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

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The Suppressed Testimony.
The Injunction Of sec:e>y has been re-
moved from part OF the testimony taken On
Friday last. I, IS far the mos. interesting
and important that has appeared.
The following is the evidence given by
rebel soldier, showing .ba, Booth was with
the rebels in Virginia ano conspi1iag with
them:
Hen-y Van Steinacker. witness called
for the prosecution, being duly sworn, tes-
tified az follows:
By Judge Advocate Eolt:
O. Have you or not for several years
been in the military service OF the so. cali
I'd Confederate States?
A. Yes, sir, have heen.
@. In what capacity?
a. l was employed in the Topographic
cal Department, ranking as engineer oth-
ce-. With the pay OF an engineer ofticer.
q. Ga whose ststf7
A. The staff Of Genera. Edward John
SON.
Q. Were you or 40, in tn. State 81 vir-
ginia n the summer o. 1863, and NJ what
point?
A. When we came back from Pennsyl-
vania, after the battle OF 4 gettysburg, Was
ordered with another engineer Lieutenant,
who was very sick. To convey him To his
home at S,AuntOn, IN the Valley Of vir-
ginis; aud from there took my way back
to fnc the army again; and near Harri-
souburg, twenty five miles from S,auntof.,
NJ Swiit Run Gap, ] was ove.,aken by
three citizens, with whom 20: better &c
QuAin;ed, after having ridden awhile with
them; and found them GU: TO belong to
Maryland. The name Q. one was Booth,
xn1 the other oue's ns;ae vas Shepherd.
Q. Do you remember the features O.
Booth7
A. DO not remember the feature. o,
III! O. them.
9. Look q. that photograph. Handing
To the witness photograph Of J. Wike.
09o'0 q. fnsre i. . rssem slance, bu, the face
wan fuller.
@ You think it is the salhe person, bu.
he had fuller face thar this?
A. l believe il is.
q. Did YOU learn at that tine that i,
was Joh. Wilkes Booth, .he actor?
A. heard the other gentleman call hin
Booth. thought frs: Il was q nickname
but afte.ward / found on. that i, was
Booth.
g. Low far did you ride with those per.
UJOsI
A. We s:aid at the tavern at the foot o.
the mountain until the next day. There
20. better acquainted with them.
g. How long were you together? How
many hours do yon suppose?
4. Eighteen or twenty hours.
q. DiG you have any free conversation
IN regard to pab!ic affairs while you were
with hin?
A. Tas, sir.
g viii you state vha. Booth said e
ycli II -eya.l 10 any confeiu plated puT.
p,se OF attack upop ,h- President o. lh.
United S.ates7 STATE al. that ,.e said.
a. / was asked -,y Booth aud those 9th
e.s TOO. W ha. I thought OF the probable
success Of the Coniederacy; and Itold them
tta. after ST. III o chase as we had then gol
from Gettysburg, I believed Il looked ia
ther gloomy; anc then Booth told ms '';ha,
is rolsense; il we only act our part rig.i
the Coniederacy will gain their indepen
dence: old ABB Lincoln must go mp The
spout, ant the Confederacy will gain their
Independence any how" That Was :ht
sx preston a. the time.
3s Q. What did you understood by The e1
pressior. he "innst go up the spout from
Ill tia; Rooth said?
A. I: vas a common expression, mean
ing he must be killed. Tnat uaderstnoC
always.
O. Did lie state under what circu,ns an.
x ces ,ha; would become necessary?
IS A. lie said 80 soou as the Confederacy
Z WAS near giving out. 90 SOON as they were
nearly whipped thx: must be Gone; tha
would be the final resource 70 gain the liz
dependence OF The Confederacy.
q. Did The citizsns who were With hin
Is engage ia conversation!
A. Yes sir.
Q. DID they seem to xssen: 10 his senti
nenfs?
A. Certainly.
Q. Did not Boo:c know that you wer,
Confederate solaier7
g. Yes, si1. They asked when they
overlook ,na 90 the road where l was 50
,ingto i told them belonged TO Genera
& Edward Johnson's staff, aud WIS going u
Z thu army, coming from Siaunton.
Q. Al wha: point did you arrive t'
A. / do no., know tho name Of thu
j piaNi; i. l.. near :he foot of Swift Rn'
Gap. H
q Dd you mee, there q nurnherof Con-
Tolerate oilicer,-I speak Of the end o
Your ride with the StonewaH Brigade?
A. Yes sir. That was about three o
four days afterward. They went from IN
the next day. My horse could not keep nl
witt the ether horses they were splendid
" mounted, and my horse was nearly bro
ken down. SO they went on. Three or fon
ioar days after ward was called to some o
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strangers friends Of mine. wanted to ae
me- Idid not know who it was. When
came to camp found those three ciizeue
ana was Introduced by Captain Rando!p:
phsns.
y Vas tAa. the Stonewall Brigade7
A. Ewas at the camp Of the 2d Virgin
ia Regiment.
e Do you or do you not know whethe'
1asle was secret meeting Of robe! 0ihcer
on that occaaion7
A. That evening there wxs secra
@eeting, where was not admitted
Did they state 70 you tho purpose 0
1soehod9
a. Some ofhoer afterward, who We
1nooot the meeting, stated 20 me- wha: We
tee purpose Of II
Was Booth ia that meetiog3
gethel.
~ What did he state to you was tn
iss, Sissse,sminssion and purpose of that meet
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