Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-03
By Telegraph.
LATEST NE wS.
EVENING REPORT.
Trial ofths Conapiratora.

were called to show that Spauglsr waS at his
boarding house IN Washington, day or Two
after the assassination. ]. Reybold, employed
at Ford's Theater, testif ed that about two
weeks before the assassination, Booth occu.
pied box No. Z, adjoining that 10 which the
President was subsequently shot on the 7th OF
March. Witness, not being able to find the
key, broke open box No. Z, in order TO admit
o gentleman with his company. Two wit.
nesses employed at the theater had exhibited
TO them the rope found in Spanglers carpets
bag. They said It resembled similar rope
used in the thester, but could not say positively
il wSs the same.
WAsHIEoToN, June After the reading Of
the record, the examination Of witnesses for
the defense was resumed. Charles Bulger
and John Gunther testified that Spangler was
at his boarding house in Washington several
days after the assassination. The latter never
saw SpRngler wear mustache.
Thos. Reybold testified that about the 7th
OF March MIR Merrick Of the National Hotel
asked him TO reserve some seats in the orches-
trs, and did so that the party not having
arrived at the end Of the fret act, tbs seats
wrre occupied BY other persons; took them
to box No six, which was locked and could
not be entered, then across 10 boxes seven
and eight, generally termed the Presidents
boxes, which were also locked knocked The
door omen with INV ioot. when ,he Prssidsnt
OCCUPIED the box. wa used the door Of boI
No eight that door was nsed on the nicbt of
,ha assass;na,;on Idon'. Lno.. ~, re -
was ever repaired ] never thought of having
it repaired never thought it worth while to
mention it. Booth occupied box No seven,
the one in which The lock was 6.sd Onn
nigbt preyioua TO the asnssination ha Mad
preyiously engaged boy No fonr but requested
change TO box No seyen The position Of tbe
chair in which the Preaideut ant was the same
which l had fxed on two former ooeasions
and the reason was thatif placed in auy other
po.ition the rockers would be in ,bs vev Tbs
removal of the partition left a trianoulsr cor.
ner to the left of The balustrade of the bor
and the rockers vere in this corner and ont Of
the vay that was tha onlv rsason mt n
there Witness was sbovn tho rons fopnd in
Spauoler'a garnet bag. and saiJ tbst IL Iooksd
ike The rones psed IN the a;ss for J,sv;ng NJ,
the scenes and Ia called border roma
Cross ersmined-Don't ,bink he nronsr
Garnet sack half n mia avay, don', ,h;oL
Spanpler sunnlied the tbss,er with a rone at
bis own exnense aomatimes ma nsa a r,.a,
lh0Aa Fnnna N N
in ~. lof, until xe ps. ,bsm asain. 7 wss IL
the box about fiys minutes on tbe Afternoon
befors the assass;na,ion. did NO, .ss a r,or,;cs
ia The wall or niece of wood 10 fsst.n ths
door.
James Lamb tssti6sd--Am aoana nsin,sr
at Ford's theat.r The rone fonnd in snau.
OIer's nosses,ion vaa shovn w;,nass Hava
seen ropes like that nsed in the thest,a hnt
ali ropes of that descrintion besr soma simi.
larity: The length is pot less than e;obt feet.
thew are uaed for rajsing and lover,ng ths
borders. sAv Snangler Several lines he dsv
Alter The nssAssinasion. in N. tbestsr: nv
feelings were excited, and remained on The
spot t6e vhoIe day
William r. Smith ts..;6sd n sss;no Roo,b
ma, off The stsoe ,bink he 90, al hsIora
Mr s,evart or sny body elss col m the STAGE
| saw stewart turn around and look po a. he
box in which sbe pras;dent hsd been rnnraar.