Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-19
THIRD EDITION. !.
O'CLOCK p. d.
THE CONSPIRACY TRIAL. :
The Proceedings This Evening"
THE CASE OF sPANGLER.

THE CASE OF sPANaLER. -AS
So - go & 81
At2p. nt. the Court returned from its lunch
room well fortified for the further labors Of the
day. The newspaper men, who lunch on the
smell Of the Courts dinner, came to their worE
again with rather hungry faces. Why can't
somebody start an eating stand at the Penitens-
tiary building for the use OF reporters and
others during these trials7 The isolation Of q,
set of men, who for NO other crime than being
connected with a daily paper, are held bsa
eight or ten hours day, mile from an oyss
ter or cocktail is terrible to think of.
On reassembllng, the last witness
&. II. RosCH was recalled. Identified a coll
OF rope as the same he found in Spangler's
carpet bag. Found no monkey wrench in 40
carpet bag. Witness asked leave to correeD
his testimony as to the locality Of the horse.
There was no number on the door OF the room.
EATON recalled Witness arrested
Spangler in house on eth street. near the Pat-
ent Office. 1t was the corner OF 9TH and H.
the southeast corner. Found no weapons in
mis- possession. There was some ladies in the
house. 1t was Spangler's boarding house,
witness thinks.
WILLIAM WALLACE sworn Witness ar
rested O'Laughlin in Baltimore, at the house
Of a family named Bell 1t was not his board
ing house OLaughlin said when he arrived
in town on Saturday that he heard that officers
had been looking for him, and he had gone
away from his home. He seemed to know
why he was arrested. He talked about the
assassination, and said it was a very bad
affair. Found no arms in his possession
Mr.. Cox the brother-ln-law of
O'Langhlin 60 for you or send for you to ar
Objected to by Mr.. Bingham.
Mr.. Cox said that they wished to show that
he did not seek to avoid arrest but that he
wished to give hlmselfup.
Mr.. Bingham said it was in testimony that
he told one Of his associates he was going
Mr.. Cox said they proposed to show that he
said he was going to be arrested elsewhere, as
If arrested at home it would be the death OF his
mother.
The Court decided that the question could
The witness resuming said THAT knowing Mr.
Maultsby lbrother.in- law OF O'LaughlInl TO
be good Union man, he told him he wished
him to assist him in getting CLaughlin.
Maultsby said he would do so. and If he got
Monday Maultsby told witness If he would go
with him he could find O'Laughlin, which be
did, and found him at Mcuftsby's house. The
prisoner protested his innocence, and said he
ne was in Washington.
JAMES CLIFFORD sworn - Witness Is stage
carpenter at Ford's. Kept the building in
order Was there the 14th and 18th OF April.
Witness was not in the Presidents box the
day on which the assassination occurred. Saw
Mr.. H. Clay Ford decorating the box, and also
II. u.
that day. Observed the rocking chair in the
box on the following day. Did not think the
rocking chair was In the box before during the
season. saw it after the assassination on Sat-
urday, Sunday and Monday. Don't know
who toos it away. On Monday after the as
sassination tried to find the bar that held the
in length, and would keep the door back unless
1t was shaken, when 1t would drop Thinks
If the mortice In the wall had been made pre-
v1ously he would have noticedit. ISappeared
To ha
plasterihg with knife. Witness thinks it
would require some light in the passage, with
was used, it could be done without making a
noise to attract attention. 1t was net in the
range of Spangler's duties to decorate tie stage
a stiff neck that afternoon. Witness was in
front of the theater when the assassination
took place. Had been behind the scenes about
his place en- the left hand side, waiting to shin
the scenes. The passages were generally kept
clear, but the entrances were sometimes OBJ
structed with chairs, &c.
BY the DEFENSE The business of SpargIer
is on the left hand side Of the stage. Witness
was on the stage when she curtain was do wn.
the stage. This was about O'Clock. Witness
was on the stage several times and saw Span
gler each time. Was in front Of theatre during
taeSe. He dressed about the same as he is
now, OZARK brown coat dc. The scenes in the
american Cousin were plain sailing, running
.
and his (Spangler's) presence was indispensi-
BILE. Witness did not hear Booth call Spangler
that night. Spangler was friendly with Booth,
as all in the theatre were. Booth was pleasant
and all were friendly with him. Booth would
remain about for a week. then would 60 Off for
q couple Of weeks. He he'd the same facilities
OF access as an employee; Had access to the
back entrance except when the house was
locked up. Spangler was q sort of drudge for
Beoth, would fix his horse ap, &c: The hole
in the wall was not cut In the brick. It might
b hnor, ~
Witness here examined the stick used with
nails in the end, and said the nails may have
there to sssR from IN tba
end were for. Did not know how the lock ON
the door of the box came TO be loose. Witness
heard between IL and II o'clock that morning
lat the President was coming there that night
Don't know whether the President sent word
he was coming or not
MRS. MARY MURRAI. sworn: - witness
scanned the prisoners. Cannot say whether
PAYNE is the same persen she had seen before
thinks she had seen him before; gentleman
two weeks after; he left On the day the Presi.
dent was shot, about O'clock; he said he was
gong away and couldn't wait for dinner; this
person came to the house alone; did not notice
w. H. WELLS (colorsdb sworn-Lives- at
Secretary Stewards. Recognizes Payne as the
man who made the attaesea Secretary Seward.
witness proceeded to describe the particulars
Of Payne's visit there ~ the effect already
published.
BY MT. DOSter:-W NneSSs Wueu Nc saw IUfs
F W. Seward struck, went for help, and when
he returned the man WAS inst going off. He
rode slowly away, for witness kept up behind
him to street. NO one mas onefed money. 10
witIes s, nor has any threat been made to him.
Sergeant GEO. F. RoBINsoN:-Witnesa on
the night Of the 14th of. April last, was ct MI
Stewards. Witness thinks the man in the dock
with a blue shirt On fPayne) looks lie the
one he saw there on that night. Witness heard
a seufile in the hall and opened the doos, and
the man struck him. (witness,) knocking him
partly down, then went to the bed anCtstruck
the Secretary. Witness, going towards the
bedside, saw him cut Mr.. Seward twice He
held the knife. blade downWards; IL. was a.
large knife Witness pulled him of and the
witness did not hear the assailant utter one
word while at his work.
A drab SLOUGH hat was here showathe wis.,
ness which he thought was the same. left Az
Mr. Stewards by Payne.
IBy request of the Court, Payne horesteod ass