, 1865-05-20
SUPPRESSED TESTIMONY.
The Completely Of the Rcbel
Authorities In the Conspiracy
Established Beyond a
Doubt.
)
Sarders Shown to Have Been
Intimate with Booth.
Ills Statement that He DID Not Know
Booth Pronounced by One Of the
Witnesses to be False.
Letters and Other Evidence
Showing the Existence Of a
Great Conspirncys

Letters and Other Evidence
Showing the Existence ofa
Great Conspiracy
WASHINGTON, May IS, 1eo5.-1he following is al,
Of the testimony taken OF Friday }a.t, the open
ing day OF the conspiracy case, from which The In
junction Of secresy has been removed. eumm1ry
Of the principal points was forwarded, but 1t VAS
found impossible to send the evidence In full.
Sanders hna expressly denied that he ever met 0.
knew the aasassin. The evidence taken on Friday
showed conclusfyely that he did:
TESTIMONY or HENRY VAN aTK1yAoKER.
The 1Est witness for the prosecution called Was
Henry Van stslnackes, VINO, on being duly sworn,
: BY Judge Adtocdts Hou-Q. u.vo you or not
eo-ca1led Confederate Statcss 4. Yes, sir have
been.
2: Il whst h; ssP,slty, a. ! was employed ta the
officer, with the pay ofan engineer officer.
q. On whose staff! A. The staff Of Gen. Edward
q. Were Yon not in the State Of ylrein'stn th,
summer Of 1858, and at whatpoint9 A. When we
csme bask from penn.ylyan1a. atter The uatt!e Of
Gettysbarg, vas ordered with another engineer
his home at Stanton, In the Wiley or Virgin,a:
and from there ! took my way back 10 had the
army again; and near Hsr1iaonhqrg, twenty-five
l.
overt'ken hy three ctt1xena, With whom got bet
ter acquainted. after hav1nk ridden whife with
them, aud fo1n thom out to belong to Maryland:
the nar"@ u. ene wss Booth, and the Other ones
T. Do Jon ftnaember the feature. OF Booth, l.:
l do not iemember the testures Of al Of them.
Q. Look at that photograph. (Handipg to the
Mitnees = PhotoEI:ph of !: Wilkes Booth.) A.
fuller hce than thtss A. believe Il ID.
@ How long were yon togethef-how many
hours do you snpposes 4. Eighteen or twenty;
6. Will you state what Booth said to you In re.
gsrd to ary contemplated purpose OF attack upon
be said. A. Va. asked 5y Booth, and By those
otters too, what thought Of the probable success
OF the ConfcdcracT, and told them that after such
lieyed il looked rather gloomy: anu then booth
told me "that IL nonsense; Il We only act our
part ,teht the Confedcracy will gain their inde-
cid Aes aSo!n o, mas 60 up he spout
anyhow" that was tho expression At the time.
@, Whit did you understand BY the expression,
"he must go up the spout" from all that Booth
eainf A. IL was comlnou expression, meaning
ht must he killed that undeistood always.
9: Pa be state under What circumstances that
would become neesssalJf A ae said - coon ~
hey were nenrly whipped, that must be dune;
thai wonld be the ansl resource to ga1n the tnde.
q. DID lot Booth know ifat you were confed.
craze eodietf A. r., etr; they asked, when
they overlook me on 1he road, where Was going
suns tint and txas rftn7 to the amy rumfnr,
from Staunton,
q. At What point did you arrive together, a.
DO aot kneE III ihe nane Or The Place it Ia near the
9. bic you meet Tiers number Of Confederate
oihceft|l speak Q! the en4 OF yoar ride ths
three or four days at,ergards; they went from No
the next ony; ny horse could not keep up with
the otber horses; they were sp!cndidly mounted,
ard my ho1se was nearly broken down. 80 they
called to eone Of the rcgtmental camps aud told
that some strangers, frie ads OF mine, wanted 10
to camp found those three cltizens, md was IN.
tro6utfd BY Csptaiu Randolph personally lornaltJ
to Booth and stephen., :, ="
Q. Do you know whether there was eecret
meeting OF rebel oficeta on that occasion. a.
Thst evening there vas secret nlctuns. where 1
e 8. 1 ID theV siata to you ths nurno.r of ~,
m.ct,pc, and what copclrston they renchedr A.
Some ofiieer, afterwards, Who was abont the mcet.
VA Wa Boo I mi n thss ~s. meetlns' nee P e.lte,e
q. What did be state to you Was the deteruIna.
plse Of the nee uns va, - wss informed a{tsr-
wards to s<,ad certdsn oMcfrs on d.tdcdsd st-rlce
to Cdnoda aad The tordsfs, anu to deliver p,teon-
get aittr tie .nsnl6trs Of he la5iae:, and KID fne
r ts dent that vas the main porpose; I heard
maek @ a. It The thc dine % when % wa informed on T Il v.s
tte purpose Of tho meeting; always considered
II common brageadocto befvre.
Q. What wsz the name OF the Officer who gaye
+ 81 he Of the
q. To what portion Of Tho service did he belong.
n nd tha hsaaos s-cSnd eGrdbagT aKgtT3jnis 5e9
nen o<.oms sed fp-ine ~ e4psa'n "no "ss e1ecu'~a
II Soa Is E.aot ,hI =. ., .vh.+ ,s-+ c,,,.;n
va sn5th1x .s,d a. to VAL ps5t tapt;nn p';an
Be1ll-aaa Unr ~ ~ 1eth 9na.r1J " r.sJ
io,a ~ ~ H,nV .eas On d+facheT strnic-' nj re-
,na,.,a .us~ X I<dr ~ w e's''@" ~@' "'@
9. coek;1ell Z; l, vas - % member OF tnss mecane'1
Fla xon Will ihere see Rooth End Cocker
eli sfsocia,ed together: 4. / did moi sea tnem
nar.icn!sI1y I ssr ihen iii IN a crowd toce,he1.
liz vas s.soctat!nr Witll great H,rDY OF tbsun,
a ~ ma rnn Snnw n INV othsr sscTet associatfon
az neeuns, having similar objects. It aay lime i
4. heard Of the existence or teclet orders for
certain purposez to Isl toe confederacy; heard
ens nse !e5y fEequsn..y esl!ed the name of one
heard ihe name of the !. Sons OF LibertY,'e
q How rnany years do 1ot Ststa yot wero in
IT, s,s con1eoetate sefs1eo' a. MOI aa''' 'nsss
Is Stair whether. duy,ur the last year or tyo-
r,nce The reye:res Of ths ConfedeIacy hare com
n,eneed-i, has n1t been ftselv and frequently
to be accomplished tho aesass.u2sion Of the Preat
dent Of the United sta1et! a. xee, eHs aeato
th1t very olteo. o,,...,.,,., ~.
z. Hare you moi heAfu II spoken OF ifeely ~ ING
streets q hschmond. among tho:s G connected Win
The rebel government. a; 1es. sir.
z. Ab9nt what nme-"nen "a ne tasess you N. caa
nov rtcsl haf1ng heA1a aseleratoes o. tt tau sott
chsneslossva = @ when DO not knoT 5 111 Hnat Gen
etal !! "at, 9at oeae9e u nas osn. h!Pt;asc&i
vas on tAa nehi I'LL h!snona ,oh =. oua1 IL. ~ ~
hsasd IL IL; "as III n'cntaona Oh 'a3'ousa a' u'
q. Whenever and wherever spoken o. do M
cess,t1 q? tne astassinauon Of he Pres;deuk OF