Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-29
THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS,
CONCLUSION OF SATURDAYS TEs.
TIMONY,


Oar report closed on Saturday with the tes-
araony OF Frank Washington, tcolorsd) The
defense proceeded with the
fhsTrMoNY OF BAPTIeT WASHINGTON, fcoI.
nnr,hs ees pad lived at DR.. Mudd's about nine
CAPT. Perry.s Tessr s,.n saw Capt Capt White. Of Tens,
Gwinn. DID no, inow snytniDep " psi pssopt sAasS asy
person oSPns ssS ont or sleeping near the spring
OF any strange horses Seins rS sa, Ne.sa ,sN nsw
premises. Knew Mary Simms. hnt nsrsr 49,
any one to put much confidence in her. Never
saw John Surratt to his knowledee
TESTIMONY OF ALLISON sRooKs
Witness resided last year at the residence OF
DR.. Mudd. Did not see there Capt. White,
Gwynn. Saw him at Mudd's last year. DID
not see George Gwynn. Saw John Surratt
once last August In Prince Georges county,
Of any person sleeping ont in the woods on the
farm, and never saw any strange horses in the
stable During the first year Of the war knew
OF Jerry Dyer, Ben Gwynn and Andrew
Gwynn sleeping IN the woods.
RE E'EXAMlNATIoN OF JERRY DYER.
Winess recognized the picture OF John Sur
Iau, rTss saw MIN about two years ago DR.: Mudd
MIiVes M Learer the Patuxent than the Potomac,
ana am aoout sixty I'VE miles from Baltimore.
the war.
TESTIMONY OF DR.. w.M r BOWMAN.
witness hved at Bfyantown. Knew Wilkes
Booth; saw him first at church in Bryantown,
a
days after 1 saw him again at Bryantowu.
When l saw him again at Bry antown, he asked
me II knew of any person who had land to
sell i told him had some would dispose OF
He asked me where it was, and pointed on,
the place. He then asked me about the price
and told him there were TWO tracts, one Of
price. He then asked me il had any horses
10 sell. said had several horses for sale.
He said he would come down and look at them.
i heard Dr. Mudd say, last summer, that he
that he believed he would go into the mercan.
tile business at Benedict, place east OF Bry-
antown, on the Patuxent river Believed that
prier to tnat time, DIR. Mudd was in treaty with
other persons about the sale of his land.
TESTIMONY oP GEORGE BooLHs, ooLoRKs.
Witness lived with DIR. Mudd on his place
near Bryantown. Saw Mudd on Easter Sat-
urday evening coming from Bryantown. He
was riding alone, and spoke 10 me, asking me
where l was going. Saw no one else pass mp
the road.
TESTIMONY OF MARY JANE sINNs.
WitLess lived with DR.. Mudd. Knew Capt.
Ben. Gwynn, Andrew Gwynn, Geo. Gwynn,
parties at DR.. Mudd's last year.
TESTIMONY OF A. 8. HOWELL
witness was resident OF Virginia, formerly
OF Maryland. Was acquainted with Mrs. Sur
ratt q. State to the court il You we're present
with Mrs. Surratt and her father one evening
at IRA a. Yes 5 e. DID you
read by candlelight! a No, sir; think not
z: But she did hand you the paper to read Tor for
her A. Yes sir Have yo9 been a.
date? A. The 2Oth of February. q. What
time did you 60 there-was it In the day or
in the evening A After dark, possibly aoont
eight o'clock. @. Was the gas Lit in the hall!
A. Yes, sir. q. Was Mrs Surratt able to
recognize you then A. Not till l made my
You speak to her before she recognized You
A ] don't remember exactly. q Did You tell
her who you were Z! A. Yes, sir. q. Are you
acquainted with Lewis weichmanl A. Yes,
al
Mr.. Weichman, did you show him any cipher!
A. l showed HIM how to make one, and then
he made 1t himself z: Was it simple OF com. l.
it. Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham tnen
said: '.Show him the cipher on the record; it
is No. or4;r Q. Was 1t Ike s that or or similar af
the one, think. O. Did Weichman, at that
time, give you any information IN re-
gard to the prisoners that ne nad on
@. Did you have any conversation with Mr;
Weichman with reference to his going South
a. Yes eA To- optn ae did
give any particular reason q. Did he say
anything In connection with his going South
S WitSdrawn.i W D q. DID you have any " eosversa-
ton with Weichman In regard to getting him
place in Richmond? A. He asked II thought
it was doubtful, because wound ed soldiers had
the preference there by order OF the War De-
partment Q. State whether he stated TO you
what MS Sy ympaLnles were! tOOleCteO OUs
lection withdrawn.J A. We were talking over
matters, and he said that he intended TO go
South, and wanted he to 60 with him; and
said if that was the case he had better go then.
as did not know when 1 should cross the
river again. He said he was not ready to 90
just then. He told me his sympathies were
would ultimately succeed. Q Did he say that
he had done all that he could do for the South.
ernment! A. / believe he did. q. Did he saw
he was always friend TO the South ! &. He
did.
Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham stated
that he objected to all this. He might be over
ruled; but, IN this Court or outside Of IL, he
would object to any such proceeding. 1t was
q mere burlesque on justice.
The Commission sustained the objection OF
the Assistant Judge Advocate.
q. While at Mrs. Surratts did you learn Of
any reasonable plot or enterprise in existence
A. did not, sir. @. Did Surratt ever give you
despatch verbal or written to take to Rich
you full return OF the number of prisoners
A. Yes, sir; he stated to me the number that
the United States had, and the number they
had over what the Confederate Government
had; doubled it, but he said he had the books
in his own Office to look at
Cross When did you first
make the acq uaintace Of Mrs. Surratt and her
family! A. a year and a half ago. Z. Where!
A. Down in the country, at their hotel. Q.
Was she living there then! A. Yes, sir. 9.
Do you know John Surratt! A. Yes, sir. q.
Did he accompany you to Richmond! A.
Never, sir. q. What has been your occupation
for the last year and q haltl A: had NO par =
ticular occupation since have been ont of the
army. Q. What army? A. Confederate army.
z. What portion Of the army did you serve in!
1862. i then left the service. u. Were you
mustered out! A. 1 was discharged on account
OF disability. q. What have you been doing
since that7 A. have not been employed IN
any particular business. @. But what have
you been doing! A. Nothing. q. Haven't you
been making trips to Richmond! A. have
been there, sir. @. How frequently! A. Some
times once in a month; sometimes once in two
or three months. have been there twice since
the 1st of April, twelve months ago. @. And
those two times were when! A. In December
last and in February. Z. DID you 60 alone in
Decemberl A. There might have been some
the line OF The blockade? A. In Westmoreland
county. q. How FAR did you carry dispatchesl
All never carried any. @. You are acc TAINTED
with the Surratts! A Yes, sir. q. How eften
have you visited there2 A. Twice. q. How