The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-29

the aayfter he ASSASSIN ton, and TOOK tue hOrsss
Of tEo N sn VINO came to DR. mudds Just at dsy
br ak; got glimpse Of Que of Ihsm
by colonel Burnett-VoI say there has beeu no
horses or lngsrs st DR.. Mudd's within the lA,t
year .... Hf....
Q D. you rtcoiIect se'ing any h1r e, iu the
table next aay sfyer The President was killed.
Q We're you iu the stable that dayl
A, No cir. "
q WHO fed the hoses that day?
A. 1 id. daughter .r...a
Q. Where did you fed them
A. In he st.Jle
q Whar no sss did you feed 4? --
a. feed TWO strsy horses that came there about
dA bfeak-
a. One WAS . darz bay and the other - dark
roam.
Q. Didyou fe d them again at nooDi
a. No They we're gone .r,L8
Q Which one was goDe7
A. The bay Une. --
q. Which one Of DR.. Mudd's horses was gOnO
Q. Did you you 'lead him out for the D,otOr1
A. Y-s sir.
q Did this little man Harold ride with the
dOoIo
A. doH't know.
Q Do you know what time he came back
A. l do not know. ... H.a HI -..
q. What tims was it when you went to the
a soon after had fed the horses, and came
back about sundo Tn-tho horses were gone a. thas
Q We're both the horses roam and bay?
A. Yes ti'+
q understand you to say you simp have no
knowledge IS 10 whether any persons were in the
Wools or n9tl
a. No sir
Q You simply know nothing about Iii
@. by The Court) What i, the nams of this
other maa, who knows Mary SHINES
q 1gv Mr. tone i Is this man Bap, or BAptlst.
at Wo at DR.. Muddsf
A. No he is not working there this year. He Is
acATpenter aud W rdLg sb1ut, he rs not work
ed at De- D udd's more than week.
Q (By the court What wages do you getl
A. One dbilat and fifty cents day.
@. And ,omsthiIig extra fer this Job
A. l do not ksOW- ..- ..-.
o. Was nothisg said to you about that
A. EOthi sthat know OF.
o Don { on ex psot something for this job?
n. | don know, cir. .s.f .a..
Mr.. ST. ne Did you know walter boWleE
A Nh ar H" ..
o Did yOu see man C lied by that nAms q: Dr..
Mudd's Ii use iast Jsar1 .-s -
A. No, sic. The common talk Ct Mary Simmons
WIS hat sue was not uthfuI. Noons promised
me aRy his z for N testimony .-
Baptist " a,hiug on (cdlo td,) testified that ne
lived 1t DR. Mudd g about nine mon hs last year'
Don't kn W Bou nor Andres GGiDni nel er saF
Capibia WLite Perry noe the Gwynbs at Mudd :
did not know OF any pc rs eeping near the
spr ng Ia I slInneF never koew OF any horses De-
lug kepf lu Tie HLhblo kuAk ulu uOb solNnS bohhp
ace; never kusw any enc 10 put much connde &c
IN Mary simmons Dr Mudd treated h servants
welt; did not know John 5ur att.
Albion DroOzu tssIlned.-R sided isst year ct
the hoase OF Dr hudd; Wsnt the In Janaarss
1854 adno sse C4ptaia White or rry there !;
ssw Beh. and Andrew G5n e tnIre last year. saw
John n surraCt tho e last ear; did not know oi
EnV persons ssePingln the W-oisor on the nrm
did not eeany strange ho sea at the stable lived
with Jerry Dy or Ia 1861 sReU VI Dyer, Beo aad
Andrew Gwy nns eeping in the swamp In 1861 have
not seen AniIeW Gwy. since .-.. a
Crrss sxapiu d-tden int d Juo Surr ,tt's photo
gr.ph sa9 him in PIi c. George county, lsst
August, about 6fl 9 nilys from hadA'si H'Ver
saw roo, Mudd's.
rry DYER re eN am ned. 7-'
Id n ,iatd- Su ra tls picture; say hin about two
years ago T Mudd's hOure is nearer ihe Pa ux-
ent than the PJtJmao. 1 went to Baltimore two
ye,rs o. from where hsd been in Char IS oJunty.
have not been aero the Pc, ON &C duriDg fhs war;
do not be Ong to any secret 'ocsty- an DO ne
= comm ssidn Du. ines in Baltimore, selhag w
bsecO, &c. -
Wm T. soEnan Of BcSautoWn, testified that
he knew Booth thaE Boo h came to biIsnt0Wn
to buy lsnd Mudd said hi was fJT sale, aud tres
ed wi Il the parti q 20 | it,
George Bolis, coiortd setTSnt Of DR.. Mudd
/ ,sw Mudi Easter ca urdsy eVs.iug coming
from RI Antow on the road IRON Bryantown 20
he swamp; 1t WAS or 4 o'oIock, and he was Aio .,
and there Is NJ one else in h' vicinity APPa-
rentIy Muto was riding IN his uruai gait that
Wa, RIuid's n ual route TO PryAntoWn. de spoAe
10 me aud asked wiierB had OteDs I'll. l. .
