New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-06
THE ASSASSINATION.
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q. How loDgf 4. Upward o. six months.
q DO yOn mean the War Department q Ire Ion
Tolerate States Government as 1t was caIeGI "A iss'
sir: the Rebel War Department. -.
q. Who was at that time Secresry OF ~ ioi INV
pIgon.5ati6n, A. Mr. james A. Seldom; 100, A
Q How did YOU come 20 te in the Eebei sel'Ig'r "a
was cOascsiped and detailed oi e.eiAsnil' u VIC"
cheap way Of getting clerks. - 900 =,
Q. Slate 10 the Court whether "nsu you " -
Canada Won usds the acquaintance of any oi we re-
BOTS corncecd nh the Confederate elsahi1a',o", ~
was called Of l;ebe igGia Sg' o.1os;ed Nil, hsn.
q stat he names Of those with whom you were so
scguaiuted. A. George v sanders, aeoD tnonipsV..'
d. Rlackbrn Beverley Tucker WiDl'I !. Siv.i'
evils Clstlsmar The Rev. Nj Cameron NJ. foIicI.
field, Capt Maeruder and nornoe' o' o''e'S Vi ''ss
% Did vou know Mr. Clement c. Clay, \. knew
LIN; may also inelude Gems. Frost Oh Missouri ana
q We're Won also acquain,cl with Any persons who
visited the persons named Ia Canada from Tue United
statosf A. knew Mr.. SuuaIt, knew III Boot1
O. John wilkes BOotAi A. Yes sli.
Z. state whether you saw tther Oh 'ne persons las
nance Booth or SuTrat in Canada moro tnan once :
n never saw Booth more than once saw Si.iGtt
on several Successive days.
Q. With whom dil YOU sec them when. they
ON number Of days in April last; l saw
lin in Mr. Jacob Tbomps room, and also saw hin
in company with Nj. George W Sanders at s"o OF
O. bil he pass by the name of John II. Surratt' \.
SrTa.t an not positive stogt his IN 80 name hearu
c. Describe the personal appearance oi thls Mr. Sur
rati A. lie is d iasa Of abcu. five feet niGe. len or
eleven incl g. somewhere IN that reighborhood siord
lI afs'' spare man. lsn'-''"p'A''''' WHO nF4'
q. Won say you saw hin in Montreal in April last
o. About what time in April vast, A. It was
within week before The Presidents assassination;
think aboai the 9Th or IA Of April somewhere liz lAa'
vicinity.
o. In whose company was he ~ tho tine you saw
bin tAer3l i. sew Lin L., Mr.. Ihonp'oiS company
and in 3lr. SanieIss
q. Y0r SAY you SAW bin in Ihompsen's room y y
J saW lin ID Nj 1homison's room
Q. Safe W er b. gave aly communication 70 nr.
Thompson IN !Our presence m Las room, Id WHAT la'
communc. on Was a. ltese vas conversation
there az that TINE from which 1t afpearef tnat ar
Surlnt had hTog Vt dispatches from Redmond 70 VT
Tbcmp N; those lisl aieEeS were IKE SUBJECT o. t1e
Q. From whom in Richmond were tly dispae chs
MOpehtf 4 From Mr be9i1U!ni Hud tlhk there
was also et,cI IL cipneI from Mr. DAVIS; en- not 40
loltvc TO tie letter but tn1Te was ettor from n
3. DO YOU mean Judah p Benjamin. Secretary Of
State OF the so-caucd COnfeacTacy 5. Yes sir.
Q Yen say tho dspatcle, were TIC subject u cop
vcisation What I'D iiey y tae substance Of ,hc
dispatches. What d'd Ley purpoi 20 bei a. hdd
fcuo COuvers lion iii Ar. 1boapson prev lousy On
lie subject Of pot asslsspute Mr. Lncoi1 and hs
Cabinet OF which had nioru ID he Pspcr for which
&C respoudert and Ind been invited 70 pardci'
pate IN thar cn,efpTise.
