The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-23

n s,.,a MIA 'er the prisoner oLoughlu has been
tbs rebel servicea a. ne mas :, IN. r.,
federaie satess A. Abo.t ono year; thought II W
after the battle of Ape,an or South MornIan he can
"a and gave himself mp; that vac ..r '.ial
iieve; examined the records OF s>e Provost
ohco before came over this morning. aud fouG-i .
oa,n or alegance siened Michael 0'LougS'tn and m
sy aad others concluded he was the prisoner "a tho
=. that name; the date Is June 1o 1853; will sss thi
OIushiin sent for me to correct whs. be though. wa
al error; be then STATED that he did report at Mart, =
burg and look the oath OF allegiance; have here Thu
oa,e dated Baltimore Juno TO- 1888, sigued Michae
O'Loue. "lin.
c''-oss.ExAMINArros nv MR.. COX.
Does ann ~ by the oath that 1t vas taken at Bal
Ana Mo pr,s oS.n I'D that hs gave himself up
Martnsburg' A. He told nae 'e came io'o our lines
Martinsburg and there took the .ho,, N,
oath having been taken al Baltimore, II he hs'
come into our lines at Martnsburgh and ia snov,ad
when he came into Baltimore he would have oeI
Il s customary for parties who have taken to me,
elsewhere, coming into the city to report WHOM w
O. Did you know bis handwrtingi A. I have seen rc-
Gently quite number OF documents that believe TO Do
Q But you never saw him wrtes A. believe NOT.
O. Have you heard him acknowledge any OF the letters
you speak OF as being bis own? have seen letters
had no conversation with him about them.
ny the CorsT-Q Do you know ANYTHING about tn g
A. Only from his own declarations
q DO YOU know that his family reside In Balttmnrcf
90; they have resided there within my recollection
suppose for thirty years
Testimony or DR.. Verdi.
EXAMINED BY JUDGE HOLT.
@ state whether not the night Of the sssassna.
Mr. sewardP A. 1t was one Of the Stewards who came
for me-
a. At what hour A. do not recollect; perhaps .
little before eleven, on Friday night
@ State In what condition you found the persons In
that house that you werc called TO seer A. found Mr.
Hanseil messenger OF the State Department. lying
bed wounded by cut on the side, some two and half
Did you see other persons In the house OF Mr. Sew
ard at the same timer A. saw every one Of them.
Q: State who they were and describe their wounds :
4. Mr. William H. Seward, Frederick w Seward Major
Q. They were all woundedY A. Yes; I had seen
secreary Seward about nlno o'clock that night In his
room when saw him next he was In his bed, covered
with biood-blood al around him aud blood in The bed;
Mrs Seward, Miss Fannie Seward and this man Robin
son wore In the room.
cRoss-ExAMtNED By Mr.. DosrER
Did you 500 Nr. Frederick Seward that occasion
9. State whether he was sensible or unconscious A.
He was conscious; he had difficulty In artcalating he
wanted to say something but could express himself;
he knew me perfectly we'll; no had smile Of recog-
milton on his lips; AZ looking ut his wound the
forehead no evidently impressed that the
one was In the back part Of hts head; he commenced
ined his wound and found his skull broken; sad "Do
you want TO know whether your skull Is broken mott
then went into sleep; he woke up 10 about twenty
minutes, when he was put to bod and was very soon
sensible
O. Did you also give tho information, after examining
the elder Seward, whether the wound w mortal not3
a. Yes, when came into the room whore he was
found terror In the expression OF all his family they evil
IDENTIFY suppos ng his wounds mortal; examined
him and immediately reported to the family tina. his
stretched out bis hands manestng evident saisfac,.on
O. How long was II before DR.. Barnes made his ap-
pearancef A. Probably twenty minutes.
Was or was not Mr. Seward at the time o. this At
tack In critical condition? A. No. sir; he had improved
very much from his former condition when his Jaw
broken
O. State what the effects OF tho wounds we're upon Mr.
Seward In reference TO his former condition. A. The
effect was TO debate him and to make still more din
cult for him to rally.
Have you not at some time before this trial stated
that the wounds received by Mr. Seward bad tendency
to aid In his recovery from the former INJURY A. No.
sir; have heard that such opinion expressed,
do not know BY whom; that was not my opinion.
REORGANIZATION OF John Borrows, alias
BY Judge IsonAuAx-Q State whether or not YOU were
working at Ford's theatre in January lasts A. was.
State f you know tho stable in the Of the thea
tire, occupied by Booths horses and carriage A. Yes
O Who fitted up? A. The prisoner spangler and .
O. Did he do that January last and before Booth put
his horses In thoreS A. Yes
little behind and stalls put in; carriage room was
@ Was Booth there Ut the time he was doing III 4
He was there sometimes.
CRossExAxINEp sY Mr.. EWING.
Q. Did Booth occupy that stable with buggy and
horses from that time oni A. Yes first no had horse
By Judge BrsonAx-o.. Whom was that buggy .oldf
A. On Wednesday before tho President was murdered
@. Who sold IN A. Ned Sparger, the prisoner.
BY Mr.. EwIsG-Q DO you know who he sold It tor
horses and carriages SELL but no could get what no
wanted and SO he sold IL 70 man who keeps livery
stable
O Did you go with spengler to take II DOWN. A. Yes
@ Did not Booth aud Clifford tell spans'er on Monday
10 take to the Bazaar TO scllf A. Yes on the Monday
before u was sold they told him 10, and went out and
cleaned II OF
Testimony Of James Maddox.
By Judge BivcHAh-Q Were you employed 1t Ford's
y state who rented the stat's for Coc'h in which he
lopt his horses up 10 the time OF the Residents muir
O. when did you rent the stable, A. 1 think In Do.
Q From whom A. Mrs Davis.
O Who paid the rcnt, and how was IL paids A. 1psid
O. Who furnished the money! A. Booth.
a. Were sou pr nj the decoration u tho box on
Friday afternoon the 18th Of April last occupied by the
PRESIDENT A. was there at the time
q. NO You know who decorated i1 A. saw Harry
Ford decorating II.
O. Did you see anybody clsef A. I do not remember
anybody chs; there may have been others ,horo.
which tho President sat to the box that day7 A.
do not; the colored man. Joe Sirnons, with II
on his head that afternoon, coming down from Nj
o You did not sec who pu, 1t into the boxs A. No
Q Have you seen that chair in tho box bsforei
A. Not this season; the FIRST time the President came
there PIT II in; that was in 1853
q aud you do not know, them Of its being there be-
foro Cor two years. A. No sir.
q Were you in the box that dayS A. No, sir; hav'
not been IN that box since 1858.
Cposs-ExAMrHgp ny Mr.. Evrvg.
O Whit has been your business at Fords theetreY A
| Property man.
O. Did your business require 20, 10 DO the saQ
while the performances were going ohs a. Yes, whei
| the 20 was anything TO do; sometimes there would b
| nothing 20 do aud would not 20 on
O What " your position tho stagcS A. II IN TO go
thst the furniture put right, aud 10 give To tn
actors tho property required 10 he used Ia the play
| q. what part or tho stage did you occupyf A. NJ
Is The stage, aud have 10 special position.
| q. 10 you Know the pssaasewry by which Booth &c
capcdS a. ives shown the passage way; d d not se
| him escaps.
O state whether n II customary drrInr the pcrforr
anos 10 have thet pnsstgeway clehr obstru ieds
u IL generally clear; have II blocked ~
| when We arc playing heavy piece NO generally hay
70 run bats In there pretty well; but II II genersll
| dear