New-York daily tribune., 1865-05-29
On, uudd's Connection with the Rebels
NEGRO TESTIMONY. Y.
The Evidence Adduced on Saturday.
wAsuNcroS. Saturday, May 81. 1865.

O State whether or not, the tral which recently
securrcd In Canada Of certain offenders known the
N Albans raiders you appeared as counsel for .be
Government of the United States n. had charge
pf the matter The Government az the United states
O. State whether. III the PEI Ornance Of your profes
noua duties there you made the acquaintance oiJac0b
rhomrson, W. c. Cleary. G. G. Clay. George " San
ters and others OF that clique a. 10 the sense in
which the term is generally understood did not;
tpow those persons by their beng pointed out to me
Aay did not have the honor, If may be called such,
6 their acquaintance
O. Were the defedants in courti A. They
O. Were they engaged as officers of the Confederate
government IL defending these raidersf A. They as
umed to exercise those functions, ana recognized each
ether accordingly.
sho we're So recognizodi a. | do not think saw Mr..
Thompson more than oncef saw Mr.. c. {. Clay dur.
mg the eariy part Of the proceedings most das ana
Mr.. Sanders during the whole OF ne PERIOD hr Ciear
whom you mentioned, saw 10 know AZ a later period,
when he examined as witness ON the part Of the
defendants
Aat these persons were engaged in the Confederate
servce and that this rad made under the author
ny Of the Confederate Government a. lie so repre-
ented did all these persons as they stood upon that
defense.
@ win Won look OF this paper and state whether or
not You have seen the original OF the documents ~
have seen the original.
o. Was it OF was it not rven in evidence the trial
10 which you refer A. 1t given III evidence on the
6rial on the part If the defendants.
= Given In evidence by them is general document
A. IL was
Q. Is that correc, copyi A. cannot swear that II
v copy but examined the original very care
hly, and am able 10 swear that II is IA substantial
sopy and have doubt II is literal copy.
Tie paper then given in evidence, and was read
CONFEDERATE STATES op AMERICA
WAR DEPARTsENT ltIoanoSD Va, June IL i84
been appointed enporary tn t lieutenant in the provision al
army for special ersee. You viii proceed wiihou deay 10
Thompson and Clay for Instructions You viii under their
keeons take such Confederate soldiers who have escaped
irom the enemy, not exceeding ~ in numbei you may
deem suitable for the purpose, and will such
prises De- ntfnsted to you lon viii take to
n.rucons You and your sn viii receive on ttee .a
deiae9 transportation and ne customary ratons snd The com
@ Was the Young referred 10 in tha connection o,e
fthe ST. Albens rsiGers A. don't know that
answer that question literally hc produced that docu
nent and protested 70 be the person
Q. He was on trial as suchi a. He was on trial as
such and produced that document his authority for
the acts he had committed.
The Testimony of the witness having been concluded
Judge Advocate Holt stated that since closing the
the part OF the Government, so far IL concerned
the individual prisoner he had discovered important
witness before unknown to him, whose examination he
desired should now be made.
G a. KEW K eS % ao 'e
Judge Holt replied that it referred directly to the
ease Of Atzerodt.
Mr. Doster said that he had not opened the defense
Tor Atzerodt and therefore would object the
eeptiOn OF the testimony.
The witness was then called aid testified follows
TESTIMONY OF COL WILLIAM K. SEvISs.
~ Judge AdvOeG,e Hot-Q. Where do you reside
A. In kew.lOik.
O. State whether or not you were in this city in the
month of April last. aud II so on what dayf A. was
here the l2thsf April; think recOllect The day
from the fact that pass which received the VI
Department bears that date.
Q. Where did you stop in this c!tyf A At tie Kirk
wood House.
@ Looa at the prisoners at the bar and whether
you recognize either OF them as person whom you met
In that house on that day A. That one there point
lDg 70 AtzerOdtl--I think he Is the
O. State under what circumstances you met him and
what he said to your A He had on coat darker than
that ar was coming he asked me If knew where
the Vice Presidents room was L told him that The
Vice President then at dinner; there was no one
there then except him and me.
U. Did he AK whore the room or Nice-President
johnson A. Yes sir; that was his first question;
did not know the number Of the Wee Presidents
room, but / knew it the right hend sld', next
the parOr; however said 10 him, the NicePfesldent
n eating his dinner.
q. Did you then part with him, or where did be 60
@ bid you leave him standing there or did he 70
awayf A. Well. be looked in the dining room; do
not know whether he went in or not
q. You say you pointed out the room 70 MN a.
q. Was the room in view from whore you pointed 1t
outi A. Yes, sir, 1t was on the passage as you 30
into the dining room and between that and the steps
you go down 10 the dining-room Is where the man
met me.
Cross-eraminsd b. Mr.. Dostsr-Q. What time OF day
was thisf A. think it was between and o'clock;
there other person dinner bat the NicePres
dent himself; was going away at the time, and was in
O. Whereabouts in the house did this conversation
take place A. In the passage leading into the dining
rOom.
From the passage yon cannot look into it, but by going
down a few steps you can see ID ,
q. understood you to say that he looked into the
dining. A. pointed 20 the Vice President, Mr.
johnson who Was sitting at the far end, with yellow
looking man standing behind him.
O. What length Of time was occupied in this conver
oation A. do not suppose over three minutes.
O. Have YOU seen the prisoner since that time unit!
you saw him to-day. A. No, SIR
Describe the dress and appearance OF the prisoner
A Il was in a hurry when | met the prisoner. and an
Therefore unable 70 give very minute description his
dress was dark; he had on lOw-crowned black hat
but is his cOuntenance by which now recognize blm
O. State to the Court your age A. was born On
By Judge Adcoeo,e Holt-Q. State whether or not in
coming into ihepresence Of the prisoner Atzeodt ths
morning you recognize him at once without his Dsing
pointed ont TO your A. Irecoghzed him without bis
being pointed out to me.
O. No indication as 70 the person was made to you
4. No, sir.
TESTIMONY OF BErTIE WASHINGTON ic0LoRED)
By Mr. Stons-Q State where you roside' a. live
at Dr. Samuel AGdds ard have been living there since
The Monday aitcr Christmas.
q. Were you slave before the Emancipation Procla-
nation issued A. Yes. sir
Ia reply 10 series OF questions propounded to her.
the wt1ess then testified in substance tnai she rad not
been absent from the house OF the prisoner Dr Samuel
Nudd, for single night SINCE she irst took up her
abode with him until she came 10 Washington; that
during that time the prisoner had been absent from
home on three separate ocaasOns-hrst AT MI George
Henry GaIdnels party whore lie stayed late IN tne
evenings second. at Giesborough. where he went TO
buy some horses third, 10 Washington, from when
place be returned the day after his wing home
q. Did you see the men called Harold ana Booth
A. I saw only one Of them-the small one; stand
ing at the kitchen window, and just got glimpse Of
him as he was going in the direction OF the swamp.
O. How long after y0n saw him did you see DR.. Muddf
A L did dot see Dr. Mudd with the man: saw DR.
n udd about three four miIutss afierward at the
iron, door.
photograph Of Booth here exhibited TO the wit
n - uoJ the ,.<