Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-02

Grant was to come With (be President that
night, we borrowed Gags from the Treasury
Department wns 10 the ticket office during
The performance prior 10 the assnssinn.on
| suppose ! must have passed 10 and out two
or three times Saw nothing Of Spsngler
during that time
Cross examined-None of the other boxes
were occupied There was no mortiee 10 the
wall behind the Presidents box when was
decorating It. saw no bar at the time for
the purpose OF fastening the door There was
no such contrivance there before that day.
Q-Was there hole bored through the
first door that opens into the Presidents box
before that day ..... t......
Q-Were the screws Of the locks of the
doors of the Presidents box drawn before
that day2
A--Not to my knowledge.
.O-Will you swear they we're not drawn
when you decorated the box2
Alt was not done in my presence or to
my knowledge. oil 1t had been done, did
not notice IL.
William Withers jr was re.examined, aud
testified that the door leading out of the pus.
sage where Booth was shut. He opened it
easily ard i rushed out Of the door after him
James X Ford, business manager of the
theater, testified that about haf.past ten in
the morning young man from the Presi.
dents house, who usually came on such err
rands came TO engage box. The President
had not been previously invited ! saw
Booth about balfpast twelve, on the corner of
Tenth aud II streets. He was coming from
toward the iheater | had nothing TO do with
the Presidents box except to get flag from
the treasury Department. | sent notice to
the President and General Grants intended
coming to the Star, about twelve o'clock.
think It appeared about two o'clock, in the
trst edition. | had sent it before saw Booth
had no conversation with him-merely spoke
to him. don't know John Surratt
Crossexamined-l had not seen Booth pre-
vious to writing the notice
Botly testified az follows: | played nj
Fords theater on the l4th of April. Booth
called Tor me first and told me TO ask Spapg.
Ter TO come ont and bold his horse. / was
on the opposite side, and sad "Bootn wants
you to bold his horse" He went Booth
came inside, aud said, Can 20 across the
siageY | said mo; the dairy scene is on "
Spapgler then called me, and told me to call
Peanut John TO hold the horse, saying that
Clifford WAS away, and the responsibility of
the scene was all on him, saw Spsngler three
or four times that evening in his proper place.
Saw him about five minutes before the shot
was fired he was on the same side of the
Presidents box saw him, five or six minutes
after, on the Stage with crowd of people
saw Booth make bis exit; a tall stout gentle
man, in gray clothes, and moustache, was the
first to get on the stage after Booth be went
out the same wAy Bonth did
j. }. Clifford testified that he heard Booth
tell Spansler to send his horse and buggy to
Tattersalrs and sell it a week before the as
sassinatlon; | knew Spanger would go crab
b'ng aud fishing Saturday night and stay till
Sunday morning have not seen him fishing,
myself; the rope could be used for that pur.
pose, but they tie another small one on the
end Hus hH. .fsU..I MffIf
DR. Maxim testified to knowing Harold
Tor twenty-five years, and very we'll for the
last six years He 10 a light, trivial boy, and
in mind, about eleven years Of age.
Adjourned till ten O'Clock Friday morning