The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-26
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gas lghs A. No sir
Testimony OF Miss Honora Fitzpatrick.
BY Mr. Aikss.-Q When did you commence boarding
with Mrs. Suratp A. The 9th Of October last.
Q How long did you board theres A. Until tho
time was arrested after the assassination.
q When did you first meet at Mrs Surrsus house
the prisoner Payaes A do not know what month;
met him during the winter first saw him at breakfast
q How many times did you meet himS A. only saw
him there twice.
Q. When was the last timer A. In March
q How long did be stay at that timer A. do not
Know started to Baltimore the next morning after he
came
g How long did you stay in Baltimores A. A week
g Was Payne gone when you returnedS A. Yes
= DO you know the prisoner Atzerotr A. I do.
q When did he first come Mrs SurrattsS A. do
not know the day of the month.
How long did he stay theres A. Only short time
q Can you state under what circumstances he IeftY
do not know under what circumstances believe
Mrs surratt sent him away.
Q. Are you aware Of his getting drunk In the house
and making disturbance A. am not; heard he
had bottles up there but did not know anything about
O. what room did you occupy in the houseS A.
slept in the with Mrs surratt and her daughter
q Was there photograph Of Booth in that rOOmf A.
O Was it yours9 A. No.
q Have you ever seen that picture Night and Morn
q Was that yourss A. No, that belonged to Mrs. Sur
9 % you know anything about Booths picture being
paced n,% behind nn tna,f "A, NO. ~, ,,o,o,. g., ~,
house, ~ A Not many; owned some Ssa in the albums
z We're there photographs Of Union generals ia tho
house, A. saw OF Mcclellan, l think.
Q Did you while you we're in the house, know any
thing OF defective eyesgh on the part of Mrs sarratY
A. know she could not read or sew Mt night account
OF her eyesight.
Q Are you acquainted with Louis J. weichmannf A.
Q Was he treated in the house like frends A. He
was treated more like a son.
O. When did you last sec Booth thercf A. The Mon
day before the assassination.
q When did you last see John Surrattf A. The night
that he left bomewo weeks before the assassination.
Did you see him anywhere IN the city during those
two weeksY A. No
to Miss Anna surattf A. l bought and she
bought one herself
O. Have you ever known Mrs surratt to be unable to
recognize persons Of her acquaintance in the streeu
remember of her passing Mrs. Kirby in the street once
without recognizing her.
@ Was Mrs Kirby on the same side OF the street with
herr A. Yes, sir.
CROss-ExAMrNED BY JUDGE HOLT.
Q Did you know Mrs Surratt TO have any Diff
Guilty in recognizing her friends In the paror by gas
light and did she always recognize youf A. she did
q You speak of owning some OF these photographs
Did you own the photographs OF Stephens, DAVIS and
Beaurcgarda A. No sir; they did not belong TO Inc
Testimony OF George II. Calvert.
Mr. Calvert was next called ms witness by the de-
fence and questioned in to letter written TO
him by Mrs surrat the 18th Of April last, but tho
letter not being in court his examination was postponed
until the letter could be produced.
Testimony Of b. F. Gwyn.
BY Mr. AIKHs-Q Where do you res dc? A. In Prince
Georges county, Maryland near Sorrattsville
Are you acquainted with the prisoner Mrs surratr
A. Yes; have been acquainted with her seven or
eight years
O. Were you present At her house in surrattsvi!le In
April lasS A. the day of the murder o. the Pres
dent cane from Marlboro and met her there while
passing in the CARRIAGE Mrs Surratt said she wanted
O. Have you been in the habit OF transacting business
for herr A. Yes; have transacted some business for
| her; sold some land for her.
Did you transact any business for her that dAyf A.
No; she gave letter to me TO give TO Mrs North.
Q We're you present at the house when MI Lloyd re-
| O. Are you acquainted with John NJ Loydr A. am
9 Did You meet MIN tha. dayf A. did at =, Marlboro:
hat tna In hn aFtA n a
hms A. At about four or half past four; parted with
him on the road did not see him afterwards
q What was his condition at the timer a. He had
been drinking right smar0y.
