New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-18
ASSASSINATION.
Continued from Fir ragc.

crime whatever" or words TO tbat eject iIIth,t
words followed, in which Harold seemed 10 tell Boom
that he would not surrender; lac was tod 20 take us
arms and come out; Harold declared DC naq
no arms; Booth also declared That i,is % 4'", 90
san was unarmed, that the arms belonged 10
him. Immediately after this Harold havlh8 Deeu
taken ont with arms, Detective Lieut. Col; IohseI o"'o
over to the side whore was and directed lso por
be fred had been previously standing before Sra
81 the boards large enough to put III your hand hne"
that Booth could u.s. and could have peSeu che he
remark 81 could have picked three or four OF !on
OF; Just draw your men oil MY yaius ana W." bn
gore o;' he used such words mihy .es; after
Harold had been taken out Of the barn, l eoud see
him distinctly in the middle Of the oarn he started q.
first toward The door and had full 'front.' Dress Wv
Of him; could have shot him much easier man az .,e
Time | did but as long be made no demon
stration did not shoot him: Kept NY eye Oh VI.
steady ne turned toward the other sides nc brought
his piece up TO an aim and supposed he was gong 10
fight his way out; thought the time come ana toos
steady aim upon him aud shot hn the Dai ei,erTG Ms
head little back Of the ear. and came Olt little hgh.
or on the other side of the head; lie lived thlnk nti
sbont O'Clock that morning, perhaps two or three
hours after he shots did not hear Ann speak aIer
he WAS shot except TO cry out when be was shot ohefs
stated that lie did utter words amer tAat Out dd ho'
hear any after shot lin.
O. state whether Won recognize the prisoner as The
man you took out Of The barn. A. Yes that is the man.
O. Did You know Booth befcrei \. No but was
perfectly satisfied rom the inst when Booth said bis
leg was broken, and also from his desperate replies,
ihat lie would not be taken alive that he was the man
Iknew no other would act in such way.
(TOss-eJdmiaCd on VI. NONt.-p. lou say llAl you
Judged from the conversation between Booth and
Harold IN the barn that Booth anxious 10 surcn'
der 4. I rather thought so.
O. But that after Booth refused 10 surrender Harold
-.ned to speak if lie desired TO stey with him n.
Yes sir.
q Ard IT was after that that Booth made his deeara.
zion a. Yes he declared before his Maker that ING
man will him was innocent of any crime also WISH
70 state with the permission Of the Court as improper
motives haye been attributed TO Inc, that offered
twice 20 Lieut. Col Conger and Lieut. Baker 10 go h'
- salliu m
rather go in than stand there before the crack
his ire; tho -, 40 oss vou.-iu'- could
ma see them they could US did not IRE Inc cii
from fear, hat because was under the lmprf ga "
fhe time that he had started TO the door to fight mis-
way through and that though, he would DO harm TO
my men if did not
TESTIMONY OF JOHN TirTCHER.
BIZ Jaeso Hot-Q. State your business y. am the
foreman OF r. NavloIs livery stable.
o. Do YOU know the prisoner Atzerodtf \. Yes.
q State whether or not You saw hin about ne 50 OF
April LAST A. Yes, he 10 the stable a, that tire
between and o'clock with another gentleman ard
two horses they said they wanted to up their horses
there ordered their horses down into the stable; the
other gentleman who was with Aterodt told me he
was going philadelphia, and that he would leave
these horses In Atserodts to SELL lhaye never seen
fha since; we kept the horses at the stable and
sold one OF them TO Mr. Thompson stage contractor;
kept the brown horse at the stable until the 2h OF
she month, when Atzerodt took him away; did not
zee him again till o'clock the 18th OF Apri he came
~ then with dark bay mare; asked him what did he
do with the horse; he said be sold IT In Mont
and bride; he wished lac 10 put up the mare Which
did.
O. State the cbaracter of this horse he sad he had
sold eye Dhnai a. Yes; lie very
heavy common work horse, blind in eye and DARK
brown horse heavy tail and msne and very heavy feet
back tRe erea boy had the mare sadded aut
trided; he paid the colored boy 20 cents Tor keeprg
Es d voaa tSss 'h he sa IN morning. aS
60 he went Gus and stayed three quarter
me not TO take saddle ana bride of the and aske
ii coud keep the stable open for him until 10 o'clock
he come after the mare: he asked If l wonld have
drink with him told bin had 30 objection; We wen
down to the Union Hotel corner Of Thireenti-and-a
half and E-sts.. and took q drink We returned 4
the stable and he SAID 10 me if anything happened TO
night you will hear eff fermert; 1t seemed 10 me n
was about halftigt and paid no attention TO him. h
mounted the mare remarked L would not like to ride
that mare she looked too sklish like; he said she
good upon retreat; spoke to him of the other man
meaning Harold, staying out very te with the otheI
s sSssS w. While" '''' Watched him aHil IL
went down EFT past T1 l,r ana
wood House. watched Lin until he came out; IL
,nouDted the again. went along st. and turned
Tenth when returned 20 the stable did not 60 Il
the Office was thinking about his living 50 far of and
Of the horse Harold had bad suspicious that he was
not going TO bring the horse back went across Est
yaBia-ave. toward Wizards. saw Harold
riding the horse hired bin; tie horse
toward him to take the horse from him; suspect he
saw me by The gasliebt and knew. for he began to
the horse away little; said. you get on that
horse now You have had that horse long enough" be
put spurs into the horse and went up Fourteenth ST.
kept eight of him until he had gone up Fogrteenth-st
as far as 4; then returned Ia the stable. saddled
horse for myself went along tie eyenne aud passed
down Est. and turned Ninth TO PeDnsylv ana-aye
again; went along the avenue and passed the south
SIDE Of the Capitol; met gentlemaan coming
down and asked him did he see any man riding OF
horseback; lie told me yes. he saw two; they were
going very fast; followed until came TO the Navy
Yard bridge; the guard there halted and called os
the sergeant of the guard; asked if this man had
passed giving description Of the horse saddle and
bride; he had gone the bridge; be waited lit
tie for an Acquaintance but after while went then
another one came up riding a bay horse; i asked
A. the first gave Lis name; he said yes Smith;
asked the Sergeant could the biidge he said
YES but could come back: 1 said would not go
over So and turned round and back TO the city
looked at my watch when got back 10 Thrdst.. and
II 10 minutes past -; code rapidly down 10 the
bridge, but slowly back when got TO the stable the
foreman told me the President shot; put up the
horse and sat down outside Of the Office then
O'Clock, heard person passing on the Sidewalk say
AZ was man who rode of horseback that shot Presi-
dent Lincon went across Est 70 Fourteonthst. and
asked Sergt did they pick Up horse; he told Inc lie
had picked up some horse and that could go dow
the police station on Tenthst.; / went there and
saw detective by the name Of Charles Stone,
who told me some horse had been taken
Nd and taken TO Gen. Augurs headquarters; we went
along together up to Gen. AnguIs Office gave Gen.
Augur Harrolds description and age az far az could,
and told him bad pursued Harold 10 the Nnvy.Yard
bridge; saddle and bride we've lying quite close to
his desk, which recognized the saddle and bride
Atzerodt had tho horse he said he had sold; be
asked what kind OF horse he had described him as
big brown horse. bld in one eye; did not remem-
her the mans name tLen had his name in the office
he sent the detective, Charley Stone down TO the office
who brought up the name and gave it to the General.
"A saddle and bride were here brought into court,
which were identified by the witness those recog
pized at len. Augur's oiice.
o. Did he call at 10 O'Clock precisciyi A. Yes.
o. Did he speak about anything wonderful that
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