New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-22

the people in the alley there 'nI ine peIson WV WI"
off on that horse had shot the President:
O. Yon saw you only saw the profile Of this person In
the a. The profile and full face as &c passed
round. -.
Won saw him on the stagel A. oh. yes; aftr i went
ont and returned took my family home ans immedl-
ate ran down the street toward the house ofSecretar
Stanton but finding persons had been there
Richards Superintendent of Police; gave him any
name and what information had, and said to hlln
Thought knew who II was; had known BOOM before
nv sight. some two years before was introduced to
him one evening at tho Metropolitan HOTEL had also
seen him on the stage; but noticed him more during
the mast Winter at the hotels was two evenings Win
this gentleman walking leisurely about the paror;
every person except the have mentioned seemed
10 mo perfectly bewdercd on the stage; felt very
mucb yexed at Booth getting away.
Ry tbs Courf-Q. How long after yon heard the door
slam was il until you this man balancing himself IN
the snddlei A. Not more than while l was making
two steps. ,,,.
other pcrson than the who went out Of the door,
A. could not possibly be satisfied Of that there was
nothing preclude the possibility thai tho door WAS
closed by Booth himself
q Arc Won satisfied that The person you saw inside
the door was in position had he beenso disposed 70
have interrupted the exit of Booth a. Beyonda doubt
O. From his manner he was cool enough TO have
done IN a. He showed 10 agitation like the other
people did. -, - -
BIZ NJ. TpiHg-c. were not the Otirr persons you
have spokeu of also in position to have interrupted
the exit Of Booth A. Oh yes at leat at the moment
saw them every person met could anve obstructed
BOOTHS motion except person, whowas three or hye
feet the right that was TIE peaSOhi uescrlpeu Nho
seemed 10 be passing OIL.
o Then the person yon speak OF nearest the door
was in no better position 10 have 0bsruetod the pas.
sage Of Boolh than any OF the othen 60 lar ns you
know a. None whatever.
BIZ Tie Cou,.-Q. Could this man ieares. the door
have opened il and gone out before yoi went out' A.
Yes; the door Immediately within tho control OF
the person who stood there
Bg M Ering-Q. Do you know whether any person
on the stage or IN the passage yot went ont knew
that the assassination had been committed A. can
not say that; they acted very uIeh Ike people
astounded NJ something that had Justoccurred.
TESTIMONY OF RoBERI A. CAMPBELL.
Eranised bg Judge Hois-Q. State where you reside
A. Montreal. Canada
q Are you you not connected with the ontario
Bank Of flat city, \. am. ~ first teller
Q. Look upon that account AID state whether or NOT
Il Is correct abstract rom tie books OF that bank
A. II Is; examined " before came away
O. What is it A. 1t is the accom-. Of Jacob Ihomp
son with the Ontario BGnk, Montreal
O. State on what day the account commences. a.
The account commences May 90 1894, prior TO that
however be len sterling exchange drawn the Rebel
agents az LS erpoo London for collections soon az
the agents advised OF the bills being paid the pro-
ceeds placed - bis credit; he trst alYiccs We
had were May ~, and as.e)o was the amount.
q. State when Tie account closlGi y Jhe account
closed a pril II. lro5.
O. State the aggregate amount Of credit, and the as.
greesle amount drawnt A The aggregate amount Of
credit S6f2s72 o. there Is now balance due him
Of about $40 ~.
O. Has he drawn lately 20 any considerable extent :
A. He has drawn $4,000 very nearly sinco March
!; he brought 100000 Ia sterling exchange.
@ State TIE amount drawn ont between the lst and
10th OF Aprf A. The fret entry IN April u on the
4ih very small check Of one hundred dollars there Is
deposit receipt under date OF 9th Of April Of ss0Ov1
which was TO be paid vhen presenicdi on the 9Th OF
April be purchased 44iO sterling exchange, and also
a. co. sterling sane date the 2iih Of March lie
purchased 600 600 sterling
q You know Jacob Thompson petonaiyf A. Yes,
know him.
@ state whether or not since The 18th Of April last
he has len MoniroAli a. He has heard him say ny
self he was going away. and know be las not been
seen In the bank lately Of the as transactions
n check given 20 hotel teeper foT, ~ supposed.
board; he said be was going Overland TO Halifax On
o. Can Won hI the date Of THAR could not; since
then he has disappeared from Montreal.
q. How long was tbs before navigation olened' a.
think about Two weeks know thought II strange
he goins overland when BY waiting TWO weeks lie
could have taken steamer.
O He was known and oyDized the agent Of The
Confederate Statesf A. His account simply with
Jacob Thompson; wo did not know what he was. by
newspaper reports he was the financial agent OF the
Rebels; We know that lie brought Southern sterling
exchange on their agents in the Old Country part Of
the tine he resided in Upper Canada and part VI The
time in Montreal
o. Have you known him 20 be connected with other
money transaotions Will other hnIfs ln Canadai A.
Oh YES know - one transaction Of syoc0 With the
Niagara District Bank AZ -. Caiharine's that was
check drawn TO tho order II MI O. G. Clay. and de
posted BY him in the Niagara District Bank hat
bank sent Is 10 us and we put u 10 her credit The
date II that weH August It. l-'1.
o. Did sou know j. wilkes Booth. the nctorf A.
did; had one or two transactions viii him.
O. How often did you see bin In Canada A.
could not say; may have ,een him dozen huesi 1
remember distinctly seems lim there.
q. Did he have "A small account al yoar BANK a:
Yes be has ttl 10 his credit four hundred and odd
dollars
Q. Have you any knowledge how that credit arose ;
A. 1t was rom deposit that did not go through my
hands but through the hands u the other receiving tel
Ter; she memorandum saws check drawn on Mer.
chants Bank by Davis s25j aid ten So bills
y. Who was Davis, tho person referred 70 ~ draw.
ing the check A. lie was broker In Montreal and
AN not sure whether he introduced by Davis or
by r. g. Martin. from the States somewhere-from
Richmond or Baltimore. when Booth came into the
bank he purchased biz OF exchange for sirty-one
pounds and odd shillings; be said he WAS going
TO the b0ctade he asked whether IN case be should
he captured s captors would make use exchange
said no not unless 10 Endorsed the bill; he then said
he would take three hundred dollars worth FOR which
think he paid American gold these are the only two
transactions he had with us
O. Look az these bills Of exchange, taken from the
body Of Booth and say whether they the ones you
refer TOT A. They are Ontario Bank bills; there ID no
doubt abOrt that
for in the States for general disbursement A.
We cannot tell that; we never sk our customers any
questions. Checks are generally drawn payable 10
bearer. but In certain instances the bearer IS scored
out, and order put il. Mr.. Thompson besides
these sterling exchange transactions has bought from
US several times United States currency recnbncks
Q. In large sumsf A. He bought. Aug. % $1,000
and July II, tl9 1874; that was the amount in gold
cOud not say what the amount In greenbackS at
that time think exchange was abot hfiy-fve.
q. Did any Of these transactions occur during the
past Spring. A. On the 18th Of March he bought ono
thousand dollars at fory.our and three quarters for
which he paid five hundred and three dollars IN
gold, he bought several drafts on NewYoIk.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
The Judge.Advocate General stated that there was
only other witness ho desired TO examine to-day
He was very important witness but for tho same