O. Did he seem be considerably intoxicatcdS A.
Q Had you amy personal knowledge Of your mothers
| OF her husband.
Q. Did you know personally tina, she therc that
| day on that busnessy A. No, except by the letter.
| O Was Mr. Lloyd present at the time Mrs surratt
I handed you that letter. A. No, sir.
q Did you see him again that aftcrnoonY A. did
cRoss.ExAMISED BY JUDGE HOLT.
Q Did you have any conversation with Mt Lloyd that
| aftemoonY A. Yes, think did him three
| four times that day at Marlboro.
q mean at homer A. did not see him after he got
| home.
| BY the CouRr-Q How far is II to where you parted
with him on the road 20 Surrattsvie? A. About five
| miles.
| BY Mr. AKES-Q You received the letter. A. Yes.
and read IT, the direction the outside was TO read IL
| and deliver II 10 Mrs North.
Testimony OF Captain George Coiling-
BY Mr. AKgS-Q What is yoar busincss' A. Special
oflccSn Major OBcrnes Board Of Enrolment
G. Were you engaged In making any arrests Of parties
after the assassinai.ony A. was
Q Did you arrest John NJ. Lloyd A. No, sir; nv
partner who with me arrested him.
y Did you see him after he was arrcstedy A. I did;
he put into my care at the Post Once at surratts
| vlcs
Q What information did Lloyd give you at that timer
a. He denied knowing anything about IL, and for two
days continued TO deny Vi finally told him that was
giIRII lao llig hn h4ff a
and the sooner lie got rid OF IL the better he sad, "Oh,
my Cod II should make confession they would mur.
| der me;n said T. "Who would murder YOUR he said
"these parties in the conspiracy" told him that II he
going TO free himself by letting these parties get
then put him in the guarihorse; he
| seemed to he much excited; the Lieutenant went
TO Washington FOR rcnforccmens Mr. Lloyd then stated
to me Mrs come down TO his place ON
Friday between four and Ave o'clock that she told him
10 have the firearms ready that two would call for
them at twelve ocock-thnt two men did call that Har
old dsmounted from his horse ard went into Mrs Sur
rats, or rather Ioyd's tavern and sad II have some
thing 70 tell you; =; that he. Lloyd said he did not
10 hear that Harold then told him 10 p and those
firearms they were brought down, and Harold took one;
that Booths carbnc was carried TO him. whether by
Harold Lloyd do not remember but that Booth snid
he could not carry cabine much he could do
carry himself that his leg broken that Booth said
eve have murdered the President and that Harold said
1--WE have picked of seward " asked Lloyd why he did
parties TO escape that he least could have spoken
| about the firearms In the house.
O. what information did he give you about nrcarns'
A. I In the house when he came In from Bryan.
town, and commenced crying out and halooing "Ohi
| Ms surraittbat vile woman she has ruined me-"
said to him. "You stated there were two carbncs, and
that Booth could not carry his Where that carbiney
he told me that u was up stairs that Mrs surra had
bags IT, went up, but could not find Il:
told him would cut up the house before I would 20
away without 81 with that he told the hired man TO get
axe; did not go into thc where he went untn
heard three knocks on the wall; then went in and
after about the seventh blow the caIbne; Il had
been sustained by string above the plastcrng; the
string seemed to have broken and II had fallen down.
You did not nnd the carbinc where he told you IL
wasy A. No; Ihunted for II, but could not ind IT,
q. During these two days, when Mr.. Lloyd deny.
ing all knowledge OF these parties, did he mention the
name OF Mrs Surratv A. Not While he denying Il;
after he confessed he did
o. Who was present besides you at tho time Mr.
LLOYD made this statement TO your A. Nobody that !
know except that M jenkins, brother OF Mrs Sur.
ratt was up in the when said knew Mr. Lloyd
was guilty, that my mind was made up; knew he
tie conspiracy; there had been blockade