New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-17
nc reading concluded the Court proceeded 70 the
i,septon OF testimony for the prosecution.

| 10 bo0lha horse. statling and cleaning him.
/ q 10 you Know JOIN Wilkes Booth A. knew
him WINE ne Kept his horse IL the alley In that stable
there.
Q. Immediately back of the theatcr, A. Yes sir.
O. Did you see him the afternoon of the essasirafon
A. saw him bringing horse into the stable about
FIVE or six o'clock.
O. State Whist he did, A. He brought him there.
and hal!ooed out Sor Spangler.
O. Did Spangler go down 10 the stable! A. Yes sir.
be asked him for halter, aud he went down fonorc
O. How long did he remsin there A. don't know;
| think Maddox was there too.
q Did You see hin again tBat evening" A. Ibid;
on tic stage that night
@. Did you OF not see him when he came with his
horse between 9 and 10 O'clock! A. NO sir, j did
q. Did you see the horse at the door, A. I saw him
when Spangler called uo out 81 hold him. -
q. State all that happened at that time. ~. you
see Booth when lie came with bis horSei y. No. sS.
q. Did you hear him call FOX Spang!ert a. NO, ST;
bat heard man call Ned, ana tel him Booth wanted
O Who held Booths horse that eycnng7 A. l held
bin that night.
Q. Who gave you the horse to hold A. Spangler
o. What hour was THAR A. Between and TO-
Q. How long before the curtain was upi "A. ABOUT
fifteen minutes.
Q. What did Spangler say TO you'll A. He told me
TO hold the horse; told him had to attend to my
door. then lie said If there any thing wrong to lay
the blame Of il on him. ,.,
q. Did you boldhim near the door, A. Against 'he
bench near there. -
@ Did you hear the report o. the pistol! 4. Yes,
sire ~
@ Were you still on the bench when Booth cane out'
A. got off the bench then.
@. What did he say when he came outs A. he TO-"
me 10 give him his horse. 80,
Q. Did you 90 sgain to the door, A. MOI was still
against the bench.
@ Did he do anything clsei A. He knocked me
down.
O. With lis haud' A. No; with the butt Of his
Q. Did he strike you again kick you 4, Did he say
anything elset A. lie only hallocd, give me the
horse"
q State whether or not You were IN the Presidents
box that afternoons, A. Yes, sir.
q. Who decorated orfxed the box that aiterroonf
4. Harry Ford put the flags around II.
q. Was not the prisoner, Spangler, IN the boxf
A. Yes. sir; he was there with me.
q What was he doiDg A. He came TO nelp me
take the partition ont Of the box.
q. Do you remember Spangler saying anything A.
He damned the President and Gen. Grant. -
q Did he gay ANYTHING in addition to that a, No.
sir tod him lie should not curse man in that way
he did Lin harm; he said he ought to be cursed for
getting 50 many men Killed. -t..-..
q, Did be or did he not say what he wished might be
done 10 Gen. Grant aud the Presidents a. No sir; /
don't remember that he did.
O. Was there or was there not anything said in the
course OF that conversation to nhatlnght or might
not be done to tie President VI to Gen. Grunt
fMr. Ewing objected TO the last three questions. and
insisted bis objection being entered upon the record
and it was. . rfTet
CRoss-ExaMISATIoy By Mr.. EWING.
O. Did you say yon did not hear anybody ealing out
for Spangler, a. l heard Davereney calling him, and
O. Who is Daycreney.i A. An actor IN the theater;
O. How long it after that before Spangler called
you A. Not very long; about SIX or seven or e'gSt
minutes.
o. Wkat were you doing when Sparslcr called you'
A. sitting on the front Of the door entrance Oh
the LETT.
@ What business were you doing A.. was attend
q. What had you TO do at the stagedoort 10
keep strangers out and not allow them in unless tney
belonged there =,
o. You told him you would not hold the horse, and
had attend the door. and he said II anything went
wrong to lay the blame on him. A. Yes. SIR
O. Were you in front Of the thcatcr that nignts A.
was ont there While the curtain was down.
O. You went out at every act, A. I 60 out every
mig ut every time the curtain is down
Q. Was Booth in front Of the theateri A. No, sir
Q. Was spangier in front Of the theateri a. No.
Q. Did you ever see Spang'cr wear q mustacLei A.
No, sir.
q. Do you know whether spapgler had on any whis
kers that night A. No. sir; did not see any.
O. Was not Spangler IN the habit Of hitching np
Booth horse A. Yes; he wanted to take the bride
o. When A. About 6 O'clock; he did not take il
of but he put halter around his neck and took the
saddle or. -,
O. was not Spanger in the habit Of bridng ssdtiins
and htehing up Booths horsc' A. Yes; when / was
not present he would hitch HIN up
O. Was he in the habit Of holding him when you were
NOT atoutt 4. Yes; and he used To feed llM when
O. Yon and Spangler together attended to Booths
horset A. Yes; Mr. Clifford said he would give me
good lob II knew how to attend to horses; said
knew something about it, and that Is how got to at
tending on Booths horse
q. DO you know the way Eooth went out after he
iuriped out of the Presidents boxf A. No. sir; was
o Do you know that passage between the green.
room and the which lead 70 the back door A.
Yes, on the other side OF the stage
O. The one Booth ran through, A. do not know
which entrance Booth ran through.
O. WA Booth about the theatcr n great dealt A.
'fahn unch, Ia me sDm
G. Which way did ne enter generally A. On
Tenth St
@. Didn't he sometimes enter the back door' A.
O. How far Is the stable where Booth kept Lis horse
from the back entrance Of the theatert A. Two humid
red yaIds.
Won first went out to hold Booths horse A. think 1t
was the first scene the ID act the had curtains
across the door, IL was the first scene. .f
q. Was that scene being played when you went QUIT
A. Yes sir; they had just been closing in. st
O. Did Won ever have the name OF Peannsi A. That's
name they gave lne when kept stand there.
O. Did understand YOU to say there was only one
horse in tho stable that afternoon A. That was all
saw anG was there between and o'clock. s. %.
By NJ. ESiny.-Q Do You know what side Of the
theaer spangler worked on Aon this side on the et
be nged the scenes on tho left. s'. .f.
Yss t. S9 that's tue sue tue f's's''' ''A vase A.
Q. Was that the side you attended the door on a.
o. When you were away didn't Sp,rgler attend to
tho door for Won, 4. Yes, sir.
q His position was near where your position vast
A. Yes sir.
O. What door was thati Was II the door that went
into the lite alley A. Yer, sir. the alley from
feminist.
O. You attended there 10 see that nobody came in
who was not authorizedt \. Yes, sir; when the cur.
tain was down used to so outside. .I
O. When tue play was going on who was there on
that side who showed the except Spangierf A.
There is another that eide and three ON the
other.
o. Who was the man that worked with Spanger On
that side, A. 1 think his name is SiInonds