The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-16
PORTLAND, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY. 1e. 1865

me to the hotel and told me to tell him that
she would Like to see him on some private Dus.
/ mess.
| @. In reference to that ten dollars given
| you by Booth to obtain the buggy3 a. !
thought 1t an act of friendship. Boom nau
been IN the habit of keeping buggy anu nay ~,
promised to let Mrs. Surratt have the loan o.
It, and when / went for it he said, mere II
ten dollars go and hire one."
Q. You spoke of going to Montreal. What
time was that A. 1t was the 18th OF April
the Monday after the assassination. im
Q. What business had you thereY A. was
seeking Surratt. Ia
| @. Did you fnd him? A. No, sir.
O. Did you ever see Mrs. Surratt leave the
| parIor TO have private interview with Boot Z.
A. Frequently she would 90 into the passage
and talk with him. -
O. How much time did these interviews
generally occupy9 A. Generally, not more
than five or eight minutes.
1T was here stated the byCourt that 1t was
RUE In the examination OF witnesses, that
each one should be examined by one Judge
advocate and by only one counsel for each
prisoner.l
@. Do you know Of any interview between
Atzerott and Surratt? A. Ihave been there
frequently at interviews when Surratt was 10
the parlor.
@. Do you know what passed? A. No.
Y. DO you know of any between Payne and
Atzerott? A., Yes; on the occasion OF Payue's
last visit to the house AtzerOtt came to see
Surratt once, and they were in my room.
Y. Do you know If any conversation In ref
erence to the arrangement of Atzerott in re-
latlon to the assassination OF the Vice .Presi-
dent? A. No, sir. 1.a vis rtg
TESTIMONY OF RoBERr r. JONES.
am clerk in the Kirkland House; that
paper shown me is a page from the register Of
That hotels see upon it the name of A, G. At
zerott, believe; from that register it appears
that he took room in the Kirk and House on
the l4th OF April; / should think in the MORN
ing before eight O'Clock; the number of the
room is 1928; Isaw the man that day; that
man lpointing to one among the accused)
LOOKS like him. lAtzerott was ordered to
stand up, and witness said; "That looks like
him; think that is him. don't know what
became of him between twelve and one when
saw him that day Booth called to inquire
the number of Vice President Johnson's
room; gave a card of Booths to Col. Brow
ing, Vice President sJohnson's secretary;
have not seen the prisoner till now; / was
not present when the room mo. 1851 was
opened, but went up with Mr.. Lee afterward;
during the day that Atzerott was at the hotel
there was young man spoke to him when /
saw MIN at the office counter; saw nobody
In the room with him; ! don't think 1 would
know Booth; he has been at the house. but
don't think recolect him. l was present
when the bowie knife was taken from the bed
from under the sheet; this was the day after
the murder Of the President, or the evening
after; the bed had not been occupied; tne
chambermaid had not been in there; Atzerott
was not out the night of the assassination
that know of; it was between 12 and / o'clock
on April 18th that | saw him ;he asked ii any
one had inquired for him; he paid one day ad-
vance for his room--so it appears on the
books; had never seen him at the hotel, or
before, to my knowledge.
Cross e1Gnained. / went off my duty as
clerk that day between II and o'clock, and
did not see Atzerott register his name; the
reason lsuppose the person who wrote the
name is the man have identified, is that he
came to the counter, pointed to his name on
the register, and asked il any one had called
to see him that was on Friday between IL and
l O'Clock; did not see him that day after he
left the counter 8 did not see him, when his
baggage came; was not there when he arrived.