Q. Ty WON ha.l you been so invited to participate
j. tlat eDtelp.se =. 5y III. Thompson, and On -
secession lie laid his hand the papers dispatches
fhore and said tps makes tic tling al night rcerTlns
10 the assent of tnc ';cbci suihoriucs)
Q. Did they SPEAK Of the person that The Rehe
authorities had consumed might Nc he victims OF thu
poti 4. Yes. sir; NJ Lincoln, M johnson tb(
Secretary Of war, the Secretary Of Slate aad Ju-g'
Ibaso.
q Did they ssy an! thing abor, any Of the Generals
\ And CIR Ilt.
o In the, connection was am hing said ard if 30
what was sad by Thompson and Sgr!otI. or either {,
Them touching the effect the assassination Of tie oil,
named oud have upon tie people 0. toe United
Siates and their power 10 elect PIesilenti A. Nj.
m ~ noran .u1f' fsre not
positive that hat occasion hat he did sa! on
,e day before he Interview OF which speak y that il
Touli leave the Government entirely without head
that there was no provision in the Constitution OF the
aed States by which they could eec another r, ST.
dent If tho' mer wHe put ont Of the way.
q. stat, wlcther m! other member OF tfe cao;net
Was nancd in that connection, touching inc dispatches
and The approval from hchm0Ddi A. No, ~, 10 fur
f,er than this sir. Weies was neGcd oar NJ Tho mp
So said il not worth while 10 Kill MIN. be was Of
10 consequence; that was the remark that was ade at
o. Yoa stated That there was letter IN cypher from
Davis well as the dispatch Of Secretary Benjamin.
Q. Was he substance Of the letter Of Darts also
spCken O. A. 20, only generally.
O. In connection with the dispatch A. Yes.
q Was any other subject mentionodf /. Yes j
may be allowed, VIII state ny hfst Interview on that
sabec. -.
subject 4. In February lest
q About what time in February 4. In Tie eaily
pat Of February.
T., y.
.on's room in the ST. Lawrence Hall Hotel.
O. s.ete if yor please what said at thai time by
ILL., Thompson that subject ia y0ui liesenoet Al
lad called Oh Mr. Thompson 10 make some inquiry
.hol,t raid ,icl hsd been contemplated Ogdens
burg New York. which had failed because TIC Cnited
STATES Government he'd received souc intmai0n 81
Intentions a the Rebels there aid were prepared
for IT, aud .aed 10 hear what was 10 be done neat
cooking items for ny newspaper; and beng
supposed ~ NJ Thompson g be good
HebeL h. seid we would have 70
q time Int ,siil ch t.en aslcaD Z"
and Be deserved There IS better opportunity, d
better chance 70 immoTialze yourself and your
country | tod him was ready 10 DO anything TO
save the country ana asked him what was % be done
be said, Some of our boys gong 10 play grand
i1kc on o and Andy" that his expression
ihis led e. plantations. when he informed me IT was
IL wa &C. xii them rather 10 remove them from
Office 10 use his expression, he sand II only
removing them nom Office; that The killing Of iyTant
wac 10 murder.
o. State whether anything was said At tha, time on
ihe snbe, Of missions from tie Rebel authorities
in bis hands m blank A He had commissions and
conferred one or Tooth an not positive whether
he had conferred it Booth then not; but he TOD
,re either then subsequently that Booth had been
commissioned and that every body engaged in the enter
prise would I've commissioned and il II succeeded or
failed and they escaped 20 Canad8 they could not De
snccesgfully claimed andci the eXtradiiioD treaty
q. State whether yon have any personal knowledge
of their holding these commissions IN blank IRON the
Confederate States A. Yes sir The comn sion con.
ferred on Bennett II. Young the ST. Adams raider, was
given to him IN blank.
O. BY whom A 1t blank commission filed
I'D and conferred by Mr.. Clay.
o. What name attached to i. as II came into tho
hands Of tie men FROM Richmond. II any A. James
T. Seldom Secretary OF War.
q. State TO the Court whether you saw the coninis-
sion yourself. A. did
O. Al whose instance were you called to see IT. A.
Mr.. Tlomp-ons: ,..e,,,-
gennineness Of Seddons signature, you ls' nS been q
clerk in his department. A. i was
Q. By whom were you asked a. By Mr. Thompson
IN md nlls hy