The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-23

TTUTy N,
occupied by ,he Pre.ideuti A. | wa, h,te AZ 'he
tune; cav Harry Ford decorating ". U l,o YOU
hnos Who hrousht the ckiue;ehair ,n hien 'he
fresidcnt sat, " the lON that day A. 20 n9t !
the colorcd man, joe shnons with u on li' a.ad
tha, aftei noon cCmlnE nom Mr.. fords room dm
seen that chair in the boI before 4. Not ths
,eNon; the fr,: time the Presidens, came
Aud you do not know then OF its being there De-
Croes-esarniucd by Mr Ewins Q. what has been
your business at ford's theatrc' A. Property man
20 zee that ths iurnute IL pui on ritet, and 70 sNe
psy o. s,.,e .&sIRct u I. su.om,ry n ~ during the
y rformanec TO have that passage ~, clear or OBJ
suuetrd A. II 10 gcncudiy clear have never
piece We sen'ra5 have to fun rNis IN there. rfcty
veil but ~ IL scnrrslly clear. y. lmrine the play
which 'ooth made his oI properly tc clear 4. Yss.
g lnd you see s1Nnrlor that ntshtt A.. ! .sr
away but, " hc had hccu whcu a scene changed,
s,cme other pcteon -oud have hNd to run hts hht.
uA.. Q. Would " have teen practicable for Spsneler
20 hNvo teen ala'ut durng the performance Of the
MIRO act TOT ~ minutes without his Msence bcint
nolced' \ ncH NJ particular times ne ahe1nce ioI
five miuutcr vonld have hccn noticed. During the
.econi act 'ho scene does not change ior about
half an hour at Que time. During tho third
aci the sonct are pretty rAl'd. Y Were you At mo
front OF the Theatre during thNt play \. In The
fe,ond net | ven on Ihc pavement IN frout. q nd
YOU -cc spsnller tlciei 4. 80. = hsvs yom ever
seen spAnrler wear n muu,tsche' 4 Ne. G. whore
were you At the moment the President ~as Rssnssn-
atedi A. Al the tirt entrance lead nr to tho left
hand bo,e-' o. Md yni -re Sp.nsler there shortly
h,ioteY A Yea sit, / tbink ,iid 1 cav him In hi.
proper pT-itou a. crossed Tho stage about rtr. uf
iuuf minuIer before ~ President wu' shot . When
you head tho pistol hred, did you sec booth 'prins
on The staTe' A lid not | ,Aw him met whom he
hal nearly psa,ed on the stare; | di not run nfter
him heard thoni calling lot sater, and "en1 TO
my loom Tor that
Irs1iNoST ~ itrrr n. nAE1tFr.
@ State -hciher you hav, hccn IN the military
roNceY A. have lscu IN tho signal Cotp- ol IL,
army siucc august 1868. | wW prisoner dufing q
p2rtion Of tho ycsI ls6i; apart Of IN" time A. Lhhy,
other umes. y State whether or no. dulne tnat
Prison had been mined by The Confederate Gufhori.
c,ty v" csp'urrd by fcicfni iro.T,' when
NO sere t"t taken to liHby We were were
place had rcen mined on the ncrt MOI ning ~C were
taken into dunreon In the cellar p.rt oi the build
place o II esh dirt IN the centre of the collsr. the
euaid would not ALLOW any Que 70 pass over or near "
huied there that remained there ~hile ~c weiC IN
the dungeon, AMI soo time after W. had been tat ~
M rtsiis q From the appearance u tho ground and
tie place dT ont would have supposed u N have
been iAtrc OF email toip"dol A IN" eicava,ion'
s'aiu, wa r"thsps slA iert In diameter ~ wW a.
rcety under th0 centre oi this prison were tod h
Socunt OF tho pahSien raid n"nt the ettv uor
5aid that II lhc raid succeed, aud the prroue,s
IN danger OF beins liberated they would bio" us n
rrsiivovy or ,otr II rurAr.
Q State YOU position In the scnicc' A. mn
! with which Aie connected captured In NCrtl
| C,roIiun several LoAos ,Aid TO contain the ucli
| Oi thc Clnfcdptatc StntCsl 4 Voc. sic, getu sut
| fciger'd b, Gcn Zoe. .ohn.ou, at Char' tie. =
thnk icttrr wa. r, bt iioin iolnston A. q ~ lot .
70 Gen Schotold ~ Rh'irh, stHtin' that Au han Il
his p)sse'flon At Charlotte, the s'chyos Of tho Wa
| DcIartment Of The cgni'dornic states Hnd that h
ready TO deliver thuu the follow Iur DAY o,'
| -ont Tor them and brought thcn 10 Kaloigh, iron
that point Ih,J eosent 10 Naehinslon' ana came II
TESTIMONY or e.. v u,rL.
| q. st-tc whether OF not you have opened ecrtar
boxes delivered 20 ~ By !; lrkcr., as contain
| America a. | have. Y. Look Al that paper aur
stat. shr'hrr tvs. lounn "a one OF thorc noiye
The paper referred to read 10 the Court 10y Colo
mel Burnett, and il AS follows.
MoSrGoMrH,, wutrr srirurH srriSGS Va.
| To hls EI,sUs.cg Irc,iueni q. y. A.
| DrAEsH u Inv. been thinking Tor some time
| would make this Contamination Ia you, but hAv'
bcon deferred isom dome ~ on account Of ~ health
oner YOU my services, and II you viii favor m,
| In my designs, 1 will proceed ~ soon my health
| lieM enemies by -riting nj the very hearts hloo,
Of 'hore Who 'cek to enchan her in slavery consit
81 notlins dishonorshlc having such tendency Al
want Of YOU Is to tns mo, by granting the noco.
sary papers, etc, 10 travel while Ia tile iurirdc
ton Of ,hi' foysmm,nt am perfectly iamilia
su.nsi now from within ,hcii inos
| nm = Lieutenant IN ten Imkc's command
va ON raid, last June, la keniuokJ, under zen
~ o'ti ii, ,,'.pnisio n1rcr. ,"i" tst on b,iaon
| or. Lut finding a good opportunity, whue bein
| taken to prison, made NY escape from them IL
the ihIb o. aeluIeu, hl"'npltn W pass uut thI"ui
| the mountains, bul hnllhs maj lnpparte hnilONL
escapins Two OF thie tihos b'lhs Io,A,eh' nl,e''.
| M oouire nnTih' ana went tlVNth thG bahau~ pl
| the ASSISTANCE oi 'ol,', lu'ou!,"' Th''c,u'h u
| making my way iOun1 Through the bltrSaie bu
haflht ,a,on @ 80 - -, ~, ~, - 49, ,r-
val I WA icsiod NJ in thc Siato oi Alabama
and cducaed IN its uniyolrtl both he socIetaIJ Q