Wilkes Bootht A. Yea.
Z. Dib you " not See him on that ni6ht; II 20. ct
what hour and under what Srculpstances' A. saw
hin nboni o'clock no came upon horse u the back
door OF the esteri Sanger MAS sts idns there. and
Boah sad. Hop me al you car vcn't your" hs 70
pit Vi. "Oh. yes"
O Did 40 say that a. h came up H. tic door IN HE
horse, A. Ycs; when ho came ~ On his ho<ss.
q. Was that the first rsnsrx lie nadei A. Tbs first
wprds heard HIN say 1erc. Eed hep ne al you can.
Won't yoni'
@ Tow long wa that before the President sss shot
A About AZ hour and halt. should jadga.
a - 49, IN hat AZ M Y