Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-15

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seward, Augustus n. seward, Rmfieh W. Han.
l1ll, end George y. Robinson.
and it, traltorous and murderons designs, the
uaid 0rUrnu A. Af1sroAt dih. on the M rht u The
l4th Of April, A. d. is65, and about the sane
hour of the night Aforesaid, withia the ehlHary
department and the military lines Aforesaid lie
"a. uait fsf Andrew Johhsoh, thea Yiss President
Of the United States Aforesaid, with the intent
anlaWfuily and mAliciously 70 kill aud murder
him, the said Andrew Johnson. And In further
proseeution Of the conspiracy Aforesaid, and ia
hurdefouk ana treasoaable pkrposss Aforesaid, %
flle nights % the l9tlfand llih of April, A. D. .
1855, af WAshington ely and uithin The military
dsPartmsn. and military line. Aforesaid, the
there lie In walt for Ulysses s. Orsnt,
then Lleotenant 0eneral aud Commander Of
the armies u the Omitted States a. Aforesaid.
with intent then ard there 70 kili and murder
eeption q said conspiracy the said samuel Ar
mold did within the military Department and
military lines afersshid. on Or before the aisth
day " March, A. y! 1883, and on divnrn other
days aAd times between that day and the az
teenth day OF April, A. u. 1895, combine, eonaplre
with and aid, counsel. Abet, comfort aud support
tho said John Wilkes Booth, Levis Pnyne, Oco.
A. Atferodt, Nlehasl 0'Laughlln and their con
fsderhiss IN said unlawful. marderous and trail
t0fous conspiracy and In the execuilon thereof
~ Aforesaid. And In further prosecution " the
said eonspirAcy MARI = surran did NJ Washing.
ton city aud within The military department and
military llno. Hforeaaid, on OF before the eth day
of March, A. D. 1854 and on divers other days and
times, between that day and the 2Oih Of April
p. lse', receive, entertain, harhof; and con
zeal, aid and assist tho said John wilkes Booth,
David g. iierOid, Lcwis Payne John II. sarAtt,
Michael y O'LAughlln, George A. Atasrodt, aainuei
Arnold, aud their eonfederatss, with khowlsdge
Of the murderous and traitorous conspirey Afore-
said, aud with intent 70 aid, abet and assist them
in the execution thereof, and In escaping from
justice after the murder Of the said Abraham
Lincoln A. Aforesaid. He
And in further prosecution Of said soaspirsey,
the said samuel A. Mudd did at Washington city,
aud within the military department aud military
lines Aforesaid on or before the 9Th day Of March,
A, d. lss5, aud on divers other days aud times
between that day and the twentieth day Of April.
barbor and conceal, aid and assist the said John
wilkes Booth, David Y Heroid, Lswis Payue
John u. Surratt, Michael o'LAughiin, George A.
AtIefodt, Mary T. sarratt, and samuel Arnold,
aud their eonfsderAtes Aforesaid, with knowietgs
VI the murdcrous and y traitoroua conspiracy
Aforesaid and with latent 10 aid, Abet and assist
them in the execution thereof and In escaping
from justice after the murder of the said Abrnham
ner Aforesaid. fIr
ny order Of the President Of the United states
,. fIoLT,
Judge Advocate General.
Ansr the proceedings q the session Of satpt.
day were read, John N. Lloyd. witness who
testified ou saturday, asked leave 10 make an Ad-
ditionAl statement.
The Court took a recess until clock.
ON reAssembllng, Mr. Lloyd was called. who
made some explanations ss to hls testimony
which had been given.
Question by Mr. Aiken Do understand you
had tie @ SoaysTsssSn S SaS wi,a lTs sarrssi M % you
Answer. was somewhat In liquor.
