The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-27
: reclal Corro.pondenol Qf The SUM-

'STec'd Corrspo1dence ~ The SUM-
wAeuIyatoS. NAY 18th, fsG5
Tho conspiracy trial atsorls pablo attention here
10 completely that scarcely anything else IL table
about. This afternoon obtained peni'al Of pol-
ton of Tie evidence taken before tho door of the
Courtroom were opened W the ncrtpsper reporter
X IL very interestins, but can only give you the
substance Of IT a. ! recorded It Ia my notebook
Henry Won stcnqckef svoro that he had been go
the military soryice Of the Confederate Governmon,
for three YEAR, an engineer oricer on the stgn of
Gene al Edward Johaon. AiUr tho battle Of Gc.tys.
burph on his to,um N stanton, whithcr ho wa'
orcc-cd With ,cS officer stciuneser Nss
ovcttlkcn - tree civilians, ono Of whom wa
Booil rhc-, phootrsph mi. witness rorogn1cd lie
travole! with th'so ctzous io. ~ hour auI
got better acquainted vth them. lie va asked what
he thouphi sout the success Of the Concdcrncy. ard
sad 1T looked coomy" Booth tod him that va
uon,'n-e, only mt our part rrht and he Co1ic'e-
apr viii guin thcir inItpcndcnce Oli Ale Lincoln
must o no the spout aud tho Couicderlcy gain their
iudenon .oncc IN how" stcinlckrr sqgs he th.ufht
Bolth meant By up the spout' thut Lincoln must be-
Killed 10y II common Iprf.ion, H,4cle To hy
the oih'ts Three or fout day after thl. stouhcEor
hui,rl At The camp NJ the ID \lu'liA regiment 1li
thejc rc' she thior ciyililns n,liu. lie vac then
formal. Introduced 70 j. WILKES both, aid
ulAh INiu'l HFiI'Nf J mt -INf evening fu'''
was '.rct nce,inr Of Clu.cIcr..c oric.-f, aui
nf,crsuIs be loarncI the ruIort OF 'aat
n, 'rrr which r9o,h attended. ile wa 30 ,rm'l
that certain oGco.weIe to b. detached aud s,at to
Canad. anil tho borders. N deliver prisoners; lav
Nohorl ctics in ashes. ret al the mcmlcss of the
Calin't. and Kin the rr.sidout. lic had heard tho
f-ne thing sni hundred times. but always thought
1t bra caiocio before. The ohccf Nho toll stein
nrkcr about thi' -cctct meeting ras Lieutenant
Cooke ~, Of The ID NiIsinI Resin ent, and tcong-
ing 70 the con plny COMMANDED by Capt John 7.
Eenl who was lfc5pa.ds executed on Governors
leland. =. y COckeriil told StclnRckrt that Clpt.
Iiesll vnf % on dctnched service aud oud o..
heard from This witness taii that secret moctiugs
were frequently held by the Confederate officers and
the assAssination OF the President Of the I =. and
che burning OF Northern cities, we're common senu.
ments, readily accented to by i,hcl oHlcor, Of all
pnks
After Booth', photograph a, shown 10 THE witness,
had been put iu e., ldcnco Ms Mary Hudspcth III.
81 that sho lived IN Harlem, y Y, and ono day last
hovcn Der riding down towards the Poet Office,
in 81 Avenue car, and she overheard some Of tho
conversation II two men -''inr near hcr The man
nearest her had scar near HE jaw houe A. this
pushed his hat forward che oheervcd that he wore
false whiskers on lOoting at Booths Photograph she
thousht II fesembled the mkn. The tao men
exchanged letters several times ari ono sad
hs going TO Washington "the day AFTER
tomorrow" One seemed very angry that it had
not fallen 20 bis lot to go to Wellington
ins,esd OF the other one Of ,he let the car at
9Th sire, ind NJ he LEFT Mr. Hud.reth SAYS II
moved into his scat, my daughter STOPPED and picked
up an envelope which abe gave saying, | had
dropped one Of my letter. When I got down at the
brokers' Once w1 solns take out my pocketboos,
/
/ then described that the envelope found at the
point where tho we're sitting and on being chow
tho enveopo. recognized II, and the two letters
tanned In 1t. onoloec copy Of one Of the letters
which Is follows:
Dian LorIs.-The time h. a, last come that VIZ
have all 20 wished for, and upon everything de-
cast lots Accordingly We did 40 aud YOU arc to be
the Charlotte Corday OF the nineteenth century.
When you remember the fearful, solemn vos that
w,s taken by us you will feel there IL no draw back
A be must die, and nou. You can choose your yea.
pon,. The cup, the kiutt, the bui>t. The cup failed
VA once and might arain. johnson, who win rive
this hAs heen like eursfcd demon since the
Ing because 1t has not fallen uyon him 70 rid the
haired fths and HI. noble brother call upon him Tor
rsvense, and revenge he VIII have II he cannot
some OF the blood thirsty generals. Butler
would suit him. A. plans all concociod and
my sW 10 Dstrot-l viii only say that ali re,tS upon
you You know where to mud your friends. Your
one knew y0u, Joce, no police tclesraphc d .patch
would catch YOU The tnssh gentleman Hdrcourt,
nust NJ. set hastily. Remember, be has ten days.
strike FOR your homo, strits tor your country bide
your time but stnke sure. Get introduced, conets-
will the brute tell to earthly friends. 10 anything
but tail, and meet Ne At She appointed plsoe within
p'or Leonea. will sy. the reason for this whom
meet Return by johnson. | wish | could to
bly, hear from me In Washington Sanders IL doing
us no good In Canada.
believe me, your brother in love,
CHARLES sEiuY.
The other letter was dated at st. Louis October
2l, and addressed Dearest Husband" whom tho
writer wanted TO come home. Baby calls ior papa
until my heart aches" and n the mother WAS noe
III, che would 80 to Louis dalins," whom she docs
not wish "t1 stay away any LONGER from his heart
broken wife Lceuea" Mrs. Hudspcth says she took
these letters Gen scott he told her TO read them
to him, and Afterwards said they were important,
and askod her to take them to Gen. Dix, which
che did.
Y. W Bunkcr, clerk at - National Hotel IN this
city, testiNoI that he kncW Bouta, who Na- in the
habit OF stopping at the hotel when he wes in town.
and that many friends called upon him, among thom
one whom the witness among the prirontls. lie
did not know his nane but polntcd At the ANAL mnn
with black whiskep and imp tmcauinr Michael
O'LAurhlin.. Thi. ~itucss did not Tcco'ui1o ans ot
the others, lie saii booth hal been guest 81 TIC
National Hotel at various times during October, No.
yember, December, 1904 January, February March,
1860 and arrived los; the sth of April ls65, and
registered u the occupant Of room p, on tho day
the President wsS murdered.
William y, Wheeler from Chicopec Nor, tcsti-
fed that he was In Montreal Canada, in october
last aud their met Booth, whom he know as an ac-
tor he had seen him playing the STAGE At spi1F-
field no asked Booth II he wa, going to open tho