The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-23
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noush q march. testified 10 having ssu Johr H. Sur
rat BossA Aissro sal Payne thers together, the last
named going BY TIE nAms Of Wood; shs ACCOMPANIED
sursn ssa Psyas 70 Foras shss,ss; Booth came into
the bon
Ths cSur here took rec~~a
Aner ms reor-. Captain poehsry, Who had CON-
mari " ne cavalry Which wsns IN paru cf Doo,s, sss
ussa NE par, Ne took In the capture 81 Huoid
The latter lad 10 sFms his persea Harold askea
s~ho had been shogs" rhs CAPTAIN replied. "bcoth"
Harold saia vas not Booth Bcyd and 81 erss Do
red knowing Doosh. On bs erOsssrsmisson ths viii
uass sad thss noo,h remarked that Harold vas 'so-
cent" words 10 thss eject
WIN clesser, Who aesI~ livery Stable In this city.
testified 70 Beoshs keeping hons d has es,shiIshmsst
bu, which he sold 70 Sam Aracld on the sch Of January
Arnold took The hssss away On the san Of February.
Marshal Mcrhal sssussd that o'IAush.n vas In The
rebel service fos year. ssd came into our lines %
Martins arg he ssek NE essh II slssIAncs In SAit-
moro In June isca
Dr. Verdi physician 10 Secretary ssward, who vas
called IN after The attempted sssazsascs ,essed ~ 70
the condition The resus there wounded He Eaid 90
that night thought the wounds Of the Secretary 70 be
mortal Tho Secretary al the time IVES improving from
the former accident
John Eorrows testified that sasnsls ased up The
stable tie Of the theatre for Booths horse and
bugsy spanger sold the buggy for Booth The wsdnss
day before tho President snassinaisd.
john MADDOX tss,iasd that he rcslsd The sable for
Booth
Lieutenant BARTLETT who prisoner In LIBBY from
September lses to December 1894 sssinsd.hs obser ID
that tho prison mined with the intention W blow
up large torpedo ~as buried under the cssss Of The
prison; different persons aid had been mined In
Colonel Dahlsrsns raid should succeed reaching Rich
mond.
Colonel Treat testified TO having brought Washington
number Of boxes said TO contain the archives Of The
socaIlod Confederate State.
Mr. r. A. Hall testified thai he opened tho boxes, and
aoro identified . paper found IN one Of them. The
paper WIS letter addressed 70 his Exceiisncy Pres
dent Davis, dated at Montgomery, white sulrhss
Springs, Va, In which the wril@ Eays "thst he now
onsrs bis services TO the ecnfederacy aud willing 10
proceed TO ri tho county Of its doadies eneniss,"
and all he asked for the necessary papers 70 give
him travelling facilities within the Confederate sta,ca
10 says he IL well acquainted In the Nor horn ssaes
and that he lis Lieutenant Dukes command He also
says he was 10 John Morgans raid and hnd.
ing . good opportunity to escape he run the
gauntlet OF being captured by the Union troops
,ud made his way Canada where he was assisted by
Goionei j. p. g. Hocombo and managed 20 run The
blockade. lie says:-"IfI do anything shall expect
your full confidence" and expresses his wish for
swer soon and for short interview. The communities
ton signed cit w. Aston" and bears the endorse
ment "Bref I1eat W. Aston offers his scrvicos 10 his
country to rid 1t OF is deadiies, enemies Respectfully
referred by order OF the President to the Secretary Of
War" sgn,d "Bur,on W. Harrison, Private Secretary.
For attention. by order, J. A. Campbell, A. s. w."
Tie Court adjourned to ten O'Clock this morning.
THE SITUATION.
President johnson has issued very important pro-
canaton. /. declares all ports Of the United sisics,
with the exception OF Galveston Ia Sale, Brazos dc
ntago Point Isabel and Brownsville, open 10 foreign
.fldo aud commerce after July next ensuing Ali 70
s,dc;ions upon trade est Of tho Mississippi with the
exception Of articles contraband Of war, removed
after thet date The President having In former pro-
cmaiou declared that all OF the United States
found in arms east o, the Mississippi viii be treated
guorlles possessing Of tho rights Of war, now do
that ell socaled Confederate priyasecrs viii 10
treated after said date Of July as pirates
Our last adyices from Fortress Monroe state thai Jea
pavis and family sin remain on board tho stoamrw
Clyde, which vessel was ct anchor In Hampton
Roads Gonoru Wheeler and stat had been removed
from the Clyde TO the gunboat Maumee, which len on
Sunday for Fort Warren The late rebel Vice Psesdcat
ard Postmaster General also removed from the
Cyde Sunday afternoon to the ginboai Tuscarori,
which left, 1t is presumed for Fort Delaware very
Interesting description Of the rebel Pres dent and his
Immediate counexions together with the pc sonneI OF
tas whole rebel happy family lately Hampton
Rads is contained in correspondence from board
the steamer William Ciydo Our correspondents at
Fortress Monroe nnd Richmond also give full dossrip
as Of tho casena.cs IN that famous fortress Of
which doubtless intended for the reception Of Jen
and SOM Of his colaborers In rebellion
tits reported from Nashville that tie rebel Governor
o. tennessee 1sllaul G. Harris, ms been captured All
che state bonds, together with SIX hundred thousand
dollars In specie and archives have certainly been
recovered
negro plot - assassntto the parocd rebol prisoners
a. Memphis, OF whom there has been quite Influx
int " In revenge for the Tort How massacre dis
covered on Friday nigh, last, White troops we're mmc.
daoly pat guard md on tho ntcnr, Of tho negroes
&c ome ous Of the fort At gyen hour they wero Or
6srei back whom, refusing to obey, sharp conflict
safs in which twenty Of them killed aud wounded.
ie remainder were driven back In confusion into the
f General John T. Smith has superseded General
Was'barnc in command at Memphis
Tho rele In tho Tomb bee river. consisting OF