, 1865-05-15

Especial oispatch to the Chicago 1ttbune.f
/ WARRINGTON, May 13.
Early t1t. incoming it became known that If III
] representatives Of the press would apply at th
door Of the Commission fos the trial Of The a...s
.ine, they would be admitted upon application
Ne found the scpo,t was fact, and We were at
| mttted The injunctio., Of secrecy as to all tha
| occurred prior to the proceedings o. to-da
remains. Init the testimony o, to-day and Al tha
pay esnce'orth transplre, daring ,he trisl
re- neaoa %s'n Pains Dr. xude' s's spsps @:
Ter, La1ghein: A!zerot,, Arnold and slss. sufrat9
Counsel tor Mrs. surrsh, and non. Thos
| Ewing. appeared for Dr.. Mudd. The other pr1s
snsst wefe ss 1ePTses9tea s y Mess1s Stone GoI
| upon The etand o-day Was John Lee. Of the Wash
night Of fsat9rday the 18Th ot Apql, in obedience
Kfrkwood to etamine the building, fts ROOT
and upper stories. to see whit way Il could
6e len Spen ios Ell, dIsposed to cor
eon, who bad that day been inaupurated,
and wae get stopping al the Kirkwood. Witness,
aiter making some examination. went into the
sitting room and met the clerk oE the hotel, VINO
4 suspicious and vi1ainous looking man had reg
1stcred hie name n g. Atztroth, and t.ken room
No. IA, which witness found was situated On The
b
room was, and almoft Immediately over the latter
room. Wines: In company With the propriettr
and clerk Of the hotel. vent TO the room and
found found he % room unoecnptea. witness found ,i.
I'd dsrk sost hanging o. t9e Tall In tae Rockst
The Assasefn. On theaOnsar1o Bunk Of Canada. In
which The Aasssstn was credited as Of October,
wen ss n:de and oatsde oa s 5oo
In the pockets were also found several shirt col
lars and four pocket hzndkerchiefs. one,of these
fniIs removed @ tie s1oihine ffou tie % sed % nd | Be-
tween the sheets and the tnettrass he found large
bowie -knl1f, about foot long. On It were rome
ruet or stafns. AL these arucles were produced
B. 4. Jones, clerk Of the Kirkwood Hoosc, Was
next ewosn. Witness exhibited the hotel register,
showing she Zane zane q AI5eroth, r. Rssi..er:a hts l.,
the 7ih Of Ap1si, md paid bis bll for one dsy in
advance, and vent up 10 his room On the same
dy 1t hen ,5"a,ss ,n4 Soa7
.wcred. mo person t1,t / am aTare u"
IT,. was the sst ..tea time hs e. 'ix eona Azes9 h.
r. ,1s Il. feos q aof
among the htseen persons e,st.ns on bench at ths
,asse so,Ta 9Pe e,s n,ase, 1ss tsI M
% nees c.reiuIy Scanned each eoantsnssee, % besia
ming with DF. Mudd, On the extreme LETT aud
pa sing on slowly to the right, 1utl neas the ex-
ss q h 1s Sa1 ~ sers s
pauee, witness sid, - This 1s The mtn; poinsns
70 A,ze1o1n. W,mess also testified that he VA
ia6, snd confirmed 20 much Of the wituess
Lees tcEumonJ, Al relate" 10 The th1nEa
found II he Toom. on, o.,1a.a me IL d1rtRer Rsa
csy night. tbe 1a'h; that the bed vas
vsnd the cbsmbermbid had Informed hlu on
The morning Of the 18th that she could not get
fno hs rSaa room 70 nan tae witness swo This
witness testified that he bad known John u: saE. &
ratt s,nce 1859; VIE at college WIN mn taas
sp5st oS,res and es saat be
zone tire prior TO the assassination Of @1. LIN
con, boarded IN this CITY with Mr.: s11ratf.
e ecnssd At he bf ans Ed = heen op he
most intimate terms; thst IN Jan9srJ a lag. ae
Was introduced 10 Dr.. Muda, one Of the accused !;
that wbi!et waking down Seventh stfset n feo, s
Mudd, Mud they we're joined ynas, 6y Tns Assa 1,' sln
ness; se "i tSst The Assassin Invited them
into hia room; the latter called 70, cigar:
md wine for four. lua lew moments be vent
Tito thc ha'l and cs:5a to 51tratt to follow him.
They {Tbe Assassin md spzratt) remained IN tie
Thsy ,tlitasd, and invited pT: I'M M9dd T. t9
atpir1tcd conversation In the hall Tor ten mloutes
or 60. Sp1ratt and Mudd apoioE1sed lot ther
ssemtnE rnte1e:a, but Nudd tald The ASSASSIN
wanted to huy taIm Of him. The lat'er then said
- ~ant"d to luy Modd : farm but the la't:f e %
| 100 I1pch Tor It. Witnefa received HtrfoId At
one th4t Sntfatt had introduced 10 him. Here
unon uAri.ld, smiling, nodded hts head IN reeoe.
4anon pnn o1 me xine:s: Witnesses also reeocnlzsd
rayne 1stys bnn.e @e one e. "ho came to sn.,
10 reduced himself a. Mr.. Wood, He was reeeived
BY the snfrnt1s cordially. and lodged there thai
| night. On the second visit, some Weeks aiter
| Payne 8gatp called, and Witness oherved that be
tallcd himself Payne, and raid he wa
Baptist preacher. Here Payne eeem.i
h,chly tlexeed, and with apparent difdcu1ty snp
| pressed lsugb. Paync, on his Second visit re
NAMED come few days; and On one occasion Wit
ness found the accused and John 3; sarsst slt
dor upon the bed playing With bowie Gnivca; rhi
Tent tn Eanada. and On the 18th Of last April Mrt
s111rti received i letter from him dated at Nor
| fr-s1. vi the ST. LawreIce House: witness zee
tn Carata 10 eeek SnsEast but dla not &c h!u
snd sa,1ad Rchmond. BE returned here }u
sSer the news .r11yed OF the evacuation 9! h,c
nad stad Witnese snd MFt. Surratt tod J.. d s9
anno' ,.t n he fuIi OF Richmond, but Il
-. ~. ,-nn,d not believe it. for he said he n
tnsseeh,,ond. nseh and they tod him NC
+eena wnuld not be cvlcuAfed. wines. !,
..vno ..me.r;eS Mre. 6rfsatt On Visit 70 suffaHss!
~ 9in tsvern OF Nj. Lloyd. on Friday re -
int ard heard Mrs. Surran give ZONE aanol =
lions tu L,oYd about having taose tosnRs feeu
to1u,eht. ~ they would be called fos: .a.
N,tncss alzo says that Atzctota calieo AZ toaft@'