The New York herald., 1865-05-19

Revelations Respecting the Rebel
Plot to Destroy NortherA
Ships and Towns,
Jen. Davis Endorses the
Scheme.
me Chemical Agent Prepared by
1rolsssor Mccullough, For
merly Of Princeton and
Jefferson Colleges.
AS. Surratt's Dwelling the Rendezvous
Of Rebel Emissaries.
Excitement Of Payne, Booth
and Surratt About Inau-
guration Day.
The Box at Ford's Theatre Pre-
pared for the Assassination.
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Evidence of Arnold q Connection
with the Conspiracy.
The Plot to kidnap the President aud
Cabinet officers,
Ae., &C., &c.
THK EVT0EMCE nm TrJnpcnAv
The Box at Ford's Theatre Pre-
pared for the Assassination.
Evidenoe of Arnold q Connection
with the Conspiracy.
The Plot to kidnap the President and
Cabinet officers,
Aess &C., &c.
THE EVIDENCE ON THURSDAY.


WASHINGTON, Nay Is, 1886.
1ay, commenced tho
Testimony or A. n. Reeve.
ses H, Jy1e. APvocArr-o State whore you reside
The tseorspb Sosees %ess you engaged March ass
Look q This despatch and state what you know in
- Hessl BY Wilkes Booth, 70 be- ss.s 70 Wsshinsson
9 VIII you road II, sirf
r. witness read a. follows
''as ~ sf :.: 1870: p
q Mas shasJ. Wilkes Boo,bs A. WAS
e. :; ;'st S.s or tns S.y q ~ dass' u ~as ssa
o.oss-Ex ANIMATION. sY MI. AIEsx.
= nox DO ySu o.. IDENTIFY Il that % s,sg,,n, Irs@s.ess
0.seh, which was his full name
We're .ay remarks made TO yoo BY the man who
No se.s r esspss1 s:1 2: the TIN tim: q =. s,nx %
/ I noaicsd that the mlddss name vas Isfs out.
Are you In the habit Of keeping all Dispatches ssDs
q tSe 5ODos ADvoCArs-o Is dis he orisioai Aes
S.eshf Yer, sts
~ thas despaicn A. fIss his likeness could tSa-
Rs-Examinati0n Of Lewis A. Weiehm IN.
~ tho JuDcs AD-ocArs-Q Look at that telegram and
teannot say that received the 25d Of March, but
xrsceyed telegram Of the exact nature Of this
ysSn Suratt he was frequently called John.
Q Did you not deliver The message 70 him' A. de-
avsred the message 70 him the same day. -
wss meant by the number and street. he replied to me,
'Deut be 20 damned nqusitive."
nE 0e' "'''0'' 'n' Is '0' 'e'esr'm you a'i''''<af
The Witness by the request Of the Judge Advocate,
oen read the telegram, which was copy Of the one
O Do you know the handwriting Of j. wilkes Booth
have seen his handwriting, and could recognize bis
The witness hero shown the original telegram pur
porting TO have been written by Booth and said That
- his handwriting"
Q State whether on or about the 4th Of March last
you had an Interview In your room With Wilkes Booth,
WIN state that near san recoec it was>aftcr the
lh Of March, and the second time that Payne visited the
house; when returned from my office one day, at half
toe Dan the negro servant and in reply TO inquiry
which addressed to him. he told that John had ridden
out about half past two o'clock In the afternoon with
"a sthen on horseback; going down stairs found
ns surratt weeping bitterly and asked her what
& year dinner John hes gone away" about hslf pas
ax o'clock John surratt back and very much
Ia Ons Of shaipes small six revolver. in bis
hAnd; sad, John why are you much crcitedS"
h replied, 81 will shoot any who nto this
vsnt something 70 DO; can you get me cler rSshipa'
- prisoner Payne came into the room; about fifteen
% much excited that he walked very anticay around
- room several times without noticing me; he had
Ssp h n bis ss1U% hand the three then went up sars
msSned there together about twenty minutes;
subsequently, I asked surrat where he had left
rsyne; he said Payne had gone 70 Baltimore; asked
lin whore Booth had gone; he said to New York
two weeks afterwards Surratt when passing the post
0surdy and L asked him why letter was sent 70 him
snder false namc he said he had particular for
=; this must have been two weeks after this afairbc.
SEs.the Goth Of March; the ettcr signed "woodp
sndthe writer stated that he a the Revere House
u Now York that he was looking for something 70 DO
:sss h%S %s Grand :ss @ wss he Snss
Uubstance Of the letter.
"a lrd You familiar with Booths handwriting, or
simply with his autograph A. have seen his auto
Esph at the hotel, end have also seen bis autograph AZ
RqA n and whether that Ia Booths hsndwritingf
10, sir would mot recognize thai as Booshs hand
q Was there any remark made in their excited con.
vaion, on the occasion Of which you have spoken as
" where they had all been riding7 A. No. sir; they
ny made were ,hoss excited SS remarks Sur
-, sSs - e. s,.S, SsS been yOs you say and Booth h'd
q He appeared 70 have been with them also' A. Yes,
-; he was much excited
80 cross. .ExAklNkp BY Mr.. ArRxs.
what q e 10 .ns dsy ad you NEE; Mr. lloyd on
Did you Ssa! any Of tn. conversation .na. passca
tssween him and Mrs surratt at that timer A. No sir:
1leaned back In my buggy and Mrs sustt leaned side
ways and whispered somo words in Mr. Lioyd's ear
s @ was about No r tSe only coSvsr ~sa.
oAilon that heard at that time betwesn her and Mrs
~; she talking about Mr. Howell
BY Mr.. JoursoN-Q Was that at the same timer A.
10, SIR after the conversation between Lloyd and
hsfselr
@ Was Il on the same spot2 A. No, sir
By Mr. Bwwo-o. Do you recollect whom II was that
rccih piaycd prscara, IN the Apostatc7 A. Yoe, sir
y payei iaat nyht that must have been about the
1sln OBJ Bavh
g. We 50 n0i ~ day before or the day after their ro
trl n he nao hat no played IN tho Apostaic7 A.
TO fttN1t coy II mrst have been after the a,h of
Mo- '..f Nl11 nyne) was stopping at tho house al
ID lu fli fNtr he canic % tie hOusc ho made fono
o. nn 5urau, saying he would like % hlv0
Ie p 'l 1i1.e 40 4th Of March, bnt could not gct