Mrs. Mary Van Tine was sworn Witness re-
sides In Washington, and has rooms for rent In
the month OF February Arnold and o'Laughlin
By his coming 10 the house; he came often 10
see o LAughlin and Arnold. They left the city
to so TO Baltimore. The interviews between
name was !. wilkes Booth. somstimss when
Booth called aud they were out he manifested
great anxiety TO see them he would cali two or
three times TO see them before they would re-
turn. twltnesa here recognized the photograph Of
Booth. The prisonsra brcugh ma eomplI msniary
tickets 10 see Booth play when he played Pe.eara.
lie more frequently Inquired for o'LAughlin
than Arnold saw Tpistof In their room on one
times think he stayed one night with them
never heard his name he looked like . roapee-
table mechanic; do not recognise him among
the priAonersi they represented 10 be In the oil
business with Booth some letters came for them
\, diaercnt tines: do not know where they
came from; sometlmes the letters were for one
aud sometimes for the other II have not seen
them since they lef. my house I think Il was.
Cross.exnmined by NJ. W. g. cox.-o. Did
they state they were then in the oil business OF
had beenf t1rIli
When they isft my house they said they we're
going to Penhsylvanla. They were not often IN
their room, would know the mechauie who
called 70 SEQ them, n ahohld see him. Booths
at my house Witness Was not presspt At any
conversation between them. The door Of their
room was always elHsed.
Henry Williams, a cOiored man, hayiag been
prisoners, o'LAughlih And Arnold. Witness, In
last March, carried letters from J. wilkes Booth
to them. Mr. Booth told me whore o'Laughlin
lived. This was In Baltimore. Booth told me
O'Laughlin Al the theatre. When I carried the
letter said, Mr.. O'LAuEhlln, here IL letter MT.
Booth told me to give you lie gave me some
thing for carrying them.
Cross-examined-D Z know the date when
carried the lelter. know II was In March.
booth gave ms the note At Barnum's Hotel, In
baltimore told me 10 take one In RAyette street.
found o'LAnghlln In tho dress circle of the
theatre, Booth told me when he gave me the
other letter lo take Il on FAyette street Booth
gave me the number ofthe house, hut did not tell
me whoh was addressed 70. could not read
the address.
J. Early sworn. | am acquainted with
y 'LAughlin aud Arnold Came from Baltimore
With O'LauRhlln on the Thursday preceding the
assassination. AFTER we came out Of the ears
walked down as far as the National Hotel.
never saw Wilkes Booth but once, and that
was on the stage. IRw Mr.. o'LAughlin during
the day on fridAy-we had breakfast. Nc. Hen
derson, NJ the NRtionAl Hotel told me he was
waiting for Mr.. O'LAnghlin, who had gone up
stairs 10 SEQ Booth. An hour afterwards, met
him In n restaurant On Friday II was about
o'elock when O'Langhlin went up 70 see Booth.
On Friday We had been drinking,
saw hr o'LAnghlin going out Of Liehau's
restaurant. think u was after the AssAssinA-
tion. think be remained In the restaurant until
. 0'Baughln. After We arrived there then went
10 q 'Laughlln's house. We met his mother. In.
Law, who told him there had been parties there
looking Tor him. He went up stairs. Amer he
came dSwn h said he was not going to stay At
CrOss-sxamined By Mr. cOx-Ths PARTIES who
came down 70 Washington with me were Mr.
Henderson, Murphy, o'LAughlin, We came
down 10 see the illuHinAtion, was invited
the navy. O'Laughiin was with Hendersoh
when he invited me to come down with them 10
sec the illuininalion and have . good tlms. We
.toPpod - tho Metropolitan Hotel on Thursday
night We were ap until two clock on friday
Night We were together all Of Thursday niGhi.
did not hear him state what he went 10 see
Booth for lie went mp stairs 70 zee Booth. 1
don't know whether OF not he aaW Booth.
Mr. Henderson And myself waited in the hotel
three eSaIiers Of an hour waiting fer hin !.
We strolled around the city on Friday, AL Of ua,
and tOok diunar NJ Walehfa Iefxwaat, t.~alwa a.N