The New York herald., 1865-05-20
lee BY The witness = vos by Payne Che ssh, sf his ~

Howdo you know that coal 70 be the one PsyHe AaA
on, By the way any one would recognize such IN
uce. from memory
g wha, mark. sbos. n DO you recosnss' A me
color and general look OF the coat
Are you sure the he had was not called 'Con-
federae gray' am very sure, a. said before, that
this Is The coal
Q Then are you certain was not Confederase gray
coat Payne had on when you arrested himf 4. have
said AIN cer,ain this Ia the coat.
will 20. answer my question: A; have already
testified on that point; and do not know that ] am
call upon to testify three four times
Another coat smaller cleaner and brighter gray was
wrrSes-That Is the coat SIR; recognize II by the
Sbuons; that all that was wanting in the other
coat II was hard In the light In which standing 70
BY Mr. A'xrs-Q II you should see . gentleman
dressed in black with white neckcioth presenting
hnsen as Baptist preacher and two months after you
were to see this you have described
Payne to be, with dirty shirt head pcn-
presenting himself laborer, do you think you would
Immediately recognize him the same personi A. III
You could recoliect that but you could rscolece
coat you had only short time before, d,sA-
are ? A. II is very hard 70 remember any may
well know, the color Of coat seen in the night time
Testimony OF Surgeon General Bsrnes.
EXAMINED BY JUDGE HOLT.
@ State whether not on the night Of the Mth Of
April last you called 70 M Seward, Secretary
Of State. and so IN wha: condition yos fsss1 him
minutes of eleven O'Clock, went 70 Mr. Sswasds house;
upon reaching there found the Secretary wounded ~
very badly wounded in ths hssd The rsss 4 s is.sy
did not see, ~ was occupied with them.
Mr. Seward Was wounded by CASH in the EGht check,
passing round the angle Of the jaw; by . Sab the
BY stab on the is side q the neck passing INTO The
body OF the same muscle Frederick Seward was suffer
bleeding profusely almost pulsslsss, unable 70 sr
culate
q How did the wounds seem to have been inflicted on
his headf A. by some blunt instrument, such - the
butt Of pistol bludgcon or something of that kind
@ What WAS the condition Of Nr. Seward, Secretary
Of state, before that A. He was progressing very 70
voraby nc recovering from . shock received ten
days previously, and was getting along very well; his
right broken close to his shoulder aud his jaw
fractured his serious injury on the Art ooca-
sion from the conclusion
Q Do you know whs,he, pistol was picked p " The
there and have never seen the pistol
Q Were the wounds Of Mr. Seward very dangerous N
ferng from them.
Testimony OF Thomas Price,
April you picked up somewhere in the vicinity Of this
city, coatY Not on the 18th; did on sunday, the
O wherea A. In a piece Of woods between Tors Bun.
ker Hill and Port Saratoga.
Q Would you recognize that coat again' A. Yes sis,
Hero two coats handed 70 the witness one OF
dark homespun Confederate gray, the other OF check
cred croam color somewhat akin TO the shade 20 often
O. Look at these coats and sec either 10 the one you
picked up1 A. This is tho eoat thoding up the lighter
Did you discover any traces Of blood on shs ssssvst
@ Show It to tho Court A. Holding cut NE sleeve,
partly turned inside out) There, sir
How far from the city is the piece Of woods whsFs
you picked II upf A. About three miles.
O. Was 1t on the other side os the Eastern Bsanehs
A. On the east Of the Eastern Branch, shoulA shisk,
O. On any road sirf A. There u . road runs from one
road % another through ;h piece Of woods and On he
@ Did understand you 10 say that blood was upon y
when you found ~ Yes cir that how recognise ~
cRoss-ExAxIEED by Nm. Dosrn.
A. some time a6oa, two clock, on the iosh Of xpsi
@ Lying in the roads A. There 10 a kind Of path,
should think sosa for a1.sSs wood ne S1
q wha, direction Is .A.. from Washington city, A.
There valley In the direction Of Harewood Hos
pitai, and this strip Of woods lies in that valley.
| O. II 10 northeast, thenf A. Yes STR.
@ understand the branch 70 run east from Washing
ton; il cast Of that, the other side Of the
| brsnchS A. No, on this side.
| Re-exa m Ina tfon OF MY. Roseh.
Were you present when the prisoner Payne waa
Lcot at these articles and say whether a or any Of
thcm were fouad upon person. The witness s6sntaed
the articles shown him, conssns Of pocket compass,
needle casc, tooth an1 hair brush and other aSttces
Simpson 5 and i NJ Simpson @ % handed them ns q me-
q That big man there rs Paynef A. Yes, sir that 10
O. All these articles were taken from the person Of the
@ DO you recognize those boosf A. Yes, SIR AZ tho
his socks were exceedingly clean and lied up in some
thing like Highland fashion.
Testimony Of 3. A. Clark.
O. Look at these boots and II you discover any
namo written there. A. had that boot yesterday, and
could discover writing in it, II had nearly disappeared
from the efec. Of the acid with which bro1sh, . out
Q. Vas II perfectly distncu A No, eiri the and W
wsse distinct but the rest obscurcd whom nrst
ceived IL; 1t merely q black mark the writing
covered, and found IL Of ink lying over
another and took on one coat OF the ink.
W. Vu
scursd .as to leave much doubu A. Very little doubt
but cannot speak positively OF Thing in tself obscure
q What s your businefsY A. Printing and engraving
in the Treasury Department
cRoss.Ex ANIMATION BY Mr.. DosrER.
9 You state you had some doubts az 70 the name
being Booth, a. HI had doubts @ '.,S ~ 70 The tho
What process did you usc' A. took en The upper
O How did you separate the upper and lower coats,
by using water as fast the upper coat disappeared
| O How was It made clear A. Al the moment ne
outer coat disappears the inner begans 70 show.
Q Did you have any idea what the purpose was In
sSny wsS ns ssSs DS ,sS1 S sI your A. n n Fields tn. A.
ant Secretary Of the Treasury.
q Did he tell you who the boo, was supposed 70 BE-
O And who had themf A. Yes, sir; Mr.. Payne
Q You had, then, impression that Il Wis your
70 nd the name Of Payne but followed out the letters
until discovered 'tb." at the end
q Ii Il possible to restore that by any proeessf
A BY none that I arm aware Of
Q DO you think that take u altogether, there is .
reasonable doubt thaA II the name OF J. wilkes
Booth9 A. entertain very little doubt about H. though
! cannot swear positively 70 such thing
Testimony OF Mr. Jordan.
O State whether not you associated with Mr.
Clark In the examination of the upon that boot
and n so describe the process and the result A.
only requested to look at after u bad undergone what
chemical action Il subjected to, ! looked h the
marks and came the conclusion that the name written
there was ~ w. Booth"
@ Did you examine It through slassf A. Yes, cir.
cHoss.KxAMIsArIo. By Mr.. posrKR
O Did you know who the boot came fromf A. No
SIR the Assistant Secretary called me- and satd II have
something curious TO show you
Q. What day wa7 Ka1Y A. Yesterday
Y Was the name Uhnctly leeblef A. don't think
II was; part OF The quito distinct the middle
letter not much no, and the third initial still less
distinct yet quite as clear IN its character.
q Were the letters After the "Bn dimf A. No, CIR, I
DON'T 10 say they were distinct but suacenty
indicate what Il was