Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-18

blockade runner Mrs Slater) at the house of
mrs surrass and not giving information n, 70 tine
himself for some time. And thought finally that
she had been there but single night, and TO
say nothing about 1t.
witness q witness for the defence at some future
time, adding 1--WE are not very tender OF him
=" The Court asked that the last remark be re-
MT Aiken explained that he only had refer
ence TO the tax they lthe counsel for defencs)
were making upon the physical energies OF the
witness.
nv Mr.. Ewing Witness thinks the ride In
the country by Surratt and his companions
was after the publication in the New York
7ribnne Of the 10Th. Witness also saw put
LEGATION Of the same nature in the Republican,
Witness ,old Capt. Gleason OF the suspicious
ride The conversations between Surratt and
Booth and the others were secret, and the sub
ject not confided to witness. Witness never
saw Arnold
MR.. GRsNAwALr recalled:-The person
at the Pennsylvania House with AtZerodt had
black monstache, as well as hair. and wore
JAMES WALKER (colored) sworn Witness
was living atthe Pennsylvania House IN April
last. Witness had seen Atzerodt. He came
there on the 18th about o'clock in the night.
He left between and O'Clock in the morning.
He first time came there on horseback, between
IL and o'clock; went into the bar, and after
wards went away. When he came back at
O'Clock he was on foot; he left about o'clock.
Witness started to get q hack for a lady, and
Atzerodt came out about 6 O'Clock and walked
along slowly towards the railroad. The man
who was with Atzerodt left in e15 train. He
wore dark clothes and SLOUGH hat. When he
came in he paid for his room. Witness did
not know the poorly dressed man. Could not
recognize him among the prisoners In the dock.
By Mr.. Doster:-Witness goes to bed IL ~ or
1 O'Clock at night It was between 12 and | n
the afternoon when Atzerodt came first. Wit
ness held his horse, which was a small bay,
(light,) young: plenty of spirit. Had seen
Atzerodt with belt pistol and knife, but did not
see anything like 1t on the night. Gould not
identify knife, &c, shown him: There was no
conversation between Atzerodt and the man
who came with him at night. Witness here
examined q knife sheathed in black leather,
which he said was more like the one Atzer-
odt had.
BY Mr. Doster:-Saw q knife Of this kind
in a belt on AtZerodti never saw 1t out of
CLRNDENIN sworn Witness exam
ined the SIN aller knife and identified it as the
one picked up near the corner OF F and 9th
streets on the morning after the assassination,
handed it to him. The knife looked as though
the person had thrown it to 60 under the car
riage step. 1t was found on the south side OF
the street, near Creaser's.
]. H. MCPHAIL.-Witness was asked il At.
zerodt did not say that he threw his knife
away.
q. Under what circumstances did he make
a statement TO you!
Witness stated that while the prisoner was
under arrest he sent tor him, and witness
BY Mr. Doster he not in irons!
Witness.-He was.
MIR. Doster then proceeded to argue that the
confession elected under fear could not be used
as evidence.
The witness proceeded to say that no threats
were made or inducements held out to Atze-
rodt to make the statement.
Atzerodt said that he had thrown the knife
away lust above the Herndon House. He also
stated that his pistol las with young man
named Caldwell in the tn employ OF mat1hs s
got $40 on 1t the morning after the assassina
ton.
Question by Mr.. Doster:-Did not the prison.
er say a coat found at Atzerodts room with
pistol in the pocket belonged to Herold!
A. Yes.
Mr Stone-I object to that.
Lieut. W. R. KEIE:-Witness stopped st the
Pennsylvania House on the night Of the assas-
sination Witness went into the room where
Atzerodt was about four O'Clock, and asked
Atzerodt If he had heard OF the assassination.
A tzerodt replied that he had; that it was an
awful thing. Witness saw him at the house
on the Sunday or Sunday week previous. One
m ornine Atzerodt went out and left knife in
bed. Witness took 1t up. AtZerodt came back
and asked tor It, He remarked, "If one fails
the other won't
-BRIscoE sworn Witness saw Atzerodt
on the night OF the i4th of April. Atzerodt got
in a street car at 9th street, and went down
towards the Navy Yard, and wanted to sleep
in the store with witness, near the corner Of
9Th and / streets. Atzerodt took another car
back to the city about II O'Clock, saying that
he was gong to the Kimmel House.
Rev. Mr.. RYDER, of Chicago, sworn:-Wlt
ness visited Richmond in the month Of April,
re aiming from the 18th to the 21st, and picked
up in or near the State House, a letter signed
w. S. Oldham, February IL, 1865, to s'President
D&vis,"i in which he calls the attention Of the
President to the fact that certain diff culties in
a plan presented to destroy the enemy's yes.
seis, cities, &c, to create terror at the North
he'd been overcome.
The preparation is alluded to as having been
by Professor Mccullough, to
whom, and one other person only, the compo-
sition was known; and the writer states that
by it's means every vessel leaving foreign ports
for the United States, any transport and gun
agents, and with but little fear of danger. The
writer asks JEFF. to confer with General Harris
On the subject. On this is indorsed
will see General Harris and learn what plan
he has for overcoming the difficulties hereto
fore Ess sxpsrien SstS 1865 lsiened0 id"
Messrs. JOHN PORTS and NATHAN RICE, of
the War Department, testified that to the best
IT their knowledge the endorsement was in the
handwriting Of Jefferson Davis
JOSHUA T. OWENS testified that he was for.
merly acquainted with q Professor McCul-
Tough, who was Professor Of Chemistry at
College and afterwards Professor OF
at Jefferson College, whose IA
her was at one time Comptroller of the Treasu-
". Witness had information which he con.
sidered reliable, that Mccullough had been in
during the war
General hunter stated for the information OF
he Court, that he found letter from McCul-
oueh in which he stated that he fMcCul-
ough) had been Captain during the whole
war and he was anxious for promotion.
THE GRAND REVIEW.
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