The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-17
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washington oorrespondenos cincinnasi dszette
Ample provision is made for most &C
,urate report of the entire proceedings. The
limited Ststss Senate reportorist corps, |
nnder the direction of Mr.. R. Sutton, as
sisted by mis- aids, Messrs. d. F. Murphy J \.
e. Murphy, snd E. Y. Murphy, are the Of |
fetal reporters. Mr.. Ben. PItmsn hiss the |
control of the specisl record for the Judge.
Advoeates, assisted by Robert Bonynge, ot
New York The prisoners, at the opening
bonr of the session, appeared generally
composed, and no change was Observable
in heir demesnor until the afternoon,
when the frat witness WAS called to the
A shsdowy discovery of Arnold and
in the plot wss slltbst resulted
on of about three hours close exsminstion /
Arneld was sgsin lost sight OF, snd it sp-
paared as though 0'Lsughlin had gOte
with him until David Stanton, an inmate
Of Secretary S'suton's household, appeared
upon the stand, and stated that on the
nigbt of the il!uminsti1n, the l3th OF
April. whilst Lieut. Gen raj Grant and
Secretary Stsnton we're bang serensded.s 5
the residences OF the latter, the witness
found solitary man standing in the hail
seemingly surveying the premises, and pre-
tending TO be-, or being really intsxicsted-
This man being so f4r removed from the
crowd, which was upon the street, the WIT
ness asked him Whist be wss doing there.
The intruder in response ssked where Mr..
Stanton wss. De was ordered to lesve the
house. The witness recognized the &c
cused in the prisoners bench. Putting
tins with the preceding testimony, which
proved OF. aug hlin's recent intimacy and
confidential talks with Booth, we have
come tangible support Of the Government
theory that he is one of the conspiratorss
whose part in the drama wsslprobsbly to
tske the IFS of the Secretary Of War.
This, however, appears to be all thus fAr
ae-aalaned against hin
In the evidence to-day we hear nothing
further of Dr. Mudd, or scarcely anything
| Of Harold or Atzsrot nothing OF Payne,
| and but little of material testimony ss To
Mrs. Surratt. The whole weight of the
/ osys work falls On poor Spangler, whose
\ status in the execution Of the plot was a.
most exclusively defined in the concluding
! testimony Of thIs session, that of the Wit
! LEGS Joseph NJ. Dye, who saw three men,
| one of whoa was Booth, engaged in sus-
| picious msneuvering in front Ct the heate 7
| igst before the as sssiuaLiOn. Being asked
| If he recognized among the accused any Of
| Booths companions; alter close scrutiny
Of tho faces of the prisoners, be declsred
| that Spangier's countensnce Was the one
he saw on that night except the nous
tache which Booths companion wore on
! that occasion. AS he made this remark
Spsngler, for the fret tlme
during the trial, gave evidence Of keen
sensibility and appreciation Of his condi
ton. His face flushed up instantly, end p.
/ quickly became blootless; his mo Itl
taiiched, his eyes filed up; he beat LII
hands upon his knees his whole frame
seemed convulsive; nor did he fally re
cover his usual quiet listlsss look until TIL
next witness, testified thst Sp4nglel
never wore a moustsehe. Again was b,
crushed by the positive testimony that o.
that day was heard 70 promise B5o.h t,
help him sil he could, and was called OF
by the sssassin when he latter rode up L
me rear Uf the theatre on horseback u ie '
minutes before the assassination; tbs
when ssked about It Immediately alter IN,
murder, aad whilst standing at the doc
through which Booth escaped, the accuse,
rapi d, Hush, don't say anything sbOu
it." The other prisoners turned IN then
seats and gazed 1T thor wreLched compan
ion, seemingly surprised to fnd the veal
nan, heretofore uuheard OF in the evidence
now take so promiuents psrt in the drams
IL may come out in the testimony for IN,
defense that Spangler was not Booth
confederate; bat, so far, the evidence last
ems guilt upon him too strongly to b,
easily removed.
Much OF the testimony offered this after
neon Was such as, IN 3 criminal tiisl in {
civil court, would be first presented. Sucl
evidence IS was given by Major Ra.hbOne
Mr.. Ferguson and others OF the immedi
ate circumstances connected with the mur
Ger, the death Of Mr. Lincoln, etc, we lool
for SIS the nstural foundation for all to-
other evidence, snd on account of the ir
regularly IL Lhe dissemination Of the proof
I il Is difdcuIs u determine how nearly com
piete tho case has been maze oIt, an,
against whom. There are T6 Witnesses fc
tho Government rs fsr as known, snt
it is believed that come Of these viii b
discharged without examination. Tn
hearing Of the testimony for the pros Gu
tiOn Is expected to occupy this week. Hoy
lnUEL AllAlb " III 9Ak1A N lhAAo ks-reIAA up =.
the defence cannot be reasonably deter
mined, but from present indications tbei
witnesses Can all be heard in 3 week. To
much latitude is given in the examination
Of the witnesses, especially in Inc name
Of asking irrelevant and pointless question
and repeating interrogstories in slight
different form. In this particular n
Commission is iRdulging 10 fault. Ever.
reasonable opportunity Is afforded the pris
oners for free cdnsultStion with their 81
torneys,aHd during the session to-day, on
or more Of the accused wss constant,
lounging upon the railing that divide,
them from the audience, in earnest eonver
sation with his counsel.
All other interests ara apparently st
sorbed in this trial, the detsils Of whic
completely ill the columns of our locs
papers. Even the news OF the capture c
JEFF Davis falls quietly upon the publ
ear, so much is the universal eye and ca
turned toward the great assassination tfia