Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17
i TRIAL or THE CONSPIRATORS


STATE whistler Or not tho pistol Won now
ss before you WAS picked ep ~ you III the box
H he President en- thsr night u the Assasslna-
nj A. Yes, air. thie 4 the pistol.
\ ,se that nhIne marked on n. -.
n How long amer The President was shot did
Il plek turs A. ! % rot know exactly how
Ia: suppose about three minutes after the
s,idsns vas shoi vent into the box there
:, ivo persona Ia .thefe then. The Surgeon
81 Ihaaded him mine and With Il he snt
PS.idcnt's .rlcthss epen. len the theatre.
awards mi.aed my niEhi-key, and thonrht
a droppcd u there. hnrrisd back 10 the
are, aad when went into the box my foot
|Dsisd against q pistol lying on the ncor.
10 II % and cried oat, II have fennd the
Iioi'' borne persons there told me 10 give II
Ia police, bat there was gentleman who aald
repressnied the Associated Press. ana i
|nied II 70 him. The next morning went
Ouad g nc leiss station and rseogaissd u as
|rsruoSr cf LInur. ILnxAspnR Lovrrr
n Will you state whether or not, after abe
IlsslhAllon Of the President, you and othera
r. engaged Ia pursuit Of the murderer A.
3 what roais dia yOu take, A. The rOuts
s,s,c whether or not, In pursu,pe that rou.c.
ID saBs 70 the house Of the prisoner, DR.. sami
E.aner, Al the bar ~ -
d Dd you stop there and make any inquirie.'
stopped there aud made inquiries Of kis wife
III He was oui.
ID state what questions were addr,s.ed 10 him
,ou. aud other membor. of vour nnrtv and
y Va aid. A. we Ant asird rim wh.ths,
|ere had been any strangers Al his house. He
IA here had. Al nrst he ara moi seem Ia care
but giving rs any Satisfaction; then he went
H. two Strangers came . hIs plass one cane
~ SoG5 ana as S.ass ' ~ on a 81. cha.
~, man sot m M hor.e ara car,a tnta az
A, X, IA ~ Ia ~ 49, M, ~. s ~
IN was. ne sald Ne aId not Know :: he VA. 4
L,.-.r IA Mn. IL .f.iea th.f ill., -..s h,,h
Isnssrs. a-ksd hin what Mind n 4 lootirr
I. ~ other We ma s-ia ~ 80 ! xo,,,s 49,
|out II OF ia years ola.
d. How long iId he say they remnlned there,
n ia ihev r,mainsd tb.rs ! sho,, Ga,,
n, vas Inc arst eonver.atIon I hnd WIN hin
q von 1900 th.i NJ Mnad s,ta 49,. 80.
y, a short lime M Won mean NAV ,.ant
nv in The course Of the norninsf Al That 4.
hil ! understood then.
d On what dsv wssthl., A n. Tu..a.v
slah, -. - ''
q Did he stats 10 Won ,.hether Al that dina M
fsre Ia had heard anvthlhg n 5000 ~ the
.s,.inatIon Of The Pre.,dspti A H. AID hs
n hsari a ON Sunday. Al rhn,,h
q What distance IL his house from Washing
M. supposo' - - = ''''
q isN Sne of The hishvays Of the eountry,
n /. "a N ehe nrhilT ,..d s...i,,- -.
In.,ors aboas az S Ssrssh ~ ala shs no"
q Did YOU nave ,eonsiderabis eoav.r..,Iou
M Aim IL r.@srd A. ~ .ssss.,..s,oa as,ss
.,Idsnti A ~ All moi al mnch shS., ,h M.
was mshiag inan;riss MAJ. .ha,, 49,. ~.
~ anvthiu1 -. $50 '''''. 'h'-' '-'A
q Hss long wsr. Won "A IA. hou.., A Pr.b.
In a. hoar. = = = 80 = -, 4
q Did hs continue ahtii the last 10 make the
M reuressntarIons thai there men ,rere eutlrs
anEets 70 himf A. Yes. sir: thst hs Knew
,tAIaa on them fIe said an. AZ them ealIed
: 4 rSior; that he fnrnIehnd him win 4 raaor
an. and rnfer "a ahnvo M. moustsche IN
Lsd him II he had any beard ne replied Eyes.
Ious pair 81 whiss ers',, = ~ ''r''0 -
q bId hs st.,s thss pooth h.a l.r, ,h.r. ,h.,
Dulng On hor-,h-rr, A III rnId one ~ thor,
.al away al rrrtrh.. : .nd shss IL $780,
~ The wav s,s.neT fhe .~'ewn
. Dld he SAFE whst ma n m "a man h.a don.
n his horssf a. He aid The other one i'd
Ne Tor him IN Wa entirely satisasS thai thsss
rties were inoth "a usrnia - 49,
4 Did Won nrrive N ih.t ee,c,,.,on f,ou, An.
,erlptloa elsen af ths n,en, A W.
d bld he slste 40 Won m, r..son ,he.s man |
gone into lhe svvnnny Al Ia ssid nav were
az 10 AilSnIn Fre.h - 80
d Did he state for what pu,po.a mi. man bad |
wed on Sis msa,s.shss pa'PSSso az Sam ~ I ~
Ter men nIoug v~lfh ma ,.ade tha remark n /
Eed snspleloss' sSd NJ mud then siso Mi
ooked suspIcIous' -
y, Inp,ryy, S~ m, I'M ~ si mssd %
l How lone aftsr the irrt onef Al Atthaae.t
sryieW h1il nv tnind wa made nm ID nrre.t
l when he ureuer fine ea,ne I. Tfka seeond
,fYlew occurred an friday. tho aist. went
re ior tho purpoas Of arfestinr him.
| STATE n IA II linen rald N regard IA has.
.. A. When h. lonnd that ,yo we're rolns M
fsA the house. he sniS something 10 Ms wife.
then bron mi do,Vu a haof mi h.ndea issta
He sala ke had 70 cut Il "a IN ordor "a al
mans log. i tufasd the boot down, and
= sG lie , q ,ssi before -'a ''a n''
aESs IA. passed rosna' and ssaminea g. ~
abers Of the eouri On the inside, near the
u the leg, under the name Of the maker, were
words ~ Wilkes, = written plainly, in ink.l
i strangers 70 him. 4. Yes. ~
Did ne acknowledge, At any subsequent pc.
!, that he knew Boolhf A Yea. he sAid sub.
Gently thei he was satisfied Il was Booth.
When vas that A. That was on friday,
ame day be made the remark that his wife
told him she saw The vhlskera a ono time
|. Bat he hsd silsci % You distinctly before
10 had not known thii mani A. Yes, air.
. Did he, or not, a any subsequent converse
!, state that hs had known lhls mAa Boothi
Isrsss sld were going oai, sons o. the msr
y hin BoStb'a photograph. They held IL up
Y, an saa s = him u ! ala MOI loot N.
'otsd lIfIs ike him across the eyes. shortly
2 that he said he had an introduction 70
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