Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-17
THE ASSASSINATION.
INTERESTING REVELATIONS.
BOOTH AT THE BRIDGE
DIR. MUDD'S CONDUCT.

DR.. H. K. STONE testifed.-Was sent for by
Mrs. Lincoln Immediately after the assassina-
| LIon, anu was there within very few min utes.
| Inc PRESIDENT had been carried from the thea.
tre 70 the mouse OF gentleman who lived di-
rectly opposite, and placed upon bed in the
| back part Of the house; found several citizens
| there, and among others, two assistant sur
| keons OF the army. who had brought him over.
Ihey Immediately gave over the case to my
| care, IN conse quence Of my professional rela-
ton to the family. Witness examined him and
found that the President had received q gum
| snot wound In the back part and left side of
his head, into which witness carried his finger
| and at once informed those around that the
| case was hopeless: that the President would
die; that there was no positive limit to the life
MS vital tenacity was very strong; that he
would resist as long as any one, but that death
| would certainly follow. Witness remained as
| long as it was OF any use, but nothing could be
| done. He died the next morning about half. past
seven from the wound. Witness described the
| ball and the wound, stating that the ball re-
sembled those usually shot from a Derringer
pistol and was q hand made ball. The ball
was hattened or compressed somewhat in its
| passage through the skull. and little portion
mad been cut up in its passage through the bone.
Witness marked the ball with the initials of
the President, A. L., in the presence of the Sec
| retary of War, sealed it up with my private
seal, and endorsed my name on the envelope.
The Secretary enclosed it in another envelope,
which he also endorsed and sealed with his
private SEAL and is still in his custody.
Sergeant S1LAs ID. CoBB testified that he was
on the night of the ASSASSINATION of the Presi-
dent, on duty at the Navy-yard bridge, and
saw three men approach rapidly on horseback
between half.past ten and eleven O'Clock.
Witness challenged them, and advanced to
them to recognize them. Witness was satisfied
that they Were proper persons to pass, and
passed them. Witness could not identify any
OF the persons as being one of the men. Wit
ness recognized the photograph of Booth as
the man who past first: Witness asked him
asked him "where from!' He answered from
| the city. l asked him sswhere are you gong!'
.'Going home" I asked where his home was;
he said in Charles. which understood to be
Charles county. l asked him what town. He
said he didn't live in any town. 1 said: s.You
must live in some town." He said 81 live
close to Bryantown but do not live in town"
l asked him why he was out so late; ii he did
not know persons were not permitted to pass
after that time Of night He said it was news
was dark, and that he thought he would have
a moon. The men approached singly, several
minutes time between each. The second one,
who was a small-sized man, did not seem to
ten minutes later than the first Witness asked
him "who he was!" He said his name was
Smith; that ne was going to White Plains; and
witness asked him how he came to be out 80
late; he made use Of q rather indelicate word
In replying, from which l should Judge he had
view Of the man g face before the guard house
door; he was about the same size Of Herold, but
lighter complexion. Did not think Herold was
the man. / allowed him to pass, but the other
man turned back. He did not seem to have suf.
dcient business to warrant me in passing him.
He made an inquiry whether man had passed
on roam horse. The second one who had
come up made no inquiry in regard TO another
horseman. The second horse was q roam and
did not seem seen to o. be trotting: l SHOULD think it
rather under-sized, bright bay, with smooth
shining skin. He looked smooth and as though
ne had had short push. He seemed restive
and uneasy, much more so than the rider.
POLK GARDENER testified that he was on the
road between Washington and Bryantown on
the right of the 18th of April, and about III
o'clock met two men riding yery fast in the
direction Of Marlboro. I met the first one ON
Good Hope Hill, the last one about half mile
road to Marlboro; the other did not speak to
me. He was riding roam or iron grey
The ball extracted from the wound OF Presi.
dent Lincoln having been received from the
War Department. DR.. Stone was again called on
the stand, and, on examining it, identified it
fully as the ball extracted by him.
w. 7. KENT testified that ne picked up the
pistol in the box of the theatre the night OF the
assassination suppose about three minutes
after the President was shot, went into the
The surgeon asked me for knife to cut open
the Presidents clothes. / handed him mine,
and with it he cut the Presidents clothes open.
night ley, and thought had dropped 1t there
hurried back to the theatre, and when went
into the box my foot knocked against pistol
OUT &. nave found the pisseI Some emu persons eses
there told me to give 1t to the police, but there
was gentleman who said he represented the
ASSOcldtcQ FIeSS, anu QanQ6Q IL 70 MIN.
The next morning went around to the police
station and recognized 1t as the pistol had
picked up.
nation he was engaged in the pursuit of the
murderer. Took the road by SUrrattsville and
went by the house of DIR. Mudd, whom he
first asked him whether there had been any
strangers at his house. He said there had. At
first he did not seem to care about giving US
any satisfac tion; then he went on and stated
hot
strangers came to his place; one came to the
door, and the other sat on his horse; that he
went down and opened the door, when the
other man got off his horse and came into the
house; that one Of them had broken leg, and
that he had set the leg. asked him who the
man was. He said he did not know; he was a
strangers. l asked him what kind Of looking
man the other was. He said he was young
man, about II or 10 years , O,a. he, He said they
first conversation had with him. This was
on Tuesday, the 18th. He said he had heard Of
the assassination on Sunday, at church. His
house from Washington by way of Bryantown
is about thirty miles, suppose. We did not
talk much about the assassination; I was
making In quiries more about these men than
any thing else. He said one OF them called for
q razor; that he furnished him with razor,
soap and water to shave his moustache off.
asked him if he had any other beard; he replied
Eyes, q long pair nf whiskers." He said one
Of them went aw' on crutches, and that he
showed them tn LAY across the swamp. He
SAID the otner one LED MS morse, ana that ne
had pair Of crutches made for him: was
entirely satisfied that these parties were Booth
and HGold Some Of the other men along with
me made the remark it looked suspicious, and
Mr.. M1dd then also said it looked suspicious.
At the frstinterview had, my mind was made
up to arrest him when the proper time came.
The second intervi occurred on Friday, the
21st. went there for the purpose of arresting
him. When he found that we were going to
search the house, he said something to his
wife, and then brought down q boot and
handed III of
in order to set the mans leg. turned the boot
down, and saw some writing on the inside
81. Wilkes" ! called his attention TO 1t. He
said he had not taken notice Of it before. IA
large cavalry boot slit down the leg. was
brought in, passed round, and examined by
the members OF the court. On the inside, near
the top OF the leg, under the name Of The maker,
were the words 81. Wilkes" written plainly,
In ink Ha still insistad that thar yzara at