The Portland daily press., 1865-05-26

| old Ace Lincoln was Cd sonora On
and ought to have been dead long ago. Wher
Mudd replied that he was much Of the SAINT
| mind: this was IN tobacco planting last year,
Several other colored witnesses testified Of
| Mud and aotners conversing in pra.e o
| rebels. Ben Gamer said to Mudd Of Stone
| wall, "That II he, was going to cross at Poini
| of Rocks. he would take Washington and
| burn old Lincolnin his house !. Mudd said be
would not be surprised Z Z - s-4l ~ =
- The defence then opened.
lsWg Testimony of Req. Father gNi5eft.
Rev. Father Nijett testified that he had
been acquainted with Mrs. Surratt for eight
or nine years. and always heard her spoken of
and had never heard anything that would de-
tract from her Christian character. 3
Testimony of Rec. Father Boyle and Stone
I9 f1itaEf asstreet. seEelki vYsi
Kew. Fathers Boyle and Stonestreet testi.
fed to the same effect. and had never heard
her make disloyal sentiments. s,r9 ~.
Testimony of Hrs. John Hallaher.
Mrs. John Hallaher. who boarded with Mrs,
Surratt, testified that she saw Payne there
when he called himself Wood; Mrs. Surratt
said he was Baptist minister. Witness saw
Atzerett once or twice; Mrs. Surratt said she
would not board the latter & qAN q
Witnesses from Baltimore were produced,
who gave, circumstantial accounts of when
O'Laughln was in thatcity at various times on
the 18th and "A Of April, the object being to
prove an alihi. 30 81 sHf1A eo.fs d f-. -
z Testimony of Miss Hosvard KiFpatriek 81
After Mrs. Hallahan's testimony, Miss How
ard Fitzpatrick testified that she boarded at
Mrs. Surratts from October until her arrest
after the assassination; only saw Payne there
three times; the last time in March. Atzerott
only stayed there short time. She believed
2 Mrs: Surratt sent him away; Weichman was
treated like son there; saw Booth there the
day before the assassination. The last time
witness saw John Surratt was the night he
left home, two weeks before the assassination.
Testimony of b. II. Groynp. 5 h
oo B. T. Groynn, residing near Surrattsville,
testified that he was at Mrs. Surratts house
the day of the assassination; she gave him a
Z letter for Mrs. North he saw John M. Lloyd
that day at Marlboro; parted with him on the
road that afternoon, did not see him after
wards; he had been drinking right smartly !;
did not see him at Mrs. Surratt's.
.a. Testimony of Capt. Geo. Caifinghans.
Capt. George Callingham testified that he
was special officer in Major 0berne's board
OF enrolment and was engaged in making ar
rests; after the assassination saw LLOYD; af.
ter his arrest he was put in my care at Sur
rattsville; he denied knowing anything about
it, and for two days continued to deny it;
& finally told himfl was satisfied he knew about
lit, that he had it on his mind and the sooner
he got rid Of 1t the better; he said, 80 my
God. II make a confession they would murder
me-" said /, "who would murder you;' he
said those In the conspiracy; told him that
If he was going to free himself by letting those
parties get out of it that was his business not
mine; l then put him in the guard, house; he
seemed much excited; the Lieutenant went
to Washington for achievements.
~ Lloyd then stated to me that Mrs. Surratt
had come down to his place on Friday be.
tween and 5 O'Clock that she told him to
have the firearms ready, and that two men
would call for them at II o'clock; that two
men did call; that Harold dismounted and
went into Mrs. Surratt's, or rather Lloyd's
tavern, and said, 1--we something to tell you -
that Lloyd said he did not want to hear it;
that Harold then told him to go up and get
those firearms; that they were brought down,
and Harold took one; that Booth said he
could not carry a carbine. it was as much as
ne could do to carry himself, as his leg was
broken that Booth said, Eve have MURDER
ed the Presi Aent. and that Harold sale, We
have picked of Seward" was in the house
when he came in from BryantOWn, and he
commenced crying out, "Oh, Mrs, sSurratt.
that vile woman, she has ruined me !" l said
to him, a"You stated that there was two car :
bines, and that Booth could not carry his.
where is that carbine? ?"
@. You did not find the carbine where he
told you it was? q sas asaf sssl3o GA 81 hsiss.s
"A. No, hunted, for 1t but could not find it.
20. During these two days while he was de.
nying all knowledge OF these parties did he
mention the name Of Mrs. Surratt2 Y .ss.
sa A. Not while he was denying it. After he
confessed he did. s.ss. 1.'-,,....s.ss
q. Did he tell you Mrs, Surratt brought the
A. MOL think he said Johnny Surratt
brought them there.
r. j. Conley, a former witness for the proc
ecution, was now summoned for the defence.
He testified to coming from Baltimore with
OLaughlin on Thursday afternoon. They went
to Lichin's or Rumman's Hotel O'Laughlin
asked me to go TO the National Hotel When
he got there he went to the desk telling me to
wait, as he would detain me only a few min
utes. He left me standing at the door and re-
turned in three or five minutes We went
back to Linchtn's and then up the Avenue.
We wentas far as Eleventh Street, turned back
and went to Walkers dining saloon, took sup
per there, lasting three quarters of an hour.
Left there about or 7 2 o'clock. Returned
to Rumman's Hotel and proceeded as far as
the corner Of Third Street, where O'Laughlin
and Murphy left me saying they were going to
see Mr.. Hoffman, a sick man. ,sqs ssaauessz +
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