Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-19

| one IN! a. No, sir. -
Lieur. JOHN ]. JoFPRY was re examined,
| and testified that since his examination, on
| Wednesday, he had been to the stable and re-
| ccgnized the horse he took up with saddle and
orldle' near Camp Barry, after the assassina.
| ton.
| WILLIAM EATON testified that he went to
| Booths room at the National, after the mur-
| der ana took charge OF Booths effects, after
| Terry.
Lieut. TERRY testified to having received the
| effects OF Booth from Eaton, and to having
| found letter with the envelope addressed ].
Wilkes Booth, Esq, National Hotel, Wash
ington, D. O; and postmarked, seemingly, Bal.
| timore, March 20.
The letter is as follows:
| Hookstopn, Baltimore County, March 81, 1865.
Dear John: Was business so important that
I you conld not remain in Baltimore till saw
| you! came In as soon as could, and found
yon mad gone to WI. I called also to see
| gone ont with you and had not returned. I
concluded, therefore, he had gone with you
How inconsiderate you have been. When 1
or 80; therefore re made appicasion apr ss for
employment, an answer to which 1 shalt
receive rec during t the S week; told my parents
listing circumstances, come as you request?
You know full well the CT suspicion
IS n the
Why not for the present desist for various
reasons, which, If you will look into, you can
ssteoy see ~ nor am maKne .n any mem'9n ION
my present course. You have been its cause;
for how can now come, after telling them
had lett you! Suspicion rests upon me now
from my whole family, and even parties in tie
country. 1 will be compelled to leave home
anyhow, and how soon l care not None, 40
not one, was more in for the enterprise than
my self, and to. day would be there had not you
done as you have. By this mean manner OF
proceeding. 1 am, as you well know, in need;
ought to be well clothed. I do not feel right
stalking about with means, and more from
appearances beggar. feel my dependence,
you. Time more propitious will arrive yet.
DO not act rashly or in haste. would prefer
sSen aG ere ons w Ss 5si,es es
prepared to again be with you 1 dislike
writing would sooner verbally ma1Ne known
to proceed: Do not in anger peruse this.
Weigh all have SAID, and, as q rational man
and friend, you cannot censure nor upbraid
my conduct 1 sincerely trust this nor aught
else that should or may occur will ever oblite.
rate our former friendship. Write me to Balti.
more, as expect to be in about Wednesday or
will Tuesday meet you in Baltimore at b.
Ever subscribe myself you friend. SAM.
WIN: McPHAIL testified d. Are You &C.
auainted with the handwriting Of the prisoner,
Samuel Arnold2 A. I am. @. Will you look
ut this letter and say 1t Is in his handwriting
BY Mr.. Cox "a. How did you become ac-
quainted with his handwriting, state that drstl
A. He once placed in my hands a written in
ed uhcht. ". w LfAt lus uIucut QlQ no pl6cc
did he write i!l A. On the 18th OF April. q:
Where? A. In the back room Of Marshal
West Fayette street, near Holiday, in Balti-
more. The paper was handed to me, and by
ton don't know anything, only I was in
Termed Of its having been handed to the Secre-
identity Of the handwriting.
LITTLEToN NEWTON testified that he knew
the prisoner, Arnold. On the 9th or 18th of
september there was letter brought to him;
there was in it some $50 or $50, don't recollect
which; remarked he was flush. or had money,
and having read the letter he handed it over to
me, and read some half dozen lines, but
didn't understand 1t; it was very ambiguous in
its language, and l asked him what it meant:
he said it was something big. and would soon
effect.
ETHAN J. HoRNEk testified that on the morn
ing OF the 18th Of April Mr.. Allen and himself
arrested Arnold at Fortress Monroe. We
scar ched his person and a carpet-bag, and got
pistol. He said he h ad another pistol and a
knife ALSO at his fathers place, near the Hooks
town road. He made verbal statement to us
at Fortress Monroe; there was letter given
us by his father to give to him when we ar
rested him; and, after we handed him the letter
and he had read ii, l asked him If he was going
to give US the statement; and he gave us one,
together with the names OF certain men con-
nected with the abduction, or rather with the
kidnapping Of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Cox rose and objected to any confession
made by the prisoner that would or might tend
to be evidence against any other OF the accused
Mr.. Ewing and Mr.. Cox had a lengthy argu-
ment, which finally resulted In ruling by tine
Court admitting as evidence the statement of
the witness OF the whole conversation that
took place at the time referred to.
The witness then continued and said:
The prisoner had stated to him that about
three or four weeks previous to his going to
Fortress Monroe, he was at meeting held at
the Lichau House; I asked him who attended
the meeting, and he gave me the names (here
fha .r1ifn SNOh n,,fo md thnr
trom) ]. W. Booth, M. 6'LaughIin, q. w. At.
zerodt, John Surratt, and man with an alias
Of "Mosby," and a small man whose name
could not recollect q. Did he say whether
he was present at the meeting himself! A.
Yes, sir. L asked him If he corresponded With
Booth. He said at first that he did not then
mentioned to him letter published in the
Sunday american where there was given a
statement OF letter found in J. Wilkes Booths
trunk, and mentioned to him that the letter
was mailed at Hookstown, and signed "Sam"
Then he said that he had written that letter,
and that evening we brought him to Baltimore.
l asked tim If Wilkes Booth was acquainted
any IN St Mary's or Charles counties, and he
said he had letters Of introd ction to DIR. Mudd
and DIR. Queen i asked who he got them
t6om he said he did not not know s, ". we R proceeded
Provost Marshal. Y. Did he not state to you
any description Of what took place at the
aSont sha hs sayne ad ne that iay
Booth got angry at him because he said If the
thing was not done that week he would with
draw, and that Boom tnen saio ne ouent 70 De
shot and he replied, 1t took two to play at that
game. @. Did he not say to you that he then
Withdrew from the arrangement, and accepted
position with John w. Walton, at Fortress
Monroel A. Yes sir. / don't recollect.
whether he said he had seen Booth since that
meeting, but he said that he would not have any
connection with the thing If 1t was not done du-
ring that week, and that Booth said he would be
justified in shooting him If he should withdraw
He (Arnold) said the purpose OF the party,
when he was a member OF it. was to abduct
the heads OF the Government, SO as to force
the North to have an exchange OF prisoners, or
something to that amount I asked him, also
what his part w as to be in the conspiracy; and
think he said that he was to catch the Presi-
dent when he was thrown out OF the box at the
theater.
with the exception of OLaughlin and Mrs
Surratt, all the prisoners joined in the laugh
which the idea OF Arnolds catching Mr.. Lin.
coin in mis- arms naturally induced I