New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-09
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D,d ron come 10 any understanding about rates IN
regard to the destruction Of the brdgef a. oo
an understanding that we were 70 Il MADE any
difference as 70 where tho work was done; ne saiu ~
did not-that Illinois would do-that 1t would lneiae
anything pertaining to quartermasters so hsse
as possibe-that Sherman was the man wno 20 uo'"e
them more harm than any ono else at that time .,a
O. These men whom you have nameo, i'aLIe' anu
othcra were In the Confederate service A. Yes er
U. Do you know where Minor Mayer IL now a.
have every reason to believe that ne was drss
and that he left there and went to bermuda hunoisA
that was the Inst heard from him:
Q. Do you know whether oil these men were mem
befs Of any secret organic iton A Ihey prihc'PA"J
all belonged TO a secrel organization. p.
O. What was the uame Of that organisationf A. ~
goes by the name Of the O. A. X Organization.
A. The order Of American Knightsi A. Yes, sir
O. VIII You say whether you were also mcmpe1 VI
that orieri No answer.
O. You need not answer II BY so doing You will GRIM
mate vourselff The witness made no reply.
q. You you not able To say decidedly tne pro'
cess BY which these boats burned were any cou'
bustibes beside matches usedi A. lido 'ncfo
were. ~,
O. DO Won remember the position which Barrett held
In the Associationl A. understood be held the POSI-
ton Of Adjuant. General OF the State OF Illinois
O. The Adjutant 6 eneral OF the q. A. k'si a.
could not say whether Of the 0. A. Ksor OF inc Sohs
Of Liberty
O Do you know whether Mayors and Barrett were
in July last in Chicagof A. Mr. Mayors lett ~. Louis
either last June July to go TO Canada ind presume
be went there by way Of Chicago.
b. Mt Cour-O Was the steamer Hiawatha one Of
the number Of those bnrnedi A. She vas
O Do yoa recollect the number OF lives that were
lost them A. do not think there were any lost Oh
the Imperial. Il,
o. She was ono Of the finest and largest on the
Western waters was she notf A. She was.
z. Arc you a steamboat mani A. Yes.
Q What steamboats, have you been running on' A.
was On the Won phue last Capt. Vaughan
EXAMINATION or JOHN foKLEY.
Am acquainted with the prisoner DR.. Mudd; reside
In his neiebborh0od the day after the assassination
him about 600 yards frlm my house. when he SAID
Ia that there was terrible ncws-,hat the President
lad been killed and that Mr. Seward and his son had
been assassnated by man named Boyle Booth
name was mentioned somehow, aud he sid
he did not know which OF the brothers IL
wss-that there were several; the conversation TOOK
place shortly after sundown the l5lhi he said no
thing about the men having been nj his house, ma
seen Booth at the church there last Fall and asked Ms
name. when was told II was B9oth. ano a. te lihc u
the conv ersation have stated with the prisoner,
asked him when Booths name was mentioned. WHETHER
il was the same Booth who bad been down there be-
fore and be said he did not know.
CtossSr0min,d Jy Mr.. FriRg.-The conversation
have mentioned was commenced b. the prisoner be
said he had got the news from Bryanto~n. where he
had BEEN he seemed to feel all the SORROW that be ex
pressed in regard to the asasnaton tie object of the
prisoner visiting at that time was In regard 10 some
rail timber; when first saw Booth down there, think
it time in November, and that Il was about
month after when i saw lam u second time; did not
see or hear of any one having been with the prisoner
when met him.
BIZ Judse BinS .dm-The prisoner did not tell me from
whom be had received the news Of the Presidents as
Fascination and nothing moro than 10 had heard /. as
Bryantown.
EXAMINATION or ELI x. WATSON.
By W., Erirg-Rcside ne T Horsehead. Prince
George County; have been acquainted with Daniel D.
Thomas since he was "A boy his reputation In the
neghborlood In which he lived for veraciiy 10 bad
from my knowledge OF his genera! reputation, would
not believe him under oath; saw Thomas 10 my nrld
on the 9Th day Of Junej he thea told me be wac WI
ness against Dr. Mudd. and that Joshua s MAYOR had
:wors pa. down b.. oath but that ms 0r,s -, .
CYo.sezsmiasd BY Aafassf Judge Advocate BinSha~.
The conversation In the field WAS begun by TAoonsi
he said he was going round to summon people 20 his
character and that Lo was going TO have me sum
moned Is one.
Re eros. eIamina,iOn Of Mrreu, P. SortOr.-T saw
Booth play In Washington and In the CITY OF New.
York, also In Boston; cannot tell how many fimes
saw him play. him at different time during me
year cannot remember any particular connection with
Booths representation the stage because never
made apy memorandum OF srch thinss but frequently
attended plays when away from home; was not person.
ally acquainted with Booth during my stay Ct the
National Hotel saw him IN conversation Win othehs
fThe cross examination o. this witness continued
further, but failed to bring out any new pointsl
ExAMIsATIos OF HENRY BURDEN.
live I'm Troy N. Y. know tho witness (Norton)
who has Just testified; his reputation for veracty Is
bad: would not believe bin on oath.
Cross sramined by JudseAipoeak Hoit-Iiave been
interested in a patent concerning boise.shoesi MI
Marion was engaged counsel the other side: can
NOT saw that there much ifeeling occssioncd by
that controversy did not form any opinion oil Mr Nor
tons character because Of that controversy; was not
acaua inted with him at that time; my acquaintance
with his character 10 based upon what / have
known Of him; NY relations with him have not
been either VI a particularly friendly or unfriendly
nature when declare TO the Court that he Is not to be
believed on oath, / was giving expression to the
opinion Of tho man Of the people OF Troy VINO Inor
bin; nv opinion is arrived at from testimony BY which
lie was impeached
The Court then adjourned.