The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-15

tiou ftS ten minutes or 80, and returned. Surratt
and NJ udd spoil 'gized for seeming Tudsness, bat
Mudd tsdd Booth wanted to huy his farm, but the
latter IS .ted too much for it.
WitueIs recognized Harold as one whom surratt
had introduced to him. [HersupOn harold smil-
ing nodded his head in recognition of the witness
Witness SO recognized Payne as one who came to
surratt's ouse and, in the absence Of surrattin
troduced himself as Mr.. Wood. He wasr ceiyed by
the urratts cordially, and lodged there that night
Tn the s-co I'D visit, soma weeks after Payne AZ iu
called and tle witness observed Il at he called him
self PAvue aA,d said he was BaptisI preaoh.r
Here Ppyns seen ued highly pleased and with diff
Guilty suppressed laughter. Payne, on 8 second
visit, remain 70 " days, snd on one occasion the
witness found the eOused and J. d. surrst sitting
playing with bowie knives. This was a abort time
before she asa sination- SurTst went TO Canada
ahd on the I4tl of last Apri Mrs. Eurrat received
q letter from him, dated at Montreal. ia the st.
LAwrsnce Ho.el. The witness went to Canada to
seek surrAt, but did not him surrat, prior 10
going to Montreal, had visit ID Ri hmoud, but the
latter would believe it, for he said he had been
with D,vis and Benz amin at Richmond, and
they TO him that Richmond would not BE-
evacuated. Witness aoo' mpanied Mrs. Surfatt ou
a visit to surrattvi'Ie, to the tavern Of Mr. Lloyd
the sane admon'tions to Lloyd about having those
things ready that nirhs they would b5 called
for Witnet,s also states thst Atzrods Oooe called
at surratt's ouse aud the girls complained att,r
wards to their brother for introducing such stick
as that into the family, and szid he was not com
pany for them.
TESTIMONY LLOYD.
J,hu Lloyd, being duly sworn, says he resides in
raraunfyed H.rrpld aud
Harold has been to his tavern several times FUR
IA =. Harold AtzsrOt had been there together
short tim, before the a.ssssinati, the two lat
ter called and left two sarbiaes and some ammu-
nition, and said they would call for them in a few
days, and they had them concealed between the
ioists Monday before the as Iinatin net Mrs.
Surratt near his house; at first hs could not
undeIstsn nd what she meant, but said somethi1g
about shooting irons and sail they would be want
id soon On the evening Of the I4th, the day Ofthe
murder, Mrs. Surratt came 20 his house about fve
O'Clock, aud told him TO have those shoOtiug irons
ready that some persons would call Tor thom. She
let the field piece wrapped in paper to give TO the
parties aud told m TO give them a bottle Of
whisky. About u O'Clock that night he was called
m. aud found two persons at tne door who were
on borse ba.k. Oae was Harold, whom the wit
nes.s recognized. Harold introduced Booth, who
remained on his horse, a light gray or whlto col
orod animal, about sixteen hands high. Harold
was on bay horse. He gos I'll, and went into the
ba- snd got > bottle Of whiSks. BE to OK Gone out
TO Booth, drank some HIMSELF and retuUnsd the
tottls 20 the counter. Booth, in the meanwhile
remained on his horse. H.rrold sid Lloyd.
for cod = sake make haste and get me those things,
as though slready knew what he meant. Wit
ness got and gave them such thing, Mrs Sar-
ratt told him to. They only remained i've minutes
They took snlJ one cAIbiue. Boo,h said he could
take his br ast, as his leg was broaen. As they
were alb nut leaving, Booth said; ''l'll tell you
some meas. I'm pretty sure we killed the Presi-
dent, and probably Mr. Seward, tOo." Har-
rod then moantei his horse. thu two
rode on The witress ha heard OF the Presidents
murder noxt morning at about nine o'clock; never,
saw Dr. Madd; never Arnold; don't know
him.
At haItpast six O'Clock the ymmissiOn adjourn
cd to meet as ain on Monday morning st ten
O'Clock.