New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16
THIRD DISPATCH.

| said CONSPIRACY, III manner tlOTcSuus
| BY order of the President of the United States.
| j. EoIT, Judge Advocatc.Gen.
THIRD DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Monday, May Is. 1865.
Mr.. JOHNSON the senior counsel OF Mrs. Sur.
raft this morning, when the whsle OF inc testimony
rendered by Mr. Wr.chman had been read from
the records applied to BE- permitted to ask Of him some
questions before he retired. tn,
This was objected 10 BY MaJor.Gen. Wenacs. INC
President then remarked that the wispess had been
already examined by Counsel and fair opportunity
afforded. ...1
The Judge Advocate General then asked whether Il
WAS to be cross examination, and being told by inc
Counsel that it was, the Court under the Advocate
suggestion determined that as he could call up inc
witness hereafter for tho defendants 1t would NC an
Gen. WALLACE withdrew his objection, adding. how:
ever. that re did only for This tine. ne sao. .
placed my objection on the r9rnd taas .oe rUle
after counsel have once had full opportunity ior
cross examnation.
RE-ExAMIyATf OF NERCuMAE.
Q. / understood you 10 say on Saturday mat you
wont with Mrs Surratt the first timo tie Tuesday
before the assassination in buggy with her DO you
rceoect whether goa stopped on the way to surrats
| q wherei A. She stopped on two or three oeos-
sicns
| o. Did you stop at Unioutowni A. do not know
The particular point whether it Uniontown or not
o. Did YOU stop at q vlagef Il. She stopped on tne
ro,d-at no particular village that remember.
| @ Now DO you know Mr. Llcydt A. have met
him three tines
O. Did you know him as the keeper Of the hotel, A.
knew Lin the that rented Mrs. Sulrltts house
from her. because pied of the in aIurlent.
| q. Do you rccoiect seeing HIM ou! buggy on tIo
way from Warrington TO Slrrattsy:lic on Tuesday. a.
Scs sir we ~ ns ssiage eroye p pes, ST. 81 ,od
preached the buggy; YRS Surrc pui ter head out aud
ho,, eonvers' sen vi.h him
O. DID YOU hoa: 1T j. No, sir.
O. DID you LeaI aryth.pg said about Shooting ronsf
Question objected to By Acknowledged Advocate
Bin ghGm. Tie question was then withdrawn.
Witness-I herld nothing mentcned about shooting
irons Mrs Suriatt spoke TO Mis- Odu.t about having
this Howell take the oath OF all glance end get re-
leased ard said she was goiry to apply 70 Gen. Augur
OF Judge Turner for that parpose.
How long was that Interview between Mr. Lloyd and
MIS-. SurIait on that occasion A. Ihat eonid nos
say exactly; do not tnink it was than five cr
eigh. minutes; do not earfy watch myself, ana
have precise means oi knowing -,
ByJuise HoLrQ uace-stand you 20 Say yo1 did
not hear tie whole OF this oonversatou. a. did not
hear the conversation between M Lloyd and Ars.
Surratt Mrs. Surra.t spoke to Mr.. Lloyd at come da'
lance from TIE buggy ana could not hear it.. ,,
BY Ir. JoHNsoS- Do you recollect whether II was
raining a. thcl tines O'clock A. do not think il
was raining a, that particular time; 1t was cloudy.
mnrsy day. cannot say whether it was raining OF
not do not remember.
Tie TeadEg OF i,.e record wns resumed, and being
finished BY .slf past one. tie Court took recess
LLOYD RECALLED.
After recess jon VI. LLOYD recalled, and asked
ii he could iorty e carbi-cs shown him as the ones
referred to in his previous testimony.
Witness-Ihe one With tho cover on do net recog.
,uiNh bnc C.f'r tie 3difies ~ WEE
kind OF gray cloth the other looks Ike one saw;
recognize the fixture FOR breech.l aiding which attracted
my attention and which examined; If the Court will
allow | wish to make statement: when was exam
ined before stated that it on Monday when met
Mrs slrra,, az uDcntown; was confused by my besS
s.mu oaed 10 co,Et Oh two Mondays the inst Monday
was .umnonCa aid not go; met Mrs. SnrIatt at
unontown the next aay after went 10 court and con.
sequentl IL must haze been Tuesday after the second
led in NV last examination thst was not certain
whether carried tho bundle given me by Mrs. Sarrat
up stairs or not cannot now recoect distinctly but
think likely laid IL on the sofa In the dinns ROOM
By Judge HOLT-Q. Yoa arc sure that it wa the,
same bundle that you examined here A Yes sif;
am sure 1t was the same bundle:
By Mr. AIKEY--Q. Did understand you to say that
you were in liquor at the time you had th,s eoyefsa-
tiou with Mrs Surratt, A. was somewhat III liquor,
AZ think told you on SATURDAY,.
o And on that account is II that you are at fanit
your testimony and wish to make exp!anatic,sf a.
was not positive whether carried the fnndf up ING
stairs or not the question was unexpected; II aad
expected it would be asked might baye recollecsed
moro distinctly in my former examination.
The TESTIMONY OF NARY VAN TINE.
Examined 5y Judge HckQ. Do yon reside in TIE city
Of W ashinRton' A. do, at No. 2io G.st.
O. DO you keep rooms for renti A. ! DO
q win you look Of the prisoners at the par ana stas
them, and Il 50. which' A. Two Of those gsntlsmsa
had rooms at my house. Arnold AID o Langhln.
g. N s
O Did You know J. Wilkes Booth in his life,imei
A |
o. Did he or moi come very often to the prisoners,
O'faughlip and Arnoldi A. Yes. frequently.
o. Would he remain for good while, A. AS general
thing he would 60 into their room, aud could see
nothing further Of him.
O. Did these prisoners leave the city and return sew
eral times, A. They LET on Saturday TO 80 10 Thea:
homes as I understood. in Baltimore.
o. DO YOU know whether Booth accompanied them
or not, A. ! think not.
o. Were these interviews between Booth and them
alone, Or was Booth accompanied BY o.hersf A.
never saw any one with hiin - - . -
o. They told you his name was J. Wilkes Boosh. did
thew A. Yes, Arnold did; inquired who lie wars
aud he said j. Wilkes Booth
o. Did he call for them frequently and not md them
in A. Yes. sometimes.
o. Did he manifest much anxiety to see them on
these occasions A. Frequently. when they were
a way ne would call three or four times before they
returned. he would seem very anxious to see them.
times he would request II they before he called
again TO say they wOnld find him at The stable
times lie would go into their room aud write note.
@ Look at the photograph now shown you, and say
II Won recognize it &c tho man you call Booth A.
cannot see without my glasses GLASSES were brought
IN and handed to the Witness should call it poor.
likeness recognize ii Booth but 1t IL very poor
O. Do you remember the last time Booth played in
this city, about the 18th or Goth Of March A. Yes.
o. Did these prisoners present you with compliment;
tary tickets for the play that night A. Yes; ex.
pressed a wish TO see hu, aud VLanshnn' gave me
tickets. l.... - 4, a., .,,l
macy of his with these two men II so with
which was he the most intmates A. cannot say; be-
would sometimes inquire for one and sometimes Tor the
other though think he more frequently inquired Tor
Q'Laughu. .,,-,-.
saw pistol once. and but once. .ma,
o. 10 you remember ut any time seeing man CALL
yery ueh-iookng persona laboriug pian or me.
shanic A. Not q abpring man; there was a man
WHO used TO oop,e sonnet mes think he passed ono
night with them from his coming ous early In me