Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-26
THE CONSPIRACY TRIALS.
The Proceedings Last Evening.
A DAMAGING WITNESS.

whAn our report OF the conspiracy trials
cloaed Yesterday, b. F. GwYFH, witness
called by the prosecution was on the stand
He testi1e as follows:
TESTIMONY OF d. p. 9wYEN
BY Mr.. Atken:-Reside in Prince Georges
county, Maryland, near Surrattsvlle; have
been acquainted with Mrs. Surratt seven or
in Surrattsville in April LAST A. l was on the
day OF the murder Of the President; I came
from Marlboro and met her there; while was
passing in the carriage Mrs Surratt said she
wanted to see me; started to see her; am &C.
quainted with John NJ. Lloyd; I met him that
day at Marlboro, about four or half past four;
him he had besn R0 ssss
smartly; he acted like a man who had been
drinking some. Q. Had you personal knowl-
eoge OF Mr. Noltes buying land from MRS.
Surratt. A. had OF his buying land of her
husband.
BY Mr. Aiken:-Q. You received the letter 7
A. Yes, and read it; the direction on the out.
side was to readit and deliver it to Mr.. Nolte.
TESTIMONY OF CAPT. GEORGE CoTTINGHAM.
By MI Aiken:-Q. What is your business!
A. Special officer in Major O'Bsirne's Board OF
Enrolment. @. Were you engaged In making
arrests of parties after assassination! A. was.
q. Did you arrest John NJ. Lloyd! A. No, sir.
q. Did you see him after he was arrested! A.
Once at Surrattsville q. What information
did Lloyd give you at that time? A. He denied
knowing anything about 1t, and for two days
continued to deny; l finally told him that
I was satisfied he knew about it, that he
had it on his mind, and the sooner he got
rid Of it the better; he said 'Oh! my God,
II / should make a confession they would
murder me;'' said l, who would murder
you. he said, these parties in the con-
spiracyi l told him that if he was going
to free himself by letting these parties
get out OF 1t that was his business not mine;
then put him in the guard house, he seemed to
be much excited Mr.. Lloyd then stated to me
that MRS. Surratt had come down to his place
on Friday, between four and fl We O'Clock, that
she told him to have the firearms ready; that
two men would call for them at twelve o'clock;
tnat two men did call, that Herold dismounted
from his horse and went into Mrs. Surratt's,
or rather Lloyd's tavern, and said have some
not want to hear it; that Herold then told Id b da
to 60 up and get those fire. arms that the fir
arms were brought down and Herold took one;
whether by Herold or Lloyd l do not remem.
Der; but that Booth said he could not carry q
caroline, II was as much as he could do to
carry himself; that his leg was broken; that
Booth said, "We have murdered the Presi.
dent" and that Herold said, 1--WE have picked
On Seward i asked Lloyd why he did not
allow these parties to escape; that he at least
could have spoken about the firearms being in
tne mouse. Y. w hatinfor nation did he give you
about firearms! A. was in the house when
he came in from Bryantown, and he com.
menced crying out ''Oh Mrs. Surratt-that
we woman, she has ruined mer said to
and that Booth could not carry his-Where is
that carbDeH He told me that it was up
stairs-that Mrs Surratt had put some bags over
It; went up but could not find it. L told
him 1 would cut up the house before would
go away without it. With that he told the
man to get an axe did no, 60 into the
On the wall; l then went in; after about the
seventh blow / saw the carbine it had been
the string seemed to have broken, ana it had
fallen down: did not find The carbine where |
he told me it was; hunted first, but could not
find il; Lloyd did not mention Mrs. Surratt's
VI ho yryao do
nying all knowledge of the parties: after he
confessed. he did; / think Lloyd said that
Johnny Surratt brought the fire. arms there:
his confession was voluntary.
TESTIMONY OF MIR. r. j. EARLY,
a FORMER witness for the prosecution. but now |
summoned for the defence.
u. lou stated in your first examination |
thatyo came down from Baltimore on Thurs. !
DAY afternoon in company with OLaughlin, |
Capt. Henderson and Mr.. Murphy; on what |,
train did you come down! A. On the half |
past O'Clock train, believe. Henderson went |
into barber shop to get shaved. O'Laughlin |
then asked me to 90 with him to the National |
Hotei; Wnen ne got there he went to the desk, |
telling me TO wait and he would detain me only |
a minute; O'Laughlin was acquainted at q |
saloon on the corner OF E and I'd streets, where |
. here was dance or something going on, and |
:. MS over there; one OF the party bought |
,ook we went into the ball; we stayed |
tickets, al- an hour, and then came out |
here upwards 49, niue again and went into |
ana went up the av.- -"ained there until |
he Metropolitan and re.- went to bed. |
after ten O'Clock. We then 'eht- Do |
OLaughliu was with us all that H.. ~ais. |
not know where Secretary Stantens hoa.~
q. Do you know where Wizards Hotel Is +! A.
Yes. cir. q. Now Mr.. STATIONS house is
will ask you whether O'Laughlin could
have been there between 0 and IL o'clock! A.
No, sir.
Question objected to.
The witness went on TO testify that on Fri.
day morning he awoke OLaughlin at the
hotel, and that he was with him most OF
By Judge Holt Witness was under the in.
huence of liquor towards ten o'clock that night,
having drank eight or ten times, mostly ale.
Never saw O'Laughlin drink any liquor. Was
not separated from him at all on Friday eve
ming I'LL he (O'Laughlin) went out OF the
house, about ten. This was at Ruilman's
Hotel, near the Globe Office. Did not see him
again TIL Saturday morning. Had known
O'Laughlin for the last five years, and for the
last ten months more especially.
TESTIMONY OF MR MURPHY.
witness lived In Baltimore. Came to Wash
IN gton with O'Laughlin, Henderson and Ear.
~, April 18th. We came from the depot down
10 RuIlman's, and there took q drink or two; |
we started from there and went to the Metro
poiitan, and went to several places; we TOOK
supper at Walkers about eight o clock; 1t might
have been about halfpast seven. After sup
per we went to Rullman's again, and there we
met Dan Lockran; we then went to see the lliu.
limitations, and stopped on the corner OF 9th
sometime, we started, and went to the Canter-
bury, leaving there at ten o'clock to 60 TO Rull-
man II was about quarter past ten when
I'VE cot there; we then went to Platz's, and
staid there about an hour and a half, and that
brought us to half past eleven or twelve
@ clock; we then started for Riddles, on the |
corner of ID and I'd street, and staid there till |
half.psst twelve or one o'clock, and then came |
back 70 the corner of 9th street and the avenue;
and went from there TO the corner OF i0tn
and the avenue, where he staid while
We got back to the Metropolitan about half
past two, went across the street to get drink,
and then went to bed. Was with OLaughlin
all lntt
Stanton's house during that time than the cor
ner OF 9th street and Penn'a avenue. Was
with him all day Friday till about o'clock at
night when three of them left me TO get supppr,
was with Elm Oh Saturday from 9 O'Clock un-
iii we went TO the depot, got our tickets and
went TO baltimore. q. During this trim what
was his manner-did he appear excited! A.
No. sir; never saw him in better spirits In ali
INV life than be was then. z. Will ASH WOW