Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-22
The Trial Of the ceusp,rators


Assistant Secretary Of War. Mr. Dana. was
sworn. and identified. the rebel cyPher arrange
ment, which be took from a room IN Richmond,
formerly occupied by Secretary BENZ min. on the
9th Of April The contrivAnce is q reel, TO be
turned 80 as to substitute one set Of letters OF
the alphabet for Others.
Testimony OF MAJOR EcKKRT.
Major Eckert was sworu.-A cypher was er
bioited TO him found in the trunk % J Wilkes
Booth; he compared il with Be- amin's CIPHER.
and said u was the same: some OF the rebel cy-
pliers of other parties had fallen into his hands.
aud they were on the same principle, although
the key word may De different Witness furnish
ed traoslstioos of the CIPHER dated October 18Th
IL Is to the effect : !" We again urge our gaining
immediate sdvabtages-strain every nerve Tor
victory; We nov look upon the reelection OF
Lincoln as certain. and We need 10 whip the hire
hngs 10 prevent it; besides. with Lincoln re elect
ed and his army victorious. We need not hope
ever for recognition. much less the help mention
ed in our last Holcombe will explain this. Our
friend shall be Immediately set TO work az you
direct This CIPHER was in reply TO one OF the
9Th; the correspondence was carried on between
Richmond and Canada; several rebel CIPHER dis
patches which had fallen into the hands OF our
War Depart meut had been referred TO him Eek
ert) for examination, some of which were the
same as this, and worked on the same principles:
rebel dispatches of the 18th and 18th Of October
in his possession. and were decyphered on
the same principle. although the key word was
different. The following translation was read {:
" October 18Th 1854 Your letter Of the 18Th
instant is at hand; there is vet time to colonize
many voters before November. A blow will
shortly be stricken here; it is not vet a suitable
time. General I.oDgstreet is to attack Sheridan
without delay, and then move north as far as II
practicable towards the unprotected points; this
will be made instead of the movement before
mentioned be will endeavor to assist the Repub-
licans in the collection Of their ballots be watch
ful and assist him" The original was sent to
its address. The CIPHER of the 18th of October
came from Canada and went to Richmond; that
of the 18th came from Richmond and went TO
Canada.
TESTIMONY or GEN HAMILTON.
Gen Hamilton testified he was familiar with
the hand writing of W. j. Oldham. paper
handed to him was identified "a being Oldham :
handwriting Hamilton also testified AS being
present when Oldham elected member OF
the Rebel Congress by the Texas Legislature.
and had seen many documents introduced by
Oldham into the Rebel Senate; WAS formerly a
member of Congress from Texas; | identified n
letter from Oldham to JEFF Davis in relation to
plan for burning shipping. &c.
TESTIMONY OF SURGEON GENERAL BARNES
Surgeon General Barnes tes' fed that he made
exa min alton OF the BODY of 10Th; on the left
side of the neck was a scar occasioned by the
operation performed by DR. Way for the removal
OF a tumor three inches below the ear.
TEsTIMoSY OF FRANK BLoIsE.
Frank Bloise testified that he lived half =
mile from Bryantown. Charles county, Mary
land; was there on Saturday ar'4 m after IN.
murder OF the President: saw DR.. Mudi there be
tween 3 and o'clock in the STORE did not know
whether the soldiers from Washington hid ar
rived there: | left the store about DIRK; d'd not
nofIce when Mud left: did no. know 1T the time
~ the assassination of the President; did not
bear of it until the roads were guarded Il litt.
before dark
TESTIMONY or II. WARD
j. II Ward testified he lived near BryantOwn
was in town the dav after the assassination about
o'clock; observed the military there with Lieut.
Murray; perceived great excitement; thought
the houses would be searched, and as my vile
was alone. went home: Afterwards went back to
the village when Lieut. Dana had placed it un
| der martial law. Could not say whether | saw
| Dr. Mudd, not-the excitement great,
but had faint memory DR.. Mudd was there;
heard the assassination everywhere spoken OF.
| and the name of Booth as the assassin; some
called him Boose; | heard of the assassination in
| Brysntown between | and 2 o'clock Witness
could not tell the precise time he left for home.
but thought about 3 o'clock first heard of the
assassination from a negro when be he first wen
home; the negro was Charles Boise, brother OF
! Frank Bioise; had an impression saw DR. Mudd
| get his horse at Brvantown. but could no,
swear il was DR.. Mudd; was personally acquant-
ed with DR. Mudd for two wears
TESTIMONY OF LIEUT.. DANA
Lieut.. Dana testified that he was in Bryan
town IN pursuit OF the assassin: arrived Their.
near I O'Clock Saturday afternoon: news of the
i "A fhara my
rival; Booth was mentioned az the assassin and
some of the citizens asked me il was certain il
was Booih did not know DR.. Mudi, or remem-
Der seeing him at B, yantown
TESTIMONY OF ROBERT NELSON.
Robert Nelson, c0lOred, WIS shown the knife
and testified that it looked like the one he found
in front OF Secretary Stewards house on Satur.
day morning after the Secretary was stabbed
found it in the middle of the street Did rol
elicit anything new IN the cross examination.
TESTIMONY OF COL STEWART.
Col Stewart testified: was at Ford's
Theatre the night Of the assassination; was sit
ting in the front chair. near the orchestra. Oh
the right hand side; there are two aisles to the
orchestra. and my side was on the corner on the
the left side, right under, and bringing me i'm
mediately TO the musc-stanG; at the report OF
the pistol was startled; | was speaking to my
sister, my head being turned TO the left:
glanced back TO the stage. an exclamation was
made. aud man leaped from the President :
box. lighting ON the stage; he came down with
his back slightly towards the audience, but as he
was raising, his face came fully in view; rose
and attempted to leap on the stage. made two CT
three steps on railing TO the right after aghting
from where sat. and keeping nv attention Oh
the man who had jumped from the President
box, reached the stage, when, on looking 20 the
left. perceived be had disappeared by he left
hand egress: | exclaimed, Stop that man,
and then went part of the length OF the stage,
and. turning to the right. twenty feet fr.u,
him when the door was slammed shut; got 10
the door very quick, but he swung it the wrong
way, but remember that passed out; as | ap-
preached the door. after | bad said, "Stop that
man, some one said. he has gone on a horse sn q
got out OF the door. perceived a man
mounting horse; he was at that instant barely
mounted; the man having just risen. could see
him better: the horse was moving a. though pre-
maturely spurred IN mounting; | ran in the d.
rection 10 which the horse was heading, at aboui
eight or ten feet from The head OF the horse, and
the rider brought him around TO the right again
the horses feet were rafting violently on the
stones; crossed 10 the same direction, and W. 8
now on the right hand side OF the horse but he
Was gaining on me: when about two-thlrds OF
The way out OF the slley. he brought the horse
forward and swept 10 the left of street; com
msndef him TO stop. | all o cupied but two
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