On eros -.e1aminAtipn thiS witness said he told
him he had been in the swamp taking cafe OF loRs.
ms conversation was about q m le from Bryan
togn Mudd wss on his bay hliey. Witness Sd
mitted that he cou not see all over the swamp
and there might have been person there, OF hiI
bors, nuo witness not b. able 20 see him
MARY J. simmss tesn6ed: LiV With Samuel
Mudd. he'd not stAid away over th'ee
mo- tns IN year. She had alight acquaintance
vith Gwynn ana knew Andrew GWynn aud Georgs
Gwynn and John surratt well. Sue never saw ans
o 10, m t u ucd Iaat year. Never ar OF any
one staying in tue woods aud bsiug led from the
house
surratt; bad beenat her house at Bry nsville snS
| ia Washington; though the gas was ut In the hal
at the W shirgton use his Sunatt DID lot re-
! cOgnize him It'd he spOkej witness knew heico
mag: ema ned at Mrs Surratt two DAYS; wen
| A visit II ad no busines WAS short OF money dit
not 20 to a hotel .how,d Weic ,mau how 10 m ak'
a c epher aud could tell the cipher If he saw II
| yitnes, had a conversation with Weichmau Abou
MS going South; he wanted TO g, wanted TO get
nj CO there; said his mDAthes were wi b tn
nth snd had dJne all he could for the south, an
| had always been fri nd to the South. .i
| Assistant Judge Advocate Bin h1m objected x
! Al this and thought IL 9 burlesque on juBtlce.
| The tou't usLaiaed him.
Witness did not learn Of any treasonsble plo
/ while at su rats; Surratt never gave witness
/ mess ,ge for Richmond; Wtichmhn gave wttnea
full returns Of the numbers Of pr ners the Unite
| states had, ant said he had subStantiatohy docJ
| ments in his office.
| On examination Ine WlkL6fb bdlQ Ah1
| surra t. but he n4V accompanied witness TO Rtct
| mond. Witness had not en- ing anything sim
| be left the rebel army Had m.de trips to kien
| mond sometimes once in two or three mon MS ha
| been there twice siuce the lst of Ap n year ag
| in December and February; there might have bee
| some gentleman with me; crossed the line 1
| Westu,oreiand I'd county, Maryland, in February, 3
| COMMANDED by haf dozen persons fro
tba ne. ei.hboThood, none from Washington
went .ain in December to buy soms drsftl
objected 10 saying on whom, not wishing
| criminate others or any in MBehington hAn
| drafts on any of the accused, they were mostly
| frien 4 In Prince Gaorge county never carrie
dispatches. l have visited surratts twice. l wei
to Richmoad I'd about balf dozen times. Afeer
| became acquainted with them Wechma1 aeksd
| thought / could get bin place. BE did n
AK m, TO get him place / supposs be unde
| ssood that was in Richmond IRON my eonVers
tiOn in ris room. In Mrs. rurrHtts mouse M
| nave taih ed with Surrstt also. / can't say pos
tiyely Weichman knew thst hsd been tper
This has been my busiDe 9 for year and hall
q Did you do anything e.ss for your So
Why have been spscu ating little in vi
ginis, iu King George county don't Know 81
wa. known BY my friends IS blockade runner.
wss sometimes called Spencer. NY name - a.
! Howell Tn, s. Is for Spencer some OF .
| friends called me Spencer. went by the name
, Howell when running the blockade. was are,
: | ed in March. remember one VINO Weet 20 BIC
I | md d with me 10 ksbrusry, nsmed Howell '
, | W re from Virginsa / EaVe been aequatnt vi
The Q, pher for years. learned II in magician
I | hook had no use for IL; never met MRS etAder
i rurratt's hous- met her in Va hington In Fsor
t | ary; she &C, ompauied m. part WY to Rlchmon
[ saw her htst IN WestmorelAnd coOnty, In. .Eebrua
. nnega ds at SUE stgs; she went TO HsU 70
= ty; mes her again st SurrstTs In bug
q with y.ung hu SurAtt stayed
a Surratt's house two days and q hall; dol
> know As had AN eonFsi cation with Mrs. turri
T about Richmond; met Mrs. Stader IN Riehn
y last February; don't know whether she went tnt
e direct viii 5urrait; don't kVoU what her Ousin'
% wasin Riehmoud cidn'i Bes P$yns at FuTIstt
3, have Sc n zsrCtt and Dr.. Mudd therej hsvs kno
q Dr. Mudd .or a long time Nss in bis house 90
3; wear sgO staid only an hour or two Do
/; know how long after went 20 Riehmond.
a bouzht one draft for Mrs Msrrihtt on bis brotl
d forS20o; o. 9 from young man on bis mother
d S55 Think paid SS 0OO IN Conf derate NOR
d ior sIO1 Never brought any drafts TO this Ct
n HaTs ot any drafts with me. Left them down
j the oountry with my sister. Think she has All
= un~oleeted- cnes. Never took tho oath Of 8
a glance.
e BSye seen 1T. Mudd about Bryantovp d,
pt thiuk have been in his hou any time since
Q. war. r.
= BY Colonel, BurDs't: 4 t-o q
IL Don't think there was any other pe'son pre-
ly when the conversation took place between We
or nan and myself; never heard that Meiohman
IS quarrel on aceOant Of Union sentiments,