The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-27

| ed CIicn prisoners, both ia tho Cosp!sal'
ard at LIBBY PriAcr; they were told cy
Major Turner. the keeper of Libby Prison,
! that the treatment was good enough for
! Yankees; uut oi 40 SICK rler brough; Ia
there II died the tesr night; the weakness
| Of the pr!soUets was owing 70 the bad
| character and ias;lte!eacy Of food; they
! vera told that tho bad yceatrcent was in
| way OF retaliation. on the ground shat the
rebe! prisoners hal been treated worse
| than Union prisoners.
Another witness testified that tie Libby
Prison WAS mined and that Majne Turner
| informed MIN that he had seen Gen. Win
der on the subject. The fuse WAS ready for
the mioe at the time Of Kllpatrick's raid.
Another witness named MCGEE was cal
led, when the Judge Advocate GenerA!
asked him whether Arnold was ever in the
rebel service.
Mr.. Ewing objected 70 the question.
The Judge Advocate General tr!efly ar.
gued tia. the interogatnry waa pertinent,
ss history bad proved tbs connection De-
tween treason and the assassination Of tue
President. The assassination was Msni
testify political affair, aid waa the o0nse-
quence Of Gislcvalty.
Mr.. Ewing responded, nhe;: tI,s Coutt
decided that the question should ~, ans
wared.
The witness then replied thas he saw AZ
nor III tho beginning Of the waf.
Three cclOreG persons testified as to thei-
cQua:ntMGce with Or. Mndd-said Bis COR
die. showed ai,n 20 te rebel syE rathi-
asr, ant stated be lad a;ded rebel scld:ers
n young c,an from Cecrgetown testified
iaA; iae :norning after the aasassinaticn Re
loaned a. Z. ;susrAtt 30 the latte! leaving
produced, which the witness de 1t.tied lii
had been loaded ever since
Layi0a Wad thec sworn. SAID she vas iy.
Mudd's slave, ard eft Kin soune ,.easiy
two years ago. She lad heard Mudd say
the sutamer before hast. Lincoia woul. not
keep his state long. Two or three rneo
ware present al the tina, dressed parity il.
grey ana partly in blaC.s, and they slept in
the pen. Dr.. Mudd sometimes carried v.:-
tua.s TO them.
Mary Mii!ey, also . slave CT pr. Mudd.
was ewor;;, ard testified that she eft his
house the month before last Christmas
She saw 60 OF three men sometimes in
the house, IND sometimes out in the woods,
~here they had their Ted last summer
One Of tho men was john S.r.ntt. Wit
ness Sea!d Garner sag TO Mudd .hAt GsI
Abe Lincoln VAS q damned cid son q.
BIB, ARD ought TO have beer dead iony
ago, wheE MUdd replied he was ullch Of
the same mind. This was IN eutsccs. ylans-
ing time .ast year.
Several other coloset1 witceseee testified
as 70 Mudd and others cOnve-sinK 10 rraise
of the rebeis. BeE Garner said to Mudd
that Stouewsl! was goi.g 70 cross 1t The
fosns ct Rncks. aud take Washington aud
bCra Oh Lh1cO.a IN n.s house Nude
said he would rot OF surprised.
The ae.eEC. tnel ale.ed.
The Rev. Father SSixett testified he rad
be-a acquaic.ed With Mes. Surr.1t S or Q
wears. aud s!~ays heard her speak veil Of
iiaco:n. Never leara eny thing that
would detrsct from her christian, character.
Rev. Father Boyle OF Store street, t.sti-
ted to saiDe effect, and had never heart,
he. utter \ disloya al sent nent.
Mrs. John HaliarAa, who boarded vita
Mrs. Snrrat;, testified that she SAW Pay re
there when he called himself Weed. Mrs.
S:r.a:t said be was Baptis: minister,
Witness saw a. Surratt in the house once !
or s"ice. Mrs. Surratt said she would not
board tie latter.
Witnesses from Sa,tiu.ors were prcGuc.
ed. who gave circnmstautias accounts cfl
Mhen CLauSt.in vas in nat city ut the !
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