New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16
THE ASSASSINATION.
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O. Which Yves about the Goth Of Marchi A. ] think
go; 1t was the Monday after 'ae satHfda! Do''D
PLAYED. 49, .,orinc
o. Did you ever Sc. Booth ride out in The ese1i"9
with these meni A. No, do not think ever nv
could not say positively whether DID OF mo-, ;n"rrsd
Guently came % INV house IN carIasc' ans s1 n,
for them; never them, that reeon'o INV '"'
Sr M. Coxp-o. Did these prifoners say they were
or had been in the oil business a. mat tney "e'
IN it. ,.. ,o. ~ the time
thev ooonn;e3 room NJ yorr house y. thihk TUG!
had been there two or three KS. ,or, .rov fr,-,
O. Did they say anything when iaey "s", T s' penns 4,
1oxr house where they were going TOT a. 1oTeOns''
o nd they ray anything about having aoandoned
the oil regions' A No no t '. g, we they NOV
ing about a. They were not III ihen rooiA s''"'
"'e Did trey occupy i, regularly at night A. They
po ' yon tx tie Goth Of March The day they left
A. ifyou can ascertain what night Booth plycd can
IeD You; II was the Mondy following
o. Was Pescara the play' A. Yes.
a Won cannot SPEAK with certainty OF anybody
h,9ng with item beside Booth a. No not anybody
tha, know Others s1G nay 70 I tbst s0"0 '"'' ~"
n Is.t Won whether Booths visits We're most fire.
quent il February the later part OF tue ,ne tne!
were there in Marchi \. think they were PROXY
ruch the M me all through the time they were there; he
was pretty constant visitor
O Were you present at any conversations between
a.
o You never heard any of their conversational A.
o. Did they room up stairs' A. No, in the back
HENRY WILLIAMS lcoLoREDl EXAMINED.
Q. State TO the Court whether you are aequ1ntoSS
with the prisoners, OLaughlin and Arnold Look ana
see ifyou IT member 10 have seen them before. - L
know Mr.. OLaughlin- but not Mr. Arnold =. -
Q. Did yen ever meet Mr. OLaughlln, and II so
% When was that A. In March last carried a
letter q him.
q From whom did you carry the letter to him :
A From Mr.. Booth.
Z. Did you carry the letter 70 him alone. o. 70 nm
ord Arnold, 4. I carried one to arnold. aud gave II
10 a lady. and she said she would give 1t to Inn
mr. CoxK remarked that unless this question was 10
be followed up he would object TO II. The objection
Of TIE counsel ove1ruled and the examination pso-
O. So yon delivered it Mt The clearinghouse Of
OIaughlin; did lie tell you where OLaushhn lived
A. de said On Exeter-st: =,
cir; I carried one up there 10 the house, Id not
know Who il was for myself
Q. Who from, a. Nil. Booth gave it TO me; be
inst called me and asked roe if l would take letter
down there / lid lot know for whom II wls he just
told to carry it up to the number that was on the
letter.
q. To whom cd you deliver the secondt a. To Mr..
OLsnghlin.
Q. Do you know for whom it was, \. He told me 1t
was for Mr.. ULaughin; | knew Mr. OLaugshn and
was glad when ] saw him in the theater because II
eaved me right smart walking.
q. For whom did OLaughiin say the letter wasf "A
Wen said here is letter Mr. Booth gave Ioe 10, you
ond thai was all.
O. Booth told you then this letter for O'Laughlin
Mr. Coke here remarked again: must object to tl'
evidence is not followed up as TO what he did after
tie receipt OF the letter.
The Judge Advocate General remarked that The OBJ
iect SIMPLY show the intimacy OF these By
tbeir correspondence.
Mr. Coxs ssid ne objected TO any evidence Of Booth
sending letter 70 any individual 1t was simply o.
~ he In wa III lA
ne Judge-Adyocate-G eneral then said that the
did not offer the letter in evidence at ell but chen
their correspondence with each other.
1.-THE objection was finally entered upon the RECORD
hut overInled by the Court
q. When did understand you 10 saT this leitol va
carredf a. 1t was in Me1ch
O. Are YOU sure a. Yes. sir.
@ March last \. Yes. sir.
q Late or early in March, A. About the middle q
the month; coming alorg the rear of the mineral
water store. and he said couldn't take note for hin
j said l could not. had to ~ in front; be SAT-
for TO take the note aud he would pay me- asko
him where, and he said 10 Fayette-st
@ You said something about the tnester; what thea
teri \. The Holiday Street TheateT
Q. You say you found OLaughln in the theater
what part oftbe theaer' A In the dresscirele In tn
afternoon.
q How did you find him, A. went up with Pitc
and found him there
q. All you know abou, it is that You just gave tn
note 10 him and came away A. Yes sir.
q When Booth gave you the other letter that WA
no: for O'Laughln A. No sill. That was for . hous
Fayette-st. he Just Inc the number OF the house
O. He didn't tel YOU who il was addressed TOT
No, cir.
TESTIMONY OF J. 7. EARLY.
g. Do YOU know the prisoners, OLaughEn and Al
mold A. know OLspghliU.
O. Have you been tie with them coming iron
Baltimore 70 this city A. Yes. SIR with OLaughlin
on the Thursday previous 10 the ASSASSINATION.
O. Was Arnold on the cars A No, sir. not 70 m
knowledge at least.
O. That was the day previous to the Assassination
A. Yes Thursday, s,--the night Of the illumination
O. DO Won know where he went to stay after got al
rived A. There were ionr of us when we stopped &
yet shaved between Third and Four-and s-haii sts.
fhere he asked me 10 wek down Tar AZ the Nations
Hotel with them.
u Did be take a room there A. no siI, he did no,
q Did you see him associate wit. BOOTH A. Nc
sir never Booth bu, and that was upon tn
q. Did he make any inquiry for. Booth A. d'
.. Did you see OLaughin during that day A.
ives with him the greater part ci the day.
q. Wberef A We slept at the Metropolitan tina
night, and went to Wechs and had breakfast at
as we we're passing the Metropolitan stopped 10 q
to the water closet when came out met Mr.. Ander
son. who said lie waiting for OLseghlin who hat
Of an hour. and. he not coming down, we went out.
q When die you see him again A. About O'clock
Q. What time did he 70 10 see Booth A. shoui,
saw IL was sbou noon perhaps
O. What was tie latest hour at which sou saw hin
or Frdayi A. J don't recolIcct exactly had beeI
drinking considerably but distinctly iecollect
him come out OF restaurant pretty late; can't say
whether il was ai,er he assassination OF not
Q. Can you gi'et name OF the resiaulant' n
believe the name a, present is Lee shore.
o. Did you see lnm at the time OF immediately ate
you heard OF the assassination OF the President A.
can't 10Y did; 1 we1t 70 bed shortly after that;
think distinctly recoleci his coming out WITH towler
q. Wlo is Fowleri A. | dom know exactly; IN
used to be employed by o'Laughlins brother once.
O. Did OLaughlin 60 10 Baltimore the next DAY
A. Yes Oh the or 81 O'Clock train, forget winch Is
q Where did he go TO "a Bsltimorst A. Wen ATE
We arrived went down baltimore-at as lar as hig'
down Fayete. and from there we reDt ana asked I
see q gentieman's wife who was lying here sick II
Washington. and then we came down and wen =
OLana bins; going doxp we met his brother on III
way. WHO LaDghlD there had been parties look
sug foyh hf asked me yapll ii then AK